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Supervisor Spering moves forward with proposal to re-open Solano businesses Todd R. Hansen

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FAIRFIELD — Solano County Supervisor Jim Spering said Friday he hopes to have a proposal to reopen and keep open local businesses ready for board consideration Jan. 26. He said the health order restrictions that have closed businesses or reduced their customer capacities have “wiped out businesses.” “I talked to a businessman who told me has been wiped out,” spering Spering said. But first, the supervisor said in a phone interview, he wants to identify protocols needed to keep the public as safe as possible. “What I am doing is I’m going to be working with staff to establish protocols we need to have in place,” Spering said. That means that restaurants may be restricted to outdoor dining, as a possible example. Social distancing and other protocols that were in place when businesses were allowed to reopen could also be part of his efforts. The supervisor called on his colleagues on the board Tuesday to take a position “not to support” and “not to enforce” the health order. He said Gov. Gavin Newsom has “attacked small businesses” with his Covid-19 response. “So, yes, I am pursuing this. There are some legal

issues, but I am going to pursue this . . . and still protect the public,” Spering said. One of those legal issues could be whether the county could actually do that. County Counsel Bernadette Curry is on record stating that the county cannot just defy the state. “It is my position that the county is merely a political subdivision of the state of California, exercising only the powers of the state as granted by the state,” Curry said in a Dec. 11 email response to the Daily Republic. At the time, there was an escalation of public demands to defy the governor, and that has not quieted. A small group of advocates called for exactly that Thursday in front of the Health and Social Services office in Fairfield. “The county does not have the authority to enact any regulation that would conflict with any general laws of the state,” Curry added in her email. “Further, under California law, a local executive official generally does not have the authority to determine that a statute is unconstitutional in the absence of a judicial determination that the statute is unconstitutional.” Spering has received support from Supervisor Mitch Mashburn.

Supervisors to review LNU fire report Todd R. Hansen

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FAIRFIELD — Solano County needs to explore a layered emergency alert system, including fixed emergency sirens. That is the first of four “next step” suggestions listed in the LNU Lightning Complex Fire Listening Sessions report set to be presented Tuesday to the Board of Supervisors. The board meets at 9 a.m. in the first-floor chamber of the government center, 675 Texas St., in Fairfield. Those next steps are: n Emergency alert system: Need to explore redundancies to phone alerts, explore implementation of fixed emergency sirens. Public education campaign re: Alert Solano. n Weed abatement: Potential to create an ordinance or regulatory framework in conjunction with fire districts. n Community engage-

ment: Explore possibility for creation of fire safe council(s), enhanced communication between residents and the Office of Emergency Services and fire districts. n Building permits and fire standards: Make a path forward for staff to address future building permits and building standards as county moves through rebuilding process. The report also includes a selection of comments from fire victims related to issues surrounding the night of the fire (alert system, evacuation); the re-population/re-entry into the fire area (roadblocks, ag permits, looting prevention); recover y and rebuilding efforts (debris removal, permits, tempora r y emer gency dwellings, etc.); and preparing for the next disaster. The LNU Lightning Complex Fire started See Review, Page A12

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Stephanie Lombard stands in front of the mural she painted at the Fairfield-Suisun Adult School, Tuesday.

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The grandchildren of local artist Stephanie Lombard play in front of the new mural she painted at the Fairfield-Suisun Adult School preschool, Tuesday.

FAIRFIELD — When youngsters return to the Fairfield-Suisun Adult School preschool program they will be welcomed by a completed mural that covers the outside walls of the classrooms and faces the play area. Artist Stephanie Lombard added many details to the happy interactive scene where toddlers are encouraged to do modified push-ups with a painted raccoon, size their feet with the bear tracks painted on the cement, trace a bee trail and enjoy See Mural, Page A12

New Dixon, Vallejo mayors to be seated on STA board Todd R. Hansen

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SUISUN CITY — The mayors of Dixon and Vallejo will be sworn in as members of the Solano Transportation Authority when the board conducts its virtual meeting Wednesday. Steve Bird, of Dixon, and Robert McDonnell, of Vallejo, will take their seats and join the other members in con-

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sidering a host of issues that include whether to approve $125,000 to fund priority projects for older adults and people with disabilities. Those priorities, as set by Consolidated Transit Service Agency, include the Solano Older Adults Medical Trip Concierge Call Center Program; Sutter/Solano medical trips; other medical needs; a veterans mobility

study; improving nonprofit partnerships; improving bus stops; and marketing the Older Adult Medical Concierge Program. Still to be determined is whether the funding would be divided in some manner among all seven priorities or focused on one or fewer options. See Mayors, Page A12

Pelosi moves cautiously over Trump; Biden looks to agenda Tribune Content Agency WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is moving cautiously as she faces pressure from angry Democrats to impeach President Donald Trump for a second time, while President-elect Joe Biden is making it clear he wants to focus on his agenda and fighting the coronavirus. With many House Democrats demanding impeachment after Trump encouraged a mob that stormed the Capitol this week, Pelosi said Friday that Democrats “will preserve every option” to force Trump See Pelosi, Page A12

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks during her weekly press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Thursday. Pelosi called for the impeachment of President Donald Trump a day after his supporters stormed the Capitol.

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Advertising tips help companies make most of 2021’s holidays

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Need healing for the new year? Hotline offers poems of hope Tribune Content Agency PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia poet laureate Trapeta B. Mayson on Monday launched the Healing Verse Philly Poetry Line (1-855-7636792), a toll-free telephone line that offers callers a 90-second poem by a Philadelphia-connected poet. A new poem will be featured each Monday throughout 2021. In the context of a pandemic, a presidential election, and a racial reckoning, Healing Verse “offers a glimmer of hope because all those things impact us spiritually, mentally.” Mayson said in an interview Tuesday. “And now, more than ever, we need spaces to process.” The focus is on “affirming poems,” she said. Mayson’s “In This Season” is the project’s inaugural poem. “In this season of shifting, of barrier-breaking, undoing, unearthing, uprising, leveling, you, beloved, may think yourself too small,” she recites on the hotline. “But what a world you are! What sphere of shocking beauty and grace!” Before callers get to the poetry, Mayson greets them in a buttery tone and lists out a menu. “To hear this week’s feature poem, press 1,” she says. “To hear about upcoming Healing Verse events, press 2. To hear about resources for mental health and well-being in the city of Philadelphia, press 3.” Mayson said the idea of a poetry hotline came about last year during a pre-pandemic lunch with Yolanda Wisher, Philadel-

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Trapeta Mayson, the poet laureate of Philadelphia, has launched a hotline where folks can call in and listen to poetry from local artists. phia’s 2016 poet laureate. Then, before Mayson had a chance to lay down the groundwork for any of her initiatives as the city’s poet laureate for 2020-21, the coronavirus crisis hit. “I was trying to figure out how to reach the people that I normally interacted with at libraries, in community centers, in neighborhoods,” Mayson said. “I’m a communitybased teaching artist, and I wasn’t able to touch people who don’t have access to things like Zoom, YouTube, and podcasts.” As she thumbed through possible solutions, the poetry hotline idea returned. Growing up in North Philadelphia in the early 1980s, Mayson remembers sitting on the linoleum floor in her parents’ kitchen, tangling her fingers around the yellow cord of the phone that was attached to the wall as she laughed with her friends about her teenage affairs. During that time, “There was just a different reverence for taking the time to hear someone’s voice on a hotline. It was a sacred process. It was a

very community, familydriven thing,” she said. “I wanted to be creative with poetry and push people to participate in something that might bring about nostalgia. Although it might be old school, it has a wider reach.” Poets – including Philadelphia youth poet laureate Cydney Brown, Pew Fellow Airea D. Matthews, and spoken-word artist Enoch the Poet – are already booked throughout January and February. A monthly schedule will be posted on the Healing Verse website, which is slated to launch this month. “We’re going to have people you know and people you may not know,” said Mayson. “I want to make sure we have a very wide cross-section of ages, races, gender identities from across the city.” Poets with connections to Philadelphia can contact the poet laureate committee at the Free Library to have their work considered. Healing Verse also provides resources for suicide prevention, housing, and substance abuse.

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Mom will celebrate you for these bargains!” n Flag Day: “Stars and stripes may be forever, but these great prices can’t last! Come and enjoy the (old) glory of huge savings!” n Independence Day: “On Independence Day, we’ll save you a Fourth of the price. That’s right, 25% off at Stanhope Products!” n Labor Day: “We’ll do the work if you do the purchasing. Everything you buy at Stanhope Products will be carried to your car on Labor Day!” n Yom Kippur: “You’ll really be in mourning if you miss the best-of-the-year prices at Stanhope Products!” n Columbus Day: “Time to discover new savings at Stanhope Products and with every $100, we’ll throw in a free case of smallpox!” n End of daylight saving

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County reports only 3 ICU beds available on Friday Todd R. Hansen

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Maj. KelliAnn Leli was a s signed to t he 60 t h Healthcare Operations Squadron at Travis Air Force Base. She died Nov. 27 in the United Arab Emirates.

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TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE — Maj. KelliAnn Leli, the Travis Air Force Base airman who died Nov. 27 in a noncombatrelated vehicle incident at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, was laid to rest Dec. 30. Leli, 30, of Parlin, New Jersey, was buried with full military honors at Rockville Cemetery in rural Fairfield. She was assigned to the 60th Healthcare Operations Squadron at Travis Air Force Base. “Living her best life was more than just about herself,” said Col. Kirstin Vitrikas, 60th Medical Group director for family residency program. “It was about helping others to live their best life. Living out her Catholic faith every day in the service she provided to her patients. It was about striving to be the best doctor she could be while making her family a priority. I think her short time with us sums up well in the phrase ‘live the life you love and love the life you live.’ ” Leli was posthumously awarded the meritorious service medal, which was presented to her spouse, Maj. James Leli, 6th Air Refueling Squadron KC-10 Extender pilot, and her parents, Frank and Pat Seaman, at a memorial service Thursday. The incident that caused her death remains under investigation.

FAIRFIELD — The intensive care unit capacity at Solano County hospitals fell to below 4% Friday with only three of the 79 beds available. More than half of those 76 patients – 51.31% – were there due to Covid-19, Dr. Bela Matyas, the county public health officer, said in a phone interview. “The situation in the Bay Area is a little better than in Southern California, but it’s not surprising we are getting worse,” Matyas said. Overall, there were 171 residents hospitalized Friday with Covid-related issues, down slightly from Thursday’s record 176 hospitalizations. Matyas said the group is also older than the hospitalizations that occurred after Halloween, so as those individuals go into the hospital, there are more who end up in the ICU. If the trend continues, more local patients may have to be transferred out of the area to other hospitals, he said. Matyas said it is possible that some of the patients in the Solano County hospitals have come from outside the county due to bed shortages elsewhere, but he did not know that to be true. Maytas said he does know that the sources of the transmissions are Christmas gatherings, which because of the multigenerational

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A pedestrian walks toward North Texas Street while wearing a face mask, Friday. makeup of those events, are resulting in the kind of numbers the county is experiencing. The Public Health Division reported there were 377 more cases Friday, the third straight day the daily increase has climbed, but still lower than the 435.5 average recorded between Jan. 1-4. The number of deaths in the county attributed at least in part to Covid-19 held at 102. The seven-

day positivity testing rate climbed to 28.47%, up from 26.8% Thursday and just slightly higher than Wednesday’s report of 28.1%, the county reported. Active cases decreased from 2,918 Thursday to 2,742 Friday. Vallejo had the largest Friday increase with 128 cases to take the city’s total to 6,443. Fairfield added 100 cases to take its count to 6,228. Vacaville added 95 new cases for a tally of 5,760, the

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county reported. Suisun City (1,539) added 19 cases; Dixon (1,385) added 21 cases; Benicia (604) added 12 cases; and there was one new case apiece in Rio Vista (205) and in the unincorporated area of the county, which is now at 68 cases, the county reported. The county does not report novel coronavirus case information on weekends. The next update is scheduled Monday afternoon.

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Obituaries

Joann Aveytia Angulo July 15, 1953 â€” Dec. 23, 2020

Joann was called home with the Lord on Dec. 23, 2020, in Fairfield, California. Joann was born July 15, 1953, in El Paso, Texas. Joann was deeply loved by all her friends and family. She will be greatly missed. She is survived by her husband, Eliodoro Angulo; sons, Eli, Andy, Leroy and Eric Angulo; daughter, Jessica Murillo; daughters-in-law; grandchildren, Adrian, Andres, Jessica, Marisol, Tessa, Gabriela, Thalia and Adriel Angulo; siblings, Betty Rios, Norma, Edward and Fernando Aveytia; as well many nephews, nieces, friends and family that she held very dear to her

heart. She was preceded in death by her parents, Fernando and Rosa Aveytia; and her brother, Franciso Aveytia. Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m., limited to family members. Drive-thru service will be held from 11 a.m. to noon Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, at BryanBraker Funeral Home, 1850 W. Texas St., Fairfield, California. Burial will follow at Rockville Cemetery, California. Flowers may sent to Bryan-Braker Funeral Home. Arrangements under the care of Bryan-Braker Funeral Home, 707-4254697, www.bryanbraker. com.

Gerhard Karl Berger Jan. 17, 1934 â€” Jan. 4, 2021

loved to make Gerhard Karl people laugh and Berger passed brighten their day. away peacefully at He was an active his home on Jan. member of Our 4, 2021, after a Lady of Mount brave battle with Carmel Catholung cancer at age 86. He lived a lic Church, and full life as a loving served as a Knight husband, father of Columbus, and grandfather. helping with the Gerhard was senior community. born to Karl and Gerhard was Maria (Kubessa) beloved by his air force Berger on Jan. 17, family and friends veteran 1934, in Germany. and will deeply He was the oldest of four missed. children. He is survived by his After World War II, wife, Huberta; sister, Gerat the age of 18, he left traude Berger; daughter, Germany to come to the Paula Hall, her husband, United States. Kevin, and their three chilTrained in Germany as dren, Nicholas, Chrisa machinist, he started topher, and Kate; son, working in St. Louis, Mis- Thomas Berger, his wife, souri, with his uncle. He Katherine, and their learned English, became three children, Charles, an American citizen, and Sophia and Simon; and Noel Karlene and Gabriel joined the Air Force. His 26-year military Moseley, the children of career followed along his predeceased daughter, with aviation history. He Julia Berger. He is preceded in death worked as a mechanic on the C-47 and C-124, as by his parents; his two a flight engineer on the brothers, Hubert and Karl C-133 and finally on the Johannes; and daughter, C-5A Galaxy, the worldâ€™s Julia. Funeral Mass and biggest aircraft at the time. Flying was his great- interment with military est hobby. He earned his honors will be private due commercial pilotâ€™s license to the pandemic. In lieu of flowers, and flew as often as he memorial contributions could. When he retired from may be made to Our Lady the Air Force, he earned of Mount Carmel Cathohis Associateâ€™s Degree and lic Church in Fairfield, Calworked as the Chief Tech- ifornia, or to the American nician on an offshore oil Cancer Society. Arrangements rig with Exxon. He always had a kind under the care of FairFuneral Home, word or a joke for a friend field or even a stranger. He 707-425-1041.

Ernest Edward Sousa Jan. 1, 1922 â€” Jan. 3, 2021

Ernest Edward Sousa, age 99 years and two days, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, surrounded by love and in the comfort of his family. Ernie, also known as â€˜Rockâ€™ by his friends, was born Jan. 1, 1922. He was Vallejo, Californiaâ€™s first New Yearâ€™s baby and the eighth child born to Joseph and Mary Sousa, who immigrated to the United States from the Azores in 1903 and 1911, respectively Ernie was a self-made man and had an entrepreneurial spirit from an incredibly early age. He started a paper route at the age of 10 and within weeks had others working for him. He worked as a Machinist on Mare Island before enlisting in the Army, in which he served for three years. After returning home, he owned a variety of businesses including a diaper delivery service before building Napa Bowl in 1949. Ernie built Fairfield Bowl in 1958 when North Texas Street was on the outskirts of town. His tireless work ethic grew the business into the premier nightclub and entertainment center of its time. He took pride in the fact that he never had a key to the business because in the

44 years it was open, the doors were never locked. He subsequently opened multiple restaurants, bars and Vaca Bowl. In 1998, he opened Stars Recreation Center with his son, where he continued to stay actively involved until his passing. Ernie was a pillar in the community, employing thousands of residents during his time in business. He loved to travel and organize trips with family and friends, including countless cruises and trips to Reno. He was loved by many and will be missed by all. He is survived by his daughters, Barbara Reed, Sandra (Ed) Brunet, Diann Craven; son, Ken (Kim) Sousa; grandchildren, Andrew (Melanie) Brunet, Alicia (Jesse) Nelson, Ashley (Kevin) Chester, Aimee (Joseph) Christensen, Jacob Snow; eight great-grandchildren; and countless nieces and nephews. Ernie is preceded in death by his parents; 11 siblings; and many dear friends. The service is being postponed until a later date, to be determined. He loved a big party. In lieu of flowers, please raise a glass to Rock and wish him a peaceful journey.

William Alcares USAF SMSgt Ret. William â€˜Billâ€™ Alcares, 66, passed away on Dec. 23, 2020. He is survived by his wife; three children; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. William will be laid to rest among some of the nationâ€™s finest at the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, in a private committal ceremony. Arrangements under the care of Bryan-Braker Funeral Home, 707-4254697, www.bryanbraker.com.

Mary Wilson

April 21, 1941 â€” Dec. 19, 2020

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George Ray Schoch Jr. Dec. 18, 1928 â€” Dec. 26, 2020

Fairfield-Suisun Local civic and Vacaville leader, busiChamber of Comnessman and retired Air Force merce, serving as Officer, George a director on the Ray Schoch, Jr. Fairfield-Suisun (Ray) died unexChamber Board, pectedly Dec. 26, and Chairman 2020, in Fairfield, of the Vacaville Chamberâ€™s LegisCalifornia. Ray was born lative Affairs comon Dec. 18, 1928, mittee. He was in Oil City, Penna member of the sylvania. He Travis Regional air force joined the Air Armed Forces veteran committee, was Force, becoming a B-47 Navigator/Bom- President of the Solano bardier, retiring as a Lieu- County Airport Land Use tenant Colonel after a Commission, President of the Vacaville Museum 28-year career. He was stationed at Board of Trustees, as numerous stateside bases well as President of the including duty as a Dixon Mayfair Board. He Navigation Instructor at also enjoyed his time in Mather AFB, California. He the Gourmet Club and was a Special Agent for working on his Lincoln the OSI. Ray served a tour Continentals. For 19 years in Korea and two tours in he served on the Northern Vietnam, where one of his California Retired Officers assignments was Chief Community Board, which of Plans for the 7/13 Air oversees Paradise Valley Force in Thailand. Among Estates Retirement Commany medals of his dis- munity in Fairfield where tinguished carrier was the he and Audrey recently Bronze Star. relocated. Also surviving Ray is He and his surviving wife, Audrey, met in his brother, David of St. Savannah, Georgia, and Louis, Missouri; son, Tom (Terry) Schoch; daughter, were married in 1963. They made Vacav- Susan (Steve) Medeiros; ille their retirement home stepson, Glenn Mitchfollowing active duty. He ell all of Sacramento; two was a local manager for grandchildren; and six Lloyds Bank and Branch great-grandchildren. Manager of Sanwa Bank His granddaughter (now Bank of the West). summarized Ray perfectly While in banking he taught when she said, â€˜My grandHuman Relations in Busi- father was the epitome of ness as well as Banking a true gentleman. Dinners Courses at Solano Com- were for suits and ties, munity College at night. days were for hard work, After learning welding, he communities were for taught welding classes serving, and family was everything.â€™ as well! Celebration of his life Ray truly believed service before self and and interment at the Sacwas very active as a result. ramento Valley National He was a member of the Cemetery will be held at a Independent Order of Odd later date. Fellows, was the Past Arrangements under President of the Fairfield- the care of BryanSuisun Rotary Club and Braker Funeral Home, was very involved in the 707-425-4697.

Belinda Chandler

Nov. 16, 1962 â€” Jan. 1, 2021

Belinda Chandler of Campbellsport passed away Jan. 1, 2021. She was born on Nov. 16, 1962, in New Jersey to Frank and Marjorie (Kane) Betza. She graduated from Lawrence High Lawrenceville, School, New Jersey, in 1980 and went on to study at Mercer Community College and Stockton State College. Belinda loved to watch sports with her husband, Simon, and she also really enjoyed watching â€˜Supernatural.â€™ She was also very well-read, was an accomplished musician, and always enjoying a good book. Belinda loved life

and she will be remembered for her smile and how loving she was as a person. She is survived by her husband, Simon Chandler; sister, Barbara (Joe) Tonelli of Fairfield, California; sisterin-law, Bobbie (William) Siebenlist of Campbellsport; brothers-in-law, Gary (Diane) Chandler of Fairfield, California, and Harvey (Janet Chandler) of Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; as well as many nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death are her parents, Frank and Marjorie Betza. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Feeding America.

of Peace Church in Dixon, California, and Harvest Church in Vacaville, California, before moving to Sacramento and enjoying the last five years fellowshipping at Harvest Church in Elk Grove, California. Surviving to cherish fond memories are her sons, Stanley Wilson (Yvette) and Duran Wilson (Ellen), Elk Grove, California; three grandsons, Gregory Ashe Wilson (Drew), Sterling Heights, Michigan, Andre Wilson, Elk Grove, California, and Christopher Wilson (Patty) Elk Grove, California; sister, Annie Hall, Las Vegas, Nevada; brothers, Sylvester Smith Greenville, South Carolina, David Smith (Dorothy), Piedmont, South Carolina, George Smith (JoAnne), Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Richard Smith, Greenville, South Carolina, James Smith (Earlene), Columbia, South Carolina; along with a host of other relatives and dear friends. She is proceeded in death by her husband, Weir W. Wilson; father, Willie Lee Smith; mother, Geneva Kerns Smith; and brother, William Robert Smith. Viewing will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. Jan. 13, 2021. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Jan. 14, 2021, both at Thompson Rose Chapel, 3601 5th Ave., Sacramento, California. Service will also be streamed on Facebook: Thompson Rose Chapel LLC 916.445.3038. Interment will be private at the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery.

Mary Frances Wilson was born April 21, 1941, to the late Willie Lee Smith and Geneva Kerns Smith, in Greenville, South Carolina. Mary entered into rest on Dec. 19, 2020, at the age of 79. She graduated from Sterling High School. Shortly after she met the love of her life, Weir W. Wilson, whom she married in April 1963. They were blessed with two sons, Stanley and Duran. Weir was in the Air Force, which allowed them to live in several states, with extended stays in Turkey and Japan. Mary was an avid believer in education, undertaking various studies over the course of 20-plus years. She completed two degrees while maintaining a fulltime job, raising two sons and supporting a military husband. She held various job titles before returning to Civil Service. While employed at Travis Air Force Base, she was promoted to supervisor of the Accounting Department. She would eventually retire as a Military Pay Technician of the 60th Comptroller Squadron on Jan. 5, 2012, after 37 years of Civil Service Duty. Mary was an avid sports enthusiast and enjoyed gardening, bowling and softball as some of her favorite pastimes. Mary never took her blessings from the Lord for granted. She regularly sang his praises at Mount Calvary Church in Suisun City, California, Prince

death notice Bubak, Larry D., 82, of Galena, Missouri, died Dec. 25, 2020. Graveside service was held at the Y Hwy Cemetery in Galena, Missouri, under the care of Stumpff Funeral Home, Kimberling City, Missouri.

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FAIRFIELD â€” A website with a virtual open house and survey went live Friday and continues through Jan. 15 to provide information about the Interstate 80 Comprehensive Multimodal Corridor Plan. Districts 3 and 4 of the state Department of Transportation are the sponsors. The I-80 Comprehensive Multimodal Corridor Plan covers about a 70-mile span of I-80 in Solano, Yolo and Sacramento counties and will include various modes of transportation, including Capitol Corridor passenger rail, freight rail, the Ports of Benicia and West Sacramento, local and express bus routes as well as bike and pedes-

trian facilities, a Caltrans statement said. The goals of the plan are to better manage traffic congestion and maximize traffic flow, as well as reduce air pollution and reduce greenhouse emissions. There will be a survey for the public to provide its input on such possible priorities as express lanes, interchange improvements, improving on-ramps and off-ramps, bike and pedestrian improvements and public transportation. The website is at www.I80CMCP.com. Caltrans staff will be available by phone from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday and from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday. The numbers will be on the website.

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Trustees at Travis schools set virtual meeting FAIRFIELD â€” Travis School District trustees are scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday via teleconference. The public session follows a 5 p.m. closed session during which the board will conduct a performance evaluation of the superintendent. Meeting access will be at https://zoom.us/j/93337423 675?pwd=b3NXVDUyUzNUOGJaU1VJSTY5ZjNBZz09. The passcode is 988070. To access by phone, call 1-669-900-9128. The Webinar ID is 933 3742 3675. The passcode is 988070.

Commission for Women and Girls seeks member FAIRFIELD â€” The Solano Commission for Women and Girls is seeking young women applicants. There is one open seat on the commission, which is looking to fill it with someone who is 14 to 24 years old. â€œThe purpose of the commission is to provide community education and advice to the Solano County Board of Supervisors and other entities in the county on issues relating to the changing social and economic conditions of women and girls,â€? a statement from the commission said. For an application, go to www.solanocommissionwomengirls.com/support-us. Send the completed application and resume to Commissioner Kay Kelley at KayKelley221813@gmail.com. The deadline is Jan. 31.

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VACAVILLE â€” The filing period for anyone interested in the vacant District 2 seat on the Vacaville City Council opens Monday. Former Councilman Curtis Hunt has announced his intention to seek the post. Hunt, in a Zoom announcement Friday with area newspapers, said he emphasized his 12 years of experience for a council that is largely inexperienced and will have at least three firsttime members. He called development in the district, and specifically the need for a communitysupported plan for the former Green Tree Golf Club property, as critical. The former councilman said he intended to pull his papers Tuesday, and by Monday would launch his Facebook and website presence. A special election is scheduled for May 4 to replace newly seated Supervisor Mitch Mashburn on the council. Candidates must be registered to vote, live within the district boundaries and be at least 18 years old. The term of office will be June 8 through Dec. 13, 2022. The filing period closes Feb. 5. While candidates must file their candidacy

an appointment with papers with the City Clerkâ€™s Office, Vacaville the Vacaville city clerk has asked Solano County to obtain nomination to conduct the election. papers. The office hours The Board of Superviare 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. sors is set to consider the Monday through Thursmatter Tuesday as part day. The phone of its consent agenda. number is 449-5110. John Gardner, the The office is mashburn assistant registrar of hunt located at City Hall, voters, said there is no federal, state, school and 650 Merchant St. issue for the county to Additional informaconduct the election. He other special districts that criss-cross through the tion on qualifications and said the city absorbs all county boundary. â€œThis other nomination matters related costs. The county began will set us up for the redis- can be found in the Canworking on the district tricting we will have to do didate Information Guide map shortly after the with the new census.â€? at www.ci.vacaville.ca.us/ Nov. 3 election canvass Candidates must make government/city-clerk. was completed, showing the map to various agencies to make sure it is correct. The countyâ€™s Geographic Information Systems staff will then do Distressed Residential Property a review to make sure its 1-4 Units up to $2,000,000 findings match that map. Napa - Sonoma - Solano Counties It is part of a disCash Buyer - Fast Close - Confidential trict-by-district review of the six Vacaville districts the county is PAT NOBRIGA conducting, in part to BROKER/REALTOR correct some mapping DRE# 00574019 errors during the Nov. 3 general election. Gardner said he believes all those issues have been corrected. A report back to the Board of Supervisors on the election mapping issues is expected to be presented in the coming weeks. â€œWe will go district to district in Vacaville and then we will expand it out through the county,â€? said Gardner, noting all the

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Lumpkin dies at 100; member of Tuskegee Airmen Tribune Content Agency LOS ANGELES — Theodore “Ted” Lumpkin Jr., a member of the Tuskegee Airmen whose service as a member of the all-Black unit during World War II helped desegregate the U.S. military, has died at age 100. Lumpkin, a native Angeleno, died of Covid-19 on Dec. 26 at a hospital, just days shy of his 101st birthday, said his son Ted Lumpkin III. “We’re carrying on his (legacy), but it’s an end of an era,” his son said. Lumpkin lived a full life. He was drafted into the military in 1942 when he was a 21-year-old student at UCLA. He was assigned to the 100th Fighter Squadron of the all-Black unit in Tuskegee, Alabama, as a 2nd lieutenant with the U.S. Army Air Force. He said his eyes weren’t good enough to become a pilot, so he served as an intelligence officer, briefing pilots about missions during his overseas combat tour in Italy. During his tenure in the military, he earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from USC. He met his wife, Georgia, while he was a student and got married soon after. Years later, he retired from the the Air Force Reserves as a lieutenant colonel. He started a new era of his life working for Los Angeles County, serving as a social worker among other jobs over 32 years. He later shifted gears again, becoming a real estate broker and

opening his own real estate company. Although Lumpkin played a role in changing the military’s culture, his family knew only that he served during WWII, not that he was one of the fabled Tuskegee Airmen. “He didn’t talk about it much. He’d maybe mention some incident or a buddy, but we were married for a number of years until I heard about them,” Georgia Lumpkin said. “When I realized who these guys were and what they’d done, I was just overcome at how much they persevered. They did not bow down. They achieved things that detractors said they couldn’t, weren’t capable of doing.” Lumpkin’s son said that when he was young he was watching the television show “That’s Incredible!” when the announcer introduced members of the Tuskegee Airmen. “Who the heck are these guys? Then, there’s my dad walking onstage,” he said. “He never talked about it, but from there it took off like wildfire.” The Tuskegee Airmen received the highest civilian recognition in 2007 with the Congressional Gold Medal. Nearly two years later, then-President Obama invited the surviving squadron members, including Lumpkin, to his inauguration. Now, only eight original Tuskegee combat pilots and several support personnel are still alive, said Rick Sinkfield of the Tuskegee Airmen Inc. All are in their 90s or older.

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Continental Funeral Home Director Magda Maldonado looks over a board with dozens of names of the dead who have not yet been buried or cremated in East Los Angeles, Dec. 20, 2020. just a matter of weeks. The cumulative number of dead in L.A. County from the disease is 11,872. In just the last four days alone, an average of 250 Covid-19 deaths a day have been reported in L.A. County. That’s higher than the average number of daily deaths from all other causes combined, including heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, car crashes, suicides and homicides, which is about 170. Hospital morgues are overcrowded because funeral homes and private mortuaries are so full that they are having to turn families away. Open spots at the hospital morgue are quickly being replaced by new bodies. To prepare for the surge, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services has been preparing to dispatch 88 refrigerated trailers around the state to supplement morgue

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Trio of Trump supporters charged in riots Tribune Content Agency Three of the President Donald Trump’s riotous supporters, including a newly elected West Virginia politician, faced federal charges Saturday for their high-profile appearances in the U.S. Capitol riots that left five people dead. Each of the men was photographed or caught on video during Wednesday’s violent insurrection after Trump delivered a two-hour harangue insisting his loss to President-elect Joe Biden came in a rigged election. Two became literal poster boys for the despicable event: One for walking off with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s official lectern, the other for posing shirtless while seated in Vice President Mike Pence’s chair on the Senate floor.

Each of the men was photographed or caught on video during the violent insurrection. The third, politician Derrick Evans, was busted in part when investigators compared his voice on a live-streamed video from the Capitol with his voice-over from a campaign ad, according to court documents. “Our house! Our house!” Evans shouts in the Capitol video. Adam Johnson, the Florida resident photographed while lugging the lectern with the speaker’s seal during the wild Wednesday rampage, wasn’t laughing Saturday. Johnson, 36, of Bradenton, Fla., was taken See Riots, Page A8

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Facebook pressed to retain evidence from riot WASHINGTON — One of Big Tech’s prominent critics in Washington called on telecom and social media companies to preserve digital evidence from this week’s pro-Trump riots on the U.S. Capitol, which left five people dead. U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, a Democrat from Virginia, wrote to Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg and asked him to “undertake reasonable measures” to retain any content linked to the attacks that may be needed for future legal action. “The texts, videos and pictures posted to your platforms – and associated meta-data, cloud backups and subscriber information – are critical evidence in helping to bring these rioters to justice,” Warner wrote in a letter dated Friday. “The United States Capitol is now a crime scene.” — Tribune Content Agency

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How likely is it that Trump will face criminal prosecution? Tribune Content Agency WASHINGTON — In the final days of his presidency, Donald Trump may have exposed himself to a criminal prosecution after he leaves the White House. First he repeatedly pressured a state official to “find” enough votes to overturn his defeat in Georgia in the 2020 election. Then he incited a violent pro-Trump mob Wednesday to storm and ransack the U.S. Capitol in an unsuccessful attempt to prevent Congress’ counting of electoral votes confirming President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. Five people died in the rioting, including one Capitol police officer. Even after repeatedly pushing the limits of presidential power and surviving an impeachment last year, his last-ditch bid to hold on to power through intimidation and insurrection has dramatically increased the odds he will face a criminal investigation and possibly the firstever prosecution of an ex-president. Legal experts say only a criminal prosecution could hold Trump fully accountable for his actions. Though the Democratic-led House is moving toward a possible second impeachment next week, chances of a Senate conviction of Trump – which would bar him from running for office again – remain unclear and would almost certainly occur only after he left office. “The facts currently known warrant a criminal investigation of the

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President Donald Trump is seen on TV from a video message released on Twitter addressing rioters at the U.S. Capitol, in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., Wednesday. president and others who were involved in inciting the insurrection at the Capitol,” said Mary B. McCord, a former Justice Department official and Georgetown University law professor. “Whether charges should be brought will depend on the results of that investigation and considerations of prosecutorial discretion, but accountability is important in the face of such grievous and dangerous abuses of power and privilege.” But pressing criminal charges against a former U.S. president will take the nation into uncharted territory. The law against “seditious conspiracy” makes it a crime for “two or more persons . . . in any place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to conspire to overthrow, put down or to destroy by force the government of

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a crime he committed while he was president,” said University of Chicago law professor David A. Strauss. “The Constitution itself says that if he’s impeached, convicted, and removed from office, he can then be tried for a crime.” The Supreme Court in the 1982 case of Nixon vs. Fitzgerald ruled an expresident cannot be sued for damages for his official actions – in this instance, for the firing of a Pentagon whistleblower. But the justices have not confronted the question of whether an ex-president is shielded from being charged with criminal conduct committed while in office. Until this month, many lawyers who were highly critical of Trump were nevertheless opposed to prosecuting him for actions he had taken up to See Trump, Page A8

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Trump From Page A7 that point in his tenure, such as allegations he obstructed justice in special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 election. They feared such charges would be seen by many as partisan and politically divisive. But Trump’s use of his office to attempt to overturn his electoral defeat crossed the line for many. “We have a long histor y, developed most recently from the aftermath of the Nixon administration, of keeping politics separate from federal law enforcement and not using the power of the federal government to investigate and punish one’s political opponents. That norm needs to be taken seriously,” said Elizabeth Wydra, president of the Constitutional Accountability Center, a progressive legal group in Washington. “But Trump’s lawlessness is so blatant, and so threatening to our constitutional democracy, that letting him escape accountability could be even worse for the country.” “One step in the right direction,” she said, “is Biden’s repeated commitment to keep the White House separate from the Justice Department’s charging decisions.” Biden has said the Justice Department will have the independent capacity to decide who gets prosecuted. Randall Eliason, a former prosecutor who teaches at George Washington University, said he changed his mind about the wisdom of prosecuting Trump over the past two weeks. “Generally we should be very reluctant to suggest that a new administration should prosecute an outgoing president for actions taken while in office. That’s routinely done in some other countries, but has never been done here,” he said. “If we are going to break that precedent, there has to be a very compelling reason. I think Trump’s actions in inciting the riot meet that standard. Not only are they outrageous and potentially criminal, but they have nothing to do with the legitimate exercise of his presidential powers. There’s no risk here that we would be criminalizing mere policy or political differences.” Biden may not share that view. He said often during the campaign

Riots From Page A7 into custody shortly after 9 p.m. Friday and held without bail on a warrant issued by federal marshals, authorities said. Johnson, the father of five, was photographed while gleefully toting the lectern through the Capitol in the midst of Wednesday’s rioting – with the photo instantly going viral. He also posed while wearing a “TRUMP” ski cap for a second photo alongside a sign reading “Closed to all tours” inside the building, authorities said. Fellow rioter Jacob Anthony Chansley – better known as “QAnon Shaman” Jake Angeli – was arrested Saturday for wandering shirtless through the Capitol with his face painted red, white and blue while wearing a horned headdress. Investigators noted his “unique attire and extensive tattoos” in identifying the 32-year-old suspect. Additionally, according to court documents, Chansley actually called the FBI’s Washington

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that he wanted to look forward, not back, and that he would leave any decision on whether to prosecute Trump to his attorney general. He has appeared cool to Democratic calls for a second impeachment. Last week, Biden named veteran Judge Merrick Garland, a highly respected former federal prosecutor, to lead the Justice Department, which presumably will make any final decision about whether to prosecute Trump. Democratic Rep. Adam B. Schiff, a former federal prosecutor who led the Democrats’ 2020 impeachment, said the incoming attorney general will face a complex decision. “He’ll have to examine issues of proof. And he’ll have to consider the gravity of the offense and the need for the country to heal,” he said in an interview Saturday. The acting U.S. attorney in Washington, Michael Sherwin, a Trump appointee, said his office is already building a criminal case around Wednesday’s attack, starting with those who stormed the Capitol. “Those are the people that obviously breached the Capitol, created violence and mayhem there and then exited,” he told reporters earlier this week. “But yes, we are looking at all actors here, OK? Not only the people that went into the building. All options are on the table.” Trump has reporte d ly c o n s id er e d granting himself a pardon for any crimes he committed. Legal scholars are divided on whether the president’s pardon power extends that far. Many predict such a move would backfire. Trump would be seen as admitting he committed serious crimes necessitating a pardon. And the Justice Department is not likely to stand aside and allow such a precedent to go unchallenged because it might suggest that a future president with criminal tendencies could steal billions, sell national secrets or even murder opponents, and then walk away scot-free. In fact, if Trump were to pardon himself, federal prosecutors might be more likely to charge him with a crime, some experts say. Doing so would then require judges and ultimately the Supreme Court to decide whether the president has an absolute power to commit crimes with impunity.

Tribune Content Agency JAKARTA — Search teams were scouring dark waters off the coast of the Indonesian capital late on Saturday after a passenger plane with 62 people on board lost contact shortly after take-off, officials said. The fate of the plane operated by Indonesia’s Sriwijaya Air and its passengers remained unclear hours after the Boeing 737-524 aircraft disappeared from the radar minutes after taking off from Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. The domestic flight had been en route to Pontianak on Borneo island, said Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi. “We are concerned about this incident,” he said at a news conference to announce a search operation for the aircraft had been mounted. Without confirming the crash, the deputy of operations at the National

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Pro-Trump supporters draw FAA rebuke WASHINGTON — A spate of incidents this week involving supporters of President Donald d isr upt i ng T r u mp flights and refusing to wear face masks has prompted U.S. aviation regulators to vow “strong enforcement action.” Federal Aviation Administration chief Steven Dickson issued a statement Saturday saying the agency takes unruly actions by airline passengers seriously. “The FAA will pursue strong enforcement action against anyone who endangers the safety of a flight, with penalties ranging from monetary fines to jail time,” said Dickson, himself a former airline pilot. Federal law includes multiple requirements that passengers obey safety commands from flight attendants and pilots, and the FAA monitors reports of violations, Dickson said. “This includes unruly passenger behavior, which can distract, disrupt and threaten crew members’ ability to conduct their key safety functions,” he said. Alaska Airlines Inc. said it had banned 14 passengers after a rowdy flight

Field Office to confirm he was the bizarrely clad man seen sitting in Pence’s seat. Authorities also noted he was carrying a 6-foot spear festooned with an American flag tied just below the blade. The self-proclaimed shaman said he was under the sway of Trump when he traveled from Arizona to the nation’s capital, answering the president’s request for all “patriots” to attend the rally-turnedriot, court papers alleged.. Last but hardly least was newly elected West Virginia House of Delegates member Derrick Evans, 35, spotted in a live Facebook stream as he joined rioters in unlawfully entering the Capitol, court documents said. “We’re in, we’re in!” shouted the law-breaking

lawmaker two days before his Friday arrest. “Derrick Evans is in the Capitol!” Evans, who issued a post-riot statement Wednesday claiming went to the Capitol “as an independent member of the media to film history,” had previously revealed his true motivation on social media, officials said. “This is why we’re are going to DC #StopTheSteal,” he wrote hours before the rioting, in a retweet of a Trump tweet claiming 4,000 bogus ballots were found in Fulton County, Ga. One rioter was shot dead by Capitol Police, one police officer was killed by rioters, and three other demonstrators died during the violence fomented by Trump in the first assault on the Capitol since a British attack in 1814.

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Relatives of passengers on board SJ-182 flight wait at the crisis center of the Soekarno-Hatta international airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday. Search and Rescue Agency, Bambang Suryo Aji, said the plane was estimated to have plunged into the sea between Laki Island and Lancang Island in the Thousand Island group off Jakarta. “According to information from the location, several pieces of debris suspected to be from the aircraft have been found and they are already on our boat for further inves-

tigation,” he said. The military is deploying several warships and two Super Puma helicopters to assist with the search, armed forces commander Air Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto said. The 26-year-old aircraft had been carrying 56 passengers, including seven children and six crew members, officials said. Data from the Swedish internet service Flight-

from an airport near Washington, D.C., to Seattle on Thursday – a day after a huge crowd encouraged by President Donald Trump stormed Congress. The passengers refused to wear required face coverings and harassed crew members, the company said. Numerous other incidents on flights were reported on social media as the Trump supporters traveled to Washington and flew home after Wednesday’s events. Flight attendant unions have also issued press releases condemning the behavior.

There were 17 infants in the unit for sick newborn babies when the fire broke out in the early hours of Saturday at the Bhandara District General Hospital in Maharashtra state. Seven infants died due to smoke suffocation, and three from burn injuries, Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope told reporters. Seven babies were rescued by the nurses and ward staff. All the infants were between a few days and 3 months old, Bhandara district health official Prashant Uike said. The government has ordered a probe into the incident and a safety audit of all neonatal care units in the state. Initial reports indicated that the fire may have been caused by a short circuit in one of the incubators, Tope said. “The staff said the ward quickly filled with

10 newborns die in Indian hospital fire NEW DELHI — Ten newborn infants died on Saturday in a fire at a staterun hospital in western India, officials said.

radar24 show the plane suddenly lost speed and altitude about four minutes after take-off. The chief of the Thousand Islands district, Junaedi, told the Kompas. com news website that fishermen saw a fiery explosion near Laki Island. Kompas also said a search team from the Transport Ministry found pieces of what appeared to be human remains. The SJ-182 flight’s take-off was delayed for 30 minutes because of heavy rain, airline director Jefferson Irwin Jauwena told reporters. Surjanto Tjahjono, head of the National Transportation Safety Committee, said it was preparing underwater recovery of the aircraft black boxes. In October 2018, a Boeing 737 Max belonging to Indonesia’s largest budget carrier Lion Air crashed into the Java Sea, killing all 189 people on board. lots of black smoke.”

Kim: US ‘biggest enemy’ regardless of president SEOUL, South Korea — Kim Jong Un called the United States his country’s “biggest enemy” and threatened to cont i nue adva ncing North Korea’s nuclear program, state media reported on Saturday. In his first comments on the transition of power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden, Kim said he does not see Washington’s North Korea policy changing with the new U.S. administration, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported, as cited by South Korea’s Yonhap agency. Biden is due to be inaugurated as president on Jan. 20. — Tribune Content Agency

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CALMATTERS COMMENTARY

How did California lose control of Covid-19?

ith the Covid-19 panvaccinology at the University of demic surging to critiCalifornia, Berkeley School of cal levels in California, Public Health, told the San we naturally wonder Francisco Chronicle in one of his how it happened. many media interviews. “That How did California go from was clearly demonstrated just exemplifying success in taming looking at the airports during the the novel coronavirus last holidays – Thanksgiving, spring to an epicenter of disease, Christmas, we had more travelwith 2.5 million Covid-19 cases, Dan Walters ers. People are definitely not nearly 28,000 deaths and the following the recommendations second-highest infection rate of and so that’s going to have an impact, any state? two weeks from now, for sure.” Gov. Gavin Newsom describes it as a Riley and others also cited the “surge on top of a surge” and “more disproportionate impact in Southern deadly today than any time in this California, particularly in Los Angeles, pandemic’s history.” where poverty, overcrowded housing As infection rates soared, state and and work outside the home are infection national media outlets almost immedicatalysts. ately began exploring underlying causes Los Angeles County has a quarter of and a consensus of sorts emerged. the state’s population but has a third of Californians, we were told, let down the state’s Covid-19 cases and 40% of the their guard and began ignoring pleas state’s pandemic deaths. from Newsom and health officials to The county’s socio-economic situawear masks, stay home as much as tion is “like the kindling,” Paula Cannon, possible and avoid gatherings. a microbiologist at the University of “If there’s no sort of enforcement, Southern California, told The Associated people are going to do what they want to Press. “And now we got to the stage where there was enough Covid out in the do,” Dr. Lee Riley, a professor and head community that it lit the fire.” of the division of infectious disease and

These factors no doubt contributed heavily to the surge, but erratic decrees from Newsom and other officials that left Californians bewildered at what they could and could not do also played a role. Newsom assumed one-man management of the pandemic in the spring and over the ensuing 10 months has repeatedly imposed and relaxed restrictions on personal and business activity, always asserting that he was following scientific advice. However, some of his orders defied logic, creating widespread cynicism about underlying motives. Why, for instance, were restaurants forbidden to serve customers outside while film production continued unabated, complete with catering tables for casts and crews? One restaurant owner cited that exact anomaly in a lawsuit challenging Newsom’s directive. And in fact, film production had gained an exemption from restrictions on business activities by being designated “critical infrastructure” – another example of how the industry gets special treatment from California politicians.

Ultimately, industry leaders voluntarily suspended production as infection rates reached crisis levels. Popular cynicism peaked when it was revealed that Newsom and his wife had attended a maskless birthday party in a posh Napa restaurant for his longtime friend and adviser, Jason Kinney, who counts a major Hollywood studio as one lobbying client. Initially, Californians responded positively to Newsom’s pleas to “bend the curve” by altering their behavior. But eventually, the more he beseeched them, the less they listened. California has gone from nearly first to nearly worst in controlling Covid-19 and now is trying to recoup with a massive vaccination program. However, so far that’s not proceeding very well, either, with Newsom conceding that the pace of immunizations has “gone too slowly for many of us.”

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politicians, and disciplining those who criticized police and fire unions when they publicly and privately attacked our CTA members who ran for public office, along with a host of other issues. Although we have parted from the Napa Solano Labor Council, the Vallejo Education Association remains committed to supporting and engaging its members on issues of social justice and improving the lives of our students and teachers, as our students’ learning conditions are our working conditions. We will welcome partnerships and collaborations with any institutions that remain committed to improving quality public education for our students.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Remove Trump for the autocrat he is Even though the light of democracy is closer with the inauguration of Joe Biden on Jan. 20, the tyrant and fraudulent Don the mob boss must be removed from office and never allowed to run for any political office ever. Trump has undermined the electoral process and more important our Constitution. He should be held for treason and punished as an autocrat. His known conversation with the secretary of state of Georgia is an abuse of power and he should be removed from office. Eighty-one million people voted to oust the tyrant. They cannot be wrong. America is tired of Trump and he must go. Amen, I say. Let democracy continue to flow. James M. Pointer Vacaville

Damage done to our national psyche It would be pretty hard to deny that we Americans have been subjected to an all-pervasive atmosphere of sick, irrational hatred for the past four years, 24/7/365. The focal point of the hatred was placed nominally on President Donald Trump, but in actuality, the hatred emanated from about half of our population toward the other half – regardless of which political faction we identified with or supported. That’s right – we have all been exposed to an appalling level of national fear and hatred, with Trump as the lightning rod. All Trump, all the time, with no respite from the anti-Trump media “bullhorn,” and the most vehemently partisan political jousting between Democratic and GOP proponents I have ever witnessed. It would be counter-productive here to attempt to assign ultimate blame to either side. That will be debated for years to come. The point is, we have all been adversely affected, at least mentally. The millions of Americans who identify as “never Trumpers” or pretty much the rest of America, the “basket of deplorables.” This four-year fog of intense hatred has taken its toll on our national psyche, and it may never be totally “patched up.”

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The DR asked its readers who is to blame for the slow distribution of the Covid-19 vaccines – the states or the Trump administration. Here are some comments: n The individual states are to blame for not getting the vaccine out to the people. Had they prepared for distribution rather than believing the manufactured myth that there would not be a vaccine by the end of 2020, it would be distributed to the people. Sad n This is a national health crisis. Washington needed a plan and funding for the states to get needles in arms. Trump cared more about his own re-election than he did American lives. n The slow roll may have saved lives from a fake vaccine or a deliberately contaminated one . . . n Trump’s interference has botched the job. There is probably some petty reason that Trump has for this fact. That is his usual MO.

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Why Kerr is sticking with lineup despite its issues Tribune Content Agency Wa r r i o r s h e ad coach Steve Kerr said Saturday afternoon that he plans to stick with his starting lineup, despite the group’s struggles early in the season. Since Draymond Green returned from a foot injury for the Warriors’ home opener against Portland on Jan. 1 to complete the starting five, the unit has played together in five straight games. Stephen Curry, Kelly

INSIDE Why James Wiseman’s start is impressive beyond his numbers. Page A11.

Oubre Jr., Andrew Wigg i ns, Ja mes Wiseman and Green generally play together for the first five to seven minutes of the game, and during those stretches, they’ve been outscored 67-49. “It’s hard to find a rhythm with that group, because there are a lot of moving parts, but I’m

really committed to it because of the defensive potential,” said Kerr, referring to newcomers Oubre and Wiseman, along with Wiggins playing extended minutes with Curry and Green for the first time. “If we want to be a great defensive team, that’s the lineup that makes the most sense. If we can start every game with a really good defensive stand through the first part of the first quarter, it sets a good tone for the rest of the game. I’d rather commit to our

defense right now and sort out our offense.” The offense has been the problem. Oubre is minus-51 in 237 minutes this season, having committed 18 turnovers while dishing out only five assists. He is 6-of-45 from 3-point range (13.3%) after missing his first 18 attempts to open the season and is shooting 33.3% from the field. Green hasn’t really started looking for his See Kerr, Page A13

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Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart makes a shot against Golden State Warriors forward Kelly Oubre Jr. during the second half at Little Caesars Arena, Dec. 29, 2020.

49ERS’ TO-DO LIST

Fortify trenches, boost offensive depth, address special teams, sign CBs galore Cam Inman

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Los Angeles Rams defensive back Darious Williams scores after intercepting a pass from Seattle Seahawks

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defensive tackle Aaron Donald, the Rams held Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson mostly in check and sacked him five times. Goff, who underwent right thumb surgery on Dec. 28, was on the bench at the start after McVay decided to start Wolford for a second consecutive game. But Wolford, who led the Rams to victory over the Arizona Cardinals in the regular-season finale, suffered a neck injury with 5 minutes, 40 seconds left in the first quarter when he was hit in the head by Seahawks safety Jamal Adams after carrying the ball on a running play.

Rams suffer another QB injury but defense delivers playoff win Turns out, it did not matter whom Rams coach Sean McVay decided to start at quarterback. The Rams defense, the NFL’s best unit during the season, continued its dominating play and carried the Rams to a 30-20 victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday in an NFC wild-card playoff game at Lumen Field in Seattle. Quarterback Jared Goff came off the bench in relief of starter John Wolford and passed for a touchdown, rookie running back Cam Akers rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown, and cornerback Darious Williams returned an interception

for a touchdown as the Rams advanced to a divisional-round game. The Rams also got three field goals from Matt Gay and a huge turnover from the punt coverage team in improving to 11-6. The Rams will not know their next opponent until Sunday. It could be the top-seeded Green Bay Packers, but if the seventhseeded Chicago Bears defeat the second-seeded New Orleans Saints, the Rams would play the winner of Saturday’s game between the fourth-seeded Washington Football Team and the fifth-seeded Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Despite a third-quarter rib injury suffered by star

Wolford was taken to the hospital by ambulance for further evaluation as a precaution, a Rams official said. A kers’ five-yard touchdown run and Williams’ 42-yard interception return helped stake the Rams to a 20-10 halftime lead. But D.J. Reed’s 58-yard kickoff return set up a 52-yard field goal by Jason Myers that pulled the Seahawks to within seven points. The Rams suffered a major blow when Donald left the game with just less than 10 minutes left. But the defense remained stout, and Goff engineered See Rams, Page A11

Bills stave off Colts’ late rally to earn 1st playoff win in 25 years The Washington Post The best Buffalo Bills team in a generation delivered the franchise’s first postseason victory in 25 years, albeit just barely. Quarterback Josh Allen was brilliant. The Bills made some big plays at the right times and caught a few major breaks along the way. They held on to beat the Indianapolis Colts, 27-24, Saturday in Orchard Park, N.Y, in an opening-round AFC playoff matchup. The second-seeded Bills advanced to a conference semifinal, which they’ll host next weekend at Bills Stadium. This was their first playoff win since December 1995. “It’s obviously new territory for myself,” Allen said. “It just gives us a chance to play next week. So I’m super pumped to advance to keep playing.” The triumph finally was secured after the Colts reached Buffalo territory, in controversial fashion, in the game’s final minute. Colts quarterback Philip Rivers tried a Hail Mary on fourth and 11 from the Buffalo 47-yard line, but the pass fell incom-

‘It’s obviously new territory for myself. It just gives us a chance to play next week. So I’m super pumped to advance to keep playing.’ — Josh Allen

plete as time expired. That came after Colts wide receiver Zach Pascal made a sliding catch for a 17-yard gain, on a fourthand-10 play, to the Buffalo 46-yard line. Pascal got to his feet then lost a fumble, recovered by the Bills. The officials ruled Pascal down by contact, and Rivers and the Colts rushed to the line of scrimmage to run another play. The Bills called a timeout just before the snap, but an instant replay review allowed the call to stand. “It was kind of 50-50,” Bills safety Jordan Poyer said. Mike Pereira, the NFL’s former vice president of officiating, was

more direct. Pereira, now a rules analyst for Fox, wrote on Twitter: “I was watching that play here in the studios and to me that was a fumble and should’ve been a recovery by Buffalo.” The Colts advanced no further, though, actually losing a yard from there. “We did enough to win the game,” Allen said in a postgame video news conference. “That’s all that matters.” The seventh-seeded Colts, who secured a playoff spot last Sunday on the final day of the regular season, resembled the better team at times. They hung tough and kept coming back. But they failed to cash in on a few significant opportunities and made some glaring gaffes. The abrupt end of their season left them to contemplate a future that might or might not include the 39-year-old Rivers. It made for an unceremonious return to Buffalo for Colts Coach Frank Reich. He spent 10 years with the Bills as a player, mostly backing up Hall of Fame quarterback Jim See Bills, Page A13

wo extra teams made this season’s playoffs, and that still wasn’t enough runway for the defending NFC champion 49ers to land there. “I hope it grinds guys the wrong way, that we’re not in that position, because it (stinks),” tight end George Kittle said. “You got close last year, and you’re not even close this year. It’s not fun.” Instead of a Super Bowl return, the 49ers’ 6-10, last-place record was a byproduct of injuries, turnovers, poor execution and a record number of player transactions, complicated by Covid-19 cases and Santa Clara County’s health orders that induced a month-long stay in Arizona. General manager John Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan could face their most radical changes to their staffs since arriving in 2017, such as if defensive

coordinator Robert Saleh lands a headcoaching job or Lynch loses right-hand men Adam Peters or Martin Mayhew Quarterback, of course, is always a top priority to lock down, and even though Jimmy Garoppolo has drawn repeated assurances from team brass that he’s their 2021 quarterback, Shanahan acknowledged he’ll be studying potential newcomers more than ever. That’s true at least because the 49ers may need new backups, as Nick Mullens is recovering from elbow surgery and C.J. Beathard is a free agent. The quarterback question will linger until the 49ers snap their 26-year Super Bowl drought, so let’s instead examine five other offseason priorities: 1. OFFENSIVE LINE UPGRADES

See 49ers, Page A13

RAIDERS’ TO-DO LIST

Revamping a historically bad defense is Job 1, but there are other issues as well Jerry McDonald MERCURY NEWS

ook no further than the most basic statistic in football to identify where the Raiders need to upgrade following an 8-8 season. Points scored: 434. Pretty good. Points allowed: 474: Beyond awful. Those are your high-brow analytics for the Raiders’ offseason. To be fair, the points allowed total includes three touchdowns scored by the opposing defense. And it’s still beyond awful. Coach Jon Gruden was non-specific at his season-ending press conference, but alluded to continuity in the secondary and pass rush both inside and outside. Gruden, along with general manager Mike Mayock, will be working overtime

ANALYSIS to shore up the worst Raiders’ defense in the Super Bowl era. Defense is the biggest issue, but let’s face it – the Raiders knew their defense was poor when they were 6-3 and were helpless in the plunge to 8-8 because their offense had issues running the ball, scoring touchdowns in the red zone and with turnovers. There defense needs an overhaul in terms of system, vision and personnel. The offense needs needs help as well. Five areas which the Raiders have already begun studying closely with regard to 2021: 1. HIRE A DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR Gruden said the Raiders were going to move “quickly. What little information there is on the process suggests they’re talking

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CALENDAR Sunday’s TV sports Note: Some events may be canceled or moved to different times and/or stations because of Covid-19 considerations

Basketball College men •Providence at Xavier, Chs. 2, 40 (KTXL), 8 a.m. •Minnesota at Iowa, BIG TEN, 11:30 p.m. •Cincinnati at Wichita State, ESPN2, 1:30 p.m. •Notre Dame at Virginia Tech, ACC, 3 p.m. •Indiana at Nebraska, BIG TEN, 3 p.m. •Colgate at Boston University, CBSSN, 3 p.m. •Loyola-Chicago at Drake, ESPN2, 3:30 p.m. •Maryland at Illinois, BIG TEN, 5 p.m. College women •Clemson at Louisville, ACC, 9 a.m. •Davidson at Rhode Island, CBSSN, 9 a.m. •Dayton at George Washington, ESPNU, 9 a.m. •Florida at Georgia, SEC, 9 a.m. •Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech, ACC, 11 a.m. •St. Joseph’s at LaSalle, CBSSN, 11 a.m. •Alabama at Vanderbilt, SEC, 11 a.m. •Texas A&M at Arkansas, SEC, 1 p.m. •Boston College at Wake Forest, ACC, 1 p.m. •Iowa State at Wake Forest, ESPNU, 1 p.m. •Oregon at California, PAC12, P12BA, 1 p.m. •South Carolina at Kentucky, ESPN, 2 p.m. •Ole Miss at Mississippi State, SEC, 3 p.m. NBA •Utah at Detroit, NBATV, noon •Miami at Boston, NBATV, 4 p.m. •Toronto at Golden State, NBCSBA, 5:30 p.m. Football NFL Playoffs •AFC Wild Card, Baltimore at Tennessee, ESPN, ESPN2, Chs. 7, 10, 10:05 a.m. •NFC Wild Card, Chicago at New Orleans, Chs. 5, 13, NICK, 1:40 p.m. •AFC Wild Card, Cleveland at Pittsburgh, Ch. 3, 5:15 p.m. Golf •PGA Tour, Sentry Tournament of Champions, final round, Ch. 3, 1 p.m. •PGA Tour, Sentry Tournament of Champions, final round, GOLF, 3 p.m. Motorsports •Dakar Rally, Stage 7, NBCSN, 3:30 p.m. Soccer •WSL, Everton vs. Manchester United, NBCSN, 4 a.m. •WSL, Reading vs. Chelsea, NBCSN, 6 a.m. •Serie A, Parma vs. Lazio, ESPN2, 5:55 a.m. •Super Lig, Hatayspor vs. Besiktas, BEIN, 7:55 a.m. •La Liga, Real Valladolid vs. Valencia, BEIN, 11:50 a.m. •Liga MX MD1, Santos Laguna vs. Cruz Azul, FS1, 5 p.m. Tennis •Center Court, WTA, Abu Dhabi, early rounds, TENNIS, 3 a.m. •Center Court, ATP, Delray, early rounds, TENNIS, 9:30 a.m. •Center Court, ATP, Delray, early rounds, TENNIS, 3 p.m. •Center Court, WTA, Abu Dhabi, quarterfinals; Australian Open, qualifying, Round 1, TENNIS, 10 p.m. •Center Court, WTA, Abu Dhabi, quarterfinals; Australian Open, qualifying, Round 1, TENNIS, 3 a.m. (Monday) Wrestling •Illinois at Indiana, BIG TEN, 9 a.m.

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Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff, left, and Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson shake hands after the Rams’ 30-20 win during the Wild Card round of the NFL Playoffs, Saturday, at Lumen Field in Seattle.

Rams: Top Seattle From Page A10 a drive that culminated with Gay’s 39-yard field goal for a 23-13 lead early in the fourth quarter. Wilson was readying for another chance when, with just more than seven minutes left, Rams linebacker Samson Ebukam forced Reed to fumble during a punt return. Linebacker Micah Kiser recovered the ball for the Rams, giving the offense a short field. Goff tossed a 15-yard touchdown pass to Robert Woods to give the Rams a 30-13 lead. Wilson’s 12-yard touchdown pass to DK Metcalf

with 2:28 left cut the margin to 10 points. The Rams offense could not run out the clock, giving Wilson another chance with 1:55 left, but Morgan Fox sacked Wilson on fourth down. Goff completed 9 of 19 passes for 155 yards and a touchdown. Wolford was 3 for 6 for 29 yards before he was injured during the Rams’ second possession. Wilson completed 11 of 27 passes for 174 yards and two touchdowns, with an interception. In addition to his rushing yards, Akers also caught two passes for 45 yards.

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Why James Wiseman’s start is impressive beyond his numbers Tribune Content Agency No one has ever tipped off their NBA career quite like James Wiseman. The Warriors’ rookie center, who won’t turn 20 until March, played only three college games at Memphis, didn’t have an NBA summer league to acclimate after getting drafted, and missed a truncated training camp before being thrust into the starting lineup in last month’s season opener. “It’s all overwhelming, but he’s handling it beautifully,” Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said. “He’s such a willing learner. He doesn’t take coaching personally. He absorbs it. He accepts it. He understands it’s all part of the process. . . . It’s insane. What we’re asking James to do is insane, and he’s handling it beautifully, because he’s willing to take those early lumps.” As Wiseman approaches his 10th game, he’s had more ups than downs — even as his head is sometimes spinning from all of the information he’s expected to absorb at a breakneck pace. The 7-footer is averaging 11.0 points per game on 46.4% shooting and leads all rookies with 6.0 rebounds and 1.7 blocked shots per game. The numbers are even more impressive when compared to players who went through a similar situation of entering the league without the usual preparation. Locked out for 121 days during the collective bargaining agreement talks, the loaded 2011 rookie class didn’t have a summer league, had a shortened training camp and started their professional careers on Christmas. Among the top-10 players in the 2011 draft, only Kyrie Irving (16.6) and Brandon Knight (11.4) averaged double-digit scoring in their first 10 games. No one in the crop – which also included Klay Thompson, Kawhi Leonard, Nikola Vucevic, Jimmy Butler and Isaiah Thomas – topped the rebounding or blocked-shots pace being set by Wiseman. Centers historically take longer to adjust to the NBA, because they’re asked to call out coverages and be the backline of the defense. The trend played itself out in 2011, when No. 3 pick Enes Kanter, No. 7 pick Bismack Biyombo and No. 16 pick Vucevic all struggled. Kanter averaged 4.2 points in his first 10 games, Biyombo was a minus-70 during the stretch, and Vucevic got on the court only eight times in his first 10 games, including a garbage time run of two minutes, 47 seconds. “I thought maybe he’d be a little bit like a deer in the headlights, but he is fearless,” Kerr said of Wiseman after he totaled 37 points in showcase games against Brooklyn and Milwaukee to start the season. “It’s more that he’s got a thirst to learn. He’s going out there and scoring 18 or 20 points and then coming to the bench, like: ‘What did I do wrong? What do I need to do better?’ . . .

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Golden State Warriors center James Wiseman dunks against Detroit Pistons guard Delon Wright during the second half at Little Caesars Arena, Dec. 29, 2020. “He’s clearly the focal point of the future, in terms of how we’re building this team with Steph (Curry) and Klay (Thompson) and Draymond (Green). I can now throw James in there. He’s a huge part of this puzzle.” Curry, a two-time MVP and three-time champion, averaged just 8.9 points in the first 10 games of his 2009-10 rookie season. He didn’t have his first double-double until the 28th game of his career. Wiseman accomplished the feat in his sixth game, with 12 points and 11 rebounds against Portland. In the postgame locker room, Kerr joked that he was going to give the game ball to Wiseman before turning and passing it to Curry, who had just scored a career-best 62 points. The image that stuck with the Warriors was that Wiseman had his hands up, ready to catch the ball. He plans to garner a mountain of game balls and trophies in his career. “I know he expects greatness out of himself, and he’s challenging himself to get better,” Curry said. “He’s taking in all of this information on the fly and putting it to use in the games. He has a very high standard for himself. That’s become clear, just getting to know him. ... “I remember what I was doing at 19, and it certainly wasn’t playing in NBA games.” Maybe the more striking thing about Wiseman’s performance against Portland was that the Warriors outscored the Trail Blazers by 12 points during his 21½ minutes. This came just two nights after Wiseman struggled in pick-and-roll defense as the same Portland squad smacked the Warriors

by 25 points. “He took on the challenge,” Green said. “They kicked his ass (that first) game in the pick-and-roll. He was pissed off, and he took on the challenge and was better. He took that personal. When a guy takes it personal, that’s great. You want to go to war with a guy like that.” Green senses the potential for greatness in Wiseman, or as Kerr said: “As someone who has been a cornerstone, a foundational part of the franchise, Draymond wants to not only play with James, so that we can be as good a team as possible, but also pass on what he’s learned to James, so that James can carry this on to the next generation of Warriors basketball after Draymond is gone.” For now, Green is consistently in Wiseman’s ear about getting in a defensive stance and moving his feet to stay out of foul trouble. Green tells the rookie to be the loudest guy on the court in order to direct the defense. “I think he has a chance to be really, really, really special,” Green said. “The fun part, or the most interesting part about the things he’s done, is that he doesn’t have a clue of what he’s actually doing. That’s special. . . . To see what he’s able to do, not having a clue, it’s very exciting.” A self-proclaimed perfectionist, Wiseman is hungry to learn. He studies video every day with player development coach Theo Robertson and then finds more clips to watch on his own. Wiseman peppers Curry, Green and Kevon Looney with questions about specific actions on side screen-and-rolls and middle drives. “I’m a student of the game,” Wiseman said. “If there’s stuff I think I

did wrong, I ask a lot of questions. I’m very courageous, and I’m very attentive with every little detail.” Wiseman got yanked in third quarter of Wednesday’s loss to the Clippers after he didn’t run back on defense following a turnover that led to a Leonard dunk. Kerr told the rookie not to let his frustration impact his effort. “If I mess up one mistake that I know I can make, I get very, very angry,” Wiseman said. “That’s just because I want to be the best version of myself. I’m trying my best to get better, so I believe that’s a plus.” Two nights later, Wiseman was better in his pick-and-roll decisions with Curry as the Warriors won the rematch against the Clippers by 10 points. A similarly “dramatic” improvement came between his third and fourth game, when Wiseman put together his best defensive performance in helping the Warriors beat Detroit by 10 points and salvage a 2-2 trip. Wiseman was already rotating earlier, figuring out where he needed to be on the backside of a play and beginning to quarterback the defense from his rim-protector spot. “I see him absorbing everything that we’re teaching him every day,” Kerr said. “He’s not afraid to admit that everything is going really fast right now. I like that admission. I like that vulnerability, because if you fake it, you’re not really going to get anywhere. “James has this great balance of being really poised and mature in the face of this avalanche of information that is coming to him on a daily basis while playing with and against the greatest players in the world.”

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Review: LNU Fire From Page One early Aug. 17 in Napa County and ultimately surrounded Lake Berryessa. The Hennessey Fire, the largest fire of the LNU complex that ultimately scorched portions of six counties, is the fire that burned into Solano County late Aug. 18 and early Aug. 19. Six people died as a result of the fire, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection reports. Five people were injured, including one first responder. A total of 309 single-family homes were destroyed by the fire in rural Solano County. A total of 1,491 structures were destroyed across the larger fire complex. Hennessey, eight fires that sparked in Napa County and quickly merged into one megafire, also burned across portions of Yolo, Lake and Colusa counties, charring nearly 477.58 square miles (305,651 acres) – 65.625 square miles (42,000 acres) in Solano County. The larger fire complex includes two smaller fires in Sonoma County and charred more than

567.53 square miles (363,220 acres). The fire burned until Oct. 2. The complex fire is the fifthlargest fire in the state’s modern history, dating back to 1932. It’s the 11th mostdestructive fire of the modern era and is tied for 11th as the most-deadly fire, Cal Fire reports. Hennessey by itself would rank seventh on the list of the state’s largest fires.

Other action T he super v isors also will lay out their 2021 federal and state legislative platforms, which define the issues and concerns which the county needs to be most closely informed about so it can comment and take action on those items. A resolution recognizing Jan. 18 as Martin Luther King Jr. Day and to honor the legacy of the civil rights leader is part of the board’s consent agenda. The board also is scheduled to go into closed session after the public session to be updated on property negotiations involving 1624 and 1634 Rockville Road in rural Fairfield.

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Tribune Content Agency WASHINGTON — Vice President Mike Pence will attend the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, breaking ranks with President Donald Trump, who said that he wouldn’t attend. Pence plans to be at the Jan. 20 event, according to two people familiar with his plans who asked not to be identified discussing internal deliberations. Trump, in the final tweet before his account was suspended by Twitter on Friday, said that he “will not be going to the Inauguration.” On Wednesday, the vice president defied Trump’s call to overturn the election

and instead fulfilled his ceremonial duty to preside over Congress’s acceptance of the Electoral College results. During the proceedings, an angry mob of Trump supporters descended on the Capitol and overtook security, storming into the building and causing lawmakers and others to evacuate. Five people were killed in the melee, including a police officer. On Friday, Biden, speaking to reporters, said that he agreed that Trump shouldn’t attend the inauguration but that Pence was “welcome,” and that he’d be honored if the vice president were to attend. “I’d be honored to have him there,” Biden said.

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President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence give a thumbs-up after speaking during the Republican National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, Aug. 24, 2020.

Pelosi: Article of Impeachment drafted From Page One from office unless he resigns immediately. That could either be through the very unlikely prospect that Vice President Mike Pence invokes the 25th Amendment to declare the president incapable of governing or by impeachment in the House, which would require the Senate to act and convict Trump. She also could just let the clock run out on Trump’s presidency. Another possibility – that Trump’s remaining advisers might simply convince him to resign – seems remote. By Saturday afternoon, Rep. Ted Lieu of California said there were 180 cosponsors to the Article of Impeachment he drafted with fellow Democrats and House Judiciary Committee staff. Democrats hold 222 seats in the House. “We will introduce the Article of Impeachment this Monday during the House’s pro forma session,” Lieu said on Twitter. Pelosi said Friday that she’s instructed the House Rules Committee to be ready to move forward with an impeachment case, but she stopped short of saying that would be brought for a vote. “With great respect, our deliberations will continue,” Pelosi said in a statement. If Democrats follow through, Trump would become the first American president to be impeached twice. For Democrat ic leaders there’s little risk in pressuring Trump’s Cabinet and Pence, but impeachment would put the spotlight on Trump instead of on preparing for Biden’s incoming administration. It could also mean a Senate impeachment trial during the first days of Biden’s presidency, forcing the chamber to set aside other

business, including confirming a new cabinet. Biden on Friday, when asked about impeaching Trump, said that was a judgment for Congress to make. But he also appeared to suggest tapping the brakes on such a politically fraught move when there’s only a dozen days until his inauguration and he wants to begin tackling his agenda. “It’s important we get on with the business of getting him out of office. The quickest way that that will happen is us being sworn in on the 20th,” Biden said at a news conference in Wilmington, Delaware. “I am focused now on us taking control as president and vice president on the 20th, and to get our agenda moving as quickly as we can.” Pelosi told House Democrats in a conference call early Friday afternoon that she would be talking to Biden to get his view about how they should proceed, according to a person who listened to the call. A statement from the president-elect’s transition team later said Biden spoke to Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer but it made no mention of any discussion of what actions to take on Trump. The text of the proposed impeachment resolution includes a single article accusing Trump of “Incitement of Insurrection” and says he engaged in high crimes and misdemeanors by “willfully inciting violence against the government of the United States” in connection with the storming of the Capitol on Wednesday by throngs of his supporters. “We can do this by way of privileged resolution, when we’re meeting in pro forma on Monday, we can introduce it. Then, the leadership will decide whether or not we will take it up and whether they will call us back into session,” Rep.

David Cicilline, a Rhode Island Democrat and one of the resolution’s sponsors, said on CNN. Any attempt to impeach Trump would be running up against the calendar as well as against divisions among Republicans over how to contain the president during his final days in office. The House would have just days to act before Biden’s inauguration, and it’s not clear that the Senate could move ahead with a trial within a week. Convicting Trump would require support from a significant number of GOP senators. Senate Major it y Leader Mitch McConnell, who has stayed mum on any next steps regarding Trump, sent a memo to GOP senators late Friday that outlines what the the timetable would be for any impeachment trial. It said that the Senate is in recess and it would require unanimous consent in the chamber to act on any impeachment trial before Jan. 19. A trial would not begin until Trump’s term expired and then would require the Senate to remain in session daily until a verdict is rendered. Pelosi said the House also would move forward with legislation drafted by Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin to establish an permanent independent commission to accelerate the process of removing a president under the 25th Amendment of the Constitution if incapacity is found. Pelosi in a letter to Democrats earlier on Friday warned that Trump is “unhinged” and said she sought assurances from the nation’s top military commander that safeguards are in place in case he initiates an armed conflict or tries to launch a nuclear strike. Democrats and some Republicans have blamed Trump for encouraging his supporters to march on the Capitol as lawmakers were formally

counting the Electoral College votes affirming Biden’s victory in the presidential election. There were at least five deaths and dozens of injuries stemming from the mob’s clashes with police. Calls for Trump to resign have been growing in Congress, including among some Republicans. GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska was the latest to urge the president to step down, telling the Anchorage Daily News that she questioned her future as a Republican if the party doesn’t break with the outgoing president. “I want him to resign. I want him out,“ Murkowski said in a Friday interview with the newspaper. Other Republicans implored Pelosi and Democrats not to go ahead with another impeachment. South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, who has been one of Trump’s closest allies, said if Pelosi pursued Trump’s impeachment now, it would “do more harm than good.” He appealed to Biden, who has said he wants to govern in a spirit of bipartisanship. “I’m hopeful President-elect Biden sees the damage that would be done from such action.” Trump on Thursday appeared to be trying to quell the furor and head off any clamor for his ouster within the GOP. He released a video message in which he condemned the attack on the Capitol, and said he was prepared for a smooth transition to Biden’s administration. But on Friday, Trump said he wouldn’t attend Biden’s inauguration, breaking decades of precedent, and praised his supporters in a tweet. Twitter Inc. on Friday permanently banned Trump’s personal account for repeated rules violations, marking the most high-profile punishment the social media company had ever imposed.

Mural: ‘Can’t go wrong with ... animals’ From Page One myriad creatures. One detail includes a stick figure at two different mural locations – one in a bird’s nest, the other dancing with ladybugs. Lombard, who also owns Bella Terra in Vacaville, is often asked where she got her artistic talent. Her reply: “My mom was pretty good at stick figures.” The stick figures represent her late mother, Sandy Bellamy, who died in February 2011, when the mural began. Cheryl Stumbaugh, who heads up the preschool program at the adult school, met Lombard when she was a pregnant high school teen and worked alongside Stumbaugh. The two have remained close since.

“I call her my daughter,” Stumbaugh said. Lombard considers Stumbaugh her mother. Stumbaugh until recently had a homebased preschool where Lombard’s children and grandchildren attended. Funds for the mural ran out. Lombard was able to return in late fall to finish. “It was the perfect time to do something and stay busy,” she said, adding the novel coronavirus pandemic was keeping her business closed. It’s hard for Lombard to choose a favorite critter on the mural. The moose, the last one completed, is the largest on the mural. “You can’t go wrong with woodland animals,” she said. The biggest challenge was doing the train tracks and cars as they approach

one of the classroom doors. Lombard’s father, Steve Bellamy, of EDCO Transmission, donated a small handmade wooden rocking chair for the wooden playhouse, which has also been added to the preschool play yard. Bellamy has made rocking chair gifts for adults in the past seven years. He uses fence boards donated by a friend who builds fences. Bellamy provided coffee and pastries to Lombard and Stumbaugh on work mornings. Elizabeth Kolakoski, the adult school principal, has watched the changes during her three years at the school. The mural offers an inviting place for children to be full of joy, she said. “She’s tenacious,” Kolakoski said of Stumbaugh. “Thank goodness

for that. Without her, a lot of this wouldn’t be in place.” Lombard said she may have done the painting, including interior work, too, but credits Stumbaugh with all that makes the program a success. Dani Randall, Lombard’s daughter-in-law, said her two sons are their grandmother’s biggest fans. The young boys’ bedrooms have also been painted by Lombard. Stumbaugh has worked in early childhood education for almost 50 years. She is in the process of writing a grant to restore a child care component of the adult school program. For more information on the adult school preschool program, visit www.solano-space pr o g r a m . c o m /C h i ld Care-html.

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The 49ers allowed a NFL-high 88 hits to their quarterbacks, two of which resulted in seriously damaging injuries to Garoppolo (Week 2 ankle) and Mullens (Week 15 elbow). That duo, plus Beathard, endured 39 sacks. Mullens’ was under pressure a NFL-high 30.8-percent of the time. Another way to explain why the 49ers need better blocking: their rushing attack went from No. 2 last season to No. 15 this year, finishing just below the NFL average of 118.9 yards per game. Re-signing left tackle Trent Williams seems like a unanimous move, at what could be a top-shelf price cresting $20 million annually. That is steep for someone who’ll be 33, but he looked fresh after his 2019 hiatus and reclaimed Pro Bowl honors. Strengthening the rest of the line is a must, and it would help not to again go through six centers like this season. Right tackle Mike McGlinchey took ownership of his pass-protection woes, though he blamed them more on technique than a need to improve his power. More must be done to get this offense running smoother, which could translate to play calls and quicker calculations by Garoppolo, presuming he’s not replaced by a spry, younger option.

2. DEFENSIVE FRONT DEPTH It would be predictable and perhaps wise if the 49ers’ brass used their top pick (No. 12 overall) on a defensive lineman for the sixth time in seven drafts. The best-case scenario is Nick Bosa charges back to full health after his Week 2 ACL tear, coupled with Dee Ford’s unexpected reprise from a back issue. The 49ers were in a lurch once they were lost, along with Solomon Thomas, five quarters into the season. So what other players can join Arik Armstead and Javon Kinlaw to turn the 49ers back into a front-line force, similar to those in 2012 and ‘18 that fueled Super Bowl runs? Ford’s contract should remind the 49ers of the dangers of hiring an expensive veteran, so extra draft picks this year could be used here. D.J. Jones’ return should take more precedence than those of fellow free agents Dion Jordan, Jordan Willis and Ziggy Ansah. 3. SECONDARY SHAKEUP The 49ers’ 2020 strategy didn’t necessarily backfire having all key cornerbacks play out their contract year. That said, Jason Verrett should make out great for his sensational comeback. But injuries kept K’Waun Williams and Richard Sherman from enhancing their already pristine reputations, and

that did allow Ahekllo Witherspoon, Emmanuel Moseley and Dontae Johnson more opportunities to state their modest cases. It’s hard to imagine all of them walking in free agency. For those who think the 49ers can use their top draft pick on a cornerback – seeing how they’ve already invested so much in the defensive front and quarterback spot – just keep in mind that Mike Rumph (2002) was the last pure cornerback taken in franchise history in the first round. Jimmie Ward, their 2014 top pick, figures to line up next to Tarvarius Moore as the starting safeties if they don’t re-sign Jaquiski Tartt after six seasons. 4. BETTER OFFENSIVE BACKUPS Kittle, Deebo Samuel and Brandon Aiyuk are cornerstone targets for years to come. As this season showed, if any of that trio is unavailable, the offense stalls. Jordan Reed and Ross Dwelley couldn’t come close to filling in for Kittle. Richie James and Kendrick Bourne had their moments, as has been the case throughout their 49ers’ tenures, but nothing too comforting. Their bench can’t hinge on a Jalen Hurd comeback. Back and knee injuries kept him off the field his first two seasons. Trent

Taylor seemingly hasn’t been seen since December 2017. So the 49ers better be scouting tight ends (“With the No. 12 pick, the 49ers steal Florida’s Kyle Pitts”) and a reliable, shifty slot receiver that position coach Wes Welker can groom. 5. DON’T NEGLECT SPECIAL TEAMS Too much went wrong and not nearly enough went great on the 49ers’ special teams. That starts with having a punt blocked in the season opener to spark their loss to Arizona, and that ends with both kicker Robbie Gould and long snapper Taybor Pepper missing the season finale on Covid-19 reserve. Pepper, by the way, came aboard only after long-time snapper Kyle Nelson’s wayward snaps in Week 3. The 49ers’ return game was atrocious, and they waited too long to give Aiyuk a shot. Instead, all the muffed punts and fair catches from Taylor, James, Dante Pettis and River Cracraft only reminded everyone that the 49ers have not returned a punt for points since 2011. Allowing Dallas’ CeeDee Lamb to return a Week 15 kickoff for a return also showed how vulnerable special teams can be when injuries prompt so much personnel turnover, which really was the story of the 49ers’ 2020 season and upcoming offseason.

Kerr: Wiggins probable to play Sunday From Page A10 shot yet. The point forward is averaging just 2.8 points per game and has attempted only 15 shots in five games. “If I play better, that lineup will play better,” Green said. Lin love: Former Palo Alto High guard Jeremy Lin is joining the Warriors’ G League team in Santa Cruz, which is one of 18 headed to Orlando to play in a bubble at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort.

‘Hopefully for Jeremy, he’s still got something left in the tank.’ — Steve Kerr on Jeremy Lin joining the Warriors’ G League team

“With Jeremy obviously being from here, he has a great love for the Bay Area and vice versa,” Kerr said. “I just like that he still wants to play basketball. It’s hard to retire, and it’s hard to not have

a place to play. You get older, and you’re forced to come to this crossroads to make a decision with your life. I think guys should play as long as they can. If that’s what they love to do, they should do it. I love that Jeremy is going to play, and obviously, we’ll keep an eye on him since he’ll be part of our Santa Cruz team. “Hopefully for Jeremy, he’s still got something left in the tank and he’s got some time left in his career. But I love the passion for the game and the willingness to swallow

your pride and go play in the G League. That’s how much he loves it.” Injury update: Wiggins sat out Saturday’s light practice with a sore quadriceps muscle, but Kerr said the wing is probable for Sunday’s game against Toronto. After his 16-point performance in Friday’s victory over the Clippers, Wiggins said: “It was tolerable. I felt it during the game, but it didn’t hurt enough not to play. I wanted to go out there and fight with my guys.”

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Kelly. Reich was on the Bills teams that lost four straight Super Bowls between the 1990 and ‘93 seasons. He famously led the Bills back from a 35-3 deficit to beat the Houston Oilers in a playoff game, with Kelly injured, in the ‘92 season. “It was a tough loss,” Reich said “I was not anticipating the end of the year winding up today . . . . I think we played a good game. I think we played a good football team.” Allen was the difference. He completed 26 of 35 passes for 324 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown. Wide receiver Stefon Diggs had six catches for 128 yards and a touchdown. Allen’s other touchdown pass went to tight end Dawson Knox. Kicker Tyler Bass had two field goals, including a 54-yarder with a little more than eight minutes remaining. The Bills withstood Rivers’s 309-yard, twotouchdown passing performance. They were hosting their first home playoff game since December 1996, with a crowd of a little more than 6,700 fans at the game under a plan, approved by state health authorities, by which all attendees had to test negative for the coronavirus. “That’s more than zero,” Allen said. “So I’m super excited for the fan base here.” Said Bills wide receiver Cole Beasley, “I don’t know if I’ve been this excited or had this much adrenaline for a game for a while.” The Colts led, 10-7, late in the first half when Reich left his offense on the field for a fourth-andgoal try from the Buffalo

4-yard line. It didn’t turn out well. Rivers threw incomplete into the end zone for wide receiver Michael Pittman. The Bills promptly moved 96 yards for a touchdown on a five-yard run by Allen 14 seconds before halftime. Colts defensive end Kemoko Turay jumped offside on that drive with the Bills facing fourth and three from the Indianapolis 26-yard line. It got worse for the Colts in the third quarter. Kicker Rodrigo Blankenship missed a 33-yard field goal attempt when the ball struck the right upright. Allen gave the Bills some breathing room with a 35-yard touchdown pass to Diggs in the opening minute of the fourth quarter. That came on the play after Bills running back Zack Moss appeared to lose a fumble but was ruled down by contact first. The Colts didn’t surrender. They moved quickly down the field and got a touchdown pass from Rivers to Pascal. But the Colts failed on a two-point conversion attempt after an offside penalty on the Bills on the extra point moved the ball to the 1-yard line. They did add a two-point conversion after Rivers’s final touchdown pass to tight end Jack Doyle, but couldn’t pull out the game at the very end. “A few too many selfinflicted wounds here and there,” Reich said. “But you’re going up against a good football team.” The Bills were left hungry for more during a set of AFC playoffs in which they might be the most formidable challenger to the top-seeded Kansas City Chiefs. “One’s not good enough for us,” Allen said.

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Raiders: Is Sherman headed to Vegas? From Page A10 with assistants who either he or interim coordinatorÂ Rod MarinelliÂ have had experience with.Â Gus Bradley,Â Kris Richard,Â Joe BarryÂ andÂ Raheem MorrisÂ in particular. Gruden has coached with all four. Richard, who has been a head coaching candidate before, took last year off rather than accept a position coach position. Richard took over defensive play-calling for Marinelli while with theÂ Dallas CowboysÂ in 2018. The coordinator is only the start. After giving up 478 points, the Raiders can be expected to make sweeping changes on the defensive staff after they identify their coordinator. Then theyâ€™ve got to hope there is some kind of off-season to implement changes in the system. In terms of the system, based on the names so far, expect a lot of Tampa 2 andÂ Seattle SeahawksÂ style of defense. Gruden said at his season-ending press conference heâ€™s partial to a 4-3 defense as his base. 2. IDENTIFY ON EDGE RUSHER There are no obviousÂ Khalil MacksÂ out there, so that name and the Raidersâ€™ decision to trade him following the 2017 season will come up again. But the Raiders desperately need help outside forÂ Maxx CrosbyÂ withÂ Clelin FerrellÂ having the look of a two-down base end,Â Carl NassibÂ struggling as a free agent andÂ Arden KeyÂ barely getting a whiff of the quarterback in 2020. Free agency may or may not include the Ravensâ€™Â Matt Judon, the Buccaneersâ€™Â Shaquil Barrett, the RavensÂ Yannick NgakoueÂ and the Ramsâ€™Â Leonard Floyd. Barring a franchise tag or re-signing with their team, they could be on the market. And onlyÂ Mark DavisÂ knows if heâ€™s got the cash to reel in a big one.

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5. WHAT HAPPENS WITHÂ MARCUS MARIOTA? Unless youâ€™re willing to depart withÂ Darren WallerÂ and something along the lines of first and second-round draft picks over the next few years, you can forget aboutÂ Deshaun WatsonÂ if he and and theÂ Houston TexansÂ have irreconcilable differences. Do the Raiders bring backÂ Marcus MariotaÂ after flashing some potential in one start at the cost of $10 million to back upÂ Derek Carr? If theyâ€™re convinced Mariota is as good as the guy we saw onÂ Dec. 17, Iâ€™d say yes. Iâ€™m in the minority here, but to spend big money on the backup for the most important position in professional sports seems like a good idea. If he doesnâ€™t play, look at it as a hefty insurance premium. If heâ€™s needed, then itâ€™s definitely worth it. And now that Mariota has two healthy legs underneath him, Gruden could do what he was reluctant to do in 2020 and use him in a limited part-time role in some packages, particularly in the red zone.

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Brandon Powell catches a touchdown pass in the end zone past Las Vegas Raiders cornerback Nevin Lawson for a 30-6 lead during the third quarter, Nov. 29, 2020, in Atlanta, Georgia. The no-doubt-about-it edge player doesnâ€™t appear to be available through the draft, either. More likely, that player will come mid-round â€“ which is exactly where the Raiders are at No. 17. Youâ€™ll be hearing a lot soon about names such as Gregory Rousseau (Miami), Kwity Paye (Michigan), Azeez Ojulari (Georgia) and Joseph Ossai (Texas). 3. SECONDARY CONCERNS Receivers came in to the clear all season to a startling degree and when the Raiders had chances to make plays, it seldom happened. Both cornerback and safety were problems. Itâ€™s imperative the Raiders, in the spirit of committing to a â€œdraft and developâ€? strategy, get first-round picksÂ Johnathan AbramÂ (2019) andÂ Damon ArnetteÂ (2020) up to speed.Â Trayvon Mullen, a second

pick in 2019, had moments where he looks like the classic angular cover corner. Coaching should help this area immensely, as would a semblance of a pass rush (see second item). If the Raiders want to go the Jason Witten route, there would be no better player to put in the meeting room along with Abram, Arnette and Mullen thanÂ Richard Sherman, who seems resigned to leaving the 49ers. Of course, Sherman would want to have to come to the Raiders and the Raiders would probably have to write a check bigger than what theyâ€™re comfortable with. 4. DETERMINE WHAT HAPPENS AT TACKLE If the Raiders arenâ€™t willing to risk another $14 million onÂ Trent Brown, or Brown isnâ€™t willing to take less money, then theyâ€™ve got a a

Memphis 115, Brooklyn 110 Utah 131, Milwaukee 118 L.A. Lakers 117, Chicago 115 Saturdayâ€™s Games Portland at SACRAMENTO, (n) Denver 115, Philadelphia 103 Charlotte 113, Atlanta 105 PhoenixÂ 125, Indiana 117 Miami 128, Washington 124 Milwaukee 100, Cleveland 90 San Antonio 125, Minnesota 122 Dallas 112, Orlando 98 Sundayâ€™s Games Toronto at GOLDEN STATE, 5:30 p.m. Utah at Detroit, noon Chicago at L.A. Clippers, 1 p.m. Oklahoma City at Brooklyn, 3 p.m. Denver at New York, 3 p.m. Miami at Boston, 4 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Houston, 4 p.m. San Antonio at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Mondayâ€™s Games Indiana at SACRAMENTO, 7 p.m. New York at Charlotte, 4 p.m. Memphis at Cleveland, 4 p.m. Milwaukee at Orlando, 4 p.m. Phoenix at Washington, 4 p.m. Philadelphia at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m. New Orleans at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Toronto at Portland, 7 p.m. Tuesdayâ€™s Games Indiana at GOLDEN STATE, 7:30 p.m. Miami at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Denver at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m. Utah at Cleveland, 4:30 p.m. Brooklyn at Chicago, 5 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Houston, 5 p.m. San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.

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VALLEJO — Six Flags Discovery Kingdom has a new, limited-time modified event – the Six Flags Celebrate 2021! Season of Thrills Drive-Thru Experience. The park will be decked out for fan favorites like Fright Fest, Holiday in the Park, Spring Break, July 4th Fest and The Marine World Experience. Guests will see millions of twinkling lights, iconic props and characters and hear music to entertain the entire family. The park’s rides and attractions will not be in operation, as per state requirements. “As we usher in a brand new year, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom is thrilled to continue providing guests with a fun, entertaining and most importantly safe experience,” said Park President Janine Durette, in a press release. “Guests gave us glowing reviews for the Holiday in the Park Drive-Thru Experience and now they’ll have the rare opportunity to experience the park in a whole new way with a sampling of our most popular events.” The Six Flags Celebrate 2021! Season of Thrills Drive-Thru Experience runs Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, including Martin Luther King Jr. Day, through Jan. 31. The event encompasses more than a mile of colorful twinkling lights. Guests will also witness socially distanced appearances by characters and live entertainment along the route. Season pass holders and members will receive the exclusive bonus opportunity to double their thrill by getting to See Flags, Page B2

Empress will host screening of ‘She’s Not Mine’ film Amy Maginnis-Honey

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VALLEJO — Tiffany McHenry is tenacious. The author of two books, she will soon see one of them arrive on the screen at the Empress Theatre. “She’s Not Mine” will debut Jan. 23 at an afternoon and evening screening. The Modesto resident and cast plan to attend both. The story centers on a woman who faces a tough choice: remain with her husband or go with her man on the side. It was released last year. “I always wanted to write,” she said. “English was my favorite subject.” She penned “No Love, No Pain” in 2018 and was making a film on that book. McHenry had to put it on hold as things changed in her life, including the end of a marriage and dipping into her 401(k) to finance it. She plans to start filming “No Love, No Pain” in March. She wasn’t able to retain any footage from the earlier shoot. “I’m not going to give up,” McHenry said from her home in Modesto. “She’s Not Mine” was filmed in conjunction with Oakland’s Pharaoh Films, and shot in a studio as well as the homes of friends. It features Mario Hodge, Dominique See Film, Page B2

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Locals have a chance to tune into Fantastic Negrito’s streaming concert on Jan. 23.

wo-time Grammy winner Fantastic Negrito is offering a live-stream show three days after his 53rd birthday. Frazier Trager Presents will host the concert locally Jan. 23. Viewers also have an opportunity to win a personally autographed collection of Fantastic Negrito vinyl records by adding a tip for the band. Negrito will choose the winner at the end of the show. The final date to qualify is Jan. 20. Born Xavier Amin Dphrepaulezz, Negrito was born in Massachusetts and came to Oakland with his family when he was 12. He was raised in an orthodox Muslim household and, in press materials, says he went from Arab chants to Funkadelic in one day, living in the heart of one of the wildest, most infamous, most vibrant black communities in the nation. By the time he was 20, Negrito had taught himself to play every instrument he could get his hands on. He was recording music, but he was also caught up in street life until a neardeath encounter with masked gunmen. Negrito packed his bags and headed to Los Angeles, armed with a demo on cassette. He signed with a manager, followed by a record contract. Gangsta rap ruled the airwaves and Negrito was in the wrong place at the wrong era. He quit. Negrito was in a nearfatal car crash in 1999 that left him in a coma. He underwent months of physical therapy to regain the use of his legs. Rods were placed throughout his body. His playing hand was mutilated. The damage was permanent. He returned home to Oakland in 2008. That was followed by winning the inaugural NPR See Concert, Page B2

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The Solano Town Center Gallery is hosting a ‘Do It Yourself’ exhibit. The show runs through Feb. 21.

FAIRFIELD — The Fairfield-Suisun City Visual Arts Association presents a new show, “Do It Yourself,” with featured artist Dennis Ariza. What is “Do It Yourself”? Is it creating something from nothing? Is it an interactive experience? Visit the Solano Town Center Gallery and see what the imaginations of its members have created. Ariza will be celebrating the release of a new book, “Bodie, A Ghost Town,” a photographic tour of Bodie State Park describing some of its history. Bodie had at one point

a population of more than 10,000 people, and it was the first town in California to have electricity. The town has burned down twice, once by an 8-year-old boy playing with matches. Snow can get as deep as 15 feet during the winter. The gold mine closed for the last time in 1954. The Friends of Bodie celebrate its history on the first weekend of August each year with a fundraiser by opening the gold mine and some of its buildings for tours. The gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday through Sunday at 1350 Travis Blvd. The show runs through Feb. 21.

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New PBS adaptation of ‘All Creatures Great and Small’ offers country comforts Tribune Content Agency W.C. Fields warned against working with kids and animals. Thankfully, “Masterpiece” ignored at least half of that advice. As part of its 50th year on the air, the PBS staple is offering a new adaptation of “All Creatures Great and Small,” the misadventures of an adorkable making veterinarian house calls in Yorkshire, England, during the 1930s. Compared with past “Masterpiece” series, this is a mundane affair. No one’s trying to unravel a murder or steal the throne. Its idea of a nefarious character is a spoiled doggy who steals from a picnic basket. That gentle tone is exactly why “Small” feels like scrumptious comfort food when we crave it most. It’s bound to be popular viewing for the next few months, starting with Sunday’s premiere on PBS. “I remember with great affection the days as a family when we would sit down and watch television together when we were growing up,” said executive producer Colin Callender, who has previously worked on high dramas like “Wolf Hall” and “King Lear.” “My feeling was that audiences want that, and that’s clearly what’s happened during the lockdown. I think the

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James Herriott (played by Nicholas Ralph) in “All Creatures Great and Small.” timing of this coming out is clearly apropos. “What’s particularly poignant about the show is what these animals meant to these owners,” Callender added during a news conference last summer. “In most of the cases they were their livelihood. I think that relationship between the animals and their owners and the vet and that dynamic is right to the core of all the stories.” The series is also a

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McHenry grew up in Tracy and entered the workforce and beauty school at 14. “I’m driven like my mom and stepdad,” she said. “I never give up on anything.” She credits her manager for opening the doors at the Empress Theatre for the

screening. McHenry was in the venue a few weeks ago and was impressed. “It’s really nice,” she said. “The people are really nice. I’m amazed by it.” The mother of two, with a third expected in September, said she hopes to take “She’s Not Mine” to film festivals, the first in Atlanta. Seeing her movie on the screen, and smiles from cast members, is all she needs, McHenry said. McHenry will turn 38 on Jan. 21. She’s looking down the road to more books and movies, including one on the female motorcycle club she belongs to, Divas 2 Die 4. She rides a Harley-Davidson and plans to write “Biker Chicks” and make it a movie, too. For more information and tickets, visit https:// empresstheatre.org.

include the use of masks if windows are down, no smoking, no littering, no stopping and no exiting vehicles. Only cars, SUVs, vans and pickup trucks are permitted due to the limited size of certain areas and terrain within the park. No buses, 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 enforced. All employees are

required to wear masks and are temperature-checked and health-screened each day. Gloves are worn as appropriate, as per current safety 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. For more information about the program and the plush bear campaign, and for reservations, visit www.sixflags.com/ discoverykingdom.

From Page B1 Montgomery and Erik Qualls. All donated their time and talent to the film, McHenry said. She auditioned more than 75 people for the three roles, she said. It will be the first time the cast will see the complete movie, McHenry said. McHenry has cast both films. She directed “She’s Not Mine” and will serve in the same post for “No Love, No Pain.” “I’m a person who likes to see people pursue their dreams,” she said. “I always wanted to own my own hair studio.” She does. It’s called Lady B and is located in Modesto.

Flags From Page B1 experience the drive-thru twice in the same night. To control and manage capacity, limited reservations will be available each night and will be required by all guests in advance using Six Flags’ online reservation system. Admission tickets for this first-ever event will be available on a first-come, first-served basis and will be sold per person for each night, with a minimum of two individuals 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. For a limited time, when guests purchase the Six Flags Friends Bear, Six Flags will donate a plush bear to a local charity that benefits children in need this winter season. The Friends Bear is available for prepurchase online. The new Six Flags Celebrate 2021! Season of Thrills Drive-Thru Experience will offer a contactless experience that follows Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, state and county health and safety guidelines. Event requirements

departure from “Masterpiece’s” habit of focusing on the wealthy and powerful. “Something that touched me the other day is we are talking about people who aren’t very rich. We have made a lot of excellent British television stories about people who are rich,” said Samuel West, who plays the hot-tempered senior doctor, Siegfried Farnon. “But here, you lose one

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Tiffany McHenry and the cast of “She’s Not Mine” plan to attend the film’s screening at the Empress Theatre in Vallejo, Jan. 23.

cow and that’s a bad year. It is ground-level stuff. I really like that.” PBS has taken this route before. An earlier adaptation of veterinarian James Herriot’s memoirs, which have sold over 80 million copies worldwide, charmed audiences throughout 90 episodes that aired between 1978 and 1990. That series is now available on the streaming service BritBox.

Fantastic beasts Despite advances in technology, the new version passed on using computer-generated animals, an approach that worked for 2019’s “The Lion King” but served as a pesky distraction in the 2020 films “Dolittle” and “Call of the Wild.” When you see rookie doctor Herriot, played See Comfort, Page B3

Concert From Page B1 Tiny Desk contest and the release of his debut full-length album, “The Last Days of Oakland.” It won the Grammy for Best Contemporary Blues Album in 2017. “As a society we are so divided, we are so entrenched in our ideology, we won’t budge for common sense,” Negrito says in press materials. “We worship celebrities and billionaires, while people work harder than they ever worked and make less money. Our children are being gunned down in school shootings and we seem numb to it!” He released “Please Don’t Be Dead” in 2018 and “Have You Lost Your Mind Yet?” in 2020. It was nominated for a Grammy and features E40. His music is born from a long, hard life channeled through black roots music, slide guitar, drums and piano. It’s been described as “urgent, desperate, edgy.” “I can’t believe I wrote an album called ‘Have You Lost Your Mind Yet?’ because it’s just so aligned with the universe, I really believe in this thing, that these things are sent to us, and I think that’s why we are here. That’s the mystery of life,” he said in press materials. For more information and tickets, visit https:// ftpresents.com/events.

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Great performances bring truth to phony ‘Pieces of a Woman’ Chris Hewitt Star Tribune

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ieces of a Woman” has what may be the most memorable movie scene of 2020, but a memorable scene alone does not a great movie make. Coming near the beginning and lasting more than 20 minutes, it appears to be one long take. Martha (Vanessa Kirby) is giving birth at home, with the help of partner Sean (Shia LaBeouf) and a midwife (Molly Parker), when something goes wrong. All of it – contractions, stumbling into a bathtub, complications, mounting concern from all three people – is captured in a seemingly chaotic but expertly choreographed scene that creates the illusion we are watching Kirby actually give birth. That may sound like a stunt, but it doesn’t play like one. The long take works because it suits the observational rhythm of Kornel Mundruczo’s movie, which contains many long takes, and because it lends verisimilitude to a film that wants us to believe we are seeing a relationship fall apart in front of our eyes. It’s that stuff that doesn’t work so well. We’ve met them in midrelationship, but we can’t believe self-described “boorish” Sean and elegant Martha are a couple. Their bond is strained at the start of the movie and there’s nary a flashback to help us figure out what drew them to each other. Contempt seems to be the main thing they have in common, as indicated by thwarted sex, in the months after the childbirth scene, that ends with Sean telling Martha she takes too long to get in the mood, so “I don’t want you anymore.” (LaBeouf has been canceled due to abuse allegations since the movie was filmed, but the good news for the

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movie is we’re supposed to think Sean shares traits with the LaBeouf that accusers have described.) Further stacking the deck is Martha’s rich, control-freak mother, Elizabeth, played by the great Ellen Burstyn. Elizabeth is supposed to come off as terrible, but circumstances outside the movie’s control will have audiences inclined to concur with her disdain of Sean. Burstyn is so convincing as a confident matron who can’t understand why everyone doesn’t agree with her that her villainy feels sympathetic. Yes, Elizabeth ignores her daughter’s feelings, but on the other hand, the daughter is roughly as warm as the one Burstyn famously mothered in “The Exorcist.” Kirby is impressive, especially as her zonked character wanders around, disconnected from the world that’s falling apart around her. Rightly, Kirby doesn’t care if Martha is sympathetic or even understandable. Instead, her instinct seems to be that Martha’s precarious situation is so painful that it’s best to honor its uncertainty. As real as that is, the movie often is phony. Despite Burstyn’s efforts to humanize Elizabeth, the character feels plucked out of a 1950s movie where beautifully dressed people go to pieces, particularly in a ridiculous conversation with Sean at the climax. There’s also a court case that makes no sense. That’s the problem with a movie that begins well and goes south: The bad part is what sticks with you.

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by newcomer Nicholas Ralph, scamper up a wall to escape a two-ton bull, he’s running from the real thing. “His head was like the size of the bonnet of my car,” said Rachel Shenton, who plays Helen Alderson, a sassy farmer who catches Herriot’s eye. But the cast said their co-stars were far from beasts of burden. “I think when we started we didn’t really know how difficult or easy working with the animals would be,” West said. “It is very difficult to timetable a shot with a bull if you don’t know how it is going to behave. In fact, the only days we finished early were the days we were working with animals. They were much more reliable than the humans on the whole.” Shenton got so comfortable during a scene from the first episode, in which she’s tending to an injured calf, that director Brian Percival, who also helmed the pilot for “Downton Abbey,” had to step in. “After we did a couple takes, Brian came over to me and whispered into my ear,” she said. “He asked, ‘Can you stop stroking her between takes, because she’s falling asleep and she needs to look stressed.’ “ The only creatures to act like divas were the cats. “They were like juggling with things with claws,” said Anna Madeley, who plays the doctors’ housekeeper. “They just did what they did, so I went with their idea of what the

One actor who had no problem bonding with her four-legged screen partner was Diana Rigg, gueststarring as the wealthy owner of a pampered Pekingese. It would be the last filmed performance from the Emmy and Tony winner, best known stateside for her role as Emma Peel in “The Avengers.” She died in September at the age of 82. “Working with Diana was an absolute pleasure from start to finish,” Ralph said during a teleconference two months before her death. “She had so much vitality and she was keeping everybody on their toes. We’d be setting up for a take and there’s all the people and extras and she’s like, ‘Are we going yet? Are we going on?’ She was ready. In between the shots it is lovely to just sit there and chat with her. She’s incredible.” Ralph had more challenges than just acting across from a Dame. The only animals he knew growing up were a pet hamster named Nip and Friendly the Cow, who belonged to the farmer next door. While the 31-year-old Scot came with some stage experience, Herriot was his first on-screen role. He was so green, one of his co-stars had to tell him not to bother splurging for breakfast before arriving on set the first morning. “All this and free food,” Ralph said. “I came from the theater background. You don’t get that stuff.”

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Celebrate Presley’s 86th birthday with 5 movies fit for the King Maren Longbella Star Tribune

hether you believe Elvis Presley died in 1977 or that he’s alive and comes out of hiding from time to time like a rock ‘n’ roll Big Foot, the King’s birthday is still Jan. 8. The hip swiveler would have been 86 Friday, and what better way to celebrate than to round up five of his best movies. Choosing five is no easy task. Elvis made 31 movies from 1957 to 1969, and many are terrible (looking at you, “Charro!”). His roles often seem interchangeable – characters with one-syllable names like Deke or Vince who adhere to the ethos of the red-blooded, hetero American male: They work for themselves on their terms; they don’t take money from anybody, even family, so they can prove their worth; they brawl; they chase women. Occupations vary – they usually race cars or boats – but all of them sing, of course, whether it’s their main gig or a side hustle (or over the opening credits in “Charro!,” the only time Elvis sings in the abysmal 1969 Western). All of these movies can be rented, purchased or streamed for free on Amazon, Google Play and other platforms.

‘Jailhouse Rock’ No surprise that Elvis is at his best when he plays a singer, especially when the role follows the trajectory of his reallife career. Three of the four movies made before his stint in the Army – “Loving You” (1956), “Jailhouse Rock” (1957) and “King Creole” (1958) – fall into that category, and the second of these is his finest film. “Jailhouse Rock” captures Elvis’ appeal in pristine black-and-white: hints of danger and sex, unbridled moves, disregard for the establishment, vulnerability and a heckuva singing voice. He plays Vince Everett, an ex-con who ends up taking the music world by storm while alienating those who helped him along the way. Elvis will never again look as good as he does here, all popped collars, shirts with rolled sleeves and that cableknit sweater he wears poolside when singing “(You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care.” And who can forget this memorable line, after a kiss is rebuffed as “cheap tactics”: “It ain’t tactics, honey. It’s just the beast in me.”

‘King Creole’ A close second in the Elvis pantheon,

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Elvis Presley and Judy Tyler star in the musical film “Jailhouse Rock” in 1957. this shares “Jailhouse Rock’s” black-and-white aesthetic. Here he is a troubled high school dropout named Danny (the movie is based on the Harold Robbins novel “A Stone for Danny Fisher”) living on the edge of the New Orleans mob world. He finds his star rising after he sings for a kingpin’s moll (Carolyn Jones, aka Morticia of TV’s “Addams Family”). Elvis is supported by a stellar cast that also includes Walter Matthau, Dean Jagger, Vic Morrow and Dolores Hart, who also co-starred in “Loving You” (and went on to become a nun!). It’s a moody film elevated by the shadowy, claustrophobic atmosphere created by director Michael Curtiz, who helmed “Casablanca,” “Mildred Pierce” and a host of other classics, with Jagger adding a layer of pathos as Danny’s disapproving, can’t-keepa-pharmacy-job father. Songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, Elvis mainstays who also contributed to “Jailhouse Rock,” represent with “Trouble” (“I was born standing up/ And talkin’ back”) and the title song.

‘Viva Las Vegas’ Art loosely imitated a different phase of Elvis’ life in his postArmy films, starting with 1960’s “G.I. Blues,” as the hungry young singer is replaced by a tamer, fun-loving Elvis playing a soldier who romances Juliet Prowse to win a bet. Elvis’ next films would more or less continue what “G.I. Blues” started, but with diminishing returns and fewer memorable songs. It wasn’t until 1964’s “Viva Las Vegas” paired

him with Ann-Margret that the spark returned. Elvis is Lucky Jackson, a race car driver who needs money to buy an engine for the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Ann-Margret is Rusty Martin, a swim instructor who knows how to shimmy and shake. She sings as often as he does, holding her own and then some against the King, and Elvis is up to the challenge. “Viva Las Vegas” bursts with their chemistry, lighting up the screen like the neonbedazzled Strip.

‘Girl Happy’ After “Viva Las Vegas,” Elvis tried carnival life in “Roustabout,” notable for the presence of Barbara Stanwyck and the Leiber-Stoller song “Little Egypt,” then moved on to three films with Shelley Fabares (Christine Armstrong on TV’s “Coach”). The first one, 1965’s “Girl Happy,” is the best of the bunch. Rusty Wells (Elvis) fronts a combo at a Chicago nightclub. It’s spring break, and the boys (including Gary Crosby, son of Bing) are headed to Fort Lauderdale. When their trip is jeopardized, they get an offer they can’t refuse: Keep an eye on the nightclub owner’s daughter, who is heading to the Sunshine State, too. The plot may be ridiculous, but “Girl Happy” is boisterous fun, like a goofy, pastel-colored “Beach Party” movie, with Elvis and Shelley instead of Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello. Elvis is a little out of place among the bikinis and swim trunks – for some reason he favors longsleeved velour shirts and pants – but he looks like he’s having a good time.

‘Change of Habit’ The late 1960s saw Elvis turning to more serious fare. The misbegotten Western “Charro!” finds the King looking the part of an outlaw-tryingto-go-straight but failing miserably at acting the part. To be fair, he didn’t have much to work with, and there are no songs to distract from the terrible dialogue and incompetent direction. 1969’s “Change of Habit,” at least, makes a decent ending to his mixed bag of a movie career. The plot is a little preposterous: Mary Tyler Moore, Barbara McNair and Jane Elliot are nuns assigned to work as nurses with Elvis as a doctor who runs a clinic in a low-income neighborhood, but they do so incognito – the logic being they won’t be accepted if they wear habits. All this does is set up romantic misunderstandings between Elvis and Moore, as Dr. John Carpenter falls for Sister Michelle. “Change of Habit” has a cliched sense of innercity life, complete with a loan shark and slurs (one makes sense in context and the other is gratuitous) and its earnestness comes off like a madefor-TV movie, but Elvis is at his most relaxed and natural since “Jailhouse Rock.” The shellacked hair is gone, and he even wears a sweatshirt and tennis shoes in a scene where the gang plays football. If that’s not enough, Ed Asner plays an understanding cop – the first time “The Mary Tyler Moore Show’s” Mary Richards and Lou Grant appear onscreen together.

Roku buys Quibi to boost free service Tribune Content Agency The final chapter in defunct streaming service Quibi is coming to an end. T he Hol ly wo od company, which shut down in December, sold the global distribution rights to more than 75 shows and documentaries to San Jose, California, streaming platform Roku for an undisclosed price. The programs, which include Emmy award winning drama “#FreeRayshawn” to and the Kevin Hart comedy “Die Hart,” will live on Roku’s free, ad-supported stream-

ing service, the Roku Channel later this year, Roku said in an announcement on Friday. Founded in 2002, Roku makes money through advertising, licensing its technology and selling connected-TV hardware. It also collects a cut of the subscriptions sold on its platform. The company has long positioned itself as a onestop hub for customers where they can access a variety of streaming platforms through Roku – whether it be Netflix, Disney+ or HBO Max. For Roku, Quibi’s

content could be especially valuable because it features well-known celebrities. Hollywood also is hungry for new content because the Covid-19 pandemic has canceled or delayed new production. And the programming also can help set Roku apart from its bigger rivals, which include the tech giants Apple and Amazon. “If you’re going to be in that game in any manner, shape or form, content is still king,” said Maribel Lopez, founder of Lopez Research in Mount Pleasant, S.C. “Quibi had a lot of original content that they

had spent a lot of money on, so this gives Roku an opportunity to have content.” The sale provides relief and an opportunity for many creators who built shows for Quibi and were dismayed when the streaming service suddenly went dark. “Honestly, I would be stoked for it to be available anywhere,” said Cody Heller, creator of “Dummy,” a Quibi comedy starring Anna Kendrick. “I still am very proud of the show and would love more people to see it, so Roku sounds very exciting to me.”

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Horoscopes ARIES (March 21April 19). You’ve no interest in being mistaken for the next person, and so, you make sure to have a clear point of view and deliver with a style that’s all your own. TAURUS (April 20May 20). People tend to underestimate how much action is required. You are “people,” too. Whatever effort you thought this would take, double that and then step back and decide if this multiplied figure still feels worth the prize. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). This current version of you might be “easygoing” and a “team player,” but make no mistake; you’re in it to win it. You’ll figure out what’s working, what’s not, and take credit or responsibility accordingly. CANCER (June 22July 22). You’re a helper. This attention that you give on the regular, it just doesn’t feel right to be on the receiving end of it. But try to relax and accept it anyway. People need to give, and it’s your turn to take it. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). For whatever the reason, this plan isn’t coming together. You can see a few ways it’s going wrong, but there’s not one thing or person entirely to blame. Call it “education” and start from scratch. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). There, in the distance – do you see it coming? Consider the classic slapstick fight move: The aggressor charges; the hero sidesteps; the aggressor falls face down with all the force of his own attack. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Don’t spend your time competing. Spend it dominating the game. The difference is your focus. It’s not about crushing them; it’s about making yourself so stellar that

by Holiday Mathis

Today’s birthday Your new era is marked by a paradigm shift. Right away, this causes a wave of lucrative business. The world around you gets better because you approach with brighter awareness, ready to improve it. Virgo and Sagittarius adore you.

no one can touch you. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). When you knew less, you took greater risks, being unaware of the danger involved. Now that you’ve tasted your share of consequences, your willingness to give anyway is more meaningful. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21). You have no idea from whence your next good fortune will herald. Don’t try and predict it. Instead, enacting is the next right choice. Think 10 steps ahead and you’ll get lost. One step is enough for now. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19). Do not set targets for results that are beyond your control. Keep asking yourself what can be done to help this along. Set targets for what you can produce, actions you can take, miles you can move. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 18). Magic is created in the minds of those who believe and the minds of those who want to believe, though mostly, it’s created in the minds of those who don’t believe at all and will do what it takes to amaze. PISCES (Feb. 19March 20). The math seems wrong, but it so happens that average thinking and average action equal less-than-average results every time. This is why you ramp it up, doing more than what’s expected.

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hen you are my age (old enough to know better), your driving skills have probably diminished so much that you can barely operate the simplest of vehicles. I refer, of course, to shopping carts. Since I am the designated cart driver when I go grocery shopping with my wife, Sue, I have devised a test to help you safely navigate your local supermarket. I came up with the idea when Sue and I went shopping recently and encountered so many rude, reckless and maddeningly clueless cart operators that they all should have been pulled over, given a hefty ticket and had their driver’s licenses suspended. Good luck!

Question 1 If you are in the produce aisle and are cut off by another cart driver who then goes at a snail’s pace, what should you do? (a) Hit him with a cantaloupe. (b) Pull out your cellphone and call 911. (c) Leave your cart in the middle of the aisle and go home. Answer: None of the above. Just stand there and fume. Or, better yet, forget the fruits and veggies and go to the next aisle. Who needs broccoli anyway?

Question 2 Speaking of cellphones, should you text and drive in the supermarket? Answer: Not unless your spouse isn’t with you and you need to call home every three minutes to ask where everything on your shopping list is.

Question 3 Who drives worse, men or women? Answer: Both can be pretty bad, but at least women know where they are going. That is why they are more likely to speed, weave in and out of traffic and create chaos in the frozen food section, where they often stop to get ice cream. Men, for the most part, have absolutely no idea where they are going, what they are doing or why they are even in the supermarket, although most of them know instinctively where the beer is.

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Jerry Zezima is the designated cart driver when he goes shopping for groceries with his wife. with your spouse on the way to the deli counter, or you have just been involved in a fender bender with a little old lady who is looking for prune juice, what should you do? (a) Stand in the aisle and block traffic. (b) Pull over to the side and block other shoppers from getting items you are standing in front of. (c) Go immediately to the beer section. Answer: (c)

Question 5 What safety features are standard equipment in shopping carts? Answer: None. Carts don’t have power steering, which makes them difficult to operate since they all have four wheels that go in different directions. Also, they don’t have backup cameras, which makes it difficult to see the cart that is parked right behind you.

Question 6 Why aren’t there traffic cops in supermarkets? Answer: Good question.

Question 7 Why aren’t cart drivers required to have insurance? Answer: Another good question.

Question 8 Is parallel parking even possible in a supermarket? ANSWER: No.

Question 9 What should you do if you are involved in an aisle rage incident? Answer: See answer to Question 4.

Question 10 When you are at the checkout counter, what should you do? (a) Get in the express lane with more than the allotted 12 items. (b) Realize you don’t have your debit card and struggle to find a pen so you can write a check. (c) Take half an hour to bag your groceries. (d) All of the above. Answer: (d)

Bonus question What should you do the next time you have to go to the supermarket? Answer: Stay home and drink the beer you bought the last time you went shopping. Jerry Zezima writes a humor column for Tribune News Service and is the author of five books.

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Practicing gratitude improves health Dolores Radding

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aymond Dougherty is a Kaiser Permanente chaplain who offers presentations on the benefits of gratitude, so you might be surprised to learn that Dougherty often wakes up grumpy. But Dougherty says he uses his personal gratitude practice, spending five to 10 minutes each morning to write about the people and things he’s grateful for, to refocus his energy. Dougherty, who is Spiritual Care director for Kaiser Permanente in Marin and Sonoma counties, recently spoke about the benefits of cultivating gratitude, especially during these challenging times, and how anyone can get started. Q: What do you think happens when people make a practice of being grateful? We begin to slow down and plug into the mystery of life, the gift of our life, and the wonder of being alive. One of my cycling heroes – Kristen Armstrong, the Olympic gold medalist in road cycling – says that ‘when we focus on our gratitude, the tide of disappointment goes out and the tide of love rushes in.’ That sounds like poetry, but I have had a very real and visceral experience of that happening, especially when I am down in the dumps. If I can remember to change my focus to gratitude, I

Research shows that the people who feel the least grateful or happy before doing a gratitude practice actually benefit the most. have sometimes felt that kind of rush that Armstrong describes. Q: Describe some of the benefits of gratitude. Researchers are finding that people who keep a simple gratitude journal tend to exercise more, sleep better and longer, are more likely to help others, and are generally happier. It’s been successful in helping people to cope with traumatic memories, to feel a greater sense of belonging and to be more resilient. All this from five or 10 minutes of daily practice. If this were a pill, we would all want to take it! Q: How do you get started? Research shows that there is power in writing down the things we are grateful for. At all my presentations, I pass out small blank journals and we start right there on the spot. I can feel energy in the room change as everyone writes a few things they are grateful for, people are softly smiling as they write, breathing deeper and easier, relaxing just a bit. It’s remarkable to experience. It’s recommended that you practice around the same time

every day. Some people do it first thing in the morning; others do it at night before falling asleep, to help them let go of the burdens of the day. You can use a paper and pen, a smartphone app, or you can start a file on your computer. Q: How do you keep this practice going strong? Be specific and detailed in your gratitude. Instead of writing ‘I am grateful for my job,’ you might write about a specific aspect of your work that you are grateful for today. Surprise and novelty increase gratitude, so also include bad things that you feared but did not happen or when someone does a small, unexpected act of kindness for you. You’ll notice that if you take the time to write down what you’re thankful for, then being grateful will naturally begin to spill into your day, and into your other activities and your relationships. I like to remind people that you don’t have to feel grateful to be grateful. Research shows that the people who feel the least grateful or happy before doing a gratitude practice actually benefit the most. So, don’t wait until you feel warm and fuzzy, jump in any time! Dolores Radding is a communications manager with Kaiser Permanente in Northern California. Kaiser Permanente is a partner of Solano Public Health.

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A better year ahead starts with Catholic lawmakers rise following Godâ€™s love of all to prominence in Congress

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he year 2020 has been the share Godâ€™s truth with our neighchallenge of our faith bors and invest in Godâ€™s kingdom in California. through the local church. A better new year will be on the No one has suffered more than horizon when we seek to help the the good people of our state in poor, the unborn and the homeless. this previous year. Christians in our county who have We look for better times in established free medical services, 2021, but God knows it will take programs of shelter, food and the wisdom of Solomon for us to arrive safely at our desired Greg Davidson vocational training for the homedestinations. Religious View less, and assistance for the transitionally homeless, should be A better new year can be encouraged and supported. achieved by realizing that bigotry has no Jesus said that, â€œwhenÂ you have done place in any civilized society. God has it to the least of these, you have done created all of us in his image, and we all unto me.â€? have equal value in his eyes. A nation We must champion the cause of the committed to kindness, love and caring most vulnerable in our society. We must treatment of their fellow man honors God protect those who cannot speak for and builds great civilization. themselves. The most fragile group in A better new year should be characterour society are the unborn. We must ized by placing foundational biblical stand for their rights and protect them truth and convictions over superficial from genocide. politics. God is an all-wise god who has A better new year starts with you and I created a moral code that will allow allowing the truth, justice and forgiveness nations to thrive. of God through his son Jesus and faith in Security, peace and joy in our culture his death for our sins on the cross to be can only be found in the confines of Godâ€™s pre-eminent in our lives. protective laws. My prayer is that God will give you A better year can be had if we are your happiest new year ever. willing to put God first in our lives, families, occupations and relationships. The Rev. Greg Davidson is pastor of Living out his priorities means that we Trinity Baptist Church and can be reached at gregmdphone@gmail.com. will read the word of God in our homes,

WASHINGTON â€” Six decades after John F. Kennedy became the first Roman Catholic president, his political ascent still reverberates in the American electorate. Generations of Catholics who had long been marginalized in the political process were emboldened to seek office, prompting a wave of Catholic lawmakers in the decades that followed. Academic observers attribute the rising influence of Catholics to a new prominence in public life that emerged after Kennedyâ€™s election. The number of Catholics in Congress has risen by roughly 50 percent since the Kennedy administration and in recent years Catholics have consistently been the single largest religious denomination in Congress. Members of all Christian faiths â€“ a wide swath

that includes Baptists, Episcopalians, Mormons and those unaffiliated with a specific denomination â€“ equate to 87 percent of Congress. But it is Catholics, the biggest denomination among the Christian faiths, that will hold 29 percent of the seats in the 117th Congress and two of the most powerful offices in government. With Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi both Catholic, there will be a power dynamic not seen since the early 1960s when Kennedy and John W. McCormack made history as the first Catholic president and speaker. â€œItâ€™s emblematic of this long-term trend of Catholics running for office, getting elected to office, staying in office and being politically successful to the point that you could have so many Catholics in positions of power in Congress,â€? said Matthew Green, who chairs the Politics

Department at Catholic University of America. Catholics also have a growing influence on committee gavels. Seven House committee chairmen are Catholic, up one from the 116th Congress. The group includes leaders with wide jurisdictions: Rosa DeLauro on Appropriations, Richard E. Neal on Ways and Means, Frank Pallone Jr. on Energy and Commerce and Jim McGovern on Rules. The rise of Catholics in Congress has even outpaced the number of followers of the faith in the nation. Pew Research Centerâ€™s 2019 Religious Landscape Study found only 20 percent of Americans identify as Catholic, compared to 29 percent of lawmakers on Capitol Hill. â€œCongress often is a lagging indicator of the changing religious makeup of the country,â€? Green said.

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Spotlight on Travis Staff Sgt. Tiffany Rocker 60th Medical Support Squadron Hometown: Texarkana, Arkansas. Duty title: Noncommissioned officer in charge of prime vendor. Time at Travis: Four years. Family: Son, Kyran. Goals: Commission to become a physician assistant and travel the world. Hobbies: Hiking, biking and traveling. Greatest achievement: Executed orders for $74,000 in personal protective equipment assets for the 60th Medical Group and Team Travis.

In brief Veterans Affairs resumes notifications WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced Dec. 30 its nationwide plan to resume mailing notification letters to veterans, for benefit overpayments placed in suspension April 3, 2020, through Jan. 1. The collection of these overpayments was deferred to provide financial relief to veterans because of the Covid-19 pandemic. “VA recognizes veterans and beneficiaries may still experience financial distress from Covid-19, and it will continue to offer enhanced relief options for impacted veterans,” said Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie. “These include extending repayment plans, waivers, compromises and temporary hardship suspensions. Most importantly, the department will pause collections through October 2021 for veterans who remain in financial hardship and request relief.” Veterans and beneficiaries with questions regarding benefit overpayments may submit requests or call 800-827-0648. Call volume is generally lower Tuesday through Friday. For health care copayment debts, veterans should contact the Health Resource Center at 866400-1238 or visit https:// www.pay.gov for payments.

Air Force tracking discipline data WASHINGTON — A memorandum was published Dec. 21, directing Department of the Air Force commanders to track data from lesser disciplinary actions to assist in determining whether all discipline is being carried out in a fair and impartial manner. L esser disciplinary actions are defined as adverse administrative discipline, to include administrative counseling, admonishments and reprimands. Data demographics that will be tracked are rank, age, gender, race and ethnicity of airmen and guardians who issue and receive the discipline. — Daily Republic wire services

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Hammer, a 375th Security Forces Squadron military working dog, sits next to the Ghost Robotics Vision 60

robotat Scott Air Force Base, Ill,, Dec. 17, 2020. The Vision 60 robot’s ultimate capability is to preserve life.

All byte, no bark Air Force unit unveils robotic K-9

Air Force News Service SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. — As a part of its one-year pilot program, the Ghost Robotics Vision 60 visited Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, during an evaluation of the robot’s capabilities. Heading the test was Air Combat Command’s Agile Battle Lab. The lab identifies, validates and inserts new concepts and technology to enable agile combat employment and its contributions to alldomain warfare. The Vision 60 autonomous quadrupedal unmanned ground vehicle is an all-terrain, doglike robot equipped with enhanced sensors. “By no means is this meant to replace a real K-9,” said Senior Master Sgt. Marcos Garcia, a liaison between commands for Air Combat Command Detachment 3 Agile Battle Lab. “It is simply a force multiplier and can even maybe save some K-9 lives. The experts in the field envision it supplementing a bomb team or leading a foot patrol.” This piece of machinery was created to be a l ow-cost, low-risk force multiplier. Ultimately, this program has the capability of protecting a life. “The major selling point of this technology is that it’s meant to be expendable, whereas our airmen are not,” said Master Sgt. Justin Hanlon, 375th Security Forces Squadron operations noncommissioned officer in charge. “We can replace parts on the

Airmen assigned to the 375th Security Forces Squadron function check the Ghost Robotics Vision 60 semi-autonomous robot dog before a demonstration at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Dec 14, 2020. The robot dog utilizes an adaptive communication system allowing the machine to operate on a series of preset commands or when operated manually. ghost robot and get it back out to the mission, but the same cannot be said of a human being. The bottom line is this cements our commitment to mitigating risk to our airmen and protecting them from unnecessary danger.” Equipped with integrated sensors, the robot can capture a high-definition video stream and thermal imaging, and boasts an infrared configuration. The robot also utilizes legs that can attain a current speed of 7 feet per second and has been tested to outperform wheels, tracks and drones for certain uses in the field. “Instead of using a human being as a sentry, imagine a mobile sensor with a high-definition, wide-angle camera and

long-range capabilities being controlled by a trained airman from the safety and security of a base defense operations center or a theatre operations center in both a garrison or contested environment,” Hanlon said. During the evaluation at Scott Air Force Base, the Agile Battle Lab sought the insight of force professionals on improvements to the robotic K-9. “We are a team of motivated innovators and know we have many talented airmen with great ideas,” Garcia said. “We want to harvest those great ideas and bring them to fruition so we can bring our Air Force into the future.” While the implementation of this technology is

still in its infancy, it has the latent ability to bring the Air Force into a new era of warfighting. “The ghost robot has potential to aid the enterprise in getting away from the past where we had Airmen walk wingtip to wingtip on flying assets,” Hanlon said. “We can employ our manpower smarter and more efficiently and this may be a small step to that competency.” As the Air Force looks to close gaps and move towards agile combat employment and joint alldomain command and control, the use of new innovative technology like the robot may become common across military installations as we seek to enhance mission effectiveness.

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — Gen. Mark D. Kelly signed a plan, Dec. 15, effectively formalizing the 53rd Wing’s Large Force Test Events into “Black Flag” – an event solely focused on test and tactics development in a realistic, massed force, fully integrated, high threat density environment. Established as the test counterpart to Red Flag, an event designed to train like airmen fight, Black Flag allows the Air Force to test like it fights. While Red Flag builds readiness, Black Flag builds capability. “As a venue for innovation through integration, Black Flag is ultimately a deep-end testing arena to create and discover capabilities utilizing existing and emerging materiel,” said Lt. Col. Mike Benitez, 53rd Wing director of staff and Black Flag lead project officer. “Black Flag’s largest benefit is that it’s a tactical initiative with strategic impact. Warfighters know that innovation happens at the intersection of weapons and tactics – where integration occurs.” Black Flag allows for multiple areas of test and tactics development to be executed in a singular event, while also creating an environment to adequately test and validate Tactics Improvement Proposals put forth by senior leaders at the annual Weapons and Tactics Conference, ultimately ensuring the warfighter has the most advanced and lethal tactics when they need them. “Black Flag is essential to national defense,” said Col. Ryan Messer, 53rd Wing commander. “Instituting a flag-level exercise is the result of both the dedication of professionals in the 53rd Wing and also the support of senior leaders who acknowledge the importance of, and are investing in, testing like we fight.” As the only wing responsible for operational test and tactics development for the Air Force’s fighter, bomber and remotely piloted aircraft fleet, the 53rd Wing is both uniquely tasked and poised to execute Black Flag, Messer said. “Black Flag accelerates months of work and combines it into a highend, large force testing event,” said General Kelly, commander of Air Combat Command.

GO Inspire seeks to boost services’ diversity Air Force News Service JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIORANDOLPH, Texas — Air Force Recruiting Service announced the establishment of a program designed to increase diversity in ranks of the two services while attracting the next generation of airmen and guardians. The program dubbed “GO Inspire” began Jan. 1 and rallies general officers to hit the streets with teams of top airmen and guardians to inform, influence and inspire young Americans for military service. “Increasing diversity and attracting the best talent across our Air and Space forces is a warfighting imperative for our nation, and as such, general officer leadership is critical,” wrote Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., and Chief of Space Operations Gen. Jay Raymond in a memo

directing the program. GO Inspire, with “GO” standing for general officer, is specifically designed for Air and Space Force generals to get out and engage youth and youth influencers from underrepresented groups across the nation. The goal, according to Air Force Recruiting Service leadership, is to increase the diversity of its applicant pool in the rated and space communities, as well as the broader Air and Space forces. Officials from both services believe that early engagement is key to more diverse leaders in the future. “We must embrace a culture where every general officer is a recruiter,” the three leaders wrote. “In order to ensure our future force is ready, lethal and reflective of the society which we serve, we must better engage our communities. The responsibility to inspire, engage and recruit the

next generation of Air and Space Force professionals starts with senior leaders.” While the focus of the program is increasing community and youth engagement by the two services’ top leadership, the department is banking on the support team that will accompany the senior leaders to help inspire the younger generation. “The program is as much about the young, sharp airmen and guardians our senior leaders take with them to school and community visits than it is about having a general show up and talk about service in the Air or Space Force,” said Maj. Gen. Ed Thomas, Air Force Recruiting Service commander, the department’s top recruiter. Thomas said the intent of the GO Inspire program is for every youth to have an opportunity to connect with someone they can identify with. That may be based

on race or gender, but it could also be where they grew up or simply finding someone who’s accomplished their dream. “GO Inspire gets after this by asking general officers to develop a diverse team of individuals to attend their outreach events with them,” Thomas said. “(Air Force Recruiting Service’s) aviation inspiration mentorship team is an asset that GO’s can request to bring with them on their outreach events. (Aviation inspiration mentorship) members are rated officers trained in youth outreach and how to inform, influence, and inspire.” The GO Inspire was in many ways motivated by the Air Force chief of staff’s rated diversity improvement initiative tasker to develop a program for Air and Space Force general officers to seek out, when appropriate, and conduct outreach engagements. See Diversity, Page B7

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Diversity: Program seeks to improve mentorship in officers to recruit the best and brightest across America, Detachment 1 seeks to actively inspire, engage and inform youth and those who influence them. â€œGO Inspire is the framework that structures general officer outreach efforts, connects them to recruiters and recruiting efforts, and adds precision guidance to where efforts can be placed to reach areas that need it most,â€? Driscoll said. The GO Inspire program will ask general officers from all of the total force components to take part and contribute. â€œThe program encourages general officers to personally interact and inform youth influencers and youth on training, education, camaraderie and a variety of job opportunities available, as well as share some of the amazing experiences and accomplishments

From Page B6 The goal of GO Inspire is to connect general officers to identified Air Force Recruiting Service needs and opportunities that will further attract and recruit high-quality youth from across America. â€œGO Inspire is designed to drive a culture change in the Air and Space Forces. Our department leadership has a vision that all general officers would embrace a culture to â€˜Earn a star . . . become a recruiter,â€™ â€? said Lt. Col. Annie Driscoll, Air Force Recruiting Service Detachment 1 commander. â€œWith a comprehensive approach that starts at the top of our chain of command, together we can better reach our nationâ€™s youth and their influencers.â€? To ensure the Air and Space forces continue

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Then-Col. Peter Bailey talks with students during an Aim High Outreach eventat Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, , Nov. 15, 2019. Bailey is now brigadier general and current 2nd Air Force Air National Guard assistant to the commander.

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Withdrawing from 401(k) is a last resort But CARES Act makes it less risky

unning scared in December? Fearful that the latest job cuts at the restaurant or casino where you work could leave you unable to pay your bills? Or did you or your spouse get sick or end up in the hospital after testing positive for coronavirus in 2020? As much as we’re trying to hold onto every shred of hope here, the economic outlook for many families remains rocky. Michigan, for example, resumed some Covid-19 restrictions and initiated a three-week ban in November on indoor bars, restaurants, casinos and movie theaters. On Monday, the ban was extended 12 more days, meaning that thousands of people won’t be able to work from Nov. 18 through at least Dec. 20. So it might be a good time for some who were devastated by loss in 2020 to cover some big bills and make a few moves by Dec. 30. The piggy bank of last resort – your retirement savings – could present an option for getting more cash in 2020 even if you’re in your 30s or 40s. Typically, outside of a pandemic, most retirement experts aren’t going to advise you to tap into a long-term savings plan to handle an emergency. But we’re looking at a true financial crisis for many families here. Most times, you’d be better off drastically cutting expenses, digging into a savings or brokerage account, or even borrowing a bit more on your credit card with plans to pay it back relatively soon when you’re in the middle of a financial emergency. For some families, 2020 proved to be an emergency unlike any other and it lasted much longer than many originally imagined. About 43% of consumers with emergency savings have used that money during the coronavirus crisis, according to a survey released by MagnifyMoney.com, which offers comparison shopping for financial products and is owned by LendingTree. The number jumps to 64% for those who were laid off or furloughed. And 54% of those with emergency money took debt rather than tap into their savings. Many said they were reluctant to spend down their savings after it took a long time to build a nest egg. Many people may not have savings on the side, but they might have been saving automatically on the job through a 401(k) plan. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act makes it easier to avoid penalties and spread out the taxes associated with withdrawals from retirement savings if you qualify. The money would have to be taken out of retirement savings from Jan. 1, 2020, to Dec. 30, 2020. For example, you’d avoid the possible 10% early withdrawal penalty if you’re younger than age 59½ and qualify for a coronavirusrelated withdrawal. In addition, the regular taxes owed could be spread out over three years. But again, you need to know and follow the rules.

How much money can you withdraw? People directly affected by Covid-19 – through a health issue, job loss or cut in wages – are able in 2020 to withdraw up to $100,000 from 401(k)s and 403(b)s, as well as traditional individual retirement accounts. The $100,000 maximum is the cumulative limit. So you can’t withdraw $200,000 from a few accounts, say if you have a 401(k) and an IRA with plenty of money, and expect the entire amount to get favorable treatment. About 1.4 million people – or 5.7% of the participants in 401(k) and 403(b) plans administered by Fidelity Investments – took advantage of these types of withdrawals through Nov. 30. Those numbers do not include withdrawals from IRAs. The average amount withdrawn is $9,600 per transaction. But what

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Some investment experts question whether a 401(k) adds to the average American’s ability to retire comfortably. Fidelity found is that some people took out money more than once, as the pandemic and jobs picture didn’t improve in a few months as some had initially been led to believe. The average amount for workers who took only one withdrawal was $19,700. And about 61.2% of workers withdrew money only once. About 18.8% of workers took money out twice, adding up to an average $20,800. Others, though, did make three to five withdrawals, often in smaller amounts. Workers at manufacturing companies withdrew a good chunk of that money or made 25% of the withdrawals. Health care workers made 17% of the withdrawals, according to Fidelity. Employees in those two industries often do not have an option to work from home, and as a result some may have faced more exposure to the virus, according to Eliza Badeau, Fidelity vice president of workplace thought leadership. In addition, Badeau said, workers in these industries were susceptible to being furloughed or laid off, which may have contributed to the need for extra money, too.

Who qualifies? Everyone isn’t getting special treatment here. To qualify, you must meet some specific requirements as spelled out by the Internal Revenue Service. The IRS notes this special rule regarding taking money out of retirement savings early can apply if, among other things: You, your spouse or a dependent are diagnosed with Covid-19 by a test approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. You suffer a financial setback as a result of “being quarantined, being furloughed or laid off, or having work hours reduced due to SARSCoV-2 or Covid-19.” (Retirement experts note: If your spouse is laid off but you’re still working, you can’t use your spouse’s layoff as a reason to take a CARES Act withdrawal from your 401(k). You experience adverse financial consequences because you were unable to work because of lack of child care due to Covid-19. The business that you own or operate had to close or reduce hours because of the virus. Many people won’t avoid taxes entirely on these Covid-19-related withdrawals from retirement savings, such as 401(k)s, 403(b) plans, and IRAs. But they can spread out the taxes owed and, possibly, avoid a chunk of taxes. You should talk with your tax professional to see how best to manage the tax hit. “For example,” the IRS states, “if you receive a $9,000 coronavirus-related distribution in 2020, you would report $3,000 in income on your federal income tax return for each of 2020, 2021, and 2022. However, you have the option of including the entire distribution in your income for the year of the distribution.” It is possible to repay the money back into your retirement savings plan in 2020, 2021 or 2022 and avoid income taxes as part of the coronavirus relief effort. You may need to file an amended return to avoid income taxes, depending on when you repay the money taken out in 2020.

If your financial situation improves next year, it could be wise to put money back into retirement savings to help you save for the long haul. How many people will actually have enough money – or willingness – to pay back the money withdrawn could be another story. Unlike a loan from a 401(k), the money would not be required to be paid back into the retirement savings plan under the CARES Act rules.

Do you have a plan to get back on track? Many people in their 30s and 40s who withdrew money in 2020 could get back on track by simply boosting their retirement savings by 1% for each paycheck going forward, according to Brian Alling, head of advanced analytics for Vanguard’s Strategic Retirement Consulting team. The 1% estimate is based on the typical participant who took a withdrawal. According to Vanguard’s data, the median age of an employee who took a CARES Act withdrawal was 43 and the media income was about $62,000. The median amount withdrawn from Vanguard plans as part of a CARES Act-related distribution was approximately $12,800 and the average was $23,900 based on data through Nov. 30. Someone who withdrew $12,000 or so, Alling said, might have a much easier time getting back on track by consistently saving a bit more money over the long run. Workers who are in their 50s and 60s and closer to retirement, though, may need to save more to get back on track. For older workers, much would depend on the amount they’ve already saved. Vanguard noted that through Nov. 30 about 5.3% of its participants withdrew money from their retirement plan through a CARES Act-related distribution. That’s up from 4.5% of the participants as of the end of September. Overall, retirement savers have stayed the course, Alling said, especially if they had most of their money in target date mutual funds that offer a mix of stocks and bonds based on your planned retirement date. Vanguard said its Target Retirement Fund investors are five times less likely to trade, even amid acute economic and market stress. The clock is ticking, as we move closer to the deadline for completing this transaction by Dec. 30. So you’d need to move pretty quickly here. Contact your plan provider to find out what type of paperwork might be required by your specific plan. Some plans, for example, might require you to get approval from your spouse before making such a move, says Fidelity’s Badeau. She said it could take longer to process such a request if you have employer stock that you’re going to sell in the plan. But the time frame could be shorter if you had mutual funds in the plan. Again, it’s not a move one wants to make on a whim. “If they had an emergency fund, we would recommend using that first,” Badeau said. Susan Tompor is the personal finance columnist for the Detroit Free Press.

There’s a difference between uncertainty, risk when investing

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DAILY REPUBLIC — Sunday, January 10, 2021 B9

Amid doubts, virtual learning has its fans

Murray Bass Plan to live

My family makes every day better

his is about “family” at Christmas and celebrating the birth of the Christ Child and the rebirth of love in our lives. Six or seven years ago, Mike and Lauren Rolfe invited me to be a guest family member at their Christmas Eve celebration. This year, I spent a joyful afternoon and evening with my Rolfe family. It was especially joyful to me as I was listening to my Rolfe “nephew,” Mike, play his guitar. He played Gospel music and other songs, too. I sang along when I could remember the lyrics. I loved it. Mike is a real musician. He was a bull fiddle player some time ago. He has been playing guitar for the past 25 years or so. He plays his guitar at morning Mass at his church in Pacific Grove. I had such a good time singing along. I have ordered a book of lyrics so that next year, God willing, I will be able to do more than hum as Mike plays. Lauren prepared a wonderful meal. Things I like. I couldn’t have asked for a better Christmas Eve. I may have mentioned earlier that my two daughters, Cathy and Sally, joined together to give me comfort for my old body. Sally (and Skip) and Cathy (and Brad) gave me a wonderful new mattress, complete with linens. I think of them every time I lay down, which is a lot. For more than one reason, I don’t get around much anymore. Practically not at all. Cathy reminded me that I have some great things available to me that keep me connected to the real world: telephone, email and FaceTime. I get a FaceTime call every day from my grandnephew Wesly and his family at Beale Air Force Base. Little Wes is 3 years old and talks up a storm. I have contacted my friend John Lant at Learning Dynamics to get a phonics program for little Wes. His mom, Gina, is an English language learner and will benefit from helping little Wes learn to read. I also get regular FaceTime calls from my niece Vickie. She’s a take-charge lady. I love her. She was of great help to me during my wife Zella’s last year. I have been invited to the family reunion of my sister Mary’s grandkids. I don’t know where or when, but they promised to “pick me up.” God willing, I’ll be ready. I couldn’t let this chance go by to say I love you and thank you to the two people who are the most important in my life. They are collaborators. Every day starts off with calls from Cathy and my dear, dear friend Gina Pastrick. We start off every day by reviewing the world and world events. We usually agree on things, but not always. We can be openly honest with one another on how we feel about world and local events. It’s a good feeling. I wouldn’t change it for anything. They don’t see me as a 92-year-old bag of bones of no value just waiting to die. That’s just not me. Murray Bass of Fairfield can be reached at 720-5139 or mzb602@gmail.com.

Tribune Content Agency ATLANTA — In the fall semester, virtual learning sparked reopening protests from parents, highlighted inequalities in technology access and raised concerns about learning gaps from teachers and parents. Amid these concerns, some students have found benefits in learning in a virtual setting.

Teachers’ observations For some students with learning disabilities or behavioral problems, virtual learning enables them to concentrate on their work without classroom distractions and speak up in class more freely. Paige Eden is a high school science teacher in SavannahChatham County who taught virtually this semester. She thinks that some individualized educational plan (IEP) learners and twice exceptional students are learning better in a remote setting. IEP learners are students with a learning issue, while twice exceptional students are gifted and also have a learning disability. “They are learning at a higher level than I’ve ever seen them learn because they’re not intimidated by their peers, they’re not afraid to type something in the chat to me to ask a question because they can do that safely without someone looking at them silly because they asked a question,” Eden said. Alison Cundiff, who teaches seventh grade English language arts to general education, gifted and English language learners in Gwinnett County, echoes this observation at the middle school level. “I have had several students with different learning difficulties, say ADHD, or who have had behavioral issues in the past, and they’re happy, they’re excited to participate, they don’t feel like someone is just waiting to whisper something behind them. They can actually engage better in those cases, and that’s been a really heartwarming thing to see,” said Cundiff, who teaches students both virtually and in person.

Parental perspective In some cases, virtual learning works well for one child in a household and not for others.

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Some students have found benefits in learning in a virtual setting. Rachel Roseman’s two kids attend school remotely in Fulton County. Roseman was an ESOL teacher in Fulton County, but resigned from teaching this semester to focus on helping her kids learn at home. Her fifth grade son prefers learning online because he can work at his own pace with fewer distractions. On the other hand, her second grade daughter dislikes it and struggles to be on the computer most of the day, sometimes getting headaches. Jenn Kunz’s children attend school in Cobb County. They learned virtually last spring and for the first part of the semester this fall while the county stayed with virtual learning, but returned to face-to-face learning for the rest of the semester. Her seventh grade son has ADHD, and the school’s online system helps him stay organized with assignments. Although the family moved within the district to different schools this year, it was easy for him to stay in touch with friends from his old school. For her fourth grade daughter, virtual learning did not work well, and there was no time

during the day for her to chat with other kids. Kunz says her son learns a lot like her: She also has ADHD and did independent study in high school for some classes. While she enjoyed the lack of busywork and performed her best academically, she says arriving at college was a rude awakening. “The reason we go to school is to learn how to put up with the system and work with our classmates and do the busywork, and those are the life skills that are going to apply more than the fact that I learned science better, because I haven’t used my biology subject matter nearly as much as the work ethic, the testtaking, all of that,” Kunz said.

Looking toward the spring Even when students learn better remotely, some parents feel that face-to-face learning is the better choice. Roseman thinks face-to-face learning is the superior model because students can interact with their friends. She hopes to send her kids back to school in the fourth quarter, but will con-

tinue with virtual learning in the third quarter in January because of rising Covid-19 cases. One reason Kunz chose to send her kids back to school face-to-face was because they observed that virtual students were sometimes ignored when the teacher taught both groups simultaneously. “If everyone is virtual, it’s not so hard, but when half the folks are virtual and half of them are at home, I think it’s asking a lot of the teachers to be able to give both sides the attention that they need,” Kunz said. Eden, the high school science teacher, thinks some high school students prefer virtual learning because of the flexibility and fewer distractions. She says that next semester, about threefourths of her school’s students will stay virtual; her own children who learned virtually in the fall will continue in the spring too. “So between those two, the families wanting to stay safe because of the unknowns with Covid and the kids preferring it, I think that’s where we’re ending up with most of them choosing to stay home,” Eden said.

Confessions of a ‘Tier One’ vaccine recipient

Intersex Woman, Interecently I learned that I fall in the sex Man, Genderqueer, government’s top Gender-Nonconforming, category for Non-binary, QuesCovid-19 vaccination, tioning, Two Spirit, self-importantly Trans Woman, Trans labeled “Tier One.” Man, Female, Male, As a University of Agender. Female or California clinical proMale appeared inconfessor, I experience spicuously, as nearly Scott Anderson final entries. direct contact with Ask Dr. Scott patients. I am still not Do many people comfortable with the prefer to self-identify distinction between “nonesas Two Spirit or Agender? Will sential” and “essential” jobs, future gender options expand to nor with “Tier One” versus 20 or 30 categories? “Tier Two” people. “Genderqueer” sounds pejoMy understanding is that rative, as I contemplate the the state of Florida is prioritizsecond part of the word as ing elderly persons. Similarly, an age-old homophobic slur. Veterans Affairs has a different Times change, and I imagine system, prioritizing homeless that proudly identifying in this people and dialysis patients. category is something that To access the vaccine, I folhappens today. lowed instructions emailed to Similarly, politicians today me: scan emailed barcode, log incite ire by saying “sexual in to the university system, preference” instead of “sexual perform a “duo push” to verify orientation.” identity, check box confirmPolitically correct speech ing Health Systems Employee represents an ever-shifting linstatus at Tier One, click “Covid- guistic minefield. 19” vaccine, then click “routine Choosing my pronouns appointment.” was my next registration I tried to telephone for an hurdle. I selected “He, Him, appointment, after struggling His.” Other options included with the website. I reached a “She, Her, Hers” and “They, mental health crisis recording, Them, Theirs.” which seemed appropriate. I later learned that there While entering my patient is a gender-neutral language data, I was asked to select my movement that advocates for gender identity from the follow“Ze-Zir-Zem” as nongendered ing list: Transgender, Intersex, pronouns for the third person,

also referred to as “Xe-XirXem-Xeir-Xis-Xyr-Xirself” on the STAYHIPP website, by Liz Sommer. I did not find those on the University of California, Davis patient registration section, revealing lack of hipness. The complexity of the gender/ pronoun registration process also speaks to a not-so-subtle process of indoctrination. The prevailing liberal arts paradigm asserts that gender is a social construct, not a chromosomally based biological entity. Placing female and male low on the list of alternative gender identities suggests that there is nothing normative about these descriptors, which represent but two potential choices in a large mosaic of gender identities. Putting female before male is certainly reasonable but runs contrary to the usual pattern observed in checklist intake forms. Are the authors criticizing patriarchy, while rejecting manifestations of male hegemony? The immunization process unfolded smoothly. UC Davis Medical Center’s auditorium was a model of efficiency as vaccinations were administered. I felt grateful to be there. The Moderna vaccine is a messenger-RNA-based product. It stimulates production of the Covid-19 spike protein. Immunological response to the protein

renders us able to fend off the actual virus. It surprises me how many friends, even in health care fields, express reluctance to receive a Covid-19 vaccine injection. Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine was developed jointly with the National Institute of Infectious Diseases and studies reveal 94.5% efficacy, which is an eyepopping number. Clinical studies describe a product that may be used successfully in the setting of advanced age, cardiac problems and diabetes. Select patients, of course, may harbor contraindications. Providers screen for potential problems before giving the shot. No vaccine is completely perfect. The Salk poliomyelitis vaccine, whose injection tamed a previous disease scourge, was nonetheless superseded by the Sabin oral vaccine. Polio was nearly eradicated worldwide. We are now encountering similarly revolutionary vaccination advances, developed with astonishing speed. Stay healthy. Scott Anderson, M.D., Ph.D. (standerson@ucdavis.edu), is a clinical professor at the University of California, Davis Medical School. This column is informational and does not constitute medical advice.

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AMENDED NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF TOM REDELL KING CASE NO. P05031 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: TOM REDELL KING A Petition for Probate has been filed by LEONARD A. KING in the Superior Court of California, County of SOLANO. The Petition for Probate requests that LEONARD A. KING 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 on 1/29/2021 at 8:30 A.M. in Dept. 4 Room N/A located at 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 statutes 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: PATRICIA A. SIMMONS, POST OFFICE BOX 231981, LAS VEGAS, NV 89105, Telephone: 707-4228800 1/8, 1/10, 1/17/21 CNS-3430017# THE DAILY REPUBLIC DR# 00044136 Published: January 8, 10, 17, 2021

CITY OF SUISUN CITY Notice of Public Hearing And Summary of Proposed Ordinance AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SUISUN CITY, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 12 STREETS, SIDEWALKS, AND PUBLIC PLACES OF THE SUISUN CITY CODE TO ADD SECTION 12.32 SPECIAL EVENTS PERMITTING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Suisun City (the “City Council”), will hold a public hearing to consider the adoption of a proposed ordinance Amending Title 12, Streets, Sidewalks, and Public Places of the Suisun City Code to Add Chapter 12.32 Special Events Permitting. The City Council will consider adoption of proposed ordinance at a public hearing on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, at 6:30 p.m., at a regular City Council meeting. All interested parties are invited to attend via the application Zoom. SUMMARY The City Council of the City of Suisun City will consider and may take action to waive the first reading and introduce by title only, the proposed ordinance. With the adoption of the Special Events Policy at the December 15, 2020 City Council meeting there is a need to amend Title 12, Streets, Sidewalks, and Public Places of the Suisun City Code and include add Section 12.32 titled Special Event Permitting. This section provides the purpose, definitions, fees, approving authority, and violations. All interested persons are invited to attend said public hearing and comment upon any proposed action, express opinions or submit evidence for or against the matter as outlined above. Pursuant to California Government Code Section 65009, if you challenge any of the above actions in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or included in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk, 701 Civic Center Blvd., Suisun City, California, 94585, prior to, the public hearing. If you have any questions or comments regarding this matter or wish to review the full text of the proposed ordinance, please contact the Deputy City Clerk at (707) 421-7300 between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday, or email clerk@suisun.com. Donna Pock Deputy City Clerk DATED: January 5, 2021 DR# 00044210 Published: January 10, 2021

Notice of Public AUCTION as defined by the California Self Storage Facilities Act, Business and Professions Code sections 21700 - 21716. Location of auctioned items: Four Seasons Self Storage 1600 Petersen Rd, Suisun City CA 94585. Date of sale: 1/15/2021. Time of sale: 9:45 am. Auction will be conducted at Four Seasons Self Storage at 1600 Petersen Rd. Suisun City CA 94585. Auctioneer Award Auction: Joe Ward #MS237-04-79, Jeff Vercelli #MS153-13-71. Phone: 408-8916108. Agent for Owner Diede Property Management. Property being sold will publish 1-3-2021 & 1-10-2021. Units being sold: Tarey Graves- Wright, Jon Pisano, Kelli C Harpe, Antonio Hudnall, Aarika Jackson, Nina Newton, Lamont Prentice. Items being sold: Tools, Tool Box, Computer, Appliances, Furniture, Household Misc. items, Misc. Boxes and Plastic Tubs. DR# 00043991 Published: January 4, 10, 2021 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: MARVIN BOYD Case Number: P050546 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Marvin Boyd A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Gregory Elton Boyd in the Superior Court of California, County of: Solano The Petition for Probate requests that: Gregory Elton Boyd be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedent's will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. 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: FEB. 5, 2021 TIME: 8:30 a.m.; DEPT.: 4 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SOLANO Hall of Justice 600 Union Ave. 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 statutes 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: Yvonne F. Thrasher (SBN: 256336) Law Office of Yvonne F. Thrasher 78 Cernon St., Suite A Vacaville, CA 95688-2808 (707) 447-1200 DR# 00044033 Published: January 6, 10, 13, 2021

Daily Republic - Sunday, January 10, 2021 AUCTION NOTICE: AS DEFINED BY: The California Self Storage Facilities Act, Chapter 10 Commencing with Section 21700, Division 8 of the California Business And Professions Code, AIRPORT ROAD SELF STORAGE – 1604 Airport Rd, Rio Vista, CA 94571 will conduct an Auction on January 15th 2021 at 10:45 AM AUCTIONEER: A Ward Auction Jeff Vercelli #MS324-27-45 Joe Ward #MS237-04-79….Agent for Owner: Diede Property Management. Units to be sold: Amor Basa, Eileen Sharp, Laura Williamson, Christine Davis, John Hoyt, Sherri Laird. Items being sold: Furniture, tools, bike, stereo, appliances, lamps, luggage, exercise equipment, TV, motorcycle parts and misc. tubs and boxes. This ad will publish 1-3-2021 & 1-10-2021. In accordance with the California Self Service Storage Act, should bids fall short agents predetermined fair market value on a given Storage unit, agent shall have the right to halt the sale of said storage unit. DR# 00044031 Published: January 3, 10, 2021 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JEFFREY SLOAN Case Number: P050547 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Jeffrey Sloan, Jeffrey Jay Sloan, Jeffrey J. Sloan A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Cindy Sloan Butts in the Superior Court of California, County of: Solano The Petition for Probate requests that: Cindy Sloan Butts 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: FEB. 8, 2021 TIME: 8:30 a.m.; DEPT.: 4 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SOLANO Hall of Justice 600 Union Ave. 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 statutes 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: Cynthia C. Sayegh (SBN: 297062) Law Office of Cynthia C. Sayegh 1855 SAn Miguel Dr, Suite 17 Walnut Creek, CA 94596 (925) 945-8831 DR# 00044129 Published: January 6, 10, 13, 2021

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Notice of Self Storage Sale Please take notice Central Self Storage East Travis 837 E Travis Blvd Fairfield CA 94533 intends to hold an auction of the goods stored in a self-service storage unit by the following persons. The sale will occur as an online auction via www.storagetreasures.com on 2021-01-20 at 12:00 PM. Unless stated otherwise the description of the contents are household goods and furnishings: Leeah Kautzman Shemariah Rodrigues Juan Carlos Gonzalez-Herrera Paul Hernandez Tina Elizindo-Carter Elena Verde Domonic Lyons Alicia Bush Rebecca Thomason Linda Powe Channel Bell Cheyenne Brannon Carl Michael Jr Cardwell Kamiyah Talton All property is being stored at the above self-storage facility. This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply. See manager for details. 1/3, 1/10/21 CNS-3426847# THE DAILY REPUBLIC DR# 00043901 Published: January 3, 10, 2021 AMENDED NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF LATASHA M. FREEMAN-WILSON CASE NO. P050532 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: LATASHA M. FREEMANWILSON A Petition for Probate has been filed by DOUGLAS M. WILSON in the Superior Court of California, County of SOLANO. The Petition for Probate requests that DOUGLAS M. WILSON 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 on 1/28/2021 at 9:00 A.M. in Dept. 22 Room N/A located at OLD SOLANO COURTHOUSE, 580 TEXAS STREET, 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 statutes 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: PATRICIA A. SIMMONS, ESQ., POST OFFICE BOX 231981, LAS VEGAS, NV 89105, Telephone: 707-422-8800 1/8, 1/10, 1/17/21 CNS-3430019# THE DAILY REPUBLIC DR# 00044135 Published: January 8, 10, 17, 2021

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USPS delays are threatening small-town newspapers, so is a postage price increase The Washington Post Jeff Wagner hardly knew what to tell his delivery driver when the man returned one day in late December from a run to the post office in their northern Nebraska town with a trailer still full of newspapers. The post office wouldn’t take them, the driver said, as it had every Tuesday for decades, because it was so stacked up with packages and delayed mail there was simply no room. Wagner, the president of Iowa Information, a regional printing press that publishes four newspapers and a handful of shopping pamphlets, then checked his messages, where he found at least a half-dozen complaints about late or missing newspapers. The U.S. Postal Service has been under siege for months as record volumes of holiday packages and election mail ran up against a spike in coronavirus cases within its workforce, leaving the agency severely short-staffed. Nearly 19,000 workers were in quarantine at the end of 2020 after becoming infected or exposed to the virus, according to the American Postal Workers Union. That has left hundreds of small publishers struggling to deliver their products, according to the National Newspaper Association, undercutting their advertising revenues and subscriber bases, and depriving the largely rural communities they serve of crucial news coverage. Some news operations have even called on reporters and editors to deliver papers. They’re also staring down rate increases of as much as 9% in 2022 and for years thereafter. Mail service is already one of their biggest costs, industry insiders say, and such a scenario could force hundreds of small publications out of business given their already bite-size margins. “These are little, tiny rural communities, and typically papers like mine are the only sources of information about that community,” said Brett Wesner, chair of the National Newspaper Association and publisher of Wesner Publications, which includes 12 titles in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico. “Most don’t have digital coverage of any kind. Most don’t

have radio stations. We are the source of community information, both in terms of covering community events but also the city council, the school board, the county commission. “So delays are concerning,” he said. “And people are willing to make allowances today for that but not forever.” Newspapers have relied on the Postal Service since its founding 245 years ago. The first postmaster general, Benjamin Franklin, was himself a news publisher and the founder of several periodicals. Publishers like Wesner pay the Postal Service 22 to 36 cents for each copy it delivers, based on whether it’s staying within state lines. That’s at least 35% less than the cost of a letter, greeting card other first-class mail. But the agency is poised to raise prices after losing $9.2 billion in 2020 due to steep, pandemic-related declines in mail volume. It also has $116.6 billion in liabilities, the bulk of which is tied to pension obligations. Leaders have long sought to raise new revenue and, in 2021, it’s slated to push through its first big postage rate increase in more than a decade. The Postal Service will get an annual rate increase tied to inflation, plus a corresponding bump based on the growing number of delivery points mail carriers must visit six days a week. It can charge more each year when it begins paying down its liabilities (something it hasn’t done since 2011), and can charge 2% for each mail product that doesn’t cover its own costs. For periodicals, mailing industry insiders say, the price changes could add up to nearly 9% compounded annually. “That’s a scare for us,” said Tonda Rush, the National Newspaper Association’s director of public policy. “No one has the money to stomach those cost increases.” Larger newspapers generally hire scores of part-time workers to deliver newspapers. The mail service is more cost-effective for smaller publications, which can rack up additional discounts by delivering them to postal facilities on their own and presorting items in the sequence of a letter carrier’s route, allowing postal workers to pick up

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Heather Flores rolls a stack of newspapers to the post office in New Cordell, Okla. roles: They write and edit their own copy, take photos and video, and layout pages, making it difficult to find new places to cut. “The problem with most newspapers is that we’re willing to cannibalize ourselves in order to maintain our profit margins,” Wagner said. Matt Paxton, fourthgeneration publisher of the 6,000-circulation NewsGazette in Lexington, Va., said the delivery issues began over the summer. That syncs with cost-cutting underway at the mail service, where Postmaster General Louis DeJoy had ordered a crackdown on overtime hours, late and extra mail delivery trips, and other well-established measures. DeJoy’s agenda sent delivery rates spiraling. By August, periodicals had an on-time rate of 69%, an eight percentage-point

the newspaper bundle and start their routines. Still, postage is one of a local newspaper’s largest expenses, after payroll and newsprint. And when newspapers arrive late, there can be financial consequences: Advertisers demand refunds. Patrons cancel their subscriptions. And small newspapers – Wagner’s publications circulate to roughly 6,000 people – don’t generate much money from online ads. The plight of the news industry is well-documented: The rise of the Internet in the 1990s gutted a business model that had largely gone unchanged for generations. News organizations tightened their belts by cutting editions, producing thinner papers and laying off staff. Journalists at community papers often fill many

drop in a matter of weeks. Performance rebounded over the fall, then fell again during the holiday season. It stood at 54% the week of Dec. 12, the most recent Postal Service data available. The Gazette-News has 550 subscribers who live outside the county, many scattered throughout western Virginia and along Interstate 81. As DeJoy’s changes slowed mail all over the country, including backlogs of more than a week in some processing facilities, readers started calling Paxton saying their papers were not arriving. He or one of his reporters will frequently drive a new copy out to a subscriber’s home later in the day to find that not only did the resident not receive the newspaper – that person didn’t receive any mail. Postal Service spokesman David Partenheimer wrote in an emailed statement that the agency, like the rest of the shipping sector, “continues to face near-term pressure on service performance” because of holiday mail volume and employee shor tages because of spiking coronavirus infections. “Amid the historic volume, the Postal Service continues to flex its network, including making sure the right equipment is available to sort, process and deliver a historic volume of mail and packages this holiday season,” Parten-

heimer wrote. “Our entire operations team, from collections, to processing to delivery, worked throughout this past weekend and continues to work aroundthe-clock to address the historic volume.” As the delays mounted, Wagner started calling advertising clients offering them free ad space in future editions. His printing facility also produces 75 other regional and national newspapers; he called those clients to explain the issues. Some of Wesner’s readers got three weeks’ worth of papers delivered on the same day. He’s spoken with local postal officials about the problems, but they’ve told him there’s not much they can do. Plus, it’s not like they haven’t noticed, Wesner said. They live in the small towns within his coverage area, and frequently are not getting their papers either. “I think they’re trying,” Wesner said, “but with this quarantine and people getting sick, in these rural communities, you don’t have a staff of 500 [at the post office]. The staff is tiny. You have people out, you’re in trouble. I don’t know of any recourse that we have. But if it does go on, we will find a recourse.” “I’m not trashing the local post offices,” he added. “Those people are heroes. This is a systemic problem that they are, for the most part, trying to deal with.”

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Chicago native breaks state birding record:

‘It’s like playing the lottery but with nature’ Tribune Content Agency The end of another year offers time to take stock of the good, the bad, and in the case of Nathan Goldberg, the birds. Goldberg just wrapped a record-breaking year for birds spotted in Illinois, ending with 341 species seen across the state – one more bird than his friend Steve Huggins. The friends birded together, covering counties north to south, their lists neck and neck for most of the year. “You’re just driving all over,” Goldberg said. “And the problem with a big year is you get news that a bird is there and you have no choice but to go for it. And you may miss it. It’s like playing the lottery but with nature.” Goldberg lucked out in his big year – a challenge birders take to see as many species as possible in a given area in 365 days – after picking up a bird Huggins missed. But even in the final days of 2020, the friends – Goldberg a 24-year-old Chicago native and Huggins, a 47-year-old originally from England – were still birding together, adding a mountain bluebird to their counts. Now they can look back on a nonstop year of birding triumphs and flaps. And consider taking a break. “I don’t ever feel like I don’t want to be in the outdoors,” Goldberg said. “Except obviously in the brutal cold winter. But even then, if there’s a good bird out there, I will find a way to be outside.” Taking on a big year was always in the back of Goldberg’s mind, he said,

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Geese fly off in front of Chicago skyline near Rainbow Beach Park, Dec. 26, 2020. but he lacked confidence. After graduating from Cornell University, home to the Lab of Ornithology, he returned to Chicago with honed birding skills. For 2020, Goldberg decided he’d like to see 300 species across the state – a challenge in itself. The last state records were set at 334 species in 2011 and 330 in 2009, according to listings from the Illinois Ornithological Society. Goldberg broke 300 in May. Huggins was focused on his world birding list; he’s up to 4,498 species. But as the pandemic canceled trips around the globe, he decided to team up with Goldberg. “He wanted to go for the record,” Huggins said. “And I was just like, well, I’m sort of along for the ride.” Both birders took up the nature sport early on. Huggins grew up fishing with his dad and found himself more interested in the creatures above water than below. Goldberg was on a zoo trip when he saw wood

ducks – striking water foul with slick-backed, colorsplashed plumage. “I want to see one of these birds in the wild before I die,” Goldberg thought to himself. A few years later, he asked his parents if he could hop out of the car in Lincoln Park and check out a group gathered by North Pond. “I thought I was going to find a turtle or something,” Goldberg said. “And lo and behold it was a couple of adult male wood ducks.” His dad lent him a camera; Goldberg wondered how many different birds he could photograph. His mom joined him on bird walks. Over the years, Goldberg met mentors and friends in the birding world, like Huggins, a veteran in the birding scene, and another good friend who joined in many of their trips last year. One difference in taking on a state big year as opposed to a county one, like the record-breaking Evanston teen Isoo O’Brien, is the coverage area. Sometimes Gold-

berg would get a call or text with news: “Nathan, I just found a snowy plover five hours away from you. Are you coming?” The answer, usually, was yes. “Some of these drives where we’re going four, five or even six hours downstate, just to go and get a bird, it’s a slog,” said Huggins, who balanced trips with his home life. “It’s when you’re doing it like two or three weekends in a row, it does get tough.” The early months of the pandemic added safety complications. But part of taking on a big year means spending a lot of time not being around other people. “We’re on the roads that no one’s on, we’re in the places no one’s going, times of day no one’s awake,” Goldberg said. One payoff for the friends: a magnificent frigatebird. The seabird’s knack for picking up currents allows it to travel long distances, fast. Goldberg and Huggins thought they might have missed one as they drove down to Carlyle Lake in southern Illinois.

“If it just spirals into the blue sky you sort of run out of luck,” Goldberg said. But they arrived in time to catch it – and grab some photos of the black and white rarity in flight. They can fly for long periods of time, Huggins said, “sleeping on the wing without ever landing.” “It’s a pretty incredible bird.” The other prized catch: a great kiskadee. The tropical bird, named for its three-syllable screech, generally meets its northern boundary in Texas. A birder was out in the Channahon area, southwest of Chicago, and photographed one. It’s believed to be the first recorded in the state. By the time Goldberg and Huggins went out to look, there were no signs of the bird. Then Huggins queued up its call. Goldberg thought he might have heard something. “And then within seconds he’s screaming at the top of his lungs, there it is, there it is,” Goldberg said. “I just look with my binoculars and there’s this bright-yellow bird with black and white stripes on its head sitting on this bush just out the car window.” Birders flocked to the discombobulated kiskadee, masks on, binoculars out. “A tropical bird that shouldn’t be up north of Texas,” Huggins said. “And here we are, not quite in the depths of winter, but getting to that point, and there’s one just down the road right off I-55 at Channahon.” Goldberg and Huggins have seen almost all of the species recorded in Illinois

on eBird, so the missed ones tend to come with their own stories. “There’s one bird in particular that’s been eating away at Steve and I both,” Goldberg said. “And it’s called a blacklegged kittiwake.” Goldberg missed one of the gulls by about 20 minutes. “I don’t want to say I have a vendetta against it, but it really hurt to find out that I was that close to getting one and I didn’t get it,” he said. For Huggins, there was a missed lazuli bunting, a songbird named for the gemstone. The ups and down of their big year seem to be enough, for now. The friends are both hoping to travel more. But there’s still a tinge of regret over the missed birds, Huggins said. “We’ve got a week to go and fingers crossed we could still maybe at least get one or two more,” Huggins said before the new year. Sure enough, word came of a mountain bluebird spotted in a Christmas Bird Count near Clinton Lake. The holiday count was one of many that were part of the annual holiday census, now more than a century old, from the National Audubon Society. On New Year’s Eve, Goldberg said in an email that he was grateful to have birding as an outlet during a tough year. “The Big Year motivated me to remain positive and look for the bright spots,” he said. “And I honestly am looking forward to getting some rest in 2021.”