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Smoke rises from the Atlas Fire in Wooden Valley, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017.

Supervisors to get update on LNU recovery, Covid, election matters Todd R. Hansen

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FAIRFIELD — The Solano County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday is scheduled to receive an update on the LNU Lightning Complex Fire recovery efforts, and an overview from the Registrar of Voters office on a menu of issues including district boundaries. It is also scheduled in an afternoon session to consider sending a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state Department of Public Health seeking an end to the regional health order and to allow businesses and activities in Solano

County to start again. The letter appears to fall short of Supervisor Jim Spering’s declaration to have the board consider not supporting and not enforcing the state health order, and instead asks that the county be allowed to operate under the less restrictive Blueprint for a Safer Economy. spering The supervisors meet at 9 a.m. for what will be a teleconference meeting only, citing Covid-19 concerns. An afternoon session, starting at 2 p.m., includes the update on the Covid-19 situation, as well as the annual

update on the Mental Health Services Act. Prior to those two items, the board will conduct a public hearing on a proposal to require a minor use permit for “certain types of commercial land uses, including special event facilities and hosted short-term vacation rentals, for properties served by private roads.” Between the two public sessions, the board is set to meet in closed session during which the supervisors will be updated on labor negotiations.

GREEN VALLEY — Thomas Johnston admits to having been a little embarrassed by the condition of his property. He said the property on Brae Court probably had been neglected for 40 years before he bought it nearly six years ago, but had not improved under his ownership. Johnston, an inspector for the state Division of Occupational Safety and Health in San Francisco, said he simply did not have the financial resources to hire a service. Now he describes himself as a “happy owner who took advantage of the (Green Valley Fire Safety Council) chipping program; happy to the extent the program was there.” Johnston said he, his 20-year-old son David and some hired laborers tore through the overgrowth with chainsaws and created 27 piles – each 5 feet-by 5 feet-by 5 feet – to be carried away by the vendor hired by the safety council. “That feeling: ‘Oh, my God, I’m embarrassed by this,’ is gone,” Johnston said. Johnston, his wife, Valerie Connor, and their son – one of three – had been evacuated from their home during the Atlas Fire, which destroyed three homes – two in the Green Valley area – and forced more than 2,500 Solano County residents from their homes in October 2017. But it was the LNU Lightning Complex Fire in August – and his family’s second evacuation – that stirred the need to do something about the property for his neighbors’ sake, if nothing else. “If my property went up, their properties would go up, too,” said Johnston, who worked on wildfire crews for two summers while in college. The LNU blaze destroyed 309 homes, close to 900 other structures and threatened Fairfield and Vacaville. Two men died locally. There were 68 landowners in the Green Valley Highlands and Upper Green Valley areas that took advantage of the chipping program, which included one week in December and two weeks in January. An estimated 168 cubic yards of debris was removed – or about 45.36 tons – and all free to the residents. It was funded by a $15,000 grant from See Model, Page A10

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FAIRFIELD — Much of the San Francisco Bay Area is bracing for rain as a series of storms move across the region, with expected rainfall across much of Solano County starting Sunday. The forecast calls for a 70% chance of showers between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday and a 50% chance of showers

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Sunday night at Travis Air Force Base, and a 60% chance of showers during the middle portion of the day Sunday and a 50% chance of rain Sunday night at the Nut Tree Airport in Vacaville. Travis Air Force Base and the surrounding area could see between 0.10 inch and 0.25 inch of rainfall during the day, and less than 0.10 inch of rain Sunday night, the National Weather Service reports. Vacaville could see less than 0.10 inch of rainfall

during the day and a similar amount Sunday night. Rainfall totals similar to those forecast in Fairfield are also forecast in Napa, which along with much of the rest of the Bay Area was subject to a hydrologic outlook notice from the National Weather Service. The notice describes a series of storms that will bring periods of See Rainfall, Page A10

A scorched landscape is seen on the shores of Lake Berryessa during the LNU Lightning Complex Fire, Aug. 21, 2020.

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Larry King, right, is interviewed by Leon Harris at the Newseum in downtown Washington, D.C., for a special event, “A Life in Broadcasting: A Conversation With Larry King,” in March 2015.

Larry King, the suspendered impresario of cable television whose popular CNN interview program – with its guest-friendly questions and conversational banter – was a premier safe haven for the famous and infamous to spill their secrets, hype their projects and soften their image, died Jan. 23 at a hospital in Los Angeles. He was 87. Ora Media, the production company he co-founded, announced his death but did not provide a cause, according to the Associated Press. CNN reported earlier this month that King was hospitalized for complications

from Covid-19. The TV host, who was long beset by medical problems, such as diabetes and heart attacks, underwent an operation to remove early-stage lung cancer in 2017 and had a stroke in 2019. In a career that included print and radio, King was best known for sitting behind a bulbous RCA microphone in the anchor chair of his prime-time CNN show “Larry King Live” from 1985 to 2010. He began as a Miami disc jockey in the late 1950s, wrote a USA Today column of streamof-consciousness musings for nearly 20 years, and hosted a late-night Mutual Broadcasting See King, Page A10

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Words of the year for 2020 – or through history – no surprise

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settle on one word, but picked 47. That’s right, 47 words of the year. Pandemic and the conspiracy-fueled plandemic both made the list, as did a bunch of other Covid-19-related words, some of which I’d never heard: Blursday, Zoombombing, Workation. Collins Dictionary, considered the gold standard of dictionaries by people whose last name is Collins, chose lockdown as its word of the year. The word of the year is often obvious. In 2000, it was chad, (referring either to the “hanging chads” in Florida that clouded the 2000 presidential election results or to my oldest son, who turned 10 that year). In 2016, the word of the year was surreal, because a lot of stuff happened in 2016 (some of which was reversed in 2020).

Remember 1952, when Queen Elizabeth II rose to the crown in England? The phrase future Netflix miniseries was that year’s choice. Go back to 1903, when the Wright Brothers were the first to fly an airplane. That year, the phrase of the year was overhead bin. Remember 1789, the year that the Constitution was ratified by Congress? Unsurprisingly, the phrase of that year was Hamilton tickets, although people didn’t know why it was so important. In 1347, when the Black Plague hit Europe and killed 30% to 60% of Europeans? No surprise, plandemic was one of two words of that year, as was misery (to be fair, misery was the word of the year for every year from 700 through 1700).

In 480 BC, when Athens was in what’s popularly known as “The Golden Age of Athenian Democracy,” the word of the year was Opa! (Strange, because I’ve always believed that “Grease” is the word.) Going back to 42,000 BC, the word of the year wasn’t printed, but was a cave painting of a stick figure lurking in the background of a painting of a buffalo. Scientists identified the word of the year from that year as cavedrawingbombing. Let’s hope that 2021 brings a more hopeful word of the year. Maybe recovery. Or healthy. Maybe unity. Heck, I’d be content with Hamilton tickets, Opa! or even overhead bin. Reach Brad Stanhope at bradstanhope@ outlook.com.

Lasagna Love delivers free lasagnas to people struggling during pandemic Tribune Content Agency HARTFORD, Conn. — The coronavirus pandemic has left millions of people financially strapped, stretched to the limit as essential workers or stressed out by juggling working at home and remote learning. Lasagna Love is helping people one lasagna at a time. The Lasagna Love initiative – delivering lasagnas to people who need help putting a meal on the table – was founded in San Diego in March by Rhiannon Menn. It now has operations in 47 states, including Connecticut. Since September, hundreds of volunteer “lasagna mamas” and “lasagna papas” have delivered hundreds of fresh, homemade lasagnas to Connecticut people who request them. “One of the founding tenets of Lasagna Love is there isn’t a specific requirement. You can be dealing with anything from food insecurity to a frontline worker who needs the night off from cooking,” said Joy Delaney of Simsbury, regional coordinator of Lasagna Love. “No questions asked. There is no judgment.” Since the fall, Elizabeth Kaderman of Hartford has received three lasagnas from Lasagna Love. She said as a single mother, food stamps aren’t enough to get her through the month. “At first I was going to food pantries, but that got to be too much for me. A lot of the food was expired. . . . I didn’t know and I ended up getting sick,” Kaderman said. “So I put in my request. I got linked up with a lasagna mama.

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Elizabeth Kaderman, left, receives a lasagna from Bonnie Bassette outside of Kaderman’s home in Hartford, Conn. She brought the food. She was very sweet.” Bonnie Bassette of West Hartford delivered one of Kaderman’s lasagnas. She signed up to be a volunteer because the pandemic left her feeling disconnected from other people. “All of a sudden things changed. Work dynamics changed. Social and community groups that people involve themselves in were gone. I was looking for a way to connect with people, and one of the ways I like to connect, when somebody has a baby, or has surgery, is with food,” Bassette said. “It’s a little odd sending a text to somebody I don’t know telling them I am going to make them a meal. But every time I do it, the person says, oh my gosh, I can’t believe it. I’m so thankful. Are you really going to come?” Delaney, who is a teacher in Hartford, said once a request is submitted at lasagnalove.org, recipients are asked if they have dietary restrictions or allergies. The lasagnas can have meat or be meatless. Recipients are matched with volunteer bakers, then bakers and recipients take it from there to

arrange convenient contactless drop-offs. Delaney said lasagnas are made in 13-by-9 inch pans, plenty for a family meal with leftovers. If delivered to an elderly person living alone, it would be several lasagnas in small loaf pans. Rosemary O’Neill of West Hartford is another “lasagna mama.” She works freelance in public relations and has worked with charitable organizations, but she wanted one-on-one interactions with people. “You drive there and see where they live and get a reminder of how people live and what their struggles are,” she said. O’Neill said most bakers buy ingredients in bulk, since they make the same meal repeatedly. However, Bassette said sometimes she and other bakers bring something other than lasagna. She brought a baked chicken with vegetables and salad to a family during the holidays. Delaney said often, lasagna recipients later join Lasagna Love as volunteers. “They are grateful and they want to pay it forward,” she said.

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Photos of “lasagna mamas” and “lasagna papas” are on the Instagram page Instagram. com/wearelasagnalove. This month, the initiative also started the “Kindness Challenge,” a weekly post to motivate people to do other generous things for others. Menn said that challenge is a natural extension of Lasagna Love. “Lasagna Love is more than just delivering meals. It’s really about spreading kindness,” she said. “It’s important to reach out and be kind to someone. We need that right now.” To donate or volunteer, or to request a lasagna, visit lasagnalove.org.

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SUISUN CITY — Kris Reiger lifted the covering from the door of the dog kennel, and the young male golden eagle hooked its talons on the metal mesh. “He was ready to go,� said Reiger, who has been the wildlife care coordinator for the Suisun Wildlife Center since 2013. Prior to that, she was a volunteer. The six-week rehabilitation of the eagle was under her care. “I didn’t know a lot about animals,� Reiger said, noting she did have a background in medical assistance. “But I read a lot and went to a lot of classes.� Mostly, though, she has learned on the job. “Every day is different . . . You never know what to expect,� she said. It was Gary Paulson, who found the injured bird, who had the privilege Friday of opening the kennel door and setting the eagle free. As soon as he did, the 10-pound raptor, with its 79-inch wingspan, bolted into the sky, arching forward and upward for about 40 yards, then banking left behind some eucalyptus trees and out of sight of the nearly two dozen onlookers. Paulson, who works for the California Resource Corp., found the bird on private property in the Montezuma Hills only a mile or so from the release area. It was Michael Barnett, with Humane Animals Services, who captured the eagle and brought it to the wildlife center Dec. 11. It was estimated that the bird might have been grounded for a

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Gary Paulson, left, and Kris Reiger, of the Suisun Wildlife Center, release a golden eagle back into the wild, Friday. Paulson was the one who originally found the injured bird and notified the Suisun Wildlife Center, where it had been recuperating. At left, Reiger holds the golden eagle.

week or more. “He had no apparent sign of injury. He was just grounded and unable to fly,� said Monique Liguori, executive director of the Suisun Wildlife Center. That was the start of

the journey for the eagle, which unlike Sool and Zuma, was not given a name with hopes of being able to return him to his natural habitat. Sool, a native word for eagle, was a longtime feathered ambassador for the wildlife center, while Zuma died due to complications from the June arson fire that destroyed much of the center.

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“So we were hoping to see this beautiful boy go back to the wild,� Liguori said. The eagle was taken to See Eagle, Page A4

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A construction crew works on a new car wash on Travis Boulevard in Fairfield, Friday. Construction, which has helped carry the economy since the Covid-19 pandemic

hit, held steady with 12,800 jobs in December, the same number as in November. Overall, however, Solano County saw its jobless rate climb to 8.8%.

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FAIRFIELD — Nearly 3,000 more Solano County residents sought unemployment benefits in December than they had in November. The unemployment rate grew from 7.5% to 8.8%, the Labor Market Division of the state Employment Development Department reported Friday. The report shows that of the 206,100 in the county’s civilian labor force, 187,900 were employed and

Eagle From Page A3 veterinarian Jackie Gai at the PAWS – or Performing Animal Welfare Society – facility in Stockton. X-rays and blood tests were performed. Both came back negative, so the eagle was taken back to Suisun City where it was placed in onehalf of the newly repaired large bird of prey aviary, Liguori said. Reiger said there was some evidence of an injury to the right elbow, and the bird was treated with pain and anti-inflammatory medications, and some cage rest. The eagle came into the center weighing 7 pounds. It took some doing to get the bird to eat, but once he started, his appetite grew and soon he was taking flight. The staff then opened the entire aviary to the eagle.

Covid From Page A3 age-based system. The governor’s office is getting some pushback from teachers on the change. Matyas said the Friday case jump likely reflects positives coming out of the extended weekend. “The timing is right for that,� he said. The county reported three more deaths related at least in part to Covid-19: two men and one woman,

18,200 were unemployed. The jobless number was up from 15,300 in November when the workforce was listed at 203,600. The biggest job hits, however, came outside the county as the number of local jobs held steady at 133,900, the EDD reported. There was a shift in the local workforce as there were 200 fewer farm sector jobs, and 700 more retail positions. The leisure and hospitality sector lost 400 jobs. The unemployment rate

in December 2019 was 3.3%, the EDD reported. That state unemployment rate in December was 8.8%, up from 7.9% in November. The rate was 3.7% in December 2019. The national jobless rate was 6.5% in December, a slight increase over the 6.4% in November. The December 2019 rate was 3.4%, the EDD reported. Solano ranked 34th among the 58 counties. Marin County had the lowest rate at 5.5%, while Imperial County had the

highest rate at 17.7%. Among the nine Bay Area counties, Solano’s jobless rate was the highest. The next closest was Contra Costa County at 7.9%. Among the seven Solano County cities, Benicia had the lowest unemployment rate at 5.9%, and Rio Vista had the highest rate at 11%, the EDD reported. After Benicia, the lowest rate was in Vacaville at 7.2%, followed by Fairfield at 8.5%, Dixon at 8.9%, Suisun City at 9.3% and then Vallejo at 10.9%.

Liguori said the rehabilitation was made a little simpler because the staff did not have to teach the eagle how to hunt, and the bird was fed a variety of food options just as he would have available in the wild. Some of that diet included frozen mice, which the center gets free of charge from the Sacramento Zoo. Reiger said the 30,000 to 40,000 mice the center uses each year would eat up much of the operation’s budget if not for the zoo’s donations. In all, it cost the center more than $1,000 to get the eagle ready for release, Liguori said. Center officials asked that the exact location of the release not be publicized to help the eagle get acclimated back into the area, as well as for the bird’s safety. The center opened in 1977 in a rebuilt home on Delaware Street that was provided by the city of Fairfield.

A grant by the Coastal Conservancy allowed the center to purchase the 17.7 acres where the 2,000-plus-square-foot center is located now. The center has released more than 17,000 birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians, Liguori said. “This is very exciting. We don’t get too many eagles,� said Reiger, adding the most nerveracking part came on the day of the release when she had to catch the bird and put it into the kennel. The last thing she wanted was to injure the bird on the day of its release. It was the second golden eagle to be released from

the center, which prior to having its own larger aviary, turned over such birds to a raptor center. The most common feathered rescues brought to the center are songbirds, such as mockingbirds, bluejays, robins, sparrows and finches – and usually birds that come to the center as babies. “And the hummingbirds are the most difficult (birds) we get because we have to feed them every 15 minutes,� Liguori said. The most common mammal is the opossum. The center also gets a fair number of turtles, often with damaged shells after having been hit by cars. Reiger said one box turtle was so damaged that it took more than three years of care before it could be released. Liguori said this is the time of year when the center begins to get rescued songbirds so there is a push to get the fire-destroyed songbird aviary completed.

all in their 80s. One of the men died in a memory care facility, bringing the total number of deaths in congregate facilities to 39 and the overall county total to 111. Even though seven deaths are in the California Medical Facility prison in Vacaville, the county categorizes the remaining fatalities as community transmissions. Matyas also noted that the seven-day positivity testing rate has been on a decline, from the high 20s to the low 20s over the

recent weeks. Friday’s rate was 20.7%, slightly up from Thursday when it was reported at 20.4%. The intensive care unit capacity Friday was at 26%, up from 20%, the county reported. Vacaville represented 41.6% of all new cases Friday, adding 126 to bring its total to 6,929. Fa i r f ield added 55 cases, now at 7,374, and Vallejo’s count went to 7,720 after 91 new cases, the county reported. Suisun City (1,810) added 14 cases; Dixon

(1,580) added nine; Benicia (742) added eight; and there were no new cases reported for Rio Vista (247) or in the unincorporated area of the county, which has 83 cases. The number of active cases dropped from 2,331 Thursday to 2,170 Friday. The number of Solano County residents who have been tested is at 190,906, up 632 from Thursday, and the total number of tests administered is at 244,203, an increase of 1,052, the county reported.

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Daniel Paul ‘Danny’ Viri Feb. 1, 1964 — Jan. 13, 2021

Born Feb. 1, 1964, in Decatur, Alabama, to Donald and Judith Viri. Passed away Jan. 13, 2021, after a brief illness. Danny was born with Williams Syndrome. He was the light in our family. Danny never met a stranger, and always had a kind word for everyone. He considered everyone his friend. He was the life of every party. Danny was a black belt in karate, knew every word to every song and loved watching football, especially the University of Alabama. Danny participated in many Special Olympics, bringing home many medals. He also loved bowling. He worked at Mark’s Farm and Clorox for many years. Danny is survived by

his mother, Judy; brothers, Mike (Michele) Viri and Glenn (Andrea) Viri; sisters, Michele Cintas and Danette (Wendell) Viri-Jones and Amy Brown; nephews, Greg (Nicole) Viri, Sean Viri (his godson), Dominic Cintas and Zach Viri; nieces, Kate (Cody) Brown, Jolie Cintas and Giana Jones; greatnephew, Brody Brown; great-niece, Layla Brown; longtime girlfriend, Clova; cat, Tinker; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Danny was preceded in death by his father, Donald; and brother-inlaw, Frank ‘Paco’ Cintas. Because of Covid-19, burial will be private. Arrangements under the care of Fairfield Funeral Home, 707-425-1041.

Mary E. Scolaro

Jan. 23, 1927 — Jan. 6, 2021

Mary E. Scolaro was called by the Lord on Jan. 6, 2021. She was born in Providence, Rhode Island, on Jan. 23, 1927. She was raised in a large family in Trenton, New Jersey, graduated from Trenton High School and completed secretarial school at Rider College. After marrying the late Dominic Scolaro, her beloved husband for 61 years, they began their USAF assignment at Patrick AFB. They enjoyed 24 wonderful years in the military together and decided to retire in Fairfield, California. Mary was a beloved wife, mother and grandmother. She was devoted to her family and always had a kind word for everyone she encountered. She will be remembered for her positive attitude, joyful laugh, beautiful spirit and loving demeanor. Mary was artistic, creative and an excellent cook. She enjoyed

traveling, theatre, fine dining (always leaving room for dessert), and spending time with her family and friends. Sharing fond memories, she is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Coni Scolaro; daughter, Donna Scolaro; granddaughter, Crestina Scolaro; sister, Margaret Vosburgh in Pennsylvania; and many nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be held at 12:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 1070 N. Texas St., Fairfield, California. Private burial will follow service at Rockville Cemetery, Fairfield, California. In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to Society for the Blind, 1238 S St., Sacramento, CA 95811 or https:// societyfortheblind.org. donate/. Arrangements under the care of BryanBraker Funeral Home, 707-425-4697.

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DAILY REPUBLIC — Sunday, January 24, 2021  A5

‘Total war zone’: Yosemite area hit hard by wind that toppled trees; what happens now? Tribune Content Agency FRESNO — Lindsay Stevenson was in a camper van in the Yosemite National Park community of Wawona earlier this week when strong winds toppled hundreds of trees, snapping trunks in half and ripping roots out of the ground. She said her husband, a U.S. Army veteran, described the wind event as “100 times worse” than the Afghanistan War. When the sun rose Tuesday morning, a “total war zone” was revealed following a terrifying night of nonstop crashing sounds. Powerful winds here, known as Mono winds, aren’t unfamiliar to those living in the Yosemite area. But this time, wind speeds reached higher-thannormal levels – in some places, over 100 mph – and resulted in unprecedented, widespread devastation. Hundreds of trees in the Sierra Nevada were toppled Monday night into early Tuesday, and dozens of homes and vehicles were crushed in rural mountain towns. Yosemite National Park remains closed as a result of the wind damage. Park spokesman Scott Gediman said the park hopes to reopen Tuesday, but Yosemite’s south entrance via Highway 41 will be closed to visitors past that date for safety reasons as crews work to repair downed electrical lines. All areas south of Yosemite Valley will also remain

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A home is crushed by falling trees in the Bass Lake area after strong winds rip through the area overnight, Tuesday. closed until further notice. Damage assessment continues in the park. Gediman called the Mono winds’ event the park’s biggest in terms of wind speed and damage caused over his 25 years in Yosemite. Much of the damage was reported in Mariposa and Madera counties. Wawona, and Bass Lake farther south, were among communities hardest hit. Many residents were still without electricity late in the week and scrambling to patch up damaged roofs ahead of this weekend’s rain and snow. No injuries have been reported in Yosemite and its surrounding communities from the wind event. Mariposa County Sheriff Jeremy Briese, also the county’s director of emergency services, issued a local emergency

Controversial church damaged by homemade bomb; FBI investigating Tribune Content Agency LOS ANGELES — The FBI and local authorities are investigating an improvised explosive device attack at an El Monte church that had been targeted by protests because of its anti-LGBTQ teachings. The attack took place early Saturday at First Works Baptist Church, authorities said. No injuries were reported but the building was damaged. El Monte police arrived at the scene shortly after 1 a.m. and saw smoke coming out of the windows, Lt. Christopher Cano told reporters. “It appeared that the walls to the church had been vandalized as well as all the windows,” Cano said. “(They) appeared at first to be smashed and then we had realized that the windows were not smashed, that they had actually blown out from some type of explosion.” The church’s pastor, Bruce Mejia, filed a police report about two weeks ago after receiving an arson threat on social media, said El Monte Police Chief David Reynoso. It’s too soon to know whether the

explosion was linked to the threat, Reynoso said. “We’re very thankful that no one was inside the church and no one was driving by during the explosion that might have been injured,” he said. The church had been the site of protests in recent weeks because its teachings promote bias against the LGBTQ community. An online petition asking El Monte’s mayor to remove the church from the city has gathered more than 14,700 signatures. There’s no indication that the protests were related to the arson threat or subsequent attack, Reynoso said Saturday. “I don’t even want to talk about the protests because it wouldn’t be fair in any way, shape or form to link the two together,” he said. “We cannot speculate that anyone involved in previous demonstrations is connected to or involved with this in any way.” The group that organized the protests, Keep El Monte Friendly, issued a statement expressing “profound shock” and said a demonstration planned for Sunday outside the church would be canceled.

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proclamation on Tuesday requesting state and/or federal assistance. “Businesses were already in an emergency situation and revenue is already drastically impacted due to Covid-19,” said Mariposa County Economic Development Specialist Tara Schiff, “so this disaster just adds one more layer of financial stress.” Resident Steve Arata said there was “total devastation” in Bass Lake and he hopes his community gets more help soon. “The governor needs to get here and declare a state of emergency,” Arata said Tuesday, “because there’s at least 40 homes that are destroyed with trees. ... There’s multiple gas leaks. Thank God we

don’t have a big fire or an explosion right now.” The Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office shared a number of resources on its Facebook page for those affected by the wind event. The office reported Tuesday that trees and debris were across most roadways. Wheeler said a sheriff’s report he received Thursday night showed 68 homes damaged by the wind event just in the Bass Lake basin, with two a total loss and eight of them 60 to 70% destroyed. Madera County Sheriff Tyson Pogue shared this warning: “Based on everything going on right now, including risks from falling trees, severe weather, and strained resources, we are urging our citizens and

visitors to consider staying home out of the weather this weekend.” Stevenson, a native of Florida, said the wind event in Wawona was “very reminiscent of hurricanes – with a bunch of trees thrown into the mix.” But there was no rain Monday night. Some roofs in Wawona were sheered off by the force of the winds, Stevenson said. She called parts of Wawona “unrecognizable” now. The van that she and her husband, James Stevenson, hunkered down in emerged unscathed, but her Honda Element was crushed by a tree. The couple eventually sought shelter from crashing trees in Wawona’s Pine Tree Market, owned by friend Michael Henderson. Winds damaged market property and the Hendersons’ home beside it. A tree that fell punched a handful of holes in the roof of their house, which are now covered with tarps. Snow started falling in Wawona on Friday afternoon. Henderson called cleanup and repairs already done by workers and residents “miraculous.” Wawona is still a “train wreck,” he said, but much better than what it looked like Tuesday morning. Wheeler said rental properties his fiancée owns were hit by fallen

trees. The house they were at together Monday night in Ahwahnee wasn’t struck, but they were “scared to death.” “It sounded like a freight train,” Wheeler said of the wind. “It sounded like thunder rolling. It was like an earthquake coming in the distance from miles away. It shook our house.” Wheeler has spent his life in the mountain area and said the last big comparable wind event was in 1979. Kent Tracy, owner of Advanced Tree Service based in Oakhurst, offered free emergency services Tuesday clearing driveways and cutting pines and oaks off cars and roofs. He said it was most damaging wind event he’s seen over 30 years in the mountains. He said the damage is widespread, and trees fell in places as low in elevation as Coarsegold. Many that toppled were green and healthy, not just those hit hard by drought, bark beetles and fires. Tracy said the bigger, bushier trees caught the wind like a sail. He saw a mix of snapped and uprooted trees. Stevenson said Yosemite’s historic Wawona Hotel, which has been closed since last year for repairs, and the nearby Pioneer Yosemite History Center buildings didn’t appear to be damaged, except for a horse corral.

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‘I wish it was me’ Grocery store shoppers react to $1B lottery ticket bought there Tribune Content Agency NOVI, Mich. — Shoppers outside the Kroger grocery story in Novi where the winning ticket for the estimated $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot was sold were surprised to learn Saturday morning history was made just a few feet away. The jackpot is the second-largest jackpot in Mega Millions lottery history and the thirdlargest in U.S. history, lottery officials said early Saturday. Char Litvin of Farmington Hills was unloading groceries into the back of her car outside the grocery on Grand River Avenue on Saturday morning when she learned the winning ticket was purchased inside “I wish it was me or a family member, but no,” Litvin said, smiling. “It is what it is.” “No way!” said Ryan Gabrielli of Novi about the winning ticket sold there. “We meant to play the lottery but forgot to,” Gabrielli said, pointing to his 1-year-old son, Andrew, sitting in the front of the loaded grocery cart dressed in a snowsuit for the winter chill. “That is pretty crazy, it could be someone from the community. . . . I am very happy for the guy or woman or whoever won it,” Gabrielli said as he put canned food into his trunk. The winning numbers in the Mega Millions drawing were: 4, 26, 42, 50, 60 and a Mega Ball of 24.

Clean air issues take top spot in Biden’s priorities particularly important in stemming the disproportionate air pollution burden carried by communities on the fence line of industrial facilities–often comprised predominately people of color.

Tribune Content Agency WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden teed up a slew of clean air and carbon issues as top environmental priorities for his administration in a new executive order signed this week. Biden on Jan. 21 directed agencies to examine dozens of Trump-era rules, including carbon emissions, clean air rollbacks, and Clean Air Act rules on science and costs. Any bold standards Biden has in mind to stem emissions from industry through the Clean Air Act will almost certainly get challenged in court. The unending cycle of rulemakings followed by years-long lawsuits is a signal that the Clean Air Act needs to be amended to give the executive more direct authority, Schiff Hardin LLP environmental partner Jane Montgomery said. “Hopefully, with Biden’s experience in Congress, he can recognize that lawsuits are a result of bad law,” she said. But Biden may have to choose between innovative actions or traditional “nuts and bolts” regulation under the statute in order to avoid defeat in a 6-3 conservative Supreme Court skeptical of broad agency powers, Loyola University New Orleans Law Professor Robert Verchick said. “It’s going to be a lot harder to do more flexible, ambitious and innovative programs under these older laws because the court, I don’t think, is going to have the appetite for it,” he said. Here are the most closely watched air issues on Biden’s to-do list:

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Power plant carbon rules The U.S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit handed Biden a huge win Jan. 19 when it struck down President Donald Trump’s carbon rule for coal-fired power plants. The new White House now has a fresh start to craft greenhouse gas standards for existing sources. The D.C. Circuit opinion affirmed Obama-era justifications for regulating power plant carbon under the Clean Air Act, but Hana Vizcarra, a staff attorney at Harvard Law School’s Environmental and Energy Program, isn’t expecting a Clean Power Plan 2.0. “Even the ambitions of the Clean Power Plan were limited compared to what the ambitions of this administration are,” she said. Companion performance standards for new plants were released by the outgoing administration earlier this month. Though the standards were left unchanged from

2015 levels, the Trump administration added a new threshold that sources must meet in order to be regulated under the rule. States and groups launched legal challenges against the rulemaking last week, claiming the new threshold was added illegally without proper public input.

Clean Air Act analysis Biden asked the EPA to swiftly reexamine Trump rules on scientific considerations and costbenefit analyses under the Clean Air Act. Both rules put limits on how scientific research and cost and benefits are weighed under the statute, which critics worry could further hem Biden’s ability to craft new air regulations. The new cost-benefit rule finalized late last year would require agencies to analyze a rule’s primary targeted benefits separately from co-benefits like reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The newly finalized science rule puts a limit on how much weight agencies can give

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‘Once in, always in’ Also on the chopping block is a rule that scraps enforcement of a decadesold policy locking in toxic air pollution controls for large facilities. The Clean Air Act requires large refineries and other facilities to always be regulated under the maximum toxic air standards if they qualify as a major source. Trump’s EPA crafted a rule that would let those sources off the hook if they managed to lower their emissions.

National ambient air quality standards E nv i r on ment a l i st s are calling on Biden to boost national ambient air quality standards, also called NAAQS, after the previous administration’s refusal to beef up protections against dangerous levels of soot and smog pollution. Groups say that stronger NAAQS and the “once in always in” rule are

Still enmeshed in lengthy legal battles, Trump administration softened rules on tailpipe greenhouse gas emissions are also on Biden’s radar. The two-part Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule scrapped California’s historic waiver to set its own vehicle emission standards, and pared back fuel efficiency standards for car manufacturers from 5% to 1.5%. Biden’s order says agencies “should consider the views of representatives from labor unions, States, and industry” when evaluating the rule.

Methane Finally, the new EPA is set to examine emissions regulations for the oil and gas sector on methane, a highly potent greenhouse gas. The Trump administration last year scrapped 2016 methane leak monitoring requirements. The move was celebrated by smaller producers, though some large oil and gas companies in compliance with the Obama-era requirements criticized the rollback. Judges refused to put the rule on ice after environmentalists sued to freeze implementation of the rule. Legal challenges currently pending on Trump’s methane, tailpipe, and other emissions rules could be declared moot when Biden starts new rulemaking.

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2 more plead guilty to helping burn Minneapolis police headquarters Tribune Content Agency MINNEAPOLIS — Two St. Paul men pleaded guilty Friday to helping set the fire that burned the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct headquarters on May 28, during protests that followed the police killing of George Floyd. Davon De-Andre Turner, 25, and Branden Michael Wolfe, 23, both pleaded guilty in federal District Court in Minneapolis to one count each of conspiracy to commit arson, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s office. Two other men have also pleaded guilty in connection with the fire, and a fifth man has been charged. The Third Precinct building was among 150 Twin Cities properties damaged or burned during the protests and riots that erupted after a Minneapolis police officer pinned Floyd, an unarmed Black man, to the ground while Floyd and onlookers begged for his life. The four officers who have been charged in Floyd’s death all worked out of the Third Precinct. According to the men’s guilty pleas and documents filed with the court, Turner and Wolfe went separately to the Third Precinct, where hundreds of people were gathered and chanting “Burn it down! Burn it down!” When protesters tore down a fence meant to bar trespassers from the building, Turner and a

The four officers who have been charged in George Floyd’s death all worked out of the Third Precinct. man he didn’t know, later identified as co-defendant Bryce Michael Williams, worked together to light a Molotov cocktail. Turner took the device into the building and used it to start a fire. Wolfe pushed a barrel into a fire set by other unidentified people at the building’s entrance with the intention, he said in his guilty plea, of accelerating the fire. Wolfe is scheduled for sentencing on April 22 and Turner on May 13. Williams, who is 26 and from Staples, Minn., and another co-conspirator, Dylan Shakespeare Robinson, 23, of Brainerd, have also pleaded guilty to one count each of conspiracy to commit arson for their roles in the fire. Robinson also helped light a Molotov cocktail, according to federal charges. Williams will be sentenced on March 9 and Robinson on April 6. Ivan Harrison Hunter, a 26-year-old from Texas and a member of the far-right anti-government Boogaloo Bois, has been charged with firing at the precinct with an AK-47-style gun while people were inside, as well as with helping set the building ablaze. He was charged in October with one count of interstate travel to incite a riot.

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Biden seeks to juice economy as Congress spars over stimulus Tribune Content Agency WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is discovering the limits of his power to boost the world’s largest economy on his own, as congressional opposition to his sweeping stimulus plan hardened soon after he was inaugurated. While publicly urging Congress to swiftly pass his $1.9 trillion proposal – warning of rising unemployment, hunger and homelessness if lawmakers don’t act – Biden issued more than a dozen executive actions in his first three days in office, some aimed at propping up the economy and containing the coronavirus to allow its reopening. While moderate Republicans including Susan Collins of Maine see little need for a big new spending bill after last month’s dose, Biden’s making the case that the crisis is deepening, not fading, and urgent action is needed. But top Biden aides acknowledge that unilateral action can only accomplish so much. “If we don’t act now, we will be in a much worse place, and we will find ourselves needing to do much more to dig out of a much deeper hole,” Biden’s top economic adviser, Brian Deese, said of the stimulus plan at a press briefing on Friday. Record Covid-19 death tolls and renewed lockdowns have battered the economy this winter. A government report for December on Friday is expected to show the worst back-to-back monthly declines in personal spending since the dark days of last spring. And while U.S. stocks hit record highs the

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President Joe Biden prepares to sign a series of executive orders at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office just hours after his inauguration in Washington, D.C., Wednesday. past week, some of that optimism has been based on assumptions of new stimulus getting passed. Biden’s executive actions can at least signal his intentions, but he’ll need cooperation from Congress to validate financial markets’ confidence and make a real difference for the economy and the 11 million unemployed Americans. The legislature’s sign-off is required for the scale of spending needed to notably boost growth. Biden signed two orders on Friday that expand food stamp benefits for lowincome families, direct the Treasury Department to ensure Americans eligible for stimulus checks received them and reinstate protections and collective bargaining rights for federal workers. Next week, he’s expected to sign additional actions urging federal agencies to buy goods and services from U.S. companies,

directing regulatory action to fight climate change and strengthening Medicaid. “It is perfectly reasonable and necessary to start with a strong statement of intent from the administration, and it sounds like that is how they will use the executive orders – as ammunition in the battles to come,” said Thea Lee, president of the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning thinktank. “But when we talk about the $1.9 trillion Covid relief package or the big investments in infrastructure, climate change or the ‘care economy,’ those are things that will need the finance and power of the U.S. Congress to succeed,” she said. Biden’s plan has so far sparked little enthusiasm from congressional Republicans. They have complained his first legislative proposal is too expensive, not targeted enough or is too much of a laundry list of liberal goals, including a minimum

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wage increase. Not a single Republican has indicated support for Biden’s stimulus plan as presented, with Sens. Mitt Romney, Chuck Grassley and Collins questioning the urgency since the government is still enacting a $900 billion stimulus from December. “It’s hard for me to see, when we just passed $900 billion of assistance, why we would have a package that big,” Collins said this week about Biden’s proposal. “I’m not seeing it right now, but again, I’m happy to listen.” Parts of the plan could get traction, however. Republican Sen. Todd Young of Indiana called the total package a “nonstarter, but it’s something that we will scrutinize and hopefully, find some common ground on.” He said he might support a proposal to add funding for coronavirus See Biden, Page A8

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More than 1,800 detained as proNavalny protests sweep Russia Tribune Content Agency MOSCOW — More than 1,800 people were detained on Saturday as demonstrators took to the streets across Russia to demand the release of jailed dissident Alexei Navalny, civil rights activists said. Protesters gathered in cities across the length and breadth of Russia, from the far eastern city of Khabarovsk to Kaliningrad on the Baltic coast, for some of the largest demonstrations seen under President Vladimir Putin. Participants chanted not only “Freedom for Navalny” but also “Putin, go away!” At least 300 detentions were reported in the largest protest in the capital Moscow, according to volunteer platform

OVD-Info, where Navalny’s team said 40,000 people had marched in support of Navalny. Dozens of people were injured in later clashes between police and protesters, according to dpa reporters in Moscow’s central Pushkin Square. Hundreds of people remained gathered in the city center as evening fell. Police called on them to go home and blocked off several streets around the Kremlin. Protesters broke through metal barriers and threw snowballs and fireworks at police, who responded with batons against the overwhelmingly young demonstrators. More than 40 officers received minor injuries during the protest in the capital, state agency Tass reported.

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Experts ‘surprised’ by PM Johnson’s claim LONDON — British health experts on Saturday expressed surprise at comments by Prime Minister Boris Johnson suggesting the mutant virus strain first discovered in Britain could be more deadly. It is still not “absolutely clear” that the variant was linked to a higher mortality rate than the original coronavirus strain, Yvonne Doyle, medical director at Public Health England, told the BBC. “There is some evidence, but it is very early evidence. It is small numbers of cases and it is far too early to say this will actually happen,” she said, referring to ongoing scientific studies. The number of deaths had increased slightly, from 10 to about 13 per 1,000 patients, Tildesley said, but warned this was based “on a relatively small amount of data.” — Tribune Content Agency

Biden From Page A7 vaccinations, as an example, and said he and Vice President Kamala Harris had spoken about finding a compromise. The Biden team has said it would prefer to pass the relief package with Republican votes. Deese is scheduled to speak with a bipartisan group of senators on Sunday at 3 p.m. Biden is making his own calls to lawmakers, though the White House has declined to specify with whom he’s speaking. During her confirmation hearing on Tuesday, Treasury Secretary-designate Janet Yellen defended Biden’s proposal against Republicans who raised concerns about the deficit – an issue that practically evaporated in Washington while Donald Trump was president. She said Congress needs to “act big” to revive the economy. “Right now, short term, I feel that we can afford what it takes to

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Feinstein, 87, brushes off calls to resign over memory issues Tribune Content Agency WASHINGTON — The left wing of the California Democratic Party might want Sen. Dianne Feinstein to step down and make way for a younger leader, but for the time being President Joe Biden’s agenda depends on the 87-year-old lawmaker keeping her seat. Feinstein last week filed fundraising paperwork under a committee that suggested she was thinking of running for reelection in 2024, when she would be 91. She has not actually made that decision, but the paperwork set off a new round of calls for her to resign and allow California Gov. Gavin Newsom to choose a successor. “What has been raised about her capacity at this point raises some real concerns. There are some very serious questions that have been raised about her ability to represent the interests of Californians,” said David Campos, the chair of the San Francisco Democratic Party, who supported Feinstein’s opponent in 2018, Kevin de Leon. “I hope she considers what’s in the best interest of the state.” That’s complicated for Democrats, because the party would lose its majority in the Senate the moment she steps down, giving Republican Mitch McConnell a leadership position and the ability to block Biden’s priorities. “The message to Democrats in California is ‘Let’s win some congressional seats in 2022,’” said Bob Mulholland, a longtime adviser to the California Democratic Party, when asked about calls for Feinstein to resign. “I would say to all the Democrats . . . let’s focus on those (Republicans) causing trouble in our state.” Feinstein’s detractors have pointed to a recent report in the New Yorker that implied Feinstein is having memory issues, citing anonymous sources that said she would forget about briefings and conversations shortly after they happened. One of those instances was allegedly that thenSenate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., had to tell her a second time that she had to step down from the lead Democratic position on the Judiciary Committee, because she forgot the first time he told her. In a more public instance in November, she asked Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey the same question twice within three minutes, asking Dorsey about how Twitter handled a tweet by former President Donald Trump. “I think it would be in the best interest for her to really consult with her colleagues and staff in an honest way and determine if it’s best for her to step down,” said Jon Katz, Santa Monica Democratic Club president, who also

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Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and ranking member Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., attend the Senate Judiciary Committee executive business meeting on Supreme Court Justice nominee Amy Coney Barrett in Hart Senate Office Building, Oct. 15, 2020. supported de Leon. “I don’t think it’s my role as an outsider to say, but she really needs to evaluate in a way that removes her own ego from the picture, and figure out what’s best for the state of California.” Katz and other progressives aren’t just concerned about her mental ability – they also don’t think her moderate stances fit the state any longer. Feinstein drew criticism this week, for example, for remarks about Sens. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Ted Cruz, R-Texas. The two senators led the effort to not certify President Joe Biden’s election win in the Senate, continuing to do so after a violent mob invaded the Capitol. Some senators, including new California Sen. Alex Padilla, have called for their removal. In comments to the media on Tuesday, Feinstein took a different tack. “I think the Senate is a place of freedom. And people come here to speak their piece, and they do, and they provide a kind of leadership,” Feinstein said. “In some cases, it’s positive, in some cases, maybe not. A lot of that depends on who is looking and what party they are. But it’s an important to have this kind of dialogue.” Katz said those comments “cement the case” that her judgment is questionable and that she needs to consider resigning. “To me that demonstrates that the problem is continuing and will continue so long as she remains in office,” Katz said. When McClatchy asked about Feinstein’s response to people saying she should step down after the New Yorker story, she declined to talk. “Oh, I’m not going to respond to that, thank you,” she said before walking onto the Senate floor in December. Adam Russell, a spokesman for Feinstein, said in a statement to McClatchy that “she works as hard today as she ever has

and continues to get bills passed,” even as the Senate’s work has slowed. “She gets more done for California than anyone, and that will become even more true now that the Democrats have a majority in the Senate,” Russell said. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times published a week after the New Yorker story, she was adamant that she hasn’t even thought about retiring. “I don’t feel my cognitive abilities have diminished,” she told The Times. “No, not really. Do I forget something sometimes? Quite possibly.” Harold Pollack, who researches the intersection of public policy and public health at the University of Chicago, said it isn’t just about questions on her mental capacity. He wrote in a Vox op-ed on the congressional aging issue published in 2017 that Feinstein should not run again in 2018. “The actuarial table is unkind when you reach that age,” Pollack told McClatchy. “A lot of potential issues come up.” While the New Yorker story was the first to explicitly question Feinstein’s mental capacity, questions have circulated about how she has handled political issues in recent years. Many Democrats were incensed when she didn’t immediately come forward with a letter from Christine Blasey Ford that accused Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh of assault, and then were further enraged that she was polite to him during the hearings about his alleged assault. Months after, she had a confrontation with a group of children and teenagers who came to her San Francisco office who wanted her to vote for the Green New Deal. She told them, “I know what I’m doing,” and that she won her 2018 election by more than a million votes. She was

scorned on social media for the way she spoke to the children, including telling a 16-year-old girl: “You didn’t vote for me.” More recently, she gave Sen. Lindsay Graham, R-S.C., a hug and complimented him on how the hearings to confirm Supreme Court Justice Amy Comey Barrett had gone, after Democrats had repeatedly tried to make the point that the process was illegitimate. Progressive Democrats called on her to resign her position on the Judiciary Committee, and she announced in November that she would no longer be the top Democrat on the committee in 2021. Powerful California politicos who supported her in 2018 were not willing to talk for this story. The offices of Gov. Newsom, Vice President Kamala Harris and New York’s Schumer either declined to comment or did not respond to requests for comment. Phone calls to Willie Brown, the former mayor of San Francisco and a huge voice in both California and San Francisco politics, were not returned. If Feinstein were to step down, it could put Democratic priorities in jeopardy. Biden just started his term and has begun pushing his whirlwind of legislative priorities, in addition to getting his cabinet confirmed. With only a one-seat majority in the Senate, losing even one Democrat could put Biden’s agenda in at least temporary peril. Rob Stutzman, a longtime GOP strategist based in Sacramento, said Democrats could work around that if they chose to. “Considering Sen. Feinstein’s age and the reporting that’s been coming out, I would think Gov. Newsom has in mind at least a short list of who he wants to put there,” Stutzman said. “It could be filled in 24 hours.”

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away much of what he and other governors had wrought decades earlier, with political cover from federal judges who had ordered reductions in prison populations due to overcrowding. Brown’s successor, Gavin Newsom, is continuing the experiment. Even though the death penalty is still law, Newsom has declared an execution moratorium. He also accelerated reductions in prison populations because of severe Covid-19 outbreaks and promised to close prisons. Newsom’s proposed 2021-22 budget projects that the prison population, once as high as 170,000, will drop to 97,950 this year and continue declining thereafter. Meanwhile, voters in San Francisco and Los Angeles have elected new district attorneys on platforms to minimize incarceration and maximize diversions into non-penal rehabilitation. They are seeing some pushback. George Gascón, who had been San Francisco’s district attorney before shifting to Los Angeles, is even being sued by his own deputies, contending he is violating the law by ordering them to seek minimal sentences for crimes. The bottom line question, of course, is

alifornia is conducting bars for life. an immense sociologiRepublicans adroitly capitalcal experiment, testing ized to win elections by accusing whether reducing prison Democratic rivals of being soft time for criminal acts will, in on crime. In 1986, voters the long run, mean less crime. overwhelmingly voted out three Politicians and voters over the liberal state Supreme Court past decade have lowered justices because of their capital penalties for dozens of serious punishment rulings. and minor crimes, reduced state Republican overreach, Dan Walters prison populations by about 40% particularly a ballot measure and adopted multiple programs to treat targeting undocumented immigrants, underlying conditions, such as drug use and complex economic and sociological and lack of education, to deter offenders factors, such as the collapse of Southern from committing new crimes. California’s aerospace industry, began It’s been a dramatic turnaround from changing the state’s political climate in previous decades, when the public the late 1990s. demanded ever-tougher sentences and Within a decade, Democrats had the state couldn’t build prisons fast achieved dominance at all levels and enough to handle a tidal wave of new soon embraced what they called “crimiinmates, resulting in overcrowding so nal justice reform.” severe that federal judges intervened. Jerry Brown, who experienced the The change coincided with Califorpolitical impact of crime as governor in the late 1970s and 1980s and signed nia’s equally dramatic political some of the lock-‘em-up bills, returned reorientation. to the governorship in 2011. He was bent From the late 1970s to the early on reversing course, but cautiously 1990s, a fear of crime, particularly didn’t make that intent public until he violent crime, dominated the state’s had won a fourth and final term in 2014. political atmosphere, symbolized by the Brown sponsored a 2016 ballot “three strikes and you’re out” law measure, Proposition 57, that swept aimed at putting repeat felons behind

whether the attitudinal change will, as advocates contend, reduce the system’s disproportionate impact on Black and Latino communities while also reducing the overall threat of crime. Interestingly, and perhaps significantly, violent crime has been spiking upward during the nearly year-long Covid-19 pandemic. This month, Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore cited a sharp surge in homicides in his city to more than 300 in 2020 and 24 in the first two weeks of 2021. In mid-January, the Los Angeles Times’ running tally of homicides counted 656 in Los Angeles County during the previous 12 months. “It’s our shared responsibility to stop this senseless violence,” Moore said in his tweet. If, however, it continues, will crime once again become a burning political issue? CALmatters is a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California’s state Capitol works and why it matters. For more columns by Dan Walters, go to calmatters. org/commentary.

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A possible Covid solution I just read a DR column by Diane Curtis-Page about Covid-19 statistics and as a former bean counter (76-yearold retired CPA) I am also intrigued by statistics. I looked at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics. Their most recent numbers (Jan. 13) regarding Covid deaths indicate that of the 329,593 Covid deaths, 305,477 were individuals 55 and over – or about 93% of the total. In my youth, I remember trying to get a “phony ID” that showed my age as over 21. How’s this for a twist: Open completely all restaurants and bars. Anyone under 55 would be served and those over would be limited to take-out. Obviously, I am well over 55, but hey, I’ll take a martini anyway I can get it. Restaurants and bars should be warned to watch out for slippery seniors with “phony IDs.” Terry Connolly Fairfield

Condemn violence in Vacaville At the risk of becoming a target of an anarchist in our community, I am speaking out against the recent act of violence against our city of Vacaville Police Department and City Hall that occurred over the weekend of Jan. 17. This incident was an attack on the property of the citizens whose taxes will be spent to repair the damage. It is my belief that those responsible for the recent destruction of city property are outside antifa-type agitators from the Bay Area and Oregon who have similarly hijacked a peaceful protest and have purposely thwarted efforts of some residents in our community to sit at the table of reason created by the city of Vacaville to address important and long-overdue issues of division

facing our community. Our city can ill afford to fall into the trap of this behavior that not only attacks our property, but also innocent people sitting in their cars. This kind of reckless disregard for property and human life is not our way of life. I call on those who are calling for change to be the change by condemning the actions of thuggish behavior. Join other citizens who recognize a need to change the divisive, biased and disparate systems in our community by supporting the efforts of the Social Justice Task Force of the city and the Equity Task Force of the Vacaville School District’s governing board. Let’s fight for change with each other and stop fighting against each other. The Rev. Morris A. Curry Jr. Vacaville

I wonder, what is in your mind? In response to “Read what’s on your mind?” by Jack Batson published in the Daily Republic on Jan. 18, I ask, what’s IN your mind/soul? The columnist may be erudite but he misses or misinterprets some messages. Yes, we have many blind spots as humans. Most conservatives are not blind to President Trump’s worst attributes but we have championed him because of his overriding intelligence, common sense, business acumen and respect for the biblical version of truth (notwithstanding some exaggerations). And, yes, people are often more emotional than rational. But we did not reach our rise to some level of moral judge-ability by “our rise from chimpanzee roots” (as expressed by Batson). Credibility was then accorded to Jonathan Haidt’s assessment of morality as recorded in Haidt’s book, “The Righteous Mind.” But “reasonable” lacks a deeper consciousness of morality based on God’s precepts and Jesus’ examples. Satan knows how to ensnare

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people by allowing certain particles of truth. Batson contradicts by saying that conservatives stress all five foundations (care, fair, loyalty, authority and sanctity – as listed by Haidt) but “they especially like the last three.” Haidt states that liberals like care and fair but are blind to the other three foundations. Batson, along with most liberals, is obsessed with mostly inaccurate and negative descriptions of President Trump. The “blind spots” about real value and positivity I believe results minimally from his rhetoric and mostly from real fears of exposing the “swamp,” gay marriage and disruption of Roe v. Wade. All of these have implications with biblical imperatives that even some “Christians” prefer to ignore. William Coburn Fairfield

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congressional Rep. John Garamendi on four separate occasions via email and voice message with simple questions. I asked the same of state Sen. Bill Dodd and Assemblyman Jim Frazier. My questions to all three simply asked for their position or views on defunding police and on the nationwide rioting last summer. To date, I have not received acknowledgment from any one of these politicians. This past week I registered as a participant in Garamendi’s webinar and submitted a question well in advance along the same lines from my earlier queries. I was not surprised that my question was not aired. In fact, most, if not all questions aired were noncontroversial. Since that time, the storming of the Capitol in Washington, D.C. took place and the same three politicians, especially Garamendi, vented their wrath toward President Trump as the culprit who incited the “invasion.” It now appears those assertions may be questionable. My question today is why the incident at the Capitol was highly criticized by liberal politicians and not one word came from them at any time

over the summer when cities were burning and innocent victims were losing their lives, their businesses and livelihoods to arson, looting and other senseless criminal acts. Our vice president even expressed support for these “peaceful protestors” to the extent of promoting bail money for those arrested. It appears liberal politicians operate on a double standard, fearful of offending certain individuals or groups by adhering to a party-line code of silence, but aggressively criticize conservatives for any reason. That standard is glaringly apparent with regard to their own Rep. Adam Schiff and Rep. Eric Swalwell, the two biggest, blatant liars in Congress. Swalwell’s association with a alleged female Chinese communist intelligence agent is obviously condoned by Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Despite that relationship and his compromised situation, Pelosi retains Swalwell on key, sensitive congressional intelligence and security committees. Why? Robert C. Meador Vacaville

A peaceful demonstration Jan. 17 in Vacaville turned destructive as windows and doors at the police station and at City Hall were broken. Here are some readers’ comments on the event: n How large of a police force does Vacaville have? Obviously not enough. Anytime a city experiences these maybe surrounding police forces and the California Highway Patrol can assist by immediately coming in. These kinds of protests need to stop. No one has the civil rights to do THAT. n Damage to property and terrorizing people is unjustified and needs to stop. It takes a lot of chutzpah to vandalize a police station! n It’s sad that police can’t defend their police station. n The U.S. denounces countries that battle against protesters regardless of which political party is in office. So the question is: do you let the protesters burn the house down or prevent them by force.

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Crime logs Fairfield THURSDAY, Jan. 21 8:01 a.m. — Vehicle burglary, 1000 block of WEBSTER STREET 8:07 a.m. — Vandalism, 1100 block of TABOR AVENUE 8:09 a.m. — Vehicle burglary, 1900 block of WEST TEXAS STREET 8:13 a.m. — Battery, 2400 block of HILBORN ROAD 8:17 a.m. — Vehicle theft, UTAH STREET 9:14 a.m. — Vehicle burglary, 2800 block of DOVER AVENUE 9:30 a.m. — Vehicle burglary, 2700 block of NORTH TEXAS STREET 10:17 a.m. — Vandalism, 1100 block of UNION AVENUE 11:50 a.m. — Trespassing, 2100 block of CADENASSO DRIVE 12:09 p.m. — Vehicle burglary, 600 block of EAST TABOR AVENUE 12:59 p.m. — Battery, 1300 block of GATEWAY BOULEVARD 1:06 p.m. — Vehicle burglary, 2800 block of DOVER AVENUE 1:11 p.m. — Battery, 600 block of NEVADA STREET 1:21 p.m. — Grand theft, 1600 block of FAIRFIELD AVENUE

Rainfall From Page One moderate to heavy rainfall across the Bay Area and the central coast through much of next week. A much stronger and wetter system than that expected Sunday and Monday is due to arrive by late Tuesday and will likely produce periods of heavy rain from Tuesday night through at least Wednesday night, and possibly through late Thursday, the weather service reports. The extended forecast for Fairfield calls for a 60% chance of rain during the day Tuesday and periods of heavy rain Tuesday night, with showers Wednesday and showers likely Wednesday night and during the day Thursday, and a chance of showers Thursday night and during the day Friday. The storms are expected to bring rain from the coast through the Sacramento region and snow into the Sierra Nevada. So while the prospect of rainfall and mountain snow is welcome news during what’s shaping up as a dry winter season for the state, recovery from last year’s wildfire remains a key issue in Solano County. The LNU Lightning Complex Fire started early Aug. 17 in Napa County and ultimately surrounded Lake Berryessa. The Hennessey Fire, the largest fire of the LNU complex that ultimately scorched portions of six counties, is the fire that burned into Solano County late Aug. 18 and early Aug. 19. Six people died as a result of the fire, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection reports. Five people were injured, including one first responder. A total of 309 single-family homes were destroyed by the fire in rural Solano County. A total of 1,491 structures were destroyed across the larger fire complex. Hennessey, eight fires that sparked in Napa

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2:13 p.m. — Vandalism, 700 block of TEXAS STREET 2:38 p.m. — Drunk and disorderly, NEITZEL ROAD 2:40 p.m. — Grand theft, 800 block of DELAWARE STREET 2:49 p.m. — Trespassing, 600 block of BECK AVENUE 3:47 p.m. — Trespassing, 1700 block of WEST TEXAS STREET 5:42 p.m. — Trespassing, 1900 block of VICTORIA COURT 5:45 p.m. — Rape, 300 block of PITTMAN ROAD 5:54 p.m. — Trespassing, 200 block of SUNNYSIDE COURT 8:36 p.m. — Robbery, 2700 block of NORTH TEXAS STREET

Suisun City THURSDAY, Jan. 21 10:15 a.m. — Fraud, 500 block of KINGS WAY 11:16 a.m. — Assault with a deadly weapon, 700 block of SUNSET AVENUE 12:25 p.m. — Robbery, PINTAIL DRIVE / GOLDENEYE WAY 1:21 p.m. — Assault, DECK DRIVE 1:07 p.m. — Vehicle theft, 900 block of EMPEROR DRIVE 4:22 p.m. — Fraud, 1200 block of PHEASANT DRIVE

County and quickly merged into one megafire, also burned across portions of Yolo, Lake and Colusa counties, charring nearly 477.58 square miles (305,651acres)–65.625square 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. Expected rainfall could complicate matters across the fire zone. “This system will result in an increased risk of mudslides and debris flow over wildfire burn areas, as well as localized ponding of water in low-lying or poorly drained areas,” the National Weather Service reports of the storms expected Tuesday through Thursday. “The primary concern is for mud, rock and debris flows that may occur across recent burn areas. In addition, strong gusty winds are likely at times, especially on Tuesday night and Wednesday. Debris from gusty winds may cause drainage blockages which could create a localized flooding threat, especially in mountainous terrain,” the weather service reports. “Localized ponding of water is likely in low-lying or poorly drained areas, such as freeway offramps. No mainstem river flooding is forecast due to dry conditions so far this winter. Roadways will be extra slick after the recent dry stretch.” The weather service notes in its hydrologic outlook that specifics about the midweek storm “will likely change” as it approaches the region.

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Vacaville),” Sherlock said. The Green Valley So on Oct. 6, 2019, group also participated in just 11 months after Par- a neighborhood meeting adise had gone up in that also involved the From Page One flames, Sherlock, Corde- Vacaville Fire Department and lia fire personnel the California Fire Foun- and the county Supervisor John dation, a grant written by Office of EmerVasquez, who Rochelle Sherlock after gency Services talked about months of work to get joined Cal Fire the efforts to to that point. merge the rural representatives In time the Green to host a Wildfire districts. Valley Fire Safety Council fire Preparedness Galgan admits could very well become meeting at the that after the LNU the model of other safety fire he does not Green Valley councils in Solano County, concepcion have a lot of confiCountry Club. and Sherlock said the dence in the state More than council is happy to help. 70 people attended, and Department of Forestry “It’s a lot of work, but not all from the Green and Fire Protection being we know how to do it,” Valley area. There were able to help. said Sherlock, a CordeHe realizes the first people there who would lia resident who does not lose a great deal when the line of defense is up to even live in Green Valley, LNU Lightning Complex the homeowners thembut like Johnston, was Fire raged down three selves, but said a lot of motivated to do something the people who live in the Blue Ridge canyons. after the recent fires. “I told those folks that area are older retirees I’m not trying to scare and abatement efforts can Sherlock: ‘Nothing them, but I’m trying to be difficult. And the costs can also scare them about what is was being done’ be an impairment. on the other side of their Sherlock had lived in “We have tried to fences,” Latta said. Tuolumne City before “One of the things that help each other out, she and her husband, Joe, became apparent was that but there can be an moved to Cordelia. one of the things expense,” Galgan said. They are no He personally had to that needed to strangers to fires. happen. beyond tear out some landscapJoe Sherlock, in education, is you ing he recently put in and fact, is a silviculhad to become a replace it with more fireturist, someone Fire Wise Site,” resistant choices, and he who works to has purchased a pump Sherlock said. develop and Shortly after that can take water from care for forests. that, the Green his swimming pool to fight “In 2017, when Va l ley F i r e a fire if needed. the Tubbs Fire sherlock Vacaville Fire Chief Safety Council, hit, and the Atlas Kris Concepcion said now 20 members Fire, I was appalled that it goes beyond these fires could just strong, was formed. landscaping and Latta said Napa County get into these Bay Area developing fire communities,” Rochelle moved in that direction breaks, like the in 2009, and many are Sherlock said. one his neighThen came the Camp now starting to realize borhood put Fire in 2018 that destroyed Solano County has been in that probatalking the talk, but not much of Paradise. bly saved some “My eyes were taking much action. homes during the “Napa County has a opened in a different LNU incident. Fire Wise board which way,” she said. The kind of brown So she started to do can get grants for safety materials used for some research and found councils,” said Latta, house construction must out that some places noting the county has also change, whether had what they called nine councils. mandated for new conCommunity Wildfire Prostruction or to help tection Plans. But not in Vacaville existing homes. Solano County. And he encourages neighborhood Her husband then conthe development of fire nected her with Aaron first to ask safety councils. The Rev. Raleigh Latta, a battalion chief “I think they’re great. for the Napa-Sonoma Galgan was the first No fire department, as Unit of the state Depart- to reach out on behalf much as we would like ment of Forestry and of the Buck Exten- to say, will have a fire sion area of Vacaville, truck in front of all their Fire Protection. “He was thrilled,” and Sherlock and the homes,” Concepcion said. Sherlock said. “He said for Green Valley group has He said the safety documents councils can educate a long time he was worried provided about Green Valley and and other informa- folks on how to make their the Putah Creek area and tion to help the property neighborhoods more safe. “Those are the priorithe English Hills (near owners get started.

King From Page One System radio show that was beamed to more than 200 stations. He played himself in dozens of TV shows and movies. CNN founder Ted Turner called King “the most famous interviewer in the world,” which, at King’s peak, was closer to understatement than hyperbole. His show, with its colored-dot map of the world in the background, garnered more than 1.5 million nightly viewers for segments with guests as varied as George H.W. Bush, Frank Sinatra, Snoop Dogg, Magic Johnson, Donald Trump, Michelle Obama, Lady Gaga, Moammar Gadhafi, the Dalai Lama and Marlon Brando, who, at once playful and bizarre, sang an old pop song and planted a kiss on King. Others to appear included sex therapists, ufologists and Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy. The Muppets donned suspenders in the host’s honor. Audiences responded to King’s gentle probing, smoky baritone and casual manner. His CNN show served as an antidote to the network’s otherwise round-the-clock breaking news coverage and partisan shoutfests. If other interview programs could resemble beds of nails, with “gotcha” inquisitions of newsmakers, King’s show was a plush chaise longue. New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd referred to him as “the resort area of American journalism, the media’s Palm Springs, where pol-

iticians and other figures of controversy or celebrity can go to unwind, kick back and reflect.” King said he preferred to avoid reading background material on his guests in favor of a spontaneous approach of asking questions on the fly. He described himself as insatiably curious and said his favorite query was also the shortest: “Why?” One of King’s chief talents was his ability to put guests instantly at ease. He shunned the stiff suits favored by other newscasters for a jacketless look and rolled cuffs. His shoulders hunched as he leaned toward his guests. He seemed perpetually wide-eyed behind his windowpane glasses, keenly interested in what anyone sitting across from him had to say. When nuclear physicist Edward Teller, a father of the hydrogen bomb, balked at an invitation to speak with King on his Mutual show, the host offered a deal: Stay for the first question and, if desired, leave afterward. At the interview, according to a 1980 account in People magazine, King asked Teller why high school students found physics so intimidating. Teller launched into a heartfelt response about the importance of scientific study – and then answered the rest of King’s questions. H is i mpr ompt u methods caught some subjects off guard. When Vice President Dan Quayle appeared on “Larry King Live” in 1992, the conservative Republican politician stumbled into a question about abortion. “What if your daughter grew up, had a problem, came to you with that

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Larry King poses for a portrait as the Friars Club and Crescent Hotel honor him for his 86th birthday at Crescent Hotel in Beverly Hills, Nov. 25, 2019. problem all fathers fear, how would you deal with it?” King asked. “Well, it is a hypothetical situation, and I hope I never do have to deal with it, but obviously I would counsel her and talk to her and support her on whatever decision she’d make,” Quayle said. “And if the decision was abortion, you’d support her?” King asked. “I’d support my daughter,” Quayle said. Other times, King made news in spite of himself. Hosting Texas business magnate H. Ross Perot in 1992, King asked about his political prospects. On the spot, Perot announced it was possible he would make an independent bid for the presidency, immediately shaking up the campaign in which he would tap into voters’ frustration with the two major political parties. Speaking with Richard M. Nixon that same year, King asked the former president what he thought about as he drove past the Watergate apart-

ties,” he said. “The best way we can protect our homes is we stay vigilant on our weed abatement program and shore up our defensible spaces,” Concepcion said.

Another weedy thorn for Solano Supervisor Monica Brown has been calling for a county weed abatement ordinance since she got on the board. “We don’t have a weed abatement ordinance even though I have been asking for it for four years . . . and we don’t have any enforcement,” Brown said. “We’re really good at sending letters, but that’s all.” She said she is particularly frustrating because the 2nd District, which she represents, has experienced many of the fires in recent years. Maybe they don’t compare necessarily to the Quail Fire, and certainly not to the LNU blaze, but Green Valley is a high-risk area, too. Brown complained that the county has been slow to act, and the price is getting costly. She said she also thinks state agencies have been lacking in their duties, noting particularly that in 2017 she asked the state Department of Transportation to clear away the weeds on Interstate 680. “And that gentleman had the audacity to say, ‘Why don’t you adopt 680?’ ” Brown said. And the frustrations are spreading like, well, like a wildfire. During a series of listening sessions hosted by Vasquez, many of the LNU fire victims expressed their anger about the county not being as prepared as it should have been. Now the county is reacting, but Latta and Concepcion agree, the first line of defense is what the property owners do to protect their own homes and their neighborhoods. ment and office complex in Washington, the site of the political burglary and coverup that led to Nixon’s resignation in 1974. “Well, I’ve never been to the Watergate,” Nixon replied. “Other people were in there, though, unfortunately.” Sometimes, King was caught flat-footed. He was upbraided by Jerry Seinfeld when he intimated that the comedian’s extremely popular sitcom had been terminated by NBC, when in fact the actor-producer chose to end it. When O.J. Simpson made a surprise call to King’s show live on air in 1995, the day after the football star had been acquitted of murder charges, King’s first question was, “Uh, how are you?” While his style was purposely simple, King’s line of inquiry occasionally had an unintentional comedic effect. Initially thinking the Dalai Lama was a Muslim, he asked the Tibetan Buddhist leader: “Do you pray? And if so, who do you pray to?” King said he was only posing the questions that members of his audience were too embarrassed to ask. King, who collected Emmy and Peabody awards, conducted 50,000 interviews before leaving CNN in 2010 amid declining ratings. Into his 80s, he continued to appear on smaller cable outlets, notably the state-financed Russian television network RT, and on shows streamed online through a production company King founded with Mexican billionaire and telecom mogul Carlos Slim, Ora TV.

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observations, which I he difference between the performance of capital summarize next. markets and the general First note that these firms are economy, especially the unementirely different from one ployment rate, has raised many another. They are the end result questions and made markets of a process that started before seem to be illusory. In some ways 2000. At that time, hundreds, this is a reasonable perception. even thousands, of companies in As usual, other perspectives can various aspects of tech were yield more satisfying Mark Sievers emerging and competing. Most explanations. Wealth matters of those companies did not Not all companies perform survive. Indeed, we may have equally in their stock market prices. The trouble even remembering their names. environment and events of the moment These five boiled to the top, so we tend to have large effect. Market prices have concentrate on them and forget about shown us that certain companies have the fact that most of this industry died. benefited from the way society has If you tried back then to choose who changed during the Covid-19 crisis. A would be the winners, you probably have group of tech-focused businesses, an empty sack today. Basically, we now referred to as FAANG (Facebook, have only the survivors, which have Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Google) stocks, thrived, especially in the current unique have seen their share values increase in economic situation. But that does not ways that are challenging to put mean they will continue to do well, or in perspective. anything close to the phenomenal Not surprisingly, some professors of returns of last year. Such numbers are finance have examined the situation and far above any reasonable expected return. offered comments. One such professor, Despite warnings for what is reasonGene Fama, Nobel Laureate at the University of Chicago, has some cogent able, stocks with lofty returns are

alluring to investors. They are the “shiny” idea of the moment. This is because extreme events do occur occasionally, albeit infrequently. Academic research has shown that there are many more extremely good and extremely bad returns than you might reasonably expect. Actually, Fama wrote about such occurrences in his dissertation 50 years ago. These surprises have been around with relative high frequency for as long as there have been data. Another eminent professor, Ken French from Dartmouth, has offered additional thoughts. Market returns are composed of two parts: 1) the expected part; if you are looking forward, that is your best guess of what is likely to happen; and 2) the unexpected part, the surprise, the deviation from your best guess. If we look at a relatively short period and try to draw conclusions, we can be misled by events of the moment. Please note that academic researchers consider short periods to be quite long, longer than most people and certainly the media consider long; five years is

considered extremely short. When investors try to infer meaningful investment decisions from random stock returns, they are fooling themselves. Professor French states that the best example he has right now are the FAANG stocks. The search for what are reasonable expected returns has been a long-term project in the academic world. The results are more elusive than definite. Yet we must deal with making our personal decisions in the face of uncertainty. Too often we are bombarded with talk about unexpected returns, whether extremely good or extremely poor. FAANG stocks may make up part of a well-diversified portfolio. But a welldiversified portfolio is much more than those five stocks. That is why it is so important not to fall for the siren songs of the flashy extreme events of the moment. Mark Sievers, president of Epsilon Financial Group, is a certified financial planner with a master’s in business administration from the University of California, Berkeley. Contact him by email at mark@wealthmatters.com.

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ith the holiday season fresh in our minds – and the ndless sweaters, candles and electronic gadgets still stacked on dresser tops, awaiting their spot in the back of closets – let’s review gift-giving strategies and resolve to do better next time. Research tells us you’re probably worse at picking out gifts than you think you are. Most gifters overvalue the element of surprise and what they think people want, and undervalue the usefulness of a gift and of giving people what they say they want. Another common mistake? Giving “stuff,” rather than experiences. Though people often say they prefer receiving experiences, they tend not to give them, favoring the longevity of a sweater or set of steak knives over a night at the theater or dinner for two. There’s a “greater emotional intensity evoked from consuming an experience,” University of Toronto researcher Cindy Chan reports in an academic paper. When you give a friend or family member a fun experience, it makes them think of you fondly while they do it – more so than if you’d given them a thing.

Experiences while the pandemic drags on: n Pick a meal kit from the marketplace GoldBelly and give the experience of a high-end restaurant meal at home. Instead of dinner at Momofuku, you might buy a family of four Momofuku chef David Chang’s iconic pork shoulder dish, which arrives ready to put in the oven, or a full lox brunch from New York City’s Russ and Daughters.

COMMENTARY n Know someone on a hunt for calm? Give a voucher for online meditation classes from MNDFL. The intro course, held in 60-minute sessions over four Sundays, is a good primer, though the studio also offers unlimited streamed classes and one-onone sessions. n If you can’t be together in person, do a virtual cooking class together instead. The Table Less Traveled offers courses from chefs around the world. n If you’re a fabulous chef yourself, with a much-coveted secret recipe for challah, mac and cheese, or avgolemono, get the ingredients required delivered to your loved one’s home and host the class over Zoom yourself. n Nature remains a pleasure that can be enjoyed relatively safely right now. Give a year of experiences with an annual pass for the U.S. National Park Service, providing free access to more than 2,000 stunning recreation areas. You might want to personalize the gift further by creating a custom Google map of particularly beautiful sites within driving distance. n A more unusual option: A Capetown, South Africa-based shark conservationist offers private 90-minute online shark experiences, packed full of fun facts and jaw-dropping footage. You can join a larger group or set up a smaller private experience for a family of shark enthusiasts. Search “Airbnb experiences Capetown shark.”

Experiences worth waiting for: According to UCLA researcher Cassie Mogilner Holmes, people

don’t really mind having to wait for the opportunity to take part in an experience. While waiting for physical “stuff,” as anyone who’s ever watched a delivery tracker knows, is mostly irritating and “felt as impatience,” waiting for an experience is “hedonically superior” and “felt as excitement” instead.

Combine a physical experience with some smaller token to enjoy in the meantime: n Give keen travelers an Airbnb voucher to put toward some forthcoming trip. (There’s no expiration date on these.) In your accompanying card, include movie recommendations to enjoy in the meantime, themed around a suggested destination – a trip to Tokyo might lend itself to watching the noodle classic “Tampopo” or reveling in animated films from beloved Studio Ghibli, many of which are now on Netflix. n Offer classical music lovers a gift voucher for a nearby symphony or opera company. New York’s Metropolitan Opera offers a voucher with a five-year expiration date. Suggest a title from the 2021/2022 season the gift recipient might enjoy along with selected YouTube recordings from earlier productions. n The site Cloud 9 Living boasts thousands of experiences across the U.S., many themed around tasting wine or whiskey. Gift a certificate (no expiration date) with suggestions on tasting experiences they might enjoy when it’s safe to do so, and a bottle to enjoy while they wait. Rate.com/research/news covers the worlds of personal finance and residential real estate.

FAIRFIELD — Tri Pointe Homes Inc. has announced that it is consolidating its six regional homebuilding brands into one name: Tri Pointe Homes. The publicly traded entity, previously named Tri Pointe Group Inc., was renamed Tri Pointe Homes Inc. in connection with the consolidation of brands and, effective Jan. 15, each of its 15 divisions across the nation now operate under the name Tri Pointe Homes. Tri Pointe has prioritized becoming a

technolog y-dr iven company, and over the past two years, it has implemented programs that have increased efficiencies across its operations and improved the customer experience, the company reports in a press release. The company, founded as a regional homebuilder

in 2009, has expanded its operations through acquisitions and the opening of new divisions across the country, according to the press release. The company has also established Tri Pointe Solutions, a suite of homebuyer services that offer support throughout the buying, lending and closing process. Tri Pointe has three projects in Fairfield: Lantana at The Villages, Marigold at The Villages and two neighborhoods at One Lake. Tri Pointe Homes Inc. trades under the symbol TPH on the New York Stock Exchange.

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SUISUN CITY — On the Fringe Visual and Performing Arts theater company pulled off a threepeat last weekend when they won a Freddie G Excellence in Acting award at the 2021 Junior Theater Festival Online Extravaganza (JTF OE). Suisun City resident Maria Stats founded On the Fringe in 2015. Their mission statement, according to their website (http:// www.onthefringevapa. org/), is to “bring culturally diverse, female-driven theater and arts education to children and adults in Solano County.” The novel coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on local theater companies with whole seasons’ worth of performances canceled, but Stats refused to let it tamp down her drive to provide creative outlets for children. “I need to be an example for these kids. They need something. I told my husband that I don’t care if On the Fringe collapses, we are getting these kids to JTF. If it collapses it’ll still be holding up these kids,” Stats said. The determination to create a safe place for children to explore the dramatic arts is a personal quest for Stats. “I would not be standing here today if as a kid I didn’t have youth theater as an outlet for my horrendous home life. I would not be alive today,” Stats said. “What sometimes gets lost in youth and community theater is the community of it. There’s a reason why you do a show with someone when you’re 5 years old and when you’re 40, you’re still hyping each other up. It’s because for two to three

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On the Fringe Visual and Performing Arts members record their entry for the 2021 Junior Theater Festival Online months you have the most intense, exhilarating experience of your life.” The Junior Theater Festival recognizes and empowers the international global movement of young people and educators creating student-driven musical theater worldwide, according to press materials. It was founded in 2003 and became an annual event in 2010. “My kids compete with kids from all over the world and I mean New Zealand, Canada, South Korea – it’s a three-day event with amazing workshops put on by Broadway stars, directors and producers,” Stats said. “They are judged by actual Broadway professionals. It’s intense and awesome, and there is a lot of camaraderie.” On the Fringe is not

short on talented locals with a desire to see young people absorb the soulenriching effects of a theatrical education, but like many theater companies, they are short on money. Thus they had to raise funds for the 20 or so children to participate in the event. Many of the children faced extra challenges during the pandemic, like not having access to computers, high-speed internet or any kind of internet. Rehearsing remotely presented a host of challenges, but there was a silver lining. “The great equalizer is that at JTF there are no microphones, props or elaborate costumes. You just act or sing your heart out and you are judged based on the raw talent in

Extravaganza at the Naval and Historical Museum in Vallejo. They won a Freddie G Excellence in Acting award. the room,” Stats said. The Junior Theater Festival was held in Atlanta and united 7,000 students and educators from 128 educational musical theater groups representing 31 states, as well as Australia, New Zealand and the U.K. With the surge in novel coronavirus cases, Stats did not feel comfortable putting anyone at risk and opted for the Online Extravaganza, which required contestants to record their entries for judging. Overcoming technological inequities among her ranks was but one obstacle for Stats and her charges to overcome. Others included having to adjust choreography in Zoom meetings and everything was filtered through the sanitizing and socially distanced

lens of Covid-19 protocols. The group then met at the Naval and Historical Museum in Vallejo and filmed their entry on the upstairs stage. “They wore N95 Resonance masks, which are made specifically for singers, and I doublemasked them because I’m a psychopath (laughs),” Stats said. “The best thing about it was even through the double masks I could hear them projecting. We rehearsed outside for six hours then recorded it in 15 minutes. My kids were like, ‘Do you want to record it a bunch of times and send them the best one?’ and I said, ‘Well, would we have done that in person? You get one shot just like being live at JTF.’ It was the most exhilarating experience and

I’m really proud of what they pulled off.” On the Fringe performed “Seussical the Musical Jr.,” received rave reviews from the judges and for the third straight year they were rewarded for their efforts. They received Best Ensemble Performance in 2019 and in 2020 they won the Inspiration Award, which is given to groups that go above and beyond what they do on stage. “Cindy Ripley and Dean McFlicker, who choreographed all the NBC Live specials, pulled me aside after our first JTF and asked me how I was able to achieve the end of having our kids make audiences actually feel how much they loved each other on stage,” Stats said. That closeness is carefully cultivated and authentic. The young members of On the Fringe play Dungeons and Dragons online together, did drive-by birthday parties and participated in something Stats calls “Happiness Sprinkles.” “Happiness Sprinkles were when my husband tricked out our Honda Odyssey with subwoofers and we went to various places like Bliss Urban Arts Studio and honked the horn and blasted Pharrell Williams’ song ‘Happy’ and shook signs that said ‘We Love You’ and ‘We Miss You’ and ‘Social Distancing Can’t Keep Our Hearts Apart,’ ” Stats said. “We keep that sense of community going. Through this crazy time we have actually gotten kind of tighter, and it’s amazing to see that happen without being on stage together. We are a family first.” Reach Fairfield writer Tony Wade at toeknee weighed@gmail.com.

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a year when there is no raging pandemic. A: No, we did a live unk legends Con Funk stream in Vegas last SepShun were set to tember. We also just did return Feb. 13 to a show in the Pala Fairfield to perform a Casino Spa and Resort Valentine’s Day show down south in Novemput on by local ber and it came out a nd tag-team concert great. They did social promoters Frazier distancing and masks Trager Presents. But were required and Covid-19 restrictions they allowed about a forced postponement this quarter of the capacity – week to a date that has yet about 900 people. to be set. Q: So the live streams The band remains are great and as close active during the panas we can get to live demic and is making the music right now, but the most of opportunities as jarring thing for me has they become available. been the silence instead Founded in 1969 in of applause after songs. Vallejo as Project Soul, Does that influence Con Funk Shun achieved your performance? international success. A: When we did our Between 1977 and first live stream show 1986 they had four conwe made one adjustsecutive gold and one ment: We addressed the platinum album and television audience by 20 hit singles includcity and we never really ing eight top 10 R&B hits stopped playing. For the and one No. 1 R&B hit most part, we went from “Ffun.” Their jukebox song to song. We would full of hit songs includes go, “This song is for “Shake and Dance Houston” or “This song With Me,” “Too Tight,” is for you, Atlanta” or “Got To Be Enough,” “Hey, Vallejo, I know y’all “Chase Me,” “Electric love this song!” Lady” and more. Now, the groups who Michael Cooper, played prior to us, LakeCon Funk Shun’s co-founder/guitarist/song- side and Klymaxx, came on and they were writer/singer, recently answered a few questions lost because they were so used to stopping for via telephone. applause and interactQ: Is this your first streaming show, Michael? ing with the audience. It became awkward as they I know you guys usually do about 35 to 50 dates hadn’t rehearsed going Daily Republic correspondent

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from one song to the next. We closed the show out and showed them how it’s done. Look, we don’t relish doing this at all. We live for the audience and for the applause. But what we can do now is really emphasize the show. We recreate the songs well, we have good visuals as we dress nicely and we just make fun of the fact that we don’t have an audience and then we’re off to the next song. Q: Has the pandemic put a damper on rehearsals for the band? A: We just do about a 45-minute rehearsal before the show. We’re pretty much dialed in. Everybody knows their parts. We’ve been doing this for a long time. With the kind of musical interaction we have, it’s like falling off a log. Any issues we encounter just because we haven’t played together in a while – mostly vocal stuff and horn tunings – we address in the sound check.

Once we’re committed to the first song, our nerves will kick in. You just try to relax and do the very best you can. If you try to be perfect, you’re gonna blow it and overplay. You’re not gonna have any fun and people want to see you having fun and want to feel that, too. You can’t do that striving for perfection. Now, having no audience reduces adrenalin and nerves, however, it’s a two-edged sword. The people at home listening on their computers or phones or TVs are hearing you directly and will pick up on all the imperfections. You had better be good or they’re going to hear it. We’re ready for it. Q: If 2021 Michael Cooper could go back in time and share words of wisdom with Project Soul-era Michael Cooper, what would you tell him? A: I would say take care of your money when you make it – put it in the bank and let it grow. I’d say practice on your guitar a lot more. And, finally . . . women. The women will come. You don’t have to have one in every town. Now, I was one of the lucky ones who got married and had kids with my hometown girl, but some guys got kids all over the damn place. Get a good woman and hold

onto her and have her hold onto you and try to make it before you introduce kids into all that craziness. You want to bring kids into a stable and happy situation. Q: What has been the hardest part of dealing with Covid-19? A: Let me tell the truth: The hardest part has been trying to stay alive. You can’t enjoy nothing if you have a ventilator in your throat. The second part of that is if your income is dependent on what you do and it’s pulled away from you,

you have to adjust mentally to that. I never lost faith in the fact that the music would return and that I could reproduce it. That’s been proven. Once we hit that stage we’ve still got it. Everybody can’t say that. A lot of guys got to hire different musicians per gig and we are blessed to have taken care of ourselves so that at a moment’s notice we can put on a show. That’s what kind of band Con Funk Shun is. Reach Fairfield writer Tony Wade at toeknee weighed@gmail.com.

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that will at least engage in exploratory conversations The 49ers were prepar- about acquiring Stafford, ing to play in the Super 32, who ranks among the Bowl a year ago. top 20 in NFL history in Now? They could be completions, passing yards readying to participate in and touchdown passes. the Stafford Bowl. Stafford is more proven The Lions and quar- and durable than 49ers t er b a ck M at t h ew quarterback Jimmy Stafford have agreed to Garoppolo, 29, who has split this offseason and missed 23 of 48 games over Detroit will begin explor- the past two seasons due to ing trade possibilities in injuries and has 32 career the coming weeks, the starts in seven-year career. NFL Network reported. Stafford, a 12-year The 49ers figure to be veteran, has started among a host of teams 16 games in nine of the past

10 seasons, the exception coming when he missed eight games in 2019 because of a back injury. That injury ended his streak of 136 consecutive starts, the seventh-longest by a QB in NFL history. Head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch have declined to unequivocally commit to Garoppolo, only offering that they expect him to be their 2021 starter. Last month, Shanahan said they would need to significantly upgrade if they

moved on from Garoppolo. “You look into every avenue,” Shanahan said, “and you see if there’s something out there that can get you a ton better.” Stafford, who will turn 33 on Feb. 7, has eight 4,000-yard seasons, five more than the 49ers have had in franchise history. Stafford is also affordable under his current contract. If traded, he would count $20 million against the salary cap in See Stafford, Page B12

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n a brown leather chair, next to a glass wall that looked over the Atlanta Braves’ new stadium last winter, Hank Aaron expressed mixed feelings about the home run record – a record that was once his – belonging to a player who admitted to using steroids. “You’ve said in the past, that despite the fact that he’s admitted to cheating, that you still consider him the home run king,” said Craig Melvin, who was interviewing Aaron for NBC. “I do,” Aaron

ANALYSIS answered, the slightest grin on his face. “How can that be?” Melvin asked. “I knew Barry’s father very well, and I got to know Barry (Bonds) a little bit,” Aaron said, folding his hands together. “It’s kind of hard for me to digest and come to realize that Barry cheated in home runs, cheated in this and that.” The “Today” show interview aired in February. Aaron died Friday at 86. And now one slice of his legacy, as the

last player to set the home run record without the help of steroids, is being approached in different ways. A Twitter search for “true home run king” produced thousands of results Friday afternoon. Hall of Famer Frank Thomas capped a Twitter tribute to Aaron with #HRKing. Congressman Bill Pascrell Jr., D-N.J., called Aaron the “true home run king” in a social media post. Bonds later released a statement via Twitter that reasonably – and perhaps appropriately – avoided the debate. On April 8, 1974, Aaron passed Babe

Ruth on the all-time list with his 715th home run. He would finish his career with 755. Then, on Aug. 7, 2007, Bonds passed Aaron with his 756th blast. He would finish his career with 762, a number that could stand forever. “Hank Aaron – thank you for everything you ever taught us, for being a trailblazer through adversity and setting an example for all of us African American ballplayers that came after you,” read part of Bonds’s statement. “Being able to grow up and have See King, Page B3

First-timers and long-timers will make this year’s Daytona 500 a wild ride Tribune Content Agency Noah Gragson was second to Jimmie Johnson in Brendan Gaughan’s eyes when Gaughan was seeking a driver to fill in for him at this year’s Daytona 500 qualifying. Gragson – a full-time Xfinity driver with JR Motorsports — said he got the offer from Gaughan after Johnson – a seven-time NASCAR Cup champion – declined. So now another Las Vegas native will pilot the No. 62 Chevrolet at Daytona. The 22-year-old driver and winner of last year’s Xfinity race at the superspeedway paraphrased his response to getting the news from Gaughan. “I thought he was messing with me,” Gragson said. “I probably can’t say exactly what I said, but I was like, ‘Hey are you ‘blanking’ with me?’ ” He wasn’t, and Gragson is joining a list of 44 drivers announced for this year’s Daytona 500. There will be the familiar faces of drivers whose teams field full-time entries – the usual Gibbs, Penske and Stewart-Haas names, plus the addition of full-time Cup teams fielding cars driven by Daniel Suarez,

The Daytona 500 is promising fresh excitement, especially after so many silly season moves. Bubba Wallace, Corey LaJoie and B.J. McLeod. Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell and Erik Jones also changed teams, but they’re still racing full-time in the series and will be joined on the grid by rookies Chase Briscoe, Ross Chastain, Anthony Alfredo, Cody Ware and Josh Bilicki. With the Daytona 500 lineup capped at 40, and 36 teams with full-time charters, that leaves four spots up for grabs to advance to NASCAR’s biggest race on Feb. 14. The Daytona 500 is promising fresh excitement, especially after so many silly season moves, but the preliminary races are building to be equally entertaining given the fight to get in. The open car lineup pres-

ents a range, if not a wacky mix, of drivers this year. There are Cup first-timers in Gragson, Kaz Grala (barring his substitution for Austin Dillon last year) and 2020 Xfinity champion Austin Cindric. Cindric will race the No. 33 Ford for Team Penske to kick off a season of Cindric racing in select Cup events before graduating to the series full-time in 2022 with Wood Brothers Racing. “Qualifying our way into the race as an ‘open’ car will be a big challenge,” Cindric said. Former Cup Series drivers are making an appearance in the lineup, adding to that challenge. Ty Dillon will race the No. 96 Chevrolet for Gaunt Brothers Racing as an open entry. Dillon was out of a ride at the end of the 2020 season when his Germain Racing team closed its shop due to the pandemic and lack of sponsorship support. Dillon is so far scheduled to enter only the singular Daytona event, but he said he’s still seeking more opportunities and feels like he belongs in a full-time ride. “All I’ve been looking for this See Daytona, Page B3

SAN DIEGO — Keep this in mind, football fans, when you see Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady blow on their hands in frigid Green Bay. The spin is the thing. So says Brady’s throwing coach Tom House, who’ll be ensconced inside his Del Mar home’s living room Sunday when the two spiral-flinging Californians square off – with a Super Bowl on the line – at cold, breezy Lambeau Field. “The quarterbacks with the higher spin rates, the wind and the cold bother the football less and less,” said House, a San Diegan since 1981 who has coached Brady for eight years. Science on football spin rates has revealed what’s clear to the naked eye: Green Bay’s Rodgers, 37, and Tampa Bay’s Brady, 43, are two of the very best at imparting spin. As masters in the RPM game, each quarterback is well-equipped to penetrate light breezes and mid-20s air forecast for Lambeau Field. “These guys could throw at the North Pole,” House said. House said each quarterback will need a good grip on the football. They’ll wear special gloves, if necessary. But the throwing expert said hard-wired, synchronized body movements will enable each passer to bring aerial mastery to the NFC cham-

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Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers looks for a receiver against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field, Jan. 3, in Chicago. The Packers defeated the Bears 35-16. pionship game, despite the toe-tingling elements. House, a former pitcher and coach in the big leagues, has analyzed throwing form for decades with tools such as high-speed photography and computers. Among his clients are Super Bowl winners Brady and Drew Brees. It was Brees who introduced Brady to House eight years ago. Now, House aims to make his expertise available through an application that can be downloaded onto smart devices, starting in June. Amateurs can submit video to House and his team for critical assessment. “We can get every parent, every kid, any See Spin, Page B12

Warriors squander Curry’s accomplishment as they lose big to Jazz Tribune Content Agency By the time Stephen Curry’s record-breaking 3-pointer dropped through the net, the game was already out of hand. Curry moved into second place on the NBA’s all-time made 3-pointers list with a falling-away shot in the corner with 10:59 remaining in the third quarter of the Warriors’ 127-108 loss to the Jazz Saturday in Utah. However, the accomplishment was limited to a historical footnote, as the Warriors (8-8) at that time already trailed by 29 points in a game that got out of hand early. The Jazz (12-4), now on a league-best eightgame win streak, opened the game with a 14-0 run and eventually put the Warriors into a 17-point hole. With Curry and Andrew Wiggins each notching 10 points in the

first quarter, the Warriors managed to cut the deficit to nine heading into the second period. But that would be as close as they would get, as the Jazz uncorked a 38-17 second quarter, scored 77 points in the first half and took a 30-point lead into halftime. Facing an insurmountable deficit, the only thing left for any Warriors player to accomplish was the record. Within the first 1:01 of the second half, Draymond Green found Curry scampering to the corner. Curry launched a 3-pointer in the face of Jazz guard Mike Conley. Curry now has 2,562 made 3-pointers for his career, behind only Ray Allen (2,973). As much as the Warriors may celebrate Curry’s accomplishment, the loss is a disappointing one. After squandering a See Warriors, Page B3

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Basketball College men •Davidson at UMass, CBSSN, 9 a.m. •Rutgers at Indiana, BIG TEN, 9 a.m. •Western Kentucky at Middle Tennessee, CBSSN, 11 a.m. •Fordham at Rhode Island, NBCSN, 11:30 a.m. •Memphis at East Carolina, ESPN2, 1 p.m. •Utah at Washington, ESPNU, 1 p.m. •Nevada at Wyoming, CBSSN, 1 p.m. •Notre Dame at Miami, ACC, 3 p.m. •Boston University at Lafayette, CBSSN, 3 p.m. •San Diego State at Air Force, FS1, 7 p.m. College women •Indiana at Northwestern, ESPN2, 9 a.m. •Notre Dame at North Carolina, ESPNU, 9 a.m. •Syracuse at Clemson, ACC, 9 a.m. •South Carolina at LSU, SEC, 10 a.m. •Kentucky at Tennessee, ESPN2, 11 a.m. •Auburn at Alabama, ESPNU, 11 a.m. •Purdue at Michigan, BIG TEN, 11 a.m. •Marquette at Butler, FS1, 11 a.m. •Louisville at Wake Forest, ACC, 11 a.m. •Colorado at Arizona, PAC12, noon •Florida at Ole Miss, SEC, noon •Virginia Tech at North Carolina State, ACC, 1 p.m. •Michigan State at Wisconsin, BIG TEN, 1 p.m. •Texas A&M at Missouri, SEC, 2 p.m. •Washington at Oregon, PAC12, 2 p.m. •USC at Stanford, PAC12, P12BA, 4 p.m. NBA •Toronto at Indiana, NBATV, 10 a.m. •Atlanta at Milwaukee, NBATV, 5 p.m. Bowling •PBA Players Championship: West, FS1, 9 a.m. Figure skating •U.S. Championships, free dance, Ch. 3, 2 p.m. Football NFL Playoffs •NFC Championship, Tampa Bay at Green Bay, Chs. 2, 40 (KTXL), 12:05 p.m. •AFC Championship, Buffalo at Kansas City, Chs. 5, 13, 3:40 p.m. Golf •LPGA Tour, Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions, final round, GOLF, 11 a.m. •PGA Tour, The American Express, final round, GOLF, noon •LPGA Tour, Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions, final round, Ch. 3, noon Hockey NHL •Detroit at Chicago, Ch. 3, 9:30 a.m. •Toronto at Calgary, NHL, 1 p.m. •San Jose at Minnesota, NBCSCA, 5 p.m. •Nashville at Dallas, NBCSN, 5 p.m. Horse racing •America’s Day at the Races, FS2, 11:30 a.m. •America’s Day at the Races, FS1, 1 p.m. Rodeo •PBR, Arcadia Invitational, Chs. 5, 13, 11 a.m. Soccer •Serie A, Juventus vs. Bologna, ESPN2, 3:25 a.m. •WSL, Arsenal vs. West Ham, NBCSN, 4 a.m. •WSL, Tottenham Hotspur vs. Everton, NBCSN, 6 a.m. •La Liga, Elche vs. Barcelona, BEIN, 7:05 a.m. •La Liga, Celta Vigo vs. Eibar, BEIN, 9:20 a.m. •La Liga, Atletico Madrid vs. Valencia, BEIN, 11:50 a.m. •Ligue 1, AS Saint-Etienne vs. Olympique Lyonnais, BEIN, 3 p.m. (taped) •Super Lig, Fenerbahce vs. Kayserispor, BEIN, 7:55 a.m. (Monday) Track and field •American Track League, ESPN, noon

the idols and role models I did, help me shape for a future I could have never dreamed of. Hank’s passing will be felt by all of us who love the game and his impact will forever be cemented in my heart.” Many accounts at the time said Aaron tried to distance himself from Bonds’s record-setting summer. But when Bonds hit No. 756, a shot to right-center off Washington Nationals starter Mike Bacsik, Aaron soon appeared with a message on the big screen at At&T Park in San Francisco. “I move over and offer my best wishes to Barry and his family on this historical achievement,” Aaron told Bonds and the sellout crowd. “My hope today, as it was on that April evening in 1974, is that the achievement of this record will inspire others to chase their own dreams.” After the game, Bonds chose defiance when asked if the record was at all tainted by his suspected use of steroids. Bonds had already taken the single-season record

chance to string together their first three-game win streak of the season in Thursday’s loss to the New York Knicks, Golden State came out flat Saturday night in Utah. This had been a team that, earlier in the week, had overcame a 19-point deficit to beat the Los Angeles Lakers, defeated the San Antonio Spurs by 22 points and seemed to be finding its identity. But there isn’t much the Warriors can take away from a loss such as this. Golden State could not manufacture efficient shots against Utah’s defense, anchored by former Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert, and provided little resistance itself. Led by Donovan Mitchell’s 23 points, the Jazz made 47.9% of their shots (20 for 50 from 3-point range). Curry finished with 24 points on 9-of-18 shooting (5 for 10 from 3-point range) in 27 minutes. NETS HANG ON TO BEAT HEAT FOR BIG 3’S FIRST WIN TOGETHER

NEW YORK — The Nets bent, and bent some more, but did not break,

Curry finished with 24 points on 9-of-18 shooting in 27 minutes. beating the Heat, 128-124, in Brooklyn on Saturday. The Miami Heat – without All-Star Jimmy Butler, rising star Tyler Herro, and defensive stopper Avery Bradley – proved a tough challenge for the still-jelling Nets, with both teams playing their second game in two nights. Kevin Durant had fresh legs after sitting out Friday’s game against the Cavaliers. He was the most spry player on the court for Brooklyn, scoring 31 points on 11-of-19 shooting from the field, including one basket late in the fourth quarter, where Durant was standing in the corner next to Heat veteran Udonis Haslem, told Haslem something, then caught the ball, dribbled in, and made a pull-up shot that gave the Nets a 118-112 lead with just over a minute to go. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra called a timeout, and Haslem hung his head to the hardwood. The Nets’ star power gave the Heat a lot to hang their heads about. Kyrie Irving started the game 4-of-10 shooting from the field, but proceeded to make six of his next seven shots, scoring 18 points in the fourth quarter to finish with 28. James Harden has recorded double-figure assists in each of his first five games

from Mark McGwire, another steroid user, by hitting 73 homers in 2001. By this point, he was used to questions about how he should be viewed next to Aaron, Ruth or Willie Mays, who succeeded without performanceenhancing drugs. It made Bonds’s hard shell even harder. “This record is not tainted at all, at all,” Bonds told reporters that night. “Period. You guys can say whatever you want.” About two years later, while in Cooperstown, N.Y., for the National Baseball Hall of Fame inductions of Jim Rice and Rickey Henderson, Aaron advocated for putting asterisks next to records set by steroid users. That, of course, would include a mark alongside the only home run total that bested his. Aaron reasoned that while steroids can’t help a player hit a 100-mph fastball, they can help with recovery and add strength to a player’s body. Shortly before that weekend in Cooperstown, Harmon Killebrew – a Hall of Famer with

573 career home runs – told the Columbus Dispatch, “As far as I’m concerned, Hank Aaron is the all-time home run champ and Roger Maris should still have the (single-season) record at 61, but Barry Bonds is the name you see in the record book.” Aaron never called himself the true home run king or leader. He instead chose to recognize Bonds’s achievements and the obvious complications. “I played the game long enough to know, and it is impossible for players, I don’t care who they are, to hit 70 home runs,” Aaron told reporters in Cooperstown in 2009, according to ESPN. “It just does not happen. I think that’s one reason why people’s eyes started opening up and they said, ‘How can this guy do this?’ ” “I appreciate it, but I’m still second,” Aaron added, according to ESPN, when asked about Killebrew’s comments. “Like I told somebody the other day, ‘No matter how (people) feel, I don’t think I’m going to ever hit another home run.’ It’s all

over with. I can’t even play 18 holes of golf anymore.” With Bonds, Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa and Manny Ramirez on this year’s Hall of Fame ballot, the steroid era lingers. In the “Today” interview from February, Aaron explained why that should not keep them from enshrinement in Cooperstown, where he was inducted in 1982. “Even though they were on steroids?” Melvin, the interviewer, asked Aaron, who remains the all-time leader in RBI with 2,297 and extra-base hits with 1,477. “We’ve had so many cheaters that have made the Hall of Fame,” said Aaron, who also called Bonds a terrific ballplayer. “Now I don’t see any reason why Barry or any of the rest of them shouldn’t make it.” “Did you cheat?” Melvin pressed. “I didn’t know how to do anything,” Aaron said as a self-deprecating smile turned to laughter. “I didn’t know how to hold a bat straight.”

Daytona: Many former champs racing From Page B2 offseason is just a little bit of light,” Dillon said. “Just the door to just crack open a little bit so that I can blow it down.” In order to blow that door down at Daytona, Dillon will need to finish ahead of the other open cars in one of the two duel races to make his way into the final lineup. The two remaining open spots are awarded to the driver with the fastest speeds from qualifying. It won’t be easy once in, especially considering former Daytona 500 champion Jamie McMurray, who is joining the race in the No. 77 Chevrolet for Spire Motorsports after retiring from full-time Cup racing in 2018. McMurray won the 2010 Daytona 500 and garnered seven wins after making his Cup start in 2002. McMurray entered the 2019 Daytona 500 race for Spire, but crashed out for a 22nd-place finish. Still, the 44-year-old driver led six laps in the race and could be the one to beat among the latest entries. There is also another past Daytona 500 winner

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as a Net. Harden hasn’t quite found his shooting rhythm, with just eight field-goal attempts and two makes on Saturday; he has moved the ball well, but turned it over a lot too. And Durant continued his streak of games treating defenders like chairs. It’s hard to contest when a seven-footer is shooting the ball from above his head. The Nets’ new Big 3 picked up its first win as a unit. It was only their second game together. The Heat gave the Nets a run for their money without their three best players, and nearly ran away with that money late in the fourth quarter. Turnovers continue to be a problem. The Nets turned the ball over 17 times to just eight for the Heat. Interior defense continues to be a problem too. Heat center Bam Adebayo scored 41 points against whichever big or tweener big the Nets assigned him. The Nets shredded the Heat on the glass, 47-30, showing improvement in rebounding, an area they have struggled this season. Another area the Nets have struggled with: Winning games against teams with a lesser level of talent. Brooklyn held on against Miami, but the Heat are a playoff contender that the Nets faced at well below full strength. The Nets are also without Spencer Dinwiddie, who was on the court for pregame workouts shooting jumpers with little elevation. They also have some roster spots open, and if we know anything about Nets GM Sean Marks, it’s that he will fill them.

entering this year’s race. Derrike Cope will drive the No. 15 Chevrolet for Rick Ware Racing. The team has a full-time charter, so Cope is guaranteed entry into the final event, but his presence in the lineup as a 62-yearold driver adds to the diversity of Cup experience levels. Cope has two wins in 427 Cup races since 1982. His last race was in 2018 for StarCom Racing, where he is the

team manager. “You love to see people get opportunities and then when you get opportunities, make the most of them,” said Daniel Hemric, who is racing fulltime for Joe Gibbs Racing in the Xfinity Series. “And if you make the most of them, your reward should be having a shot to run and then run full-time no matter what level that is.” Also expected in this year’s open Cup

lineup are drivers Ryan Preece, David Ragan, Chad Finchum and Timmy Hill. They’ll be among a crowded field of drivers looking to capitalize on a chance to take the main stage. “Right now it’s just about trying to make the most of the opportunity, and I’m happy with one (race),” Gragson said. “Because one’s better than zero.”

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Navy helps Navajo Nation Spotlight on Travis Staff Sgt. Brittany Vivens 860th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Hometown: San Antonio. Duty title: Noncommissioned officer in charge of commander support staff. Time at Travis: Three years. Family: Dog, Bentley. Goals: To become an instructor, first sergeant and eventually make chief master sergeant. Hobbies: Spending time with my dog, shopping, repurposing glass items and hanging out with friends. Greatest achievement: An in-squadron modified mentor session, a success that allowed for a new take on guided mentorship with an impromptu feel.

In brief

CHPS to offer classes virtually

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE — Civilian Health Promotion Services at Travis Air Force Base is currently offering any in person services due to the current Health Protection Condition level. However, the program is available for virtual health and wellness consultations, as well as virtual health education classes. For this month’s class schedule, visit our website at usafwellness. com. Feel free to call the Travis CHPS office at 707-424-CHPS with any questions you may have.

Roth to serve as interim secretary WASHINGTON — John P. Roth will serve as the Acting Secretary of the Air Force as of Jan. 20, until the president nominates and the Senate confirms a permanent replacement. Roth succeeds Barbara Barrett, who served as the 25th Secretary of the Air Force from Oct. 18, 2019, until Jan. 20. Roth has served as the assistant secretary of the Air Force for financial management and comptroller since January 2018. From May 2019 to December 2020, he also performed the duties of under secretary of the Air Force, a role he held from June to October 2019. “It is a privilege to serve airmen and guardians as the acting secretary of the Air Force,” Roth said. “Protecting the nation is a solemn responsibility; one that the U.S. Air and Space Forces execute daily without fail. I look forward to working side-byside with Gen. (Charles Q. Brown, Jr.) and Gen. (John W.) Raymond to ensure our airmen and guardians have the training and resources required to meet national security requirements and keep America safe. “I’m eager to continue the momentum Secretary Barrett and these two great military leaders put into motion as we work together to accelerate change for our Air Force and continue building America’s Space Force.” — Daily Republic wire services

Army News Service

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A virtual reality-based headset is seen recently at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. Travis Air Force Base is one of two

test bases that will provide feedback on a new suicide prevention training using a virtual reality-based initiative.

Fresh look at suicide prevention Travis part of virtual reality effort

Air Force News Service SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. — Leaders from across the 375th Air Mobility Wing stepped into a virtual realityinspired test phase, Jan. 12, for a new training effort to help airmen feel more comfortable about engaging with others to prevent suicide. Senior leaders were asked to put on a virtual reality headset for a 30 -minute interactive scenario with both a coach, who provided upfront training, and then an airman, who was in obvious distress. They were prompted to ask a variety of questions, whereupon the responses would vary until the member’s distress was successfully assisted. “This experience was definitely more powerful than just sitting through a boring Powerpoint briefing,” said Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Bekoff, who serves with the 375th Mission Support Group at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. “I think the way the training is presented will resonate with our younger airmen who are used to interacting in virtual worlds like this.” He said that, on a personal level, he felt he had more confidence after the training to stick to the “ACE” response method of “ask, care and escort,” but that, no matter what, any interaction with those who feel suicidal will be a hard situation. This is one reason why the Air Force is going to great lengths to find ways to address the issue with updated and innovative ways to help airmen

Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Bekoff, who serves at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, was one of the first to receive new suicide prevention training using a virtual realitybased initiative that Air Mobility Command is testing on behalf of the Air Force. Travis Air Force Base is one of two test bases, along with Scott, that will provide feedback on the training. recognize the signs and assist them in addressing a variety of situations. The scenario being tested right now involves an “airman to airman” experience and future scenarios will involve training with a first sergeant, a commander and a spouse as well. Travis Air Force Base and Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, were selected as the “pilot wings” for the Air Force’s “Virtual Reality Suicide Prevention Experience.” The company Moth+Flame was contracted to develop this immersive virtual reality training experience. Training will be adjusted based on feedback during this test phase with possible final

rollout later this year. Leading point on this training effort for the wing is Kirt Davis, the violence prevention integrator who also oversees the wing’s suicide prevention programs. Assisting him with the test phase logistics is Tech. Sgt. Alisha Curtis, 375th Command Post. They both took the training and agreed that it’s a step in the right direction to get more people comfortable with reaching out to each other. “I think what’s really beneficial in this training is that it teaches you how to have the conversation,” Davis said. “While there’s no right answer for everything, it does show you how to avoid

judgmental language and observe the surroundings while ensuring the person remains safe until additional help can be secured.” He said that once the program is assessed and approved for additional implementation, there will need to be support from all the units to bring the technology to their teams. Because this specific airman to airman scenario is receiving positive feedback, commanders are also asking for more scenarios, and asking if there is a way to evaluate if they “did it right.” Mike Ar th of Moth+Flame described how the application can provide data for leadership to better understand how airmen are performing and where training gaps may exist that can be closed with alterations to the curriculum or additional exposure to key concepts. Moth+Flame’s goal is that a better understanding of where airmen are struggling to employ “ACE” will lead to improvements that help airmen learn faster and retain more of the material longer. “Anything we can do to enhance not only our training, but our ability to respond in these situations is worth trying,” Davis said. “We still have an alarming number of people taking their life and if we’re all prepared to engage when the time comes, then we can help those struggling to know that we care, we need them on our team and that there is hope for the future.”

At the request of the Department of Health and Human Services, approximately 12 Navy personnel deployed to the Navajo Nation reservation in New Mexico and Arizona to provide support to the Northern Navajo Medical Center in Shiprock, New Mexico. The medical personnel have been working side by side with civilian and U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps health care providers to help treat Covid-19 patients. “The relationship with the embedded nursing staff here has been great from the get go,” Navy Lt. Cmdr. Sarah Jagger, critical care nurse and rural rapid response team leader said. “They are family now,” said Navy Lt. Cmdr. Scott Smith, U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and the hospital’s intensive care unit supervisor. The medical providers are currently treating up to eight patients at one time in the Covid-19 positive ward at the medical center. The ward is set up in an open room with beds alongside each other. As the pandemic progresses, the medical center is considering expanding the ward, allowing the providers to treat up to 15 patients at once. “Bringing in that staff gave us the capability of doubling our bed capacity for the intensive care unit,” Smith said. For some of the medical providers, it is not their first time being part of the Defense Department’s whole-of-America Covid-19 response. Jagger and other members of the rural rapid response teams provided support at different hospitals in New York when the pandemic first started, as well as in Texas as the pandemic continued. we “ T hankfully, are seeing better outcomes than we did when Covid-19 first hit,” Jagger said. Due to some of their previous experiences, the medical providers were able to quickly adapt to their surroundings. “They were boots on the ground ready to go, and they’ve been wonderful to work with,” Smith said. The Indian Health See Navajo, Page B5

Air Force to allow longer braids, ponytails Air Force News Service ARLINGTON, Va. — As an outcome of the 101st Air Force uniform board, Air Force women will be able to wear their hair in up to two braids or a single ponytail with bulk not exceeding the width of the head and length not extending below a horizontal line running between the top of each sleeve inseam at the underarm through the shoulder blades. In addition, women’s bangs may now touch their eyebrows, but not cover their eyes. These new changes will be effective upon publication of the new standards in Air Force Instruction 36-2903 in February. “As I outlined in ‘Action Order A: Airmen,’ this decision is a commitment to supporting the airmen we need and sustaining the culture and environment of excellence that will continue to make the Air Force an attractive career choice for airmen and

families,” said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. “I’m thankful for the feedback and research conducted from a number of women leaders, the Women’s Initiative Team, the Air Force uniform board and our joint teammates.” The Air Force uniform board convened virtually in November 2020 to discuss ideas sourced from airmen across the Air Force who participated in a dress and appearance crowdsourcing campaign. Participants on the board included 19 diverse airmen of various ranks from across the major commands and headquarters directorates. The board reviewed all ideas including a recommendation from the Air Force’s Women’s Initiative Team. Thousands of women across the Air Force provided feedback to the Women’s Initiative Team, stating constraints to hair grooming standards resulted in damage

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Beginning in February, female Airmen will be able to wear their hair in up to two braids or a single ponytail with bulk not exceeding the width of the head and length not extending below a horizontal line running between the top of each sleeve inseam at the under arm through the shoulder blades. In addition, women’s bangs may now touch their eyebrows, but not cover their eyes. to hair, migraines and in some “In addition to the health concases, hair loss. The detailed cerns we have for our airmen, work done by the Women’s Ini- not all women have the same tiative Team to research and hair type and our hair standards support the recommendation should reflect our diverse force,” was greatly appreciated by the See Hair, Page B5 uniform board.

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Hair: Reflects initiativeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results From Page B4 said Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am pleased we could make this important change for our women service members.â&#x20AC;? In addition to addressing issues associated with personal health and hair loss, adjusting female hair standards supports ongoing efforts to address diversity and inclusion in the ranks. Earlier this year and in her role leading the Defense Departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Diversity Board, then-Secretary of the Air Force Barbara M. Barrett played a prominent role in supporting these types of adjustments to ensure a more inclusive culture in the services. The Air Force chief of staff approved the policy after considering feedback from the force, the uniform board recommendation, and

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Navy Lt. Cmdr. Sarah Jagger, rural rapid response team leader and critical care nurse, reviews patient charts while working in the Covid-19 ward at the Northern Navajo Medical Center in Shiprock, New Mexico, Dec. 23, 2020.

Navajo: Navy helps nation for approximately 2.6 million American Indians and Alaska natives who belong to 574 federally recognized tribes in 37 states. As the pandemic progresses throughout the

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country, U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, remains committed to providing a flexible Defense Department in support of the whole-of-America Covid-19 response.

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Today’s birthday You are needed and important. That much is made clear in the next 10 weeks, but don’t worry, you’ll also get your carefree break times this year. One thing that never lets up is your creativity. You’ll apply it to make money and friends. Relationships sparkle with all the magic you bring to them. Aries and Capricorn adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 1, 33, 28, 4 and 16.

just the sort of thing you do when you’re doing you. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21). Could you embrace a practice that offered no guarantees? You’ll be willing to do this when the activity is inherently loveable, and there is no particular outcome necessary to make it so. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19). When the work is new and the job is big, there’s a high probability of feeling like an imposter. Take it as a good sign. People who never strive won’t be troubled by that particular signal of success called “imposter syndrome.” AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 18). In the religious vernacular, a saint is a person who has died but still remains accessible to the mortal in need of a miracle. In the common vernacular, a saint is selfless and very much alive to help you out today. PISCES (Feb. 19March 20). Though there is an economic aspect to many of today’s transactions, they are not strictly financial. You’ll ponder what is actually being exchanged, not to keep score but to stay in the know.

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Get the facts on exercise, chronic disease Mayo Clinic News Network If you have a chronic condition, you might have questions about exercising. How often can you exercise? Which exercises are safe? Understand the basics about exercise and chronic disease. If you have a chronic disease – such as heart disease, diabetes, asthma, or back or joint pain – exercise can have important health benefits. However, it’s important to talk to your health care provider before starting an exercise routine. He or she might have advice on what exercises are safe and any precautions you might need to take while exercising. Find out what you need to know about exercise and chronic disease. If you have a chronic condition, regular exercise can help you manage symptoms and improve your health. Aerobic exercise can help improve your heart health and endurance and aid in weight loss. High-intensity interval training is generally safe and effective for most people and can take less time. In high-intensity interval training, you alternate exercising at high levels of intensity and exercising at a less intense level for short periods of time. Even activities such as walking at higher intensities count. Strength training can improve muscle strength and endurance, make it easier to do daily activities, slow disease-related declines in muscle strength, and provide stability to joints. Flexibility exercises may help you to have optimal range of motion about your joints, so they can function best, and stability exercises may help reduce the risk of falls. For example: Heart disease. Regular exercise can help improve your heart health. Recent studies have shown that interval training is often tolerated well in people with heart disease, and it can produce significant benefits.For people with high blood pressure, exer-

cise can lower your risk of dying of heart disease and lower the risk of heart disease progressing. Diabetes. Regular exercise can help insulin more effectively lower your blood sugar level. Physical activity can also help you control your weight and boost your energy. If you have type 2 diabetes, exercise can lower your risk of dying of heart disease. Asthma. Often, exercise can help control the frequency and severity of asthma attacks. Back pain. Regular lowimpact aerobic activities can increase strength and endurance in your back and improve muscle function. Abdominal and back muscle exercises (core-strengthening exercises) may help reduce symptoms by strengthening the muscles around your spine. Arthritis. Exercise can reduce pain, help maintain muscle strength in affected joints and reduce joint stiffness. It can also improve physical function and quality of life for people who have arthritis. Cancer. Exercise can improve the quality of life for people who’ve had cancer, and it can also improve their fitness. Exercise can also lower the risk of dying from breast, colorectal and prostate cancer. Dementia. Exercise can improve cognition in people with dementia, and people who are active on a regular basis are at less risk of dementia and cognitive impairment. Your health care provider might recommend specific exercises to reduce pain or build strength. Depending on your condition, you might also need to avoid certain exercises altogether or during flare-ups. In some cases, you might need to consult a physical or occupational therapist before starting to exercise. If you have low back pain, for example, you might choose lowimpact aerobic activities, such as walking and swimming. These types of activities won’t strain or jolt your back. If you have exercise-induced asthma, be sure to keep an

inhaler handy while you exercise. If you have arthritis, the exercises that are best for you will depend on the type of arthritis and which joints are involved. Work with your health care provider or a physical therapist to create an exercise plan that will give you the most benefit with the least aggravation on your joints. Before starting an exercise routine, it’s important to talk to your health care provider about how long your exercise sessions can be and what level of intensity is safe for you. In general, try to accumulate about 30 minutes of physical activity a day at least five days a week. For example, try walking briskly for about 30 minutes most days of the week. You can even break physical activity up into short chunks of time spread out through the day. Any activity is better than none at all. If you’re not able to do this much activity, do as much as you can. Even an hour a week of physical activity can have health benefits. Start with moving more and sitting less, and work your way up to moving more each day. If you haven’t been active for a while, start slowly and build up gradually. Ask your doctor what kind of exercise goals you can safely set for yourself as you progress. Depending on your condition, your health care provider might recommend certain precautions before exercising. Starting a regular exercise routine can be tough. To help you stick with your routine, consider exercising with a friend. You might also ask your health care provider to recommend an exercise program for people who have your condition, perhaps through a local hospital, clinic or health club. To stay motivated, choose activities that are fun, set realistic goals and celebrate your progress. Share any concerns you might have about your exercise program – from getting started to keeping it up – with your health care provider.

Health notes

Nationwide survey finds satisfaction with telehealth Mayo Clinic News Network In late November, the Covid-19 HealthCare Coalition, comprising more than 1,000 health care organizations, technology firms and nonprofits, including Mayo Clinic, published the Telehealth Impact Physician Survey results. The survey, managed through Mayo Clinic and led by Steve Ommen, M.D., medical director, Mayo Clinic Center for Connected Care and Nilay Shah, Ph.D., chair of Mayo’s Division of Health Care Policy and Research, two of the project’s co-investigators, had several research goals. One was to assess how telehealth served the clinical needs of patients during Covid19. Additionally, the survey sought to get feedback from physicians on the kinds of telehealth platforms and technologies they used and respondents’ feelings about the value of telehealth and their expectations for using telehealth after the pandemic. The 48-question survey

captured the opinions of 1,594 physicians and other licensed health care professionals between July 13 and Aug. 15, 2020. Among those surveyed, 87% were medical doctors and 13% were non-physician providers including nurse practitioners, psychologists, physician assistants and social workers. More than 75% of respondents said telehealth enabled them to provide quality care for Covid-19-related care, acute care, chronic disease management, hospital/emergency department follow-up, care coordination, preventative care, and mental/behavioral health. Other findings show strong support for telehealth, resulting in: n Improved patient health noted by 60% of respondents. n Increased motivation to integrate telehealth across 68% of practices. n Improved job satisfaction among 55% of survey participants. More than 80% of respon-

dents indicated that telehealth improved the timeliness of care for their patients. A similar percentage said that their patients had reacted favorably to using telehealth for care. Additionally, 11% of responding health care professionals said they were using remote patient monitoring technologies with patients in their homes. Commonly used tools included smartphones, blood pressure cuffs, body weight scales, and pulse oximeters. “The strong support shown for telehealth, as evidenced in these results, reinforces the knowledge that telehealth is critical to how we deliver health care today,” says Dr. Ommen. “The use of telehealth during the Covid-19 pandemic highlights its importance in care delivery. Its continued use will be instrumental in connecting to patients everywhere.” Mayo Clinic News Network is your source for health news, advances in research and wellness tips.

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At his swearing-in, Ossoff used a Hebrew Bible from MLK ally whose synagogue was bombed by white supremacists

How often it seems, in our daily encounters with one another, we stand measuring rather than naturally and generously giving of our love and support and forgiveness. All of us, to one degree or another, stand at the door, in our shame, asking for forgiveness flour from our neighbors, anxiously hoping they will somehow understand our need. And all of us, at other times, will be on the other side of the door with the flour to give an errant neighbor. As we contemplate these shifting roles, perhaps we should also ponder a future time when all of us will stand at another door, the door of eternity, asking forgiveness flour of him who is the bread of life. He has made it clear that the measure of forgiveness flour we receive at the time will be a reflection of how we measured â&#x20AC;&#x153;Forgiveness Flourâ&#x20AC;? to others throughout our lives. (Matthew. 6:14-16; 7:1-4; D&C 64:9-14). Del Clark is the branch president, Rio Vista Branch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The Washington Post With copies of the century-old manifests from his great-grandparentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; journeys from Israel to Ellis Island in his suit pocket, Jon Ossoff on Wednesday clutched a Hebrew Bible that was equally steeped in history as he was sworn in as Georgiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first Jewish senator. It once belonged to Rabbi Jacob Rothschild, an ally of Martin Luther King Jr. and leader of Atlantaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hebrew Benevolent Congregation Temple, the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s oldest synagogue anda home for civil rights activism that was bombed by white supremacists in the 1950s. than just More recognizing Ossoffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s barrier-breaking win, his choice of a Hebrew Bible speaks to the crucial bounds between the Jewish and Black communities in Atlanta that made the moment possible. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a special honor to have had Rabbi Rothschildâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bible brought into the Senate

chamber and in some small way to honor the work that he did with Dr. King to make this a better world,â&#x20AC;? Rabbi Peter S. Berg, the senior rabbi of the the Temple, told The Washington Post. For swearing-in ceremonies, politicians often choose religious texts with personal or ideological significance. Ossoff,33, who held his bar mitzvah at the synagogue, said he chose this Hebrew Bible because it meant more than just acknowledging his Judaism and the synagogueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rich history in social justice. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also about the necessity of reanimating the spirit of the civil rights movement and building alliances to pass landmark civil rights legislation,â&#x20AC;? Ossoff told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, who first reported on the backstory of the Hebrew Bible at his swearing-in ceremony. Rothschild, who led the Temple from 1946 to 1973 when he died suddenly of a heart attack at 62, was

an outspoken advocate for racial justice during an era of stark racial division in Atlanta. But the tension only made him more determined to speak out, Berg said. Rothschildâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s open condemnation of Jim Crow laws and racial inequality attracted ire from white supremacists. On Oct. 12, 1958, a group that called themselves the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Confederate Undergroundâ&#x20AC;? positioned a bomb made of 50 sticks of dynamite near an entrance to the synagogue, causing an explosion that severely damaging parts of the building, though the sanctuary was mainly left unscathed. There were no deaths or injuries. In the years following the incident, Rothschild formed a friendship with King. In 1964, after King won the Nobel Peace Prize for his leadership during the civil rights movement, Rothschild appealed to resistant business owners in Atlanta to honor King with a banquet in his hometown.

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Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States. center operations outweighed the downside in terms of mental well-being and cardiovascular health. Quite a few of my neighbors seem to have embraced power walking and outdoor fitness pursuits. Americans love a challenge. Let us welcome February’s celebration of Healthy Heart Month, as best we can under these difficult circumstances. Getting vaccinated against Covid-19 is a great first step toward maintaining our collective cardiovascular health. 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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Triumph, heartbreak as thousands line up for vaccine Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — Patricia Reber walked out of the vaccine clinic at L.A.’s Lincoln Park pumping her arms overhead like a champion. A friend told the 80-year-old she had waited four hours for a shot at Dodger Stadium, but Reber was in and out within 30 minutes. “This was wonderful,” Reber said from beneath a Kobe Bryant face mask. “I think they’ve done the best they can with the lack of federal help.” But in the chaotic rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine, the triumphs were matched by heartbreaking disappointments and confusion as older residents struggled with appointment websites that crashed because of huge demand while workers waited for official information that never came. Aria Shafiee, 53, was almost in tears because her attempt to enter the vaccination site at Crenshaw Christian Center in South L.A. had been flatly denied. Shafiee knew she was younger than the 65-year minimum for vaccination under California’s rules but hoped she could get an exception due to her health. “I have preexisting conditions,” she said. “I have diabetes, and my daughter is a resident at UCLA and she lives with us, and they still wouldn’t let me in.” In the days since California opened up the vaccine beyond health care workers and first responders, there has been a deluge of people trying to get their shots that has overwhelmed supplies and left officials warning they could run out soon. Health leaders in counties across the state say they are getting only a fraction of the vaccines they are requesting from the federal government, and that is going to leave those eager to get inoculated disappointed. Los Angeles County, for example, needs more than 4 million doses to provide the two-dose vaccine protocol to all health care workers and residents 65 and older, but to date has received only 853,650 doses. San Francisco feared it could run out Thursday but was able to keep going at least for now. Some areas are doing better than others. The city of Long Beach was among the first to allow vaccinations of older people last week, and is now expanding its distribution to food workers. Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia said a key decision made early on was not to plan out mul-

here across the street who don’t even have a cellphone,” he said, motioning toward homeless encampments near the outskirts of the park. “It’s another area of our society that just points out the disadvantages for the marginalized folks in our community.” Others, like Holo Au, took Gov. Gavin Newsom at his word when he announced that Californians 65 and older could get the vaccine. A retired postal worker, Au, 71, was wearing gloves, mask and shield for protection, and although he had a medical walker with a seat, the Lincoln Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times/TNS Park line moved so quickly that Dr. Sarah Mohtadi administers coronavirus vaccine at a drive-in he couldn’t rest for more than a few seconds at a time. vaccination site at the Long Beach Convention Center, Thursday. It took him about two days to tiple days of vaccine distribution, said). More than 4.2 million get an appointment online, he but instead to vaccinate as many doses had been shipped to local said, and he was eager to do so. people as possible with the doses health departments and health“I want to protect myself,” on hand. He acknowledged it is care systems that have facilities Au said. “All year I stay home. I a riskier strategy because it can in multiple counties. have nothing to do.” San Francisco issued a new lead to the supply drying up. Although Los Angeles is still “I said, ‘If we run out, that’s health order this week requir- technically working its way a good problem to have. Don’t ing providers to report how through seniors and healthcare be worried about running out. much vaccine they receive and workers, few in line at the CrenBe focused on getting as many administer. Local health offi- shaw Christian Center seemed doses out as possible,’” Garcia cials throughout the state have to work in hospitals: chiropracsaid. “I’ve been hearing about a complained they had no way of tors, in-home caregivers and lot of the horror stories in other knowing how well their com- nursing students were among places. That is not happening munities were being vaccinated those waiting for their shot. because they lacked information in Long Beach.” Many said they had just Things have been less smooth from the providers. learned they were eligible The confusion led some, like and came to the site at the in Los Angeles. On Thursday, the city became so overloaded 34-year-old Art Gamboa, to give first opportunity. that its vaccination registration up on official sources of infor“I’ve just been waiting for my website briefly shut down to new mation altogether and rely on chance,” said Silvia Vasquez, 49, word of mouth. appointments. as she exited the outdoor lot with One of about a hundred a bandage on her arm. Vasquez Part of the confusion in Los Angeles began when the county people in a quickly moving line works as an in-home caregiver, said it could not move to resi- at Lincoln Park on Thursday, she said, so she couldn’t rely on dents 65 and older because it had Gamboa, an in-home healthcare a hospital system employer to not yet finished vaccinating some provider, said he first learned administer her vaccine. 500,000 health care workers who from a friend that he was eligiA group of four chiropractors remain at the top of the priority ble for the vaccine. He navigated who work together were among list. After pushback, L.A. County a “not very well-made interface” those waiting. Beth Mulhall, 38, Supervisor Hilda Solis issued an online but was ultimately able said it’s been a difficult year for executive order late Monday to secure a next-day appoint- their practice and their patients, directing officials to move ahead ment, he said. particularly since they’ve had to “It looks like a mess from the reduce capacity and gauge who with expansion. California has 61 local health outside, but it’s actually moving needs care most urgently. departments, all with different pretty fast,” he said as more and Mulhall said that their boss operations that are currently more people queued up under was the one who notified them tracking vaccine data differ- the palm trees. they were eligible for the vaccine, ently. The state is working on a A few paces behind him, Joe and that he championed them data tracking system, but so far, Ford, 59, said that his employer as “groundbreakers” for being without a comprehensive assess- told him he was eligible for the among the first in L.A. to get it. ment of how many doses each vaccine about three weeks ago, Her co-worker, Fabian county has been allocated, how but that it took him a good deal of Martin, said they were “more many each has received and how time to navigate the system and like guinea pigs.” many each has administered, it secure an appointment. Several “The biggest fear is that it’s has been difficult to compare locations in the appointment new,” Martin said, noting that the progress at a county-by- portal showed no availabil- while concerns about the vacity until March. county level. cine’s safety crossed his mind A child and family services several times, he ultimately According to the California Department of Public Health, worker, Ford said he was “for- decided to go through with it. providers reported adminis- tunate enough and privileged “However inconvenient it is tering nearly 1.6 million doses enough to have access to the web” to get here,” Mulhall chimed in, statewide as of Tuesday (report- to even make his appointment. “it’s less inconvenient than being ing is delayed, the department “I’m thinking about people in a hospital dying.”

But several in line Wednesday weren’t health care workers at all. Two nannies, a teacher and even a marketing associate came to Crenshaw Christian Center because they had heard they might be able to get a vaccine if there were leftovers at the end of the day. Max Costello, a 42-year-old house flipper, has multiple construction projects in the area and decided to try his luck. Several of his crew members have had Covid-19, he said, and it’s challenging to maintain social distancing at a construction site without keeping teams small. He found a place in the hot sun where he could wait it out and see. But despite the abundance of “leftover shot” rumors floating around, guards at the site said they couldn’t confirm them. David Ortiz, a spokesman for the LAFD, said via phone that he didn’t think there would be any leftover vaccines, and that if there were, they would be taken to Dodger Stadium. Still, the rumors were enough to bring Shafiee, the 53-yearold on the verge of tears, to the site. After her request for entry was denied, Shafiee said she wasn’t sure what to do next. Out of work for more than a year because of the pandemic, she had been hoping that receiving the vaccine would be the marker of better days to come. As it stands, she and her husband have to wear face masks inside their Redondo Beach home whenever their daughter comes in from her job at the hospital. “I’m very angry,” she said, wiping her eyes above her mask. “It’s an awful situation. . . . It has been a tough year.” The city of Los Angeles is also offering the vaccine to anyone in Los Angeles County who is 65 or older, through a different online portal. That website connects patients to sites including Dodger Stadium, San Fernando Recreation Park, Lincoln Park, Hansen Dam and Crenshaw Christian Center. Orange County residents can sign up using the Othena app. Information for Riverside County residents can be found at the Riverside University Health System, while San Bernardino County residents can find vaccine information on the county’s website. Ventura County is offering vaccinations to residents 75 and older, who can sign up for appointments online.

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NOTICE OF REVISED DATE FOR PUBLIC MEETING AND RECEIPT OF SEALED BIDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY OF THE FAIRFIELD-SUISUN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (Approximately 9.9 acres located in the unincorporated area of the County of Solano, Assessor’s Parcel Number 0148-070-060) Pursuant to the provisions of Education Code section 17469, you are hereby notified that the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District adopted Resolution No.14-2021 declaring its intent to sell property consisting of approximately 9.9 acres located at 1624 and 1634 Rockville Road, in the unincorporated area of the County of Solano, California, Assessor’s Parcel Number 0148-070-060. The District offers to sell the Property to the general public at a minimum bid of $550,000, at a public meeting to be held on May 13, 2021, beginning at 6:00 p.m., in the Board Room at the District’s Central Office located at 2490 Hilborn Road, Fairfield, CA 94534. Interested bidders must submit a bid proposal on a form supplied by the District, bid security and all other requirements of Resolution No. 14-2021, to the District’s Central Office located at 2490 Hilborn Road, Fairfield, CA 94534 on or before 6:00 p.m. on May 13, 2021. All inquiries or request for bid forms and pertinent documents should be directed to Paul Speed, Director of Facilities & Operations at 707.399.5148 or paulsp@fsusd.org. DR# 00044433 Published: January 24, 2021 Notice of Intent to Adopt an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Sutter Slough Critical Erosion Repairs Flood System Repair Project Reclamation District 999 (RD 999), as the Lead Agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), announces the intent to adopt an Initial Study/proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) for the Sutter Slough Critical Erosion Repairs Flood System Repair Project (Project). RD 999 is requesting written comments from public agencies, stakeholders, and interested organizations and individuals on the content of environmental information presented in the IS/MND. The full IS/MND is available on the RD 999 web page at http://rd999.org/resources/ The project is located within RD 999 in Yolo and Solano counties, south of the City of West Sacramento and northeast of Rio Vista. In January 2020, MBK Engineers (MBK), on behalf of the District, identified seven erosion sites along Sutter Slough based on observations from site reconnaissance, geometric analysis from a land survey of the levee, and a bank and bathymetric survey of the channel. The erosion repair sites addressed in the IS/MND are located along the Sutter Slough Levee (Unit 3). The project would either address bank loss, toe scour, and erosion by flattening the waterside bank slope and placing approximately 18- to 24-inch riprap to reestablish the bank slope or monitor conditions within erosion sites. Erosion at the sites typically consists of toe scour within the channel causing erosion and slope instability that progresses into the bank and waterside levee toe. Project construction is anticipated to begin in 2022 and would occur between approximately August 1 to November 30 for 5 consecutive years. RD 999 is the lead agency for the project, under CEQA, and has directed the preparation of an IS on the proposed project in accordance with CEQA requirements and the State CEQA Guidelines. The IS describes the proposed project and assesses the proposed project’s potentially significant adverse impacts on the physical environment. It concludes that the proposed project’s potentially significant or significant adverse effects on the environment can be mitigated to less-than-significant levels; therefore, a proposed MND has been prepared. The project site is not present on any of the lists enumerated under Section 65962.5 of the Government Code. The IS/MND is being circulated for a period of 30 days, beginning January 25, 2021 and ending February 23, 2021. All comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. on February 23, 2021. Comments can be sent to Tina Anderson, MBK, at 38563 Netherlands Road Clarksburg, CA, or email at Anderson@mbkengineers.com. For e-mailed comments, please include the project title in the subject line, attach comments in MS Word format, and include the commenter’s name and U.S. Postal Service mailing address. DR# 00044404 Published: January 24, 2021

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Scoreboard FOOTBALL NFL Playoffs Wild card Round Saturday, Jan. 9 Indianapolis at Buffalo, 10:05 a.m. L.A. Rams at Seattle, 1:40 p.m. Tampa Bay at Washington, 5:15 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 10 Baltimore 20, Tennessee 13 New Orleans 21, Chicago 9 Cleveland 48, Pittsburgh 37 Divisional Round Saturday, Jan. 16 Green Bay 32, L.A. Rams 18 Buffalo 17, Baltimore 3 Sunday, Jan. 17 Kansas City 22, Cleveland 17 Tampa Bay 30, New Orleans 20 Sunday, Jan. 24 Conference championships NFC, Tampa Bay at Green Bay, 12:05 p.m. AFC, Buffalo at Kansas City, 3:40 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 7 Super Bowl At Tampa, Florida AFC winner vs. NFC winner, TBA

HOCKEY NHL Vegas Minnesota St. Louis Colorado Arizona Los Angeles Anaheim SAN JOSE

West Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 5 4 1 0 8 18 12 5 4 1 0 8 15 10 5 3 1 1 7 14 17 5 3 2 0 6 17 12 5 2 2 1 5 17 18 5 1 2 2 4 14 17 5 1 2 2 4 8 13 5 2 3 0 4 14 18

North Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 6 4 0 2 10 29 18 6 4 2 0 8 19 17 4 3 1 0 6 13 10 3 2 0 1 5 11 6 6 2 4 0 4 15 20 7 2 5 0 4 20 33 4 1 2 1 3 11 14 East Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 5 3 0 2 8 19 17 Boston 5 3 1 1 7 15 10 Philadelphia 6 3 2 1 7 20 22 N.Y. Islanders 4 3 1 0 6 9 6 Pittsburgh 5 3 2 0 6 18 21 New Jersey 4 2 1 1 5 9 11 N.Y. Rangers 4 1 2 1 3 11 12 Buffalo 5 1 3 1 3 14 16 Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 4 3 1 0 6 15 10 Columbus 6 2 2 2 6 15 18 Florida 2 2 0 0 4 10 6 Carolina 3 2 1 0 4 9 6 Nashville 4 2 2 0 4 10 14 Detroit 5 2 3 0 4 10 14 Chicago 5 1 3 1 3 13 21 Dallas 1 1 0 0 2 7 0 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs. Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Minnesota 4, SAN JOSE 1 Washington 4, Buffalo 3, SO Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Rangers 3, SO Toronto 4, Edmonton 2 Chicago 4, Detroit 1 Dallas 7, Nashville 0 Arizona 5, Vegas 2 Colorado 3, Anaheim 2, OT Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Florida at Carolina, ppd. Montreal 5, Vancouver 2 Boston 6, Philadelphia 1 Columbus 5, Tampa Bay 2 St. Louis 4, Los Angeles 2 Ottawa at Winnipeg, (n) Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games SAN JOSE at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Detroit at Chicago, 9:30 a.m. Buffalo at Washington, noon Toronto at Calgary, 1 p.m. Vegas at Arizona, 1 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at New Jersey, 4 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. Colorado at Anaheim, 5 p.m. Montreal Toronto Winnipeg Calgary Edmonton Vancouver Ottawa

Los Angeles at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Nashville at Dallas, 5 p.m. Edmonton at Winnipeg, 6 p.m. Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Game Ottawa at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games SAN JOSE at Colorado, 6 p.m. Pittsburgh at Boston, 4 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Buffalo, 4 p.m. Philadelphia at New Jersey, 4 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Washington, 4 p.m. Tampa Bay at Carolina, 4 p.m. Florida at Columbus, 4 p.m. Chicago at Nashville, 5 p.m. Edmonton at Winnipeg, 5 p.m. Los Angeles at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Detroit at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. St. Louis at Vegas, 6 p.m. Toronto at Calgary, 6 p.m. Anaheim at Arizona, 6 p.m.

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4 11 .267 7½ Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Lakers 13 4 .765 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; L.A. Clippers 12 4 .750 ½ Phoenix 8 7 .533 4 GOLDEN STATE 8 8 .533 4½ SACRAMENTO 6 10 .375 6½ Southwest Division W L Pct GB Memphis 7 6 .538 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Dallas 8 8 .500 ½ San Antonio 8 8 .500 ½ New Orleans 6 9 .400 2 Houston 5 10 .333 3 Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games SACRAMENTO 103, New York 94 Chicago 123, Charlotte 110 Houston 103, Detroit 102 Indiana 120, Orlando 118 Cleveland 125, Brooklyn 113 Philadelphia 122, Boston 110 Toronto 101, Miami 81 Washington at Milwaukee, ppd. Atlanta 116, Minnesota 98 Dallas 122, San Antonio 117 Denver 130, Phoenix 126 L.A. Clippers 120, Oklahoma City 106 Memphis at Portland, ppd. Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Utah 127, GOLDEN STATE 108 Philadelphia 114, Detroit 110 Brooklyn 128, Miami 124 L.A. Lakers 101, Chicago 90 Minnesota 120, New Orleans 110 Houston 133, Dallas 108 Denver 120, Phoenix 112 Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games SACRAMENTO at Memphis, ppd. Toronto at Indiana, 12:30 p.m. Cleveland at Boston, 1 p.m. Oklahoma City at L.A. Clippers, 1 p.m. Charlotte at Orlando, 3 p.m. Washington at San Antonio, 4 p.m. Atlanta at Milwaukee, 4:30 p.m. New York at Portland, 6 p.m. Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games SACRAMENTO at Memphis, ppd. Minnesota at GOLDEN STATE, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Detroit, 4 p.m. Toronto at Indiana, 4 p.m. Charlotte at Orlando, 4 p.m. Miami at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Cleveland, 4:30 p.m. Boston at Chicago, 5 p.m. San Antonio at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Denver at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at Portland, 7 p.m. Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games L.A. Clippers at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m. Washington at Houston, 5 p.m. New York at Utah, 6 p.m.

BASKETBALL NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 12 5 .706 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Boston 8 6 .571 2½ Brooklyn 10 8 .556 2½ New York 8 9 .471 4 Toronto 6 9 .400 5 Central Division W L Pct GB Indiana 9 6 .600 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Milwaukee 9 6 .600 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Cleveland 8 7 .533 1 Chicago 7 9 .438 2½ Detroit 3 13 .188 6½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 8 7 .533 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Orlando 7 9 .438 1½ Miami 6 9 .400 2 Charlotte 6 9 .400 2 Washington 3 8 .273 3 WESTERN CONFERENCE Northwest Division W L Pct GB Utah 12 4 .750 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Portland 8 6 .571 3 Denver 9 7 .562 3 Oklahoma City 6 8 .429 5

Stafford: Many teams have an interest From Page B2 2021 and $23 million in 2022. Garoppolo is scheduled to have a $26.9 million cap hit in 2021. The 49ers would absorb a $2.8 million dead-cap hit if he was released or traded. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not known how the 49ers value Stafford and if

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they would be willing to part with their No. 12 pick in a trade. The Lions, who just hired general manager Brad Holmes and head coach Dan Campbell, have the No. 7 pick and could be targeting a QB to replace Stafford with that selection. In that case, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unlikely they would be interested in acquiring

Almanac

Statistics for Travis Air Force Base for yesterday through 5 p.m. Temperature High/Low.............................63°/34° Average high .......................... 55.6° Average low............................ 39.5° A year ago...........................58°/39° Barometric pressure............29.92 Humidity...................................47%

Air Quality Index 37 Precipitation 0-50 51-100 101-150 151-200 201-300 Last 24 hours..........................Trace Good Moderate Unhealthy Unhealthy Very sensitive unhealthy Month-to-date....................... 0.23â&#x20AC;ł Normal Jan. rainfall .............. 4.77â&#x20AC;ł Source: Bay Area Air Quality Management District Season-to-date...................... 4.07â&#x20AC;ł Normal seasonal rainfall....24.81â&#x20AC;ł UV Index This date last year........................0â&#x20AC;ł 2 Source: NWS and NOAA <2 3-5 6-7 8-10 11+ Good Moderate

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three points, with 1:08 left. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Staffordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got a great chance to get them back in the game with how good he is,â&#x20AC;? Shanahan said the day after the game. The Colts, Bears, Panthers, Saints, Patriots, Broncos and Washington are among the teams who could also have interest in Stafford.

Garoppolo in a deal. The 49ers beat the Lions, 30-27, in Week 2 in 2018, a game in which Stafford threw for 347 yards with three touchdowns. With Detroit trailing 30-13, Stafford tossed two scores in the fourth quarter and the Lions had possession, trailing by

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Spin: Important From Page B2 scout the same instruction that our elite guys around the world get,â&#x20AC;? he said of the app, available through teammstrd.com. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gonna work. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to humanize Artificial Intelligence in a positive way. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re using sports to do it.â&#x20AC;? Rodgers sets the standard for spin, House said. He hums strikes from various angles, even on the run. House said that video study of Brett Favre, the Packers Hall of Fame quarterback under whom Rodgers studied for three years, revealed ideal form to impart ideal spin. The Mississippian was likely the best cold-weather quarterback in NFL history, going 34-0 through 2002 in games played in temperatures at 34 degrees or colder. Brady has thrived in the cold, too. He led the New England Patriots to nine Super Bowls, winning six rings. So House dismissed the prospect that cold winds will impede either Rodgers or Brady. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Having someone catch it and run with it afterward, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where the issue is,â&#x20AC;? he said. The AFC title game at Kansas Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Arrowhead Stadium, where mid-30s, wet condi-

tions are forecast, will pair two other quarterbacks who can zip passes through cold winds. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Patrick Mahomes is probably just as pure throwing of the ball as Rodgers,â&#x20AC;? House said of the Chiefs quarterback, whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 24-1 dating to the 2019 season. Bills QB Josh Allen never lacked for arm strength, dating to his career at Wyoming. His much-improved accuracy has played a big role in Buffalo reaching its first AFC title game since 1993, when Hall of Famer Jim Kelly outdueled Joe Montana at Arrowhead. Allen, 24, said he improved his accuracy through workouts in Orange County with QB coach Jordan Palmer. House said Allenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gains were unsurprising, given the advancements in sports science. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You put good information and good instruction in front of these young talented kids, they get better,â&#x20AC;? he said. Allenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s youth and 6-foot-5, 247-pound frame, added House, warranted patience. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re 6-5 or taller, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re usually two or three years behind a 6-foot pitcher, a 6-foot quarterback, just because of the distance between fingertips and brain.â&#x20AC;?

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