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A slumber party to celebrate Delaney DePue’s 15th birthday last summer marked a new chapter – one defined by illness and uncertainty. The teen from Fort Walton Beach, Florida, tested positive for Covid-19 about a week later, said her mother, Sara, leaving DEPUE her bedridden with flulike symptoms. Her expected recovery, however, never came. Delaney – who used to train 20 hours a week for competitive dance and had no diagnosed underlying conditions – now
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FAIRFIELD — While the Covid-19 pandemic has been devastating to many local businesses, one Fairfield restaurant used the shutdown as an opportunity to launch a new venture. La Costa Azul Food and Beverage Company was created in the early months of the pandemic to market and distribute a kind of Bloody Mary-styled mix for beer. “The mix is made out of a tomato base, but it has a lot of lime and Mexican spices,” said Marcoantonio Rodri-
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guez, the man behind the success story. He said there is a secret ingredient as well. All hush-hush. Rodriguez said the family was already thinking about marketing its products before the pandemic hit, but Covid-19 forced them to move ahead quicker than they had planned. “During Covid, our See Venture, Page A11
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June 30, 2021 . . . is projected to be $36.1 million,” the staff report to the board states. “The projection includes $12 million in unspent general fund contingencies, and a net change of $24.1 million in additional fund balance based on midyear projections.” The net changes include increased revenues of $12.1 million, the majority of which was due to a court decision that changed how counties
allocate pass-through revenues and residual taxes. There was $12 million in decreased expenditures as well, a staff report to the board states. Board members also will consider $1.97 million in fixed asset requests, including $960,000 by the Sheriff’s Office for multiband portable radios and $29,000 for computer servers. The board meets at 9 a.m. A closed session follows the
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times it’s the “I need omeone recently to get my car to the stole the catalytic converter from my shop before it breaks 2005 Toyota Prius, an down on Interstate act of thievery that 80 during a rainstorm” caused me to pay more way. Other times it conthan the Kelley Blue firms that you’re not Book value of the car paranoid, your car is for a new part. running weird. The first sign that I Anyway, the checkBrad Stanhope had been victimized was Like I was sayin’ engine light generally when my check-engine helps. And while the light came on. The second was I-work-on-my-own-car guys when the Prius engine sounded complain about it, that light is like a dragster. helpful to those of us who aren’t In this case, I didn’t really handy with a wrench (in my need the check-engine light, case, “not handy” means “I but that light is pretty handy. don’t know which end to hold.”) For most of us, at least – even Which got me thinking . . . though it causes anxiety. wouldn’t it be useful if there Sometimes the anxiety is was a check-life light? A light the “I need to make sure my that goes on (maybe in our gas cap is on tight” way. Other brain, where only we can see it)
to remind us to check ourselves. Our attitude or words or decision-making. A check-life light. For instance, wouldn’t it be handy if you were sharing a frank opinion about a coworker and your check-life light came on to inform you that the person was standing behind you or that you were talking with their best friend? That would be helpful. Wouldn’t it be handy to have a check-life light that would alert you that the two-day-old fish you were heating in the microwave had gone bad? That would be helpful. How about a check-life light that reminded you to stop and consider the repercussions before you answer when your girlfriend or wife (or husband
or boyfriend) asks you how the dinner tastes or how the new outfit looks? That would be helpful. How about a check-life light to remind you that it’s been 20 years since you last bungeejumped and this one might not turn out so well? That would be helpful. Or a check-life light to remind you that the police had been watching for speeders the past few times you drove through a neighborhood. It would also be handy to have a check-life light to give you a heads-up that you’re choosing the wrong time to demand a raise . . . or that it’s a mistake to accept something less than you deserve. A check-life light to assist in nego-
Mariua and her cubs Karai and Porã – all part of a captive-breeding program – were released in January into Gran Ibera Park nature preserve in northeastern Argentina. This is the first jaguar release into the wild in an area conservation groups are aiming to re-establish a jaguar population that nearly disappeared 70 years ago. Courtesy of Thompkins Conservation
Jaguar release a step to saving the species in Argentina established in the Iberá Wetlands. Several-thousand jaguars once roamed there, along with other important species such as giant river otters, peccaries (piglike hoofed mammals) and macaws. But the jaguars’ pelts were valuable, so people hunted them. Then the land they needed to roam and to hunt on was cleared for cattle ranching. This threw the balance of the ecosystem out of whack. “In the absence of this species, ecosystems stop working well and may even collapse,” Di Martino says. “The main prey of jaguar is the capybara and the caiman. They are very abundant due to the absence of the jaguar, which causes imbalances in the ecosystem.” The park was the first step in getting jaguars reestablished. Then they needed to be bred. A female named Mariua was mated with a male jaguar from Brazil. It sounds simple, but the reality is more complicated. Di Martino said that bred jaguars have to learn how to hunt and must stay unaccustomed to humans. Otherwise they will not have success in the wild.
The Washington Post Many of us were stuck at home in January because of the coronavirus pandemic. But a special mom and her two babies took a trip. They were driven a few miles from a breeding center in northeastern Argentina to a 1.7-million-acre nature preserve called Gran Iberá Park. There the three jaguars were released into the wild. Their release was the first reintroduction of jaguars in that part of Argentina since the species almost went extinct there 70 years ago. Scientists hope they can turn things around for this important apex predator, meaning one that is on top of the food chain. Only 200 to 300 jaguars remain in the country. They have been declared “natural monuments.” “That is the highest category of protection that can be given in Argentina,” says Sebastián Di Martino. He’s the conservation director for Rewilding Argentina, which is one of the organizations helping to reestablish jaguar populations. The jaguars’ journey started in 2018, though. That’s when the park was
At the breeding center, “we provide live prey to them in captivity without their realizing that it is people” who are doing it. In addition, “all the monitoring of the animals is through video surveillance cameras that are managed from several miles away.” Mariua wears a radio collar so researchers can track her and her babies, Karai and Porã. So far, so good. She’s been hunting capybaras and wild pigs and is “raising her cubs very well,” Di Martino says. The father will be released at a later time. So will six more jaguars. In all, Di Martino says his organization hopes to release 10 to 15 jaguars. “That’s enough for the population to be established and their numbers to be increased,” he says. The last part of the rewilding equation is trickier. People in the surrounding communities have to be persuaded that having jaguars around is a good thing. So Di Martino and others are working to create jobs around ecotourism. They hope travelers will come to Argentina just to see the wildlife in Gran Iberá Park. Soon that will
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tiations for a job or a car or a home, letting you know when you overstep your bounds or fail to recognize that the person with whom you’re negotiating is willing to keep talking. That would be helpful. Here’s a really good one: It would be cool to have a checklife light to let me know that I could spend a few hundred dollars for a shield over the catalytic converter on my car, making it difficult for thieves to steal a part that costs thousands to replace. That would be helpful. A check-life light like that would eliminate one incident that required a check-engine light. Reach Brad Stanhope at bradstanhope@outlook.com.
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Planning Commission recommends use permit for Solano private road events Todd R. Hansen
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FAIRFIELD — A fully constituted Solano County Planning Commission unanimously recommended Thursday to the Board of Supervisors – for a second time – that a minor use permit be required for special event facilities and hosted short-term vacation rentals on property along private roads. The commission had to address the proposed ordinance for a second time because of changes made Jan. 26 by the supervisors.
The commission made its first recommendation Nov. 19. Among the changes are notification requirements of a permit application that extend beyond the usual county requirements, as well as water, waste disposal and similar issues. “Requiring a use permit also provides flexibility to address issues that might arise in the review of the application. Under an administrative permit, a proposal must meet all the standards established by See Private, Page A5
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FAIRFIELD — Vallejo passed the 9,000 novel coronavirus case mark Friday as Solano County waits to see if the state will put it into the less restrictive red tier next week. The case numbers do not support the move, but the health equity and seven-day positivity testing rate justify the move, health officials have indicated. Vallejo added 15 cases, according to the Public Health report Friday, taking its total to 9,003. The county total, with 43 new cases, is at 30,305, the county reported. Fa i r f ield added 16 cases to take its count to 8,245, while Vacaville is at 7,954 with nine confirmed cases.
The number of deaths increased to 167, two more than Thursday’s report, while hospitalization increased by two to 30 and the intensive care unit capacity dropped from 38% to 28% – mostly due to non-Covid cases. The seven-day positivity testing rate edged up from an adjusted 6.1% Thursday to 6.2% Friday, still below the 8% threshold for the red trier. Suisun City (2,054), Benicia (857) and the unincorporated areas of the county (92) each added one case, while there were no new cases reported in Dixon (1,768) or Rio Vista (332). The active cases in the county were reported at 276, down four from Wednesday. The number of individuals tested increased
by 391 to 182,785, while the total number of tests administered was up by 794 to 274,882, the county reported. Solano County officials do not report updated case numbers on weekends. The next update is scheduled Monday afternoon. California’s colorbased monitoring system designates the purple tier for counties where transmission of the novel coronavirus is considered to be widespread. Shutdown orders for counties in the purple tier are the most severe. The red tier is for counties with a substantial spread of the virus. The orange tier designates moderate virus transmission, while the yellow tier is reserved for counties where the spread of the virus is deemed
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FAIRFIELD — Police warned residents Friday about an uptick in catalytic converter thefts nationwide that’s driven in part by skyrocking precious metal prices resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. Catalytic converters, installed on all gasolinepowered cars and trucks in the U.S. since 1975, are installed between a vehicle’s engine and the muffler and serve as a scrubber to remove toxic emissions before engine exhaust is expelled from the tailpipe. Each catalytic converter contains a honeycomb-like interior that’s coated with precious metals like palladium, rhodium and platinum. The price of palladium quintupled in the past five years to hit a record of $2,875 an ounce last year and is now hovering between $2,000 and $2,500 an ounce, above the price of gold, Fairfield police report in a press release. That’s more than the price of gold. Rhodium prices have skyrocketed more than 3,000% from about $640 an ounce five years ago to a record $21,900 an ounce
this year, roughly 12 times the price of gold. Police report that the metals prices, in turn, are fueling a black market in stolen catalytic converters, which can be sawed off from the belly of a car in minutes and fetch several hundred dollars at a scrapyard, which then sells it to recyclers who extract the metals. About 80% of demand for palladium and rhodium now comes from the auto-
motive sector, police report. At the same time, the effects of the novel coronavirus pandemic on mining in South Africa, a major producer of rhodium, has kept supply limited. Demand for what is now a hard-to-acquire commodity is fueling the rise in precious metal prices. Police report that vehicles like the Toyota Prius See Police, Page A4
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VALLEJO — Vallejo native H.E.R. will wrap up Tuesday’s airing of “Soul of a Nation” with her song, “Fight For You,” from Warner Bros. Pictures’ film “Judas and the Black Messiah.” She grew up as Gabi Wilson. H.E.R. also sits down with correspondent Zachary Kiesch. She talks about her music in the clip and says, “It eases pain. It’s there when nobody else is and it’s a language that everybody speaks. Now I have a platform and a voice to actually make change.”
She was nominated for five awards at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards and performed “America the Beautiful” during Super Bowl pregame festivities this year. H.E.R. is 23. On the same episode, actor Sterling K. Brown narrates the story of 95-year-old Miss Lucille Burden Osborne, the great-granddaughter of Charles McGruder – her enslaved ancestor who was deployed to neighboring plantations as a breeder and created a homestead for his many children after emancipation. The show airs at 10 p.m. on ABC.
VALLEJO — Police report the rescue this week of a 12-year-old girl from a suspected human trafficker – who remains locked up in jail with bail set at more than $2 million. Va l lejo of f ic er s responded shortly before 12:20 p.m. Wednesday to a report of a 12-year-old girl being forced into human trafficking on the 400 block of Fairgrounds Drive. Police who arrived at the scene began their investigation and to search for the girl, who was seen returning to the area with Fidel RodriguezNavarrete, 19, of Vallejo. Rodriguez-Navarrete and the girl were inside of
Police From Page A3 are prime targets for catalytic converter thieves because their gasoline engines see less use, which means it takes longer for the engine to burn out the precious metals. Thieves typically use a saw or wrench to remove catalytic converters, depending on whether
an establishment younger than 14, when Vallejo police human traffickofficers planned ing of a minor and safely executed for sex acts, pantheir peaceful surdering of another person who is render, according 16 or younger, and to a press release. pimping for prosDetectives and evidence persontitution a person nel later executed a rodriguez-navarrete who is 16 years or search warrant of the loca- younger. All are felony alletion where police report they found evidence of gations, Bail was set human trafficking. at $2 million. Police suspect that the Rodriguez-Navarrete girl had been forced by was also held on three into human trafficking unrelated misdemeanor by Rodriguez-Navarrete allegations from Novemover the course of the past ber with bail set at $5,000. several weeks. He is scheduled to Rodriguez-Navarrete appear in court Wedneswas arrested and booked day for arraignment. into the Solano County jail The girl was provided on suspicion five counts with medical treatment of committing lewd and and transported to a lascivious acts on a child county agency to receive
additional resources and support, police report. She was ultimately placed back into the care and custody of social workers from her county of residence. Anyone with additional information about the case is asked to call Detective Brian Murphy at 648-5430. If you or someone you know is a victim of human trafficking, reference the resources below for help. n Solano Trauma R e c over y C enter, ht t p://w w w.sola not rc. org, 24-Hour Hotline: 707-603-9065. n My Sister’s House (Sacramento), http://www. my-sisters-house. n National Human Trafficking Hotline, https://humantrafficking hotline.org.
the converter is bolted or welded in – and removal can take as little as one minute, police report.
cage installed around the catalytic converter. This product can be installed by a mechanic or at home with an included specialized tool. n Consider engraving your vehicle identification number on the catalytic converter – this may help alert a scrap dealer that it was stolen and make it easier to identify the owner. n Calibrate your car’s alarm to set off when it detects vibration.
Tips to protect your vehicle’s catalytic converter n When possible, park in well-lit areas and close to building entrances. n If you have a garage at your house, park your car inside and keep the garage door shut.
n Have the catalytic converter welded to your car’s frame, which may make it harder to steal. n The aftermarket has responded by designing products to deter and prevent catalytic converter theft. The idea behind such devices is that if it takes too long to make the steal, the thieves will move on to easier pickings. The CatClamp, for example, which starts at $160 to $350, is a hard-to-defeat
Obituaries James Douglas Jerrell Nov. 26, 1930 — Feb. 24, 2021
universe through James Douglas one of his customJerrell, 90, passed made telescopes away Wednesand introduced day, Feb. 24, many to the joys 2021, in Vacaville, and wonders of California. astronomy. James, Jim, A resident of was born Nov. Fairfield, Califor26, 1930, in Glenwood Springs, nia, for more than Colorado, to Elijah 45 years, Jim was and Maude Jerrell a faithful member (Beard). of the parish of He married Grace Episcopal Estella Moyer Church. on July 13, 1965, Jim is survived in San Diego, by his daughters, California. Charlene Jerrell Jim graduated of Orange County from the Coloand Susan Jerrell of Los Angeles; rado School of as well as three Mines with a prog r a ndchil dre n; fessional master’s two great-granddegree in mining marine corps children; and engineering in veteran two great-great1952 and joined the United States Marine grandchildren. Corps that same year. He was preceded in He proudly served for death by his wife, Estella 25 years, retiring at the Mae Jerrell; daughrank of Captain. His tours ter, Karen Lee Knoppel; of duty included Korea, mother, Maude Jerrell; Vietnam and onboard the father, Elijah Wilson aircraft carrier the USS Jerrell; sisters, Amy, MarOriskany, to name but a jorie and Helen; and his few. brother, Hubert S. Jerrell. In his post-military Private burial will take career, Jim was an engi- place at 11 a.m. Wednesneer specializing in CAD day, March 17, 2021, at systems, owned his own Suisun-Fairfield Cemedrafting business, Big tery, 1901 Union Ave., Jim Enterprises, was a Fairfield. jewelry designer and an In lieu of flowers, accomplished watercolor please consider donatpainter. ing to the Semper Fi & An avid astronomer, America’s fund at https:// Jim hosted stargazing semperfifund.org or the events at Rush Ranch Alzheimer’s Association at in Suisun City where he www.alz.org shared his knowledge and Funeral arrangements love of the planets and entrusted to Bryan-Braker constellations with fellow Funeral Home, Fairfield, enthusiasts and novices. 707-425-4697. You may He was always eager to let sign the guest book visitors experience the at www.bryanbraker.com.
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‘Nana’ Ann Troutner, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, has gone to rest on Feb. 25, 2021, in Fairfield, California. She was 82 years of age. Ann was born Annah Mae Ferguson on Aug. 15, 1938, to Christine and Earl Ferguson of Moore County, North Carolina. Ann was the second born of four children; John, Ann, Charles and Dorothy. Ann relocated to Suisun City, California, where she worked as a hair dresser for 20 years at Travis Air Force Base. Ann went on to receive a degree in Criminology at Solano Community College (Dean’s List) and began working as a correctional officer at California Medical Facility (CMF) in Vacaville, California, where she retired after 10 years of service. After retirement, Ann spent time traveling with her daughters, Beverly, Renee and granddaughter, Conni. She has three children, son, Anthony Douglas (1957-2008); daughter, Beverly Challburg; daughter, Renee Rossetti-Bell (Matt); six grandchildren, Conni Jespersen (Clint), Carla Wood (James), Samantha,
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Ashlyn, Chyanne, Riley; and three great-grandchildren, Bailey, Aiden and Kate. Ann loved spending time with her family and grandchildren. She loved hosting Christmas and Thanksgiving dinners at her home, always cooking delicious meals full of flavors from the Carolinas. She was an avid reader of the newspaper and was always upto-date on current events. Until the time of her passing, she spoke on the phone daily with her sister Dorothy, whom she considered her best friend, back in North Carolina. She was preceded in death by her father, Earl Ferguson; mother, Christine Ferguson; son, Anthony Douglas; and brother, John Ferguson. A small memorial service of immediate family was held at the home of Ann Troutner on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in her honor to the Veterans Memorial Fund. Arrangements under the care of Bryan-Braker Funeral Home, 707-4254697, www.bryanbraker. com.
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SCWA board to LAFCO to hear midyear budget hear updates on update, consider district boundaries Delta issues Daily Republic staff
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VACAVILLE — Supervisor Mitch Mashburn will give his first update on Delta issues when the Solano County Water Agency meets Thursday. The agenda includes Mashburn and Supervisor John Vasquez providing updates on the Delta Counties Coalition, Delta Protection Commission and Delta Conservancy. Reports on the Solano County Water Agency water policy and on activities of the North Bay Watershed Association also are on the agenda. The virtual meeting is
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set to begin at 6:30 p.m. The public can join the meeting by going to https:// us02web.zoom.us/j/83166 083435?pwd=R2NIeE1K UVc0dFp2enZQTmlDN0p UUT09. The Meeting ID is 831 6608 3435/. The passcode is 672719. To join by telephone, dial 1-669-900-9128 using the same Meeting ID and passcode.
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FAIRFIELD — Overnight highway closures are planned Wednesday and Thursday as Caltrans crews resume the Springs Road Overcrossing work as part of the Interstate-80 Six Bridges Project. All westbound I-80 lanes – between Interstate 780 and Highway 37 – will be closed from 11 p.m. Wednesday to 4 a.m. Thursday, and eastbound lanes will closed from 11:59 p.m. Thursday to 5 a.m. Friday. Motorists traveling west on I-80 will need to take Highway 37 to Highway 29 to I-780 and back to I-80. Motorists traveling east on I-80 will need to access I-780 to Highway 29 to Highway 37 and back to I-80. A round-the-clock shuttle service is available for pedestrians and
Private From Page A3 ordinance and there is no ability to add conditions of approval,” the staff report to the commission states. “Under a use permit, conditions can be applied, which allows flexibility in addressing variables that may apply to a specific site or to address reagan concerns that might arise in evaluating an application. A use permit also includes legal findings that give the county the necessary discretion to not approve an application where there are unresolvable issues such as incompatibility with a neighborhood. This is important in cases where there may be disputes over the use of a private road,”
FAIRFIELD — A midyear budget review will be presented Monday to the Solano County Local Agency Formation Commission. The commissioners are set to meet at 10 a.m. in the Board of Supervisors
chamber on the first floor of the government center, 675 Texas St., Fairfield. Telephone access is available by dialing 415655-0001. The access code is 133 378 3250. Also on the agenda is consideration of coterminous spheres – having the same boundaries – for the Collinsville Levee
District, as well as Reclamation Districts 501, 536, 1607, 1667, 2093, 2098, 2104, 2112, 2127, 2129, 2130, 2134, 2135, 2138, 2139, 2141 and 2142. Annexing the Dry Creek Trail Annexation, a 5-acre parcel located at 7465 Dry Creek Trail, into the Rural North Vacaville Water District, and
detaching Roberts’ Ranch Village, a 23.55-acre parcel located north of Fry Road and east of Leisure Town Road in Vacaville, out of the Solano Irrigation District also come before the commission. The city would provide water service to Roberts’ Ranch Village if the detachment is approved.
Travis trustees to Vallejo police investigates auto vs. review reopening pedestrian fatality plans, budget report Daily Republic staff drnews@dailyrepublic.net
VALLEJO — Police are investigating the death of a 33-year-old Vallejo man who was hit by a vehicle late Thursday. Officers who responded shortly after 10:45 p.m. to a report of an auto versus pedestrian collision in the area of Benicia Road just west of Cedar Street the man in the roadway. He was pronounced dead at the scene by medical personnel. Police report that the driver of the vehicle
remained at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation. Speeding, drugs or alcohol do not appear to be a factor in this collision, police report. The identity of the victim is being withheld pending notification of next of kin by the Solano County Coroner’s Office. This case is being investigated by the Vallejo Police Department Traffic Division. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Officer Kenneth Trimble at 648-4011.
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FAIRFIELD — An update on distance learning, current health conditions and reopening progress will be given Tuesday at the Travis School District board meeting. The Travis Unified Teachers Association will make its initial contract proposal for 2021-22, and the board will hear, then consider, the teachers’ successor contract for 2021-2022. The 2020-2021 Second Interim Budget Report and a presentation by Travis Elementary
School on physical education during distance learning and Black History Month projects also are on the agenda. The school board meets at 6 p.m. after a closed session at 5 p.m., during which the trustees will be updated on labor negotiations. For online access to the meeting, go to https:// zoom.us/j/92744140434?p wd=cUpXUnI0dFVhTzV WMkx0K0NHRlkvZz09. The passcode is 896692. For telephone access, dial 1-669-900-9128. The Webinar ID is 927 4414 0434. The passcode is 896692.
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This graphic provided by the California Department of Transportation shows six bridges along Interstate 80 in Vallejo that will be raised to accommodate commercial trucking. bicyclists by calling 415263-4000. One shuttle stop will be located on each side of the bridge. For more information, call the I-80 Six Bridges Project hotline at 510-286-5620 or go to i80sixbridgesvallejo.com. the staff report states. This meeting was the first time since May that the Planning Commission had all five members. The commission had worked with four members since the resignation of Johnny Walker, the 1st District representative, in May. He was replaced by L oret ta Gaddies, who attended her first meeting Feb. 18. By that time, however, Gil Hollingsworth’s term as the 5th District commissioner had expired. Super viFormer sor Michael Reagan was recently appointed to replace him, and Thursday’s meeting was his first. other action, In the commission: n Approved a front and side yard setback variance for an as-built carport located at 9 Sandy Beach Road southwest of Vallejo.
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In brief Heart of Fairfield topic of special meet
FAIRFIELD — The City Council will discuss the Heart of Fairfield and set priorities for the specific plan areas when it gathers for a special meeting Tuesday. Heart of Fairfield is a plan intended to strengthen and improve the downtown and West Texas Street areas. The council will meet virtually at 4 p.m. The public may participate by going to https:// fairfieldca.zoom.us/j/9762 6708724?pwd=cm9CRDg zbm9uRnNmcE5aUVV5Y TFXUT09. The passcode is 7074287400. They can also join by calling 213-3388477. The Webinar ID is 976 2670 8724, and the passcode is 7074287400.
Gorman: Guard asks her if she lives there LOS ANGELES — Amanda Gorman, whose recitation of a poem about this country’s halting progress in matters of race and equality at President Joe Biden’s inauguration vaulted her onto a national stage, said Friday she had been followed by a security guard who questioned whether she lived in her own building. Gorman, 22, who grew up near Westchester, wrote on Twitter late Friday that the guard had “tailed” her as she walked home, then asked if she in fact lived in her building. “You look suspicious,” the guard said, according to Gorman. Gorman said she showed the guard her keys and let herself into the building. “He left, no apology,” she wrote. — Staff, wire reports
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More women sue UCLA over alleged sexual abuse by doctor after $73M class action settlement Tribune Content Agency LOS ANGELES — The female patient vividly remembers her visit eight years ago to the UCLA office of Dr. James Heaps. He was a respected gynecologist at a revered medical institution. There was a female chaperone in the examination room, but she had her back to the patient. Without gloves, the doctor began by cupping and fondling the patient’s breast in what seemed like an overly long exam, she said. “I thought that was a little odd,” she recalled. Next, Heaps performed a pap smear and after removing the device, she said, “he stroked her clitoris from top to bottom. I froze. I’d never been touched by a doctor like that.” The patient hurriedly dressed and dashed out of the office. “I called a friend,” she said. “I told her I just got molested by my doctor.” The words made her feel awful, she said, and she never wanted to discuss it again. But after Heaps was criminally charged
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Dr. James Heaps, a former UCLA obstetrician-gynecologist, appears for a hearing in the Airport Branch Courthouse in Los Angeles, June 26, 2019. in 2019 with abusing his patients, the Los Angeles woman called UCLA to report on her own experience. In Januar y, a judge approved a $73 million class-action settlement with more than 5,000 former patients of Heaps who said they were sexually battered by the physician. In the settlement, UCLA and Heaps, 67, who was employed at the UCLA student health center and UCLA Medical Center from 1983 to 2019, did not admit any wrongdoing. But the 49-year-old
patient, whose alleged experience with the doctor dates back to 2013, said she isn’t about to settle her case. This week the woman sued UCLA and Heaps along with another female patient who alleges she too was inappropriately touched by Heaps, during an examination in 1992. Identified as Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2, the women are suing over allegations of sexual assault, sexual battery, emotional distress and negligence. The Times is not naming any of the plaintiffs in keeping with its policy
regarding victims of sexual assault. “There must be accountability,” said Sandra Ribera Speed, one of the attorneys representing the women. She said the class action settlement approved in January might work for some victims, but others want answers. UCL A t y pica lly doesn’t comment on pending litigation. The settlement agreement was criticized by a state lawmaker who wrote the law allowing accusers in the UCLA case more time to sue. Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks, D-Oakland, said the deal undermines the intent of Assembly Bill 3092, which took effect Jan. 1, and gives plaintiffs in class action cases until the end of 2021 to file lawsuits. But the settlement gives victims who want to pursue their cases separately only 90 days to do so. The agreement undermines the legislation “by dramatically shortening the amount of time a victim may file a case against UCLA and Dr.
Heaps,” Wicks said. Dozens of women opted out of the civil case that resulted in the settlement agreement. John Manly, whose firm represents more than 112 alleged victims, said the settlement benefits only lawyers and the UC system, which wants to keep a lid on the level of scrutiny it faces over its knowledge of prior abuses. The civil litigation is separate from the criminal case against Heaps, which was expanded in August 2020 when prosecutors charged the doctor with sexually abusing more patients. He now faces 20 felony counts, including sexual battery by fraud, sexual exploitation of a patient, and sexual penetration of an unconscious person. Heaps, who has pleaded not guilty, faces more than 67 years in prison if convicted of all charges. A preliminary hearing in the case is slated for April. Heaps’ lawyer has said his client is not guilty of criminal charges and maintains he acted in an appropriate manner.
Trump tells GOP to stop using his name without permission Tribune Content Agency WASHINGTON — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump have demanded the Republican National Committee and other GOP entities stop using his name and likeness on fund-raising emails and merchandise without his permission, said a person familiar with the move.
The cease-and-desist letters, first reported by Politico, were sent Friday to the RNC, the National Republican Congressional Committee, and the National Republican Senatorial Committee that have been using Trump in solicitations. On Friday, for example, the RNC sent an email appeal saying “the deadline to add your name to
President Trump’s Official ‘Thank You’ Card’ is ONLY 6 hours away,” citing “how hard he’s worked to strengthen American families.” The former president is committed to the Republican Party and to electing conservatives as the GOP seeks to regain control of Congress in the 2022 midterms, but he gives neither friends nor foes permis-
sion to use his likeness without explicit approval, the person said. Trump has vowed to defeat the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach him in January, and plans to back candidates who were loyal to him and support his “America First” agenda. F r iday’s actions suggest he’ll be helping Republicans on his terms,
though, and Trump made it clear he wants contributions for those efforts to go to his Save America Political Action Committee and other entities he controls. Spokespersons
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There must be hearings into mass EDD fraud
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s residents of one of the highest taxed states in the nation, Californians have a right to expect the government they pay handsomely to provide the basic services their taxes fund. We expect t hat when we lose our job, the money w e paid in unemployment i nsurance w ill b e a vailable to sustain our f amilies i n a time o f personal c risis. We e xpect that t he state a gency e ntrusted w ith this s erious o bligation w ill be a ble t o h andle our application for help. W e expect that b anks a re a safe and secure place t o keep o ur money, and that when we h ave m oney i n a n a ccount a t B ank of Megan Dahle America, t he m oney w hich belongs t o u s will n ot mysteriously d isappear o ne day. Regrettably, i n the middle o f a worldwide pandemic,t hese expectations have been dashed for the most vulnerable Californians relying on Unemployment Insurance. Our state’s agencies a nd fi nancial i nstitutions have failed them and have been unable t o d eliver t he s afety and s ecurity t hat they promised. Since late March 2020 when California shut down businesses and schools to slow the spread of Covid-19, my staff has helped thousands of constituents who were unable to secure their unemployment insurance from an overwhelmed and backlogged Employment Development Department. EDD has blamed its computers, lack of staff and been given multiple opportunities for improvement, even halting claims processing for a two-week period for a system “reset.” All to no avail. n a gency i n t he s tate o f CaliforHow could a nia, t he fifth-largest economy in t he world a nd home to one o f t he greatest t echnological d evelopment c enters in the w orld, Silicon Valley, b e so unequal t o t he task a t h and? If t hat were n ot bad e nough, in October, m any o f our c onstituents reported t hat their E DD d ebit c ards distributed and managed by B ank o f A merica were f rozen. The Employment Development Department a nd B ank o f A merica then proceeded to engage i n a fi nger-pointing exercise. M eanwhile, c onstituents w ere without m oney to pay r ent and buy groceries for their families.This happened to an estimated 350,000 Californians. Just days after this unfortunate news came out, further scandal surrounding the Employment Development Department was revealed when nine local district attorneys throughout California went public with evidence of mass fraud involving federal, state and county inmates who have scammed an estimated $2 billion in fraudulent Unemployment Insurance claims. The Employment Development Department has reached a new level of ineptitude when death row murderers are getting their Unemployment Insurance claims processed while hard-working Californians who are owed their benefits get denied. L egislators a nd c onstituents a like deserve a full accounting of where California t axpayer moneyhasg one. It is time for the Legislature to step in and hold immediate investigative hearings to determine what went wrong and ensure this never happens again. Additionally, legislation has been introduced I am proudly co-authoring that will correct several glaring faults in EDD’s system, such as requiring cross-checking of Unemployment Insurance claims information with state and county correctional inmate data. It is far past time the state partners with technological experts in Silicon Valley to create a new apparatus that restores trust and meets the state’s Unemployment Insurance obligations in a timely manner. This could have been corrected over 11 months ago at the start of the pandemic, had the current administration been more proactive. We could have avoided paying out $2 billion in fraudulent claims, and our constituents would be able to pay their rent and feed their families. It is going to take time and significant investment, but it is clear that the Employment Development Department is incapable of the task on its own. The government has to face the fact that we have broken trust with the citizens of our state, and we must work diligently to fix this. We must earn that trust back. Assemblymember Megan Dahle, a Republican from Bieber, represents California’s 1st Assembly District, assemblymember.dahle@ assembly.ca.gov.
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Put distance between homes and oil drilling California officials must immediately establish a minimum 2,500-foot health and safety zone between oil and gas drilling and our homes, schools and hospitals. And right now, we have the chance to do just that by spreading support for Senate Bill 467 – a new bill that would ban dangerous drilling practices and create common-sense health and safety setbacks in California. Veronica Michael Fairfield
Does cancel culture club really want to hurt me? Cancel culture seems very toxic to me and does more damage than good. It reminds me of the days when people were being accused of supporting communism and being blackballed from work and society. This mob mentality persecuted people on false information. Again, we’re back to this type of judgment. Judging people we don’t even know with information that is packed with fallacies and causes great, irreparable harm. We all understand that people need to be held accountable for their actions. But by whom? When you point a finger at someone, there are three pointing back at you. Accountability starts with you. We are not perfect and we all make mistakes. But our mistakes are not failures;
they are lessons we learn from. We must understand this to allow others who have fallen to reinvent themselves with our forgiveness, so they, too, can forgive us from our past failures. We all have a past. But don’t let your past define you or destroy you, just as you shouldn’t destroy others for what they have done. John C. McKelvey Fairfield
Impeachment defense points to new form of government Defense counsel in the second Trump trial invented a new political right that says that presidents, and also senators, have an “enhanced” level of protected speech over ordinary citizens. This is the same idea put forth by the patrician class in ancient Rome and the peerage classes in medieval England. Those nobilities were said to have special privileges over and above ordinary citizens because they were so wealthy, successful or favored. This new doctrine, likely not found in any substantial form in any legal decision in America, and expressly prohibited in the Constitution, is essentially a legal underpinning for monarchy. It says that the king and his minions can say no wrong. Their views are special and thus cannot be impugned. This is a brand new legal protection designed for Mr. Trump and future tyrants. But it categorically
does not apply to the people. The president and his pocket senators can incite, but their subjects cannot. Kimball Shinkoskey (a Solano County native) Wood Cross, Utah
Our children are in trouble The March 1, 2021, article, “Summer plans aim at remediation for children, teenagers,” led me to wonder, is this the best (“even if somewhat”) Superintendent Kris Corey and Sheila McCabe have to address the serious achievement gap(s) caused by the Covid-19 response of the closure of in-person instruction? Their solution is to offer few programs for some during part of the summer. Really, is this the best they can come up with? If so, our children are in real trouble; they deserve and require more. The Fairfield-Suisun School District administration must go back, rethink its objectives and goals, and create a realistic, worthwhile, productive plan(s) that will generate the serious, important and necessary outcomes. Then it needs to implement this new plan of action now and not wait for summer. What the school district proposed is a pathetic, cosmetic attempt to deal with a real, important issue. Ginger Alspaw Fairfield
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are barred. On the contrary, U.S. Marine last month posted a video to TikTok the statute contains a long list sharing her frustraof exceptions, from which the tion with authorities’ exception created in Feres is handling of her rape case. notably absent. Indeed, the It went viral, underscoring 79th Congress, which passed the continuing problem of the FTCA, specifically sexual assault in the military. considered and rejected While the Defense Departearlier bills containing ment has tasked an Miriam language barring all claims independent commission with Becker-Cohen of service members. studying the issue, that is not The Feres doctrine is an the only government institution that example of legislation from the bench can address this scourge. at its worst. The Supreme Court will soon The Supreme Court has justified decide whether to hear a case that the doctrine with various shifting asks it to open the courthouse doors policy rationales completely divorced to thousands of survivors of military from the FTCA’s text. The most sexual assault – individuals who have recent justification for Feres – that been kept out for more than 70 years. insulating the federal government In 1950, in Feres v. United States, from liability for claims incurred the Supreme Court ruled that service “incident to service” improves the members cannot sue the United ability of the military to competently States for injuries incurred “incident manage its discipline and affairs – is to service.” As a practical matter, the perhaps the most troubling. Research decision has created a near-absolute has found that the Feres doctrine bar to civil liability for the U.S. actually promotes abuses of power government in cases where, ironiand emboldens perpetrators of sexual cally, it has failed to protect those violence in the military. very individuals who are willing to Indeed, the case that the court sacrifice their lives to protect could use as a vehicle to reconsider their country. Feres involves a woman whose The so-called Feres doctrine experience, unfortunately, is all too claims to be grounded in an interpre- common in the United States: She tation of the Federal Tort Claims Act was sexually assaulted by a fellow (FTCA), a law enacted in 1946 that cadet at a United States Milmakes the United States liable for itary Academy. injuries “caused by the negligent or According to her court filings, wrongful act or omission of any authorities at the academy failed to employee of the government while adequately respond to the reported acting within the scope of his office rape and refused to acknowledge or employment.” their role in fostering a culture of But Feres is not a credible sexual violence and misogyny in the interpretation of that statute. It military. Eventually, this woman directly contravenes the text and withdrew from the academy and filed history of the FTCA. suit for damages against the U.S. The FTCA is a broad remedial government. statute, and nothing in its text Sexual assault is a pervasive problem in the U.S. military. Accordsuggests that service members’ claims incurred “incident to service” ing to the Defence Department’s
most recent report, an estimated 20,500 service members were sexually assaulted or raped in 2018, and nearly 25% of all active-duty women experienced some form of sexual harassment. Crucially, those who experienced sexual harassment were at three times greater risk for sexual assault than those who did not. Of all sexual assaults experienced by service members in 2018, at least 62% were perpetrated by fellow service members. Importantly, military sexual assault affects people of all gender identities and sexual orientations. Sexual minority service members – especially male service members identifying as gay or bisexual – experience sexual harassment and assault at disproportionately high rates. Despite these sobering statistics, many military sexual assault survivors do not report their experiences due to fear that authorities will not take their claims seriously, or worse, that the report will result in retaliation or reprisal. A recent RAND Corporation study reveals that the odds of leaving the military after experiencing sexual assault double. Changing the culture of sexual violence in the military is no small task, but granting the pending petition and overruling the Feres doctrine would be a significant victory for military sexual assault survivors. It would allow them to obtain compensation from a government that failed to protect them, and more broadly, send an important signal to military authorities and perpetrators of abuse in the armed services that their behavior will not be tolerated. Miriam Becker-Cohen is the Douglas T. Kendall Fellow at the Constitutional Accountability Center.
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New retirement savings idea would upend traditional 401(k) plans
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s the new overwhelmingly administraby the bottom tion starts to 90% of housepromote its holds based on policies, several income, with tax social issues may increases falling come to the fore disproportionin proposed ately on the top tax legislation. 10% of earners. The low perDo you Mark Sievers sonal savings Wealth matters consider rates have been a that an issue? concern for many years. How do we as a Retirement savings is society motivate everypart of such concerns. one to save? Savings is Recent focus on wealth generally considered a and savings inequaligood idea. Please note ties represents another that the more money you concern. Then there is have in retirement, the the perpetual concern less dependent you are about “fair” tax treaton Social Security alone. ment for all taxpayers. The real issue and A pending tax law interesting question is proposal may wrap how savings behavior all these into a discuswould change. Changsion about tax benefits ing a system in place for for retirement tools, decades may not alter whether IRAs or 401(k) behavior quickly. Cons. The simple explanavincing more people to tion is that instead of save more money and pretax contributions enhance their financial that provide bigger tax security has not led to benefits to the rich, great results so far. Loweveryone would get a ering the amount eligible flat tax credit. for retirement savings Workers currently and the resulting tax may contribute pretax benefit may cause many dollars, which reduces employers to decide that their annual taxable the costs outweigh the income and provides a benefits and then close tax deferral, but doing the pension plans. Not a so causes regular tax desirable result. on the entire amount Progressives have when funds are evenlong complained that tually withdrawn deductibility is an in retirement. “upside-down” incenThe upfront tax tive that favors the rich, break is larger and more while tax credits, as valuable for those in long as they are fully higher tax brackets. For refundable, are far more example, a single filer accessible to all. earning $60,000 would The general conclube in the 22% bracket sion that a tax credit and receive a $220 tax would make the system break per $1,000 contrimore progressive, bringbution, while someone ing gains to middle- and in the top 37% bracket low-income earners and would have a savings of losses to the wealthy, is $370. Those numbers likely to be politically are for federal tax only. attractive. Getting it Add California tax and done may be difficult. the amounts are about Many industry $260 versus $470. organizations intend Another point is that to oppose the proupper-income earners posed changes. Besides tend to save more in having concerns for 401(k) plans. The more their own businesses, they contribute, the the main argument larger the tax savings. is that such a change The pending tax prodoes not necessarily posal would instead mean that lower-income “equalize” the incentive earners would actusystem by ending such ally save more. Higher deductions and replacing earners also might them with flat tax credits save less in traditional for each dollar saved. A retirement plans. final benefit percent is Would the wealthy not yet certain but many save roughly the same estimates are about 26% amounts with or without because it would be revthe tax break? Roth enue-neutral for the IRAs might become federal budget. more attractive to upperThe result of the income households. In new plan would give any case, the retirement the same tax benefit, savings landscape would an identical $260 tax change significantly. credit per $1,000 retireThe return of traditional ment contribution, defined-benefit pension for someone earning plans with their current $600,000 as well as tax-favored status is someone making $60,000. unlikely. Such plans are By some estimates, simply too complicated almost $3 trillion in tax and expensive, as recent benefits will be distribyears have shown. uted to those saving In any case, let for retirement over the me encourage everynext 10 years, but those one to save, especially tax breaks are spread for retirement. “incredibly unequally” with low-income earners Mark Sievers, president of Epsilon Finangetting very little. cial Group, is a certified That is the concern. A counterargufinancial planner with ment from the Tax a master’s in business Policy Center estimated administration from the that the revenue-neuUniversity of Califortral number should be nia, Berkeley. Contact 30%. But the tax benhim by email at mark@ efits would be enjoyed wealthmatters.com.
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Amazon’s telehealth arm quietly expands to 21 more states Tribune Content Agency An Amazon telehealth outfit that started as a pilot service for Seattlearea employees and their families has quietly filed paperwork to operate in 21 more states, a signal of Amazon’s expanding ambitions for the $3.8 trillion medical sector. The service, Amazon Care, launched a year ago as an app providing ondemand chat and video consultations with medical professionals for Amazon’s then-54,000 Puget Sound employees. Users can also book in-person visits at their home or office with clinicians. Payment for the service routes through Amazon.com. In recent weeks Amazon Care has incorporated in Alaska, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, M a i ne, M a r yla nd, Montana, New Hampshire, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont and Wyoming, according to records filed with state agencies. The online health magazine Stat was first to report Amazon Care’s expansion. Amazon did not respond to questions about whether access to the newly expanded service will continue to be limited to Amazon employees. But there are indications that Amazon may begin offering the service to a broader audience. In December, Business Insider reported that Amazon had pitched other companies, including Seattle-based Zillow, on the health care app. Amazon has been hiring health care practitioners, research scientists and product managers for the app around the country – including in California, Georgia and Texas, according to Stat. And with a nationwide group of home health care providers, Amazon Care
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The Amazon Biosphere in downtown Seattle with Amazon employees playing broomball in 2017. Amazon Care, the company’s telehealth operation, launched last year as a service for the company’s Seattle-area employees, but there are signs it’s on the brink of a massive expansion. on Wednesday announced it would begin lobbying lawmakers to ease regulations on what kind of health services can be performed outside of a doctor’s office – potentially widening the services Amazon Care can provide. Amazon has not yet received professional licenses that would allow it to operate facilities like medical testing labs in the 21 states it has filed to do business. However, that paperwork may be coming down the line: In its Georgia business registration, Amazon indicated it planned to start doing business in the state this July. Amazon began nosing around the lucrative field of health care in 2017, when it made several high-profile hires from the sector. Former One Medical Vice President Christine Henningsgaard joined Amazon, as did Missy Krasner, from the digital health-records management company Box. Henningsgaard, who left Amazon in 2019 to start the maternityfocused health care venture Quilted Health, refers to herself on her LinkedIn profile as part
of the “founding team” of Amazon Care, which she described as “bringing customer obsession, advanced technology, and last mile logistics to health care.” Around the same time, the company formed an ill-starred health care consortium with Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase. The organization, later dubbed Haven, had a stated goal of offering better service and rates from health care providers on behalf of the triumvirate’s nearly 1.2 million employees; Haven dissolved last month. Amazon purchased online drugstore Pillpack for $753 million in mid-2018; the next year, the company won landmark approval allowing its voice-activated artificial intelligence, Alexa, to transmit private patient information. When the coronavirus began infecting Amazon’s hundreds of thousands of warehouse workers last summer, the company built hundreds of its own on-site laboratories to test employees. In November, Amazon launched an online pharmaceutical delivery
service, sending drugstore share prices tumbling. Just weeks later, Amazon’s cloud-computing division unveiled a health data management service for doctors and hospitals that complies with patient confidentiality regulations. Amazon Care has likely been in the works since at least early 2018, when Amazon hired Seattle geriatrician Dr. Martin Levine. Amazon Care clinicians are employed by Care Medical, formerly Oasis Medical, a company Levine founded shortly after he joined Amazon, according to business records. Amazon replaced Levine early last year with Dr. Sunita Mishra, a former executive at Providence St. Joseph, where she led the development of the health system’s mobile app for on-demand medical care. Levine is now chief medical officer at The Polyclinic health system, which operates 14 sites around the Puget Sound region. Weeks after Mishra joined Amazon, the company expanded access to Amazon Care to all of its now-80,000 Washington state workers.
Economists ratchet up US growth forecasts Tribune Content Agency Growth prospects for the U.S. economy this year are brightening considerably as Americans get vaccinated from the coronavirus and Congress closes in on another massive fiscal relief package. The latest Bloomberg monthly survey of economists shows the pace of growth in the first quarter will be twice as fast as respondents expected just two months ago. Growth estimates were also revised up for subsequent quarters through year-end. GDP is projected to rise an annualized 4.8% in the current quarter, up from 3.2% in the February survey and 2.3% in January, according to the median forecasts in a Feb. 26-March 3 survey of 67 economists. Economists also boosted their inflation forecasts, though only slightly. The vaccine roll-out “seems to be going well and that raises the odds of an earlier and broader re-opening in 2Q,” said
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production data. Economic growth this year is estimated to average 5.5%, up from a previous forecast of 4.9% and the strongest since 1984. The growth outlook is also improving as more Americans receive vaccinations against the coronavirus and states begin to relax mandates aimed at controlling the spread. Government spending is seen climbing an annualized 3% in the second second quarter, an upward
revision of 1.4 percentage points from the February survey. Forecasts for consumer spending and business investment were also boosted, along with inflation. Economists project the personal consumption expenditures price index will average 2.4% in the second quarter, up from a previous projection of 2.2%. First and third quarter forecasts were also adjusted higher.
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Pope holds interfaith meeting with top Iraqi Shiite cleric Tribune Content Agency BAGHDAD — Pope Francis on Saturday held an interfaith meeting in the ancient city of Ur and urged Iraq’s Muslims, Christians and other believers to work together for peace and unity and denounce hatred. “From this place, where faith was born, from the land of our father Abraham, let us affirm that God is merciful and that the greatest blasphemy is to profane his name by hating our brothers and sisters,” the 84-year-old pontiff said in a speech. Ur is mentioned in the Bible as the home of the prophet Abraham, the father of the three monolithic faiths of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. “Hostility, extremism and violence are not born of a religious heart. They are betrayals of religion,” he said. “We believers cannot be silent when terrorism abuses religion; indeed, we are called unambiguously to dispel all misunderstandings. Let us not allow the light of heaven to be overshadowed by the clouds of hatred!” he added. “It is up to us, today’s humanity, especially those of us, believers of all religions, to turn instruments of hatred into instruments of peace.” He denounced terrorism in Iraq for causing suffering of religious minorities in the country. “When terrorism invaded the north of this beloved country, it wantonly destroyed part of its magnificent religious heritage, including the churches, monasteries and places of worship of various communities,” he said. “Today, let us pray for those who have endured
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Pope Francis, right, is greeted by children upon his arrival at Baghdad’s Saint Joseph Cathedral on the second day of the first papal visit to Iraq, Saturday. these sufferings, for those who are still dispersed and abducted, that they may soon return home,” he said. He pointed to the suffering of Iraq’s Yazidi community, “which has mourned the deaths of many men and witnessed thousands of women, girls and children kidnapped, sold as slaves, subjected to physical violence and forced conversions.” Earlier, the pope met influential Shiite Muslim cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, on the second day of his historic visit. The meeting at al-Sistani’s home in the holy city of Najaf delivers a message of peaceful coexistence, as Iraq’s Christian minority has dwindled in the country in recent years, displaced by war. During the 45-minute talk, the pope stressed the importance of cooperation and friendship between religious communities for the good of Iraq, the region and the whole human family, according to a statement by the Vatican press office. The pope thanked al-Sistani for speaking up – together with the Shiite community – in defense of those who are most vulner-
able and persecuted amid the violence and hardships of recent years, and for affirming the sacredness of human life and the importance of the unity of the Iraqi people. A statement issued by al-Sistani’s office said the meeting tackled the challenges facing humanity and the role of faith in overcoming them. Al-Sistani spoke about “injustice, poverty, lack of social justice, religious and intellectual persecution, as well as wars, violence, economic blockades and forced displacement suffered by several peoples in our region, particularly the Palestinian people in the occupied lands,” according to the statement. The cleric pointed to the role religious leaders can play to end these tragedies, it added. He stressed that he hopes for Christian citizens in Iraq to live in safety and security and enjoy all their constitutional rights. He pointed to the religious authority’s role in protecting them from injustice, particularly during the time in which Islamic State terrorists were in control of large swathes of Iraq.
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Fairfield’s La Costa Azul Mexican restaurant recently started selling their popular Michelada sauce as a standalone product.
Venture From Page One restaurant actually shut down, so we decided to bottle our top-selling product,” Rodriguez said. Now Michelada is distributed around the country, and recently won a $50,000 first prize on the “2 Minute Drill” television program. That prize includes a contract with a large marketing firm, which will sell Michelada across its sales network. Rodriguez is a licensed agent with New York Life in Sacramento, with a linked business interest that includes working with a number of high-profile athletes and their brands. It was that work, and his connection with the show’s creator and host, David Meltzer, that put him on his current path of success. The result of being on the show was an instant run on the mix at the local restaurant, clearing the shelves and now the family is waiting for a new shipment. He has a contract with an AM/PM near Travis Air Force Base to sell the product, and he is working with other retailers to feature the product, too. But if it seems Rodriguez is living in the clouds, it belies his well-grounded family roots. His parents, Rosa and Alvaro Rodriguez, are the owners of La Costa Azul Mexican Restaurant, located at 1972 N. Texas St., and specializing in Mexican seafood dishes. It opened in 2007 as a
Mexican restaurant, not unlike the many, many Mexican restaurants in Fairfield. So the family transitioned to seafood, inspired by the family work history. His father also works at a body shop with a single partner. “My father was a fisherman while in Mexico,” Rodriguez said. His father’s father also was a fisherman and crafted canoes for other fishermen. They lived in Ocotán, located along the northeast shores of Mexico’s largest lake, Lake Chapala, in the state of Jalisco – about 50 minutes southeast of Guadalajara. Rodriguez is not sure what his mother’s family did, but when she and his father came to the U.S. in 1986, his mother labored in the agriculture fields. “They have had a very tough life . . . and they are still working very hard,” said Rodriguez, who was born in Fairfield, attended Fairfield High School and Solano Community College before graduating with a bachelor’s degree in business communications from California State University, Sacramento. He and his three brothers and sister grew up in the impoverished Parkway Gardens area of Fairfield. His brother, Eric, cooks at the restaurant and has a popular dish, “Eric’s Famous Burrito,” named after him. “My parents are very selfless people and they are really big on giving back and that is from the values instilled in them by my grandfather,” Rodriguez said.
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From Page One struggles to get through two classes in a row, she said. If she overexerts herself, she becomes bedridden with extreme fatigue. And shortness of breath overcomes her in random places like the grocery store. Doctors ultimately diagnosed Delaney with COPD – a chronic lung inflammation that affects a person’s ability to breathe – said Sara, 47. No one has been able to pinpoint the cause of her daughter’s decline. “There’s just no research there,” she said. “Kids are not supposed to have this kind of condition.” While statistics indicate that children have largely been spared from the worst effects of Covid19, little is known about what causes a small percentage of them to develop serious illness. Doctors are now reporting the emergence of downstream complications that mimic what’s seen in adult “long haulers.” In response, pediatric hospitals are creating clinics to provide a onestop shop for care and to catch any anomalies that could otherwise go unnoticed. However, the treatment offered by these centers could come at a steep price tag to patients, health finance experts warned, especially given that so much about the condition is unknown. Nonetheless, the increasing number of patients like Delaney is leading to a more structured follow-up plan for kids recovering from Covid-19, said Dr. Uzma Hasan, division chief of pediatric infectious diseases at St. Barnabas Medical Center in New Jersey. “The cost of missing these children means a horrible event,” she said.
Unanswered questions More than 3 million children and young adults had tested positive for Covid-19 in the United States as of Feb. 18, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association report. Most of these kids experience mild, if any, symptoms. Over the course of the pandemic, though, it has become apparent that some children develop
Senate From Page One major legislative response to the pandemic. It includes direct financial assistance for struggling Americans, targeted aid to the restaurant, child care and airline industries, funding for vaccines and testing, aid to small businesses and support for state and local governments. “This bill will deliver more help to more people than anything the federal government has done in decades,” Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., said. “It is broader, deeper and more comprehensive in helping working families and lifting people out of poverty than anything Congress has seen or accomplished in a very long time.” In the end, it was a less generous package than many Democrats envisioned. The Senate removed language included in the House bill to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, reduced the federal unemployment supplement from $400 to $300 a week and lowered the income caps used to determine who gets a $1,400 check. But progressives won a provision to provide tax relief to workers
serious and potentially long-term problems. The most well-known of these complications is called “multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children,” or MIS-C. Symptoms – which include high fever, a skin rash and stomach pain – can appear up to a month after getting Covid-19. Around 2,000 cases have been identified in the United States. Black and Hispanic children make up a disproportionate share: 69%. But clinicians also said they’re increasingly hearing of children seeking help for different complications, such as fatigue, shortness of breath and loss of smell, that don’t go away.
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So far, Ballweg said, she’s seen no published literature on the heart health of children who develop these symptoms after recovering from Covid-19. By standardizing how doctors in the clinic collect data and treat patients, Ballweg said, she hopes the information will provide some clues as to how the virus affects a child’s heart. “Hopefully, we can look at the collective experience and recognize patterns and provide better care.” University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital in Cleveland is involved in creating a multidisciplinary clinic that will consolidate care by giving patients access to specialists and integ r at ive med ici ne like acupuncture. Clinicians saw a need for the unit after teenagers with postCovid-19 symptoms began arriving at the hospital system’s clinic for adults with long-haul symptoms, said Dr. Amy Edwards, a pediatric infectious diseases specialist at the hospital involved with the project. So far, she said, she’s heard of about eight to 10 children who could need care. The clinic, yet to open, intends to recruit more children through announcements, Edwards said. Identifying the right patient for the clinic will be complicated, she added. There’s no test to check for post-Covid-19 symptoms and there’s no agreed-on definition for the condition. Doctors also don’t know whether some symptoms can be cured, she said, or last a lifetime. “The question is if we’re going to be able to do anything about it,” Edwards said.
At Norton Children’s Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, clinicians set up a clinic in October after receiving calls from area pediatricians who had patients with longhaul symptoms. No one knows how often children develop these symptoms, how many already have the illness or even what to name it, said Dr. Kris Bryant, president of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, who works at the hospital. The children see an infectious diseases doctor who then refers them or orders tests as necessary. So far, the clinic has seen about 25 patients with a wide range of symptoms, said Dr. Daniel Blatt, a pediatric infectious diseases specialist involved with the clinic. Because Covid-19 mimics symptoms associated with a variety of other illnesses, he said, part of his job is to rule out any other possible causes. “Because the virus is so new,” Blatt said, “there’s a presumption that everything is Covid.” Similarly, an ad hoc clinic for other young patients has been set up within the cardiology department at the Children’s Hospital & Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Patients are screened to assess the heart’s structure and how it functions. She said they’ve been seeing six to eight patients per week. “The question I can never answer for the parents,” said Dr. Jean Ballweg, a pediatric cardiologist at the hospital who also works at the clinic, “is why one child and not another?”
Even Dr. Abby Siegel, a 51-year-old pediatrician who works in Stamford, Connecticut, couldn’t find answers for her daughter. Siegel tested positive for the virus last March after being exposed at work. She believes she passed on the virus to her husband and their then-17-year-old daughter, Lauren. The family recovered by early April, but then both Siegel’s daughter and husband took a turn for the worse. Lauren – who played rugby – started feeling fatigued, shortness of breath and a racing heart rate. Siegel took her to multiple special-
who received pandemicrelated unemployment compensation. Those with annual incomes under $150,000 will not be required to pay taxes on up to $10,200 of the unemployment benefits. Biden and Democrats say the relief bill is sorely needed to help families and the U.S. economy rebuild after the healthcare crisis triggered nationwide shutdowns, massive layoffs and a brief recession. Millions of Americans remain out of work. Though vaccine distributions could get the pandemic under control this year, economists say it could take much longer for job growth to return. Some industries may never come back to prepandemic levels as businesses turn to automation and make other changes to their operations. “This is the longest extension of benefits possible,” said Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., of the final compromise. “This is not everything I would have written. This is the best that can be done for people hurting now.” Biden had wanted a $400 weekly federal unemployment supplemental to last through September. He had also asked for a larger pool of Americans to receive the $1,4000 direct checks. The White House said
he is satisfied with the compromise. The Senate changed the bill so the full $1,400 goes to single filers with an annual income less than $75,000, joint filers who make less than $150,000, and head of household filers who earn less than $112,500. Dependents listed will also receive $1,400 each. From there the $1,400 payment quickly phases out to zero for individuals with annual incomes of $80,000 or more, joint-filing taxpayers with annual incomes in excess of $160,000, and head of household filers who make more than $120,000. The bill also temporarily expands the child tax credit to $3,000 from $2,000 – and to $3,600 for children under age 6 – and expands the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit up to $4,000 for the childcare expenses of one child, and up to $8,000 for two or more. It also includes billions for food aid programs, extends the 15% SNAP increase through September, and sets aside $45 billion for rental, mortgage and utility assistance. To directly address t he c or o n av i r u s , the bill includes $14 billion for vaccine distribution; $49 billion for Covid-19 testing, tracing and genomic sequencing; and $8 billion
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ists – including a friend who is a cardiologist – all of whom doubted her. Lauren, now 18, receives care at Mount Sinai Hospital’s adult Covid-19 care center and is improving. Siegel said the clinic has affirmed her daughter’s experience and helped her get more information about this condition. She wishes the doctors they had visited earlier had been more honest about the unknowns sur rounding postCovid-19 health problems. “It’s amazing how we’re met with the denial rather than the ‘I don’t know,’” she said. T here’s another wrinkle that often comes with the I-don’tknow response. The uncer tainty swirling around these symptoms in children will likely require clinicians to run a battery of tests – procedures that could potentially cost their families a lot of money, said Glenn Melnick, a health economist and professor at USC Sol Price School of Public Policy. Pediatric hospitals usually have little regional competition, he said, allowing them to charge more for their specialized services. For families without comprehensive health insurance or who face high deductibles, many tests could mean big bills. Gerard Anderson, a professor of health policy and management at Johns Hopkins University, said these clinics’ potential profitability hinges on several factors. If a clinic serves a large enough area, it could attract enough patients to earn substantial dollars for the affiliated pediatric hospital. A child’s health care coverage plays a role as well – those who are privately insured are more lucrative patients than those covered by public programs like Medicaid, but only as long as the family can shoulder the financial burden. “If I had a kid who had this problem,” said Anderson, “I’d be very concerned about my outof-pocket liability.” Kaiser Health News (KHN) is a national health policy news service. It is an editorially independent program of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation which is not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente. to expand the public health workforce. Republicans dismissed the bill as an expensive, unnecessary Democratic wish list that spends too little on directly fighting the disease. GOP senators tried to delay passage Friday night and Saturday morning and reduce the cost of the bill by offering a series of amendments to the bill. “The Senate has never spent $2 trillion in a more haphazard way or through a less rigorous process,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said. The GOP amendments – nearly all voted down – included limiting whether schools could receive money if they allowed transgender students to play on certain sports teams; changing which dependents qualify for the $1,400 checks; and preventing inmates and parole violators from getting the checks. Republicans have also criticized Biden and Democrats for using a special budget reconciliation process, which allowed them to pass the measure with a simple majority, rather than the 60-vote threshold usually needed in the Senate. Republicans said Biden had betrayed his promise to work in a bipartisan manner. Democrats said Republicans never offered any credible compromises.
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Mrs. Chisholm, a roverbs 3:27 is a key Scripture in trained musician, asked today’s world. if she’d like to become a We need to be professional singer. She encouragers in today’s was thrilled. works. There is so much Her most prized negativity in our society possessions were where people just tear recordings of famous down each other. opera singers, and when The Chisholm family Steve Haynes the Metropolitan Opera was the epitome of Religious view was on the radio, she American high society was spellbound. during the 1920s. That day, she took the Everlina, their housefirst step toward realizkeeper, had been with them for ing her dream. Guests of the 45 years, and when her niece came over to play, they took that Chisholms were amazed by the girl who sang the classics little girl in under their wings. She sang beautifully, and with a talent and sensitivity far
beyond her years. Elizabeth Chisholm continued to sponsor her education by sending her to study at Juilliard. And as a result, the world was introduced to the phenomenal talent of Leontyne Price, the darling of the Metropolitan Opera. The message of this story is as the Bible says: “Do not withhold good . . . when it is in the power of your hand to do so.” Bible expositor William Barclay said, “One of the highest human duties is the duty of encouragement.” As a follower of Christ,
you are commanded to build each other up by: n Seeing them as unique individuals instead of stereotypes. n Respecting instead of ridiculing, by forgiving instead of shaming. n Modeling unconditional love instead of love with strings attached, by applauding each step of growth instead of saying, “You’ll never change.” n Seeing their God-given potential instead of seeing them as problems to be handled. We as human beings need to stop tearing down one another
no matter who they are or what color they may be, or what nationality. We are all human beings made in the image of God, and we do not have the right to rip each other apart. We are all here for a reason and if we would just work with each other, this world would be a better place. This is something we all need to put into practice, so come on and today be a “builder-upper.” The Rev. Steve Haynes is the pastor of Community Christian Church in Fairfield. He can be reached at communitychristian churchjohn15@gmail.com.
Commission: Catholic clergy in France abused more than 10,000 child victims The Washington Post The head of a commission examining sexual abuse in France’s Catholic Church put the possible number of child victims above 10,000 on Tuesday, portending a public reckoning in a country where church officials long
stalled efforts to investigate complicity. The independent commission, set up two years ago with the approval of French church officials, has received more than 6,500 calls from victims and witnesses providing testimony on incidents alleged to have happened
in the past seven decades. “The big question for us is: ‘How many victims came forward’? Is it 25%? Ten percent, 5%or less?” commission leader Jean-Marc Sauvé told journalists. The final tally will also be based on public health data and documents from church archives, to which
the commission had access. Even two decades into the clergy abuse scandal, Sauvé said the scale of what appears to have happened in France was startling. “We were very surprised by the number of calls,” he said in an interview last month, relaying that the commission had
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think I mentioned recently that I was completing my will . . . and it raised a lot of questions. Who gets what little money I have when I die? I have identified who gets hard assets, furniture and the like. But who gets the money? I think I should let some go to my family’s children as education funds. Some will go to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. Some will go to the Tax Watchers. And I really want to leave some to my nonprofit, Tools of Learning for Children. That brings up another question: Tools will need someone to lead it when I am gone. Someone who is creative. I don’t have the identity of that person. Over the years it has become more personal than it should have been. What I’m leading up to is a recruiting question. I need to have a dozen folks who serve on the Tools board. Folks who want to help children succeed in life. One of those people needs to be a leader – someone who can direct the activities of Tools in a very positive way. I guarantee you there are countless opportunities for us to help kids. If any of you folks reading this want to be that person or one of those people who will help children succeed, please contact me. My contact information is at the bottom of this column. There are endless ways we can help children achieve and succeed. I think Tools can keep helping kids for at least another generation. What do you think? Don’t get me wrong. I don’t plan to pass away for another seven or eight years, but it’s God’s choice, not mine. If you are interested, I will meet with you. I have a lot of things to share with my successors. I think the next 20 years may even be better than the past 20. There are times when I wish I had more money. This is one of those times. So much to do, so little time to do it. There are other things going on that make it desirable for me to have folks to work with. I have been almost blind for a number of years. Things are rapidly getting worse. I have technology to help See Bass, Page A14
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ue Clark grew up on a poultry and cattle farm in eastern Pennsylvania, not far from her birth city of Reading. But she has lived most of her adult life in the skies – living the dream for 55 years and more than 27,000 flight hours. She has a private and a commercial pilot’s license and is a certified flight instructor. She is the former owner of Scarf n Goggles flight school in El Cajon. “My father was a poultry farmer, but we also raised beef cattle,” said Clark, 76, a Trilogy resident in Rio Vista. “But we also had horses and pigs and donkeys, pheasants, turkeys and peacocks. You name it, we had it.” Clark said her love of animals is borne of those farm days, but it was a “little Piper Cub” owned by a neighbor that captured her imagination. “The story that my father told me is when I was on the farm, I was looking at a guy behind us with a little Piper Cub,” Clark said of the lightweight, lowspeed aircraft. She said she told her father that day she was going to be a pilot. Some years later, then 21 and living on the West Coast, Clark took a flight that soared above Malibu and the Pacific Ocean. “They let me handle the controls of the plane, and when I got back, I said, ‘Where do
I sign up?’ ” But Clark found it difficult getting a job as a pilot because she was considered too short. When the industry was deregulated in the 1980s, the bigger airlines began forming alliances with smaller commuter firms. It was then she was hired as a first officer, a co-pilot, with Wings West out of San Luis Obispo. She moved into the captain’s seat three months later. “So it took me 22, 23 years to get my dream job,” Clark said. Eventually, American Airlines bought out all its commuter firms and placed them under the single banner of American Eagles Airlines. She flew for the company until forced retirement at the age of 60. “What happened then was my friend said, ‘Hey, Sue, you have so much . . . experience and you really want to keep flying,’ and she was right. I did,” Clark said. That is when she learned that the Aero Club was leaving Travis Air Force Base for the Rio Vista Municipal Airport and she was hired in 2006. That hiring had a lot to do with her federal qualifications as an instructor, a job she had always enjoyed.
Partnering with Rio Vista and Youth Services, she helped develop a program through which children 5 to 12 can take an aviation class, and when that is completed, they get to take flight. “When I was younger, I taught
supplies for the World Health Organization. Clark’s most memorable animal rescue adventure, she said, was the cross-country trip with Toby, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel who was 3 or 4 at the time. She said the dog was viewed as ‘When I was unadoptable, but she younger, I took him in for four days, with the goal taught older of leaving the West Coast and delivering people to fly, Toby to his new home and now that in Nova Scotia. But it I’m older, I wasn’t that simple. like teaching “Because I (had been) part of Ameryounger ican Airlines, they people to fly.’ allowed me to transport an animal as — susan clark long as they fit in a crate,” Clark said. The flight started older people to fly, and now that in San Francisco and landed in I’m older, I like teaching younger Philadelphia, where she was to people to fly,” she said. meet a Pilot for Paws volunteer Clark, who owns a 1978 Piper who would take over the transArcher II that she picked up port. But the weather prevented in 1997, said along the way she the connection. became acquainted with organiSo after a short stay at the zations such as Pilots for Paws home of one of her two sisters and other animal rescue groups. who still live in Pennsylvania, She has dedicated her time, Clark rented a car and drove the energy and money to that cause 600 or so miles to Bangor, Maine, for close to a decade, flying and where they were to meet up with driving rescued animals to new the Nova Scotia family. homes through her organization, She said she tries not to get RV2theRescue. attached to the animals she Her volunteer work also includes transporting medical See Skies, Page A14
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t is undisputed that age is a strong risk factor in Covid-19 – particularly when it comes to developing severe cases of the virus. This is why it’s extremely important for older adults to get the vaccine as soon as they can. With millions of doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines administered so far, the data indicates that both are extremely safe and well-tolerated by people of all ages – including those age 50 and older. Covid-19 vaccines were tested in large clinical trials to make sure they meet safety standards. Many people were recruited to participate in these trials to see how the vaccines offer protection to people of different ages, races and ethnicities, as well as those with different medical conditions. Yet, many continue to have concerns. In particular, many patients are worried about severe reactions, or anaphylaxis, from the vaccine. There is a very small risk that someone could have a severe reaction. In general, experts say it is likely more common in people who have had known severe reactions in the past. An allergic reaction is considered severe when a person needs to be treated with epinephrine or EpiPen or if they must go to the hospital. If you have had an immediate allergic reaction – even if it was not severe – to a vaccine or injectable therapy for another disease, you should check with your doctor to see if you should get a Covid-19 vaccine. It is important to note, however, that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that people with a history of severe allergic reactions not related to vaccines or injectable medica-
Bass From Page A13 me, but that only goes so far. At some point, I will see nothing. At that point, help from others and help from technology will be my only hope. The Veterans Affairs Western Blind Rehabilitation Center in Menlo Park is furnishing the technology, and some of you folks could furnish personal help. I will see to it that you get all the information about resources and funding. Miracles are
Seth Kaufman and Gregory Warner Fit after 50 tions – such as food, pet, venom, environmental, or latex allergies – get vaccinated. People with a history of allergies to oral medications or a family history of severe allergic reactions may also get vaccinated. Recent data show that severe anaphylaxis reactions to the vaccines are rare. Data released by the CDC after the administration of the first 22 million doses shows that there were just five reactions per 1 million people who received the Pfizer vaccine and fewer than three people per 1 million who received the Moderna vaccine. The benefits of the vaccine far outweigh those very rare risks. More commonly reported are milder symptoms after the vaccines. There have been many reports of mild symptoms ranging from muscle aches in the arm to fever, soreness, headache and some nausea with both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. Many report that the symptoms are stronger after the second dose is administered. This is not unexpected. This reaction is your body’s immune system mounting its defenses to the virus. Your immunity builds over time and it’s why you must receive both doses of the vaccine. Seth Kaufman, M.D., is the chief medical officer at NorthBay Healthcare. Gregory Warner, D.O., is an infectious disease specialist and medical director of infection prevention at NorthBay Healthcare.
not expected. Despite all of my downside comments, I am one of the luckiest men alive. I have so many friends who are all anxious to help me. They keep me alive mentally. I like to say that I am a 92-year-old guy with a 50-year-old brain and activity schedule. As a matter of fact, I really don’t know many 50-year-olds who do as much as I do. But that’s probably my ego talking. Murray Bass of Fairfield can be reached at 720-5139 or mzb602@gmail.com.
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n the 1960s and ’70s, they called him “Dancing Harry.” A fixture at Baltimore Bullets and then New York Knicks basketball games, Edward Marvin Cooper was a fan well-known for his moves, his costumes and the hexes he cast on whatever opponents dared set foot in the Baltimore Civic Center or Madison Square Garden. Cooper, 77, said he doesn’t dance quite like that anymore, but he was celebrating Sunday nonetheless. Cooper received his second shot of the coronavirus vaccine at his senior living facility in the Park Circle area of Northwest Baltimore on Sunday, along with dozens of others. “Everyone wants to take this off,” said Cooper, motioning toward his Knicks-themed face mask. “That’s my hope.” Cooper was one of 76 MonteVerde Apartments residents who got their second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine this weekend. About 55 more got their first doses during the clinic, which was set up through a partnership with CVS Pharmacy. There are more than 300 apartments at MonteVerde, right off Park Heights Avenue, specifically for older adults and people with disabilities. “This is a population that really needs the vaccine and [has] limited transportation options,” said Mary Claire Davis, director of AHC Greater Baltimore, which manages the property. For them, getting to a pharmacy, hospital or
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Edward Marvin Cooper, 77, a New York Knicks and Baltimore Bullets super fan known as “Dancing Harry,” gives a thumbs up after receiving his second vaccine shot for Covid-19 at MonteVerde, a senior-living complex in Baltimore, Md. mass vaccination site could mean a bus trip, or asking a friend or family member for a ride. Thankfully, all they needed to do Sunday was walk downstairs. The clinic was set up with the help of resident services employees like Latrice Goode, who hustled around the building’s multipurpose room Sunday, helping seniors get the paperwork they needed for their shots. The room was filled with artwork residents had made during a Black History Month celebration in 2020 – pre-Covid times – Goode said. The colorful paintings and collages, bearing messages of peace and love, have now seen their second Black History Month. And they stood watch Sunday as MonteVerde residents, many of them people of color, got their inoculations, shielding them from a virus that has particularly hurt communities of color. In Maryland, about 34% of coronavirus deaths have been Black residents. Maryland’s population, meanwhile, is about 31% Black, according to U.S.
Census Bureau data. Still, Black Marylanders are receiving, on average, fewer shots than their white counterparts. They’ve gotten about 17% of the doses doled out so far (for which race data is available), a statistic that has community leaders and lawmakers worried that the vaccination effort isn’t reaching all state residents equally. The disparity persists in majority-Black Baltimore City, where about 6% of Black residents have gotten at least one shot, compared with 16% of white residents. Experts said it’s possible that distrust of the medical community among people of color is playing a role, but some residents have faced barriers getting sought-after vaccine appointments through the state’s system. Experts say holding more vaccine clinics at accessible locations, like residential facilities and locations easily reached via mass transit, could help address the disparity. There are two mass vaccination sites in the city,
Skies From Page A13 transports, but because she spent so much time with Toby, that was more than a little difficult on this trip. “Toby and I had to overnight in Worcester, Massachusetts,” Clark said. Then it was on to Bangor. In all, she and Toby traveled more than 2,300 miles together. “That was my longest trip . . . and driving back to Pennsylvania, it was a pretty teary-eyed drive,” Clark said. She does not know how many pets have been transported, adding a puppy from Fresno to Napa last week, to the list. “We also do medical flights, and what usually happens is we get a call about 11 p.m. and we take the animal to UC Davis ASAP,” Clark said. “We can’t take all of them, but we take what we can.” Her organization has 20 to 25 volunteers, five of whom are pilots. In addition to transporting animals, RV 2 the
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Susan Clark has a collection of dog toys to keep dogs entertained while volunteering with RV 2 the Rescue. Rescue also brings pet supplies to no-kill shelters. She said what makes all the programs work are the residents of Rio Vista, who donate the vast majority of the food, beds, leashes, toys and everything else pets need. At Christmastime, for example, the group delivered more than 800 pounds of food and 300 toys, all local donations. “The people of Rio Vista continue to be very
generous and we could not do as much as we do without them,” Clark said. “I’m amazed with the support from the community, not only in Rio Vista, but our friends from all around America that follow our website (RV2theRescue.com).” She said each animal has its own story, and there are videos on the website that highlight some of those. “I would say 99% of
but those accept patients from across the state. When asked Feb. 25 if he’d consider setting aside a certain percentage of appointments for Baltimoreans at M&T Bank, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said Baltimore was already getting more doses than it was “entitled to.” Clorine Lewis, a 78-year-old MonteVerde resident who is Black, said she was wary about the vaccine at first. “After I thought about it and everything, I said it would be best if I did because you never know just what it could be, and anything could help your body,” Lewis said. Thomas Walker Jr., 62, who lives in the building, and often volunteers to help other residents, said he’s heard plenty of reservations from his neighbors. He said some look to documented medical abuses affecting the Black community, such as the Tuskegee syphilis study, in which hundreds of rural Black men in Alabama with syphilis were observed between 1932 and 1972, with investigators often refusing to tell the patients their diagnoses or refusing to treat them for the disease. Some of his neighbors, he said, worried that such abuses could be repeating themselves. “A lot of people got it in their mind that the government is trying to fool us,” said Walker, who is Black. Walker got his second dose of the vaccine Sunday, and said he’s excited for an eventual return to church services, since he sings in the choir. “That’s what I really miss because I love singing,” Walker said. them know they are going to a better life,” she said. Clark has no intention of slowing down. Through another corporation she formed, Aviation Partners out of Reno, Nevada, she and others she is working with hope to develop a high-tech drone center at the airport, though at this point it is only a vision. One of the primary goals is to educate younger people on how to operate drones safely and within regulations that Clark believes will be enforced with more vigor in the near future. She is a firm believer that drones will continue to play a bigger and bigger role moving forward, noting particularly the applications in the agriculture industry. Clark is one of five siblings. In addition to the two sisters in Pennsylvania, she has a sister who lives in Idaho and a brother who lives in Palm Springs.
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FAIRFIELD — Sports and musical instruments were not Beth Ellen Ethridge’s passion as she became a teen. At that age, the Fairfield resident considered herself to be extremely “obnoxious.” Enter singing lessons and musical theater, which carried her through high school and college at the University of California, Irvine. She went on to do musical theater in Southern California, in productions such as “Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” and “Chicago,” to name a few. “When I got on stage, I found my home,” she said. “I could transport myself and funnel all my energy in the right direction. It was very relaxing for me.” Ethridge decided as she neared 30 that she needed a job with benefits and was in demand. She went back to school and became a registered dietitian. She’s remained in that field since. The idea of returning to the stage was always there. The plan was she would go back to musical theater when she retired. “I got tired of waiting,” she said. Ethridge began auditioning and will play the Fairy Godmother in Davis Musical Theatre’s production of “Cinderella,” which opens Friday online. It will be her first time in a stage production in 21 years. Performances are weekends through March 21. The production is based on the 1957 movie starring Julie Andrews. Edie Adams played the Fairy Godmother. The family musical is being directed by Steve Isaacson, who, along with his wife, formed the Davis Musical Theatre Company 35 years ago. He is also serving as technical director, in another sense. Each cast member traveled to the Davis See Stage, Page B2
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VACAVILLE — Jack is Back in Vacaville and has been seen in windows all over town. Now the 23 decked-out bunnies are migrating back to the Vacaville Museum in hopes of winning the coveted “People’s Choice” crown. The Jack is Back People’s Choice Parade will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 27 outside in the museum’s courtyard, 213 Buck Ave. Event attendees will get a close-up look at the colorful creations, hand-designed by area artists, and choose their favorite. The Jack with the most votes will be crowned as the first-place winner, along with second and third prizes for the artists. Winners will be announced on the Jack See Jack, Page B2
FAIRFIELD — Jennifer Yasutake Stagner has worked in education, in restaurant management and in real estate, to name a few. The Cordelia resident recently added another to the list – author. “Mahalo: A Love Story” centers on a woman living in limbo after finishing college. Her predictable bubble of self-doubt is burst by a spate of uncharacteristically bold choices and she finds herself embroiled in not one, but two bad romances: her own and her best friend’s. Questions of race, ethnic identity, Hawaiian sovereignty, spirituality, power imbalances and sexuality are explored through the eyes of the young woman and her friends. Stagner always wanted to write. The novel coronavirus pandemic provided the opportunity. She completed the task with four sons, from ages 4 to 13, at home. “I locked myself in a room while they did their school work,” she said. “It was my escape from reality.” Interruptions happened. She
The cover of “Mahalo: A Love Story” by Jennifer Stagner. stayed focused. Born and raised in Hawaii, Stagner came here eight years ago when her husband accepted a new job. There were company changes within a week and he was laid off. The family stayed and made a new home in California.
The novel is a departure from the usual image of a woman in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. “I spent a lot of years trying to be a good Mormon girl,” she said. Stagner said she felt she had shut herself in a box. She said she felt beaten down by the pressure she should be seen as an asexual being. “I threw the whole thing out the window,” she said. She is waiting on feedback from her fellow members of the Cordelia ward. Stagner also opted to put a little less gloss on the story set in Hawaii. Some stories are “more liked a Hollywood movie,” she said. She drew on her experiences as a Hawaiian as well as living there for many years. The book has also made her reminisce about her younger years. “I guess a part of me is looking for the good old days and a fun time,” she said. And, she definitely did not want to end the story with a boy and girl running away and living happily after, she said. “There is mess in real life,” she said. Stagner self-published the See Hawaii, Page B2
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The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art as viewed from Yerba Buena Gardens.
FAIRFIELD — The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has reopened. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Monday and 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday. It’s closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Advance timed reservations for all museum tickets are strongly encouraged, and timed tickets are required for all visitors including those 18 and younger, who always enjoy free admission. “We are delighted to
welcome our community back to SFMOMA after such a challenging year for so many,” Director Neal Benezra said in a press release. The museum reopens with exhibitions that include: n “Close to Home: Creativity in Crisis,” highlighting seven local artists’ responses to the pandemic. n “Off the Wall,” featuring photography-based installations by five international contemporary artists whose approaches stretch the boundaries See Museum, Page B2
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FAIRFIELD — The Fairfield-Suisun City Visual Arts Association invites all to the 5th Annual FSVAA High School Student Art Show, featuring artwork by artists from Solano County’s high schools. The show runs through March 14 at the Solano Town Center Gallery, 1350 Travis Blvd. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.
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Some of Dennis Ariza’s photographs of the ghost town Bodie are on display at the Solano Town Center gallery. More than 60 pieces of artwork were submitted this year. Categories
of this year’s show include acrylic, oil and watercolor painting along with mixed
media, sculpture, color photography, black-andwhite photography, digital art and drawings. Guests will also be able to view the wood carvings of featured artist Doug Cooper and additional works from gallery members. Featured artist Dennis Ariza has extended his Bodie art show and the sale of his book, “Bodie, A Ghost Town!” For more information, call Ariza, Solano Town Center Gallery director, at 688-8889.
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FAIRFIELD — The Asian Art Museum has reopened its doors, with many safeguards in place. Capacity will be reduced to allow for physical distancing. Admission is free the first Sunday of each month. New exhibits on view include: n “After Hope: Videos of Resistance”: An eclectic selection of more than 50 short videos that explores the role of hope in contemporary art and activism. n “Zheng Chongbin: I Look for the Sky”: The Bay Area artist has created a site-specific installation with transparency and light to explore ephemeral changes that can alter the perception of place. The Museum From Home offerings will con-
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Beth Ellen Ethridge, right, is playing the Fairy Godmother in the “Cinderella” production.
Stage From Page B1 theater, individually, to record their musical numbers in front of a green screen. Isaacson, who spent many years in information technology, plays the recorded musical numbers on production nights while each cast member performs live on Zoom for an interactive live experience. Ethridge said this way of presenting a play is easier on her than other cast members, since she hasn’t been on stage in two decades. “It’s hard when it comes to interacting with the other actors,” she said. “It’s part of the learning process.” The production is also critical for the future of
Jack From Page B1 is Back and the museum’s Facebook pages. Jack is Back is a public art project of the Vacaville Museum featuring one-of-a-kind art pieces
Museum From Page B1 of the medium. n “New Work: Charles Gaines,” a new installation of two major works that explore the history of racism in the U.S. by returning to the 1857 Dred Scott Decision. n Inspired by the long history of murals in the Bay Area and their recent resurgence, the museum has commissioned largescale wall projects by local artists as part of a series titled “Bay Area Walls.” The museum’s Third Street entrance is the only public entrance until further notice. Daily attendance is capped at 25% capacity. Admission tickets are
the theater, Ethridge said. Community theater relies on a lot of fundraising, she said. Community theaters have struggled since Covid-19 hit last spring, having to cancel shows due to state health and safety requirements. It’s the first show the theater has a set price for. Others have been done on a donation basis. Ethridge watched the 1957 “Cinderella” and “fell in love” with it, she said. “The music is so gorgeous,” she said. Ethridge also felt a real connection to Edie Adams. “She looked like me,” she said. Ethridge chose “Getting to Know You” for her audition and dressed up as the Fairy Godmother. “I was excited and not as confident as when I was younger,” she said. “I wondered, ‘Do I still have it?’ ” Earning the role put a
bright spot on a tough year, Ethridge said. “I am so grateful Steve and his wife Jen have made me feel part of the company,” she said. Ethridge, prior to the pandemic, got her theater “fix” with movie parties where friends gathered at her house and played the roles as the movie screened. Props were on hand, as well as food and libation. Her favorite musical? “Rocky Horror.” “I’ve seen it 42 times,” she said, many of them at midnight movies where the audience participated. “Jesus Christ Superstar” was the first one she fell in love with. Ethridge will continue with Davis Musical Theatre Company. She is reassessing the roles she wants to play. All performances get underway at 8 p.m.
including “Ms. Butsin,” a brave female firefighter Jack, and “Hope,” a tribute to those who have cancer. Once the People’s Choice winner is selected, the Jacks will be auctioned and adopted into their forever homes. All proceeds from Jack is Back auction benefit the
museum, its programs and the continued preservation of Solano County history. Masks are mandatory for guest safety. The event is free, and donations supporting the Vacaville Museum will be accepted. For more information, call the museum at 447-4513.
timed to help pace entry into the museum and within the galleries. Masks are required in museum and the museum store for all guests 3 and older. The museum will provide complimentary masks to those who arrive without one. Audioguide device rental is suspended, but visitors can download the museum’s free app to enjoy audio tours. The museum will be the exclusive U.S. venue in May for Nam June Paik, the major retrospective of Paik’s radical and experimental art organized with Tate Modern, London. The museum, in a groundbreaking partnership with City College of San Francisco, will also host Diego Rivera’s monumental mural “The Marriage of the Artistic
Expression of the North and of the South on the Continent” – more commonly known as Pan American Unity – in the museum’s free Roberts Family Gallery beginning in summer. An accompanying exhibition, “Diego Rivera’s America,” which offers the most in-depth examination of the artist’s work in more than 20 years, will now open at the museum in 2022. The museum will continue to offer a wide array of online public programming, including biweekly Instagram Live events and monthly roundtable art talks and family programs. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is located at 151 Third St. Visit sfmoma.org or call 415-357-4000 for more information.
except for the last, a 2 p.m. matinee March 21. Tickets and more information is available at dmtc.org.
book after frustrating attempts to connect with publishers. She has also learned finishing the book was just the beginning. Stagner is doing her own marketing through social media, cold-calling bookstores and accessing as many free/low-cost sources of media as possible. She is also associate editor of L.A.
tinue, such as “All Animal Crossing” where fans can incorporate artworks into an online island getaway. Taking place in real time, this simulation allows players to customize their own desert island with houses and gardens, relax by catching fish or have fun curating art in their own digital museum. Expa nd your #MuseumF romHome experience by building your own online gallery, browse for artworks from the museum’s collection and bring your favorites into your Animal Crossing game. Hours are 1 to 8 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Monday. The museum is closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays. For more information, visit asianart.org. Style, a Southern California periodical that blends celebrity news, fashion and luxury. Stagner calls herself a “sporadic obsessive writer,” saying she may spend six or seven days writing then put it aside for a few weeks. She plans a second book. Learn more about the book at https://mahalo alovestory.com and w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / mahaloalovestory. The book can be purchased on Amazon.
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49ers free agency: A lengthy wish list for offense Chris Biderman
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hoever plays quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers in 2021 – yes, it’s likely going to be Jimmy Garoppolo – might have the best cast of weapons since Kyle Shanahan became head coach in 2017. Star tight end George Kittle will be back after knee and foot injuries limited him to eight games, third-year
ANALYSIS receiver Deebo Samuel will look to be more consistent after appearing in just seven, and Brandon Aiyuk has a chance to develop into one of the better young wideouts in the NFL after netting 825 yards from scrimmage in just 12 contests as a rookie. Pair those skill players with a running game that should have better injury luck – Raheem Mostert,
Jeff Wilson Jr., Tevin Coleman and JaMycal Hasty combined to miss 28 games in 2020 – and the 49ers could have the makings of an offense reminiscent of 2019, when they ranked second in scoring and fourth in yardage. But the offense doesn’t lack holes. And, of course, injuries are going to factor into the equation, which means roster depth remains a core concern. So with free agency slated to kick
off March 17, let’s take a look at some veteran options Shanahan might be considering to retool the offense. (We took a look at defensive options here). QUARTERBACK Jacoby Brissett (Colts) Ryan Fitzpatrick (Dolphins) Andy Dalton (Cowboys) The assumption here is the 49ers are looking to fortify the backup job behind Garoppolo (unless the Deshaun Watson suddenly becomes available at a palatable price for San Francisco), and there are a handful of viable
options that would be upgrades over Nick Mullens and C.J. Beathard, who are both slated for free agency. Brissett has 32 starts under his belt and might be the most capable option on this list. Plus he’s just 28, younger than Dalton (33) and Fitzpatrick (38). Dalton has started 142 games and would be a candidate to keep the team afloat should Garoppolo deal with another injury, while Fitzpatrick is the type of player that might end up sparking the offense if Garoppolo sputtered. Though it’s unclear if Shanahan would want to ride that kind of roller coaster. Fitzpatrick in his career has 11 games with at least four
touchdown passes and 18 games with at least three interceptions. Dalton is far more steady. RUNNING BACK Aaron Jones ( Packers) Matt Breida ( Dolphins) Kenyan Drake (Cardinals) James Connor ( Steelers) Jamaal Williams ( Packers) The 49ers regularly find rookie free agent running backs that show promise. Their current top trio, Raheem Mostert, Jeff Wilson Jr. and JaMycal Hasty all went undrafted, though it wouldn’t be surprising to see more premium resources devoted into the position
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4 standout A’s players after 1st week of Cactus League games Shayna Rubin MERCURY NEWS
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he A’s are only a week into Cactus League games. Many players have just a handful of at bats and innings under their belts. Most have seen no game action. Let’s face it, players are just starting to rev their engines. But even in these quick bursts, some players have already shown glimmers of good. Here are four A’s players that are off to solid starts this spring. Phil Masturzo/Akron Beacon Journal/TNS file (2016)
The Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James is called for a first-quarter foul as the Golden State Warriors’ Stephen
Curry tumbles in Game 4 of the NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, June 10, 2016.
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Steph Curry and LeBron James team up for first time Tribune Content Agency LeBron James was sitting, headphones on, and in the middle of an interview after Sunday’s game. But none of that seemed to matter in the slightest for the game’s biggest star when he saw Stephen Curry walking past him. James leaped up from his seat, ripped off his headphones, and leaned in for a hug with the Warriors’ point guard. Say what you will about the history between James
and Curry – and there’s a lot of fodder – but the rivalry has always been built on respect. That was reiterated Thursday when James selected Curry to play with him in the All-Star Game. As the leading votegetter among fans, James got the first selection in the All-Star Game draft, and he chose Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo. Kevin Durant, who got more than 4 million votes to lead the Eastern Conference,
took Brooklyn teammate Kyrie Irving. That left for Curry for James and created a pairing that might have always been destined. But, it sure took a long time to come to fruition. Both born in Akron, Ohio, James and Curry have somehow never played on the same team in a documented game. Even though James has dominated basketball for nearly two decades since entering the league in 2003, and Curry has been
the game’s winningest player since 2014, they have never even joined forces for Team USA or on an All-Star team. Curry played for Team USA in the 2010 and ’14 FIBA Basketball World Cups, but those were freeagent summers for James, so he didn’t risk injuries in the international competitions. James played in the 2004, ’08 and ’12 Olympics, but Curry wasn’t in the league for the first two See First, Page B5
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VACAVILLE — Robyn Stevens, a Vacaville High graduate, captured the women’s 35-kilometer race walk at the USATF Championships at Santee, Feb. 28. In the process, Stevens, 37, broke three of her Master 35-39 records. She covered 25 kilometers in 2 hours, 4 minutes, 35 seconds (her old record was 2:08:32), 30 kilometers in 2:32:54 (2:34.41) and 35 kilometers with her winning time of 3:01:08 (3:01:46). Stevens won the race, which served as the U.S. trials for the 2021 Pan American Race Walk Cup 35-K events, by 4:12 over runner-up Stephanie Casey.
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Fairfield Bocce Federation seeks players The Fairfield Bocce Federation (FBF) is canvasing for bocce players
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Vacaville High graduate Robyn Stevens captured the 35-kilometer race walk at the USATF National Championships at Santee, Feb. 28, breaking three of her Masters 35-39 records along the way. for the outdoors 2021 Summer League from April 27 to Sept. 15, at the Fairfield Adult Recreation Center John Magnetti Memorial Bocce Court Complex across the
street from the main building at 1200 Civic Center Drive, Fairfield. The FBF’s four outside leagues need more players each day – Tuesdays AM League, Tuesday PM League, Wednesday AM League and Thursdays AM League – starting at 9 a.m. The Tuesday evening league bocce, starting at 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. can handle several more players. There is a league signup minimum of four players per team with most teams having six players to cover vacations or members appointments. To play the bocce league, membership in the Fairfield Bocce Federation is required at $15 for a fiscal year April 1 to March 31 the following year, to be collected when bocce leagues start. The league dues are $25 for your first team membership which includes the League Award Banquet and $10 for additional teams if playing more than one league. League fees will be picked up during the first two weeks of league play. Prospective team or See Local, Page B5
MATT OLSON The potency of the A’s offense will hinge on a few things – Matt Chapman’s re-emergence after surgery, infusion of new talent such as Elvis Andrus and Mitch Moreland, Sean Murphy’s development and, of course, Matt Olson’s quest to redeem himself after a troubling 2020 season. Take with a grain of salt that this takeaway is based on seven spring training at bats, but Olson looks far more like his 2019 self at the plate. A tweak with his swing he worked on during the offseason is paying off immediately. Sometimes the quicker the payoff, the better – confidencewise. His two home runs and one double so far have been loud, and also off pitches in the inside zone he struggled with last year. “I’ve gotten to a couple of
ANALYSIS pitches early I wasn’t handling well last year.” Olson said Saturday. “The past few games I’ve had a few inside pitches, the double I hit at Salt River that were on the inside part of the plate that I was able to work my hands well to keep it fair. Yes, it’s early, but its the best I’ve felt in spring. Having results early is a part of it.” From film last season – in which he hit .195 in 60 games – Olson noticed his bat was far too horizontal, which altered his bat path and made him roll over pitches inside. So Olson is encouraged that he’s able to barrel some inside pitches in spring with a more verticality in his path. “My bat was a little too flat, just to be able to get to the inside pitch, I had to work around my body, which, when I’m spinning I’m not doing well and I roll over balls to the right side and ground out,” Olson said. “That good vertical bat and clean path gives me a chance to work through the ball and be able to drive it instead of just on top of it.” Olson is hitting the ball hard, too. His first home run clocked in at a 116 mph exit velocity. His double clocked in at 102 mph. “It’s been good to be able to see it,” Olson said. “I feel like my timing and rhythm is in a good spot for this early on.” RAMÓN LAUREANO “Eyewash” is old baseball
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Early concerns, standouts from Giants’ 1st week of spring training K erry Crowley MERCURY NEWS
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ith only a few spring training games in the books, it’s too early to draw big-picture conclusions about how the Giants’ Cactus League performances may foreshadow what’s to come in the regular season. With that being said, there’s been a lot of news in Giants camp so far and some encouraging signs as well as concerning signs that should be on every fan’s radar. As the Giants prepare to host the Royals on Saturday at Scottsdale Stadium, here’s a look at what’s taken place during the first week of Cactus League action.
Early concerns CENTER FIELD The Giants have a lot of time to figure out who will make the Opening Day roster and which players can comfortably handle center field, but aside from
ANALYSIS Mauricio Dubón, it seems no one else has the potential to be an above-average defender at the position. Steven Duggar made an impressive tumbling catch in Thursday’s game to rob a base hit, but he hasn’t produced at the plate yet and the Giants need him to take a major step forward with his bat to keep him on the roster. LaMonte Wade Jr. looks serviceable in center field and laid out to take away a single in Friday’s game against the Padres, but the ball Wade caught hung up in the air so long that it was mildly surprising he needed to dive to snag it. The Giants believe Mike Yastrzemski has the athleticism to play the position on a regular basis, but the coaching staff needs to see Yastrzemski complete more catches and finish his routes to balls better. Jaylin Davis (knee) and Austin Slater (hamstring) have been slowed by injuries early in camp, so the Giants haven’t had a chance to evaluate them. REYES MORONTA AND BRANDON BELT It’s been nearly two full weeks since position players reported to
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Rodrigues shines as Aggies top Idaho, 27-17 The Sacramento Bee Hunter Rodrigues endured more injuries and heartache than he cares to remember while at Whitney High School in Rocklin, be it shoulder aches or bone breaks. He managed a sterling senior season injury free then earned all-state honors while leading American River College to a 10-2 showing in 2017 in his lone season there.
Now he is at the helm of the UC Davis Aggies football fortunes, and the 6-foot, 180-pound junior impressed in his starting debut on Saturday afternoon. He beat out five others for the UCD quarterback job. Rodrigues passed for 243 yards and three touchdowns, completing 23 of 29 passes, and Ulonzo Gilliam Jr. helped salt the game away with
late-game rushing efforts, to power the Aggies past No. 19-ranked Idaho 27-17 at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow in a Big Sky Conference spring game. The traditional fall season was pushed to the spring due to the pandemic. Rodrigues completed all eight of his first-half passes for 88 yards and a score, and he kept on firing away as Cody Hawkins
was a success in his offensive coordinator debut for UCD (1-0) in providing a balanced game attack. The Aggies had their Feb. 27 season opener postponed to March 20 against Cal Poly after the Mustangs had a Covid-19 issue within its program, leading to a brief program shutdown. Rodrigues found Carson Crawford eight times for 120 yards and two touch-
downs and Jared Harrell for 55 yards of passes and a score. Idaho (1-1) led 10-0. Rodrigues’ second touchdown strike to Crawford gave UCD its first lead at 20-14, and then the Aggies went heavy run to wear down the Vandals. True freshman Lan Larison’s touchdown run gave UCD the 27-17 lead with just over three minutes to play. He had 66 yards on 10 carries. Gilliam, climbing
fast up the UCD career rushing list, had 146 yards on 26 carries. He now has 2,371 career yards, good for fourth on the program’s career list. Connor Airey led UCD with 10 tackles. He had a sack and an interception. Isaiah Thomas also had an interception for UCD, which plays at Weber State on Saturday before hosting Cal Poly for its home opener.
CALENDAR Sunday’s TV sports Note: Some events may be canceled or moved to different times and/or stations because of Covid-19 considerations
Baseball College •Mercer at South Carolina, SEC, 9 a.m. •Louisville at Georgia Tech, ACC, noon Spring Training •Chicago White Sox vs. L.A. Dodgers, MLB, noon •Texas vs. Chicago Cubs, MLB, 4 p.m. (taped) •L.A. Angels vs. Milwaukee, MLB, 7 p.m. (taped) Basketball College men •Memphis at Houston, Chs. 5, 13, 9 a.m. •Big South Tournament, championship, Campbell vs. Winthrop, ESPN, 9 a.m. •Florida at Tennessee, ESPNU, 9 a.m. •Wisconsin at Iowa, Chs. 2, 40 (KTXL), 9:37 a.m. •Nebraska at Northwestern, BIG TEN, 10:30 a.m. •NVC Tournament, championship, Chs. 5, 13, 11 a.m. •ASUN Tournament, championship, ESPN, 11 a.m. •Texas Tech at Baylor, ESPN, 1 p.m. •Michigan at Michigan State, Chs. 5, 13, 1:30 p.m. •SoCon Tournament, semifinals, ESPNU, 2 p.m. •Penn State at Maryland, BIG TEN, 4 p.m. •SoCon Tournament, semifinals, ESPNU, 4:30 p.m. •Oregon at Oregon State, FS1, 5 p.m. College women •ACC Tournament, championship, ESPN2, 9 a.m. •SEC Tournament, championship, ESPN2, 11 a.m. •Big East Tournament, semifinals, FS1, noon •Big East Tournament, semifinals, FS1, 3 p.m. •Pac-12 Tournament, championship, ESPN2, 5 p.m. NBA •Skills Challenge and 3-Point Contest, TNT, 3:30 p.m. •NBA All-Star Game, TNT, 5 p.m. Fencing •ACC Championships, ACC, 3 p.m. Golf •PGA Tour, Arnold Palmer Invitational, final round, GOLF, 9:30 a.m. •LPGA Tour, Drive On Championship, final round, GOLF, 11:30 a.m. •PGA Tour, Arnold Palmer Invitational, final round, Ch. 3, 11:30 a.m. Hockey NHL •Buffalo at N.Y. Islanders, Ch. 3, 9 a.m. •Tampa Bay at Chicago, NBCSN, 11:30 a.m. •New Jersey at Boston, NBCSN, 2 p.m. •N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, NBCSN, 5 p.m. Horse racing •America’s Day at the Races, FS2, 10:30 a.m. Motorsports •NASCAR, Cup Series, Pennzoil 400, race, Chs. 2, 40 (KTXL), 12:30 p.m. •GT World Challenge America, at Sonoma Raceway, CBSSN, 1 p.m. Soccer •Premier League, West Brom vs. Newcastle, NBCSN, 4 a.m. •Serie A, Fiorentina vs. Parma, ESPN2, 5:55 a.m. •Premier League, Liverpool vs. Fulham, NBCSN, 5:55 a.m. •La Liga, Atletico Madrid vs. Real Madrid, BEIN, 7:05 a.m. •Premier League, Manchester City vs. Manchester United, NBCSN, 8 a.m. •French Cup, round of 32 AC Ajaccio vs. Lille, BEIN, 9:25 a.m. •French Cup, round of 32, Canet Roussillon vs. Olympique de Marseille, BEIN, 11:55 a.m. •College women, Colorado at Stanford, P12BA, noon •College women, Oregon State at UCLA, PAC12, 1 p.m. •College women, Utah at California, P12BA, 3 p.m. •Super Lig, Galatasaray vs. Sivasspor, BEIN, 3 p.m. (taped) •Liga MX, MD10, Santos Laguna vs. Club Necaxa, FS2, 5 p.m. •Super Lig, Konyaspor vs. Fenerbahce, BEIN, 7:55 a.m. (Monday) Softball •Lamar at Texas A&M, SEC, noon •South Alabama at Alabama, SEC, 2 p.m. Tennis •Center Court, ATP Rotterdam, ATP Buenos Aires, WTA Lyon, finals; WTA Dubai, early rounds, TENNIS, midnight •Center Court, ATP Rotterdam, ATP Buenos Aires, WTA Lyon, finals; WTA Dubai, early rounds, TENNIS, 3 a.m. •Center Court, ATP Marseille, ATP Doha, ATP Santiago, WTA Guadalajara, early rounds, TENNIS, 3 a.m. (Monday) Volleyball College women •Stanford at Utah, PAC12, 11 a.m. Athletes Unlimited •Team Lowe vs. Team Larson, CBSSN, 3 p.m. Wrestling •Big Ten Championships, BIG TEN, 1 p.m. •Big 12 Championships, ESPN2, 3 p.m.
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Washington Football Team quarterback Alex Smith, center, walks off the field following a loss against the
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situation and circumstances – that’s a great example. That, to me, is why you play the game.” But in recent weeks, a split appeared probable. Smith had two years remaining on his contract, with cap charges of $23.3 million and $25.3 million, respectively, and Washington made clear it was considering moving on from him as a starter when it made a competitive trade offer for Matthew Stafford. Smith said at season’s end that he planned to “take a few weeks” to decide his future in football, but in later interviews he strongly insinuated that he wanted to keep playing. He also spoke candidly about Washington’s reception to his return from injury. “They didn’t see it, didn’t want me there, didn’t want me to be a part of it, didn’t want me to be on the team, the roster, didn’t want to give me a chance,” Smith said in an interview with GQ magazine. “Mind you, it was a whole new regime. They came in, I’m like the leftovers and I’m hurt and I’m this liability. Heck no, they didn’t want me there. At that point, as you can imagine, everything I’d been through, I couldn’t have cared less about all
Smith released by Washington, becomes free agent for 1st time Veteran quarterback Alex Smith was released by the Washington Football Team on Friday, making him a free agent for the first time in his career while clearing close to $15 million in salary cap space off the team’s books. Coach Ron Rivera, in a statement from the team, said Smith requested the release and that the two had a “very honest and real discussion” about the future before deciding to part ways. “After the conclusion of that meeting we decided that it would be best for both parties to move on and we will be granting Alex his request to be released,” Rivera said. “I want to thank Alex for his contributions this past year. He made such an impact on our young roster and his leadership was one of the key factors in our late season success and in making the playoffs for the first time since 2015. Everyone here in Washington wishes Alex and his family the best going forward and appreciates all that he gave to our organization.” The move gives Washington roughly $53 million in cap room – the fourthmost in the league based
on a $180.5 million cap projection, according to Over the Cap. But it leaves it with only two quarterbacks under contract for 2021: Taylor Heinicke, who signed a two-year deal in February, and Steven Montez, who spent the majority of last season on the practice squad and has not played a single NFL snap. Kyle Allen, an exclusive rights free agent, will likely be tendered an $850,000 one-year contract and return to the team, but Washington could pursue a starter in free agency, a trade or the draft. Smith, 36, returned from a compound leg fracture and life-threatening infection he suffered in 2018 to lead Washington on a 5-1 run to the top of the NFC East last season. His storied return earned him the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year award and helped to transform a team that began its season 1-3, with a fledgling offense led by second-year quarterback Dwayne Haskins. “Especially when you see what Alex has gone through and just his desire and drive to get back and the joy and thrill he gets from playing,” Rivera said in early January. “If you don’t feel that from a guy, especially at his age, his experience, his
that. Whether you like it or not, I’m giving this a go at this point.” Those comments didn’t sit well with the organization, according to people familiar with the matter. Smith’s first game back from his lengthy recovery was in relief of Allen in Week 5, during a rainsoaked loss to the Los Angeles Rams at FedEx Field. With his wife and children watching in the stands, Smith took his first hit since the injury when defensive end Aaron Donald jumped on his back for a sack. He took five more sacks before the game’s end. But he returned a month later when Allen suffered a season-ending ankle injury, got his first start in a close loss to the Detroit Lions, then led Washington on a fourgame winning streak to turn around a season that once seemed lost. Washington completed a sweep of the Dallas Cowboys with a Thanksgiving Day win at AT&T Stadium, upended the previously undefeated Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field, then defeated the reigning NFC champion San Francisco 49ers, in Arizona. Smith suffered a bone bruise in his See Smith, Page B14
A’s: Laureano candidate to hit leadoff From Page B3 terminology for “fake hustle.” You might hear the word most during spring training, when players are going through the motions of going all-out – running out ground balls, spending extra hours in the cages – for the sake of keeping up appearances. Ramón Laureano doesn’t do eyewash. He’s making the same hustle plays he would in a regular season game, and it’s all in earnest. Take, for example, a routine single on a ball up the middle that Laureano turned into a double in Friday’s game against the Los Angeles Angels. He’s done that before in a regular season game, saying he notices outfielders sleeping through the routine and makes a mid-run decision to challenge them. It’s
paid off both times. With Marcus Semien gone, Laureano is a leadoff candidate. He may not have the OBP and OPS that a Mark Canha holds, but he makes up for it by being aggressive on the bases. Laureano is also off to a sneaky solid start this spring. Add a triple to that single-turned-double, one walk and a hit-by-pitch. MIGUEL ROMERO The A’s are slow-rolling their starters and bullpen regulars into Cactus League play. So we’re getting a good look at some of the A’s prospects in the early go. Hard-throwing right-handed reliever Miguel Romero impressed in his one inning so far this spring against the Milwaukee Brewers. He hit a batter, but struck out the side on his slider while incorporat-
ing a new changeup. While the bullpen may be too crowded for someone like Romero, he could certainly be key depth as a back-end arm this year and, more clearly in future seasons. PARKER DUNSHEE Dunshee is another pitcher that may be on the outside looking in at the active roster. But the A’s will get a good look at him as an arm on the cusp of his big league moment. In one two-inning outing against the Brewers, Dunshee showed he might be onto significant growth and development since a tough 2019, where he held a 4.36 ERA in 130 innings with Double-A Midland and Triple-A Las Vegas. The high pitching prospect dealt two scoreless, hitless
innings with one walk against a lineup of Brewers regulars such as former MVP Christian Yelich, Kolten Wong, Avisail Garcia, Orlando Arcia and Keston Hiura. “It was pretty much their starting lineup, facing guys that are pretty established,” Dunshee said after his outing last Tuesday. “It was good to compete against those guys.” Noticing some bad habits on film, Dunshee reworked his delivery during the shutdown. With a new arm path, he’s attacking the zone more aggressively – his bread and butter. “I got back to what makes me a successful pitcher, and that’s attacking the zone with any pitch at any time,” Dunshee, 26, said. “Attacking the zone at both sides of the plate.”
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Chicago Cubs infielder Kris Bryant talks with manager David Ross during spring training in Mesa, Ariz., Feb. 21, 2020.
Relaxed and ready for whatever happens, Bryant finally at ease Paul Sullivan
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Kris Bryant began most mornings at spring training last year answering questions from a half-dozen or so reporters, some standing in line at his locker for interviews. It started on the first day of camp when manager David Ross hinted Bryant may be the new lead-off man, and it continued almost every day for several weeks, whether the subject was labor negotiations, free agency, the Cubs’ lack of spending, the impending birth of his son, or any number of other subjects. At one point a Cubs employee suggested the media give Bryant a break. “You’re wearing him out,” he said. “It’s only spring training.” Bryant didn’t seem to mind, and never turned down a request to talk. But then spring training abruptly ended March 13 because of Covid-19 , and when the regular season kicked off in the summer access to players was limited to Zoom calls. Bryant was spared the daily interrogations, so no one could wear him out during the shortened 60-game season. But nothing went as planned. Bryant disappointed in the leadoff spot, suffered a left wrist injury early on and suffered through the worst season of his six-year career. By the end of September, he was so flustered by the constant criticism on social media and talkradio he made his famous declaration: “I don’t
COMMENTARY give a (bleep).” It was the first time most of us had heard him curse, so he repeated it for us for emphasis. “Heavy,” Ross said afterwards. “For Kris Bryant to say, ‘I don’t give a (bleep),’ that’s a powerful statement. That makes me smile.” Flash-forward five months, Bryant is back in Mesa, Ariz., again, and also appears to be back in his comfort zone. There are still lingering questions to be answered about his hitting, and concerns over Covid-19 remain part of every spring training camp as the nation gradually gets access to the vaccine. But another offseason of dealing with trade rumors is behind him, and having his infant son, Kyler, around to play with after work helps keep the focus on the more important things in life. “I’m feeling a little, I don’t want to say normal, but way better than last year,” Bryant said Friday during an in-game interview with Marquee Sports Network’s Elise Menaker. “We know what to expect now, we know how to keep ourselves safe. . . . It’s just nice to see people in the stands and cheering us on. “It feels like spring training now, as best as we can. I’m really happy to see what I’[m seeing now and just really trying to enjoy it. Whatever happens this year happens. We’re ready to embrace anything.” Bryant credited President Jed Hoyer for dealing with him honestly about the possibility of
being traded. “Maybe I’ve been waiting for that a little bit the last couple years,” he said. “Not saying that I deserve it or any of that, but it’s just really nice to hear the guy in charge easing my mind a little, because at the end of the day I am human and I hear some of the things all there and all of the rumors. “It’s nice to know that I’m a Chicago Cub right now.” The operative words are “right now.” Bryant realizes it may be temporary. If agent Scott Boras can’t get an agreement on an extension before the July 31 trade deadline, there’s little chance he’ll remain a Cub, no matter where they are in the standings. Even Bryant’s biggest supporters know Hoyer must do what’s best for the organization, and if Bryant has a rebound season in the first half he should be the most valuable trade chip on the roster. But if he gets through spring training without being dealt, Bryant probably will be around at least half the season, since blockbuster trades seldom happen in April and May. Still, they do happen in spring training, and one of the biggest deals in franchise history occurred at the end of spring in 1984 when general manager Dallas Green acquired outfielders Gary Matthews and Bob Dernier from Philadelphia in a fiveplayer deal that sent Bill Campbell and Mike Diaz to the Phillies. Matthews and Dernier not only helped turn
around the franchise, but the ’84 Cubs are credited by real estate experts for turning the relatively run-down Wrigleyville neighborhood into a hot spot. The rest is history. Wrigley Field became a destination that many prominent players wanted to call home, and from Andre Dawson to Alfonso Soriano to Jon Lester, several big-name free agents readily accepted the challenge of coming to the North Side to try and end the curse. “Every player should be a Cub for one year,” former first baseman Eric Karros said in 2003, a statement that resonates to this day. Bryant, Lester and their 2016 teammates actually got the job done, so their place in Cubs history is secure. But nothing is guaranteed in this game. Lester was left unsigned after last year, and Jake Arrieta discovered when he signed a three-year, $75 million deal with the Phillies, the grass is not always greener elsewhere, no matter the wheelbarrow full of money. If this indeed is Bryant’s last year in Chicago, at least he’s embracing everything about it, including the nasty weather that lies ahead. “Cold Aprils in Chicago with the wind in our face,” he said on the Marquee broadcast. “Just got to get through those months and it’s smooth sailing from there. That’s what makes Chicago Chicago.” Surviving is what it’s all about in Chicago. It looks like he’s got that part down.
First: Duo battled in 4 NBA Finals From Page B3 and was recovering from a second ankle surgery in the summer of 2012. The All-Star Game format was East vs. West until 2018, always separating Curry with the Warriors and James in Cleveland, Miami, and Cleveland again. In 2018, James and Curry were voted as captains of opposing All-Star teams, and in 2019, James drafted Durant first, before Antetokounmpo picked Curry second. All along, Curry and James have seemingly been pitted against each other. They were the first superstars in league history to make four consecutive NBA Finals appearances against each other from 2015 to ’18. Curry won three of the
‘I have zero energy and zero excitement about an All-Star Game this year.’ — LeBron James
four, but after James won in 2016, he had a Halloween party that included cookies in the shape of Curry and Klay Thompson gravestones. Guests reportedly had to walk over a mummified Curry replica to enter the party. For his part, Curry joked that he hoped Cleveland’s visiting locker room still smelled like Champagne from the Warriors’ championship celebration when he was about to
return there for the first time after the 2015 title. “If you get caught up in that, you’re already at a disadvantage, just because there are so many other teams and other players at the top,” Curry said in November. “What Bron did in the Finals, or in the bubble season, and what he continues to do every year – it’s truly remarkable and unbelievable. I love that competition.” Now, they’ll finally get to compete together. They’ve kind of been on the same team for the entire leadup to the All-Star Game. When the NBA announced it would play the game in Atlanta during a coronavirus-pandemicaffected season, Curry said: “It’s a business and we understand that. We know what we all signed
up for. We know it’s happening, and we know we’re required and expected to be there, and that is what it is.” After a 71-day offseason, James was promised a break between at least March 5-10. Instead, he was told to get to Atlanta to sit in a hotel for two days while the league made money in a made-for-TV event. “I have zero energy and zero excitement about an AllStar Game this year,” James said. “I don’t even understand why we’re having an All-Star Game, but it’s the agreement that the players’ association and the league came about. . . . I’ll be there physically, but not mentally.” When he sees Curry warming up in a matching uniform for the first time, maybe James will change his mind.
camp and Belt has yet to partake in a full workout. The Giants first baseman is recovering from offseason heel surgery and was already going to be brought along slowly this spring, but he also battled an illness that left him under the weather and kept him out of baseball activity for about 10 days. Giants manager Gabe Kapler hasn’t been overly concerned about Belt, but the Giants may need to start thinking about contingency plans for Opening Day if he isn’t participating in Cactus League games soon. Belt has always been a great spring training hitter and loves stepping into the batter’s box in Arizona, so there’s little doubt he’s eager to get on the field. As for Moronta, Kapler has said the club is “working toward the outcome” of the reliever appearing in a Cactus League game, but has been relatively vague in offering meaningful updates about his performance in bullpens. When asked how a live batting practice for Moronta and veteran Scott Kazmir went on Friday, Kapler said Moronta’s was “fine,” before he raved about the report he received on Kazmir. The Giants were already concerned about Moronta’s conditioning last summer as he recovered from a 2019 shoulder surgery and it appears those concerns still exist. Until he appears in a few games, it will be difficult to judge what Moronta might be able to offer the bullpen this season. AN UNEVEN INFIELD DEPTH CHART The Giants have a few dozen second basemen and one major league-caliber shortstop. That’s an exaggeration, but it does feel like there are at least six players in camp who could handle second base while only one, Brandon Crawford, looks like he’d give the Giants stability at shortstop. The club is hopeful Dubón will re-acclimate to a position he proved he could play well when he was in the Brewers’ farm system, but after nearly a full summer focused on his work in center field (where he excelled), the adjustment back to the infield is proving to be challenging. Over at second base, Tommy La Stella, Wilmer Flores and Donovan Solano are all splitting reps while Jason Vosler, an early camp standout, has also seen playing time. Vosler is more of a third baseman and was acquired to provide depth behind Evan Longoria, but he and minor league free agent Jason Krizan are both capable of helping the Giants at second base in a pinch. The problem? It doesn’t appear a pinch will exist anytime
soon, whereas there seems to be a bit of concern about what would happen in the event Crawford needed a few days off.
Early standouts THE BULLPEN ARMS From veterans such as Jake McGee and Matt Wisler to prospects such as Dedniel Núñez and Kervin Castro, the Giants are off to an impressive start in their quest to build a formidable bullpen this spring. Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi and general manager Scott Harris devoted a lot of time to stockpiling bullpen depth this offseason and it’s paid off in the early days of spring training. Minor league free agents including Jimmie Sherfy and Yunior Marte have flashed intriguing breaking balls while members of the team’s 2020 bullpen such as Sam Selman and Wandy Peralta have already enjoyed strong debuts. Determining which pitchers actually secure spots in the Opening Day bullpen and which spend time at the team’s alternate site in April will be a challenge, but when the Triple-A season finally does start, the Giants should have enough arms to make sure even the Sacramento River Cats have a really strong stable of relievers. THE KIDS ARE SWINGING IT The Giants aren’t overly concerned with how top prospects such as Joey Bart and Heliot Ramos perform during spring training because they’ll have plenty of time to develop in minors this year, but the coaching staff has to be pleased with what it has seen from members of the team’s future core. Bart is 3-for-5 so far and has shown the opposite-field approach he did when he was able to raise his stock a bit last spring while Ramos is 3-for-7 and has consistently hit the ball hard. Both players need to cut down on their whiffs and hit the ball in the air more often, but the Giants believe they’ll soon see results. Another prospect, infielder Will Wilson, made a good impression in his debut Friday against the Padres as he drilled a single into left field off former Giants lefty Drew Pomeranz before yanking a pitch to the outfield wall that required San Diego left fielder Jurickson Profar to make a leaping catch to take away extra bases. Kapler commented that Wilson even made solid contact on foul balls and had a professional at-bat when he struck out in his third and final plate appearance.
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Sexual assault reports decline
Spotlight on Travis Staff Sgt. Rason Bryant 60th Aerial Port Squadron Hometown: Stone Mountain, Georgia. Duty title: Ramp operations shift supervisor. Time at Travis: Five months. Family: Wife, Mary; cat, Oreo. Goals: To commission and become a pilot. Hobbies: Computers. Greatest achievement: Graduating high school, being one of a few males in the family to do so.
In brief Defense vaccinates over 1M worldwide WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Defense has administered more than 1 million Covid-19 vaccinations. The milestone came as the United States surpassed 500,000 deaths from Covid-19 and just over two months after the Food and Drug Administration issued the first emergency use authorization for a vaccine for the prevention of coronavirus disease in individuals 16 years of age and older. “On (Feb 22), we surpassed more than 1 million Covid-19 vaccine doses and continue to reach new daily administration highs,” said Army Lt. Gen. Ronald Place, a doctor and director of the Defense Health Agency, in a message to Defense Department medical teams. “Thank you for your due diligence and attention to detail as we continue to safely vaccinate our beneficiaries.” As of Feb. 25, the Department of Defense ha s ad m i n ister ed 1,087,625 doses of the C ov id-19 vaccine; 713,624 recipients have received the initial dose and of those, 374,001 people have received both doses.
Construction, test underway for shelters ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. — The B-21 Raider program continues to progress through the engineering and manufacturing development acquisition phase. One visible example of progress was the recent construction and installation of a temporary prototype Environmental Protection Shelter at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. Air Force Global Strike Command and the B-21 Program Office are testing various prototype shelters to identify the most effective and affordable designs that could be used across all three B-21 main operating bases. “Environmental Protection Shelters help extend the life of the aircraft and reduce required maintenance by limiting UV exposure, limiting snow accumulation and melt, and limiting icing/de-icing operations experienced by the aircraft over time,” said Col. Derek Oakley, Air Force Global Strike Command’s B-21 Integration and System Management Office director. — Daily Republic wire services
Department of Defense News
Gen. Heath A. Collins, program executive officer for weapons and director of the armament directorate at the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center in the Air Force Materiel Command, said his organization is developing a rapid prototyping program for the AGM183A air-launched rapid response weapon. The program is a boost-glide-based hypersonic weapon. Collins said his team is getting ready for the first booster flight test next week. “We’re also getting ready to transition into production within about a year on that program, so it will be the first air-launch hypersonic weapon that the Air Force has,” he said. “We’re really proud
Reports of sexual assault by cadets and midshipmen at the three military service academies dropped from 122 in the 2018 school year to 88 in the 2019 school year. But the biggest changes happened in the fourth quarter, defense officials said, and those changes may be due to Covid-19. The numbers were reported in the justreleased Annual Report on Sexual Harassment and Violence at the Military Service Academies for the academic program year 2019-20. For both the 2018 and 2019 school years, reports of sexual assaults matched up pretty closely for the first three quarters. It wasn’t until the fourth quarter where the number of reports for the 2019 school year fell below the numbers reported for the previous year, said Nathan W. Galbreath, deputy director of the Department of Defense Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office, during a telephone briefing Thursday. “You will see that this year’s academic program year matches almost, very well, quarter-for-quarter in the number of reports that they received, up until quarter four, when the pandemic response measures hit,” he said. “As a result, we saw a decrease in quarter four of the number of sexual assault reports made at the academies, and we do attribute that to the fact that cadets and midshipmen were sent home.” While military service academy students were sent home as part of the Covid-19 pandemic response, Galbreath said, the ability to report sexual assaults and response and support measures remained. “All sexual assault response coordinators and victim advocates remained available for cadets and midshipmen to make a report throughout the pandemic response,” he said. “In addition to that, we saw excellent evidence that all of them went above and beyond in supporting . . . the victims that were out there.”
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A model of a hypersonic vehicle is tested Dec. 10, 2009, at NASA’s Langley Research Center, Maryland.
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Defense unveils hypersonics development plan Department of Defense News WASHINGTON,D.C.— The Defense Department has identified hypersonics as one of the highest priority modernization areas, as Russia and China develop their own capable systems. Hypersonic systems are able to travel on extended flights within the upper atmosphere – 80,000 to 200,000 feet – at speeds near and above Mach 5, and they’re able to maneuver in ways that are hard for defenders to predict. The high-altitude range creates a gap between air defenses and ballistic missile defenses, said Mike White, principal director for hypersonics in the office of the undersecretary of defense for research and engineering. White told attendees of the Air Force Association’s virtual Aerospace Warfare Symposium that to address these challenges, the department has developed a hypersonics modernization strategy that accelerates the development and delivery of transformational warfighting capabilities. He said the strategy consists of: ■ Developing air-, land- and sea-launched, conventionally armed hypersonic str ike weapons for highly survivable, long-range, time-critical defeat of maritime, coastal and inland targets of critical importance on the tacti-
U.S. Air Force file photo (2020)
Members of the AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon Instrumented Measurement Vehicle 2 test team make final preparations prior to a captive-carry test flight of the prototype hypersonic weapon at Edwards Air Force Base, Aug. 8, 2020. cal battlefield. ■ Using comprehensive, layered-defeat of an adversary’s tactical hypersonic strike missile capability. ■ Utilizing reusable, hypersonic systems for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and strike, as well as the first stage of a two stage vehicle for rapid access to space. White said the Department of Defense’s strategy has four major phases of implementation: ■ Phase 1 is technology development and concept demonstration. ■ Phase 2 is weapon system concept prototype development and demonstration. ■ Phase 3 is the accelerated fielding of prototype weapon system capability.
■ Phase 4 is the creation of acquisition programs and capability phasing plans. The hypersonic strategy is being implemented in a highly coordinated set of programs across the military services and agencies and with critical, enabling investments in the industrial base and organic laboratories, as well as working collaboratively with allies where appropriate. “We will deliver strike capability to the warfighter in the early/mid 2020s and a layered hypersonic defense capability – first terminal and then glide phase – in the mid-late 2020s,” White said. “For reusable systems, our goal is to deliver capability in the early to mid-2030s.” U.S. Air Force Brig.
Air Force preps training gear redesign Air Force News Service WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — After numerous tests and feedback from airmen around the world, the Air Force Uniform Office has finalized the design of the new physical training gear uniform and is preparing to begin the production process. This is the first update to the uniform in more than 16 years. More than 150 airmen participated in testing the uniform. “Our main requirement (from Air Force leaders) was to develop a (physical training) uniform that people really wanted to wear and is as good as, if not better than, commercially available athletic wear,” said Tracy Roan, chief of the Air Force Uniform Office, which is aligned under the Agile Combat Support Directorate’s Human Systems Division. “The new uniform now includes all of the great performance features that you find in athletic wear today.” In addition to improving performance, the uniform is designed to accommodate various athletic interests.
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Air Force Uniform Office members 2nd Lt. Maverick Wilhite and 1st Lt. Avery Thomson show off updated versions of the Air Force physical training gear at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Feb. 25. “In the past, there was one uniform for all athletic pursuits, whether you were running, playing basketball or lifting weights,” said Col. Paul Burger, 88th Air Base Wing Mission Support Group commander, one of the test participants and an official with the Air Force Marathon. “The approach the Air
Force has now taken is to develop a uniform that is earmarked for runners or running and one that is better designed for some of those other athletic activities.” With the new gear, airmen will be issued a jacket, a pair of pants, T-shirt and shorts. The ensemble will have
improved fabrics that include soft, quick-drying material and have antimicrobial technology that helps with moisture and odor control. Other significant changes include the design of the jacket. “With the ‘notorious’ track jacket, we’ve made updates to the fabric to minimize the noise it makes during workouts,” said 2nd Lt. Maverick Wilhite, the uniform office’s program manager for physical training gear. “The jacket will be sleeker looking, so instead of having a bulky jacket, you’ll have a fit and tailored design. In addition, the jacket will have a zipper chest pocket for holding things like your (common access card).” The workout ensemble will include two variations of shorts; a shorter running style, and a longer all-purpose short. The all-purpose shorts are unlined knit with closable zipper hip pockets. The runner’s short is a lightweight stretch-woven fabric with mesh side panels to improve airflow and improved stretch liner for modesty. The performance shirt is designed to be untucked during workouts or tucked as required by command.
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Blazing: Over $1.7B invested Reports: Covid plays key role From Page B6 to be in the hypersonics weapon enterprise at this point in this exciting time, and we’re just on the cusp of an operational capability.” James Weber, senior scientist for hypersonics at the Air Force Research Laboratory, said the lab has a long history in hypersonic science and technology development, beginning in the early 1960s. During the past 25 years, the Air Force Research Laboratory has invested more than $1.7 billion in hypersonics, he said. “We have a wide technology portfolio for hypersonics with competencies and test capabilities in aero-aerothermal, propulsion – such as scramjet propulsion
and solid rocket motors and liquid rockets, high-temperature materials and structures, manufacturing, guidance and control systems and ordnance systems and also basic research,” Weber said, adding that the Air Force Research Laboratory works closely with other military services and agencies. For instance, Weber said the research laboratory is partnering with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency on the hypersonic, air-breathing weapon concept program, as well as the tactical boostglide program. “We are partnered with them to develop and demonstrate critical technologies for air-launched hypersonic weapons by (fiscal year 2022),” he said.
Weber added that his team is also collaborating with Collins’ airlaunched rapid response weapon project. Air Force Maj. Gen. Andrew J. Gebara, director of strategic plans, programs and requirements at Air Force Global Strike Command, said that developing new hypersonics capabilities requires accelerated acquisition strategies once the most promising programs are narrowed down. Gebara said that, over the years, the department has done some amazing testing with hypersonics, but has not followed through to production. What’s different this time is that there’s a national will to accelerate these programs and get them fielded quickly.
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Also of note is that the Department of Defense’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office team expected to conduct a prevalence survey this year, which is an anonymous survey meant to ascertain the number of sexual assaults that occur in the group surveyed. “That measure gives us an idea of the full scope of the problem, whether it’s in the active force or at the academies,” Galbreath said. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Galbreath said, the survey was not conducted this year. He said the nature of the survey and the accuracy it provides, requires it be done in person, rather than via computer. He also said the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office
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team expects to attempt to conduct that survey again in April 2022. Also of note in the most recent report is that while service academy students report confidence in their officer and academy leadership, they don’t have the same trust in their student leadership, Galbreath said. “Overall, our surveys and our focus groups tell us that student culture really impacts the experience of cadets and midshipmen,” he said. “What we find is that our feedback and our focus group data says that the cadets and (midshipmen) don’t have a lot of confidence in their cadet chain of command to step-up and do the right thing, when placed into positions of learning how to lead.” Galbreath said the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office team
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I’ve realized you can’t change people who are just mean Dear Annie: I had a sister-inlaw who treated my family, especially my parents, in a cruel manner. The worst thing she did was prevent my parents Annie Lane from embracing Dear Annie their grandchildren after school, even though they lived across the street from the school. Their grandson was told he could not talk to his grandpa on his walk home. This led to one of the few times I saw my dad cry. There were many other subtle things. The
only way I could accept her was by telling myself to feel sorry for someone who has a mental defect. I had a daughter-in-law with the same traits regarding gifts and other issues. I finally realized that you cannot change anything. You must accept that some people are just plain mean. Their actions are not your fault. Some people intend to hurt and to control. They do not want to change. You must only do your best to work around it. Regarding monetary gifts to grandchildren, I suggest opening an account at Vanguard (or some such company)
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or federal savings bonds with you as the main controller, giving the grandchild control when they go to college or some such life change or need for cash. — Hurt Grandparents Dear Hurt Grandparents: Thank you for your letter. Your ex-sister-in-law’s parental control takes joy away from not only your parents but also her kids. A healthy grandchild-grandparent relationship is ideal, and parents should always try to facilitate that for their kids. It’s good to understand her meanness, but if she is still around, start talking to your sibling about her. The full extent and impact of her actions
should be known. Dear Annie: I love my fiance because he accepts and loves me exactly as I am. He isn’t trying to “change me, recreate me” or “unleash my potential.” I am who I am, and he embraces me. I have unusual pets – called sugar gliders – and he plans on welcoming them and me into his very neat and clean home. He knows we are a package deal and a house is a home, not a museum. He wants to ease my work burden and allow me not to worry about money, medical insurance or paying off credit cards. I’ll still work, but if it’s
slow, I won’t have to be stressed anymore. I have been loved before, but I’ve never been truly “known.” — Unconditional Love Dear Unconditional Love: To be truly known is a wonderful thing, not only by a romantic partner but also by parents, children, friends and family members. What a gift you have in each other. May we all aspire to love each other unconditionally, and to truly see and accept our loved ones. Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@ creators.com.
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by Holiday Mathis
Today’s birthday Love will nudge its way into your heart and start growing like crazy, expanding you to accept and give abundant joy. Your charm comes so naturally that you’ll have to make a concerted effort to wield it with mercy and strategy. You’ll focus on gaining position within a group, and this will bring you the power and money you need to advance your project. Libra and Capricorn adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 19, 4, 33, 40 and 8.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). There’s a way of saying no without disappointing anyone. Figure out what you’re willing to do and then emphasize that point as you get out of what you’re not willing to do. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You are beloved. Now the question is if you felt that. Can you feel it now? What would it take for you to be able to tap into that flow of being loved at any moment, or better yet, in all of them? GEMINI (May 21-June 21). To struggle against unwanted thoughts and emotions can sometimes exacerbate them. Other approaches to try include: leaning into them getting to the bottom of them or simply allowing for them. CANCER (June 22-July 22). Instead of offering suggestions, be a model. Ideas, advice and semantics can always be debated, but a living, thriving example is a hard thing to argue with. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Your success will depend on your choice of partner. Seek a troubleshooter with a different skillset from your own. Positive results come from anticipating the negative. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You want to show your excitement but a read of the room also makes apparent the need for restraint. You’ll be rewarded for discretion, taste and adherence to protocol. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). To struggle with and overcome adversity is the cornerstone of self-respect. That victory is a prize you wouldn’t dream of stealing, nor would you want it stolen from you. There’s a fine line between assistance and robbery. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Who you are in any given moment is ever only part of who you are. Celebrate or forgive yourself as necessary, though without giving too much weight to any single expression of you. We are all works in progress. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Money can be a motivator, though it’s not enough on its own to make you pull out all the stops. If you can see the good your efforts are doing for another person, then you’ll give yourself fully over to the work. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). It’s said that the tree climbers will get the fruit they deserve, though so will the giraffes who were born to reach it. Maybe don’t worry about who deserves what and instead just work for the result you desire. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Life is not a competition to be won at the expense of others, though many seem to think so. Avoid them. You can wish them well as you move past, seeking interactions more nuanced, inclusive and evolved. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Perhaps you’ve veered from the aims you made at the start of the month, but your goals are still doable. A course correction now will fix it. Have an honest and practical talk with yourself. CELEBRITY PROFILES: Maybe you know her as the darling of “The Office,” but did you also know that Jenna Fischer produced 23 episodes of the mega-hit? The Pisces actress embodies the versatility sensitivity Pisces actors are famous for. Mercury, Venus and Jupiter in Aquarius speak to a philanthropic spirit, which Fisher shines on her avid support of animal rescue missions in which she works and raises money for on the regular. Write Holiday Mathis at HolidayMathis.com.
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Eat more whole grains, fruits, vegetables, poultry and fish to help prevent colon cancer.
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t can be a silent killer, but the message on prevention of colon cancer is loud and clear. Colorectal or colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States and the third most common cancer in men and women. I am a gastroenterologist . I would like to share some information about colon cancer risk factors, screening and prevention in a question-andanswer format. Q: What is colon cancer? A: Colon cancer is an abnormal growth in the lining of the large bowel (colon and rectum). It can spread to other parts of the body and is the third most common cause of death in women and second most common cause of death in men in the United States. Q: Who is at risk? A: The risk of getting colon cancer increases with age. It is higher in men than in women. A family history of colon cancer, especially a first-degree relative (mother, father, sibling or child) may put you at a higher risk. Your racial and ethnic background or your personal health history could be a factor. African Americans, for example,
have the highest incidence of colorectal cancer. People with a history of kidney transplants and people with Type 2 diabetes also have an increased risk. Certain lifestyle behaviors can also increase a person’s risk for colon cancer, including a diet heavy in red and processed meats, having a sedentary lifestyle, being overweight or obese, smoking and heavy alcohol use. Q: What are the symptoms? A: Symptoms often don’t appear until colorectal cancer has spread, making treatment difficult. Symptoms include changes in bowel patterns, rectal bleeding, abdominal pain or distension. If you experience these symptoms, you should discuss those with your doctor. You may be able to do this from the comfort of your home through a telephone or video visit. You and your doctor can discuss the next steps to make sure you get the care you need. Q: How are people screened for colon cancer? A: Some experts say that adults should start regular screenings at 50, but earlier for those at higher risk. Your doctor may recommend getting tested more often or at a younger age if you are at higher risk. The Fecal Immunochemical Test or FIT test has
become a very effective approach. It is a stool test performed in your home. Q: What happens if the result is positive? A: A colonoscopy is required to look for the source of the blood-hemorrhoids, polyps, abnormal blood vessels and less often colon cancer. Q: How does screening benefit outcomes? A: Screening can detect cancer earlier. It can also result in removing precancerous polyps and prevent them from turning into cancer. Q: Besides screening, what are some tips to prevent colon cancer? A: Watch your weight, as being overweight may increase your risk. Reduce consumption of animal fats and processed foods. Eat more whole grains, fruits, vegetables, poultry and fish. Limit alcohol consumption, as alcohol may increase your risk for some types of cancer. Exercise for 30 minutes at least five times a week. Quit smoking to reduce your chance of getting colon cancer. Aaron Levy, M.D., is a gastroenterologist with the Permanente Medical Group at Kaiser Permanente in Vallejo. Kaiser Permanente is a partner of Solano Public Health.
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LIEN SALE Notice is hereby given according to Business & Professional Code 10, Sec. 21707, that Alamo Lane Self Storage will conduct a public sale of the contents of storage spaces named below, with all purchases made in cash, paid for at the time of sale and the entire unit must be removed that day. This sale is subject to prior cancellation in the event of settlement between landlord and obligated party. Sale will be conducted March 17th @ 10:00 am. The public is encouraged to attend. TAYLOR,PAUL DALE A018 ROBERTS,TYSTAN A022
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The Company reserves the right to pull any unit from the auction. Alamo Lane Self Storage, 780 Alamo Lane, Vacaville, CA 95687. By: Manager. DR# 00045240 Published: March 7, 14, 2021
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF: ESPERANZA RUBY SOLIS ARROLIGA CASE NUMBER FCS055904 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: Esperanza Ruby Solis Arroliga filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: a. Esperanza Ruby Solis Arroliga Proposed Name: a. Ruby Giselle Solis THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: MAR. 12, 2021; Time: 9:00 am Dept.: 4 ;Rm.: 305 The address of the court is SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SOLANO Hall of Justice 600 Union Avenue Fairfield, CA 94533 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Daily Republic Date: JAN 21, 2021 /s/ E. Bradley Nelson Judge of the Superior Court FILED: JAN 26 2021 DR# 00044916 Published: Feb. 14, 21, 28, Mar. 7, 2021
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AUCTION NOTICE: AS DEFINED BY: The California Self Storage Facilities Act, Chapter 10 Commencing with Section 21700, Division 8 of the California Business And Professions Code, AIRPORT ROAD SELF STORAGE – 1604 Airport Rd, Rio Vista, CA 94571 will conduct an Auction on March 19th 2021 at 10:45 AM AUCTIONEER: A Ward Auction Jeff Vercelli #MS324-27-45 Joe Ward #MS23704-79….Agent for Owner: Diede Property Management. Units to be sold: William Rehlaender, Ronald Silva, Sherri Laird, Nicole M Hanes. Items being sold: Furniture, tools, bike, stereo, appliances, lamps, luggage, exercise equipment, TV, and misc. tubs and boxes. This ad will publish 3-7-2021 & 3-14-2021. In accordance with the California Self Service Storage Act, should bids fall short agents predetermined fair market value on a given Storage unit, agent shall have the right to halt the sale of said storage unit. DR# 00045358 Published: March 7, 14, 2021
Notice of Self Storage Sale Please take notice Central Self Storage East Travis 837 E Travis Blvd Fairfield CA 94533 intends to hold an auction of the goods stored in a self-service storage unit by the following persons. The sale will occur as an online auction via www.storagetreasures.com on 3/17/2021 at 12:00 PM. Unless stated otherwise the description of the contents are household goods and furnishings: Tiane Moala Toya Center Patricia Jones Victor Benitez Giovonte Warren Roderick D Booker Torranna Burch Carl Michael Jr Cardwell Kendra Willis Jason Alvey All property is being stored at the above self-storage facility. This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply. See manager for details. 2/28, 3/7/21 CNS-3442677# THE DAILY REPUBLIC DR# 00044982 Published: Feb. 28, Mar. 7, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS JRAECHELL
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS VALLEJO SMOG
LOCATED AT: 651 E. Travis Blvd. Apt. 25, Fairfield, CA 94533 Solano Mailing Address: 651 E. Travis Blvd. Apt. 25, Fairfield, CA 94533 (ARE) HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S): 1) Jraechell, LLC CA Fairfield, 94533-5388 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a Limited Liability Company The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Janay Anguiano IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION February 23, 2026 THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: FEB 24, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021000430 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00045212 Published: Feb. 28, Mar. 7, 14, 21, 2021
LOCATED AT: 3424 Sonoma Blvd Suite C and D Vallejo California 94590 Mailing Address: 3424 Sonoma Blvd Suite C and D Vallejo, California 94590 (ARE) HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S): 1) Elisa Manalo Sicat 390 Turquoise Drive Hercules 94547 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Elisa Manalo Sicat IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION March 2, 2026 THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: MAR 03, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021000489 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00045362 Published: March 7, 14, 21, 28, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS A NU CULTURE 24/7 365
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS SAVVY ANIMAL THERAPY
LOCATED AT: 2851 Rebecca Drive, Fairfield CA 94533 Solano Mailing Address: 2851 Rebecca Drive, Fairfield CA 94533 (ARE) HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S): 1) Gregory J Horsley 2851 Rebecca Drive Fairfield, 94533 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 02/08/2021. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Gregory James Horsley IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION February 8, 2026 THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: FEB 09, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021000334 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00045213 Published: Feb. 28, Mar. 7, 14, 21, 2021
LOCATED AT: 4849 Robinson Rd., Vacaville CA 95688 Solano Mailing Address: 4849 Robinson Rd., Vacaville CA 95688 Solano (ARE) HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S): 1) Savanna Rae Coffee 4849 Robinson Rd. Vacaville, 95688 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 01/30/2021. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Savanna Coffee IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION February 17, 2026 THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: FEB 18, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021000387 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00045199 Published: Feb. 28, Mar. 7, 14, 21, 2021
PROPERTY NOTICE OF SEIZURE AND NOTICE OF INTENDED FORFEITURE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that property was seized, pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 11470, in the following cases, and the District Attorney of Solano County has initiated proceedings to forfeit this property, pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 11488.4. The case number and property description for each case is set forth below. If you wish to contest the forfeiture of this property, you have until thirty (30) days from the date of the last publication of this Notice to file a claim opposing forfeiture with the Court, unless you have received actual notice. You may obtain a “Claim Opposing Forfeiture” form (MC-200) from the Office of the Clerk, Civil Division. The claim must state the nature and extent of any interest you hold in the property, must be verified, and must be filed with the Clerk of the Superior Court, Civil Division, 580 Texas Street, Fairfield, CA 94533. You must serve a court-endorsed copy of your claim on the District Attorney of Solano County, 675 Texas Street, Suite 4500, Fairfield, within thirty (30) days of the filing of your claim. If no claim is properly filed and/or served on the District Attorney within the time permitted by law, the property will be ordered forfeited to the State, to be disposed of according to law, without further notice or hearing. If your claim is properly filed and served, the District Attorney will decide whether to file a Petition for Forfeiture with the Superior Court to contest said claim. In the case where a Petition is filed and a contested hearing is held, you will have the following rights which include but are not limited to: you have the right to use the subpoena powers of the court and order witnesses to attend, you have a right to testify on your own behalf, submit evidence showing the legitimacy of the seized assets, and a right to cross examine the petitioner’s witnesses. This is a civil action, you have the additional right to represent yourself or hire your own attorney, and there is no right to appointed counsel in this case. AF20-3913. On July 8, 2020, Officers of the Vacaville Police Department seized $3,000.00 U.S. Currency and $3,220.00 U.S. Currency at 299 Shasta Drive, #140 and Alamo Drive at E/B I-80 offramp (respectively), Vacaville, CA in connection with controlled substance violation(s) of HSC § 11359. On or about July 15, 2020, Officers of the Vacaville Police Department seized $722.42 U.S. Currency from Bank of America account nos. ending in 2645 and 9276 at 150 Parker Street, Vacaville, CA in connection with controlled substance violation(s) of HSC § 11359. The seized property has an estimated or appraised value of $6,942.42. AF20-3914. On July 9, 2020, Officers of the Vacaville Police Department seized $3,575.00 U.S. Currency at the intersection of Woodridge Drive and Duncan Drive, Vacaville, CA in connection with controlled substance violation(s) of HSC §§ 11351, 11352, and/or 11359. The seized property has an estimated or appraised value of $3,575.00. AF20-3915. On July 15, 2020, Officers of the Vacaville Police Department seized $6,901.00 at N/B I-505 at Orange Drive, Vacaville, CA in connection with controlled substance violation(s) of HSC §§ 11378, 11379, 11351, and/or 11352. The seized property has an estimated or appraised value of $6,901.00. AF20-3916. On July 4, 2020, Officers of the Fairfield Police Department seized $11,496.00 U.S. Currency at 1837 Idaho Street, Fairfield, CA in connection with controlled substance violation(s) of HSC §§ 11351 and/or 11378. The seized property has an estimated or appraised value of $11,496.00. AF20-3952. On October 14, 2020, Officers of the Fairfield Police Department seized $4,400.00 U.S. Currency at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Kentucky Street, Fairfield, CA in connection with controlled substance violation(s) of HSC § 11360. The seized property has an estimated or appraised value of $4,400.00. Date: February 16, 2021 DR# 00045014 Published: February 21, 28, March 7, 2021
\s\ __ Matthew K. Olsen Dep. District Attorney
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS J MARIN LANDSCAPING LOCATED AT: 520 Yardley Dr, Dixon CA 95620 Solano Mailing Address: P.O. Box 574, Davis CA, 95617 (ARE) HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S): 1) Joel Marin 520 Yardley Dr Dixon, 95620 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Joel Marin IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION February 16, 2026 THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: FEB 17, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021000376 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00045029 Published: Feb. 21, 28, Mar. 7, 14, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS EL CARACOL LOCATED AT: 900 Texas Street, Fairfield CA 94533 Solano Mailing Address: 900 Texas Street, Fairfield CA 94533 (ARE) HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S): 1) Jorge Lopez 148 Revere Ct Vacaville, 95687 2) Yaneth Diaz 148 Revere Ct Vacaville, 95685 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: Copartners The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Yaneth Diaz IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION February 15, 2026 THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: FEB 16, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021000372 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00045030 Published: Feb. 21, 28, Mar. 7, 14, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS ESTEY REAL ESTATE, ESTEY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, BENICIA RENTALS, ESTEY REAL ESTATE AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, GREEN VALLEY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LOCATED AT: 216 First Street, Benicia, CA 94510 Solano Mailing Address: 216 First Street, Benicia, CA 94510 (ARE) HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S): 1) High Grove Ranch INC CA THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a Corporation The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 12/01/1946. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Eric P. Hoglond, CEO/COO IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION February 8, 2026. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: FEB 09, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021000330 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00044909 Published: Feb. 14, 21, 28, Mar. 7, 2021
Daily Republic - Sunday, March 7, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS CTN LOGISTICS INC. LOCATED AT: 2194 Yellow Rose Circle, Fairfield CA 94534 Solano Mailing Address: 2194 Yellow Rose Circle, Fairfield CA 94534 (ARE) HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S): 1) CTN Logistics Inc CA THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Jagjit Singh IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION February 28, 2026 THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: MAR 01, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021000476 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00045361 Published: March 7, 14, 21, 28, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS CUCUMBER SHOP LOCATED AT: 371 Marigold Drive Fairfield, California, 94533 Mailing Address: 371 Marigold Drive Fairfield, California, 94533 (ARE) HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S): 1) John Tracy II 371 Marigold Drive Fairfield 94533 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ John Tracy II IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION February 2, 2026. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: FEB 03, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021000285 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00044924 Published: Feb. 14, 21, 28, Mar. 7, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS PROEX HANDYMAN SERVICES LOCATED AT: 5394 Vaca Station Road Elmira CA 95625 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 303 Elmira CA 95625 (ARE) HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S): 1) Lourdes D Medina 5394 Vaca Station Road Elmira 95625 2) Luis Gerardo Arreola 5394 Vaca Station Road Elmira 95625 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a Married Couple The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 02/16/2016. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Lourdes D. Medina IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION January 27, 2026 THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: JAN 28, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021000208 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00045039 Published: Feb. 21, 28, Mar. 7, 14, 2021
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# 00045360 Published: March 7, 2021
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS PLANTLYPH LOCATED AT: 1249 Shoreline Cir Fairfield, CA, 94533 Mailing Address: 1249 Shoreline Cir Fairfield, CA, 94533 (ARE) HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S): 1) Free Thinkers LLC CA THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a Limited Liability Company The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION January 19, 2026. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: JAN 20, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021000146 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00045041 Published: Feb. 21, 28, Mar. 7, 14, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS GONE FOR GOOD LOCATED AT: 5100 Fulton Drive Fairfield, CA 94534 Mailing Address: 1425 N. McDowell Blvd, Suite 115 Petaluma, CA 94954 (ARE) HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S): 1) United Cerebral Palsy Of The North Bay, CA THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a Corporation The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 06/29/2010. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Margaret Farman, CEO IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION February 1, 2026 THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: FEB 02, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021000270 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00045040 Published: Feb. 21, 28, Mar. 7, 14, 2021 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JAMES G. SHULTS Case Number: P050623 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: James G. Shults A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Bryan J. Shults in the Superior Court of California, County of: Solano The Petition for Probate requests that: be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: DATE: MAR. 25, 2021 TIME: 9:00 a.m.; DEPT.: 22 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SOLANO Old Solano Courthouse 580 Texas Street Fairfield, CA 94533 If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for petitioner: Tedd A. Mehr (SBN# 138668) Mehr Law Office, A P.C. PO Box 1286 Colusa, CA 95932 (530) 458-5481 DR# 00045363 Published: March 7, 10, 14, 2021
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An Asian American family was being harassed; now their neighbors stand guard Tribune Content Agency LOS ANGELES — Every night, the neighbors converge on the Si family’s two-story home, which has large windows and an expansive porch adorned with columns. Some sit in camping chairs in front of the driveway. Others keep watch from their cars or patrol the nearby parks. The Sis moved to this upscale Ladera Ranch neighborhood a few months ago, with the country deep in the Covid-19 pandemic and hate crimes against Asian Americans on the rise. A lmost immediately, teenagers swooped in for nightly visits, repeatedly ringing the doorbell, yelling and pounding on the door. One told Haijun Si to “go back to your country.” Another called Si’s wife a pejorative slur used to describe a Chinese person. Some threw rocks. Sometimes, the interruptions came just as the family sat down for dinner. Other times, Si’s 8-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son were jarred awake at midnight. Si and his wife took turns standing guard outside. They installed a new fence and cameras. They called the police. But the attacks kept coming – until their new neighbors stepped in. “I did not understand the extent of the harassment and how often it was occurring, at first,” said Layla Parks, who organized the nightly neighborhood watch. “I was immediately outraged and wanted to help.” Violence and hate incidents directed at Asian Americans have surged across California, including in Orange County, since the beginning of the pandemic, with some blaming Asians because of the coronavirus’ origins in Wuhan, China. A recent spate of violent attacks in Oakland, San Francisco, New York City and elsewhere has attracted national attention and sparked fear among Asian Americans, though it is not clear whether some of the incidents were racially motivated. In February in Koreatown, two men hurled anti-Asian slurs at a 27-year-old Korean American U.S. Air Force veteran, calling him “Chinese virus” and then swinging at him, he told KTLA. “We’re seeing an epidemic of hate right now, and we have to stand together,” state Sen. Dave
Min (D-Irvine), who represents the district just west of Ladera Ranch, said last week at an event to show support for the Si family. While officials in Orange County are still compiling information on reports made in 2020, preliminary statistics indicate a tenfold increase in hate incidents against Asian Americans, said Alison Edwards, chief executive of the nonprofit OC Human Relations. It’s a troubling uptick that experts have blamed in part on Donald Trump’s rhetoric about the pandemic, including his use of terms such as “China virus” and “kung flu.” Last year, California saw a consistent increase in hate incidents and crimes targeting Asian Americans, said Brian Levin, executive director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at Cal State San Bernardino. Stereotyping and conspiracy theories identifying Asians as responsible for Covid-19 have been embraced by wide swaths of the country, Levin said, with a new Center for Public Integrity/Ipsos poll showing that nearly 1 in 4 Americans have concerns about being physically near Asian people. A “catalytic event” like the pandemic, with stereotyping by political and social influencers acting as an accelerant, often leads to increased targeting of racial groups, Levin said. The attacks against the Si family fit another pattern – the homes of minority residents tend to be targeted by neighbors in certain age groups, Levin said. “The most common offenders of these residential crimes are youths turf-oriented with moderate prejudices out for a thrill or older neighbors reacting to a perceived threat or change,” Levin said. The Si family arrived in the U.S. from China four years ago. In September, the family moved to Ladera Ranch from Corona, looking to escape the Inland Empire heat and attracted by the planned community’s lush trees, neatly manicured lawns and parks. Ladera Ranch is a friendly place, where neighbors frequently share meals or spend evenings chatting on the sidewalk as their kids play. But, some residents say, there is a dark side to the unincorporated community of about 30,000 residents, which is about two-thirds white,
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Haijun Si stands in front of his home as neighbors form a nightly security detail to deter teens who have harassed his family by throwing rocks and yelling racial slurs. 14% Latino and 13% Asian. After the attacks started, Si installed a $3,000 wrought-iron fence around his front porch and placed floodlights and cameras around the property. He hung a heavy chain across his driveway to keep the teens from riding their bikes up to his door. “My kids are scared. I’m very annoyed,” said Si, 48. “At night, my wife and I could not sleep for more than three or four hours. Please, parents, tell your kids don’t do that again.” The Orange County Sheriff’s Department has been called to the home seven times between October 2020 and February. Deputies have ramped up patrols in the area, and the department has launched an investigation, said Sgt. Dennis Breckner. Still, the doorbell kept
ringing, Si said. Nothing helped until his neighbors stepped in, vowing to put an end to the harassment. Parks, who takes daily walks around the neighborhood, had introduced herself to Si and his family when she noticed them moving in last year. In early February, Si reached out to Parks for advice. He had already told her about the constant doorbell ringing, and she had offered to help if needed. At first, she figured it was a harmless childhood prank of “ding-dong ditch.” But as the harassment continued, including racial slurs against the family, Parks realized this was something uglier. “It makes me physically ill,” said Parks, 30. “This has opened my eyes to the racism that is alive and well in Ladera Ranch. It’s
definitely made me sad for this community, because this is just a wonderful place full of friends and neighbors that love and care about each other.” On a neighborhood Facebook group, Parks posted footage from Si of a recent attack and sought volunteers to guard the family’s home. She wanted coverage from 6 p.m. until at least midnight. Neighbors signed up in droves. “I got involved because I’m raising a young child here. I don’t want to put a ‘for sale’ sign in front of my house and say, ‘I can’t deal with this,’” said Emily Lippincott, 40, who lives nearby in Rancho Mission Viejo. “I kept seeing excuses being made, ‘Oh, it’s just kids being kids.’ No, this is months of terrorizing this poor family.” Neighbors estimate that from 15 to 20 children have participated in the harassment, one as young as 10. Three children have apologized, Si said. But Parks said one family sent a cease-and-desist letter after seeing their child in security footage she posted on Facebook. The letter threatened her with a lawsuit if she didn’t remove her post. As the sun began to set on a recent Thursday, Parks stood outside the Sis’ home, where Loden Pass curves onto Mocha Lane, assembling her troops. She kept close watch on a cluster of teenagers riding bicycles on
the trails on a hillside overlooking the home. “This is what we do all night,” Parks said. “We see kids and we go ‘OK, are they good or are they bad?’ Are they coming this way?” Two neighbors bundled up in coats to ward off the evening chill, grabbed flashlights and took their posts on top of the hill near the home. Others stationed themselves around the neighborhood. “I’m so thankful for my neighbors,” Si said. In the two weeks or so since the volunteers have been protecting the home, the harassment has lessened, but the teens haven’t been completely deterred. One evening, a group threw rocks at Si and volunteers who were chatting on the front lawn. Sometimes they yell profanities, neighbors said. The next day, as Chinese families around the world celebrated the Lantern Festival, hundreds of residents gathered on the grassy lawn across the street to show their support. People held red lanterns and watched a traditional lion dance performance. Young children danced and clapped along to the music. Min, the state senator, said the Si family should not have been made to feel unsafe and unwelcome in their own home. “The fact of the matter is – as we see tonight – we outnumber them,” Min told the crowd.
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49ers: Likely to have lots of holes to fill From Page B3 this offseason for stability. That said, the 49ers took a sizable loss by investing in Jerrick McKinnon in 2018 before he missed two straight seasons with knee injuries. He was San Francisco’s only running back to appear in all 16 games in 2020, but he averaged just 3.9 yards per carry and let the world know on social media he wouldn’t be returning to the 49ers. Jones scored 30 touchdowns the last two seasons while working in a similar offense under Matt LaFleur with the Packers. Breida, of course, was traded by the 49ers to the Dolphins for a fifth-round pick last spring. Drake had over 1,000 yards from scrimmage and scored 10 touchdowns with Arizona in 2020 in his first full season as a featured back. Will the cash strapped 49ers be willing to pay Jones or Drake sizable salaries? It’s unlikely, but the team kicked the tires on Le’Veon Bell in 2019 before he signed with the Jets (even after adding McKinnon), indicating Shanahan isn’t entirely opposed to paying for running backs. FULLBACK Kyle Juszczyk (49ers) Michael Burton (Saints) Anthony Firkser (Titans) Juszczyk is a key free agent the 49ers will likely try to bring back. But it might be difficult given the salary cap constraints and the fact he might get an offer from the Jets and their new offensive coordinator, Mike LaFleur, who joined former 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh in New Jersey. The Jets also have much more cap space than San Francisco. There
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might be a bigger philosophical question at play here. If Juszczyk leaves, might Shanahan shift his reliance on a fullback and use more three-receiver or two-tight end sets in 2021? Would that open up the possibility of drafting someone like Florida tight end Kyle Pitts to pair with Kittle? It’s a fascinating question and one that Shanahan has to be thinking about. TIGHT END Gerald Everett (Rams) Hunter Henry (Chargers) Jared Cook (Saints) Jordan Reed (49ers) The 49ers would love to have more pass-catching depth behind Kittle in the tight end room. They had a semblance of that with Reed last season, but the oft-injured veteran appeared in just 10 games and there wasn’t a chance to get a strong sample with him and Kittle available at the same time. Reed is a candidate to come back on a cheap deal, but would it be that much cheaper than a more-durable veteran? Henry will likely be the most expensive option on this list. He has over 1,200 yards and nine touchdowns combined over the last two seasons, while Everett or Cook could upgrade the backup situation behind Kittle and give Garoppolo another reliable target. Everett and Cook caught 41 and 37 passes last season, respectively, while Kittle’s backups Reed, Ross Dwelley and Charlie Woerner combined for 48. RECEIVER Kendrick Bourne (49ers) Corey Davis (Titans) Willie Snead (Ravens) Sammy Watkins (Chiefs) Adam Humphries (Titans)
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34th overall pick in 2017 draft from Alabama. He was taken with the pick the 49ers had before trading up for Reuben Foster. Fleming might want to leave New York because Nate Solder is back after opting out in 2020, and the team has long-term plans for last year’s first-round pick, Andrew Thomas. INTERIOR OFFENSIVE LINE Corey Linsley ( Packers) Nick Martin (Texans) Alex Mack ( Falcons) David Andrews ( Patriots) Ben Garland (49ers) Gabe Jackson (Raiders) Jon Feliciano (Bills) Austin Blythe (Rams) Linsley will likely break the bank and become one of the league’s highest paid centers following his first-team All-Pro season in 2020, but he would make sense for San Francisco if Williams signs elsewhere. The team has a clear need at center with Weston Richburg likely on his way out after it was revealed this week that he had hip surgery this offseason, his third procedure since he last played for the 49ers in Dec. 2019. Mack is a popular name given he played for Shanahan previously, but he’ll turn 36 in November. Garland would be a low-cost option to come back to the 49ers but he appeared in just five games in 2020 due to injury. Jackson and Feliciano are less-likely options to provide upgrades at right guard, but the team could decide to make that spot a priority after struggling to find a reliable option last season. Blythe would be a fit after playing center in a similar offense with the Rams.
OFFENSIVE TACKLE Alejandro Villanueva ( Steelers) Cam Robinson (Jaguars) Russell Okung (Panthers) Cameron Fleming (Giants) The 49ers will make bringing back Trent Williams their top priority in free agency. But there’s a chance a team with more cap space (like the Colts or Jaguars) will make him an offer San Francisco can’t match. That would leave Shanahan to fill a massive void, but would also leave some financial flexibility to add a quality veteran (either at tackle, pass rusher or cornerback). Villanueva and Okung are both 33 but would be serviceable replacements. Robinson is just 26 and was the
Statistics for Travis Air Force Base for yesterday through 5 p.m. Temperature High/Low.............................68°/41° Average high .......................... 64.8° Average low............................ 44.3° A year ago............................ NA/NA Barometric pressure............30.08 Humidity...................................36%
Air Quality Index 38 Precipitation 0-50 51-100 101-150 151-200 201-300 Last 24 hours.......................... 0.10″ Good Moderate Unhealthy Unhealthy Very sensitive unhealthy Month-to-date....................... 0.92″ Normal March rainfall ......... 3.09″ Source: Bay Area Air Quality Management District Season-to-date...................... 7.12″ Normal seasonal rainfall....24.81″ UV Index This date last year......................... 0 4 Source: NWS and NOAA <2 3-5 6-7 8-10 11+ Source: United States Environmental Protection Agency
John Ross (Bengals) It’s not a great time to be a free agent receiver. There are a ton of them hitting the market this spring while teams aren’t going to have the money to pay them as they have in years past. Plus, the incoming draft class is supposed to be as strong at the position as it was in 2020. Three wideouts could be off the board before San Francisco picks at No. 12. The good news? Veterans could be had on cheap, short-term contracts. That could be important if Shanahan starts relying on more three-receiver looks. Davis is likely the most-expensive option on this list, while the others could be had at relative bargains, including Bourne. Watkins still has speed and would be a good complement to Samuel and Aiyuk as a No. 3 option, while Ross would be a low-risk reclamation project to play a similar role Shanahan used to carve out for speedster Marquise Goodwin. Humphries is another option that might work in the slot.
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12:47 a.m. 2.86 2:17 p.m. -0.22 2:11 a.m. 2.81 3:18 p.m. -0.41
National forecast
Suisun High (feet) Low Today 8:35 a.m. 5.26 3:03 a.m. 11:11 p.m. 4.26 5:27 p.m. Monday 9:58 a.m. 5.23 4:29 a.m. None - 6:24 p.m.
(feet)
2.08 0.04 2.14 -0.15
Forecast for Sunday, March 7, 2021
Tuesday
Scoreboard HOCKEY NHL West Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 20 15 4 1 31 66 45 25 14 8 3 31 81 79 22 13 7 2 29 68 55 23 13 78 1 27 69 60 23 10 8 5 25 68 65 24 11 10 3 25 65 73 25 7 12 6 20 55 76 21 8 10 3 19 63 82 North Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Toronto 26 18 6 2 38 90 63 Winnipeg 24 15 8 1 31 79 69 Montreal 23 11 6 6 28 78 66 Edmonton 25 14 11 0 28 80 78 Calgary 24 11 11 2 24 66 73 Vancouver 28 11 15 2 24 81 93 Ottawa 26 8 17 1 17 70 102 East Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y. Islanders 24 14 6 4 32 68 54 Washington 23 13 6 4 30 76 75 Boston 21 13 5 3 29 65 53 Philadelphia 21 12 6 3 27 70 66 Pittsburgh 23 13 9 1 27 72 74 N.Y. Rangers 22 10 9 3 23 65 58 New Jersey 20 7 11 2 16 50 66 Buffalo 22 6 13 3 15 50 70 Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 22 16 4 2 34 77 45 Florida 23 15 4 4 34 78 66 Carolina 23 16 6 1 33 81 62 Chicago 25 13 7 5 31 79 74 Columbus 26 10 11 5 25 69 85 Nashville 24 10 14 0 20 57 79 Dallas 19 7 8 4 18 53 50 Detroit 26 7 16 3 17 54 87 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. Friday’s Games Vegas 5, SAN JOSE 4, OT Boston 5, Washington 1 Chicago 4, Tampa Bay 3, SO St. Louis 3, Los Angeles 2, OT Colorado 3, Anaheim 2, OT Minnesota 5, Arizona 1 Saturday’s Games Vegas at SAN JOSE, (n) N.Y. Rangers 6, New Jersey 3 N.Y. Islanders 5, Buffalo 2 Pittsburgh 4, Philadelphia 2 Florida 6, Nashville 2 Vancouver 4, Toronto 2 Arizona 5, Minnesota 2 Montreal 7, Winnipeg 1 Anaheim 5, Colorado 4, OT Dallas 5, Columbus 0 Los Angeles 4, St. Louis 3, OT Calgary at Edmonton, (n) Sunday’s Games Buffalo at N.Y. Islanders, 9 a.m. Tampa Bay at Chicago, 11:30 a.m. Florida at Carolina, 2 p.m. New Jersey at Boston, 2 p.m. Washington at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 4:30 p.m. Nashville at Dallas, 5 p.m. Ottawa at Calgary, 6:30 p.m. Monday’s Games St. Louis at SAN JOSE, 5 p.m. Vegas St. Louis Colorado Minnesota Los Angeles Arizona Anaheim SAN JOSE
From Page B4 surgically repaired right leg that sidelined him for two games during Washington’s final push for a playoff spot, but returned in Week 17 to help the team clinch the division. His final moments with Washing ton, however, were on the sideline. Smith’s injured right leg kept him from playing in the team’s first playoff game in five years, and he could only watch as Heinicke led Washington in a hard-fought loss to
Wednesday Ch. of showers, mostly cloudy
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NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 24 12 .667 — Brooklyn 24 13 .649 ½ Boston 19 17 .528 5 New York 19 18 .514 5½ Toronto 17 19 .472 7 Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 22 14 .611 — Chicago 16 18 .471 5 Indiana 16 19 .457 5½ Cleveland 14 22 .389 8 Detroit 10 26 .278 12 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 18 18 .500 — Charlotte 17 18 .486 ½ Atlanta 16 20 .444 2 Washington 14 20 .412 3 Orlando 13 23 .361 5 WESTERN CONFERENCE Northwest Division W L Pct GB Utah 27 9 .750 — Portland 21 14 .600 5½ Denver 21 15 .583 6 Oklahoma City 15 21 .417 12 Minnesota 7 29 .194 20 Pacific Division W L Pct GB Phoenix 24 11 .686 — L.A. Lakers 24 13 .649 1 L.A. Clippers 24 14 .632 1½ GOLDEN STATE 19 18 .514 6 SACRAMENTO 14 22 .389 10½ Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 18 14 .563 — Dallas 18 16 .529 1 Memphis 16 16 .500 2 New Orleans 15 21 .417 5 Houston 11 23 .324 8 Friday’s Games No games scheduled Saturday’s Games No games scheduled Sunday’s Game All-Star Game, Team LeBron vs. Team Durant, 5 p.m. Monday’s Games No games scheduled Tuesday’s Games No games scheduled
the eventual Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers at FedEx. Now, for the first time since he entered the league as the No. 1 overall pick in 2005, Smith can choose his next stop as a free agent. Washington, meanwhile, has a glaring hole at the most important position. Armed with the No. 19 selection, plenty of cap space and eight draft picks this year, Rivera and his new regime face its greatest test yet.
Giants: No DH DARIN RUF AND WILMER FLORES The sample sizes are small and there’s not much anyone can take away from five and 10-at-bat stretches, but it seems Ruf and Flores each have a good chance of picking up where they left off in 2020. It seems as if Ruf would have a hard time making the Giants’ Opening Day roster because the National League dropped the DH and roster sizes are shrinking from 28 to 26 players, but Kapler has gone out of his way to praise
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Showers likely
Vegas at Minnesota, 6 p.m. Ottawa at Edmonton, 6 p.m. Arizona at Colorado, 6 p.m. Montreal at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Los Angeles at Anaheim, 7 p.m. Tuesday’s Games N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 3 p.m. Boston at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m. Buffalo at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. New Jersey at Washington, 4 p.m. Nashville at Carolina, 4 p.m. Florida at Columbus, 4 p.m. Winnipeg at Toronto, 4 p.m. Tampa Bay at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Chicago at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.
Ruf early in the spring and it’s clear the Giants think he’s capable of providing a lot of value. No veteran has consistently hit the ball harder than Ruf so far, but no Giants player has hit a ball farther than Flores, who launched a two-run homer to dead center field in Peoria on Friday night. Both Ruf and Flores were signed because they do so much damage against left-handed pitchers, but each has proven capable of hitting righties and will undoubtedly be counted on to do so this season.
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