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Fairfield council to condemn hate crimes against Asian-Americans Todd R. Hansen
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FAIRFIELD — The Fairfield City Council on Tuesday will consider as part of its consent agenda a resolution condemning hate crimes, attacks and attitudes against AsianAmerican and Pacific Islander Communities. “In the past year, there has been a marked increase in hate crimes, attacks and violence against the Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities,” the staff report to the council states. “The purpose of the proposed resolution condemns such acts of discrimination against
this community and others and urges residents to denounce this unacceptable conduct and hate to help keep us all safe during this pandemic and beyond.” The consent agenda is a collection of items generally considered routine and is considered under a single vote and typically without comment. Council members or staff may pull individual items from the consent agenda for discussion and a separate vote. The council meets via teleconference at 6 p.m. Tuesday after a closed session at 5 p.m. to discuss See Council, Page A12
Tourist home ordinance comes back to supes Todd R. Hansen
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FAIRFIELD — Solano County planning staff on Tuesday will present to the Board of Supervisors possible revisions to the short-term vacation rental policy approved in October 2018. T he sta ff report to the board states that only four permits have brown been approved since that requirement to operate a hosted or unhosted short-term vacation rental was enacted.
“We know there’s more than four,” Supervisor Monica Brown said in a phone interview Friday. She has advocated for tighter regulations on the industry in Solano County. “ T her e are people out there (running rentals) without permits . . . out there doing it illegally.” Brown also has been upset that the county staff, required by the ordinance to present an update one year after See Tourist, Page A12
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Vehicles drive through the roundabout at Abernathy and Rockville roads in Fairfield, Friday. Solano County and six of its cities have been awarded close to
Caltrans awards Solano nearly $5M for safety projects
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FAIRFIELD — Solano County and six of its cities have been awarded close to $5 million in federal Highway Safety Improvement Program funds, the state Department of Transportation announced Thursday. The project funds are part of $227 million awarded March 25 “to fund safety projects designed to reduce traffic deaths and serious injuries on city and county roads,” Caltrans said in a statement. “Safety is always our numberone priority,” Caltrans Director Toks Omishakin said in the statement. “These projects will enhance systemwide safety features, including expanded access to protected walkways and bikeways, and will move us closer to our goal of reducing serious injuries and fatalities on California roadways.” Dina El-Tawansy, director of Caltrans District 4, added, “The Bay Area is proud to
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Pedestrian crossings in Benicia, Dixon, Rio Vista, Suisun City, Vacaville, Vallejo and Solano County are slated to be improved. provide over 40 pedestrian, bike, transit and bridge safety improvement projects over the next few years,” Dina El-Tawansy, director of Caltrans District 4, said in the statement. “Many of these projects will include constructing new pedestrian and bicycle
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2 types of sports news I don’t want to read I asparagus and broccoli love watching sports and reading about and spinach. Sometimes sports. I think a lot I like hearing about the about sports. Heck, for business side of sports most of my newspaper (in the same way that career, I was a I occasionally enjoy sports writer. spinach). But most of Sports and journalthe time? I’d rather have ism. But there are two the meat and bread and sports journalism trends Brad Stanhope skip to the dessert. that I dislike. Like I was sayin’ I don’t want to read They’re apparently or hear much about important, but I don’t care sports TV ratings. Or salary about them. And what better caps. Don’t expect me to read way to spout my dislike than about negotiations between here? In a column that’s not on players unions and ownera sports page! ship groups. I don’t care about The first is the business side what cities are awarded future of sports, which is to sports Super Bowls or Final Fours or journalism what vegetables World Cups. I’m not interested are to meals: Important, but when college leagues merge not enjoyable. or break apart. Sports business matters. It’s I don’t care. important. I should care, in the same way I should want to eat TV ratings don’t matter to
me, as long as the games I want to watch are available. Union negotiations don’t matter to me until there’s a lockout. Super Bowl sites and college leagues merging don’t matter to me at all, because I watch games from my couch and can’t keep track of what schools are in which leagues. Sports business is important, but it’s boring. Tell me about the games. Another type of sports reporting is also boring, but it’s much more problematic: gambling. Turn on a sports event now and it’s almost impossible to avoid advertising from the big sports gambling sites. They have daily fantasy leagues. They sponsor games. They have contracts with leagues. You
can’t avoid them. Turn on sports-talk radio and it’s more of the same. Point spreads. Over-under numbers. Who covered. Sports-talk radio is a bastion for long-form commercials for gambling businesses that pretend to be talk shows. I don’t care about the point spreads. I don’t even care about the inevitable two or three times a year that something weird happens at the end of a game and a big Nevada casino suffers a big loss or win. Sometimes a team scores on the wrong basket at the buzzer in basketball. Sometimes an NFL team gives up a safety late in a game, so it doesn’t cover the spread. Stuff like that. Do I care that a casino lost $200,000 or $2 million
or $20 million? No. That’s their business. It doesn’t matter to me. Do I care if an NBA team covered the spread? No. I care who won the game. Look, I’m not trying to tell people not to cover sports business or gambling stories. Go ahead and cover it (although realize that the full embrace of gambling is probably making it easier for some people to experience financial ruin). But as much as I like sports, don’t expect me to read articles on labor negotiations or TV ratings or point spreads or casino losses. Tell me about the games and the athletes and the fun. Tell me about sports. Reach Brad Stanhope at bradstanhope@outlook.com.
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‘Luckily, when bees are swarming, they’re pretty docile. They don’t have a home to protect for a moment. It’s much more intimidating than it is dangerous.’
It had been a seemingly ordinary trip to an Albertson’s grocery store in southern New Mexico. A man carried his shopping bags outside, loaded his bread and other items into the back seat of his Buick and started to drive away. And that’s when he saw it – a mass of some 15,000 buzzing bees hanging from one of his rear windows. Officials with the Las Cruces Fire Department, which provided the account, said firefighters responded to the scene late Sunday afternoon to find “a swarm of bees inside the vehicle.” Jesse Johnson, an off-duty firefighter who is also a beekeeper, arrived in a traditional white jacket and veiled hat and expertly removed the bees, relocating them to his property, according to a statement from the fire department. “I’ll do anything to keep people from killing the bees,” he told the New York Times. Photos from the fire department show hundreds of bees swarming around the car as
— Jesse Johnson, a firefighter and beekeeper
Johnson loaded them into beehive boxes. “Luckily, when bees are swarming, they’re pretty docile,” Johnson told the Times. “They don’t have a home to protect for a moment. It’s much more intimidating than it is dangerous.” Johnson could not immediately be reached by The Washington Post. Honey bee experts say incidents such as this one are not that uncommon this time of year. During “swarm season,” crowded colonies often split as a means of reproduction – with the old queen and about half of her worker bees leaving the hive in search of a new home. Johnson told the Times that he suspected that the swarm might have come from a hive in a nearby parapet, a gutter or a house. While in transit, the
swarm will land on something nearby like a tree branch, a fence post or even a grocery shopper’s car, while the scout bees venture out and search for a spot for a new nest, said Jamie Ellis, a professor in the Entomology and Nematology Department at the University of Florida. When the scout bees find the ideal place, the cluster lets go and flies to it to build a new home, he said. “When a colony splits, it can be a pretty intimidating-looking thing to someone who is not a beekeeper,” he told The Washington Post. Experts say it is highly unlikely that the bees in this case chose the car as their new nest site, but were simply clustering there for a bit, making it more of a campsite. If the bees had been left alone, they would probably have
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relocated on their own within a few hours or days, the experts said. But, they acknowledged, it’s not always possible to let nature take its course. Officials with the Las Cruces Fire Department said, “to mitigate the midafternoon hazard the large swarm presented in a relatively high-traffic area, firefighters determined the best remedy was to have the swarm removed and relocated swiftly.” Authorities secured the area while Johnson removed the cluster of bees, the statement read. Officials said an Albertson’s security guard was stung in the process but no major injuries were reported.
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Man still in jail after arrest in connection with shooting death Todd R. Hansen
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FAIRFIELD — A Vallejo man remained in jail Friday after his arrest this week in connection with the shooting death of a Vallejo woman. Edgar Medina, 24, was arrested about 8 p.m. Wednesday at 3700 Lyon Road in Fairfield by members of the Vallejo police Crime Reduction Team and booked early Thursday into Solano County jail on susmedina picion of murder. Medina made his first court appearance Friday afternoon. He is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday for further arraignment. He was ordered held until that time without bail. su spe c t Pol ic e that Medina shot and killed Amber Fallin, 42, about 6:50 p.m. March 28 near the intersection of Sacramento and Yolo streets in Vallejo. Authorities were notified by hospital staff that a gunshot victim had been brought in by a private vehicle. Fallin died at the hospital. A search warrant was served at “an associated apartment,” where police report that a firearm and other evidence was located. Medina, in addition to the murder allegation, was booked on suspicion of felony assault with a deadly weapon and mis-
demeanor petty theft. He was also held on a Vallejo warrant alleging two felony offenses; a Solano County warrant for two suspected misdemeanors; a warrant out of Contra Costa County involving three felony allegations and one suspected misdemeanor offense; and a Napa County warrant in a case involving three suspected Vehicle Code violations – one felony, one misdemeanor and one infraction. The Solano County warrant indicates charges of vehicle theft and a probation violation, the Solano County jail custody log states. The Vallejo warrant indicates a failure to appear in court on a felony case and evading a peace officer with disregard to public safety. The Contra Costa warrant lists charges of evading a peace officer with disregard for public safety, driving the wrong way on a street, failing to appear on a felony count and providing false identification to a peace officer, the Solano County jail custody log states. The Napa warrant lists charges of vehicle theft, providing false identification to a peace officer and driving without a valid license. Fallin’s death is Vallejo’s first reported homicide of 2021.
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Solano looks to narrow demographics to explain sudden case jumps
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FAIRFIELD — The Solano County Public Health Division is trying to identify “who” is testing positive and driving the daily coronavirus case numbers up. “I have asked the team to look at the age and other demographics to see if we can determine what the group is, but I don’t have that (information), yet,” Dr. Bela Matyas said in a phone interview Friday. The comment came after the county reported 61 new cases, the highest increase since 58 confirmed cases were reported March 26. The daily case average since Sunday is 42.33, which is closer to the purple threshold of 45 than the 18 it would take to get into orange. Matyas said the state told the county that it is only a couple of weeks away from reaching the 4 million vaccinations to the poorest quartile in the state, which will ease the threshold for getting into the orange tier. He said the state has not said what that new threshold will be. When the state reached 2 million doses among the state’s poorest residents, the Solano County threshold for the red tier went from under 31 to under 45. The state’s colorcoded Covid-19 monitoring system designates the purple tier for counties where transmission of the
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A pedestrian wearing a face mask walks through downtown Fairfield, Friday. novel coronavirus is considered to be widespread. Shutdown orders for counties in the purple tier are the most severe. The red tier – where Solano sits – is for counties with a substantial spread of the virus. The orange tier des-
ignates moderate virus transmission, while the yellow tier is reserved for counties where the spread of the virus is deemed to be minimal. Restrictions to slow the spread of the virus are eased as counties
move from purple to red, red to orange and orange to yellow. The state has reported that it is developing criteria for a new green tier with even fewer restrictions than the yellow tier. The total number of cases countywide as of Friday afternoon was 31,301. Matyas suspects the increase is explained by younger residents getting together without following safety protocols because other indicators such as hospitalizations are not rising. That tells the county health officer that the people who are testing positive, if they do get sick, it is not to the level at which they require hospitalizations. So they are likely younger and healthier. Nearly half of the new cases were reported out of Vallejo. The 30 new cases took the city’s total to 9,294. Fairfield added 13 cases for a count of 8,539, and the 12 new cases in Vacaville took the total to 8,183, the county reported. Suisun City (2,136) added three cases; Dixon (1,803) added one; and there were two new cases reported in Rio Vista (352). There were no new cases See Solano, Page A6
Dementia, stroke support groups to host virtual April meetings Daily Republic Staff
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VACAVILLE — A pair of NorthBay Healthcare support groups have scheduled virtual meetings later this month. The Vacaville NorthBay Alzheimer’s Dementia Caregiver Support Group will meet via video or phone conference at 7 p.m. April 14. The group is co-facilitated by volunteers Bob
Panzer, Donna Stewart, Sharen Podzimek and Patt Florez and is exclusively for current and former caregivers of those with Alzheimer’s or other dementias. Send an email toresourcecenter@northbay. org and provide a phone number. Instructions for joining will be provided prior to the meeting. For more information, call 646-3132.
Stroke survivors, caregivers, family members and friends are invited to share their accomplishments and struggles April 20 during the virtual “New Beginnings” stroke support group meeting. The group meets from 10 to 11:30 a.m. the third Tuesday of each month. For more information, call Elizabeth Gladney at 646-4034 or send an email toegladney@northbay.org.
Vacaville growth, zoning plans up for review at airport commission Daily Republic Staff
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FAIRFIELD — Vacaville officials will make a presentation Thursday to the Solano County Airport Land Use Commission on proposed updates to the city’s development code, including zoning regulations. The proposed project includes significant changes to the existing zoning requirements and each of these modifications must be reviewed
for consistency with the applicable airport land use compatibility plans, a staff report to the commission states. The commission meets at 7 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors chamber on the first floor of the government center, 675 Texas St., in Fairfield. Also on the agenda is the consideration of a workplan for the commission’s activities through June 30, 2022. A consent agenda item involves consideration
of Nut Tree Airport and Travis Air Force Base compatibility with proposed amendments to Vacaville’s General Plan and the Energy and Conservation Strategy.
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Robert ‘Bob’ Dinwiddle Dec. 19, 1942 — Feb. 27, 2021
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Elsie Eleanor Halsted
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Jan. 23, 1920 — March 9, 2021
Elsie Eleanor Halsted, passed away peacefully in her home on March 9, 2021, due to cerebrovascular disease. She was 101. The oldest of nine children, she was born to John and Vera Novodvorsky in St. Paul, Minnesota. Elsie loved to garden. One of the first things she and her husband did to their home was to remove all the grass and build a set of terraces in the front yard so she could plant a garden. Soon after the front yard was transformed, most of the backyard was taken over with flower beds and just about every room in the house had plants on stands or hanging from plant poles. African Violets were a favorite of hers but almost any blooming plant caught her attention. Quite appropriately, her son has done almost the same thing to his house, although he is fond of miniature trees. There was a place in her heart for all animals, but Elsie was a cat person. There were never fewer than three and after her husband passed, sometimes as many as five or six running around the house. It didn’t take long before the word was out and most of the stray cats in the neighborhood knew they could get a meal and some shelter in Elsie’s backyard. She would make small shelters for them in the winter and if she could catch them, they would take a trip to the vet to get their shots and be spayed or neutered. Reading was another favorite activity of Elsie’s. She enjoyed going through the newspaper and finishing the crossword puzzle. She did this almost every day until she was 100 when her failing eyesight finally made it too difficult. Of course, she liked novels that featured cats but she would also read murder mysteries and books about plants and travel. She loved her National Geographic subscription and would often spend hours going over maps of places she thought might be interesting to visit. Elsie was raised on a farm in North Dakota and eventually joined the Women’s Army Corps. She met her husband, Joseph, at the Army Language School in Monterey, California. They were both stationed to Frankfurt, Germany, and
were married in Basel, Switzerland, on Dec. 17, 1957. Their only son was born in Munich, Germany, in 1958. Eve nt u a l ly, they settled in Indianapolis, Indiana, and both she and Joseph worked at Fort Benjamin Harrison. He was in the Army and she worked as admin. support for the Department of Defense. Together, they were very active in the Episcopal Church in Indianapolis. She sang in the choir for years and enjoyed her time with the ladies at the Thursday evening choir practices. She contributed many needlepoint projects to the church in the forms of kneelers and wall decorations. They also enjoyed attending the Indianapolis Symphony and the Indiana Repertory Theatre. Elsie was a strong and independent woman. She was shy and didn’t make friends easily and felt comfortable doing things her way. After her husband passed, she spent the next 25 years living by herself. Caring for her garden and the cats kept her going and her son’s good friend Tim would look in on her from time to time since Macklin was living in California. She would do morning exercises and eventually attended some exercise classes with Tim’s mother, Fran. In 2006, Elsie moved to Fairfield, California, to be closer to her son and his family. She enjoyed their visits and looked forward to playing with their little dog and riding in the car. Her 100th year was marked by the Covid-19 pandemic and sadly she spent most of 2020 confined to her room. She passed away soon after her 101th birthday. She is survived by her son, Macklin, his wife, Stella, and their three children, Nicole, Tatiana and Patrick. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph (Mack) Halsted, who passed away in December 1990. They were married 32 years. Elsie will be interred at St. Albans Episcopal Church in Indianapolis as soon as it is safe to travel to do so. Arrangements are under the care of BryanBraker Funeral Home, 707-425-4697. You may sign the guestbook at www.bryanbraker.com.
Jean Ann Hall Lucas Jean Ann Hall Lucas, 71, died Sunday, March 28, 2021, at Prisma Health Richland Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina. Born in Jamestown, New York, she was a daughter of the late Gordon Hall, a decorated World War II veteran, and Leona Kleier Hall. Ms. Lucas was a retired U. S. Air Force Civil Service Human Resource Specialist. Surviving is a daughter, Jennifer Lewis of Columbia; sister, Cindy Reynolds of Sumter; she is also survived by her nephew, Matt Lindner and his wife, Leslie, and their four children, Sophie, Eva, Ian and Phoebe; a stepdaughter, Karla Turner and her husband, Ashley, and their children, Veronica and Jasper. On-line condolences may be made at www.sumterfunerals.com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, 803-775-9386.
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love, adding Greg, Dan J. ‘Sonny’ Mike and Debbie Gruppo, 90, resialong the way to dent of Vacaville, make the family born in St. Helena, California, went navy veteran complete. Addihome to be with tionally, Dan was the Lord on Feb. 10, 2021. a beloved branch/disDan was born to Dante trict manager during his and Natalina (Pozzo) 29-year tenure at Bank of Gruppo and their daughter, America, retiring in 1986. Florence, on Jan. 13, 1931, Dan was a great landin St. Helena. Sonny, as he scaper and gardener, was known, was student growing everything from body president of St. artichokes to zucchini Helena High School and the in his backyard in Green pride of the town when he Valley. He enjoyed golfing, was selected as catcher for fishing and playing card the San Francisco Exam- games with his family iner All-Star baseball finals and friends, whom he and was scouted by the loved so much. He could often be found reading Brooklyn Dodgers. Dan entered the Uni- Louis L’Amour or susversity of California at pense novels. There were Berkeley and enlisted in so many wonderful family the Navy in 1951, his soph- vacations near and far – omore year. He served his from Stonyford, Moncountry aboard the mine- terey and Twain Harte, to layer, USS Harry F. Bauer Panama Canal and the DM-26, and traveled to Cayman Islands. Dan is survived by his Puerto Rico, England, wife, Marlene; and their Iceland and Naples, Italy. After his service, Dan children, Greg (Theresa) returned to Cal and grad- Gruppo, Mike (Claire) uated with a degree Gruppo and Debbie (Brad) in Business Administra- Wold; grandson, Chris tion. He became presi- (Megan) Gruppo; and, Jenna dent of the Italian Club, granddaughter, where he met his future Gruppo. They will miss wife, Marlene (Ronconi) him so much, but each Gruppo, whom he married has been blessed by his in 1958. Together, they kindness, generosity and celebrated 62 years of faithfulness.
Jose Ycasiano Gomez Jose ‘Joselito, Joe, Ling’ Ycasiano Gomez, 82, of Fairfield, California, passed away on March 23, 2021, after a long illness at Kaiser Vacaville Medical Center. Jose was born in Manila, Philippines, in 1939. He graduated from University of East in Accounting. Jose was married to Bonnie on Nov. 20, 1976. They were married for 44 years. He is survived by his wife, Bonnie; son, Alan; daughter, Sandra (Chris) Heinen; grandchildren, Julian and Megan Heinen; siblings, Esther, Vicente (Mary) Gomez, Maria Santos, Asuncion Gomez; nieces and nephew, Christine Santos, Michelle Santos, Albert Santos and Hannah Gomez. Jose is preceded in death by his parents, Ernesto and Natividad Gomez; brother, Antonio Gomez; brotherin-law, Alberto Santos. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. April 14, 2021, at Fairfield Funeral Home, 1750 Pennsylvania Ave., Fairfield. The streaming link is: https://youtu.be/ pc3veGOoAug. Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. April 15, 2021, at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church, 2700 Dover Ave., Fairfield. The streaming link is: https:// youtu.be/OCxTXo9V5Oc. Burial will follow the funeral at noon at St. Alphonsus Catholic Cemetery, 1707 Union Ave., Fairfield. The Gomez Family would like to thank Alma Balontong, Vacaville Kaiser Emergency and ICU staff and NorthBay Emergency and ICU staff for the great care given to Jose. Arrangements under the care of Fairfield Funeral Home, 707-425-1041.
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Richard W. Brandon
April 30, 1936 — Feb. 15, 2021
R i c h a r d William Brandon Sr., husband, father, grandfather and greatgrandfather, has gone to rest on Feb. 15, 2021. He was born on April 30, 1936, in Danville, Virginia, the last son of the Rev. Matt Brandon and Percy Brandon. Richard was the youngest of eight children, Lula, Pattie, Louise, Jennie, Dora Jessie, Betty and Johnny. At the time of his passing, he was 84 years of age. After high school, Richard acquired several certifications and pursued a career as a Bio Tech Engineer at Mills-Peninsula Hospital in Burlingame, California. There he served faithfully for 31 years before he retired. Richard William Brandon Sr. and Cynthia Brandon were married for a little more than 18 years, and resided in Fairfield, California, until the day of his death. Richard was a loyal member of the Promise Land Worship Center where he served for over 19 years. In his spare time, Richard thoroughly enjoyed gardening, fishing,
landscaping, carpentry and playing checkers. Known as the ‘neighborhood handyman’, he was always willing to lend a helping hand. Surviving family members are his wife, Cynthia Brandon; daughter, Suzette Washington; son, Richard W. Brandon Jr. (wife, Sabrina); daughter, Dina Brandon (husband, Adam); stepchildren, Kiana Hill, Tameka Turner (husband, Jensen), Tajuana Hill and Naqwanda Taylor (husband, Tyrone); nine grandchildren; four greatgrandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by all of his siblings. Because of the Covid-19 gathering restrictions and per Richard’s wishes, a memorial service will not be held. However, a video tribute which celebrates his life will be made available to family. Arrangements have been made for Richard’s ashes to be scattered in the Rose Garden of Skyview Memorial Lawn in Vallejo, California.
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FAIRFIELD — Eastbound Interstate 80 at Red Top Road will be closed two consecutive nights starting Monday and westbound I-80 at the Interstate 680 connector ramp will be closed three consecutive nights starting Wednesday due to ongoing work on the Interstate 80/Interstate 680/Highway 12 Interchange project. The freeway will be closed from 9 p.m. each night until 5 a.m. each day. Detours will be posted, the state Department of Transportation announced. Eastbound lanes will be closed overnight from late Monday to early Tuesday, and overnight from late Tuesday
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Edward Biggs Sr.
their own dream of playing professional baseball by being a respected voice to baseball scouts throughout the nation. Ed was married to Charlotte (Killam) Biggs for nearly 56 years before divorcing in 2009. They had one son, Edward F. Biggs Jr. (Kathleen); five grandchildren, Brenna (Wayne) Repard, Brittany Biggs, Coleman (Lacy) Biggs, Casey (Jennifer) Biggs, Blaine (Kailyn) Biggs; and soon to be eight great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews. Eddie was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Molly; and his granddaughter, Brittany. At the time of his death he was married to Loretta Scamarocius Fraser Biggs of Fairfield. Eddie will certainly be missed by all that knew him. A Celebration of Life in his honor will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, April 9, 2021, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 2075 Dover Ave., Fairfield, California.
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Committee to hear state, federal updates FAIRFIELD — The Solano County Legislative Committee will receive federal and state updates of local concerns during a virtual meeting set for 1:30 p.m. Monday. Supervisors John Vasquez and Erin Hannigan make up the committee. The public can join by calling 323-457-3408. The Conference ID is 70743-425-829#.
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through early Wednesday. Drivers traveling east on I-80 will need to exit Red Top Road onto Lopes Road, then back onto the eastbound I-80 on-ramp. Westbound lanes will be closed overnight from late Wednesday through early Thursday, late Thursday through early Friday, and late Friday through early Saturday. Drivers traveling west will need to enter onto the I-680 connector ramp, travel south to connect to Interstate 780 (Curtola Parkway) and back onto I-80 while the full three consecutive overnight closures are in place. All work is dependent on the weather. Motorists in the area should expect delays.
Virtual town hall on Highway 37 set April 15
Nov. 29, 1930 — March 8, 2021
Edward F. Biggs Sr. passed away peacefully on March 8, 2021, in Fairfield, California. Edward F. Biggs Sr. was born in Greenbrier, Arkansas, on Nov. 29, 1930, to Vera and Oscar Biggs. He was the second of five children, including Nell Biggs, Pat (George) Rycroft, Judy (Fred) Hintz and Molly Napier. Ed moved to California at the age of 10. He later attended El Cerrito High School where he excelled in baseball. After a short career in professional baseball, he worked as Sales Manager for Baroni French Baking Company before devoting his fulltime attention to Real Estate Development. His successful career in Real Estate spanned nearly 70 years. He never lost his desire to be involved in baseball. He coached many successful teams from little league all the way up to summer college leagues. He was instrumental in assisting numerous players realize
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VALLEJO—Avirtual town hall meeting to discuss the future of Highway 37 is planned April 15. T he meet ing, 6 to 7:30 p.m., will be hosted by state Sens. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, and Mike McGuire, dodd D-Santa Rosa. Others participating include officials from the state Department of Transportation, the
Metropolitan Transportation Commission and transportation agencies from Solano, Marin, Napa and Sonoma counties. Three coordinated planning efforts for improving Highway 37 will be discussed: n An Ultimate Resilient Sea Level Rise Design Alternatives Assessment focused on Highway 37 within Marin and Sonoma See Town, Page A6
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Slain Capitol Police officer, suspect took different paths to fatal DC encounter
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Parks & Rec panel to consider budget plans VACAVILLE — The annual operations budget and citywide capital improvement programs will come before the city Parks and Recreation Commission when it meets at 6 p.m. Wednesday. The virtual meeting can be joined by calling 877-853-5257 or 888-475-4499. The Webinar ID is 951 7182 4550. The password is 367772. To request to comment, press *9. Recreation Coordinator Kristin Milliken will make a presentation on the Recreation Expo, special events and cultural arts, with another item set for 2021 special events such as the Creekwalk Concert Series and Fourth of July fireworks.
Tribune Content Agency The suspect was a onetime college jock whose troubling recent behavior included bizarre social media posts and rampant paranoia. The victim was an 18-year veteran of the U.S. Capitol Police, a familiar and friendly figure inside the Washington, D.C., landmark. Details emerged Saturday about the disparate lives of knife-wielding Noah Green, 25, killed after slamming his car into a security barricade outside the Capitol one day earlier, and highlyregarded Officer William “Billy” Evans. “Always either a kind word or a good morning,” recalled Washingtonbased CNN producer Kristin Wilson of the Massachusetts-born law enforcer, survived by his mom and two kids. “Just a really pleasant guy. Never an unkind word.” Green, a former college football player, struggled with mental health issues in his final years. His brother Brendan told the Washington Post that his younger sibling grew increasingly paranoid, threatening suicide and asking for help in a recent teary phone call.
Zoning admin considers storage permit FAIRFIELD — The Solano County zoning administrator will consider a use permit application Thursday to add a 5,000-square-foot storage facility on English Hills Road. The structure would replace five storage containers and a smaller structure that were damaged in the LNU Lightning Complex Fire. The property is at 7546 English Hills Road, about 2.3 miles northwest of Vacaville in a rural residential zone. The planning staff recommends approval. The administrator will hold the telephonic public hearing at 10 a.m. To join the meeting, call 1-877-4119748. The access code is 6208644.
Solano From Page A3 in Benicia (894) or the unincorporated area of the county (100). There were no new Covid-related deaths in Friday’s update, a number that has been holding at 197, while the active cases continue to climb, from 329 Thursday to 332 Friday, the county reported. While Matyas is not happy with the 6.5% seven-day positivity rate, it was down slightly from 6.6% Thursday. The intensive care unit capacity rose to 34%. The number of individuals who have been tested increased by 803 to 192,141 while the total number of tests administered went from 290,616 Thursday to 292,084 Friday. The state also announced that it will be distributing vaccine through Blue Cross, a third-party proposal that originally was met with
concern by counties. However, the state has assured local jurisdictions that they will keep local control over vaccination clinics. The worry was that the clinics would be open to anyone from anywhere, which could delay or deprive some Solano County residents from getting their immunizations. Solano County does not report case updates on weekends. The next update is scheduled Monday afternoon. Most people who have the disease experience only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. Some people, especially older adults and those with underlying health problems, experience more severe illness such as pneumonia and at times, death. The vast majority of people recover. The World Health Organization reports people with mild illness recover in about two weeks, while those with more severe illness may take three to six weeks to recover.
Law enforcement investigate the scene after a vehicle charged a barricade at the U.S. Capitol, Friday. Plagued by hallucinations, heart palpitations and headaches, he moved into Brendan’s Virginia apartment about two weeks before taking his car for one final, fatal ride. Noah’s “mind didn’t seem right,” his brother told the Post, recounting his sibling’s suspicions of people breaking into his apartment and claims that he was dosed with Xanax by former football teammates at Christopher Newport University. On the night before his death, Noah Green became violently ill in his brother’s apartment and later sent Brendan a disturbing text. “I’m sorry but I’m just going to go and live and be homeless,” read the text, recounted in the Post. “Thank you for everything you’ve done. I looked up to
you when I was a kid. You inspired me a lot.” Noah Green had lived in Indianapolis before a trip to Africa earlier this year. His Facebook page listed Green as a follower of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan and he signed off on some posts as “Brother X.” He was born in Fairlea, West Virginia, and left behind seven sisters and two brothers. College football teammate Andre Toran, a features writer with the Louisville Courier-Journal, recalled him as a quiet guy and a solid teammate before Green’s behavior became increasingly odd. “To be honest these past few years have been tough, and these past few months have been tougher,” Green wrote in one social media
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VALLEJO — A motorcyclist was killed in a crash Friday night, the city’s fifth fatal vehicular incident of the year. Police responded at approximately 5:36 p.m. to the report of a motorcycle vs. vehicle traffic collision on the 1400 block of Enterprise Street. Officers who arrived there found a 31-year-old Vallejo man in critical condition. Medical personnel responded to the scene, attempted life-saving
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counties between U.S. 101 and Highway 121. n A Comprehensive Multimodal Corridor Plan to identify goals, corridor needs and challenges, and project priorities for various modes of travel to inform decision-making and future funding. n A corridor-wide effort known as the Planning and Environmental Linkage to identify and narrow the range of alter-
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post captured by the online tracking group SITE. “I have been tried with some of the biggest, unimaginable tests in my life. I am currently now unemployed after I left my job partly due to afflictions, but ultimately, in search of a spiritual journey.” Another report cited a December name change petition filed with an Indiana court, with the slain man seeking to change his name from Noah Ricardo Green to Noah Zaeem Muhammad. Evans, survived by his mom Janice and kids Logan and Abigail, served with the Capitol Police for nearly two decades. He was assigned to the department’s First Responder’s Unit. The native of North Adams, Massachusetts, graduated from Western New England University in 2002 before moving to Virginia and landed his Capitol police job on March 7, 2003. “He was held in high regard by the force and Capitol staff,” said Terrance Gainer, the Capitol Police chief when Evans was hired. “The officers are crushed, their resilience stretched.”
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VALLEJO — Overnight road repairs and lane closures are scheduled midweek at the Highways 37 and 29 interchange. Work crews will natives to be advanced for environmental review and construction. A planning and environmental meeting is set May 26.
replace existing bridge expansion joints. The work is scheduled between 7 p.m. Wednesday and 6 a.m. Thursday. At least one lane in each direction will remain open at all times. T ra ff ic delays are expected. A sur vey for public input is available at www.Resilient 37.org/questionaire. For more information, visit www.Resilient37.org.
measures and transported the motorcyclist to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead by hospital staff, according to a press release issued Saturday. Preliminary reports indicate the motorcyclist was driving westbound on Enterprise Street when he collided with a
second vehicle, driven by a 22-year-old American Canyon man. That driver did not suffer any injuries and is cooperative with the investigation, police report. The identity of the motorcyclist was withheld pending notification of next of kin by the Solano County Coroner’s Office,
police report. The circumstances and factors involving the collision are being investigated by the Vallejo Police Department Traffic Division. Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call Officer Kenneth E. Trimble at 648-4011.
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half-century ago, I was the editor of a small daily newspaper in Northern California and one of my reporters dug up a terrific story. He learned that that the county’s Board of Supervisors had privately compelled the county’s sheriff to receive alcoholism treatment by threatening to take away some of his administrative powers. The sheriff’s excessive drinking habits were well known to courthouse insiders and he had crashed at least one county vehicle while driving drunk, although it had been covered up. We published the story on Dan Walters the front page and it touched off a public firestorm. However, the popular ire was not directed at the errant sheriff, but rather at the newspaper and me for, it was said, besmirching the character of a very popular local figure. The outcry underscored the bifurcated nature of California sheriffs – simultaneously badge-carrying, gun-toting law cops and elected political officeholders. Those twin roles have always been a little incongruent but in blue California, where demands for fundamental changes in criminal justice are strong, elected sheriffs are feeling the heat. Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva and the county’s Board of Supervisors are engaged in open political warfare. The board voted 3-2 last November to explore options for removing Villanueva with proponents citing his lack of accountability, such as refusing to cooperate with outside investigations of his department. Two months later, Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced that the state Department of Justice was investigating the Los Angeles sheriff’s office. “The California Department of Justice investigation comes on the heels of allegations of excessive force, retaliation, and other misconduct, as well as a number of recent reported incidents involving LASD management and personnel,” Becerra’s announcement said. Four hundred miles to the north, Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones is also feeling political heat not only for his managerial policies, including resistance to outside oversight, but because he was an outspoken supporter of former President Donald Trump and tried to unseat a Democratic congressman, irritating other local politicians. Next door, in Placer County, Sheriff Devon Bell is sparring with public health officials over suggesting that a man may have died from a Covid-19 vaccination, feeding fears among anti-vaccination activists. The Sacramento Bee revealed last week that Bell had spurned advice from health officials when he made his announcement in January, acting in his capacity as the county’s coroner as well as sheriff. It was later confirmed that the victim had contracted Covid-19 before being vaccinated. A number of California sheriffs are also coroners, which has been a flashpoint for criminal justice reformers, saying that they cannot objectively evaluate those who die at the hands of police. The debate over sheriffs’ twin status as cops and politicians has reached the Capitol in Senate Bill 271, which would repeal a 32-year-old law requiring elected sheriffs to be certificated law enforcement officers and thus allow just about anyone to seek the office. Sen. Scott Wiener, a San Francisco Democrat who is carrying the measure with support from criminal justice reform advocates, says, “sheriffs are effectively insulated from political accountability and are only accountable to the law enforcement officers who are authorized to challenge their re-election. As a result, various sheriffs have aggressively cooperated with ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) to facilitate deportations, have ignored and refused to endorse Covid public health orders, and have failed to be responsive to community demands for police and jail reform.” The California State Sheriffs’ Association denounces SB 271 as “dangerous and reckless to both communities and peace officers.” The outcome of Wiener’s bill will reveal just where sheriffs stand in 21st century California. CALmatters is a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California’s state Capitol works and why it matters. For more columns by Dan Walters, go to calmatters.org/commentary.
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Fix congestion at Peabody-Elmira roads I would like to see the city of Vacaville do something about the vehicle congestion at Peabody and Elmira roads where Peet’s Coffee is located. I have seen several accidents happen at that intersection because of the vehicles lined up in the turn lane waiting to enter into Peet’s Coffee. Don’t get this wrong: I am not against Peet’s being in business at that location, but there must be a better way to direct vehicles into that location rather than have them stack up in the traffic lanes. Andrew Moothart Vacaville
Homeless student kicked out of Laurel Creek I am a single parent who lost his housing due to Covid-19. As me and my daughter tries to find permanent housing, Laurel Creek Elementary School unenrolled my daughter. They didn’t even faze into school yet. She attended Laurel Creek since the first grade. My job is still in Fairfield and they still kicked her out. Rashaan Johnson Fairfield
Props for Petero I am so happy to see Ana Petero standing up for minority and disenfranchised students in the Fairfield-Suisun School District. Many times these students are forgotten. It is real easy to say you care about these students, but taking action is what counts. Ana has shown the courage to give a voice to this population. Too bad the rest of the school board is trying to drown her out. Linda Monnett Fairfield
Hunt is right person for the job Curtis Hunt is the right man, in the right place, at the right time. He is a man of great integrity, knowledge and experience. He has my full support and definitely my vote. Mr. Hunt volunteered his time to attend meetings with residents of the Golf Course Closure Task Force that was formed in Leisure Town when the Green Tree Golf Course closed. He attended our meetings when we asked, answered our questions, gave us political advice and explained the process for planning new developments within the city government. These were things that I knew nothing about at the time and I so appreciated his willingness to answer all of our many questions. We should all be thrilled that he is willing to serve his city again during this critical time for District 2 residents and our city as a whole. And by the way, Mr. Hunt has no desire to defund the police. Those rumors and signs are not only in poor taste, but they are not true. We all need Police and Fire departments that are top-notch. However, we also deserve to have parks, working water and sewage systems, well-maintained
roads and all the other things that Vacavillians have come to love as part of the quality of life in Vacaville. Curtis Hunt is exactly the right person to serve on the City Council now. Our city needs him. Lynn Upchurch Vacaville
School board president needs to answer questions After watching the March 25 Fairfield-Suisun School District board meeting, Ana Petero deserves a hard-earned drink. She’s asking the board legitimate questions about spending practices and Board President Jonathan Richardson scolded her over her clarifying questions. As a parent and taxpayer, it’s frustrating that she’s asking the questions that need to be answered while the rest of the board seems happy to waste money. At least she cares about where the money is going. President Richardson should answer her questions and be respectful when he does answer her. Voters will remember this when it’s time for elections.
American people.” These proposed changes explicitly erode mail delivery services and make the U.S. Postal Service worse at a higher cost to the American people. This appears as typical Republican manipulation to diminish an overarching government agency that the public relies upon for daily service, and seems like a blatant attempt to set the stage to privatize the U.S. Postal Service. Why has Mr. DeJoy not yet been fired by President Joe Biden? Barbara Pisching Suisun City
Orderly growth group supports Hunt
The Solano County Orderly Growth Committee endorses Curtis Hunt for the District 2 seat on the Vacaville City Council. This special election will take place May 4. Curtis has a long record of public service, including being on the Vacaville City Council from 2007 to 2018. Before that, he was on the Community Services Commission from 2002 to 2006. His career included 11 years as a grant writer and civilian employee for the Fairfield Police Department and then many years in management Eric Campbell with the Fairfield Community Fairfield Services Department. So he has experience in city government not only as a policymaker but also as an employee and manager. Curtis is known for his ability to thoughtfully work in the best interests of the community. He also Jack Batson’s “On the Left” supports values important to our opinion piece March 29 clearly organization, including the buffer documents that “America is Great” zone between Fairfield and Vacaville and the world is a better place and the urban growth boundary that because the U.S. government and keeps Vacaville from expanding its American private industry historicity limits without voter approval. cally have worked as a team for the Curtis told us he is concerned good of all. That team has helped about growth, particularly east of liberate millions from repression and Leisure Town, a portion of Vacaville American capitalism has relieved he will represent. His district millions from extreme poverty. includes all or portions of the area Should we positively use this around Leisure Town Road, Elmira government/private collaboration to Road, Orange Drive, Marshall Road continue making the world a better and Vanden Road. place by positively addressing the Curtis is proud of Vacaville’s many disparities and tribulations record with electric cars, commentthat remain to be corrected? Or ing that Vacaville is known as should we continue the current “Voltageville” because of its leadernegative practice of declaring one ship in using electric vehicles. He side to have all the correct answers supports requiring quick-charge and the other side to be totally evil? stations for all new commerFloyd Gripman cial development. Fairfield Curtis will listen and work cooperatively with others to solve problems facing Vacaville, like sheltering the houseless. He favors an approach that will quickly get people off the streets and into permanent housing. For all these reasons, the Solano County Orderly Growth Committee I want to understand what Postis proud to endorse Curtis, who we master General Louis DeJoy, call “the good government candiappointed by former President date,” but particularly for his support Donald Trump, proposes to do to for environmental issues. improve the U.S. Postal Service, but Our organization was established it’s confusing and contradictory. in 1984 to stop the development of a He presents a 10-year plan to first new town, Manzanita, which would slow the mail delivery by five days, have been between Winters and shift airmail to ground mail for more Vacaville. We are focused on orderly reliability, increase the first-class growth, directing development into mail postage rates to a yet unknown our cities and protecting our farmcost and reduce open hours of each land and open space from urban post office in order to save money. development. We support urban Mr. DeJoy professes that these growth boundaries and separators changes will “ward off eroding between our communities. service” and make the postal services more reliable. He is making Duane Kromm, treasurer and these changes because he promises retired Solano County supervisor to “deliver affordable service to the Fairfield
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For the first time in eight decades, fewer than 50% of Americans say they belong to a church, synagogue or mosque amid an ongoing steep decline in religious attendance, according to a new biannual Gallup poll. Gallup first began polling Americans on church membership in 1937. In the six decades that followed, between 68% and 76% of Americans said they belonged to a place of worship. Then, at the turn of the century, a persistent decline in religious membership began – and has continued for 20 years. More than 6,000 Americans were polled in the latest Gallup poll, and 47% now say they are a member of a church, synagogue or mosque. It’s the first time the percentage dipped below 50% since Gallup was founded in 1935. About 70% of Americans identify as Christian, the Pew Research Center found. About 2% of Americans identify as Jewish and nearly 1% are Muslim. Those represent the largest religious groups in the United States. The decline in membership coincides with an increase in the
’d like to take this cides with the season opportunity to wish of spring, when we see everyone a very visible signs of new blessed and Happy life springing up all Easter from me and all around, in budding at Grace Episcopal leaves and blooming Church. flowers. These signs Many Christians of new life in nature call Easter “Resurbring joy and gratitude rection Sunday,” as we Karen Freeman for the beautiful cycle celebrate Jesus rising of life in the world. Religious view from death – a victory And we need this that paved the way for us to refreshment, after all we new life in Christ. have experienced together We believe in life after as a consequence of the death – in eternal life, which Covid-19 pandemic. in fact begins now, when we When we make the decilive through faith in Jesus. sion to trust in what Jesus This hope lives deep within Christ accomplished through our souls and is affirmed by his death and resurrection, we the Bible – “If the spirit of have a sure and certain hope him who raised Jesus from in our own resurrection to the dead dwells in you, he eternal life through Christ. who raised Christ Jesus from Our bodies here on Earth the dead will also give life to are perishable – we know your mortal bodies through that only too well. The death his spirit who dwells in you.” of our loved ones and the (Romans 8:11) thought of our own death is so hard to bear. For those of us living in When I consider the death the Northern Hemisphere, and resurrection of Jesus Resurrection Sunday coin-
Christ, I find peace as I reflect on the Bible’s affirmations in the New Testament that when we die, we, too, will be raised from the dead into new, imperishable bodies. That kind of hope and peace helps me to cope with the trials of this life, and keeps me focused on helping others. The new life we find in Christ changes the direction in which we live, as we want to follow Christ by living a life of loving service in our communities. If you want to travel this kind of journey with others in a church that is fully inclusive, I invite you to get in touch. May the risen Christ encourage a desire within each of us for new life. The Rev. Karen Freeman is priest in charge at Grace Episcopal Church in Fairfield. She may be contacted by email at gracechurch fairfield@gmail.com or through the church website, gracechurchfairfield.org.
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number of Americans who do not identify with a particular religion, according to Gallup. In the past three years, about 21% of Americans say they do not have a religious preference. This is a sharp increase from the 8% mark from 1998 to 2000. There is also a decline in church membership among U.S. adults who are religious. From 1998 to 2000, about 73% of Americans who have a religious preference went to church, but that number has dropped to 60%, according to Gallup. “Church attendance is the first thing that goes, then belonging and finally belief – in that order. Belief goes last,” Ryan Burge, a political scientist at Eastern Illinois University and a Baptist minister, told Religion News. Gallup’s poll was based on telephone interviews conducted 2018-20, with a random sample of 6,117 adults, aged 18 and older, living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. For results based on the total sample of national adults, the margin of sampling error is plus or minus 2 percentage points at the 95% confidence level.
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ear friend John Takeuchi wrote a column for The Tax Watchers which published Feb. 12 in the Daily Republic. The title is “1984 is here.” It is about the conquest of the United States by Marxism. It is not political. The truths in John’s column are so apparent that I am going to do my best to get it into the hands of every family in America. It’s possible. We have the information and communication system to do it. I think it’s a matter of gritting our teeth and just doing it. John’s column resonated with me because I have been getting more and more angry with the direction our country is taking. I do not believe in partisan politics. They tend to reflect the wishes of party leadership and not the wishes of the people. I am an “original intent” citizen. I believe our continued existence as a nation depends on adhering to the principles of the Constitution, the law. The law as created by our Founders, not law that has been, and will be, created by some judge or legislation that overrides the constitutional law. I am committed as a citizen to restore our nation as our Founders envisioned it. Whatever it takes. I don’t have much time. Not so much in relation to the end of my life as to the ability of the people to regain control of its government, but I gotta try. A change in control of the House and Senate really doesn’t mean anything – just more of the same. Conservative or liberal doesn’t matter, either. Less complicated and more direct, the Declaration of Independence along with the Bill of Rights best describe the fundamental principles of our country. We are endowed by our creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. I started out early in life as a teenager with nothing. I was given the opportunity to achieve or fail and learn from my failures. It could’ve been better. But all in all, I have lived a pretty See Bass, Page A11
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lease Cheek enjoys walking the green fa i r ways of a golf course. She took up the sport about four years ago, and while still learning the game and improving on her skills, she said “one of the best parts of golf for me is you’re outside, and the green, and you’re walking and it’s quiet.” “I love golfing,” she said. “I’m still learning, but I enjoy it.” Cheek almost sighs when she notes the quiet of the golf course, a sharp contrast to a life in which she is a businesswoman, president of the Black Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Solano County Board of Education. The varied responsibilities of each are challenging in their own right, but with the added pressures of Covid-19, Cheek has had to find ways to adapt and even repurpose her missions. That started with her construction business, Important Details Inc., which she started in 2014. “In the past, we did do renovations and built office space, and residential,” Cheek said. But as the pandemic hit, the opportunities and contracts began to dry up, perhaps more so for minority-owned businesses that do not have the same industry connections. Cheek However, noticed that there was a gap beginning to widen in the sector. So she fell back on her 25 years of human resource experience at the University of California, San Francisco,
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Elease Cheek is the president of the Solano Black Chamber of Commerce, a trustee on the Solano County Board of Education, sits on the Commission for Women and Girls of Solano County and owns her own business. and pivoted her company toward personnel development within the construction industry. Part of that was just training staff on the custodial needs of the pandemic, but more recently she is focusing on future labor for the industry. “I’m working with high school students now, 11th- and 12thgraders, and providing some intern opportunities,” Cheek said. She has placed 63 students since October. “They (the students) let me know what kind of work they are interested in and I provide them opportunities to work with people in that (field of interest) for a couple of weeks,” she said. Cheek said sometimes the students find their choices were right
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well as six grandchildren. She is eager to get some of them onto the golf course, even if that means less quiet. Cheek holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration, work on which she started at California State University, San Francisco, and finished at St. Mary’s College of California. She also earned her master’s in organizational leadership and coaching at St. Mary’s. Her business experiences dovetail into her work with the chamber, where she has found that while there may have been an emphasis on
helping minority-owned businesses during the pandemic, businesses owned by African-Americans did not share as much in the governmentfunded assistance. Just as she works to build a network for student opportunities, she wants to do the same for Black business owners. But part of that meant bringing in more expertise into the chamber, such as accounting and legal skills, to assist those business owners. She also hopes to build a better connection with See Cheek, Page A11
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vaccine to Nelson Navarro, 69, March 26. Three Glendale City Fire rescue ambulances began the city’s first in-home vaccination program for homebound Glendale seniors.
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quick jab, and the gates of freedom opened. “You mean I can actually go out?” said Lillian “Lili” Shaw, not just a little awestruck, after getting the Covid-19 vaccine in the dining room of her Glendale home. “I’ve been stuck for a year in this prison.” Frail from advanced age and severe arthritis, among other ailments, Shaw stayed shut up during the pandemic. A caregiver brought her groceries. Friends didn’t or couldn’t visit. She was scared to get the vaccine, and her daughter advised her not to because of her health problems. But waking up every day alone, “‘I’m going cuckoo,’” she told herself. “‘I have lost it.’” When a local firefighter who visits Shaw regularly suggested she get vaccinated, she relented. She didn’t even have to go anywhere – they’d bring the dose to her. On Friday, the Glendale Fire Department and Glendale Memorial Hospital co-launched a pilot program to vaccinate homebound seniors living in the Jewel City. Shaw was one of the first to receive a dose. The program is one of several grass-roots initiatives that have sprung up in recent weeks to bring shots to those too sick to leave home, a vulnerable population that some fear is being left behind even as vaccine access rapidly expands. When vaccines started rolling out late last year, seniors and nursing home residents were among the first in line. Los Angeles County opened up access to those 65 and older in mid-January. But those who couldn’t leave the house easily – or at all – weren’t able to zip down to their doctor’s office or brave the daunting lines at Dodger Stadium. That means many people like Shaw aren’t among the more than 70% of Californians over 65 who have received at least one vaccine dose, although they might be at the highest risk of dying from the virus. Officials appear to be playing catch-up. On March 23, the L.A. County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to direct Los Angeles County’s Department of Public Health to come up with a strategy to reach the homebound, with a focus on seniors. Supervisor Hilda Solis, who spearheaded the initiative, called them “an often silent and forgotten group.” About 2 million older adults across the U.S. are confined to their homes, often due to illness. According to Solis, some
Cheek From Page A10 the cities so when a new business does start, it can be connected to the chamber for support. Perhaps nowhere more than in education did Cheeks see the regressive effects of Covid-19, but it is also where she speaks with the highest enthusiasm. “It was not a lost year,” she insists, though she admits many students likely have taken a step back. “Talking to students
220,000 county residents receive in-home support services, and 55,000 homebound seniors receive daily meals delivered to their homes through Meals on Wheels and similar programs. “These represent only a portion of those who are homebound,” she added. A day before the supervisors voted to pass the motion, county health officials said in an email that the department was working on a plan to vaccinate the homebound but declined to provide details. Blue Shield, which won a state contract to help with the vaccine rollout, said through a spokesperson that the county’s plan could launch in early April and would include dispatching the Los Angles Fire Department and other emergency workers to people’s homes. Many in the business of helping people – from hospitals to universities to public safety personnel – have stepped up to address the lingering disparity more quickly. One week before the Glendale team set out, USC’s Keck School of Medicine launched a similar initiative targeting patients throughout Los Angeles County and beyond. Keck geriatrician Dr. Laura Mosqueda, who heads the program, knew that many of her patients could not access the vaccine under the current system. When the Johnson & Johnson vaccine became available, Mosqueda thought it was time to act; the single dose would make a logistically fraught process easier. Obstacles remain, however: Traffic is quickly bouncing back to levels only L.A. can serve up, and patients’ aggressive dogs don’t always welcome the medical teams. But the manifold benefits outweigh all that, she said. “It’s wonderful, because people will be protected from dying of a horrible disease or becoming very, very ill from a horrible disease, but also for people now to be able to safely see family and friends is just huge,” she said. “We know that social isolation and loneliness is a huge risk factor for chronic illness with older adults.” That was the case for Dorothy Rusch, who got a shot at her Pasadena home March 20, which happened to be her 101st birthday. Prone to bad cases of bronchitis, Rusch, who uses a wheelchair, hasn’t been able to see her friends at the local library or meet up with her women’s Chabad group for months. Getting the vaccine, “did her heart good, it lifted her spirits,” her daughter Miriam Rusch said. A team from UCLA Health
and interacting with students via (the internet), the first thing that we realized was there was a large group of students who didn’t have access,” Cheek said. That challenge, and others, she said, have forced schools to develop different kinds of partnerships and to improve efficiencies. “It has been unfortunate, but it has given us an opportunity to regroup and lift the lid on so many things,” Cheek said. She also believes as schools open, there will be a greater awareness and
began vaccinating patients in late January, several weeks before a single-dose option was available. It took the program a breakneck five days to get off the ground, from the first meeting to planning to execution, according to Dr. Sun Yoo, who is heading the effort. They tried to find a program to model their own on, but none seemed to exist. On Thursday, Yoo and nurse practitioner Virginia Galan-Burns trekked to Barry Morrow’s Venice apartment, armed with a red cooler. Inside was a single dose of Moderna vaccine, ready to be administered. They’d circle back in a month to give him the second dose. Morrow, 59, suffers from diabetes, sleep apnea and a host of other illnesses that limit his mobility. Every day a nurse stops by to wrap his swollen feet. When his primary care doctor said he wanted to have the UCLA team give him the vaccine, he said he had to check with his family first. “They think it might help me,” he said. “Being a higher risk – you know, I’m not normal anymore.” Morrow sat on a red motorized scooter, and Galan-Burns deftly jabbed his left arm. He said he didn’t feel anything and spent the 15-minute observation period joking and reminiscing about his younger, more agile days spent hanging out at the beach and playing sports. Even as the homebound vaccination programs and tentative governmental progress are bringing an infusion of hope, some lament the length of time it’s taken to shine a light on the issue. “Isn’t it sad that we are at the end of March, and this is being prioritized now, like three months after we’ve had vaccines?” asked Dr. Carla Perissinotto, associate chief for geriatrics clinical programs at UCSF. “Unfortunately, the process has been a little bit slow in terms of thinking about who’s the priority, and who doesn’t have a voice.” Perissinotto recently launched her own in-home vaccination program in the Bay Area. Initially lacking mobile refrigeration, she knew time was of the essence for her team to get shots into arms once a vaccine vial was cracked open. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is stable at room temperature for two hours. In a place like San Francisco, precious time can be wasted circling the block looking for parking. Administering two doses took her two hours, she said. “That is a huge amount of staff time and provider time,” she said.
respect for teachers – not only by the students eager to get back to the classroom, but by parents and administrators, too. At the same time, Cheek said, teachers have had to adapt and she fully expects to see the way they teach and the curriculum they use will be heightened by what they learned through distance-learning. But Cheek also sees the experience as a great way to give students a greater voice in what they need and want from the education system, and she is working with stu-
dents to help them find those voices. “I think learning is going to be different. I think they are going to be more engaged,” Cheek said. She also hopes the Covid-19 experience will show where there are funding gaps, and she expects there will be more funding available, with a clearer understanding of where that money needs to be spent so those gaps get filled. “I think students are going to have to catch up . . . but I think we are going to be successful,” Cheek said.
oneliness and social isolation are common concerns for the elderly but the threat of Covid-19 has amplified this concern, as nursing home visiting rules and self-imposed isolation designed to protect older adults have cut them off from family and friends. It is a particularly difficult time for those with dementia and their caregivers who struggle to find the balance between keeping their loved one safe from the virus while avoiding extreme isolation, which might exacerbate their symptoms. There are legitimate concerns about how vulnerable elderly dementia patients are to the Covid-19 virus. People with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia may forget to wash their hands, wear a mask or may wander into crowded scenarios. They simply may not remember there is a pandemic that requires following certain precautions. Of more concern, however, are recent studies showing that the ongoing lack of social connections is contributing to a worsening of symptoms for dementia patients. It is a public health crisis as we see even people with minor memory issues worsening and being diagnosed with dementia. There are signs that caregivers should watch for that can indicate a problem in their loved one with dementia. Caregivers should keep an eye on increased agitation, memory loss, confusion, problems with communication or suddenly no longer communicating (not talking).
Bass From Page A10 successful life. It could only have happened here in the United States. I want my family and every young American to have the same chances that I had. A society of dependence and planned ignorance is making the prospects of personal success less and less possible. Just as that is true, I believe it is possible to make and implement a plan which will restore America to the Founders’ values. I have drafted a rough outline of a plan which would counter
Rubi Ali Fit after 50 And focus on helping your loved one through the pandemic by keeping regular routines, taking walks and socializing in a safe manner, for example, wearing masks outdoors. By all means, get your loved one vaccinated against Covid-19. There are also ways to help those with dementia remember the precautions needed to avoid Covid-19: • Consider placing signs in the bathroom and elsewhere to remind people with dementia to wash their hands with soap for 20 seconds. • Demonstrate thorough hand-washing. • Alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol can be a quick alternative to hand-washing if the person with dementia cannot get to a sink or wash his/her hands easily. • Ask your pharmacist or doctor about filling prescriptions for a greater number of days to reduce trips to the pharmacy. Caregivers should also be mindful of maintaining their own good physical and mental health during the pandemic. Make sure to eat and sleep well, and participate in fun activities. Reach out to family and friends for help so that you are not overwhelmed. Take a break now and then by having a backup caregiver step in. Dr. Ruby Ali is a neurologist with NorthBay Healthcare. the planned destruction into which we are being directed. Well, I’m not sure I can get it done, but I am sure that we can wait no longer. Unless someone fights to save our nation now, it will be too late and we will be a constitutional democratic republic no longer. Along with our movement into “history,” those rights which the Founders thought to be inalienable will be no more. It will be gone for our children and grandchildren. Murray Bass of Fairfield can be reached at 720-5139 or mzb602@gmail.com.
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burglary, 2000 block of DOVER AVENUE 6:51 p.m. — Hit-and-run property damage, HEATH DRIVE 7:38 p.m. — Shooting into a dwelling, 800 block of EAST TRAVIS BOULEVARD 7:51 p.m. — Fight with a weapon, 400 block of GREAT JONES STREET 9:01 p.m. — Battery, 1900 block of GRANDE CIRCLE 10:02 p.m. — Hit-and-run property damage, 3300 block of NORTH TEXAS STREET 10:32 p.m. — Trespassing, 1500 block of PHOENIX DRIVE 10:48 p.m. — Battery, 2100 block of HARTE PLACE
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Egypt parades trove of ancient royal mummies Tribune Content Agency Egypt on Saturday paraded 22 ancient royal mummies along the streets of Cairo, as the country hopes to draw global attention to its rich wealth of antiquities. The parade marked the transfer of the mummies from their long residence at the Egyptian Museum in iconic Tahrir Square in central Cairo to a new Cairo museum in the historic area of al-Fustat. Authorities temporarily closed the roads used by the procession, dubbed the “Pharaohs’ Golden Parade” to allow for smooth transfer of the
mummies in a city noted for usual traffic snarls. The mummies of 18 pharaonic kings and four queens were carried onto gold-colored, ancientEgyptian-styled carriages. The mummies were placed inside special containers filled with nitrogen to protect them during the parade broadcast live on different Egyptian television stations, said antiquity officials. Each cart was emblazoned with the name of the royal it carried. The mummies included that of Rameses II, one of the country’s most powerful ancient rulers.
Council: Fairfield From Page One existing litigation. The council, which will convene as the housing authority as well, is scheduled to consider a resolution that would modify the application procedures and guidelines concerning commercial cannabis permits, and introduce an ordinance that would set attendance requirements for Planning Commission members. The council is also scheduled to take public comment on various economic development subsidies that have already been approved. The opportunity for comment is a statutory requirement the city is now fulfilling. Reports were completed on each subsidy. The subsidies had been awarded to: n Canon Station LLC: A loan in the amount of about $1.55 million to develop Canon Station Development in northeast Fairfield. The loan is made at 3.5% annual interest and must be repaid by April 1, 2022. n MRO Integrated Solutions LLC (MROIS): Beginning March 19, 2015, and ending March 31, 2018,
the city rebated MROIS 50% of sales and use tax generated by MROIS for the first 18 months of the subsidy term. Thereafter, the city rebated to MROIS 50% of any amounts of sales and use tax above $750,000 in each fiscal year up to March 31, 2018. n Pellarin Enterprises: A loan in the amount of $411,255 at 5% annual interest. The city received $102,813 in interest payments, and the loan was paid in full Jan. 9, 2020. n S&S Tool and Supply Inc. doing business as S&S Supplies: Beginning April 16, 2014, and ending March 31, 2018, the city rebated S&S 50% of sales and use tax generated by S&S for the first 18 months of the subsidy term. Thereafter, the city rebated to S&S 50% of any amounts of sales and use tax above $750,000 in each fiscal year up to March 31, 2018. n Victor Ferrante doing business as Formaggi Di Ferrante: A loan in the amount of $125,000 to purchase equipment used in the manufacturing and distribution of cheese and cheese products. The economic subsidy was provided Jan. 23, 2015, and paid in full Oct. 14, 2020.
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Federal government considers 2 more SoCal sites to house migrant children Tribune Content Agency Federal authorities are considering the use of two more facilities in California to temporarily house the increasing number of unaccompanied migrant children arriving at the southernborderwithMexico. The Long Beach Convention Center could soon be tapped, said a source who was not authorized to speak publicly about the matter. And federal officials sent a request for the same purpose to use Camp Roberts, a California Army National Guard base inland along the central coast, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby confirmed in a briefing Thursday. The San Diego Convention Center, which had been used as a homeless shelter earlier during the pandemic, has been transformed into a temporary facility for teenage girls through mid-July. On its first day last week, 500 girls were expected to arrive. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said they would be tested for the coronavirus before leaving border facilities and again every three days after arrival to the convention center.
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The Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach. The depar tment declined to comment about the two latest facility requests. “HHS will notify state and local officials when a decision is made about the potential use of any temporary facility to accommodate unaccompanied children,” an agency spokesperson said. The Long Beach Post reported Thursday that migrant children could be housed in the convention center’s 45,000-square-foot arena. Federal agents from the Homeland Security Department, which oversees border security, were seen visiting the center Wednesday afternoon. John Braun, assistant general manager of the center, declined to comment. City offi-
cials could not be reached Friday. Kirby, of the Pentagon, said the agency was analyzing the request but declined to confirm how many children could be housed at Camp Roberts. He said he wasn’t aware of any other requests from HHS for assistance with housing migrant children. “But clearly, we’re in constant communication with HHS,” he said. “If they desire to request additional use of (Department of Defense) installations, we will certainly entertain those requests going forward.” As of F riday, 13,359 children were in the custody of HHS’ Office of Refugee Resettlement after being transferred from Customs and Border Protection. The number
of children apprehended by Border Patrol has increased steadily over the last year. Last month, Border Patrol agents took custody of more than 18,800 unaccompanied children – significantly more than the previous one-month high of nearly 11,900 in May 2019, according to preliminary figures released to The Washington Post on Friday and confirmed by the Los Angeles Times. Customs and Border Protection, which oversees the Border Patrol, is required to transfer unaccompanied children in its custody to the Office of Refugee Resettlement within 72 hours. That process has been stymied as more children have been arriving daily than are able to be transferred out. Using temporary facilities such as convention centers and military bases is part of the Biden administration’s efforts to speed up the transfer of children out of Border Patrol custody, as the administration works through the lengthy process of increasing state-licensed facilities. Most of the temporary facilities that have opened are in Texas.
Caltrans: Projects in six Solano cities From Page One Military West at West Third Street. Work includes high-visibility crosswalks, advance yield limit lines, signage, rectangular rapid flash beacon systems, ADA ramps and bulb-outs, which are extensions to the curb located at intersections that create more pedestrian-friendly intersections. $249,900. n Dixon: Pedestrian crossing enhancements at East Mayes and Third/ Fourth streets; East A and North Fourth streets; South First and East C streets; North Fourth and East B streets; and South Seventh and East A streets. The work includes high-visibility crosswalks, striping, signage, rectangular rapid flash beacon systems, ADA ramps and bulb-outs. $250,000. n Rio Vista: Pedestrian crossing enhancements at 15 locations, including various nonsignalized
locations throughout the city. The work includes high-visibility crosswalks, striping, advance warning signs and ADA ramps. $250,000. n Suisun City: Traffic signal improvements at Main Street and Lotz Way; at five intersections on Sunset Avenue; and at five intersections on Walters Road. The work includes a protected leftturn phase, advanced dilemma zone detection, pedestrian median fencing and improved signal timing. $1,515,330. n Suisun City: Pedestrian crossing enhancements at Shoveller Drive and Golden Eye Way; Harrier Drive and the Dan O. Root Elementary School entrance; and Pintail and Crane drives. The work includes rectangular rapid flash beacons, high-visibility crosswalks, warning signs, curb extensions and ADA ramps. $249,800. n Vacaville: Replacing edgeline and centerline
striping segments among Monte Vista Avenue, Elmira Road, Vaca Valley Parkway, Browns Valley Road, Midway Road, Leisure Town Road, Marshall Road and Ulatis Drive. $188,200. n Vacaville: Pedestrian crossing enhancement at Alamo and Edgewood drives; East Monte Vista Avenue at the Nut Tree Complex; Alamo Drive between Grandview and Walnut drives and East Monte Vista Avenue between Nut Tree Road and the Interstate 80 westbound ramp intersection. Work includes high-visibility yellow crosswalk, advance crossing legends and markings, thermoplastic striping, signage, solar rectangular rapid flash beacon system, and advance rectangular rapid flash beacons. $296,200. n Vallejo: Road diet and crossing enhancements on Springs Road from Miller Avenue/Humboldt Street to Rollingwood Drive. Work includes
reducing travel lanes from four to three and adding two-way, left-turn and bike lanes. Installing crossing enhancements and rectangular rapid flash beacon system at various nonsignalized locations along roadway segment. $1,260,360. n Vallejo: Pedestrian crossing enhancements at Georgia Street at Rollingwood and Fernwood drives; Baywood Drive at Rollingwood and Fernwood drives; Daniels Avenue at Rodgers and Selfridge streets; Mini Drive at Whitney and Corcoran avenues; Cocoran Avenue at Arrowhead Drive; Ensign Avenue at Shasta, Mariposa and Highland streets; Nebraska Avenue at Shasta and Mariposa streets and midblock; Porter Street at Magazine Street; and Glen Cove Parkway at North Regatta Drive. Work includes high-visibility crosswalks, advance warning signs and ADA ramps. $249,700.
Tourist: Wind turbines also on agenda From Page One the policy was enacted, is only now getting back to the board. The presentation is scheduled for an afternoon session that begins at 2 p.m. The virtual meeting starts at 9 a.m. A closed session is scheduled between the two public sessions, during which the supervisors will be updated on labor negotiations and possible initiation of litigation on five unidentified matters. Also on the 2 p.m. agenda is a public hearing to consider an urgency inter im ordinance prohibiting new commercial wind turbine generators and wind farms in the unincorporated area of the county. The supervisors in the earlier session will hear an update on the return of federal earmarks for specific local projects and take part in a discussion on setting those priorities. To learn how to join and participate in the meeting, go to www.solanocounty.com, click on the Board of Supervisors link under the Department heading and go to the Board Meetings and
Agendas link. Directions are on the agenda. Short-term vacation rentals have been one of the most controversial topics in the county, often with opponents far outnumbering proponents because they have said the rentals disrupt the residential areas with what they have described as commercial business operations and party houses. That was the case during a recent Planning Commission consideration for a rental application in Green Valley Highlands. The matter stalled on a 2-2 vote by the commission. That example and others are listed in the staff report. Proponents have argued that the rentals are good for tourism, and particularly in areas such as Suisun Valley where agriculture tourism is a stated goal for the county’s economic development efforts. The staff report notes that the county has retained the services of an online subscription service known as Host Compliance to assist in the identification of shortterms rentals within the
unincorporated area and with the dissemination of compliance letters to the operators of shortterm rentals. Among the suggested amendments to the tourist home policy, the staff lists: n Amend the code to require life/safety issues be addressed rather than compliance with all building and fire codes prior to rental. n Establish an annual operational permit or registration program for short-term rentals separate from the land use entitlement permit and require it to be maintained valid as a condition of land entitlement permits. n Add a requirement for the short-term rental operator to provide a county-approved “Tenant Notification Sheet” / “Good Neighbor Brochure” to each renter prior to the rental period. n Require the shortterm rental operator to have signage with the contact information for a third-party complaint resolution service, if such a service is implemented by the Department of Resource Management to supplement the county’s complaint process. n Allow short-term
rentals in the Sandy Beach Road, Vallejo community by rezoning the RTC-6 zoning district to a new RTC designation that addresses the unique issues to this waterfront community. An application from the homeowner association is recommended to ensure all homeowners in the Sandy Beach neighborhood concur with the inclusion of this type of use. n Add additional rental terms, including a minimum of a three-day rental and a minimum age for the person renting the short-term rental. n Add “Right to Farm” language into all approvals and rental agreements. n Require enhanced noticing to neighbors that includes approximate time periods of renting and pertinent contact information for the owner/ property manager. n Require a nuisance bond that could be drawn upon as needed for cost recovery of county staff time spent responding to verified complaints. n Consider raising the transient occupancy tax comparable to the 23 California county average of 10%.
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Report: Facebook data on 533M users leaked The personal data of more than half a billion Facebook Inc. users were posted online for free on Saturday, Business Insider reported. The leak includes personal information on 533 million Facebook users, such as phone numbers, Facebook IDs, full names, locations, birth dates, bios and in some cases email addresses, the news site reported. Alon Gal, chief technology officer of cybercrime intelligence firm Hudson Rock, discovered the leaked data on Saturday, the publication said. Business Insider verified several records by matching known Facebook users’ phone numbers with the IDs listed, and confirmed other records by testing email addresses from the data set in Facebook’s password reset feature, which can be used to partially reveal a user’s phone number.
3 dead, 4 injured in shooting at house party WILMINGTON, N.C. — A shooting at a house party in Wilmington left three people dead and injured four others, according to police. The Wilmington Police Department said Saturday that it was investigating a shooting that took place just after midnight. Officers were sent to 718 Kidder St. after shots were fired, and on arrival discovered “a gunfight had erupted inside the home,” police said in a news release. Seven people were struck by gunfire, and three died. The four others are being treated at New Hanover Regional Medical Center, according to the release. Jessica Williams, a spokeswoman for the police department, said all four of the surviving victims were in stable condition. The overnight shooting happened on Wilmington’s Southside, about a half mile from Greenfield Lake. The home sits near the edge of an area dominated by small, single-story houses, with clusters of automobile and construction-oriented commercial buildings to the east and south. — Tribune Content Agency
Nearly 20 officials, family members arrested in alleged plot against Jordan’s King Abdullah II Tribune Content Agency AMMAN, Jordan — Authorities in Jordan on Saturday arrested a number of top officials and a royal family member, state news reported, in what appears to have been a thwarted attempted coup. There were also unconfirmed reports the former crown prince was under house arrest. The announcement was made by the staterun Petra News agency, quoting an unnamed official who said Sharif Hassan bin Zaid, a member of the royal family, and Bassem Awadallah, a prominent official who once ran the Royal Court, were arrested “for security reasons” along with “others” after “close monitoring.” “An investigation into the matter is ongoing,” said the source. The news comes as a shock in the desert kingdom, a close regional ally of the U.S. often lauded for its stability in a crisisridden neighborhood. Observers and activists on social media said the dragnet had also taken Prince Hamzah bin Hussein, one-time crown
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Jordanian King Abdullah II delivers a speech at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, Jan. 15, 2020. prince and stepbrother to Jordan’s King Abdullah II. The monarch replaced him with his eldest son, Hussein, four years into his rule. A 20-vehicle force was said to have raided Hamzah’s home in a suburb of West Amman, placed him under house arrest and detained members of his security detail, according to unconfirmed reports on social media. His head of office, Yasser Majali, was picked up after a heavily armed force burst into his rela-
Pope: Do not lose hope in coronavirus times Tribune Content Agency ROME — Pope Francis called on the faithful at the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday not to lose hope in the protracted coronavirus crisis. “In the hour of darkness when humanity is grappling with the pandemic and other ills, Christians need to take to heart the Easter message of the
angel not to be afraid,” the 84-year-old head of the Catholic Church said in St. Peter’s Basilica. One message of Easter, he said, is that it is always possible to start anew. Even from the shambles of human history, God has created something new. “From the rubble of our hearts,” the pope said, “God can create a work of art; from the ruined rem-
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nants of our humanity, God can prepare a new history.” “In these dark months of the pandemic . . . listen to the Risen Lord as He invites us to begin anew and never lose hope,” the pope said. About 200 faithful and clergy joined in the service. Only a limited number of people were allowed to attend as a precaution to prevent the spread of
the coronavirus. Christians commemorate the resurrection of Jesus during the Easter weekend. At the beginning of Saturday’s vigil service, the pontiff carried the Easter candle – the light of Christ - into the dark St Peter’s Basilica. For devout Christians, Easter is the most important feast in the church year.
tive’s home, according to Basma Al Majali, a family member who wrote of the incident on Twitter. “Communication was lost with them more than three hours ago,” she tweeted. Al Mamlaka News, a state-funded news broadcaster, denied Prince Hamzah had
been detained. Jordan’s 59-year-old king came to power after his father’s death in 1999. Since then, he has been a top U.S. ally, often allowing U.S. troops to stage operations from Jordanian territory and participating in the anti-Islamic State campaign.
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Study: ‘Cats’ worst bigbudget movie of past decade Daily Republic Staff
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FAIRFIELD — Tom Hooper’s 2019 remake of the musical “Cats” has been named the worst big-budget movie released over the past decade. The interactive guide, Lights, Camera, Traction, created by SlotsOnlineCanada, reveals which of the most poorly regarded movies deserve more recognition, and which fall flat. The conclusions are based on their popularity, profitability and critical reception. “Cats” came out as lower-rated and less profitable than other box office flops, including “Disaster Movie,” “The Room” and “Epic Movie.” “Cats” garnered the most annual online searches and holds a 76.3% similarity to the average Oscar-winning movie, based on income and interest. The analysis included assigning the top 20 Oscar-winning films and 20 films held in low regard over the past decade a score based on their box office returns, global search volume and IMDb rating, and seeing which movie fans are more likely to seek out year on year. “Cats” ranked 10th out of 20 of the films analyzed, below “Vampires Suck” and “The Emoji Movie.” The film failed to recoup its budget back at the global box office, the study said. It grossed $27.2 million in the United States and Canada, and $47.4 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $74.6 million against a See Cats, Page B2
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How to watch, what to know about Sunday’s ceremony Tribune Content Agency This year’s Screen Actors Guild Awards are following a very different script. The 2021 edition of the ceremony honoring acting achievements in film and television is pretaped and just an hour long as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the entertainment industry. Still, the recipients of the prestigious trophies will be announced Sunday night during an event that often proves to be a strong predictor for what to expect at the Oscars. Here’s everything you need to know about the 27th SAG Awards.
How to watch TNT and TBS will both air the SAG Awards, which begin at 9 p.m. ET Sunday. However, typical fanfare such as a red carpet show will not be taking place on either network ahead of the shortened show, which will only be half the length of a standard SAG Awards ceremony. The event was originally scheduled for Jan. 24, but settled on Sunday’s date after multiple postponements.
What will the ceremony look like The show, which does not have a host, will be broken down into awards presentations, speeches, an “In Memoriam” tribute and a few comedy segments, producers told Variety. Actors will find out beforehand whether they won their respective categories during pre-ceremony Zoom calls with their fellow nominees. That will allow winners to give acceptance speeches to air during See Awards, Page B2
ean Cherie and the Mare Island Art Studios are welcoming “small herds” to its first exhibit in a year. “The Horse Show Retrospective” pays homage to the equine with an emphasis on the horse that graced the Mare Island logo. Guests arriving at the studio will be greeted by Cherie’s artwork that includes a mare logo above the door, which features twisted black poles also done by Cherie. The logo and poles are both created from Styrofoam. Once inside the studios, guests will see more Styrofoam creations of horses as well as some of alabaster and ceramics. Her Styrofoam supply comes from studio neighbors who are working on projects. “Otherwise it would go to the garbage,” Cherie said, pointing to large chunks outside a studio door. She employs a hot wire system to trim the big pieces. She also employs a reversible curry comb used to groom horses on her work. “The Horse Show Retrospective” came about through Cherie rediscovering the “Rocking Raku” series she created a few years ago that showcased alabaster and bronze horses. She was working with the Fort Mason Art Community when the facility was shut down because of Covid-19. That left her with no place to fire her work. “Then synchronistically I was inspired by ‘Mare’ Island and the availability of giant pieces of carvable foam which utilized my latent ‘show biz’ skills. This round-up creatively
Pictured here is one of Jean Cherie’s sculptures on display at Mare Island Art Studios. brought the herd together in the year of Covid,” she said in a news release. Among them is a “replacement monument” titled “Queen.” As Cherie watched Confederate statues and others being taken down, she contemplated possible replacements and thought of Tamila Ward, of Crystal’s Salon of Beauty in Vallejo. “I don’t know anyone who has taken advantage of the pandemic as much as I have,” Cherie said. “It saved my sanity.” One of the larger Styrofoam pieces reflects a story on how the island’s name was changed. In 1775, Don Perez Ayala, a Spanish
explorer, was the first white man to set foot on Mare Island, which he dubbed Isla de la Plana. The island’s name was changed in 1835 when a crude ferry, transporting men and livestock between land on either side of the Carquinez Strait, was caught in a small squall, which caused several of the animals to panic, kicking the ferry apart. Some of the animals made it to shore; others drowned. One prized white mare belonging to Gen. Mariano Vallejo, Mexican commandant for Northern California, was found several days later on Isla de la Plana. Vallejo renamed the “Isla de la Yegua,” meaning “Island of the Mare,” or Mare Island. Cherie’s creation includes a spyglass version of the mare. She said she felt compelled to do the show. And, if she didn’t do a retrospective, who would, she asked rhetorically. “Surreal,” said Erin Bakke, who oversees Mare Island Art Studios. “It’s wonderful, I love it. “We had all these shows planned and it all came to a stop.” The show has put a smile on Cherie’s face. “It’s something easy for me to talk about,” she said. “I had a good time doing it. I love I could do this.” She plans to be at the studios on the weekends this month. It will be shown by appointment only, which can be done by calling or texting 415359-9487. Masks are required. Social distancing will be employed. For more information, send an email to info@mareislandartstudios.com. The studio’s address is 110 Pintado St. on Mare Island.
Check out Dadasovich’s favorite paintings at Benicia Plein Air Daily Republic Staff
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BENICIA — Michael Dadasovich is April’s featured artist at Benicia Plein Air Gallery. “I started to paint seriously about 2003, taking classes through Adult Education in watercolor and pastels,” the artist shared in a press release. “My college experiences in architecture
had a number of delineation and freehand drawing classes. Most of my work now is in acrylics or oils.” The gallery is located at 307 First St. Dadasovich was born in the Central Valley and has lived in the Bay Area for the past 30 years. After graduating from Cal Poly’s School of Architecture with a degree in city and regional plan-
ning, he worked in various city, county, regional and state planning agencies before starting his own development firm. Since his retirement seven years ago, he has found new excitement and challenges in plein air painting, which is essentially working out in the natural environment rather than in a studio. The show is a collection
of some of his favorite paintings from nearby locations. He will post a short video of the show and will be at the Benicia Plein Air Gallery each Sunday in April. Gallery hours are noon to 6 p.m. Friday through Sunday. More of his art can be found at michael dadasovich.com.
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Crocker Art Museum set to welcome back guests Daily Republic Staff
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FAIRFIELD — The Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento will reopen again Thursday. It closed March 17, 2020, and reopened Oct. 16 through Nov. 14, 2020. “We are eager to welcome the community back to the Crocker for new joyful, thought-provoking and engaging art experiences. I believe now more than ever that art has an enduring ability to bring comfort, respite, joy and a deeper understanding of ourselves and one another,” said Lial A. Jones, the museum’s Mort and Marcy Fried-
man director and CEO, in a press release. “The safety of our staff and visitors remains our greatest concern, and we are exercising caution through new health protocols and visitor limits, ensuring a safe environment for all.” The 150,000-squarefoot museum will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays. Entry will be by timed tickets to help ensure health and comfort. Each Sunday, beginning April 11 through May 31, is Welcome Back Sundays with free admission. Capacity will be maxed at 25% and face coverings are required, even for those who have completed
their vaccinations. Visitors can download the museum’s map before visiting. Printed materials will be limited. A complete list of guidelines and ticket reservations are available on the museum’s website, crockerart.org. Four new exhibitions will be unveiled: n “Legends from Los Angeles”: Betye, Lezley and Alison Saar in the Crocker Collection, through Aug. 15. n “Country, City and Sea”: Dutch Romantic and Hague School paintings from the Beekhuis Gift, through May 2, featuring Dutch artists including Jacob Maris, Hendrik Willem Mesdag and Jozef
Israëls, all admired by Vincent van Gogh. n “Spirit Lines”: Helen Hardin etchings with works by her mother, Pablita Velarde, and daughter, Margarete Bagshaw, through May 16. n “The Edge of Elegance”: Porcelains by Elsa Rady, through Nov. 1. The museum will continue virtual offerings on its website and social media channels. New socially distant, in-person programs, events and activities will be introduced in the coming weeks. An updated schedule of programs and events is available on the museum’s website.
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t’s called “Godzilla vs. Kong,” but it could be argued that those iconic monsters are on the same side. They eventually do battle in this entertaining adventure, but that old standby – big business – is the real bad guy as tycoons manipulate the hulking beasts for financial gain. Even a monster knows the enemy of his enemy is his friend, and in this case that mutual enemy is a lip-smacking Demian Bichir, whose smug businessman might as well be named Corporate Malfeasance. You’ll note that the title contains no indication that there are people in the movie, but one of its pleasures is how it humanizes King Kong (Godzilla, not so much). Kong is a mostly benevolent giant who is torn from his natural surroundings but still makes a connection with a scientist (Rebecca Hall) and, especially, the scientist’s adopted daughter, Jia (Kaylee Hottle), an Indigenous girl who is deaf. Jia and Kong become pals, and when she teaches him American Sign Language, they establish the idea that when we make an effort to meet someone on their
Awards From Page B1 Sunday’s telecast. “It is a jam-packed hour, and we’re still trying to rob from one part to give to another part,” executive producer Todd Milliner told Variety. “When you start parsing out that hour, we didn’t really have time for a stage.” It’s a much different format than this year’s Golden Globes, which featured a live ceremony with nominees on video streams, or the Grammys, which were held in-person but with only nominees and performers in the audience.
Who is nominated? “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” which centers on a contentious recording session featuring the titular blues singer, and “Minari,” about a Korean American family with big dreams, led all movies with three nominations, which are voted on by members of the actors union. Both movies are nominated for the ceremony’s top film honor: outstand-
Applications now available for Art on the Vine, June 12-13 Daily Republic Staff
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SUISUN VALLEY — The Fairfield-Suisun City Visual Arts Association is looking for artists for the 23rd annual Art on the Vine set for June 12-13. This year’s event will be at BackRoad Vines Winery, 2221 Julian Lane. The fine art event will offer acrylic, oil and watercolor painting, black and white photography, metal sculpture, fused glass, jewelry, clay, mixed media, food, wine, music, bocce and more. Booths will be set up outside on the lawn area
and inside a large tent. Each artist will be assigned a 10-foot by 10-foot space and will be 10 feet away from the next booth. Everyone is asked to wear a mask. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Applications are available at the Solano Town Center Gallery, 1350 Travis Blvd., located upstairs in the Solano Town Center, 1350 Travis Blvd., or they can be downloaded at www.fvaaarts.org/venues. For additional information, call Dennis Ariza at 688-8889.
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Vintage Sale returns to Summitt Farm
VACAVILLE — The 9th annual Vintage Sale at Summitt Farm returns for a Mother’s Day shopping experience. The sale will have repurposed antiques, artisan metal garden decor, pottery, kitchenware, plants, hardware and other items. Sellers will come from as far as Oregon and Southern California to display their products. The Vintage Sale will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 8 and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 9. Summitt Farm is located at 7478 N. Meridian Road outside of Vacaville. Parking is $5 per car. Admission is free. For more information, visit the farm’s Facebook page.
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Godzilla battles Kong in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ action adventure “Godzilla vs. Kong.” MOVIE
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HHH (out of four) terms, we begin to empathize with them. It can be a drag to find good actors stranded in a movie that requires very little acting – it certainly was in the last “King Kong” and “Godzilla” movies – but that’s not the case here. Director Adam Wingard, whose low-budget horror movies include the clever “You’re Next,” gives the cast room to bring actual emotions to the proceedings, in between special effects battles. In addition to Bichir’s ing performance by a cast in a motion picture. That field also includes Spike Lee’s war drama “Da 5 Bloods,” the historical drama “The Trial of the Chicago 7” about Vietnam War protesters, and Amazon’s “One Night in Miami,” which envisions a meeting between Sam Cooke, Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X and Jim Brown. Chadwick Boseman, who died in August after a battle with colon cancer, made SAG history as the first actor nominated in four film categories in the same year. Boseman is up for best actor for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and best supporting actor for “Da 5 Bloods.” He is also part of the outstanding performance by a cast nominations for both films. His co-star in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” Viola Davis, is nominated for best actress for her performance as the title character. That loaded best actress race also includes Amy Adams for her performance as a mother battling addiction in “Hillbilly Elegy”; Frances McDormand, who starred as a widow traveling the
gleeful villainy, there’s Hall’s mastery of the awestruck “Spielberg Face,” Kyle Chandler’s conflicted authority and the Han Solo-like comic heroism of Alexander Skarsgard. (“Here,” he says, handing a bag to a passenger in his superfast helicopter. “For the vomit.”) Wingard directs with a light touch, especially in scenes with “Hunt for the Wilderpeople” nerd Julian Dennison, as the Jack Black comic relief. That provides contrast to the darkness and heaviness of the battles between the title characters. One takes place off the shores of Pensacola, Florida, and one is between and on top of the smashed skyscrapers of Hong Kong, like that poor city hasn’t had enough bad fortune lately. The movie knows
what we want from those scenes: massive, coastthreatening waves; toppling skyscrapers; cartoonish standersby who somehow don’t get hurt; huge yet distinctive roars. The battles royale are the money shots of both Kong and Godzilla movies, and “Godzilla vs. Kong” is even more fun because it has both of them and because it’s less about what damage those two can do than about the damage being wrought by the humans trying to exploit them. In fact, a better title might be “Team Monster vs. Team Monkey,” with the humans of the movie aligning with one or the other of the behemoths. It’s big, dumb fun that should be seen on the biggest screen you feel comfortable with.
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Alan S. Kim, left, Steven Yeun, Noel Cho and Yeri Han in A24’s “Minari.” western U.S. in “Nomadland”; Carey Mulligan for her portrayal of a woman teaching predatory men a lesson in “Promising Young Woman”; and Vanessa Kirby for “Pieces of a Woman,” a drama about a tragic home birth. Additional nominations for “Minari” include Steven Yeun for best actor and Youn Yuh-jung for best supporting actress. On the TV side, “Schitt’s Creek” continued its awards season success after dominating last year’s Emmys. The comedy about a wealthy family losing its money received five SAG nominations, tying it with the royal drama “The Crown” for most among any series. Each of the four leads of “Schitt’s Creek” – Dan
Levy, Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara and Annie Murphy – are nominated for best actor or best actress in a comedy series, respectively, while the show is up for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series. “The Crown,” meanwhile, is nominated for perforoutstanding mance by an ensemble in a drama series, with Emma Corrin, who plays Princess Diana, Olivia Colman, who plays Queen Elizabeth, and Gillian Anderson, who plays Margaret Thatcher, each up for best actress in a drama. Josh O’Connor, who plays Prince Charles, is nominated in the genre’s best actor category.
VACAVILLE — The first Main Street Bazaar will take place April 17 in the city’s downtown. This is an opportunity to shop for handcrafted and unique gifts, support small businesses and dine in the expanded outdoor area. Visitors can enjoy three blocks of distanced shopping as they take advantage of discounts at downtown businesses and restaurants. Shoppers and vendors will be required to wear masks. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., starting from Main and Merchant through Parker streets in the downtown area. Admission is free. For more information, call 451-2100 or visit downtownvacaville.com.
Rege-Jean Page bids ‘Bridgerton’ fans adieu Bring back April Fools’ Day. “Brigderton” gossip columnist Lady Whistledown announced Friday that season one heartthrob RegeJean Page will not reprise his role as Duke Simon Basset of Hastings for the second season of Netflix’s hit period drama. Sadly, this does not appear to be a belated April Fools’ prank. “Dearest readers,” wrote Whistledown in a statement shared to the “Bridgerton” Twitter account. “While all eyes turn to Lord Anthony Bridgerton‘s quest to find a Viscountess, we bid adieu to Rege-Jean Page, who so triumphantly played the Duke of Hastings.” Not long after, Page bid “Bridgerton” fans farewell with an Instagram post. “It’s been an absolute pleasure and a privilege to be your Duke. Joining this family – not just on screen, but off screen too. Our incredibly creative and generous cast, crew, outstanding fans – it’s all been beyond anything I could have imagined. The love is real and will just keep growing,” he wrote Friday.
Dead & Company invite you to their big party Dead & Company are ready to get back “Truckin’ ” on again. The phenomenally popular jam band, featuring longtime Grateful Dead members Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann and Bob Weir as well as vocalist-guitarist John Mayer, Allman Brothers’ bassist Oteil Burbridge and Fare Thee Well and RatDog keyboardist Jeff Chimenti, have announced dates for their return to Mexico. The group’s Playing in the Sand vacation/concert experience takes place Jan. 13-16, 2022, at the Moon Palace Cancun. Dead & Company will be performing three nights of music on a private white sand beach. Fans won’t be able to buy concert tickets, though. They have to buy all-inclusive packages, which include lodging, food and admission to all three shows. These packages run $2,112.50-$9,000 and go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Friday at www.playingin thesand.com. A presale for previous Playing in the Sand guests begins at 10 a.m. Wednesday. — Staff, wire reports
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FAIRFIELD — The Rodriguez High varsity football squad had to live with a tough 46-32 loss to Wood a week ago. But the Mustangs (2-1, 1-1 MEL) put that defeat behind them in an impressive way, scoring 36 first-quarter points en route to a 64-20 dismantling Friday of Vallejo. It was the season opener for the Red Hawks (0-1). It was one of the top offensive showings in the school’s history, rolling up 383 yards – 275 of those through the air.
Sophomore quarterback Mike Meadows completed 9 of 14 pass attempts for 225 yards, connecting with Anthony Homa (5 catches, 138 yards) on two touchdown strikes and one each with Leroy Bryant and Jamoryon Johnson. Johnson’s score, his only catch in the game, went for 75 yards. He also led the team in rushing with two carries for 46 yards. Keith Gallon also scored twice and Malachi Jones had one touchdown as well.
Noah Gresham with six tackles and Paul Elliott with five led the defensive effort. The Mustangs led 36-6 after the first period and added 14 more points to take a 50-14 lead into halftime. Eight in the third and six in the fourth capped the scoring. Vallejo statistics were not available. Attempts to reach Rodriguez High coach Stevie Johnson were unsuccessful. Bryant was the Max Preps player of the game, also being selected as the top special teams player. Gresham was
named best defensive player and Homa earned the top offensive player honors. The Mustangs are at Vacaville Friday. The Bulldogs (3-0, 2-0 MEL) are coming off a 35-13 victory at Vanden.
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Mustangs topple Fairfield in volleyball action FAIRFIELD — The Rodriguez High varsity volleyball team swept crosstown rival Fair-
field, 25-7, 25-9, 25-3, Friday. “Leading the night were my juniors. With five aces and four kills was Briana Davisson, followed by Keila Solis with six kills; Payten Briscoe with 11 assists, Emalie Depew with three blocks; (and) sophomore Khaycee Cadenas with 10 assists,” Rodriguez coach Sherry Guzman stated in an email. The sister team of senior Byanna Lott, with four kills and three blocks, and Stephanie Lott, five kills and one block, also contributed to the win. See Local, Page B14
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Vanden’s Daniel Hughes, center, is tackled by Vacaville’s Lucca Sartorio, left, and Logan Cunningham during the
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FAIRFIELD — Two indisputable truths have remained constant since the first time two teams squared off on a gridiron. The first is turnovers are lethal, and playing the more physical game is a big plus. Both held true Friday when the undefeated Vacaville Bulldogs (3-0, 2-0) rolled up 187 rushing yards and 308 yards overall in a 35-13 Monticello Empire League victory over the host Vanden Vikings (1-2, 1-1 MEL). The ‘Dogs forced five turnovers, including a 90-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown by Evan Adams, and drivekilling interceptions by Logan Cunningham and Gerimiah Brown. Vanden looked like it would take the early lead after an eight-play, 66-yard drive that took the ball down to the Vacaville 14 midway through the
first quarter. But the Vikings fumbled the ball away, with Kyler Abramowicz collecting the loose ball for Vacaville to end the scoring threat. It was the second lost fumble for Vanden in the period, the second of three on the night. Vanden’s Jayden Robinson did manage to electrify the home crowd with an 89-yard kickoff return that immediately answered Vacaville’s first touchdown, a 5-yard scoring run by Darian Leon-Guerrero with 4:24 to play in the second period. Robinson took the ensuing kickoff up the left sideline to tie the game, but Vacaville scored 21 unanswered points, including Adams’ explosive defensive gem just as the half ended. Ju n ior qua r ter back Ryan Vaughan found Cunningham on a 20-yard strike for Vacaville’s second touchdown
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A’s off to their worst start in 25 seasons after another loss to Astros The Oakland A’s are still searching for their first win of the 2021 season. They didn’t come much closer to one in Saturday’s 9-1 loss to the Houston Astros on Saturday. They’re now 0-3 to start a season for the first time since the 1996 season and have scored a total of seven runs through the first three games and allowed 26. The trouble stems primarily from a stale offense. Despite a small surge on Friday that produced five runs on the back of some manufactured runs and a Chad Pinder home run, the A’s took a step back at the plate against Lance McCullers Jr. and an already thin Astros bullpen. The A’s finished the game with
11 strikeouts and just three hits. Matt Olson had two of those hits. They went 1 for 8 with runners in scoring position. The Astros, who used most of their bullpen in the first two games, rode reliever Ryne Stanek through two no-hit innings; he struck out the side in the sixth and tossed a three-pitch seventh inning that included hitting Stephen Piscotty on the elbow. That’s not the offensive production this A’s team is capable of, but indicative of the slow starts they’ve made a habit of over their last four seasons now. This may be the A’s first 0-3 start in 25 years, but they’ve gone 1-2 in eight of their last 10 seasons They scored one run on Mitch
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The NCAA created a promotional video to highlight the Final Four and the remaining teams chasing a national championship before the national semifinal round. Stanford, South Carolina and Connecticut were all prominently featured, but there was something oddly absent - the Arizona Wildcats were nowhere to be seen. Apologies came from the NCAA, but it was just another example of the lack of respect Arizona has felt throughout the season and into the tournament. The Wildcats, however, are having the last laugh as the No. 3 seed will face No. 1-seeded Stanford with the opportunity to win the first championship in program history. Sunday’s game will be the first time two Pac-12 teams meet in the final game. “We believed in ourselves, our Tucson community believed in us,” Arizona senior forward Sam Thomas said. “But then after going round by round, winning more, getting more love and then thinking that we finally got some respect, and, obviously, the video
and stuff . . . it kind of was like a dagger because I thought being in the Final Four, we proved ourselves being the No. 3 seed. “Now we’re just we’re in it for ourselves. We’re doing this for ourselves. If people want to support us, we love it. We love the support. If people want to hate us, we’re in the national championship. So what more can you say?” Respect, or the lack thereof, was the overarching theme heading into Sunday’s national championship game. Arizona was the lone non-No. 1 seed to advance to the Final Four and then it became an afterthought in the promotional video and in many minds as U-Conn. and national player of the year Paige Bueckers dominated headlines. Star guard Aari McDonald is the darling of the tournament now, posting back-to-back 30-point games before dropping 26 in the 69-59 national semifinal win over the Huskies and giving a lasting image, crossing her arms after a bucket and swaying back and forth with a smirk on her face. The disrespect isn’t only centered on the
Moreland’s RBI single in the first inning, scoring Mark Canha from second base. It was all the A’s could do to capitalize on McCullers’ shaky start in which the off-speed specialist threw primarily fastballs that couldn’t find the strike zone. McCullers went up 3-0 to the first four hitters, allowing two walks to start the game to Canha and Olson. Once McCullers found his slider and change-up, the A’s could only run up his pitch count with little to show for the effort other than a fifthinning departure. They came close to a rally in the eighth inning with Canha drawing a walk, Olson singling and Matt Chapman drawing a walk, too. But See A’s, Page B5
INDIANAPOLIS - The Baylor men’s basketball rebuilding project began nearly two decades ago, when Coach Scott Drew took over a bare program in shambles. Drew’s climb here - to such a dominant performance in a Final Four matchup against Houston - was gradual and seemingly on the cusp of coming to fruition for years. Losing seasons turned into NCAA tournament appearances. Those became Elite Eight berths, obvious markers of the program’s growth. This postseason, the Bears climbed to the summit. They reached the Final Four for the first time since 1950. And when they finally had a chance to compete on that stage Saturday night at Lucas Oil Stadium, they delivered a showcase, proving their worthiness and potential as a No. 1 seed in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. They dismantled No. 2 seed Houston, 78-59, and asserted their will from the start to earn a spot in Monday’s national title game. Each time
point guard Jared Butler nailed a 3-pointer and at the end of every suffocating defensive possession, Baylor reinforced that its team stood on a tier above the Cougars. The championship game Monday will cap a strange season played during a pandemic and mark the end of the tournament confined to one location and inside six sparsely filled Indiana arenas. But after an upsetridden first weekend of the tournament, Baylor’s win in this semifinal is the first piece to a marquee title game matchup between the Bears and No. 1 overall seed Gonzaga, if the Bulldogs can avoid an upset against 11thseeded UCLA. Gonzaga and Baylor have been considered the nation’s top teams all year. And in their fifth win of the tournament, the Bears delivered a well-rounded performance, with sharp shooting from 3-point range and the same solid defense that has stymied opponents throughout the tournament. Just before the two See Final Four, Page B5
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Roy Williams had somewhere to be after retiring; he never forgot who he was Tribune Content Agency CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — For the first time in 48 years, Roy Williams was no longer a coach. He walked out of the Smith Center 10 minutes before 6 p.m. on a cold, windy Thursday. Wanda, his wife of 47 years, walked alongside him. A couple dozen people were waiting, some of them holding things they hoped Williams might sign; others who’d come just to see him or to say goodbye. Eighteen years as the head men’s basketball coach at North Carolina, and how many times had Williams made this walk? After countless practices and after hundreds of games. After hundreds of victories and far fewer defeats. Year after year, for almost two decades, out of his office and through the doors and to the first parking spot closest to the building, and then back again, day after day. Now it was all over, his life’s work suddenly in the past, and Williams acknowledged he was “scared to death” of the unknown – of walking into a new world and new identity. It wasn’t even two hours after his farewell press conference began when he sat on a raised table at mid-court of the Smith Center and tried to hold back the tears. He’d written out his statement like he did when he went into the Naismith Hall of Fame; like he did when he spoke at his parents’ funerals. He’d written it out, he’d said, “because I think I have a better chance of holding it together.” But then he choked up when he described walking onto the court for the last time as a coach; when he recounted breaking the news of his retirement to his team; when he thought about failure. Williams grew up without luxury or much of anything else in the Biltmore neighborhood in Asheville, raised mostly by a single mother, determined to make something of himself. His high school basketball coach, Buddy Baldwin, gave Williams the gift of confidence and made him believe. From then on the only thing Williams ever wanted to do was become a coach himself, so he could give that same gift to others. And then not long after another season of too much heartbreak and too little joy, Williams came to believe that perhaps he’d given all he could. “I no longer feel that I am the right man for the job,” he said Thursday, and when he didn’t say a version of that to explain his decision to walk away, he said this: “I just didn’t think I was good enough anymore.” Now he was walking out of the Smith Center and for the first time in almost 50 years he was going to wake up the next day and no longer be a coach. The tears had dried but Williams’ eyes were tired. A security guard had told the crowd that Williams was going to stop for autographs and pictures, just as he always had when he walked out after a game. The crowd followed him to his car, a black Mercedes SUV. Williams, still in his light blue blazer and pastel-striped tie, opened the passenger door and let Wanda inside and turned on the engine to provide some heat. He stepped in front of the line of people who’d been waiting, supporters who didn’t believe Williams when he said that he was no longer good enough. “Thanks for everything,” somebody said, and then another, and then “I hope you enjoy your retirement, Coach,” and, “Congratulations, Coach,” and, “Have fun, Coach.” A voice rose from the crowd, somebody yelling, “We love you, Roy!” Williams thanked them all. One woman looked like she might cry while she rested her head on his shoulder while someone took a photo. Most wanted a picture and Williams, who’d just spent an hour baring his soul in a way that few who’ve accomplished as much ever do, appeared happy to oblige. “I’m smiling behind the mask,” he said while he put his arm around an admirer. Soon enough there were no more requests and it was time. But time for what, exactly? Williams moved toward the SUV but stopped for one final question: How was he going to
Coach Smith.” It was, in reality, the difference in how a ball bounced; the arbitrary whims of fate. And yet Williams’ self-deprecating reference to Smith reflected his long-held perception that he could never measure up; that he could only hope to be a competent caretaker of what Smith built before he called Williams to come back in 2003, after Williams had already turned down the job once. Smith has been gone since 2015 and in some ways, he was gone years before that, a victim of a dementia-like condition that robbed him of his memories and his mind. Even so, Williams said during one revealing moment Thursday, “I talk to him every night.” During his 15 years at Kansas, Williams often patted James Naismith and Phog Allen’s tombstones. It made sense, perhaps, that after Smith died Williams often visited his grave, too, near the edge of UNC’s campus. “I’m a little weird,” Williams said. Streeter Lecka/Getty Images/TNS file (2017) In those moments in the Head coach Roy Williams of the North Carolina Tar Heels celebrates as he cuts down the net after defeating cemetery, Williams could have the Duke Blue Devils 90-83 to clinch the ACC regular season title at the Dean Smith Center, March 4, thought about a lot of things. 2017 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. His relationship with a man who gave him his start in college spend his first day in 48 years with Cokes. He said, Coach, I liams’ ‘it’ is.” coaching in 1978, when Williams told you one day, I’d have all without a job? n n n drove around North Carolina in I can drink.” “Tomorrow’s pretty easy,” he How had it come to this, then, It was Baldwin, a UNC grad- with Williams insisting he no a Carolina blue Mustang, selling said, and that was true in part calendars and delivering tapes of because he was headed home. uate, who encouraged Williams longer had it? Smith’s weekly TV show to farwhen he was in high school to go His first stop after retiring was Throughout the course of an going to take him back to where to college in Chapel Hill. Baldwin hour during his final press con- flung stations. He could have thought, too, it all began. He was on the way knew by then that Williams ference, he argued that he could about how fast everything goes wanted to become a coach, but to Asheville. no longer do what he’d done so by, how it wasn’t long ago he Williams expressed doubt about n n n well for the vast majority of his was a young man, black hair, attending UNC, not because he 33-year head coaching career. the youngest member of Smith’s Roy Williams never forgot didn’t want to but because it cost Yes, Williams said, part of his staff. And now it was 2021 and where he came from, never money – much less in those days decision was about making up somehow he was 70, his white forgot the people back home but still a considerable burden for lost time. who helped make him who he hair growing thinner, the losses for someone like Williams. “I want to see my children and mounting along with the wrinbecame. He reserved his highest “He said ‘I can’t go down grandchildren more,” he said. “I kles, his team unable to do what praise Thursday for his mother, there, I can’t afford it,’ “ Baldwin want to give Wanda more time. I he wanted it to do. Mimmie, who worked long said. “I said, ‘It’ll work out still don’t know about getting an hours in the Vanderbilt Shirt “Heck, I’d like to coach if you go.’ “ RV and driving across the United for 30 more years,” Williams Factory and ironed other peoEverything opened up for States of America, though. I’m said. “But I just don’t think I’m ple’s clothes at home to support Williams there. He played on all in for going to baseball parks the right guy.” Williams and his older sister. In the freshman basketball team the next breath, Williams men- at UNC under Bill Guthridge. with the grandkids. n n n “But the biggest reason we’re tioned Baldwin. He encountered a young head Up in the mountains, Buddy “My mother was my hero,” he coach named Dean Smith, and having this meeting is I just don’t Baldwin was watching on TV said. “But Buddy Baldwin was began watching his practices. feel I’m the right man any longer. and disagreeing with Williams’ I love coaching. Working with really, really something for me.” He became enamored with what Williams was about he saw, so much that he hung kids on the court; locker room. assessment but also accepting 5-foot-5 when he first played on around Smith’s program and The trips. The ‘Jump Around’ that “that’s just the way he is.” the junior varsity at T.C. Rob- soaked it in. Soon Williams was music, and trying to build a team. Inside the Smith Center, Porky erson High in Asheville, and working Smith’s summer camps. I’ve always loved that. And I’m Spencer felt pain while he lisscared to death of the next phase. tened to his old coach say he Baldwin, then the varsity coach, Williams was on his way. He “But I no longer feel I’m wasn’t good enough, that he was once turned to one of his players met Wanda in Chapel Hill and no longer the right man. the right man.” and said: “He’s going to make she, like him, was from the North “Come on,” Spencer said. “If He’d won 903 college games. me a good point guard before Carolina mountains. By the he ain’t the right man for that he leaves.” And so it was. Wil- time Williams graduated from He’d won three national chamjob, who is?” pionships, all at UNC. He’d liams blossomed those two years UNC, he’d positioned himself to And yet Spencer understood, under Baldwin and became all- become the head boys basket- won seven conference tourtoo, that college basketball had conference on the court and ball coach at Owen High in Black nament championships and long changed, that it was transformed off of it. Mountain, where the no longer the sport WilBaldwin, now 81, his moun- football field backs up to liams entered in the late tain drawl raspy and thick, a steep-rising slope. 1970s and no longer the remembered two things in parIt was 1973, Wilgame his teams domiticular that Williams had told liams’ first season, and nated throughout much of him a long time ago. The first: the Warhorses won two the 1990s and 2000s and “He said they may outcoach me, games. Yet he inspired at times even much more but they won’t outwork me.” The his players so much that — Mitch Kupchak, former UNC player recently. Four years ago, second, Williams told him even a lot of them still keep in Williams won his final earlier and when he was still in touch; so much that one national championship high school: “He told me Coach, of them, Porky Spencer, drove 18 times – more than half the with players who’d stuck around someday I’ll have allllll the Coke more than six hours, roundtrip, seasons he coached – his teams for a while. It wasn’t that long I can drink.” to watch almost every home won regular-season confer- ago and yet already it feels like Baldwin had told the story game Williams coached at UNC. ence championships. And yet something from a bygone era. before, first to a writer from Spencer, who lived for years he barely mentioned any of that “If the kids were like they Sports Illustrated after Williams without running water when during his farewell. Instead, were six, seven years ago,” became the coach at Kansas, and he was growing up, found a he bemoaned the defeats. He Spencer said, maybe it’d Baldwin found himself telling it father figure in Williams, and expressed agony over the losses. be different. again Thursday night, because in Spencer and others Williams He beat himself up over the Wanda had wanted him to in many ways it personified found a purpose. past two seasons – a 14-19 finish retire after 2017 but, then, UNC Williams’ drive and his yearnOn Thursday morning, in 2020, his worst season, and was still awaiting the outcome of ing to rise above. The story Spencer awoke to foreshadow- an up-and-down 18-11 this year, a years-long NCAA investigation began on the asphalt court not ing text messages but didn’t against the backdrop of a pan- into academic misconduct in the far from where Williams lived want to believe them. Then demic that made everything African Studies department – with his mother. He played with the retirement announcement more difficult. a saga that forced Williams to older, bigger kids. “I felt like I made mistakes,” answer questions, for years, came, and he still didn’t want to “There was a filling station believe that either. Williams said of defeats long about his players’ enrollments there and they’d all go in and gone, but still fresh in his mind. in suspect courses. By the time “It killed me,” he said. back then a Coke cost a dime,” Not long after Williams He grew a pandemic beard last an NCAA committee determined Baldwin said. “And they’d get returned to North Carolina summer and looked relaxed it could not levy sanctions, Wila Coke, (and) Roy would drink in 2004, he told Spencer he’d during Zoom sessions with liams, who was never charged water out of the water fountain always have a seat in the Smith reporters. Beneath the surface, with wrongdoing, had spent in there. And he said, ‘I didn’t Center. He encouraged Spencer though, he simmered, the defeats years defending his integrity. have a dime.’ And his mom found to take advantage of it, Williams from the previous winter playing That, too, wore on him, just out about it, and she started said then, “because Ol’ Roy is not over in his mind, haunting him. like his bad knees wore on him, leaving a dime.” There was the time against along with the death of one going to be here forever.” Fast forward more than “I went to every game,” Clemson in 2019 that he failed to of his close friends, Ted Sea20 years, when Baldwin and Spencer said. “I went to every- tell his players to foul late, before groves, in 2014. For years, his his wife visited Williams in thing. Because I knew this the Tigers made a 3-pointer to teams became his salvation, 1992 in Lawrence, Kan. The day was coming.” tie and won in overtime. The the court a place to escape. And season before, Williams led the “I’m glad for him,” Spencer time he told his players to foul then, gradually, it all changed. Jayhawks to the Final Four — said by phone late Thursday late against Duke, which found His teams grew younger. The the first of nine times his teams night, around midnight, after a way to tie the game, anyway, wins grew fewer. reached one. Williams drove he’d sent a text saying he was and also won in overtime. And “I’ve known Roy for a long the Baldwins home from the ready to talk now that he’d “just the other four games that came time,” Bill Mott said by phone on airport, carried their luggage up got done with all the crying and down to one last shot, UNC Thursday. He and Williams had and then met Buddy back in the hugging.” On the phone, Spencer losing them all. once been young coaches when “My first year as Coach they worked together at Owen garage, and said: “Look at that said, “I’m his number one fan. I refrigerator.” always will be his number one Smith’s assistant, we had five High in the mid-1970s. “And he “And I believe it’s the biggest fan. Coach Williams has ‘it.’ games where the other team had either does something and he refrigerator I ever saw,” Baldwin I can sit here for an hour and the last shot that would’ve won does it to his absolute best ability, said. “He said open that thing try to explain what ‘it’ is, and the game, and they missed all or he doesn’t do it.” up, and I opened it up, and every unless you played for him, you’ll five,” Williams said. “That was See Williams, Page B5 shelf was just filled – lined up never know what Coach Wil- the difference between me and
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teams retreated to the locker rooms for halftime, Baylor guard Davion Mitchell hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer, a fitting end to the team’s first-half offensive show. The Bears made eight shots from deep during the opening 20 minutes, helping them climb far ahead to ensure the Cougars could never threaten. Houston, meanwhile, only had one player with more than two points at the break, and the Cougars’ 25-point deficit at halftime was the fourth largest in national semifinal history. Butler, the Bears’ point guard and leading scorer, fueled his team’s early surge by hitting four of five 3-pointers in the first half on his way to a 17-point performance. Butler has been pegged as one of the best point guards in the country, but
through the previous four tournament games, he averaged just 13 points. Butler entered the tournament shooting 42.9% from 3, but he slumped to just 25% during tournament games before the Final Four. Butler reemerged as Baylor’s offensive leader and powered the Bears all evening. Mitchell, recently named the national defensive player of the year, added 12 points with 11 assists. A team’s path to the final weekend hardly matters when fans and players remember tournament runs. Like Baylor, Houston’s Final Four berth also marked a landmark accomplishment for the program that has been revived under Coach Kelvin Sampson and reached this round for the first time since 1984. But the Cougars arrived to Saturday’s matchup without needing
to beat any team with a single-digit seed. The gap between these two Texas programs was stark in the semifinal, particularly when the Cougars shot just 26.9% from the field in the first half. Houston could hardly find any production outside sophomore guard Marcus Sasser, who made five 3-pointers to score 17 of the Cougars’ 20 points before halftime. The Cougars started to make shots, and other players began chipping in. After being held to zero points in the first half, leading scorer Quentin Grimes eventually finished with 13. But the Cougars’ hole was far too deep for them to ever have a chance. Houston’s hope in this game was its signature rebounding efforts that fill the stat sheet with gritty secondchance points, but the Cougars were outclassed by Baylor in those areas of
strength, too. The Bears started the season with 17 straight wins, making a case early on that they’d ultimately be a title contender, but then their season abruptly paused because of coronavirus issues in the program. The team had to wait three weeks before it could play again, and even though Baylor won its first game back, the Bears looked like a team that had lost some of its moxie. Their performance Saturday appeared to be a full return to that peak form. The Bears fly around on defense, force turnovers and balance their offensive attack. And in the national semifinal, that was plenty to ensure the game ended with celebratory hugs on the court and a chance to play for the program’s first national title.
Stanford: Cardinal meet Arizona again From Page B3 Wildcats. Stanford is a program steeped in history with the alltime winningest coach in women’s college basketball, but the other three No. 1 seeds seemed to get more attention before the tournament. Bueckers, South Carolina’s Aliyah Boston, Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, Texas’s Charli Collier and others all brought more national recognition to their respective teams than seemed to center on third-team all-American Kiana Williams and the Cardinal. And now the championship game features a pair of Pac-12 teams, a conference that is constantly fighting for more national appreciation. Arizona and Stanford will meet for the third time this year with the Pac-12 champion Cardinal having won both games by an average of 20.5 points. The teams are extremely familiar with each other, but the relationships between the two programs run much deeper.
Stanford Coach Tara VanDerveer has been a bit of a mentor to Barnes as she remembers coaching against the Wildcats when Barnes was a player. VanDerveer said the last text she got after Friday night’s win was from Barnes. The fifthyear Arizona coach said VanDerveer is the one who talked her into buying a Peloton workout bike. “I’m really excited for Adia that she has the opportunity to coach at her alma mater and, obviously, she’s doing so well,” VanDerveer said. “I respect the fact that she took over a program that was at the bottom and she’s built them up. Throughout the year I would talk to Adia about different things that were happening. “Obviously we’re going to compete and I want the national championship trophy to go back to Palo Alto. But I’m really proud of Adia and proud of the Pac-12 to have two teams in the national championship game. This is not something a lot of people could have imagined
10 years ago, 15 years ago, 20 years ago.” Playing a team for the third time adds a bit of a twist, but VanDerveer said she approaches it the same. Everyone knows what the other players can do and like to do, but there’s the ability to be even more detailed than if you’re scouting a team for the first time. Barnes said there’s pros and cons to the situation. Familiarity is a plus, but it can be easier to play against a new foe. The one thing both sides acknowledged was - these are not the same teams. The Wildcats are playing better on both ends of the floor and have a ton of momentum. On the flip side, Stanford has gained a toughness from spending nine weeks on the road as Santa Clara County (Calif.) prohibited all contact sports in late December. The team spent time practicing in a high school gym that featured several wooden backboards. “We’ve grown so much closer because we’ve just been in hotels together
Williams: ‘He’s done it all’ From Page B4 Mott is part of the Black Mountain crew, a group of guys in their 60s and 70s who play golf together and see Williams when he’s back home, when they all gather and tell stories from when they were much younger men. For a while now, the guys who go back decades with Williams have been hoping he’d retire while he still had enough years and strength to swing a club whenever he’d like. “He’s done it all,” Mott said. “There’s nothing left to do. And he’s not getting any younger, and he’s retiring and enjoying himself. Well, he enjoys it doing basketball. But, I mean, I don’t want to see him die doing basketball.” n n n Williams grew up on Warren Avenue in Asheville, in a small house less than a half-mile and a world away from the entrance to the Biltmore Estate and its unimaginable opulence. He grew up trying to outrun his circumstances, be it poverty or his absent father, Mack Clayton Williams, who was known as Babe. In 1997, a Sports Illustrated writer named Bill Nack found Babe Williams sitting on a porch next door to where Roy had grown up. Babe, Nack wrote, was “smoking unfiltered Pall Malls, one after another,”
inhaling nicotine and exhaling smoke and regret. “We had good times around here until I started drinking,” Babe told Nack. “. . . If I had only done like a man’s supposed to, but I didn’t.” At the time of that story, Babe Williams was 70 years old – the same age as his son was Thursday when he retired a millionaire several times over, a man widely adored in his native state even if rival fans loved to hate him. Once, years ago, Williams went to Asheville to play golf with Buzz Peterson and Mitch Kupchak, two former UNC players who are now executives with the Charlotte Hornets. Kupchak asked Williams if his childhood home was still standing, and Williams drove him by. “I could not imagine that the house he grew up in was that tiny,” Kupchak said. “If I had to guess, it was under 1,000 square feet. On a teeny plot in a kind of run-down neighborhood. You think of where he is today, and you look at that house and the way he grew up, it’s a great story. “He grinded his way from very humble beginnings to one of the all-time best college coaches ever.” That was where the journey began, off of Warren Avenue and within walking distance to the asphalt court where Williams learned to play, and
the gas station where he learned the value of a dime and a mother’s sacrifice. It ended Thursday about 220 miles east, when Williams and Wanda walked out of the Smith Center and into a cold breeze, where a couple dozen waited to see him leave the building one final time. Williams signed all the autographs and posed for all the pictures. People walked away looking down at their small treasures – a signed jersey or a picture on a phone. The crowd was gone and Williams stood outside and said, “Tomorrow’s pretty easy.” “Because I’m going to Asheville tonight,” he said, “and pick up a car and drive to Charleston and meet my children and grandchildren there tomorrow night. So tomorrow’s pretty easy,” he said again, but it hadn’t been long since he acknowledged that “in some ways, I’m very sad.” “He’s going to be fine,” Buddy Baldwin said, and it was similar to what he’d told Williams more than 50 years ago now, pushing him toward UNC. Still, this was all new. Finally, Williams climbed into the black SUV and shut the door. He backed out of his parking spot at exactly 6 p.m. and turned the wheel and slowly drove off. His first stop was home, the mountains, and there’d be time to figure out the rest.
for weeks on end,” Stanford freshman forward Cameron Brink said. “It’s kind of an advantage for us. . . . When (other teams) came to the bubble in San Antonio, they didn’t really know what to expect and we kind of knew. “(The high school gym) really made us grittier. We just kind of laughed about it. There were a couple times where the power wasn’t working so we were practicing in the dark. It was freezing in there. But we were just thankful to have a gym to practice in. . . . It made us tougher.” All that’s left is for one of the two programs to get that final bit of respect.
and a 14-7 lead. Adams’ score made it 21-7 at half. Vacaville tagged on another score with 8:19 to play in the third when Leon-Guerrero burst in from 16 yards out. He added a 61-yard jaunt to complete the scoring, finishing the night with 137 yards on 20 carries. Vaughan, who had 42 rushing yards, completed 7 of 20 pass attempts for 121 yards and the score. Adams caught three balls for 46 yards, both teamtopping numbers. Despite the two interceptions, Vanden’s sophomore quarterback Tre Dimes had a good game, completing 27 of his 50 pass attempts for 246 yards. He also had 27 yards rushing to lead the team. Daniel Hughe was the leading receiver with nine catches for 118 yards and an 18-yard yard touchdown that kept the Vikings within reach at 28-13 with
8 minutes to play. The twopoint conversion failed. Johnte McDowell hauled in five passes for 57 yards and Jamel East caught five for 35 yards.
Vanden JV gridders improve to 3-0 with win over Vaca FAIRFIELD — Jordan Jones returned an interception for a first-half touchdown and Elijah Fisherman capped the scoring with a 3-yard TD in the fourth as the host Vanden High junior varsity football team improved to 3-0 with a 16-0 win over Vacaville Friday in a Monticello Empire League clash. The Vikings jumped out on top, 2-0, with a safety when an errant snap overshot the Bulldogs’ punter. That was followed by Jones’ defensive gem and a 9-0 halftime lead. Fisherman broke free on a 48-yard run to set up his own touchdown with 5:43 to play.
A’s: Rough start From Page B3 pinch hitter Jed Lowrie, against left-hander Brooks Raley, struck out on a foul tip and Pinder hit a long fly out to the warning track. Granted, the A’s were without some key bats. Ramón Laureano – who is 3 for 7 with a triple in two games – sat out Saturday with a jammed wrist hurt sliding head first into first base on Friday night. They were also without catcher Sean Murphy for a second straight game after he suffered a right wrist contusion after getting hit by a pitch in the season opener. Cole Irvin, 27, tossed
4 1/3 innings with all five runs earned, striking out two with a walk. He left the game an out into the fifth inning, handing off two runners on base to reliever Lou Trivino. Yordan Alvarez hit his second home run of the series to extend the Astros’ lead to 5-1. Aside from that gamechanging home run, Trivino put together a solid outing with four strikeouts through 2 2/3 innings. The game spiraled with Reymin Guduan on the hill. The new A’s reliever gave up four runs in an inning in which manager Bob Melvin needed to preserve the rest of his arms.
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Spotlight on Travis Senior Airman Saajaadeen Jeffries 60th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Hometown: Cleveland. Duty title: Dash 21 technician. Time at Travis: Three years. Family: Wife, Elazia Skinner; daughter, Laiyah Jeffries. Goals: Finish college education, become a certified ethical hacker, work in the Pentagon and start my own cybersecurity consulting firm. Hobbies: Flying RC planes/drones, programming, building computers/servers, tinkering, pentesting (ethical hacking). Greatest achievement: My daughter.
In brief Travis kids can win prizes via Exchange TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE — Hear ye, hear ye! All princesses and princes of the Travis Air Force Base kingdom are invited to join the Disney tea party online placemat decorating contest as part of the Exchange’s worldwide Month of the Military Child celebration. Through Thursday, Travis kids ages 17 and younger can download the placemat template at ShopMyExchange.com/ momc. After coloring and decorating their placemat, they can submit their completed creation at ShopMyExchange.com/ sweepstakes. One grandprize winner will receive a $50 Exchange gift card, while three runner-ups will each receive a PlayDoh Frozen Olaf’s Sleigh Ride playset. Military families can visit ShopMyExchange. com/momc for more Month of the Military Child activities, including sweepstakes, contests, coloring pages and more.
Vanderberg picked to host new missile WASHINGTON — Acting Secretary of the Air Force John Roth selected Vandenberg Air Force Base as the preferred location for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent, a new intercontinental ballistic missile, Formal Training Unit. The Formal Training Unit for the current balintercontinental listic missile is located at Vandenberg. The Ground Based Strategic Deterrent is expected to replace all operational Minuteman III missiles by 2036 and is being designed to maximize the use of existing infrastructure. “The Minuteman III weapon system has been a bedrock of U.S. national security for more than five decades, but if one looks ahead to the next 50 years, the question of investing in nuclear modernization is as relevant as ever,” said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. — Daily Republic wire services
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USS Benfold during the annual U.S.-Japan Bilateral Advanced Warfighting Training Exercise, March 5. The exercise focuses on joint training and interoperability of coalition forces and enables real-world proficiency and readiness in response to any contingency.
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Brain injuries can cause visual issues Military Health System Communications FALLS CHURCH, Va. — In 2008, the National Defense Authorization Act authorized the Secretary of Defense to “establish a Center of Excellence to address the full scope of vision care including prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, research and rehabilitation of military eye injuries and diseases.” That year, the Vision Center of Excellence was established to address the full scope of vision care, including prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, research, and rehabilitation of military eye injuries and diseases including visual dysfunctions related to traumatic brain injury. Although the Bethesda, Maryland-based center is not a treatment facility, it works to improve vision health, optimize readiness and enhance quality of life for service members and veterans by promoting collaboration, facilitating integration, and serving as an advocate for vision across the departments of Defense’s and Veterans Affairs’ health care systems. “We are an advocacy organization that drives consensus documentation to the provider communities out in the field that do deliver care,” said Dr. Felix Barker, Vision Center of Excellence’s director of rehabilitation and reintegration. “We engage large groups of multidisciplinary provider experts, who actively engage in the care delivery process for
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An optometry technician examines a picture of a patient’s eye at the Optometry Clinic at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico. Optometry specialists are trained to prescribe and fit lenses that will improve a patient’s vision as well as treat various eye diseases and disorders. affected individuals.” Reporting to the Research and Development Directorate of the Defense Health Agency and the Office of Patient Care Services within the Veterans Affairs, Vision Center of Excellence integrates Department fo Defense and Veterans Affairs-funded research related to vision health with a strong focus on ocular blast injury and traumatic brain injury to improve operational readiness. Service members can sustain a traumatic brain injury during day-to-day activities, such as sports or recreational events, as well as during military training and deployment. While the majority of traumatic brain injuries sustained by U.S. service members are mild, also known as “mTBI” or concussion, they are also
the most difficult to diagnose and the least well understood, according to a 2014 National Institutes of Health study on military-related traumatic brain injuries. Yet, in the first three quarters of 2020, 12,310 service members were diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries, most of them – 85.7% – mild. Concussion occurs when someone suffers a severe blow to the head or a violent jolting of the head and body, such as during a blast, said Barker. Most service members who sustain mild traumatic brain injuries return to full duty within 10 to 14 days through rest and a progressive return to activity, but further treatment is available when symptoms persist after the initial recovery period, he said. “Military personnel
who undergo blast exposure may be concussed by direct contact with a projectile or by being thrown against a rigid surface,” said Barker. “Another unique feature of blast exposure is that some individuals have exhibited signs of (traumatic brain injury) without direct concussive contact and are thought to have been affected by the direct effects of the blast wave itself.” However, visionrelated pr oblems associated with traumatic brain injury are often overlooked during initial treatment of a brain injury, said Dr. Michael Pattison, Vision Center of Excellence’s program manager of readiness and operations optometry. “In some cases, symptoms may not be present See Brain, Page B7
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Defense Department officials have said the department will be ready to offer Covid-19 vaccinations to all eligible beneficiaries by May 1, in keeping with a White House announcement that on that date, all Americans will be able to get vaccinated if they want to. “We are committed to contributing to the president achieving his goal of 200 million shots in 100 days,” said Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Dr. Terry Adirim during a briefing March 26 at the Pentagon. Army Lt. Gen. Ronald J. Place, director of the Defense Health Agency said that depending on the rate at which the Department of Defense can get vaccines, and the uptake rate – that’s the number of personnel who step forward to get vaccinated – it’s possible that by early summer, every person in the Department of Defense could be vaccinated. “Based on the projections that we have, both supply side and vaccination side, we do fully expect to be open to all . . . of our Department of Defense eligible populations on or before the first of May,” Place said. “At current uptake rates for those who want to get it, we think by the middle of July or so . . . the department will be vaccinated.” Place said right now that the military health system is administering Covid vaccine at 343 sites around the world. Also, he said, there are almost 3,000 military personnel providing vaccination support to FEMA-led community vaccination sites around the country. “A special thanks goes out to our superbly trained enlisted medical forces carrying out these responsibilities with compassion and with distinction,” he said. Within the department, Place said, more than 600,000 service members from all three components have gotten at least their first Covid-19 vaccine. “I want to use this opportunity to thank every service member who has gotten vaccinated,” said Adirim. “They are not only protecting themselves but they’re also contributing to the safety of their teammates, their families and their communities.” Right now, there are three Covid-19 vaccines available. Those include vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, both of which have cold-storage requirements, and both of which require two injections.
Deadline looms to leave Afghanistan President Joe Biden delivers remarks to Defense Department personnel at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Feb. 10. Department of Defense file photo
Department of Defense News WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden said recently that the upcoming May 1 deadline to remove U.S. troops from Afghanistan will be “hard to meet,” during his first press conference since taking office. The president cited “tactical reasons” for the delay, but emphasized it was not his intention “to stay there a long time.” Biden said it is important for U.S. service members to leave in a safe and orderly manner, and added that he is in coordination with NATO allies who also have
troops in the region. The president has said before today that it would be difficult to meet the May 1 deadline to remove the remaining 2,500 U.S. troops. That deadline was set by former President Donald J. Trump in 2020, according to published news reports. The U.S. military has been in Afghanistan for nearly 20 years, making the war there the longest conflict in U.S. history, now spanning four presidential administrations. Biden made the comments during a press conference March 25.
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Brain: Occupational therapy can help traumatic brain injuries From Page B6 until sometime following the injury – sometimes the eye itself is injured during the head injury or blast exposure and can result in conditions such as cataracts and retinal damage,” Pattison said. Additionally, “while vision is usually not affected by traumatic brain injury unless there is a concurrent eye injury, patients with even with the most common mild traumatic brain injuries have high rates of other visual dysfunctions, which can dramatically affect job performance in terms of ability to read for extended periods, concentrate, and maintain clear and single vision,” Barker explained. “Other vision problems occur due to injuries in the brain,” said Pattison. “Studies show that up to
90% of (traumatic brain injury) patients suffer from some type of visual dysfunction.” These include blurred vision, sensitivity to light, reading difficulty, headaches with visual tasks, reduction or loss of visual field, and difficulties with eye movements. While many symptoms often go away over time, it is important service members don’t ignore them, said Pattison. “Any post-traumatic vision effect or visual symptom can be a result of concussion or (traumatic brain injury),” said Barker. “A (traumatic brain injury) affecting visual acuity or visual field is indicative of a more serious brain injury and should be carefully evaluated as such by competent vision and neurology providers, who should engage as part of the rehabilitation team
early in the process.” Additionally, he highlighted that the biggest issue with treating traumatic brain injury is that each person must be treated individually because it is rare that all patients will have the same symptoms.
Therapy “Some patients will not get better without therapy or intervention, and some will not get better even with treatment, becoming chronically affected patients,” said Barker. For oculomotor visual dysfunctions – which include difficulty visually tracking moving objects, losing your place, or skipping words or sentences and the sense that words float on a page while reading – and photophobia, aka light sensitivity, treatment includes
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using lenses, tints, prisms, and rehabilitative therapy, which have a good record of success, added Barker. Lenses help with focus dysfunctions, prisms help treat problems with eye alignment, and tints help patients suffering from photophobia. “Photophobia tends to improve a lot within the first three months, and tints used early in the process can be crucial to get the patient through the early stages but may need to be reduced or removed later in the process to avoid dependency that can interfere with fuller recovery,” he added. Other visual dysfunctions commonly associated with traumatic brain injuries include ocular misalignment, or not being able to look in the same direction or focus on the same object with both
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I worry my alcoholic son may drink himself to death Dear Readers: I do. His Alcoholics Anonymous sponsor recently wish you all an enjoydropped him due to able Easter and lack of commitment. He Passover. Here’s to a spring season filled refuses to go to rehab – with new beginnings he’s been twice – and I and lots of hope, happiworry that he will drink ness and joy. Thank you himself to death. so much for the joy you We have tried everyAnnie Lane thing, from tough love bring me through my Dear Annie (kicked him out) to column each week. trying to help and underDear Annie: My stand his pain and being there 40-year-old son is an alcoholic. for him. I will do everything to He recently went through a take care of my grandbabies. I divorce and is currently living watch them during the day while with my husband and me. He their mommy works, and we has two beautiful little girls, have them every other weekend both under the age of 6, whom when my son has visitation (only I adore. He is unemployed, because they are with me). and while I know he is deeply My therapist tells me he depressed over losing his wife has to hit rock bottom, and and job, alcohol is to blame. I am reaching out to you and that may mean homelessness. I am just so heartbroken and your readers to see what I can
Horoscopes by Holiday Mathis
Today’s birthday The character traits that impact your happiness include loyalty, integrity and courage. You’ll balance virtuous work with lighter investments that tap into your adventure and fun-seeking side. Mentors delight to your asks, so return often. Keep learning and making requests until you feel certain of your path. Gemini and Pisces adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 2, 44, 12, 9 and 15.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Anyone who’s ever undergone a construction project knows that destruction is part of expansion. The mess goes on and on until that grand moment . . . out of the rubble rises a new frame. You’ll see it today. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Intellectual challenge will be part of the fun. You’ll be sharpened by dealing with problems. Seek input from those who’ve been there already and who have something to teach about that. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You desire to neither control nor be controlled. People with good intent usually don’t mind when you set a boundary. As for those who take this as an offense, consider it a red flag. CANCER (June 22-July 22). Galileo declared that the universe was written in the language of mathematics, without which we cannot understand a single “word” of it. A bit of math in your personal universe can be worked out for gamechanging clarity. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). If there’s a recipe for feeling good, you don’t need to follow it. You’re like the master chef with so much experience that you need no added instruction. Conjuring deliciousness is just what you do. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Being a role model beats trying to get your point across with verbal instruction, especially considering how often you’ve had to repeat yourself lately. Be the lesson. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Once upon a time, comfort was your priority. Now there are many things that come before your comfort -- principles that are so much a part of who you are that sticking by them is your first reaction, even if that hurts a little. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You can put the brakes on a project if you want to. Things will definitely slow, but the screeching sound will attract much attention and, as it goes with this sort of thing, give the impression of an impending accident. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Who is rich? The child with a million toys who can’t find one he likes to play with, or the child with one toy beloved? You live the obvious answer today, reveling in your time with a much-enjoyed possession. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Even the most hardened criminals believe they are good people. Today, you’ll break from assuming you’re good to demand from yourself an honest tally of the good you’ve done lately. Only a good person would do this. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). What you’re working on now is not a quick fix but a solution with many steps that will unfold over time. First things first: awareness. It’s hard for people to change things they know nothing of. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Very little is needed to make you happy today, and anything required is well within your reach. And yet . . . there’s nothing like a good chase. Part of you considers making it harder, just for fun. CELEBRITY PROFILES: Robert Downey Jr. appeared in one of his father’s films at age 5, and the die was cast. So it continues this year with “Sherlock Holmes 3” in pre-production. Downey is a fiery Aries with Mercury and Venus in the passionate sign as well. As such, he has limitless energy. Saturn in Pisces indicates that insights and life lessons come to him via the empathetic and intuitive work he does to inhabit a character. Write Holiday Mathis at HolidayMathis.com.
cannot see myself doing this. — Out of Options Dear Out of Options: I’m so sorry for all the suffering you and your son have endured. Alcoholism, like many other diseases, often affects not only the alcoholic but also the entire family and group of friends. I recommend you try Al-Anon, a support program for people whose lives have been affected by someone else’s alcoholism. By sharing common experiences and applying the Al-Anon principles, group members can bring positive changes to their individual situations, whether or not the alcoholic seeks help. You sound like a wonderful grandmother. Keep up the good work, and know that people do recover from this terrible disease.
Dear Annie: My boyfriend, “John,” and I have been together for 2 ½ years. John is 37, and I’m 29. The other day, he surprised me by announcing to our friends, “She doesn’t want kids!” When I asked him about it the next day, he basically said he doesn’t see me as a parent. This took me aback. I’ll admit I’ve never mentioned wanting kids as passionately as most other people, but I’ve often wondered about being a parent, and imagined boy or girl names and all the things I would like to do as a family. I love this man very much. But I’m at a loss for words. I know I would make a good mom someday, when the time is right, but evidently, John doesn’t think so. — Family Matters
Dear Family Matters: Evidently, John has no consideration for your feelings. Maybe he was projecting his own fears of not being a good father, or maybe he thinks he has reason to believe you wouldn’t make a good parent. But the way he handled this was unkind. You two need to have a straight conversation about children. If you want children and he does not, that alone might be a deal breaker. Regardless of his position, it’s very important to address this situation before you move forward in your relationship. Tell him you won’t tolerate those types of comments and to keep private matters between the two of you. Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@ creators.com.
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here’s something about the warmer, sunnier weather of spring that brings out the urge to purge for many people. Spring cleaning tasks can include washing windows, cleaning carpets and emptying out cluttered closets. It’s a therapeutic chore for many, as a way to put the darker days of winter behind and embrace a new season. It can also be a good time to clean out any unused and expired medicines or prescriptions from your medicine cabinets. When was the last time you checked expiration dates on those bottles of aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen and even antacid tablets? Leftover pain medications or prescriptions that have expired are of no use to you now and can actually be a public safety issue, posing risks for accidental poisoning, misuse and overdoses, according to the Drug Enforcement Agency. The DEA holds an annual National Drug Take Back Day, and this year’s event is set for April 24. Many pharmacies, law enforcement agencies and county offices offer Take Back stations on this day. Many hospitals also accept disposable medications. It’s an opportunity for people to properly dispose of unused or expired drugs, prescriptions and other chemicals to save lives and protect the environment. There were more than 4,500 collection sites around the United States in 2020, and they claimed almost 500 tons of drugs, according to the DEA. Take Back Day is not the only time you can dispose of unused or expired drugs, however. Any time of year is a good time to remove the hazard of expired drugs from your home. First, check the bottles for proper disposal instructions on their labels. If the information is readily available, you can still dispose of it by: n Scratching out all identifying information on the bottle or box to make it unreadable. This will help to protect your identity and the privacy of your personal health information. n Removing the medicine from its original container and pouring it into a sealable storage bag to prevent the medicine from leaking or breaking out of a garbage bag. Then, mix the medications with coffee grounds or kitty litter, or pour in dishwashing soap, which will liquefy the pills. The DEA does not recommend flushing medications down the sink or toilet unless the prescription drug labeling or patient information that comes with the medication specifically instructs you to do so. Flushing medications puts potentially harmful chemicals into our community’s water system, and some may prohibit this practice out of concern over the trace levels of drug residues found in rivers, lakes and community drinking water supplies. Need more information? Visit the Drug Enforcement Administration’s website (www.deatakeback. com) or call 800-882-9539 for more information and to find an authorized collection site. Cleaning out the medicine cabinet
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Cleaning out the medicine cabinet is not only good for the environment but also helps reduce risks of accidental poisoning. is not only good for the environment but also helps reduce risks of accidental poisoning, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC recommends that all medicines and household products be stored up and away and out of sight in a cabinet where a child cannot reach them. When you are taking or giving medicines, don’t put your next dose on the counter or table where children can reach them – it only takes seconds for a child to get them. Don’t get distracted while taking medicine. If you have to step away to answer the phone, for example, either hold on to the medication or put it back and seal the bottle until your hands are free.
Secure the child safety cap completely every time after use. After using them, do not leave medicines or household products out. As soon as you are done with them, put them away and out of sight in a cabinet where a child cannot reach them. Finally, the CDC recommends that, if there are young children in the house, keep the poison help number – 1-800-222-1222 – posted near your home telephone or saved it in your phone. The line is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Sally Wyatt is public relations coordinator for NorthBay Healthcare, a partner of Solano Public Health.
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frequent China cerquestion I tainly has encounter is ambitions whether the U.S. to make its dollar will lose its currency the prestatus as the eminent reserve world’s primary currency, but it reserve currency. also faces signifInvestors icant obstacles. are concerned Mark Sievers The most conthat the Federal Wealth matters cerning factor is Reserve’s easy that the Chinese monetary policy, comgovernment manages bined with rising budget the currency’s value. It deficits, will undermine is not freely convertible confidence in the dollar. to other currencies, so The recent decline in investors cannot be sure the dollar over the past whether capital controls year has heightened could be used to limit these concerns. access to their holdings. My opinion is that So far, it has very limited although unforeseen usage in global transacconsequences from the tions, representing just current policy mix are 3% of global transactions possible, the most likely while the U.S. dollar repscenario is a secure resents about 80%. position for the dollar’s Currencies rise role as the dominant and fall in value with global currency. changes in the economic What is a reserve fundamentals. Such currency? Reserve curchanges are normal, rencies are typically expected and a healthy issued by large, develpart of the normal global oped countries with economic process. We long-standing records should certainly expect of financial stability. the dollar to behave To be held in reserve that way in competby a foreign central itive markets. bank, a currency typiThe dollar’s relative cally needs to: exchange rate peaked n Be freely conin March 2020 and has vertible (not pegged by declined by about 11% the government). since then. The decline n Have a large and reflects the Federal liquid debt market Reserve’s expansive that foreign invesmonetary policy when tors can access. the Covid-19 crisis hit. n Have an indepenThe Fed lowered shortdent central bank. term interest rates and n Be widely used increased the supply in trade and global of dollars available to transactions. foreign central banks In addition to the to help ease financial U.S. dollar, the euro, the conditions during the Japanese yen, British crisis. However, these pound, Swiss franc, actions do not appear Australian dollar and to be a concerted effort Chinese renminbi are by the central bank to all held in reserve. undermine the dollar’s However, the dollar is by value. In fact, a weaker far the most widely held dollar is generally seen currency at 60% based as a positive for global on 2020 data from the growth because it eases International Monetary financing conditions for Fund. This dominance borrowers, especially has existed for decades. in emerging-marThe U.S. dollar is ket countries. also used in about 40% Perhaps of even of global trade and greater significance, the nearly 80% of all global dollar remains a safecross-border transachaven asset. During tions. Most commodities, times of global stress, like oil, copper, agriculthe dollar generally tural goods and many increases in value as other goods, are traded investors seek a large, in U.S. dollars. Investors liquid and reliable place need to hold dollars to to put their money. When trade in goods and serthe pandemic struck in vices, and need to have early 2020, the dollar a large and liquid bond soared to its highest market in which to invest level in decades comthose dollars. pared to a wide range of The Bank of Interother currencies due to national Settlements global demand. data as of the end of Having the world’s 2019 shows the dollar reserve currency affords has been the domthe U.S. some priviinant currency for leges. It means there is international trade underlying demand for transactions for decades. U.S. bonds from foreign What is the likelihood central banks and other for substitutes or alterlarge investors looking natives to arise? The use for a safe market in of other currencies has which to invest. That increased as global trade allows the U.S. to borrow has increased. Specifiat lower rates than would cally, the euro’s usage otherwise be possible. in global transactions Others in the global has grown, the Japaeconomy are often nese yen’s usage has jealous of the relbeen largely stable, and ative benefit. there has been a slight Though the integincrease in the renminrity of the dollar is bi’s role. However, none secure at the moment, of these currencies seem we all should encourlikely to replace the age our government to dollar any time soon. follow a prudent ecoThe most likely candi- nomic and policy path date would be the euro, so we can maintain our as the euro area represolid economic position sents a large segment in the world. of global gross domestic product. However, its Mark Sievers, presibond markets are scatdent of Epsilon Finantered and fragmented cial Group, is a certified across many differfinancial planner with ent countries and are a master’s in business less liquid than the U.S. administration from the Treasury bond market, University of Califorlimiting the amount that nia, Berkeley. Contact a foreign investor might him by email at mark@ be able to hold in euros. wealthmatters.com.
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Roku setup, activation scam
Scammers have upped their game to take advantage of the popularity of streaming services during the pandemic.
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ll she wanted to “In the midst of the pando was replace demic in the winter, you get her old Roku a lot more dependent on TV device to stream than you used to be,” said movies and TV McDonald, 71. shows onto her new TV She might not have during the pandemic. If even realized that she was things worked out, she even scammed but then David hoped to use the set-up to soon called again. teach remote classes at a This time he told Susan Tompor local community college. McDonald that if she didn’t Consumer Instead, Maureen pay up again he would cut confidential McDonald ended up off her service. A lifetime dishing out $189.99 to plan turned into something scam operators. more like just a couple of months. The Roku scam is as nasty as How could that be real? they come and one that many conAnd then she started to rethink sumers, including me, never heard the whole thing from the start. about or paid much attention “It wasn’t until the guy called to in the past. Yet as streamagain and threatened me,” ing services grew in popularity McDonald said. “He didn’t even during the pandemic, scammers wait a year.” upped their game. McDonald did not hand over Nobody called or texted any more money. Instead, she McDonald out of the blue to told the caller: “But I paid for the threaten or sell anything. policy that will be good for life.” We know better than to be She exchanged a few words, scared by those who claim that hung up and then began to wonder they’re from the Internal Revenue if the first deal was a scam. Service or demand gift cards Turns out, it was. now to help a friend or grandThe Better Business Bureau child in trouble. told me that if has received a We know to hang up when couple reports of Roku Tech someone says we need to call Support Scams, one where a cusAmazon customer support, for tomer reported losing $200. example, about a $350 phone that “It sounds very similar to a we never ordered. tech support scam to me,” warned Roku + streaming devices are Laura Blankenship, chief of among the most popular selling staff and director of marketing items this holiday season. for the Better Business Bureau Instead, McDonald was trying Serving Eastern Michigan & the to set up her new Roku device and Upper Peninsula. all of a sudden a message flashed A few years back, the Better on the television screen to tell her Business Bureau issued a warning to call this 800 number for help about what it called a Roku activation fee scheme and cautioned activating the device. that “even smart televisions “For help, call this number – can be compromised by tech and that’s what I called,” said the savvy schemes.” Southfield resident. “It looked Last May, the BBB reported normal; it did.” that consumers in 25 states alleged “I call up and then there’s that a tech company charged this guy David.” unnecessary fees to activate David built some level of trust Roku Devices. by being pleasant and guiding her “Customers stated that they on what to do next to set things up. were subsequently charged “The guy was actually kind of an unnecessary activation fee helpful,” McDonald said. ranging from $79.99 to $249.99 and So when he offered a lifetime full service plan for about $190 she were led to believe that this fee was required to enable their signed up, paid him with a debit Roku device,” according to the card and didn’t think much of it. BBB. It wasn’t. She thought she was buying a lifetime of software support and The alert said that consumdigital services. ers attempting to activate their Sure, the so-called service was Roku streaming devices and Roku more than twice the price of the enabled smart televisions saw device, which she bought for $80. an error message and then were (Her Roku device had an Ethdirected to call a company called ernet port, which connects to a CaliGeeks Inc. home network and the Internet via Elsewhere, consumers reported wired cable.) that they were scammed after And she didn’t check the service they went online to register out. She just thought it might help their Roku device. her in the long run. Somehow, they clicked on a “In the pandemic, website that wasn’t connected to streaming was my favorite comRoku. After receiving an activation panion,” she said. code, the consumer was alerted to McDonald, a freelance journal- call a number due to some error. ist, kind of sneered at TV most of Instead of clicking on the legit her life. But says things changed Roku website, they clicked on a during the isolation that many website not affiliated with Roku felt as part of the social distancthat offered to help set up the ing measures during the fight device. When they put the activaagainst Covid-19. tion code in, they got a notice of an She’s been watching the error with a number to call. Then, last season of “Madam Secrethe consumer was asked to pay an tary” on Netflix and “Father activation fee, even though Roku Brown” on BritBox. doesn’t charge any such fee. Maureen McDonald ended up A Roku spokeswoman did not dishing out $189.99 to scam operanswer specific questions about ators who pretended to offer a the scam, but offered this statelifetime service that include a fee ment via email: “At Roku we work for activation of her new Roku hard to make device set up simple device and technical support. and easy. We recently transitioned
to email activation enabling consumers to talk to us directly and to get their device connected and streaming in just minutes.” Roku does not charge for account activation and device set up, the company said, and only Roku is authorized to help Roku customers. “We’ve taken several efforts to combat customer support imposters including messaging more to our customers across packaging, the Quick Start Guide in the box, on device screens and on our website – and we are working with government authorities to put these fraud operations out of business,” according to the Roku spokeswoman. “We’re incredibly sorry to hear about our customers having experiences with customer support imposters and we’ve reached out to this customer to better understand their experience and see how we can help.” The Roku website lists very specific information about such scams and this warning: “Roku does not require an activation fee, registration fee, or charge for support of any kind.” Some tips from the Roku site: n If a website reports that your activation code failed, do not call their “support phone number” for help. They are only looking to charge your credit card for activation which is not necessary. n Do not pay for a monthly or annual subscription with the promise of help with wireless network issues, remote control problems, or other technical issues. You will likely never get to use your subscription as most scammers pack up and close shop before you get the assistance you need. n Watch out for scammers who try to take control of your Roku device. Beware of scammers who try and activate your Roku device using their own Roku account. If successful, they can disable your Roku device at any time and demand credit card payment for reactivation. Always activate your Roku device yourself using your own valid email address and a strong, secure password. If you end up getting caught by one of these scams, the BBB recommends: n File a complaint with your credit card company and ask to have any associated charges reversed. n Check your bank and credit card statements for any signs of fraudulent activity. n Remove any software that this company may have installed on your computer, and change any passwords for programs used on your computer that was accessed by this company. n Change the password on your Roku.com account. n Visit the Federal Trade Commission website and file a complaint about the experience. See FTC.gov. If you believe that you have interacted with a fraudulent site, email Roku Customer Advocate at customer.advocate@roku.com to detail what happened. Susan Tompor is the personal finance columnist for the Detroit Free Press. She can be reached at stompor@freepress.com.
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LOCATED AT: 600 Redwood St Vallejo, CA 94590 Mailing Address: 600 Redwood St Vallejo, CA 94590 (ARE) HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S): 1) Abdo Saleh 2631 Vale Road San Pablo 94806 2) Alzubair Saleh 2631 Vale Road San Pablo 94806 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a General Partnership 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/ Abdo Saleh 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 21, 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 22, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021000403 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00045617 Published: March 21, 28, April 4, 11, 2021
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS HOLLY D PHOTOGRAPHY
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS MOCTEZUMA FLAVORS OF MEXICO
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS BAYWIDE REALY
LOCATED AT: 995 Oliver Rd Suite 12, Fairfield CA 94533 Solano Mailing Address: 1227 Sanderling Dr, Fairfield CA 94533 (ARE) HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S): 1) Ukua Ki Corp CA THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a Corporation The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 02/24/2021. 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/ Blanca Sanchez 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 24, 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 25, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021000656 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00045768 Published: March 28, April 4, 11, 18, 2021
LOCATED AT: 7181 Shelton Lane, Vacaville, CA 95688 Solano Mailing Address: 7181 Shelton Lane, Vacaville, CA 95688 (ARE) HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S): 1) Scott K. Seibel 7181 Shelton Lane 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 01/01/2021. 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/ Scott K. Seibel 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 9, 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 10 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021000550 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00045508 Published: March 14, 21, 28, April 4, 2021
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF: LEO NADEL FOSTER CASE NUMBER FCS056176 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: Leo Nadel Foster filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: a. Leo Nadel Foster Proposed Name: a. Leo Nadel Wright 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: APR. 28, 2021; Time: 9:00 am Dept.: 8 ;Rm.: 1 The address of the court is SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SOLANO Old Solano Courthouse 580 Texas Street 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 Please file proof of publication at least 4 days before hearing; if proof is on file, ok to appear by zoom - an invite will be emailed to you 1-2 days before hearing Date: MAR 05, 2021 /s/ Wendy G. Getty Judge of the Superior Court FILED: MAR 16 2021 DR# 00045615 Published: March 21, 28, April 4, 11, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS EMPEROR OUTDOORS LOCATED AT: 1301 Gateway Drive Vallejo, CA 94589 Mailing Address: 1301 Gateway Drive Vallejo (ARE) HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S): 1) Jaqueline E. Hernandez Cornejo 1301 Gateway Drive Vallejo, CA 94589 94589 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 03/06/2021. 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/ Jaqueline E. Hernandez Cornejo 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 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: MAR 16, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021000590 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00045764 Published: March 28, April 4, 11, 18, 2021
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE CITY OF FAIRFIELD PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD will hold a public hearing on the following item: CANON STATION DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOURTH AMENDMENT – Development Agreement Amendment (DA2021-1). Public hearing on request by Canon Station, LLC, for an amendment to the Development Agreement for Canon Station project. The Development Agreement covers approximately 1,570 acres of land located approximately one-half mile east of Peabody Road on the west and east sides of Vanden Road. The proposed Development Agreement Amendment modifies various entitlement rights for and obligations of the developer regarding the project. Modifications include amendments related to: the timing for construction of certain parks, the timing of recording of a conservation easement, the timing of payment for land acquired from the City of Fairfield, obligations regarding construction of a new fire station, amendment of the development agreement, and force majeure provisions. The previously adopted Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Train Station Specific Plan satisfies the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for this project. (Planner: David Feinstein, 707428-7448, dfeinstein@fairfield.ca.gov) NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN THAT said public hearing will be held on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 2021 beginning at 6:00 p.m. via teleconference, at which time and place any and all persons interested in said matters may appear and be heard. Pursuant to the Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20 regarding public meetings during the COVID19 emergency, the Planning Commission will not be offering an in-person meeting location for the public to attend, and the meeting will be held by teleconference/videoconference only. Members of the public who wish to observe the meeting may watch live on Comcast Cable Channel 26, ATT U-Verse 99 or on the web at www.youtube.com/user/FFCATV/live, or may watch and participate by computer or phone by joining the Zoom meeting. Additional details and Zoom access information will be provided in the agenda for the February 10, 2021 meeting and on the City’s website at: www.fairfield.ca.gov. Members of the public may participate in the public hearing in the following ways: 1. Before the meeting: Email comments to planning@fairfield.ca.gov no later than 4:00 p.m. on the date of the meeting, and they will be forwarded to the Planning Commission and included in the public record. Please be sure to include your name and the agenda item you are addressing. 2. During the meeting: When joining via Zoom, you may use the “Raise Hand” feature if using a computer, or dial *9 if using a phone, to let it be known you would like to speak. Staff will call on you for public comment at the appropriate time. For additional information, please contact the Community Development Department, City Hall, 2nd Floor or by phone at 707-428-7461. A copy of the staff reports and resolutions for this item will be available on the City’s website at least 72 hours prior to the meeting. If you challenge the above-cited item in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Community Development Department, at, or prior to, the public hearing. Any party aggrieved by a decision of the Planning Commission may file an appeal within 14 business days of the decision using the appeal form available from the Community Development Department. To file an appeal, complete the form and submit it with the appropriate fee to: Community Development Department, 1000 Webster Street, 2nd Floor, Fairfield, CA 94533 no later than 14 business days from the date of this hearing. Postmarks will be accepted. The City of Fairfield does not discriminate against any individual with a disability. City publications will be made available upon request in the appropriate format to persons with a disability. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable modification or accommodation to attend or participate in this meeting, please contact Lucia Morales, Administrative Assistant, at 707-428-7446 or lmorales@fairfield.ca.gov by 4:00 P.M. on the day of the meeting for assistance. DR# 00045966 Published: April 4, 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 4/21/2021 at 12:00 PM. Unless stated otherwise the description of the contents are household goods and furnishings: Shemariah Rodrigues Shanice Saulter Juan Carlos Gonzalez-Herrera Evelyn J Dennis Sharhonda Elania Blackshear Scales Arika Guy 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. 4/4, 4/11/21 CNS-3454310# THE DAILY REPUBLIC DR# 00045731 Published: April 4, 11, 2021 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: KAREN GAY TREAT AKA KAREN GAY KERR AKA KAREN GAY JORDAN Case Number: P050688 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Karen Gay Treat AKA Karen Gay Kerr AKA Karen Gay Jordan A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Jessica M. Jordan in the Superior Court of California, County of: Solano The Petition for Probate requests that: Jessica M. Jordan 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: MAY 10, 2021 TIME: 8:30 a.m.; DEPT.: 4 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SOLANO Hall of Justice 600 Union Avenue Fairfield, CA 94533 If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1)four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California 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. Petitioner: Jessica M. Jordan 1254 Granada Street Vallejo CA 94591 (707) 246-5863 DR# 00045805 Published: April 4, 7, 11, 2021
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS J.D.4.U. LOCATED AT: 921 Gold Coast Court, Fairfield CA 94533 Solano Mailing Address: 921 Gold Coast Court, Fairfield CA 94533 (ARE) HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S): 1) Joyce E. A. Garlington 921 Gold Coast Ct 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/ J. E. A. Garlington 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 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: MAR 24, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021000649 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00045732 Published: March 28, April 4, 11, 18, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS SOHE OUTDOOR RENOVATIONS LOCATED AT: 1301 Gateway Drive Vallejo, CA 94589 Mailing Address: 1301 Gateway Drive Vallejo (ARE) HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S): 1) Selvin O. HernandezEscobar 1301 Gateway Drive Vallejo 94589 2) Jaqueline E. Hernandez Cornejo 1301 Gateway Drive Vallejo, CA 94589 94589 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a General Partnership The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 03/06/2021. 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/ Selvin O. Hernandez-Escobar 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 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: MAR 16, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021000591 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00045762 Published: March 28, April 4, 11, 18, 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. AF20-3917. On July 15, 2020, Officers of the Fairfield Police Department seized $2,280.00 U.S. Currency at 1200 B. Gale Wilson Blvd., Fairfield, CA, in connection with controlled substance violation(s) of HSC § 11378. The seized property has an estimated or appraised value of $2,280.00. AF20-3919. On July 17, 2020, Officers of the Vacaville Police Department seized (1) 2019 Dodge Charger (VIN 2C3CDXCT6KH519170 – E.V. $27,500.00), $4,290.00 U.S. Currency and (1) 2013 Dodge Ram (VIN 1C6RR6FT5DS711681 – E.V. $24,000.00), and $300.00 U.S. Currency at 1130 E. Monte Vista Ave Suite K, Vacaville, 2500 West A Street, Dixon and the intersection of Rehrmann Dr. and Pitt School Rd., Dixon (respectively), CA in connection with controlled substance violation(s) of HSC §§ 11378, and/or 11379. On July 22, 2020, Officers of the Vacaville Police Department seized $2,834.59 U.S. Currency (Wells Fargo Accounts ending in 6639 and 1445) at or near 601 Jackson St, Fairfield, CA, in connection with controlled substance violation(s) of HSC §§ 11378 and/or 11379. The seized property has a total estimated or appraised value of $58,924.59. AF20-3920. On July 17, 2020, Officers of the Fairfield Police Department seized $720.00 at 766 Stallion Circle, Fairfield, CA in connection with controlled substance violation(s) of HSC § 11359. The seized property has an estimated or appraised value of $720.00. AF20-3923. On July 21, 2020, Officers of the Fairfield Police Department seized $3,969.00 U.S. Currency at 429 Railroad Ave, Fairfield, CA in connection with controlled substance violation(s) of HSC § 11359. The seized property has an estimated or appraised value of $3,969.00. AF20-3925. On August 8, 2020, Officers of the California Highway Patrol seized $1,062.00 U.S. Currency at 3050 Travis Blvd, Fairfield, CA, in connection with controlled substance violation(s) of HSC § 11351. The seized property has an estimated or appraised value of $1,062.00. AF20-3926. On July 29, 2020, Officers of the Vacaville Police Department seized $1,387.00 U.S. Currency at 2001 Allison Dr, Vacaville, CA, in connection with controlled substance violation(s) of HSC § 11359. The seized property has an estimated or appraised value of $1,387.00. Date: March 29, 2021 DR# 00045850 Published: April 4, 11, 18, 2021
\s\ __ Matthew K. Olsen Dep. District Attorney
LOCATED AT: 1320 Pintail Dr. Suisun City CA 94585 Solano Mailing Address: (ARE) HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S): 1) Holly D Photography 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/ Holly Drennen 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 24, 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 25 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021000443 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00045504 Published: March 14, 21, 28, April 4, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS NNTC NATURAL NOURISHMENT THROUGH CULTIVATION LLC LOCATED AT: 152 Southport Court, Vallejo, CA, 94591 Solano Mailing Address: 152 Southport Court, Vallejo, CA, 94591 (ARE) HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S): 1) NNTC Natural Nourishment Through Cultivation, 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/ Gregory L. Williams 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 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: MAR 16, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021000599 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00045606 Published: March 21, 28, April 4, 11, 2021 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: MONTHA JENKINS Case Number: P050510 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Montha Jenkins A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Danet Jenkins-Williams in the Superior Court of California, County of: Solano The Petition for Probate requests that: Danet Jenkins-Williams be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedent's will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: DATE: APR. 28, 2021 TIME: 9:00 a.m.; DEPT.: 22 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SOLANO Hall of Justice 600 Union Avenue Fairfield, CA 94533 If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1)four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California 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: Amiel L. Wade (SBN: 184312) Wade Law Group, A Professional Corp. 262 E. Main St. Los Gatos, CA 950320 (408) 842-1688 DR# 00045715 Published: March 28, 31, April 4, 2021
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B14 Sunday, April 4, 2021 — DAILY REPUBLIC
Scoreboard Basketball
Chicago at Indiana, 4 p.m. New Orleans at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Boston, 4:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Toronto, 4:30 p.m. Memphis at Miami, 5 p.m. Detroit at Denver, 6 p.m. Portland at L.A. Clippers, 7 p.m.
NBA Friday’s Games Toronto 130, GOLDEN STATE 77 L.A. Lakers 115, SACRAMENTO 94 Boston 118, Houston 102 Dallas 99, New York 86 Charlotte 114, Indiana 97 Memphis 120, Minnesota 108 Atlanta 126, New Orleans 103 Utah 113, Chicago 106 Phoenix 140, Oklahoma City 103 Milwaukee 127, Portland 109 Saturday’s Games Milwaukee at SACRAMENTO, NA Dallas 109, Washington 87 New York 125, Detroit 81 Miami 115, Cleveland 101 Philadelphia 122, Minnesota 113 Indiana 139, San Antonio 133, OT Utah 137, Orlando 91 Oklahoma City at Portland, NA Sunday’s Games GOLDEN STATE at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m. Brooklyn at Chicago, 11 a.m. L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers, 12:30 p.m. Charlotte at Boston, 3 p.m. Memphis at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. New Orleans at Houston, 5 p.m. Orlando at Denver, 7 p.m. Monday’s Games SACRAMENTO at Minnesota, 4 p.m. New York at Brooklyn, 4 p.m. Washington at Toronto, 4 p.m. Utah at Dallas, 4 p.m. Detroit at Oklahoma City, 4 p.m. Cleveland at San Antonio, 4 p.m. Phoenix at Houston, 5 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Milwaukee at GOLDEN STATE, 7 p.m.
San Diego 7, Arizona 0 Chicago White Sox at L.A. Angels, NA Sunday’s Games Houston at OAKLAND, 1:07 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Washington, 10:05 a.m. Atlanta at Philadelphia, 10:05 p.m. Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, 10:05 a.m. Baltimore at Boston, 10:10 a.m. Cleveland at Detroit, 10:10 a.m. St. Louis at Cincinnati, 10:10 a.m. Texas at Kansas City, 11:10 a.m. Minnesota at Milwaukee, 11:10 a.m. Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, 11:20 a.m. L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, 12:10 p.m. Arizona at San Diego, 1:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox at L.A. Angels, 5:37 p.m. Monday’s Games L.A. Dodgers at OAKLAND, 6:40 p.m. SAN FRANCISCO at San Diego, 7:10 p.m. Minnesota at Detroit, 10:10 a.m. Toronto at Texas, 1:05 p.m. Atlanta at Washington, 1:05 p.m. Kansas City at Cleveland, 1:10 p.m. Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees, 3:35 p.m. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 3:40 p.m. St. Louis at Miami, 3:40 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Boston, 4:10 p.m. Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 4:40 p.m. Houston at L.A. Angels, 6:38 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Seattle, 7:10 p.m. Tuesday’s Games L.A. Dodgers at OAKLAND, 6:40 p.m. SAN FRANCISCO at San Diego, 7:10 p.m. Minnesota at Detroit, 10:10 a.m. Atlanta at Washington, 1:05 p.m. Houston at L.A. Angels, 1:07 p.m. Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees, 3:35 p.m. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 3:40 p.m. St. Louis at Miami, 3:40 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Boston, 4:10 p.m. Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 4:40 p.m. Toronto at Texas, 5:05 p.m. Arizona at Colorado, 5:40 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Seattle, 7:10 p.m.
Vancouver at Winnipeg, 6 p.m. Monday’s Games Philadelphia at Boston, 4 p.m. Edmonton at Montreal, 4 p.m. Vegas at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Colorado at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Toronto at Calgary, 6:30 p.m. Arizona at Los Angeles, 7 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Anaheim at SAN JOSE, 7:30 p.m. Buffalo at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Washington at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m. Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m. Boston at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Florida at Carolina, 4 p.m. Tampa Bay at Columbus, 4 p.m. Nashville at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Dallas at Chicago, 5 p.m. Vancouver at Winnipeg, 5 p.m.
Hockey NHL
Baseball
Friday’s Games SAN JOSE 3, Los Angeles 0 Washington 2, New Jersey 1, OT Toronto 2, Winnipeg 1, SO Edmonton 3, Calgary 2 St. Louis 2, Colorado 3 Arizona 4, Anaheim 2 Saturday’s Games SAN JOSE at Los Angeles, NA Boston 7, Pittsburgh 5 Tampa Bay 2, Detroit 1 Nashville 3, Chicago 0 Buffalo, 3, N.Y. Rangers 2, SO Islanders 3, Philadelphia 2, SO Dallas 3, Carolina 2 Florida 5, Columbus 2 Ottawa 6, Montreal 3 Minnesota 2, Vegas 1 Colorado 2, St. Louis 1 Vancouver at Edmonton, PPD Sunday’s Games Detroit at Tampa Bay, 9 a.m. Washington at New Jersey, noon Columbus at Florida, 2 p.m. Dallas at Carolina, 4 p.m. Arizona at Anaheim, 6 p.m. Toronto at Calgary, 6 p.m.
MLB Friday’s Games Houston 9, OAKLAND 5 SAN FRANCISCO 6, Seattle 3 Tampa Bay 6, Miami 4 L.A. Dodgers 11, Colorado 6 Chicago White Sox 12, L.A. Angels 8 San Diego 4, Arizona 2 Saturday’s Games Houston 9, OAKLAND 1 SAN FRANCISCO at Seattle, NA N.Y. Yankees 5, Toronto 3 Baltimore 4, Boston 2 Detroit 5, Cleveland 2 Kansas City 11, Texas 4 Chicago Cubs 5, Pittsburgh 1 N.Y. Mets at Washington, PPD Philadelphia 4, Atlanta 0 Cincinnati 9, St. Louis 6 Miami 12, Tampa Bay 7 Minnesota 2, Milwaukee, 0 L.A. Dodgers 6, Colorado 5
calendar Sunday’s TV sports Baseball College
•North Carolina at Florida State,ACC, 9 a.m. •Tennessee at Alabama, SEC, 9 a.m. •Wake Forest at Louisville, ESPN2, 9:30 a.m. •Pepperdine at San Diego, ESPNU, 3 p.m. MLB
•Atlanta at Philadelphia, ESPN, 10 a.m. •Arizona at San Diego, MLB, 1 p.m. •Houston at Oakland, NBCSCA, 1 p.m. •Chicago White Sox at L.A. Angels, ESPN, 5:30 p.m. Basketball NCAA Women’s Tournament
•Championship, ESPN, 3 p.m. NBA
•L.A. Lakers at L.A. Lakers, Chs. 7, 10, 12:30 p.m. •Golden State at Atlanta, NBCSBA, NBATV, 4:30 p.m. •Orlando at Denver, NBATV, 7 p.m. Bowling
Local: Johnson leads Bulldogs to victory From Page B3 “It was great to see the girls play volleyball again,” Guzman said. The Fairfield statistics were not available. T he Rodr iguez junior high squad won, 25-4, 25-6.
Bulldogs spike Vanden in MEL volleyball action FAIRFIELD — Emma Johnson, with 56 assists, led the Vacaville High varsity volleyball team to a 25-16, 25-20, 25-21 Monticello Empire League road win Friday over Vanden. “This was a really fun match. We have waited for this day for many months now; to be able to see the girls’ faces, without masks, and show emotion was priceless,” Bulldogs coach Ashley Chappell wrote in an email. Johnson added 23 serves and six aces. Tiana Zamora had 11 serves and three aces. Christiana
Cruz led the team in kills with nine. Sammy Brown added seven kills, 12 digs, and serve receive passing of 2.8. Jordyn Moriarty led the defense with 19 digs. Vanden was led by Audrey Alexander, who was 14-for-16 from the service line – including 14 serves in a row, with five aces. Mora Braggs started slow, but regrouped and went 16-for-18 with four aces, with 16 serves in a row in the third set. Sammie Carelock led the team with 18 kills. Vacaville has its home opener Tuesday against Armijo. The Vanden junior varsity won, 25-20, 25-23. The Vikings’ Brianna Davis was 7-7 with an ace, a kill, five digs and eight assists. Jada Cuffie went 12-12 and two aces, two kills, a dig and a block. Makenzie Lovell was 6-6 with three aces and had 11 digs. Sumerlyn Spencer was 6-7 and one ace, six kills, three digs, two blocks and had a solid game receiving serve.
Prep badminton
Rodriguez off to hot start in badminton season FAIRFIELD — The Rodriguez High varsity badminton team has posted three straight victories to open the season, including a pair of 9-0 sweeps. The Mustangs benefitted Friday from two forfeits against Fairfield, but also had match wins from Jadeloen Lieu, 21-1, 21-3; Riona Retiro, 21-1, 21-2; Nhu Hin, 21-5, 21-2; Nicole Raver, 21-6, 21-6; Mia Mangayayam, 21-5, 21-1; Emily Graham, 21-6, 21-4; and Angelica Yangco, 21-2 21-7. Rodriguez opened the season with a 6-3 win Wednesday over Armijo. The Mustangs’ wins came from Lieu, 21-13, 21-11; Retiro, 21-11, 18-21, 21-17; Hin, 23-21, 21-16; Mangayayam, 21-9, 5-21, 21-15; Yangco, 21-16, 21-8; and Mel Peng, 21-19, 21-11.
The match Thursday was a sweep of Vacaville at home. Lieu won 21-11, 21-16 to stay perfect. Other winners were Retiro, 21-19, 21-14; Hin, 21-16, 21-13; Raver, 21-12, 21-13; Mangayayam, 17-21, 21-12, 21-16; Graham, 21-10, 21-11; Yangco, 21-16, 21-14; Peng, 21-6, 21-8; and Elise Patel won 21-11, 21-16.
Vacaville badminton squad slams Davis VACAVILLE — The Bulldogs rumbled past Davis, 8-2, in a badminton match played Friday. The winners for Vacaville were Katelyn Crismon, 21-11, 21-8; Emily Pehl, 21-17, 21-12; Kait Roser, 21-17, 21-13; Sierra Higdon, 21-7, 21-9; Nia Massey, 28-26, 21-14; Stephanie Esquivel, 21-6, 21-10; and Vicky Li, 21-9, 21-16. There was one forfeit that went the Bulldogs’ way. All three junior varsity matches played went to Davis.
•PBA, Bowling USBC – Masters, FS1, 11 a.m. Golf •Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals, GOLF, 5 a.m. •PGA Tour, Valero Texas Open, final round, GOLF, 10 a.m. •PGA Tour, Valero Texas Open, final round, Ch. 3, 11:30 a.m. •LPGA Tour, ANA Inspiration, final round, GOLF, 2 p.m. Hockey NHL
•Detroit at Tampa Bay, Ch. 3, 9 a.m. •Washington at New jersey, NHL, noon •Dallas at Carolina, NHL, 4 p.m. Lacrosse College men
•Michigan at Johns Hopkins, ESPNU, 9 a.m. Soccer •Premier League, Newcastle vs. Tottenham Hotspur, NBCSN, 6 a.m. •Premier League, Aston Villa vs. Fulham, NBCSN, 8 a.m. •College men, Maryland at Indiana, BIG TEN, 10 a.m. •Premier League, Manchester United vs. Brighton, NBCSN, 10:30 a.m. •College women, Washington State at USC, PAC12, noon •College women, California at Arizona, P12BA, noon •College women, Washington at UCLA, PAC12, 2 p.m. •College women, Stanford at Arizona State, P12BA, 2 p.m. Softball
Weather
•Kentucky at Tennessee, ESPNU, 11 a.m.
Today
Wednesday
Mostly sunny
Mostly sunny
67
Tonight Mostly clear
46
Monday Mostly sunny
66|45
Tuesday
73|46
Thursday Sunny
73|45
Sun and Moon
Sunrise..............................6:49 a.m. Sunset...............................7:35 p.m. Moonrise..........................2:51 a.m. Moonset........................ 12:17 p.m. New First Qtr. Full Last Qtr.
Sunny
73|46
•Virginia Tech at Duke, ACC, noon
5-day forecast for Fairfield-Suisun City
April 11 April 19
April 26
April 4
Regional forecast
•Florida at Georgia, SEC, noon
Davis 72|45 Dixon Santa Rosa 72|46 65|45 Vacaville Napa 70|48 67|43 Fairfield/Suisun City 67|46 Vallejo Benicia 58|48 Rio Vista 64|48 70|46 Concord 67|46 Richmond 63|48 Walnut Creek 67|46 Oakland 63|48 San Francisco 60|49
Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
•Illinois at Wisconsin, BIG TEN, 2 p.m. Surfing World Surf League
•Championship Tour, Newcastle Cup, Day 5, FS2, 2 p.m. Volleyball •NCAA Women’s Volleyball Selection Special, ESPNU, 1 p.m. Tennis •ATP/WTA Miami Open, ATP singles final, TENNIS, 10 a.m. •ATP/WTA Miami Open, WTA doubles final, TENNIS, 2:30 p.m.
San Mateo 63|47 Palo Alto 66|45
Source: U.S. Naval Observatory
•Indiana at Iowa, BIG TEN, noon
San Jose 67|46
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