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Redistricting plans based in census move forward Todd R. Hansen

rial districts are divided fairly and evenly by population and other concerns, including avoiding dividing areas of minority populations. The same mapping efforts are underway for state and federal districts. Similar redistricting efforts have been completed recently by Solano cities, some choosing to use independent committees to make the final boundary decisions. The county board has been asked to turn over the responsibility to an independent committee, proponents of which argue that the elected board members should not be deciding what the

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Solano County is investing $36 million into new energy efficiency and reliability infrastructure. Pictured here

is a solar array at the top of a parking structure in downtown Fairfield.

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FAIRFIELD — Solano County supervisors are banking on energy cost savings to pay for most of the $38.08 million in new and upgraded power infrastructure they recently approved. Megan Greve, director of county General Services, said in an interview Friday that the county pays about $3 million a year in utility costs. That is the entire county and not just the project sites. “This will offset about $2 million of that,” Greve said. The energy cost savings after 20 years is estimated at $39.45 million, and $60.55 million over 25 years, the report to the board states. The larger number reflects five years of having no debt service payments. Most of the savings will be generated by the solar systems

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Michael and Dorene Warchut of Green Valley throw a second truckload of green waste from their home into a dumpster for the free Green Waste Days event, Saturday. They went to the Solano Community College parking area for a

total of two days and then were told they needed to leave. Lucky for them a friend had some land where they parked their RV until the threat of fire was over. “But the fire season never really ended,” Michael Warchut said. They did not lose their home to fire during either of those events, but it is very much on their minds year-round, Dorene Warchut said. “It’s always there in the back of your mind,” she said. “What do we take when we leave?” See Valley, Page A12

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Artist Jane Loveall shows off her newly revealed poppy artwork at Texas and Madison streets, Saturday.

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wasn’t too bad that year but last year with Covid, it was awful.”

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The energy cost savings after 20 years is estimated at $39.45 million, and $60.55 million over 25 years.

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GREEN VALLEY — Michael and Dorene Warchut planned to bring at least 10 truckloads of green waste for the Green Waste Days event Saturday. It might be nice and green in the valley, but they both are very much aware that living in a wooded area means keeping up with clearing underbrush, removing trees and making a fire-safe space around their home. “We were evacuated in 2017,” he said. “It

FAIRFIELD — The Solano County supervisors this week upped the number of public hearings, from nine to 10, that their redistricting advisory committee will hold – two in each of the five existing districts. The hearings will include weekend dates and night meetings, and will likely have virtual options as well, the board was told by staff Tuesday. There was even discussion about setting up viewing sites at libraries or schools. Redistricting is mandated after the federal census with the idea that each of the five superviso-

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The newly minted flower was revealed Saturday in a brief ceremony. It has a red glass ladybug on one petal of vibrant orange. “I wanted to do something sneaking like come in the dark of night and replace it,” Loveall said. “But it became very heavy and I realized to get it here, I needed help.” Loveall, a longtime art teacher in the FairfieldSuisun School District, paid for the supplies to create the new flower out

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FAIRFIELD — Artist Jane Loveall’s heart broke every time she drove by the broken glass poppy artwork on Texas and Madison streets. One of the poppies disappeared a few years ago. No one is talking about where it went, Loveall said. So last August she had enough of looking at the broken artwork and decided to take matters into her own hands by recreating the broken flower.

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3-year-old is evidence that Barbie dolls still popular

arbie is back! are named Barbie, If seeing how but some have other my 3-year-old names. It’s mystifying. granddaughter loves They have names like her myriad BarSkipper and . . . well, bie-type dolls wasn’t all I know are Skipper enough, Mattel Inc. and Barbie. I think one recently said that of my sisters had a doll during the pandemic named Midge, who year of 2020, Barbie Brad Stanhope may have been prohad its best sales Like I was sayin’ duced by Mattel.) growth in 20 years. While Mrs. Brad Barbie – previously considkept her Barbie dolls from her ered an outdated doll that gave childhood (which may have girls an unhealthy view of been the “gateway drug” for their bodies – is now one of the our granddaughter to love the hottest toys in America. dolls), I have never been conThe reasons are a revamp nected to them. I had three of Barbie’s look, partnerships older sisters and they had with movie studies and work some sort of Barbie-like dolls, with social media influencers. but I don’t have clear memAnd my 3-year-old grandories of them. daughter and presumably, her I remember trolls. I 1-year-old sister. remember paper dolls. The dolls are differI remember some sort ent now. Barbie dolls come of dollhouse. in 22 skin tones and 94 hair I also remember finding a colors. There are five body G.I. Joe with a missing arm types. There are Barbie dolls and playing with him with with wheelchairs. my friend Troy, who had the (Side note: I can’t track the cool, bearded G.I. Joe. We dolls’ names. I know some would throw them back and

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forth over the house, pretending they were falling out of airplanes, which is a very boy thing to do. But man, our 3-year-old granddaughter loves those dolls. We have variations at our house for when she and her sister (and their parents) visit, including a cool smaller one with a wraparound skirt. The first time we shared her, we mentioned the skirt and our granddaughter has since called the doll “Kurt,” which is sweet. This is all new to me. It’s also new to my son and daughter-in-law. They purposefully avoided giving her “girl” toys and doing such things as painting her room pink or reading her princess stories (this is my interpretation. I’ve never asked). They wanted her to be herself. At 3, what she wants to be is a princess who plays with Barbie dolls. That may be part of the attraction of Barbie: The doll taps into something that little

girls (and little boys) like. But it’s not just luck. Give the Mattel people credit for figuring out a way to transform one of their flagship properties to a world that is entirely different than when Barbie first appeared in 1959. Next up is a Barbie movie from Warner Bros. Who knows what that will do to the brand. Here’s what we know: Barbie bounced back during the pandemic and Barbie is still big after 62 years. She may become even bigger in the next few years. We also know that oldschool G.I. Joes can survive “falls from airplanes.” That knowledge might terrorize my 3-year-old granddaughter, so I’ll keep it to myself. Reach Brad Stanhope at bradstanhope@outlook.com.

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Grand jury urges county to stay vigilant against Covid

covid-19 pandemic

Solano heads into May with 3rd highest daily case increase in April Todd R. Hansen

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FAIRFIELD — The Solano County civil grand jury applauded the county’s efforts to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic in its workplaces, but noted it was a challenge and “it must step up its efforts in finding and funding additional ways of ensuring public health safety in county buildings in anticipation of future pandemics.” The grand jury, in an April 20 report, issued two findings and accompanying recommendations. It is also called out staff for not following protocols. However, it noted that one of the issues was the ever-changing directives from federal and state agencies. “The (General Services Department) manages 2 million square feet of building space. Approximately 33% of General Services employees are custodial and maintenance. The department reported the primary challenge of 2020 was learning how to continue to conduct business in a Covid-19 environment,” the report states. “Staff refusal to adhere to pandemic protocols was one issue, especially when directives changed as more was learned about the virus. Some employees were reluctant to work outside of the home because of the pandemic. Evacuations due to local wildfires also tested staff scheduling,” the report added. “Supply expenditures for (personal protective equipment) included an additional $2.5 million from the Federal Disaster Relief Fund. County (stay-at-home) restrictions resulted in supply issues for several months at the beginning of the pandemic. The county budgeted $150,000 for overtime, but expended $450,000 to meet Covid-related labor costs.” An updated overtime figure was not immediately available. The report specifically addresses unique issues faced by the Sheriff’s Office and the jails, which received high marks from the grand jury. The report also See Grand, Page A6

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Amanda Huynh draws a dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Fairfield, Friday.

FAIRFIELD — Solano County reported Friday the third-largest single-day increase of coronavirus cases during April. The 65 new cases, which included a surprisingly high 10 new cases in Benicia, took the overall case count to 32,477, the Public Health Division reported. The only days that had higher case numbers were 70 on the 15th and 71 on the 16th, the county reported. The spike also was reflected in the seven-day positivity testing rate, which went from 5.2% to 5.9%, the county reported. However, the number of individuals hospitalized with the disease went down five to 20, supporting the tracing evidence that most of the new cases are showing up in younger, and generally healthier, county residents. Active cases were up five to 362. There were no new Covidrelated deaths reported. That total stands at 215. Benicia’s 10 new cases took that city’s total to 964. Fairfield added 17 cases for a count of 8,817. Vallejo was at 9,664 after 16 new cases. Vacaville added 13 for a new tally of 8,482, the county reported. Suisun City (2,220) added five cases; Dixon (1,861) added three; and Rio Vista (367) added one. There were no new reports in the unincorporated area of the county, which held at 102 cases. The number of individuals who have been tested was at 202,651. The total number of tests administered was at 313,165. Those represent increases of 328 and 383, respectively. April had a daily case average of 42.9. The March average was just over 37 cases per day. Solano County does not report updated totals on weekends. The next update is scheduled late Monday afternoon.

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Obituaries

Marna Elizabeth (Newman) Lister Jan. 30, 1952 — April 19, 2021

Marna Elizabeth (Newman) Lister, 69, entered into eternal rest on April 19, 2021, in Sacramento after a lengthy illness. Born Jan. 30, 1952, to Irene ‘Kelly’ (Blanco) Newman and John Arthur Kendrick-Newman, she was a fourth-generation Vallejoan. A graduate of Fairfield High School, Class of 1970, she attended Sacramento City College, UC Davis and the University of Alaska, Anchorage. She worked with Jack Johnson Engineers in Fairfield for 17 years and then changed to the medical field. She worked with UC Davis Medical Center as a grant writer and assistant to the Emergency Medicine Residency Director before embarking on her big Alaskan adventure in 2000. While in Alaska, Marna was employed in health care administration and clinical oncology research at Providence Hospital in Anchorage until returning to Fairfield in 2012. Marna enjoyed gardening and nature, Giants games and, of course, all of the various fur-family members she cared for over the years. She was an award-winning quilter, a hobby she maintained throughout her adult life. She is survived by her devoted mother, Kelly Newman of Fairfield;

daughter, Amanda Daws Filger (Thomas Ryan) of Sacramento; and two lovely grandchildren, Maya Elizabeth and Zachary Joseph Filger. Marna was the eldest of five children. The four remaining Newman siblings looked up to their big sister, Staci Kendrick of Vacaville, Sean Newman of Fairfield, Corey Newman (Tammy) of Fairfield and Dion ‘Chipper’ Newman (Gigi) of San Leandro. Also surviving are Marna’s nephews and nieces, Bret, Joshua, Katie, Jake, Kendric, Megan, Joey, Lainie, Brogan, Eloise, Sadie, Connor, Madeline and Grace. Marna is also survived by her two former husbands, H. Stephen Daws of Vacaville and James Lister of Alaska. Marna is predeceased by her beloved father, John A. Newman. According to her wishes, there will be a private graveside ceremony for family at Rockville Cemetery in Suisun Valley. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are preferred in her memory to the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center at alaskawildlife. org. Arrangements are entrusted to BryanBraker Funeral Home, 707-425-4697.

William H. ‘Bill’ Wallin William H. ‘Bill’ Wallin passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, April 22, 2021, at the age of 64. Born in San Francisco to Paul H. and Doris (Stover) Wallin, he grew up in Vallejo and moved to Fairfield in adulthood. William was known for his big heart, giving of his time and lending a hand to anyone needing it, especially the elderly. William loved cooking and each Christmas, there were many grateful recipients of his homemade shortbread cookies. He played pool for the Vallejo Pool/Snooker teams, was an excellent amateur photographer, a member of the Elks Club of Vallejo and later Vacaville and had played in the Benicia Softball League. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Peggy; sister, Paula Hubbard of Washington; nieces, Julie Hubbard, Jaime Heins, Megan Warno; nephew, Mitchell Ahrens; mother-in-law, Norma Alberti; and his two fur babies. He was preceded in death by his parents; and brother Charles in infancy. Interment will be private, no public service will be held. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, a donation be made to a charity of the donor’s choosing. Arrangements are being handled by Fairmont Cremation Services of Fairfield.

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Legislative committee to consider housing changes, Yolo Bypass FAIRFIELD — An update on the recall campaign of Gov. Gavin Newsom and consideration of legislation that would allow apartment complexes near transit routes and fourplexes in many zones previously dedicated to single-family homes will be taken up Monday by the Solano County Legis-

lative Committee. The committee, comprised of Supervisors Erin Hannigan and John Vasquez, also will consider for recommendation a bill that would “establish the Yolo Bypass Cache Slough Partnership Multibenefit Program to support the development and implementation of projects within the Yolo Bypass and Cache Slough region.” Federal and state updates from the county lobbyists also will be heard.

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Patricia Ann Willard April 26, 1940 — April 3, 2021

Patricia Willard, 80, passed away Saturday, April 3, 2021, at home in her sleep after an extremely short battle with cancer. She was born April 26, 1940, in Byron, Illinois, to parents Kenneth and Dorothy Horton. She also had a brother, Henry, and a sister, Diane. Patricia was a resident of Fairfield, California, for over 60 years. She worked at Travis AFB for over 25 years air force in a civil service position. Patricia also veteran was in the U.S. Air Force Reserves for 17 years, retiring as a Tsgt. She loved working in her garden and loving on her cats. Patricia will be remembered and she will be greatly missed. Patricia is survived by her daughters, Kimberly Gardner and Kelli Corin; grandchildren, Jeremy Phillips, Holli Corin and Kenneth McIntyre; and five great-grandchildren. Patricia will be laid to rest at the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery in Dixon, California. Due to Covid-19, there will only be a committal gathering of immediate family members. Arrangements are under the care of Bryan-Braker Funeral Home, 707-425-4697, www.bryanbraker.com.

Charles Foon Lum

Jan. 27, 1928 — April 14, 2021

Charles ‘Charlie’ Foon Lum passed away peacefully at home on his farm on April 14, 2021. Charlie was born in Suisun City, California, on Jan. 27, 1928, to Dan and Elsie Foon. He was the third of seven children. Charlie grew up in Suisun Valley and attended Armijo High School, where he excelled in several sports like football and track. In 1950, he married Jessie Hong Lee and they moved to their farm on Mankas Corner. Charlie worked on the farm with his father and brother Ed. In their success, they expanded to several other ranches in Suisun Valley, growing tomatoes, persimmons, pears, prunes and more. Charlie loved driving the D6 Bulldozer, and he stubbornly drove it well into his 80s. Charlie and Jessie raised their six children on the farm. Home was where his heart was and family was the most important thing to him; his greatest pride was the success of the farm and how it enabled them to invest in the success and education of their children and grandchildren. He and Jessie loved to host meals at the ranch or at home for their family and friends. Charlie loved playing cards, gambling, playing basketball, fishing, singing, dancing, watching Western movies and spoiling his grandkids. His favorite place to be was by the fire, surrounded by family and food, with cards in his hands and a grandchild on his lap. He is survived by his loving wife, Jessie Lum; children, Deborah (Frank) Chew, Daniel Lum, Douglas (Doreen) Lum, Darwin (Patti) Lum, Donald (Stephanie) Lum, Derrick (Felicia) Lum; sister, Ruby Ng; 17 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and numerous other relatives. Charlie is preceded in death by his parents; and his siblings, Ed Lum, Elaine Yee, Eva Lee, Jessie Bow and Lewis Lum. Charlie lived a fulfilled and successful life and he will be deeply missed. A drive-thru visitation will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Thursday, May 6, 2021, at Bryan-Braker Funeral Home, 1850 W. Texas St., Fairfield. Masks are required. A private burial will be held at Rockville Cemetery and is family-only due to Covid-19. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be given to Sutter Medical Foundation, P.O. Box 160045, Sacramento, CA 95816 or NorthBay Healthcare Foundation, 4500 Business Center Drive, Fairfield, CA 94534.

The virtual meeting is set for 1:30 p.m. Access is available through a link on the agenda, which is available at www. solanocounty.com/legislation/agendas.asp.

Parks, rec panel to review budget, Rocky Hill Trail art project FAIRFIELD — The Solano County Parks and Recreation Commission will be presented the 2021-22 Operations Budget and consider a Rocky Hill Trail public art project design for

recommendation to the Vacaville City Council when the commissioners meet Wednesday. The virtual meeting is set to begin at 6 p.m. Access is available through Zoom at https:// cov.zoom.us/s/9515993 5756?pwd=NFdiOUxjM 0lkTVJsR0ROY3hRZm 04QT09. The Webinar ID is 951 5993 5756. The password is 073002. The meeting is also accessible by phone by calling +1-669-900-9128 or +1 669-219-2599 or tollfree at 877-853-5257 or 888-475-4499.

Eileen Ashley

May 25, 1946 — April 23, 2021

s t e p d a u g h t e r, Eileen Marie Shelia Green; she Ashley left this also leaves behind world, surrounded a very special by her loving niece, Barbara family, on April 23, Ann (Merrick) 2021, to join the Wood; son-in-law, Lord, her parents Jared Harding; and sisters in the granddaughters, hereafter. Emma Ashley Eileen was Harding, Lucy born on May 25, Marie Harding, 1946, in Boston, Josephine Grace Massachusetts, to Harding; daughJohanna (Hussey) air force Naughton and ter-in-law, Orialis veteran William Naughton. Marie (Serrano) Eileen became a Reg- Ashley; grandson, Rylan istered Nurse in 1967 and Davis Ashley; son-in-law, joined the United States Ralph Green; nephew-inAir Force in April 1968. law, Michael Wood; and She served in the USAF multiple additional nieces Nurse Corp for 20 years. and nephews, grandEileen was one of the nieces and grandnephews first 12 nurses in the USAF and great-grandnieces to be trained as a Nurse and great-grandnephews. Practitioner, retiring in May She was pre1988. ceded in death by her She met her husband, parents; sisters, MargaRaymon, while serving ret A. (Naughton) (Merrick) at March AFB, in River- Banta and Mary Francis side, California, and both (Naughton) McLeod. made Suisun City, CaliVisitation will be held fornia, and Vacaville, Cal- from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursifornia, their home upon day, May 6, 2021, at retiring from Travis AFB, McCune Garden Chapel, California. 212 Main St., Vacaville. From 1997 through Funeral service will be 2010, Eileen worked as the held at 9 a.m. Friday, May Breast Cancer Care Nurse 7, 2021, also at McCune Coordinator at David Chapel. Interment will be Grant Medical Center, at the Sacramento Valley Travis AFB, California. National VA Cemetery in Eileen liked reading Dixon, California. and gardening along with In lieu of flowers or sewing for the special remembrances, please children in her life. make donations to the She also liked trips to American Cancer Society, Lake Tahoe and California Leukemia /Lymphoma coastal beaches with her Society or the Susan G. soulmate, Raymon. Komen Society for Breast Eileen leaves behind Cancer Research. her husband of 45 years Arrangements are of marriage, Raymon; being made through daughter, Rachael Marie McCune Garden Chapel (Ashley) Harding; son, Funeral Home, 707-448Raymon Vincent Ashley; 6546.

Elizabeth Hogue

Aug. 29, 1937 — April 21, 2021

‘Queen’ Elizabeth Hogue, 83, earned her wings on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, peacefully at home surrounded by family. She was born Aug. 29, 1937, in Shelby, North Carolina, to the late Lawrence and Mamie (Young) McDowell. She accepted Christ at an early age and in 1973 she joined St. Stephen CME Church and was the minister of music for 26 years. On Nov. 26, 1956, she married Lyent C. Hogue Sr. They had four children. Being a military family, they traveled a lot. In 1972, they were stationed at Travis Air Force Base and retired in 1975 and moved to Fairfield. She worked at Billeting for nine years on Travis AFB and worked 22 years at Care West La Mariposa Convalescent Home, where she retired in 2003. Elizabeth loved to play the piano and organ. She was VERY supportive of her children and grandchildren always. She had a radiant smile and spirit and was loved by all that knew her. She loved THE LORD and truly she will be missed. She is survived by her son, William Larry Hogue (Lucilia); daughters, Deborah Hogue-Pettus (Vincent), Karen Hogue; 19 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; five special lifetime sister friends, Mary Hanna, Beatrice Henderson, Annie Richardson, Nancy Duenas and Mable Polk; along with numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of other loving relatives and friends she loved dearly. She is preceded in death by her parents; brothers, James Edward and Melvin Lee McDowell; sister in love, Elsie Freeman McDowell; sister, Sadie Harris; son, Lyent C. Hogue Jr.; granddaughter, Elizabeth CM Joseph; great-grandson, Sir Maverick Hogue; and her beloved husband, Lyent C. Hogue Sr. A walk through visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, May 3, 2021, at St. Stephen CME Church, 2301 Union Ave., Fairfield, California. Due to the pandemic and the restrictions, a private burial will be taking place at Suisun-Fairfield Cemetery, 1707 Union Ave., Fairfield, California. Arrangements are under the care of Bryan-Braker Funeral Home, 707-425-4697. You may sign the guestbook at www.bryanbraker.com.

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LAKE BERRYESSA — The annual mussel infestation prevention program at Lake Berryessa starts Saturday. The Solano County Water Agency will have its team and boat launch managers inspecting watercraft for Zebra and Quagga mussels before they can enter the lake. “A mussel infestation could be devastating, not only for Berryessa but also for our important connecting water systems such as Putah Creek and the Delta,” Sabrina Colias, senior water resources specialist for the Solano County Water Agency, said in a statement announcing the program, which is funded in part by the California State Parks Division of Boating and Waterways and the U.S. Bureau

of Reclamation. Berryessa officials are expecting this to be a busy year because of the desire by people to get outside due to the pandemic, and because of lower water levels at other reservoirs. To help boaters be prepared for the inspection, follow these tips: • Prepare for inspection. Boats visiting Lake Berryessa are subject to inspection. This inspection helps determine if the boat is safe to launch or needs to be decontaminated before launching. Be sure to arrive early in the event there is a line. If your boat has been south of San Francisco or out of state in the past 30 days, you must notify an inspector. • Clean. Drain. Dry. To keep your boat free of invasive mussels, boaters are encouraged to clean the hull, bilge, equipment and all surfaces. Drain all

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FAIRFIELD — The awarding of up to four permits to operate cannabis retail outlets and one cannabis manufacturing permit will be considered by the City Council when it meets Tuesday. The council held interviews with the 14 applicants for the retail pot shops Wednesday and Thursday. The council also is scheduled to discuss the formation of a multijurisdictional Twoby-Two Subcommittee on homelessness. “In an effort to address regional homeless issues in Solano County, the city of Fairfield would like to form a subcommittee comprised of two council members (or one council member and mayor) to work with two council members (or mayor) from . . . Vacaville and Suisun City,” a staff

report to the council states. The virtual meeting is set for 6 p.m. after a closed session at 5 p.m., during which the council will be updated on negotiations involving property located off Verona Court and Palladio Way, as well as an update on the federal suit, Nevarez v. City of Fairfield, and an item of potential litigation. The council also has public hearings scheduled on setting recovery costs for Building Safety Division counter costs; the 2020-21 Community Development Block Grant Action Plan; and amendments to the development agreement with Canon Station LLC involving properties within the Train Station Specific Plan. Access to the meeting is available at https://fair field.novusagenda.com/ agendapublic/Meeting View.aspx?Meet ingID =178 & M inutesMeet in gID=-1&doctype=Agenda.

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Band of Believers prays for, with local law enforcement Fairfield Police Chief Deanna Cantrell prays with members of the community at City Hall in Fairfield, Friday.

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FAIRFIELD — About two dozen people gathered Friday evening in front of the Fairfield police station to pray for, and with, the men and women in blue. The crowd was diverse and included three police officers and Police Chief Deanna Cantrell. Andre Davis, aka Dre4Christ, organizes the gathering every other Friday. It began just before the Covid-19 pandemic and the murder of George Floyd on Memorial Day last year in Minneapolis. The Band of Believers is a loosely organized group representing different Christian faiths,

Fairfield Police Lt. Matt Bloesch, left, prays with members of the community at City Hall in Fairfield, Friday. with an emphasis on relationship building, not religion, Davis said. With restrictions in place to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus that causes Covid-19, the

group met over Zoom. Now they are out on the streets with plans to visit local neighborhoods and parks. The next gathering will be fellowship May 14 at Lee Bell Park.

“We don’t want our kids to be afraid of the police,” Davis said. “We want them to work in unity.” Davis said he believes there’s a new breed of police officers, ones that know it’s OK to believe in God. He reached out to the Fairfield police when he launched Band of Believers and connected with Lt. Matt Bloesch. The two have gone on to form a friendship. Just being included is great, Cantrell said after Friday’s meeting, which included the reading of Scripture and prayers related to unity, the theme See Band, Page A7

addresses various options the county has for cleaning the varied workspaces. Finding 1: Addressing Covid-19 and future public health safety threats in county buildings will require additional investment in strategies that mitigate and prevent future infections. The grand jury recommendations to the county are “to lobby state and federal governments for funding to research, identify and implement proactive health safety strategies in county buildings,” and for the county departments to “network to research, identify and recommend strategies that promote, improve and enhance public health safety in county buildings.” Finding 2: HDQ Neutral is a spray and air-dry surface sanitizer that can be harmful to public health if applied and not allowed to dry com-

Projects From Page A5 agricultural land and reduce greenhouse gases.” The council has, to date, awarded $232.9 million to protect more than 117,000 acres through the program. “By protecting agricultural lands, Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conser vation P rogram awardees play a critical role in advancing the state’s integrated climate change strategy and ensure that protected lands continue to produce food for Californians and the world,” Louise Bedsworth, executive director of the California Strate-

pletely before coming into contact with humans. HDQ Neutral was one of the options the county had for disinfecting its building spaces. The grand jury recommendation is to “train all county employees who prepare and spray HDQ Neutral on its proper dilution, use and required drying time before allowing public contact with any treated surfaces.” “The Solano County civil grand jury recognizes the need to do as much as possible to mitigate the current virus. It is also essential to prepare for future, possibly more lethal, pathogens. The Sheriff’s Department and two dental clinics have taken proactive steps to find additional ways to disinfect public buildings,” the report states. The formal responses to all findings from the Department of Health and Social Services, General Services and the Sheriff’s Office had yet to be filed. They have 60 to 90 days from the date of the report to file those responses.

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FAIRFIELD — A public hearing on changes to a development plan at 5204 N. Gate Road will be conducted Thursday by the Solano County Planning Commission. The location of the development area is next to Fairfield. The initial study for the Policy Plan Overlay No. PP-17-01 of Canon Partners LLC was approved in November. 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.

I-80 exit to shut down for work Monday FAIRFIELD — The ramp to exit from eastbound Interstate 80 and get to West Texas Street will close from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, the city reports. Crews will continue work on the exit lanes as they approach the West Texas thoroughfare to enter the city’s downtown. The closure will occur at the Auto Mall Parkway exit, the city’s Public Works Department reports. Traffic will detour to Auto Mall Parkway, to Cadenasso Drive to Beck Avenue.

Band From Page A6 of the evening. Being prayed for and with is “good for the soul,” Cantrell said. Carlos Ruiz, a 35-year law enforcement veteran, led the prayer for the men and women in blue. He thanked them for their service and noted their work goes a long way. Another woman read a verse from Scripture on authority prior to giving thanks to law enforcement. Bloesch said he got involved because he saw it as an opportunity to connect with members of the community he serves. “There is so much division today,” he said, adding the support is wonderful. “When a group of people want to come together for the com-

munity, we want to be a part of that,” he said. “We all need to come together. Division hurts the community.” Shannon Deighton travels from Rio Vista to participate. She met Davis at work and shared how his faith in God carried her through a tough time in her life. “The world needs prayer big time,” she said. Davis encouraged those gathered to give themselves some love and reminded all that they are brothers and sisters. “Unity. That’s what we are praying for today. If there is no unity, there is no community,” he said. With no community, he said, things may become a mutiny. “Good and bad is not a color, it’s a person,” Davis said. For more information about the Band of Believers, contact Davis at dre4christ@comcast.net.

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FAIRFIELD — A man already charged with murder in connection with a Vallejo woman’s death now faces murder and arson charges in connection with a wildfire that raged into Solano County last year and killed two rural Solano County men. Victor Serriteno, 29, was in a Fairfield courtroom Friday in connection with the new allegations. Serriteno remains in jail without bail. He faces two counts of first-degree murder along with one count each of arson of an inhabited structure, arson during a state emergency and an arson enhancement to the murder charge that could make him eligible for the death penalty. Authorities suspect that Serriteno started what became the Markley

Fire near Lake Berr yessa on Aug. 18 to cover up his killing of Priscilla Castro. The fire merged with Hennessey Fire, which swept into the Vacaville foothills Aug. 19 and serriteno killed Douglas Mai, 82, and Leon “James” Bones, 64, at their Pleasants Valley area homes. Serriteno had previously pleaded not guilty to murder in connection with Castro’s death and was awaiting criminal proceedings in that case. The District Attorney’s Office added the new charges to the case Friday. He is scheduled to return to court May 18 to be arraigned and enter pleas on the charges related to the deaths of Mai and Bones. Serriteno was arrested Sept. 11 in connection with

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FAIRFIELD — The Solano County Board of Supervisors should breeze through a Tuesday agenda that includes five presentations recognizing individuals, groups and special events, plus a nineitem consent agenda. Action on the light agenda comes after toting a heavy load last week. The board, which meets virtually at 9 a.m., also has a performance evaluation of County Administrator Birgitta Corsello in a closed session that follows

the public session. Access to the meeting is available on the agenda by going to www.solano county.com, clicking on the Board of Supervisors link under the Department heading and then clicking on the Board Meeting Minutes and Agenda link on the left side of the page. The presentations include recognizing May as Foster Care Awareness Month, as Older Americans Month and as Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. The board See Agenda, Page A13

Castro’s death. He was arrested Wednesday at the jail in connection with the new murder and arsonrelated allegations. Law enforcement officials were called Aug. 18 to check on an abandoned car on the 100 block of Bush Street. The car was linked to the disappearance of Castro, 32, of Vallejo. Castro was reported missing to the Oakland Police Department hours earlier after her family was unable to reach her for two days. The investigation showed that Castro had come to Vacaville on Aug. 16 to meet Serriteno.

Cellphone records and analytics software helped detectives set up a search grid Sept. 2 in the rural area of Solano County near Lake Berryessa. Police reported that they located the remains of a burned body during that search. The remains, later identified as Castro’s body, were found at the turnout to the Cold Canyon Preserve near the Monticello Dam. It is believed to be the site of origin for the fire. Vacaville police previously reported that the cause of her death has not been determined. Both the Markley and Hennessey fires became part of the overarching megafire known as the LNU Lightning Complex Fire.

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ritish journalist James Bartholomew is widely credited with creating the phrase “virtue signaling” to describe positioning oneself on the popular side of an issue without actually doing anything about it. Politicians are particularly prone to uttering words or making token efforts on difficult issues to stave off criticism about their failure to act meaningfully. Gov. Gavin Newsom is California’s champion virtuesignaler as he faces a recall election later this year. He knows that to beat the recall, he merely has to solidify support among his fellow Democrats, so he’s clearly trying to placate various party factions at Dan Walters minimal financial and political cost. There’s no better example than Newsom’s ever-shifting attitude toward hydraulic fracturing to increase petroleum production. Popularly known as “fracking,” it involves injecting high-pressure liquid to crack underground rock strata and thus release trapped oil and gas deposits. Although fracking is used in only a small portion of oil drilling operations, it has become a much-criticized symbol to environmental groups. As a candidate for governor in 2018, Newsom endorsed an end to fracking, but early in his administration, state-issued fracking permits actually increased and he came under heavy pressure to match his words with action. Last year, as he announced that the state would aim to ban sales of petroleum-fueled vehicles by 2035, he again said he wanted to end fracking but insisted that he lacked the legal authority to do so and punted to the Legislature. “We simply don’t have that authority. That’s why we need the Legislature to approve it,” he said. His position staved off a direct confrontation with the oil industry and unions representing oil field workers, but drew heavy criticism from environmentalists. “Newsom is really good at making announcements that sound big but they actually aren’t. We can’t let the fact that he’s acting on cars eclipse the fact that he’s still protecting the oil industry,” Kassie Siegel, an attorney for the Center for Biological Diversity, responded. “He is the governor of the state at the very center of the climate emergency right now, and he has the political environment here that allows him to think big. If he won’t take strong action that we so desperately need, who will?” In response, Sen. Scott Wiener, a San Francisco Democrat, introduced legislation to end fracking and other controversial petroleum extraction techniques, but it failed in committee due to strong opposition from the oil industry and unions. Newsom made no effort to help Wiener move the bill, but immediately after its failure, he directed the California Geologic Energy Management Division to stop issuing permits by 2024 – wielding executive authority that he previously insisted he didn’t have. Simultaneously, Newsom directed the California Air Resources Board to evaluate how California could phase out all oil extraction by 2045, a date set by predecessor Jerry Brown for California’s achieving carbon neutrality. “The climate crisis is real, and we continue to see the signs every day,” Newsom said in a statement. “I’ve made it clear I don’t see a role for fracking in that future and similarly, believe that California needs to move beyond oil.” Newsom’s directives on fracking, oil production and cars will have no immediate real-world effect. It’s unlikely they will have any during his governorship, should he survive the recall and win a second term in 2022. They signal virtuous opposition to carbon emissions, which is a popular cause for Californians generally and an obsession for environmental activists. But they also avoid immediate actions to reduce oil and gas use that might discomfit and alienate voters.

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My favorite teacher One of my favorite teachers is Ms. Smith, my math and science teacher. I’m writing this in praise of her because of how nice she was and how easy she was to work with. I hope she’s doing OK out there. Charli Harrington Fairfield

Increase Alzheimer’s caregiver support For 20 years I’ve experienced the impact Alzheimer’s disease has on families. This past year, caregivers have had to navigate through the pandemic, causing increased isolation, hardship and the tragic loss of lives. John Garamendi was the first member of Congress from California to co-sponsor the Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Act, re-introduced by Rep. Maxine Waters. It currently has 46 bipartisan co-sponsors. Grantees including community health centers, senior centers, Area Agencies on Aging would reach diverse communities to expand training and support services for unpaid caregivers of people living with Alzheimer’s and other dementia. Legislation like this (House Resolution 1474 / Senate 56) will make a major difference in the lives of our caregivers. Advocates of the Alzheimer’s Impact Movement will be promoting this legislation with members of Congress at the annual National Advocacy Forum on May 17. Bob Panzer, volunteer legislative advocate for California’s 3rd Congressional District Alzheimer’s Impact Movement Fairfield

Lowering school standards until 2032 The Fairfield-Suisun School District has decided to ease graduation requirements for the Classes of 2021 and 2022 due to the pandemic and loss of learning. Trustee Ana Petero was right in saying this was passing the buck to the next level. I guess Superintendent Kris Corey, board President Jonathan Richardson and the rest of the board have no qualms in lowering the requirements until 2032, since that class started kindergarten at the start of the pandemic. FairfieldSuisun School District teachers have been doing an impossible job in these times and this change feels like a slap in the face to them. At least Petero has the courage to be honest in what the FairfieldSuisun School District is doing.

tional as possible. Thank you to my science teacher for transitioning to at-home labs at home, which is arguably the best part about science. Thank you to my French teacher for allowing students to split off into their virtual groups to interact with each other. Thank you to my P.E. teacher for spicing up every class with unique attendance questions. Thank you to my English teacher for putting up with my crazy second-period class and saying the craziest things for me to quote. (In this entire school year, I have managed to extract 30 good quotes from him.) Thank you to my math teacher for giving me access to a way to mathematically challenge myself. And thank you to my theater teacher for expressing genuine interest in the personality and interests of your students. Maya Nneoma Adimora Fairfield

Exactly who is bigoted in the media? As I read the front page of the DR on April 23, I see this: “Big Tobacco targets youth, communities of color.” Is the DR insinuating that communities of color cannot tell the difference of choosing something harmful or not? That they would “unknowingly” be fooled into smoking just because they are touting menthol cigarettes? That vending machines are only in areas that are frequented by youths of color, or any youths at all? The Kroc Center has cigarette vending machines. Does Big Tobacco have vans driving around communities of color demanding they smoke menthol cigarettes or else? Or do youths say to be cool like everybody else, you just gotta smoke menthol cigarettes? So the DR is stating that youths and communities of color do not possess the common sense to just say no, or recognize they may be singled out by an all-mighty and manipulative government-allowed action like this? This hasn’t been done by Big Tobacco in years. Why now? Why is it only communities of color? Why doesn’t this “headline” also mention vaping or any other harmful drug or alcohol consumption in this headline? These are also very harmful. In fact, they can cause long-term and immediate death as well, yet nothing mentioned about “Big Distillers” targeting youths, communities of color. Now, why is that? Rob Thomas Suisun City

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Editor’s Note: The DR is not insinuating anything. It simply reported on a report that was released. It also sought comment from tobacco merchant groups, but received no replies.

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To all the students reading this, the pandemic has not been easy on everyone, especially for teachers. In a sense, they are comparable to frontline workers, having to adjust to a new normal: working from their homes, mixing family and work-life for months on end, and talking to nothing but profile pictures and the occasional human face. Despite this, teachers are expected to give students the same quality of education as if they were still in a classroom. So, make sure to give your teachers some love this upcoming May 4, on Teacher Appreciation Day. As a student who is usually so engrossed in their own life and personal issues, I want to say thank you. Thank you to all the teachers for making an effort to make distance learning as entertaining yet educa-

The article April 25, “Board trims graduation requirements for Class of 2021, Class of 2022,” once again shows the Fairfield-Suisun School District’s pathetic leadership and its inability to address and accomplish its primary, critical responsibility to actually provide worthwhile education to all of our students. Reducing requirements for graduation and thus bestowing many diplomas (keeping its graduation statistics up) is a deceitful tactic used to prove and ease concerns that remote learning during Covid-19 times was successful and serious learning gaps were triumphantly filled. However, the truth needs to be exposed – these watereddown diplomas are proof of the opposite, that is, the failure of the Fairfield-Suisun School District to successfully provide the full educa-

tion to which all students are entitled and promised. In some way, the district must realize this because if these deleted requirements were sincerely deemed unimportant or frivolous, why didn’t the district make this adjustment permanent? Selfishly, the FairfieldSuisun School District has decided to do the easy thing for the district (ignore and craftily deflect from the important challenge, so it does not have to actually solve it) at the expense of what is best and just for our students. To be clear, it is the responsibility of the Fairfield-Suisun School District to actually educate all its students, not conveniently lower the bar when things get tough. Often the district’s actions lead me to wonder, is the Fairfield-Suisun School District ignorant of the issue(s) when it generates and presents its ideas as solutions, or is the district aware of them and just incapable of generating viable solutions? Either way, something is wrong and needs to be fixed. Sadly, the more you learn about the present Fairfield-Suisun School District administration, the stronger the need is for “our children are in trouble” to be an ongoing conversation and column written by concerned citizens. Ginger Alspaw Fairfield

Prime Minister Trudeau, let us in to Canada We have been told that the surge of migrants across our southern border is because of poverty, natural disasters and crime in their home countries. Although I love and stood in defense of this nation, I have to admit we have some similar problems. We do have our share of people living in poverty. Homeless encampments can be found in almost any community. Far too many of our children go hungry. Every year our East Coast and Gulf states are ravished by hurricanes. The interior of our country experiences deadly tornadoes and floods. Wildfires rage out of control yearly in our western states. We recently lost 309 homes here in Solano County due to the LNU Lightning Complex Fire. This past summer we saw rioting, burning and looting in our major cities. Police stations were under siege, with one being burned to the ground. A federal courthouse in Portland is under nightly assault. Months ago, autonomous zones were established by armed activists in Seattle and Minneapolis where police are not allowed to enter. We have razor wire fencing around our nation’s Capitol. The murder rate in our cities is going up. It is not uncommon for Chicago to experience 20 shootings in a single weekend. Gang and drug activity is rampant throughout the nation while many call for defunding the police. Businesses board up in anticipation of the consequences of voting or pending court outcomes. And for the coup de grâce, according to some politicians and mainstream media, our country is guilty of systemic racism. So, with all that said, perhaps it is time for American parents to consider sending their children across our northern border. Although a little colder, nonetheless a little safer, I am sure the hard-working taxpayers of Canada will be more than happy to feed, clothe, educate, provide medical care and find suitable housing for the thousands who will be surging across their border. After all, these newcomers will one day be of voting age and I am sure they will be obligated to the liberal policies that allowed their entry. Jeff Lastusky Fairfield

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Honor thy mother, learn from her mistakes who accepts, loves and showers affection on their children is similar to God’s unconditional love for us. John 3:16 says, “For God so — Exodus 20:12 loved the world, that he gave his other’s Day is a time only begotten Son, that when we pay special whosoever believeth in tribute to mothers him should not perish, with gifts, dinners but have everlasting life.” and attention. Proverbs Some see Mother’s 31:10-31 describes Day as a way to atone such a woman who is for an entire year of “prudent, kind, indusneglect and disrespect. trious, and loving. Others have a wonderFortunate is a child that Art Zacher has ful relationship with their such a mother.” Pastor’s perspective mothers and enjoy each Perhaps you had other’s company. a mother who was While a loving mother is easy physically or emotionally to honor and respect, some have abusive. Maybe she withheld love not had that blessing. A mother or invalidated your feelings. How “Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.”

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does one honor a mother who is less than godly? Setting boundaries on how you allow this toxic mother to interact with your spouse and children is necessary. It is possible to honor the concept of “mother” without exposing yourself to needless hurt, bitterness and anger. Remember, you are not responsible for who your parents are. You are responsible for how you respond. God commands us in Ephesians 4:31-32, “Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.”

Your worth as a person has nothing to do with who your parents are but the truth that you are created in the image of God. Genesis 1:27 reads, “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.” This Mother’s Day, honor your mother. Learn from all the good she has done in your life. If she was less than a good mother, forgive her and learn what not to do in raising your own children. Have a happy Mother’s Day. The Rev. Art Zacher is pastor at Berean Baptist Church in Fairfield. He can be reached at artzacher@sbcglobal.net.

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SUISUN VALLEY — Rockville Presbyterian Fellowship has hired a new pastor, Sam Alexander of Fairfax. “Pastor Sam” has been a

emphasizes giving a provocative sermon, following up with congregational discussion of the message after the service, a process that aims to deepen faith and explore modern interpretations of Scripture based on the fact that evolution perme-

Presbyterian pastor in Oakland, Burlingame and San Rafael. He also teaches the art of preaching at the San Francisco Theological Seminary in San Anselmo. Of all the demands of being a pastor, Alexander said he enjoys preaching the most. He

ates creation. Science evolves, culture evolves and religion should evolve, too, he said. Watch him live online at 9:30 a.m. each Sunday. Get the Zoom address by sending a request to RockPres@aol.

com. You can also hear his past sermons at RockvillePresbyterian.org. Ro ck v i l le P r esby te rian Fellowship is located near Rockville Corners, 4177 Suisun Valley Road. The phone number is 863-0581.

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hivering in freezing temperatures, about 50 U.S. soldiers braced for the worst. Hundreds of Chinese soldiers were about to launch a series of bloody attacks on the hill the Americans had just taken under fire, and no reinforcements were within a mile. The clash that then1st Lt. Ralph Puckett and his soldiers experienced that night on “Hill 205” came at the outset of the Battle of the Chongchon River, a pivotal moment in which senior U.S. commanders were surprised by China’s full-scale entry into the Korean War. Thousands of U.S. soldiers died in following days as they withdrew hundreds of miles back into South Korea in what the Army now describes as the longest retreat in U.S. military history. Puckett, who commanded the Eighth Army Ranger Company, was wounded by a hand grenade in the first attack on the hill on Nov. 25, 1950, but stayed in command. American and South Korean soldiers absorbed five more chaotic, armed assaults through the night before Puckett ordered his soldiers to withdraw the following morning as the Chinese threatened to overrun them. “I had been wounded

three times by then, and I was lying there in my foxhole unable to do anything,” Puckett would later recall for an oral history project. “I could see three Chinese about 15 yards away from me, and they were bayoneting or shooting some of my wounded Rangers who were in the foxholes.” More than 70 years later, Puckett, 94, will receive the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest award for valor in combat, for his actions. President Joe Biden called Puckett at home in Columbus, Ga., on Friday to inform him of his deci-

sion to approve the award, said John Lock, a retired Army officer who began petitioning the Army for reconsideration of Puckett’s actions in 2003. The Army credits Puckett with leading his soldiers across an open field to take the hill under intense fire, braving enemy fire repeatedly to check on his soldiers after he was wounded the first time, and directing “danger close” artillery strikes near his own position to ward off advancing Chinese soldiers. Puckett has said he told his soldiers to leave him behind after he was inca-

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Medal From Page A10 Service Cross and two Silver Stars for valor in Vietnam. Puckett was awarded five Purple Hearts for injuries suffered in combat and two Bronze Star Medals with the V device for valor. With an upgrade to the Medal of Honor, Puckett will be one of the most highly decorated service members for valor in U.S. military history, Lock said. Among those who assisted in Puckett’s case were Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., who contacted the Army on Puckett’s behalf a few months before dying of cancer in 2018, and retired Gens. Joseph Votel and Stanley McChrystal, who know Puckett through their mutual service as Rangers, according to documents that Lock provided to The Washington Post. “Then First Lieutenant Puckett’s actions on Hill 205 in 1950 exemplified personal bravery beyond the call of duty, risking his own life as he drew enemy fire so his men could locate, engage, and destroy an enemy machine-gun nest and kill a sniper,” Votel wrote in a 2018 letter to Army officials in support of Puckett’s nomination. Puckett’s wife, Jean, said in a phone interview that the family hopes to visit the White House for a ceremony. Considering her husband’s advancing age and some health problems, she expressed concern about how long it was taking. “He is not the one who has been pushing it. It has been John and our immediate family, who want him to be able to receive it personally if he is going to be awarded that medal,” she said, referring to Lock. “He felt the Distinguished Service Cross was honor enough.” For years, Puckett has been a spiritual and cultural leader of sorts for the 75th Ranger Regiment, the elite fighting force that specializes in raids, airfield seizures

and other difficult missions in combat. As an “honorary colonel” for the regiment, he traveled overseas in his 80s with U.S. commanders, including to Iraq and Afghanistan, and regularly met with soldiers at Fort Benning, Ga., the home of both the Ranger Regiment and much of Ranger School. Votel, who retired as chief of U.S. Central Command in 2019, was commander of 1st Ranger Battalion when he got to know Puckett during an exercise in South Korea. Puckett shared details about his experiences fighting in the Korean War, connecting to the soldiers with his “downto-earthiness,” he said. “He’s a very noble individual He adds a level of dignity, a level of stalwartness, to everything that he is a part of,” Votel said in an interview. “He’s just really a revered figure in the Ranger Regiment.” Puckett, who was born in Tifton, Ga., retired from the Army in 1971 and settled near Fort Benning after retiring as a civilian in the 1990s. His wife said they met there in a hospital decades earlier as Puckett was healing from the wounds he suffered in North Korea. More recently, Puckett said he supported women serving in combat units. He said during an interview with The Washington Post in 2015 that he believed some could meet the standards and wanted to see them do it. His granddaughter, an Army captain, is now preparing to become an artillery officer, Jean Puckett said. Puckett recently made an appearance this month at the Best Ranger Competition, in which two-person teams of soldiers compete in an event stretching over 2.5 days. “Thank you for being what you are and doing what you’re doing,” Puckett said in remarks captured and posted online by the Army. “You set the standard for the Army. You set the standard for the Rangers. You set the standard for all of us.”

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Retired Col. Ralph Puckett is pictured as an Army captain in 1952, a few months after the valor that is expected to be recognized with the Medal of Honor.

Bike From Page A10 entire family.” Nine bikeable checkpoints will be set up at community parks, transit centers and other locations in each city. Participants who visit at least one location will receive a “swag bag.” “If participants get a BINGO, they will be entered to win a $25 or $50 gift certificate to local businesses,” the Solano Transportation Authority announced. “Those who visit all nine locations and cross off the entire BINGO sheet will be entered for a $250 grand prize from local businesses.” To register for Bike BINGO, visit https:// w w w.sola nomobilit y. org/bike-bingo/ or call 800-535-6883. The Bike Champion of the Year awards, one in each of the nine Bay

Area counties, are presented as part of “Bike to Wherever Days,” which run through May, with May 21 being National Bike to Wherever Day. “The pandemic has not stopped people from biking. In fact, it’s quite the opposite,” Alfredo Pedroza, Metropolitan Transportation Commission chairman and a Napa County supervisor, said in the statement. “The slow streets movement has encouraged people to get on bicycles and explore their neighborhoods, get exercise and run errands. The May events put a focus on bicycling and highlight all its benefits. Biking has never been stronger in the Bay Area and we want everyone to participate.” Details about Bike to Wherever Days can be found online at Bayarea biketowork.com and on Facebook, @biketo workday; Twitter, @ B i k e T oWo r k S F B a y ; and Instagram, @ biketoworkday_bayarea.

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Louis Moore salutes the presentation of the flags before holding a book-signing event in Lancaster, April 25.

After WWII and the Japanese incarceration, they fell in love At 98, he’s published a memoir his book, describing meeting his mother-in-law. She “stared at me for ouis Moore couldn’t stop the longest time . . . Finally, her lips staring at the dancer, third cracked open with a smile,” and they from the right in the chorus hugged. She was crying tears of joy. line, at the China Doll nightFor years, Moore and his wife club in New York City. were poor but happy. They worked It was spring 1946. World War hard at restaurants and at a II had recently ended. Moore was manufacturing plant that made tele23, newly discharged from the U.S. vision tuners. Army Air Corps after serving in By the late 1950s, they had Europe and enjoying a night out saved enough money to buy a home. with his parents and sister at the justThey found a place Nellie loved in opened Manhattan venue. a new housing development in the She had the sweetest eyes he had San Fernando Valley but worried ever seen. He returned night after they wouldn’t get it because people night, hoping to catch her attention. often would not sell property to Weeks later, he spotted her in the Asians, Moore wrote. window of a nearby café, drinking So a customer Nellie had coffee. She smiled when he asked to befriended at a Chinese restaurant sit with her. They went for a walk in where she worked as a hostess – a Central Park and talked and talked. white man – bought the home and He was a Chinese American sold it to them. Their neighbors soldier from New York whose ship signed a petition, trying to get them was cheered when he returned from to leave because they were Asian. overseas. Nellie Hatsumi Maeda was But they stayed. a Japanese American woman from The couple lived, for a California trying to rebuild time, in Washington, where her life after the U.S. governthey opened a Chinese res‘I say to every man standing: ment incarcerated her and taurant, then returned to Los her family at the Gila River Angeles to be near her family. Respect your wife. Love your Relocation Center in Arizona. worked as director of wife. Cherish your wife. Because Nellie They wed 10 days later. human resources at an engiIt was a union that lasted neering company; he was a that’s the person who will stand 74 years. His parents, dismanagement consultant. by you through thick and thin, mayed at Nellie’s Japanese They liked to say they had ancestry, didn’t speak to who will have tears for you when no wrinkles on their faces them for the first seven years. because they never argued. you’re sick . . . and love you until Moore, 98, is now sharing He told her he loved her his love story as widely as he her last days, as my dearest daily, and when he signed can at a time when the country their names, he always wrote Nellie loved me.’ is grappling with a rise in Nellie’s first. anti-Asian racism during the Nellie moved into a — Louis Moore Covid-19 pandemic. nursing home about six If there is anything this years ago, as dementia took world needs, he said, it is love. the Queen Mary, where troops had hold. He visited her every day, until Moore, who lives in a Lancaster, “Spam for about every meal,” he said. the pandemic closed care facilities California, retirement community, He was stationed in France, near to visitors. He came about once a just published a 78-page memoir the border with Germany. It wasn’t month to sit outside her window and about his and Nellie’s lives together. easy being Chinese American see her face. He called her every day He titled it “Eternal Love.” in the service. to say he missed her. A slight man with a deep, com“Every outfit that I was put in, I He started the book last summer. manding voice and a quick wit, was the only Oriental with a hundred, His hands are weakened by age, so Moore held court last weekend with 200 Caucasian men,” Moore said. “I a friend, Stacy Alvey, of the nearby dozens of people at American Legion was afraid that one of them would town of Quartz Hill, came to his Post 311 in Lancaster, where he did take me for the enemy and shoot me apartment every few days to tranhis first book signing and hoped . . . and that scared the hell out of me.” scribe his stories. “to teach men how to be a damn Moore doesn’t talk much “I was hesitant at first because good husband.” about the war. of Covid, but I knew he was lonely It was one of the first indoor events One of the few stories he likes because his wife was in a care at the American Legion since the telling is that of a furlough, at home center,” Alvey said. “We would mask pandemic began. The hall was full. in Brooklyn. He wanted to get some up, and we would sit far apart.” World War II veterans “are chocolate, which was rationed, for Moore wanted, more than anydying out very quickly,” said Bonnie his mother. He went to a candy thing, for Nellie to come home. Navarro, founder of the Bombshell store and got in a line that stretched “I wanted to finish that book,” he Betty’s nonprofit, which organized down the street. said, “because I wanted she and I the event. “A lot of these stories are A man pulled him inside, to the to sit on our couch, put our feet up going unheard, and they’re going front of the line, and said a soldier on the coffee table, sit arm in arm to disappear.” shouldn’t have to wait for chocolate. holding the book, reading to it each How Moore wished Nellie were by When he came out, everyone was other. But that didn’t happen.” his side as he signed copies of his book. clapping and saluting. Nellie died in October. She was 98. “I say to every man standing: “They treated me like He rushed to the nursing home Respect your wife. Love your wife. royalty,” he said. to see her one last time. When he Cherish your wife,” Moore told the Moore was discharged in leaned over her body, he saw tears in crowd. “Because that’s the person April 1946. But his life didn’t really her eyes and screamed that she was who will stand by you through thick begin, he says, until he met Nellie in still alive. But they were his tears. and thin, who will have tears for you that coffee shop on June 1. They had fallen on her face. when you’re sick . . . and love you “I didn’t kiss her until the second “I had to write the ending after until her last days, as my dearest day,” he said. “I had to wait that long.” she passed,” he said at the book Nellie loved me.” His parents, viewing Japan signing. “I had to write an obituary. The daughter of Japanese immi- as an enemy of the U.S., were Which I hated. I truly hated.” grants, Nellie was born in Fresno in furious that he married a Japanese He hung his head, topped by a hat 1922 and raised in Visalia, where her American woman. that said, “World War II Veteran.” parents were farmers. After they kicked him out of their “Excuse me,” he said softly, his During the war, the U.S. govern- home, he moved with Nellie to South- voice catching with emotion. ment imprisoned 120,000 people ern California, where her family “She – loved me. And I loved her.” of Japanese descent – two-thirds lived. He worried her parents would Moore now reads the book of whom were American citi- shun them too. alone each night. zens – and forced them into desolate “Suddenly, in walked a woman Nellie was cremated, and he wants prison camps. Nellie’s family was 4’10, 90 lbs., storming in, walking to be too. He wants their ashes to be taken to Arizona. like a battle chief,” he wrote in mixed so they will be together again. Tribune Content Agency

Nellie didn’t talk much about the camp, Moore said. When her family was released, the farm was gone. Nellie’s parents told her to go to New York and find a job because there was so much resentment of Japanese Americans on the West Coast. She found work as a nanny, then at the China Doll. Moore was born in San Francisco in October 1922, a third-generation Chinese American whose grandfather was given the name Moore by an immigration officer who couldn’t pronounce his last name. Moore joined the U.S. Army Air Corps, which preceded the Air Force. He was one of more than 13,000 Chinese Americans who served during the war, according to the U.S. Army Center of Military History. “My friends and I were going to join the service and save the world,” he said. Moore shipped out to Europe on

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Energy From Page One being installed, but also more efficient LED lighting systems. Greve said there will be additional savings from newer and therefore more efficient equipment, but those savings were not calculated into the bottom line. The projects include work at five county campus sites: the Health and Social Services complex on Beck Avenue in Fairfield; the Fairfield Civic Center Library; the Juvenile Detention Center in Fairfield; the Vallejo campus; and the William J. Carroll Government Center in Vacaville. The project will produce 85% to 90% of the county’s energy needs at those locations to “minimize sending power back to the grid.” A rooftop solar replacement project and parking lot canopy is scheduled for the Beck Avenue complex, while parking lot solar arrays are planned for the library, juvenile hall, Vallejo complex and William J. Carroll sites. Bat ter y storage systems will be installed at Beck, at the county’s co-generation plant at its downtown site as an additional backup option, at the library and at the Vallejo campus. Lighting retrofits are slated for Beck, Vallejo, juvenile hall, the library, William J. Carroll and

“My beloved sister, Olympia Dukakis, passed away this morning in New York City,” wrote her brother Apollo, who confirmed her death on his Facebook page Saturday. “After many months of failing health she is finally at peace and with her (husband) Louis (Zorich).” The cause of death has yet to be determined. The longtime stage actress showcased her talent on a broader stage

in 1987 as Cher’s sardonic mother in Norman Jewison’s romantic classic “Moonstruck.” She was 56 when she played meddlesome Italian matriarch Rose Castorini, whose involvement in her widowed daughter’s love life and wry concerns about her own straying husband earned Dukakis an Academy Award for supporting actress, a Golden Globe and a BAFTA nomination. “The fun part is that

people pass me on the street and yell lines from my movies: For ‘Moonstruck’ they say, ‘Your life is going down the toilet.’ Or from ‘Dad,’ they say, ‘How much are those pork chops?’ They say, ‘Do you know who you are?’ It’s real funny,” she told the Los Angeles Times in 1991. Incidentally, her iconic toilet line hadn’t been in the script, but was improvised based on experiences with her own mother.

some street lighting. There will also be a large investment in electric vehicle charging stations at six locations, as well as heat-andair and mechanical capital projects. The county hopes the project will be operational in two years; 18 months of that is basically waiting for PG&E to approve an inner-connectivity agreement. Work will continue, Greve said, but the solar arrays cannot be installed until that agreement is in hand. Not all the projects are part of the newly approved plan, but Greve said the county will be setting aside funds in the coming year budgets to pay for those projects as they are needed. A contract with Engie, a French multinational electric utility company, will be considered by the Board of Supervisors on May 25 to administer the program, which includes installation, maintenance and limited replacement projects. The contract also will include a provision that states if the power generation does not meet set levels, the company will pay the county back. There are post-constr uction ser v ices Engie will be responsible for as well. The full 20-year debt service is about $44.36 million, which includes $3.2 million in Self-Generation Incentive Program grants, four in all, through Pacific Gas & Electric. Co, the report to

the board states. Administrative funds Health and Social Services uses to pay for its utility costs will instead be used toward the debt payments. What it doesn’t cover is picked up by the general fund, Greve said. The project will cost the county general fund about $4.91 million over the 20-year financing period, but will be a $16.19 million savings over 25 years. An additional $117,000 from the general fund will go toward street lighting and refurbishing existing solar systems. The project was reviewed and approved by the county’s debt advisory committee, which included an analysis of what this added debt could mean for the county’s future credit position. The conclusion was that the county could finance $83 million in additional projects through 2026 without negatively affecting its credit rating. The county’s master plan calls for $89 million in new buildings in the coming decades. And despite concerns that rapidly changing energy technology will make the new equipment and systems obsolete before they are paid for, the board agreed that paying escalating utility costs while waiting for the next generation of energy advancements does not make sense. Greve said PG&E rates went up 8% this year. The project figured in annual

increases of 4.5% as part of its savings calculations, so the benefits could be greater than anticipated. “The big thing that is pushing a lot of counties, and not just this county, is we are required to have (net-zero) energy buildings,” Greve said, explaining regulations on new construction. Greve also explained that the county is under pressure by the state to reduce its energy use by 50% by 2035. “And even with this, we are not there,” Greve said. “So anything we can do now is a huge step.” Supervisor Mitch Mashburn questioned why not just finance through a power purchase agreement, at the end of which the county does not have to worry about owning old, possibly useless equipment. Greve assured the supervisor that option was explored, perhaps not with the same deep analysis as the Engie project, but the result was given the interest rates, the county will be saving much more through the financing plan. The county has a power purchase agreement for a solar system at the Claybank campus that ends in the next two or three years. After that, the county will have to either renegotiate a deal or the company will pull the system. The firm could even opt to abandon the equipment, leaving the problem with the county.

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Valley Fire Safe Council is hosting two more green waste drop-offs, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 24 and June 21. This is not all the Fire Safe Council is doing to help keep families safe. Organizer Rochelle Sherlock, along with the newly formed council, created a website to help homeowners keep up their forested homes, learn about fire safety, and create safe escape routes and go bags. “It’s about hazardous fire reduction prevention,” Sherlock said. Fire Safe Council members have driven around the valley over the past few months, taking a survey of 450 homes for risk assessment

during a fire. The Green Valley Fire Safe Council is providing a community chipping program to help residents reduce fuels and enhance wildfire survivability. This program is intended to help residents reduce wildfire risk and create defensible zones through the removal of ladder fuels and the thinning of dense vegetation. The program is limited at this time to residents in Upper Green Valley and the Green Valley Highlands area due to limited funds. “We are working on getting grant money to continue these projects,” Sherlock said. A new fire safety billboard was installed at the corner of Rockville and

Green Valley roads as part of the newly formed council’s efforts to bring awareness to residents. The billboard cost $15,000 and is strictly for fire safety information for residents in Green Valley. Cordelia Fire Protection District Chief David Carpenter, who also lives in the area, is well aware of the dangers that fires pose for residents. He said cleaning up brush and dead trees is part of keeping homes safe. “One of the things we fear is that we will have no help when the fires come because it takes all of our resources to battle these fires and our resources might be somewhere else when they are needed here,” Carpenter said. The Cordelia Fire Protection District is made up of first responders and EMT volunteers who train all the time to fight fires. The 25 crew members are also called each year to other areas in the state for assistance. Carpenter said he hopes everyone – not just Green Valley residents – check out the National Firewise website at www.nfpa.org for information on protecting their homes. More information on local programs and efforts to encourage fire safety can be found at www.gvfsc.org.

than $800 but Rhoda was a lifesaver and suggested I do a gofundme,” Loveall said. It worked in covering all the costs so she could finish. The reveal was also part of the Spring Fete, which was a first-ever event for a newly formed Downtown Coalition,

an informal group of downtown residents and businesses who will host more events over the coming year, once things get more normal. Chandler is helping chair the coalition and as a downtown business owner and resident said she was thrilled to see the poppy returned to its

former glory. “It was created with 20,000 pieces of glass,” she said. The fixing of the poppy is one more step in the betterment of the downtown area, she said. “We love the downtown and are committed to invigorating the downtown,” she said.

From Page One The couple has considered putting in a new kitchen, but Michael Warchut thought about it and decided it would be terrible to do a whole new kitchen and have it burn with the house. The green waste dropoffs are one way to help keep Green Valley safe. The effort Saturday happened to fall on Wildfire Preparedness Day. Timing for the day’s event closely matched the issuance of a fire weather watch from the National Weather Service that was to start Sunday and end Tuesday for much of the north-central portion of the state. The affected area extends from Redding in the north to the Stanislaus-Merced county line – east of San Jose – in the south. The designated area includes the vast majority of Solano County but excludes Vallejo and Benicia. The fire weather watch was upgraded later Saturday to a fire danger alert known as a red flag warning that’s in effect from 11 a.m. Sunday through 5 p.m. Tuesday. Solano County remains in the fire danger area. The newly formed Green

Poppy From Page One of her own pocket – but Rhoda Chandler started a fundraiser to help offset the cost. “It was over $1,000. I didn’t expect it to go more

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The Green Valley Fire Safe Council and the Cordelia Fire Protection District hosted a Green Waste Days event, Saturday. The council also cut the ribbon on this new fire safety bulletin board, which will be used to post fire updates for Green Valley residents at the corner of Rockville and Green Valley roads.

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Agenda From Page A7 also is set to recognize May 7 as Child Care Provider Appreciation Day. Among the consent items is the approval of the final map for phase one of the Lands of Morgan Project subdivision in the Vacaville foothills. This is the first subdivision map in the foothills to be considered by the supervisors since the devastating LNU Lightning Complex Fire. The first phase calls for four of the planned 19 lots, with approximate sizes of 2.83, 23.04, 20.82 and 10.14 acres, to be created along the north-central portion of the project’s 310.5 acres. The four lots front Cantelow Road. Road improvements to Cantelow, Gibson Canyon and Steiger Hill roads have been completed.

Crash From Page A5 Jacobsen, in an email response to a request for information from the Daily Republic, said the driver was going “way too fast” and passing other vehicles on Vanden Road when he and the vehicle left the roadway and hit the utility pole. The driver’s name, age and city of residence were not released. Police announced the road closure shortly after 7 p.m. Friday with an initial projection that the road would reopen in four hours. That estimate was extended shortly before 9:40 p.m. with reopening anticipated at 8 a.m. Saturday. Police reported shortly before 9:25 a.m. Saturday that the roadway had reopened.

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Fire kills 18 Covid-19 patients in India Country reports more than 400,000 new cases for 1st time Tribune Content Agency A fire k illed 18 Covid-19 patients in a hospital in the western Indian state of Gujarat on Saturday, as the country reported more than 400,000 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours for the first time. According to official data released by the country’s health ministry, 401,993 new infections were recorded on Saturday, bringing the total number of cases to 19.1 million, just behind the U.S., with 32.3 million – however, health experts believe India’s number could be much higher. Police said the incident happened on the ground floor of the Welfare Hospital in the city of Bharuch, The Associated Press reported. Hospital workers and firefighters were able to rescue 31 other patients. The blaze was extinguished within an hour. According to The Times of India, the fire broke out at 12:35 a.m. due to a short circuit in

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Charred medical equipment inside a ward of the Patel Welfare Covid Hospital after a fire broke out overnight, killing 18 Covid-19 patients in Bharuch, India, Saturday. the Covid-19 ward of the hospital. It then quickly spread to the intensive care unit. At least 12 fire trucks and 40 ambulances arrived at the scene. Survivors were taken to a nearby hospital. Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to express “condolences to the bereaved families.” He wrote that he

was “pained by the loss of lives due to a fire at a hospital in Bharuch.” Late last month, another fire killed 13 Covid-19 patients in the ICU of a hospital near Mumbai, the BBC reported. The two incidents come as India struggles to contain a devastating new wave of infections. Before Saturday’s

record-high of more than 400,000 cases, India experienced 10 consecutive days with more than 300,000 reported daily cases. On Saturday, Covidrelated deaths increased by 3,523, bringing the total count to 211,853 – behind Mexico, Brazil and the U.S. Only about 26 million people have been fully

vaccinated in the country of 1.4 billion people. Beginning Saturday, the Indian government opened up vaccination to all adults aged 18-44. However, the country’s massive vaccination drive has been hampered in some areas by shortages of vaccines, Reuters reported. As the second Covid-19 wave ravages through India, the country’s health system is nearing collapse. On Saturday, 12 people, including a doctor, died at a hospital in Delhi after the facility ran out of oxygen – for the second time in a week. “These are patients whose oxygen levels sank when supply was low . . . it is hard to revive such patients. The next 24-48 hours are critical and [the] death toll could be higher,” the hospital’s executive director, Dr. Sudhanshu Bankata, told New Delhi Television. More than 200 patients are currently on oxygen support, he added.

Delta stops blocking middle seats, ending social distancing on planes The Washington Post Saturday marks the end of a pandemic era in the air: no more social distancing on flights. Delta was the final holdout, ending its practice of blocking middle seats on Saturday. That is more than a year after the airline first introduced the practice as the coronavirus cratered the number of air travelers. Other major U.S. car-

riers have long since returned to full flights. American and United starting selling all their seats last summer. Sout hwest sta r ted doing the same in December, and Alaska Airlines and JetBlue followed in January. Delta announced at the end of March that it would make all seats available for flights starting May 1. One key factor, chief executive

Ed Bastian said, was that the airline believed nearly 65% of those who flew with Delta in 2019 expected to have at least one dose of a vaccine by the beginning of May. “While Delta’s decision to block middle seats has given many customers a reason to choose Delta over the past year, the signature hospitality of our

employees and the experiences they deliver to customers every day have also deepened their trust in our airline,” Bastian said in an announcement. During an earnings call in mid-April, Bastian said the change would provide “a powerful tool for improving our financial performance.” The change comes as

air travel continues to rebound over last year’s numbers. The number of passengers screened by the Transportation Security Administration has topped 1 million every day since March 11. At the lowest point during the same stretch last year, TSA screened fewer than 88,000 passengers in one day.

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FAIRFIELD — The San Francisco Symphony will offer live performances beginning Thursday at Davies Symphony Hall. Performances will continue each Thursday and Friday throughout June. Three pairs of concerts will be conducted by Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen, with five additional concert sets led by Jeremy Denk, James Gaffigan, Ken-David Masur, Joseph Young and Joshua Weilerstein. All tickets for the first two concerts, and a portion of tickets for the remaining performances, will be reserved for Bay Area hospital and medical professionals and representatives from community centers and cultural districts who have been at the front lines supporting people in critical ways throughout the novel coronavirus pandemic. Members of the general public can purchase tickets for concerts May 13 through June 25 by calling the San Francisco Symphony Box Office at 415-864-6000 starting at 10 a.m. Thursday. “Esa-Pekka and I are overjoyed to be announcing the San Francisco Symphony’s long-awaited return to performing live concerts in our home, Davies Symphony Hall,” CEO Mark C. Hanson said in a press release. “When we recently learned from state and city leadership that we could finally begin giving concerts for live audiences again, we immediately got to work on the plan being announced today that will gather our musicians and audience together in response to what our community wants and needs,” Hansons said in the press release. “There is nothing that compares to experiencing music together in a physical space, and after 14 months without sharing these human connections with each other, we simply cannot wait to resume performing for our community on the stage of Davies Symphony Hall.” Salonen leads the orchestra’s first live performances in more than a year with music from Jean Sibelius, George Walker, Carl Nielsen, Caroline Shaw and Edvard Grieg. The next week, May 13 and 14, pianist Jeremy Denk plays and leads the San Francisco Symphony from piano with William Grant’s “Still’s Out of the Silence,” Johann Sebastian Bach’s Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052, Wolfgang Amadaus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 14 in E-flat major, K.449 and Gerald Finzi’s “Eclogue for Piano and Strings.” Gaffigan conducts the orchestra May 20 and 21 in the U.S. premiere of Freya Waley-Cohen’s “Talisman,” Arnold Schoenberg’s “Verklärte Nacht” and Samuel Barber’s “Adagio for Strings.” Programming for the May 27-28 and June 3-4 concerts will be announced May 10. Programming for the remainder of the June concerts will be announced May 24. San Francisco Symphony’s performance schedule for July and August See Live, Page B2

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Bahiya Spaulding stands by her art work at the Solano Town Center Gallery in Fairfield, Wednesday.

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earch the internet asking why hair is so important to women and a bevy of results come up. Among them are “hair symbolizes physical strength and virility” and “a bad hair day is just a bad day.” Vacaville’s Bahiaya Spaulding, whose first name means beautiful in Swahili, has opted to express her life with alopecia in a series of detailed paintings featuring combs, now on display at the Solano Town Center Gallery. Alopecia is a condition that causes hair to fall out in small patches. The condition develops when the immune system attacks the hair follicles, resulting in hair loss. Spaulding said she always had a small bald spot. The condition worsened in times of stress. Her hair began falling out in 2007. “I was in complete denial at the time,” she said. She tried a variety of options for the next 11 years to keep the hair loss at bay. Among them, wearing a wig. Spaulding recalled she wore that wig from the salon. Once she arrived home, she never used it again. She decided three years ago to cut it all off. “I’m not worried about it,” she said. “I embrace the new hairstyle.” An art therapy book introduced her to painting and keeping journal entries,

“Battle Comb,” top left, “Black Afro Pick,” bottom left, and “DJOKWE Comb” by Bahiya Spaulding are on display at the Solano Town Center Gallery in Fairfield, Wednesday. which she continues to do. Spaulding, a 20-year United States Air Force veteran, said she would love to become an art therapist, working closely with women who also have alopecia. She worked with aircrew flight equipment while in the Air Force. Spaulding has much more time to focus on her artwork since retiring at the beginning of the year. “I always wanted to be an artist, I just didn’t want to be a starving one,” she

said. “Now that I’m retired, I have more time to pursue my passion.” Darlene Phillips heads up the local alopecia support group. She emphasizes alopecia comes in many forms and that it’s not contagious nor a form of a cancer. “It’s just an autoimmune disease that cares enough to protect us from hair that wants to grow on the scalp,” she shared in an email.

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Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen leads the SF Symphony in live indoor performances for medical professionals and community partners beginning Thursday.

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VALLEJO — David Reay arrived in Vallejo after Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. Yet, the Vallejo native is a walking, talking history keeper of the animal park that moved from Redwood City to the home of the Lake Chabot Golf Course in 1986. Reay, 34, curated the current exhibit at the Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum, “We Got It! The Unlikely Story of Vallejo’s Premier Attraction.” He did two stints at the park, all working on the rides. He left in 2017 when he was lead operator and supervisor. Reay contemplated the exhibit five years ago, but it fell through. The park’s 35th anniver-

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David Reay stands next to model of Marine World at the Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum, Tuesday. sary was the charm. He and Jim Kern, the museum’s executive director, drafted a letter to Six Flags. Reay delivered it to those he

knew in the rides department who transferred it on to Marc Merino, marketing and communications manager for Six Flags Discovery Kingdom.

That was followed by a meeting with Merino and the opportunity to peruse for plunder. There was also the diorama in the museum basement that reflected the park’s early days in Vallejo. What used to be home to the parking lot, now packs a plethora of roller coasters. Reay also went through his personal collection of Six Flags memorabilia. “I grew up at that park,” Reay said, adding it was a team effort that made the exhibit possible. “A lot of my childhood summers were spent there.” When one enters the display, and turns right, there are pictures of the former golf course as well See Exhibit, Page B2

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FAIRFIELD — San Francisco Opera presents “The Adlers: Live at the Drive-In” at 8 p.m. May 6 and May 13 on the outdoor stage at the Marin Center. The concerts offer opportunities to experience the resident artists, the Adler Fellows, live for the first time since the beginning for the novel coronavirus pandemic. The 70-minute (no intermission) program showcases the artistry of nine vocal artists and two pianists in arias, duets and opera scenes by composers that include Mozart, Rossini, Puccini, Verdi and Lehár, staged by Jose Maria Condemi. These semi-staged concerts will feature each of the 2021 Adler Fellows: sopranos Anne-Marie MacIntosh, Elisa Sunshine and Esther Tonea; mezzosoprano Simone McIntosh; tenors Zhengyi Bai, Christopher Colmenero and

Exhibit From Page B1 as a copy of the Vallejo Times-Herald extra, with an extra-large headline reading, “We Got It.” The chronology continues as one walks the room. There are photos of Snow World and snow hill. “I remember Snow World,” Reay said. He worked it. “It took a lot of maintenance,” he said. And, it was fun, saving a trip to the snow for those in the area, Reay said. The exhibit includes several photos and models of animal skulls used for education at the park. “It was huge,” Kern said of Vallejo securing the park. It’s hard to believe it’s been 35 years, Kern said, adding not everyone supported the idea and the park has continued to grow since its arrival in Vallejo. The park arrived with great fanfare with the animals arriving via trucks, trailers and even a barge. The wheel from

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San Francisco Opera presents “The Adlers: Live at the Drive-In” on the outdoor stage at the Marin Center. Christopher Oglesby; baritone Timothy Murray; bass Stefan Egerstrom; and pianists Kseniia Polstiankina Barrad and Andrew King. Named for the company’s former general director Kurt Herbert Adler, the Adler Fellowship is one of the world’s most prestigious advanced

training programs for operatic artists. The program offers individual coaching, professional seminars and a wide range of performance opportunities to young singers and pianists. It has launched the careers of many of the art form’s leading stars. The Adler

the barge, and a photo of Mike Demetrios, who was dressed as Noah, are in one of the display cases. Demetrios, who died in 2016, was at the helm of Marine World Africa USA when it moved to Vallejo and stayed on the job for a few more years. “Not only has the park had a long history in the city, but many of our team members have had some history as well dating back to when the park first arrived in Vallejo,” Merino shared in an email. “When we were contacted by the Vallejo Naval Museum about potentially providing some items to support the exhibit, we went immediately to some of these longtime team members as they had collected various memorabilia over the years,” Merino wrote. “It was a very eye-opening and fun experience to see what interesting historical items we still had in storage, including various pieces of signage that harken back to when the park was still known as Marine World Africa

USA,” Merino wrote. “My favorite item on display at the museum would have to be the ship’s wheel that was on the barge that ferried animals across the bay from the park’s original location in Redwood City to Vallejo,” Merino wrote. “It is amazing that we still have that in our possession and is really neat to see and learn the story.” The park spent 17 years in Redwood City prior to moving to Vallejo. Oracle Corp. called the former Redwood City site home until last year. Reay curated two small exhibits for the museum prior to tackling this one. He utilized what he learned from them, bringing the display to life, even adding some of his own memories to stories that accompany photos and other items. He managed to secure an original visitor’s map and a recent one for comparison. “There are a lot of memories there,” Reay said. “It was a fun place when I was growing up.” It still is, he said, noting

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of my hair that I’ve lost and will never be able to wear this style again. In the ’60s and ’70s I was able to wear the Afro pick as a way to express my cultural pride as well as the Afro pick was used to detangle the hair and help it keep its shape,” she wrote. Phillips wrote that Spaulding’s art contributed a great part of her acceptance and being able to live with alopecia. “This is the part that touches my heart, being a person who was in denial for many years, with alopecia and now to be an advocate, a mentor, an

Alopecia Confidence Life Transitional Coach, an influencer and a support group leader for NAFF (the National Alopecia Areata Foundation), I applaud her for her courage and boldness to find her niche as a coping mechanism to bring joy to herself and others through her art,” Phillips wrote. “I’m going to rock my crown the way it is,” Spaulding said. Spaulding curated her first art show when she was stationed at Lakenheath Air Base in England. She joined the Fairfield-Suisun Visual Arts Association in 2016 and plans to continue to show her artwork online and in galleries. Her aunt Afi Tiombe Kambon was also an artist and told Spaulding to add her symbol next to her signature. More of Spaulding’s work can be seen at https:// society6.com/product/ hair-collection_print and www.fvaa-arts.org. The show runs through May 22 at 1350 Travis Blvd. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.

tive Covid-19 test for all patrons, musicians, staff and volunteers, as well as universal mask-wearing. There will be significantly reduced concert hall capacity, contactless tickets, assigned seats that maximize physical distancing, 75-minute

performances without intermission, increased ventilation and filtration standards, social distancing requirements and other safety measures in place. All concerts are at 201 Van Ness Ave. For more information, visit sfsymphony.org.

From Page B1 Phillips wrote that Spaulding’s art “brings to mind many childhood memories about how my hair was styled, sitting in the kitchen in front of the stove as my mother or older sisters pressed my hair with a cast iron comb that is placed on an open flame, (to) heat, and as combed through it would straighten my hair.” Spaulding’s art connects on a personal level, she said. A few of the single regular full combs spoke to her as being alone during her journey with alopecia; the two full regular combs say, “If I tell two people, they tell two people, alopecia awareness would spread rapidly.” The comb named “Alopecia” speaks pain to the point of some bleeding. It includes some red watercolors. Alopecia can bring so much pain to a point where you may feel you have been stabbed, Phillips wrote. “The Afro picks speaks

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“Wrap Comb” by Bahiya Spaulding is on display at the Solano Town Center Gallery in Fairfield.

Fellows, selected from participants in the Merola Opera Program, often gain experience by performing supporting roles in San Francisco Opera’s mainstage productions. Tickets are available for the fairgrounds lot, with a view of the set and live performers, and the adjacent lagoon lot, where ticket holders can experience the concert via live simulcast. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit sfopera.com/ onstage. Representatives from organizations interested in securing free tickets can contact groupsales@sfopera.com. will be Vehicles admitted to the drivein area on a first-come, first-served basis, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Motorcycles and convertibles are not allowed at the Marin drive-in. Audience members experience the production from their vehicles and the music will be transmitted through FM radio. the rides are not as kind to him as they used to be. “I really, really enjoyed doing this,” he said. “I am grateful for the opportunity.” The museum, at 734 Marin St., is open from noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Reay often volunteers Tuesday. Masks are required and the number of visitors follows social guideline protocols to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus that causes Covid-19. For more information, visit www. vallejomuseum.net.

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at 3 p.m. May 11. To register for the free event, go to solanoFAIRFIELD — The library.com/events and Solano County Library click on the event date for will celebrate Asian more information. Pacific American Manansala is Heritage Month a writer and cerwith a number tified book coach of activities. from Chicago Among the who loves books, events is a virtual ba k i ng a nd author visit with strong women. Fil-Am author She uses humor Mia P. Manan(and murder) to sala, who will explore aspects discuss her manansala of the Filipino writing process and her diaspora, queerness inspiration for her newest and her millennial love novel, “Arsenic and for pop culture. Adobo,” the first book in Her debut novel, the “Tita Rosie’s Kitchen “Arsenic and Adobo,” Mystery” series. comes out Thursday The first book in this with Berkley/Penguin new culinary cozy series Random House. Place a is described as “full of hold on the book at solasharp humor and delec- nolibrary.com. For more information, table dishes – one that call 1-866-572-7587 or might just be killer.” The Zoom meeting is visit library’s website.

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BENICIA — Kathleen Gadaway is the featured May artist at Benicia Plein Air. She will be in the gallery the weekend of May 14-16. Her recent works are small works en plein air and larger studio paintings. Gadaway delights in creating the illusion of space, light and place with oil paint. She started painting outdoors as a child with lessons from a local artist in her garden. Her work draws inspi-

ration from nature and a sense of place. Gadaway has a bachelor’s in fine art from Massachusetts College of Art, a master’s in fine art from the California College of Art and has studied at the Jerusalem Studio School in Civita Castellana, Italy. She maintains studios in Berkeley and Volcano. Gallery hours are noon to 6 p.m. Friday through Sunday at 307 First St. Her website is kathleen gadway.com.

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VACAVILLE — Brooklyn Giles filled up the stat sheet with her second straight double-double in leading Rodriguez High to a 61-42 Monticello Empire League girls basketball victory over Will C. Wood, Friday. Giles amassed 17 points, 12 rebounds, eight steals and seven assists, with Camryn Washington topping the Mustangs (2-0) with 18 points, seven rebounds and three steals, and Rose Jamison adding 13.

Rodriguez enjoyed an 18-6 scoring edge in the first and third quarters, a 19-11 advantage in the second to take control of the game. Vanden 77, Armijo 24: At Vanden’s Jim Boyd Gym, Gabby Wright poured in 18 points, while Jiana Creswell added 17 and Kaylyn Harris 13 to lead the Vikings (2-0), who led 75-15 after three quarters, past the Royals. Olivia Thompson led Armijo with 14 points.

Royals, Vikings battle to 2-2 draw at Brownlee FAIRFIELD — The Armijo High boys soccer team got early goals in each half, only to have Vanden answer as the teams battled to a 2-2 draw at Brownlee Field, Friday. Chris Hernandez Gomez scored in the first five minutes for the Royals (0-0-2) with the Vikings getting the equalizer to make it 1-1 at the half. Diego Torres put Armijo

up 2-1 with a goal in the first 10 minutes of the second half, but the Vikings were later granted a penalty kick and made the most of it with the score remaining 2-2 at the final whistle. Armijo’s JV team rolled to a 3-1 victory with Edwing Saucedo and Esteban Carcamo scoring in the first half for the Royals, Abraham Perez in the second. “Overall, it was a great game from JV again and varsity picked up the lead early both times but struggled to hold on to the lead,” Armijo coach Megan Flores said. “Looking forward to see

what next week brings us with two away games.” Will C. Wood 5, Rodriguez 2: At Rodriguez’s Coach Ed Hopkins Memorial Stadium, Max Mendoza recorded a hat trick with three goals, and Kobe Rolling added another goal to lead the Wildcats to victory. Rolling, Roanin Podkin and Franco Mendoza each contributed assists for Wood, which broke away from a 2-2 tie at halftime with three secondhalf tallies. See Local, Page B4

Trey Lance ‘grateful’ to receive Jimmy G’s text upon joining 49ers Tribune Content Agency

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Medina Spirit, right, with John Velazquez up, crosses the finish line to win the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby

ahead of Mandaloun, with Florent Geroux up, at Churchill Downs, Saturday, in Louisville, Kentucky.

Baffert captures seventh Derby with Medina Spirit ‘That little horse has got a heart’

Tribune Content Agency LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Never underestimate Bob Baffert. The six-time Kentucky Derby-winning trainer started the 2021 prep season with a loaded stable of top contenders. Yet he came to Louisville with just one starter, Medina Spirit, a 15-1 shot on the morning line and a largely overlooked colt in the discussion of the top Derby contenders. Baffert will leave Churchill Downs with his seventh Kentucky Derby title, the most of all time. Medina Spirit set the early pace and led a four-

horse charge to the finish line Saturday and won the 147th Kentucky Derby in a close one over 26-1 shot Mandaloun, who finished second for trainer Brad Cox, who was attempting to become the first Louisville native to win the Derby. Hot Rod Charlie finished third, and Cox’s other entry – 5-2 favorite Essential Quality – ended up fourth after a wide run into the stretch. Medina Spirit stole the show – with John Velazquez aboard for his fourth Derby win – and he delivered Baffert his seventh Kentucky Derby trophy.

“That little horse has got a heart – such a big heart,” Baffert said immediately after the race. The Hall of Fame trainer also won last year’s Derby with Authentic, tying Ben Jones for most all-time victories in the race with six. This one broke the tie. “I knew he was training well but I’m really really surprised,” Baffert said. “If you have him on the lead, he’ll fight. When those horses came to him, I can’t believe he won this race. That was all guts. I’m the luckiest guy in the world.” Medina Spirit went

off at 12-1 odds and paid $26.20 to win, $12.00 to place and $7.60 to show. The long shot Mandaloun finished $23.00 to place and $13.40 to show, and Hot Rod Charlie paid $5.20 to show. O Besos finished fifth, followed by Midnight Bourbon, Keepmeinmind, Helium, Known Agenda and Highly Motivated in 10th. Next came Sainthood, followed by Like the King, Bourbonic, Hidden Stash, Brooklyn Strong, Super Stock and the 9-2 second choice Rock Your World in 17th. Dynamic One was 18th, and Soup and SandSee Derby, Page B14

Curry’s 23-point 3rd quarter powers Warriors to blowout win in Houston Tribune Content Agency Midway through the third quarter, Stephen Curry flexed his muscles and let out a massive roar into the Toyota Center rafters that released nearly a week of frustration. Curry scored 23 of his 30 points in the third quarter to lead the Warriors’ decisive run in Saturday night’s 113-87 win over the Houston Rockets. After Andrew Wiggins’ layup erased an 11-point deficit midway through the third quarter, Curry snapped out of a shooting slump that saw him miss 19 of 27 3-point attempts over his last two games with a corner 3-pointer. As the ball dropped through the net, Curry kick-started Golden State’s 24-0 run with a full-throated yell. “It was kind of an avalanche from there,” Curry said. “It was a special

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The Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry, right, defends against the Houston Rockets’ Armoni Brooks during the second quarter at Toyota Center in Houston, Saturday. shot given how bad the first half was.” The relief was palpable. After all, it had been a rough few nights for Curry and the Warriors. Curry – whose April will go down as one of the great scoring months in league history – was coming off a

40% shooting performance in Thursday’s disappointing loss in Minnesota and a blowout loss to the Mavericks on Tuesday. Early on, it looked as if Golden State was on track for a third straight letdown as Curry shot just 2 for 12 to start the game

and the Warriors trailed by six at halftime. A loss would have been unacceptable. Not only would it have come against the Rockets (1648), owners of the league’s worst record, but it also would have dropped Golden State to two games below .500 in the midst of a playoff push. But Curry with his timely flurry, including 12 straight to crest the 39-12 third quarter, lifted his teammates the way he has on so many occasions this season. Wiggins finished with 20 points, Draymond Green tallied nine points, 11 rebounds and eight assists and reserves Jordan Poole and Mychal Mulder chipped in 17 points apiece while the defense held Houston to 36.4% shooting overall. Having earned a See Warriors, Page B14

Jimmy Garoppolo’s text messages, or lack thereof, have been playfully mocked by 49ers teammates over the years, specifically George Kittle. Well, Garoppolo looks ready to play the role of a welcoming mentor to Trey Lance. “He sent me a text last night,” Lance said Friday on 95.7 The Game with Damon Ratto & Kolsky. “I was super thankful and grateful for that, for him reaching out. “It meant a lot to me and I’m super excited to get to work, get to meet him and learn as much as I possibly can from him.” So much for a cold war or onset of a quarterback controversy. “Jimmy knew what the deal was,” coach

Kyle Shanahan said Friday night, noting he’s talked to Garoppolo and seen him in Zoom meetings ahead of the draft. “Jimmy’s been great. “Jimmy is, you know, taking it as a business approach. But I think he’s excited for right now, just talking to him. He’s ready to come here, get back to being healthy, playing with our team and, if we have to compete, I know he’s ready to compete.” General manager John Lynch expressed having had “good communication” with Garoppolo and called it “heartwarming” to hear that Garoppolo’s text to Lance was the first the incoming rookie saw. “That’s pretty special, and it speaks to his class,” Lynch said. Garoppolo has not See Lance, Page B14

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North Dakota State Bison quarterback Trey Lance celebrates after rushing for a touchdown in the second half of a NCAA FCS football game against the Central Arkansas Bears at the Fargo Dome in Fargo, N.D., Oct. 3, 2020.

NFL draft grades: Browns, Patriots and Bears earn high marks Mark Maske

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he NFL draft is always all about the quarterbacks. That was particularly true this year as the NFL draft returned - somewhat - to normalcy after last year’s entirely remote event. For the third time ever, quarterbacks were chosen first, second and third. Two more were taken by pick No. 15. Even the Day 2 intrigue revolved around the three quarterbacks selected then. All the while, the tension between Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers hovered over the entire draft. How did teams do? As always, it’s virtually impossible to say which players will turn into stars and which will be

ANALYSIS recalled as draft busts. But it is possible to try to determine which teams maximized the value of their picks, based on the information currently available, and which didn’t.

NFC East DALLAS COWBOYS: BThe Cowboys used their first six picks, five of them in the top three rounds, to attempt to rebuild their defense. That was understandable. Being able to get LB Micah Parsons, perhaps the top defender in the draft, after trading down two spots from 10th to 12th, was fortunate. Adding two CBs in the top three rounds, Kelvin Joseph and Nahshon Wright, addressed a major need. But it’s questionable whether the Cowboys chose wisely on their CBs and got the most out of their Day 2 selections. Perhaps one of

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Korenar shines for Sharks, but Avalanche sweeps 2-game series Tribune Content Agency The San Jose Sharks received a standout performance from goalie Josef Korenar but couldn’t turn that into a win over the Colorado Avalanche. Alexander Barabanov, Logan Couture, and Tomas Hertl all scored, but the Sharks allowed two third-period goals in what turned into a 4-3 loss to Avalanche at Ball Arena on Saturday. Evander Kane earned his 500th career NHL point, as he assisted on Couture’s goal that cut Colorado’s lead to 3-2 at the 9:55 mark of the third period. M ikko Rantanen answered with 4:26 to go in regulation time to get the two-goal lead back for the Avalanche, which swept the two-game series. The two teams meet again for two games in San Jose on Monday and Wednesday. The Sharks could be officially eliminated from the playoff race as soon as Monday night. If the Sharks lose to the Avalanche in regulation time and St. Louis beats Anaheim, they would be

nine points back of the Blues with four games left to play. Korenar stopped 34 of 36 shots in the first two periods but couldn’t continue to hold off the Avalanche. Korenar finished with 40 saves. “It’s unfortunate that we couldn’t get at least a point there,” Sharks coach Bob Boughner said. “I thought (Korenar) made some big saves, especially the last 10 minutes of the second period. “For a young guy that doesn’t have very much experience, he’s battling hard and fighting hard.” The Sharks (20-26-5) were outshot 21-4 in the second period and trailed 2-1 after 40 minutes. The only reason why it was still a one-goal game was the play of Korenar, whose saves including a handful of the spectacular variety. One near the end of the second period came as he stretched his right pad out to stop a shot from in close on Rantanen. “I just saw the puck and he was by himself,” Korenar said of Rantanen. “I almost did the splits and

he hit my pad.” “He kept us in the game,” Couture said. “He was probably our best player for the majority of the night. It could have been a lot more than the four that they got.” Barabanov’s goal opened the scoring at the 4:25 mark of the second period, as he took a pass from Tomas Hertl for his second goal in three games in San Jose. It was the Sharks’ first powerplay goal since April 10, a stretch of 10 games. The Avalanche dominated the rest of the period, outshooting the Sharks 16-3 along the way. Nathan MacKinnon’s goal at the 13:08 mark of the second period came on a back door tap-in after a nice pass from Conor Timmins, and Andre Burakovsky scored 2:58 later after he fired a wrist past Korenar from the top of the circle after the Sharks lost a faceoff. “There were four or five times in the second period where we got stuck with our fourth line on the ice, and (Colorado) jumped out with the big guys because

we can’t get them off on an icing call, and that’s what starts it,” Boughner said. “Not making a good play at the end of a shift. We’re just flipping it out with too much juice on the puck, and that’s where you get your mismatches.” The Sharks won just 25 of 61 faceoffs Saturday. “We’ve got to do a better job of winning our faceoffs,” Couture said. MacKinnon was held without a shot on goal Friday night for the first time in 263 games but had eight through two periods Saturday. “We gave them too many chances,” Couture said. “Once they get open ice, especially McKinnon and Rantanen and those guys, they can make plays. We gave them too much ice and they got confidence.” Korenar was making his fourth start in six games for the Sharks, as he entered Saturday with a 2-3-0 record, a .893 save percentage, and 3.03 goalsagainst average. He helped the Sharks sweep a two-game series with the Arizona Coyotes earlier See Sharks, Page B14

Local: Poole delivers key hit for Solano From Page B3

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each played a scoreless half in goal for the Bulldogs.

Wildcats can’t JC softball overcome slow first half in loss to Center Falcons put up VACAVILLE — The better fight in DH Will C. Wood High boys loss to SRJC basketball team played visiting Center of Antelope even in the second half but that wasn’t enough as the Wildcats trailed by 11 at intermission in an eventual 60-49 non-league loss, Friday. “We found out a few things that we need to fix and work on before our next league game,” said Wood coach Mark Wudel, whose team was outscored 20-11 in the first quarter. “This game is going to help us down the road in league.” Kanye Kroon led the Wildcats (1-1) with 11 points, followed by Sage Martinez with 10, and Krishna Clay and Devan Minouei with nine apiece. Wood is scheduled to return to Monticello Empire League play on Tuesday at Armijo.

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Ramsell solid in goal for Vikings in victory FA I R F I E L D — Delaney Ramsell had five saves in goal and the Vanden High girls soccer team hit the back of the net with four of its 23 shots in rolling to a 4-0 win over Armijo at George A. Gammon Field, Thursday. Gi sel le Tor r es, Breanna Davis, Jordyn Peters and Catelyn Rech scored for the Vikings. Armijo coach Regina McGee said that while the Royals roster has many seniors, they “received a lot of help” from freshmen Sophia Peniche, Arianna Torres, sophomores Itzel Urzua and Lilly Penn and junior Paloma Contreras. Vacaville 10, Fairfield 0: At Fairfield’s Schaefer Stadium, Jazmyn Chaikittirattana, Keena Sandoval, Makayla Olvier and Dakota Marin each scored twice to lead the Bulldogs. Lauren Gammon and Natalia Rodriguez each found the net once for Vacaville, with Gracie Holbein contributing two assists and Kamryn Bubak and Abigail Arteaga one each. Bailey Erbland and Talisha Askari-Roberts

ROHNERT PARK — The Solano Community College softball team was again swept by Santa Rosa Junior College, but the Falcons provided much stiffer competition against the Bear Cubs in a doubleheader at Sonoma State University, Friday. The Falcons (1-5) fell 4-2 and 8-0 after being blitzed 14-2 and 29-7 the week before. In Friday’s first game, Solano trailed 2-0 before Katie Poole singled in Gracie Alves and Emma Woodworth to tie the score at 2-2 in the top of the sixth. SRJC responded with two in the bottom of the inning and held on for the victory. Poole and Woodworth each went 2-for-3, while Alves and Jayden Sola each contributed singles. Kiera Edwards pitched well in defeat, allowing four runs on six hits with three walks and one strikeout. The Bear Cubs took no chances in the second game, jumping to a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning before wrapping things up early with two in the second and two more in the fifth. Woodworth, Poole and Kenadi Akin each had singles for Solano with Alves taking the loss.

Golf

Niners SWEEPS Flight 1 8-12 handicaps 1, Genny Lopez, 32. 2, Judy Royle, 33. 3, Sandy Latchford, 34 Flight 2 13-14 handicaps 1, Marilee Schauff, 27. 2, Judi Moses, 28. 3, Dottie Foltz, 29*. 4, Chris Robertson, 29*. 5, Sue Watkins, 30. Flight 3 15-18 handicaps 1, Nancy Schlesinger, 29. 2, Judy Horan, 31. 3, Linda Perry, 32. 4, Liz Dykstra, 34. Flight 4 19-21 handicaps 1, Rosemarie Chonzena, 28. 2, Barbara James, 29. 3, Diana Choate, 31. 4, Kim Weaver, 34.

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Flight 5 22-25 handicaps 1, Pat Alvestad, 37. 2, Willa Sheppard, 40. 3, Allie Jackson, 41*. 4, Rosie McCown, 41*. *ties broken on handicap holes Birdie: Tina Chechourka, No. Chip-in: Judi Moses, No. 11.

Rancho Solano Women’s Golf Club BEST BALL

Low Gross: Lynda Donahue 83 1, Lynda Donahue, Jody Knight, Amy Shively, Mary Johnsen. 2, Jackie Smith, Gayle Allustiarte, Doreen Moses. 3, Kathy Tomko, Nemi Warren, Rita May. Chip-Ins: Margie Miller, No.7; Gayle Allustiarte, No. 15. Birdies: Lynda Donahue Nos. 15 and 17; Mary Fowler, No. 5; Gayle Allustiarte, No. 15. Closest to pin No. 8: Gayle Allustiarte, 9-3’ Closest to pin No. 16: Jody Knight, 3-1.

Paradise Valley Women’s Golf Club 15-24-33 1, Sandy Handel, Kathryn Houk, Elaine Hahn, Beryl Bridges, 118. 2, Linda Grace, Cynthia Huddleston, Nanci Stevenson, Ilene Piller, 119. 3, Jakk Kutz, Regina Cortez, Katie Nguyen, Sally Par, 123. 4, Maria Quaintance, Sandy Kreger, Becky Carroll, Lisa Finnegan, 123. Closest to pin No. 3: Mary Fowler 19-6; Joan Mccloskey 28-10. Closest to pin No. 14: Trish Boldt 1-4; Becky Carroll 2-7;Linda Grace 2-7. Chip-ins: Trish Boldt, No. 12; Kathy Pascal, No. 18; Linda Grace, No. 10; Vicky Flandi, No. 17

Rio Vista Women’s Golf Club STABLEFORD Chip-ins: Fran Silva, No. 7; Doris Sundly, Nos. 9 and 16. Broke 90: Thea Rock. Broke 100: Sandy Smith, 90; Loretta Ortenblad, 94; Doris

Sundly, 95; Denise Sargent-Natour, 96; and Marsha Berry, 97. Flight 1 1, Thea Rock, 38. 2, Doris Sundly, 36. 3 (tie), Jackie Evans and Sandy Smith, 35. Flight 2 1, Loretta Ortenblad, 43. 2 (tie), Diane Scholz and Suzi Masterson, 36. 4, Anna Bogucki, 32. Flight 3 1, Donna Nunes, 40. 2, Marian Bard, 33. 3, Sharon David, 30. 4, Helen Swarbrick, 29. Flight 4 1, Lynn Grace, 36. 2, Linda VanNieuwburg, 32. 3 (tie), Pat Kistler and Linda Rowe, 29.

Bocce

Fairfield Bocce Federation Summer League Standings as of April 29 Tuesday AM League W L Pts Do It Again 2 1 35 Bocce Friends 2 1 32 No Mercy 1 2 21 Capitani 1 2 19 Tuesday PM League W L Pts Plan B 3 0 36 Casino Royale 2 1 35 New Bee’s 2 1 25 Bells & Beaus 1 2 24 Untouchaballs 1 2 24 Titanium 0 3 0 Wednesday League W L Pts Oh Sugar 2 1 35 Rolle’m 1 2 23 Court Jesters BYE Thursday League W L Pts Mamas & Papas 3 0 36 Bocce Cruiser’s 2 1 35 Red Devils 1 2 30 Real McCoys 0 3 22 Tuesday AM Weekly Results Do It Again 2 vs Bocce Friends 1 Los Bandidos vs 2, Capitani 1 No Mercy 3 vs Feisty Women 0 Tuesday PM Weekly Results Casino Royale 3 vs Bells & Beaus 0 Untouchaballs 3 vs Plan B 0 Wednesday Weekly Results Paesanos 2 vs Oh Sugar 1 Court Jesters 2 vs Rolle’m 1 Thursday Weekly Results Mamas & Papas 2 vs Red Devils 1 Bocce Cruisers 3 vs Real McCoys 0

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Grades: Final mark for 49ers to be determined in the future From Page B3 those picks on the first two days should have been devoted to offensive-line help. NEW YORK GIANTS: AWho said GM Dave Gettleman couldn’t trade down? He had never done it before, but he did it twice in the first two rounds and thrived. The Giants moved down nine spots in the opening round and took WR Kadarius Toney. They traded down again in the second and still got a top pass rusher, Azeez Ojulari, at No. 50. Gettleman upgraded the roster significantly while stockpiling 2022 picks. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES: B+ The Eagles traded up two spots in the first round for WR DeVonta Smith. The addition of the Heisman Trophy winner provides second-year QB Jalen Hurts with a dynamic playmaker at receiver. Getting another Alabama product in the second round, C/G Landon Dickerson, fortified the interior of the offensive line. WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM: B Coach Ron Rivera and his handpicked front office addressed big needs at LB and along the offensive line. First-round LB Jamin Davis could thrive while playing behind Washington’s talented defensive line. Second-round T Samuel Cosmi came off the board a bit earlier than some draft analysts had projected but is a potential starter. Will Rivera regret not making a move for a QB on one of the draft’s first two days? Signing Ryan Fitzpatrick was a stopgap measure, and there’s no prospective long-term solution on the roster.

offensive line by getting T Teven Jenkins in the second round. DETROIT LIONS: B The Lions focused early on their offensive and defensive lines, and they did well. The draft’s top offensive tackle, Penei Sewell, fell to them at No. 7. They added DTs Levi Onwuzurike and Alim McNeill on Day 2. There were plenty of other needs here that didn’t get addressed with premium picks. But Coach Dan Campbell has stressed a team-building mind-set that emphasizes toughness, and this approach reflected that. GREEN BAY PACKERS: CThe picks, taken individually, were fine. But this was about the bigger picture. If ever there was a moment for the Packers to attempt to mollify QB Aaron Rodgers by using a first-round choice on an offensive player, this was it. The Packers didn’t, instead going with CB Eric Stokes. They did get a replacement at center for the departed Corey Linsley with second-rounder Josh Myers, and they added a WR in the third round in Amari Rodgers. But it may have been far too little, far too late for the Packers to repair their relationship with the NFL’s reigning MVP.

his NFL career at guard. CAROLINA PANTHERS: BMaking CB Jaycee Horn the first defensive player taken, at No. 8 overall, was questionable. But the Panthers rebounded with a series of solid Day 2 picks to provide assistance to recently acquired QB Sam Darnold. The additions of WR Terrace Marshall Jr., T Brady Christensen and TE Tommy Tremble represent the kind of roster-building support that Darnold never received during his Jets tenure. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS: C There was plenty of speculation about the Saints trading up in Round 1, maybe even into the top 10, but it didn’t happen. They stayed put at No. 28 and took a pass rusher, Payton Turner, who had been projected by some as a second- to third-round prospect. Second-round LB Pete Werner is talented but also came off the board perhaps too soon. Third-round CB Paulson Adebo could have an immediately prominent role on defense. Fourth-round QB Ian Book arrives in the Saints’ first draft class after Drew Brees’s retirement. He becomes Coach Sean Payton’s next QB project.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS: B The Vikings put Kirk Cousins on notice by taking Kellen Mond early in the third round and then talking about him being on par with the draft’s top QBs. Cousins clearly remains the starter, but the Vikings now have an alternative for the not-that-distant future. In the meantime, they added potential immediate contributors with first-round T Christian Darrisaw and third-round LB Chazz Surratt.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS: B The Buccaneers kept their Super Bowl-winning roster intact during free agency. So they could afford to look to the future by taking QB Kyle Trask with the final selection of the second round. Tom Brady won’t play forever. It only seems like it. The Bucs also added to their already formidable pass rush - just ask Patrick Mahomes about that - with the first-round choice of Joe Tryon.

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CHICAGO BEARS: A The Bears made a bold move to trade up nine spots, from 20th to 11th, to get QB Justin Fields in the opening round. The trade was justified and the payoff of getting Fields was well worth the cost. The team that so infamously passed up Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson to draft Mitchell Trubisky four years ago now has a more viable franchise QB candidate, and Fields’s arrival could end up saving the jobs of GM Ryan Pace and Coach Matt Nagy. It also helped that the Bears strengthened the

ATLANTA FALCONS: B The Falcons made the right choice with the No. 4 pick by taking TE Kyle Pitts. He’s a uniquely talented player, and the need to get a QB to succeed Matt Ryan was not all that pressing. Ryan is young enough, at 35, for the Falcons to make one more push to return to prominence with him. Second-rounder Richie Grant will help, although it’s debatable whether the Falcons took the right safety. Getting T Jalen Mayfield early in the third round was a reasonable move. He could begin

ARIZONA CARDINALS: BThe 16th selection was perhaps a little too soon to take LB Zaven Collins. But he still should be an immediate contributor. Second-round WR Rondale Moore provides another receiving option for QB Kyler Murray.

Scoreboard BASEBALL American League East Division W L 17 11 13 12 13 14 13 14 13 15 Central Division Kansas City 16 9 Chicago White Sox 15 11 Cleveland 12 13 Minnesota 9 16 Detroit 8 20 West Division OAKLAND 16 12 Houston 15 12 Seattle 15 13 L.A. Angels 13 12 Texas 12 16 Boston Toronto Baltimore N.Y. Yankees Tampa Bay

Pct GB .607 — .520 2½ .481 3½ .481 3½ .464 4 .640 — .577 1½ .480 4 .360 7 .286 9½ .571 — .556 ½ .536 1 .520 1½ .429 4

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Pct GB .481 — .478 — .476 — .444 1 .423 1½

Central Division 17 10 .630 — 15 12 .556 2 12 14 .462 4½ 12 14 .462 4½ 12 15 .444 5 West Division SAN FRANCISCO 16 11 .593 — L.A. Dodgers 16 12 .571 ½ San Diego 16 12 .571 ½ Arizona 14 13 .519 2 Colorado 10 17 .370 6 Friday’s Games Baltimore 3, OAKLAND 2 San Diego 3, SAN FRANCISCO 2 St. Louis 7, Pittsburgh 3 Philadelphia 2, N.Y. Mets 1 Washington 2, Miami 1, 10 innings N.Y. Yankees 10, Detroit 0 Cincinnati 8, Chicago Cubs 6 Houston 9, Tampa Bay 2 Toronto 13, Atlanta 5 Boston 6, Texas 1 Minnesota 9, Kansas City 1 Cleveland 5, Chicago White Sox 3 Milwaukee 3, L.A. Dodgers 1 Arizona 7, Colorado 2 Seattle 7, L.A. Angels 4 Saturday’s Games Baltimore 8, OAKLAND 4 San Diego 6, SAN FRANCISCO 2 Washington 7, Miami 2 N.Y. Yankees 6, Detroit 4 Kansas City 11, Minnesota 3 Chicago White Sox 7, Cleveland 3 Chicago Cubs 3, Cincinnati 2 Houston 3, Tampa Bay 1 N.Y. Mets 5, Philadelphia 4 St. Louis 12, Pittsburgh 5 Texas 8, Boston 6 Toronto 6, Atlanta 5, 10 innings Milwaukee 6, L.A. Dodgers 5, 11 innings Colorado 14, Arizona 6 L.A. Angeles 10, Seattle 5 Sunday’s Games Baltimore at OAKLAND, 1:07 p.m. SAN FRANCISCO at San Diego, 1:10 p.m. St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 10:05 a.m. Miami at Washington, 10:05 a.m. Detroit at N.Y. Yankees, 10:05 a.m. Atlanta at Toronto, 10:07 a.m. Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, 10:10 a.m. Houston at Tampa Bay, 10:10 a.m. Kansas City at Minnesota, 11:10 a.m. Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 11:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Milwaukee, 11:10 a.m. Boston at Texas, 11:35 a.m. Colorado at Arizona, 1:10 p.m. L.A. Angeles at Seattle, 1:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 4:08 p.m. Monday’s Games SAN FRANCISCO at Colorado, 5:40 p.m. Toronto at OAKLAND, 6:40 p.m. Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Chicago Cubs, 4:40 p.m. Texas at Minnesota, 4:40 p.m. N.Y. Mets at St. Louis, 4:45 p.m. Milwaukee St. Louis Cincinnati Pittsburgh Chicago Cubs

Cleveland at Kansas City, 5:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at L.A. Angels, 6:38 p.m. Pittsburgh at San Diego, 7:10 p.m. Baltimore at Seattle, 7:10 p.m. Tuesday’s Games SAN FRANCISCO at Colorado, 5:40 p.m. Toronto at OAKLAND, 6:40 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Cincinnati, 3:40 p.m. Arizona at Miami, 3:40 p.m. Atlanta at Washington, 4:05 p.m. Houston at N.Y. Yankees, 4:05 p.m. Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m. Detroit at Boston, 4:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Chicago Cubs, 4:40 p.m. Texas at Minnesota, 4:40 p.m. N.Y. Mets at St. Louis, 4:45 p.m. Cleveland at Kansas City, 5:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at L.A. Angels, 6:38 p.m. Pittsburgh at San Diego, 7:10 p.m. Baltimore at Seattle, 7:10 p.m.

HOCKEY NHL West Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 50 36 12 2 74 168 110 49 33 12 4 70 171 120 50 32 14 4 68 162 135 49 23 19 7 53 147 154 52 22 24 6 50 139 163 51 20 26 5 45 138 176 49 19 24 6 44 130 147 52 16 29 7 39 116 166 North Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-Toronto 51 33 13 5 71 172 133 Edmonton 49 30 17 2 62 158 131 Winnipeg 50 27 20 3 57 153 143 Montreal 50 23 18 9 55 145 145 Calgary 50 22 25 3 47 132 144 Ottawa 51 19 27 5 43 141 177 Vancouver 45 19 23 3 41 119 147 Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-Carolina 51 34 10 7 75 166 121 x-Florida 53 34 14 5 73 175 148 x-Tampa Bay 51 34 14 3 71 170 130 Nashville 52 28 22 2 58 142 146 Dallas 51 21 17 13 55 140 133 Chicago 51 22 23 6 50 146 167 Detroit 53 18 26 9 45 117 162 Columbus 52 16 25 11 43 123 172 East Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-Pittsburgh 52 34 15 3 71 178 142 x-Washington 51 32 14 5 69 175 152 x-N.Y. Islanders 51 31 15 5 67 143 114 Boston 50 30 14 6 66 150 123 N.Y. Rangers 52 26 20 6 58 167 139 Philadelphia 51 22 22 7 51 144 186 New Jersey 51 17 27 7 41 136 178 Buffalo 52 13 32 7 33 126 185 x-clinched playoff berth Friday’s Games Colorado 3, SAN JOSE 0 Montreal 5, Winnipeg 3 Arizona 3, Vegas 0 Los Angeles 2, Anaheim 1 Saturday’s Games Colorado 4, SAN JOSE 3 Boston 6, Buffalo 2 Detroit 1, Tampa Bay 0, SO N.Y. Islanders 3, N.Y. Rangers 0 New Jersey 4, Philadelphia 1 Pittsburgh 3, Washington 0 Carolina 2, Columbus 1, OT Montreal 3, Ottawa 2, OT Toronto 5, Vancouver 1 Minnesota 4, St. Louis 3, OT Florida 5, Chicago 4 Nashville 1, Dallas 0, OT Vegas 3, Arizona 2, OT Anaheim 6, Los Angeles 2 Edmonton 4, Calgary 1 Sunday’s Game Tampa Bay at Detroit, noon Monday’s Games Colorado at SAN JOSE, 7:30 p.m. Dallas at Florida, 4 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Buffalo, 4 p.m. Boston at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Washington at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m. Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Chicago at Carolina, 4 p.m. Nashville at Columbus, 4 p.m. Toronto at Montreal, 4 p.m. Winnipeg at Ottawa, 4 p.m. Anaheim at St. Louis, 5 p.m. x-Vegas x-Colorado x-Minnesota St. Louis Arizona SAN JOSE Los Angeles Anaheim

LOS ANGELES RAMS: C The Rams didn’t have a pick until No. 57, and GM Les Snead didn’t get to enjoy the comforts of the Malibu mansion the team used as its draft headquarters, working from home after a positive test for

Vegas at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Los Angeles at Arizona, 7 p.m. Edmonton at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Tuesday’s Games N.Y. Islanders at Buffalo, 4 p.m. Boston at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Chicago at Carolina, 4 p.m. Edmonton at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

BASKETBALL NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB x-Brooklyn 43 21 .672 — x-Philadelphia 42 21 .667 ½ New York 35 28 .556 7½ Boston 34 30 .531 9 Toronto 26 38 .406 17 Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 39 24 .619 — Indiana 30 33 .476 9 Chicago 26 38 .406 13½ Cleveland 21 43 .328 18½ Detroit 19 45 .297 20½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 35 30 .538 — Miami 34 30 .531 ½ Charlotte 31 32 .492 3 Washington 29 35 .453 5½ Orlando 20 44 .313 14½ WESTERN CONFERENCE Northwest Division W L Pct GB x-Utah 46 18 .719 — Denver 43 21 .672 3 Portland 35 28 .556 10½ Oklahoma City 21 43 .328 25 Minnesota 20 45 .308 26½ Pacific Division W L Pct GB x-Phoenix 45 18 .714 — L.A. Clippers 43 22 .662 3 L.A. Lakers 36 27 .571 9 GOLDEN STATE 32 32 .500 13½ SACRAMENTO 26 37 .413 19 Southwest Division W L Pct GB Dallas 36 27 .571 — Memphis 32 31 .508 4 San Antonio 31 31 .500 4½ New Orleans 29 35 .453 7½ Houston 16 48 .250 20½ x-clinched playoff berth Friday’s Games SACRAMENTO 110, L.A. Lakers 106 Philadelphia 126, Atlanta 104 Boston 143, San Antonio 140, OT Washington 122, Cavaliers 93 Portland 128, Brooklyn 109 Memphis 92, Orlando 75 Milwaukee 108, Chicago 98 Phoenix 121, Utah 100 Saturday’s Games GOLDEN STATE 113, Houston 87 Charlotte 107, Detroit 94 Atlanta 108, Chicago 97 Miami 124, Cleveland 107 Orlando 112, Memphis 111 New Orleans 140, Minnesota 136, OT Indiana 152, Oklahoma City 95 Dallas 125, Washington 124 Utah 106, Toronto 102 Denver 110, L.A. Clippers 104 Sunday’s Games SACRAMENTO at Dallas, 5 p.m. Brooklyn at Milwaukee, 12:30 p.m. Portland at Boston, 4:30 p.m. Miami at Charlotte, 5 p.m. New York at Houston, 5 p.m. Phoenix at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. Philadelphia at San Antonio, 5 p.m. Toronto at L.A. Lakers, 7 p.m. Monday’s Games GOLDEN STATE at New Orleans, 4:30 p.m. Orlando at Detroit, 4 p.m. Indiana at Washington, 4 p.m. Portland at Atlanta, 5 p.m. Philadelphia at Chicago, 6 p.m. New York at Memphis, 6 p.m. San Antonio at Utah, 7 p.m. Denver at L.A. Lakers, 7 p.m. Tuesday’s Games GOLDEN STATE at New Orleans, 5 p.m. SACRAMENTO at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. Phoenix at Cleveland, 4 p.m. Charlotte at Detroit, 4 p.m. Brooklyn at Milwaukee, 4:30 p.m. Dallas at Miami, 5 p.m. Toronto at L.A. Clippers, 7 p.m.

the coronavirus. Snead and Coach Sean McVay took a second-round chance on diminutive WR Tutu Atwell. He’s small. But he also has the capability to be a big-play difference-maker for new QB Matthew Stafford. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS: B If the 49ers really were down to Trey Lance or Mac Jones for the No. 3 pick, taking Lance was the proper move. He has star potential and reasonably could develop into the sort of QB who would justify that king’s ransom that the 49ers surrendered in the pre-draft trade that landed them the third selection. But should Justin Fields have been included more prominently in the deliberations as the 49ers contemplated their QB choice? This was the kind of decision that determines the on-field fortunes of a franchise for a decade or so. Coach Kyle Shanahan and GM John Lynch better have been right. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS: CThe Seahawks had a dearth of picks and apparently weren’t listening when QB Russell Wilson expressed his weariness with being hit so often. Their lone selection during the first two days of the draft yielded WR D’Wayne Eskridge. They didn’t take an offensive lineman until the sixth round.

AFC East BUFFALO BILLS: B The Bills are a legitimate Super Bowl contender and acted exactly like that during this draft, zeroing in on addressing a major need that could be the finishing touch for a championship roster. They doubled down on pass-rush help by taking Gregory Rousseau in the first round and Carlos Basham Jr. in the second. Third-round T Spencer Brown provides some down-theroad offensive-line security. MIAMI DOLPHINS: B There was little doubt that the Dolphins would take a WR at No. 6. But did they take the right one by choosing Jaylen Waddle and passing over DeVonta Smith? Miami had five of the draft’s first 81 selections and added plenty of promise - as one would expect - with Waddle, pass rusher Jaelan Phillips, S Jevon Holland, T Liam Eichenberg and TE Hunter Long. One possible quibble was the

decision to make Holland the first safety drafted over Trevon Moehrig. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS: A It has been a bountiful offseason for the Patriots, from their uncharacteristic spending spree in free agency to this highly productive draft, as they attempt to bounce back from their miserable 2020 season. Trade up for QB Mac Jones? Why? There was no need, as the Patriots stayed put at No. 15 and landed the QB believed to have been in the running for the No. 3 choice by the 49ers. The Patriots then got tremendous value with their Day 2 selections of DT Christian Barmore and DE Ronnie Perkins. NEW YORK JETS: B+ If the Jets picked the right QB at No. 2 overall, in Zach Wilson, this is a transformative draft class. They settled relatively early in the evaluation process on Wilson and ended up bypassing Trey Lance and Justin Fields. The fact that the Jets were so committed to the pick does not necessarily mean they were right. Whatever the case, GM Joe Douglas immediately provided the sort of support for Wilson that the Jets never managed for Sam Darnold, trading up to get G Alijah Vera-Tucker later in the first round and adding WR Elijah Moore early in Round 2.

AFC North BALTIMORE RAVENS: BThe Ravens’ seemingly never-ending search for help at WR led them to use a first-round pick on Rashod Bateman and a fourth-rounder on Tylan Wallace. They did address their pass-rush need with first-rounder Odafe Oweh and fifth-rounder Daelin Hayes but could have done more along the offensive line. CINCINNATI BENGALS: CThere’s little doubt that Ja’Marr Chase was the top WR prospect in this class. Reuniting Chase with former LSU teammate QB Joe Burrow revs up the Bengals’ passing game considerably. But that doesn’t mean the Bengals were right to take Chase over the draft’s top offensive tackle, Penei Sewell, at No. 5. Burrow absorbed far too many hits last year and had his rookie season cut short by a knee injury. The Bengals should

have prioritized safeguarding Burrow and should have taken Sewell. When the Bengals got around to taking an offensive tackle in Round 2, their choice was Jackson Carman, who was projected as a third-round prospect by some observers and could begin his NFL career at guard. CLEVELAND BROWNS: AThere is plenty to love about what the Browns did. Their picks drew cheers from the local fans gathered at the draft site. And those cheers were justified. Getting versatile LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah 20 choices into the second round was one of the best picks of the entire draft. He was worthy of being a mid-firstrounder. That selection came after the Browns used their first-round selection on CB Greg Newsome II. The Cleveland defense was upgraded significantly. PITTSBURGH STEELERS: B The Steelers didn’t give themselves a young-QB option for the post-Ben Roethlisberger era, which can’t be far off. But they did a lot to help Roethlisberger by getting RB Najee Harris and TE Pat Freiermuth and then bolstering the offensive line. Running backs generally aren’t worth first-round picks in today’s NFL. But perhaps Harris could prove to be one of the rare exceptions.

AFC South HOUSTON TEXANS: BWith Deshaun Watson’s future uncertain, it was intriguing that the Texans used their first pick of the draft on a QB when they took Davis Mills early in the third round. He becomes a developmental QB while Tyrod Taylor would be the short-term alternative if Watson does not stay or is not available to play. New GM Nick Caserio simply did not inherit many resources for this draft from former roster architect Bill O’Brien. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS: CThere was nothing wrong with the Colts using the 21st choice on pass rusher Kwity Paye. But GM Chris Ballard opted against using resources early in the draft to address the offensive line. That could be an issue as Carson Wentz arrives to take over at QB. Wentz’s mistakes under pressure were his

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DGMC finishes updates Travis Air Force Base Public Affairs

Spotlight on Travis Staff Sgt. Daren Le 60th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Hometown: Stockton. Duty title: Noncommissioned officer in charge of unit training. Time at Travis: Three years. Family: Emelia, fiancé; Kaléo, son. Goals: Submit a package for the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps “Professional Officer-Early Release Program” in 2022 and complete my bachelor’s degree by 2023. Hobbies: Basketball, working on cars and spending time with my family. Greatest achievement: Outside of work, my No. 1 greatest achievement is being a husband and father.

In brief Guidance updates for name changes ARLINGTON, Va. — The Air Force recently changed its guidance to allow spaces between compound names when accomplishing name changes into the service’s records database, MilPDS. Previously, the databse did not allow for hyphens, apostrophes or spaces between sections of a compound name. Effectively immediately, spaces between compound names are allowed when accomplishing name changes in MilPDS. There is no change to policy regarding the use of hyphens or apostrophes. This guidance will be incorporated into the revision of AFI 36-2608. For questions regarding name changes, please email afpc.dp2ssm.ARM STier2SME@us.af.

US, Australia team up at Dover for exercise DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. — The U.S. government’s Foreign Military Sales program is a form of partnership the United States has with more than 180 countries and international organizations to transfer defense articles, services and training to international partners. One of the steps in the program is the procurement of materials by a partner country. Due to its strategic geographic location, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, regularly supports its operations through the 436th Aerial Port Squadron. Last month, Australia completed a transfer of materials at Dover, in just the latest example of the steadfast, 80-year partnership with the U.S. armed forces. The cargo consisted of precision-guided weapons for use by the Royal Australian Navy and Royal Australian Air Force, to include replenishment of munitions employed during recent testing, training and operational deployment. — Daily Republic wire services

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Tech. Sgt. Brandon Costello, 921st Contingency Response Squadron operations expediter, participates in a circuit training workout at the Nose Dock Gym at

Travis Air Force Base, April 15. Travis is one of several bases trying a Lifestyle and Performance Medical Clinic approach to health care.

Building better airmen

Travis tries new approach to health care Nick DeCicco DAILY REPUBLIC

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE — Travis Air Force Base is one of several bases trying a Lifestyle and Performance Medical Clinic approach to health care in an effort to help airmen live happier, healthier lives. The program takes a patient-centered, evidence-based method to preventing, treating and potentially reversing the effects of diseases by looking at the entirety of an airman’s health and how various aspects such as diet, sleep, physical wellness and emotional health are intertwined. “What we wanted to do in the Air Force is ensure we’re looking at the entire person and root causes,” said Lt. Col. Jennifer Harward, 60th Medical Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron nutritional medicine flight commander. The program is built upon six pillars: nutrition, physical activity, sleep, decreased use of risky substances, social connection and stress management. Col. Daniel Murray, 60th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron master clinician and the program’s physical fitness expert, said that all of the pillars feed off of each other. For example, when physical health decreases, that affects

Col. Daniel Murray, left, 60th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron master clinician, leads a circuit training workout at the Nose Dock Gym at Travis Air Force Base, April 15. mental health as well. When sleep is disrupted, mood is affected. When someone is depressed, it may make them less inclined to exercise. “That’s what I think is different about all of this,” Murray said. “It gives us the mechanisms to get after things we talk about all of the time – obesity, depression, suicide problems. This is a way to comprehensively address all of that. We’re not trying to fix your run. Yeah, it will fix your run, but you’ll also eat better and sleep better. We’re doing it holistically rather than poking at these problems one at a time, which primarily is what I think makes this very different.” In terms of nutrition, the program emphasizes a plant-focused diet that favors minimally processed, whole

foods. It also emphasizes decreasing the use of risky substances, which involves curtailing the intake of products such as tobacco, alcohol, caffeine and energy drinks. Thus far, the benefits for individuals who participate has been measured through weight loss and laboratory test results. Participants from the first sevenweek course saw a 4.9% reduction in their weight, as well as blood-level reductions in cholesterol (5.5%), triglycerides (14.85%) and low-density lipoproteins (16.15%), according to data provided by Sahra Pak, 60th Medical Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron dietitian and the developer of Travis’ Lifestyle and Performance Medical Clinic program. The program at Travis Air Force Base, which

started fall 2020, has been deployed as a pair of courses lasting approximately a month and a half. Other facilities, Harward said, attempting to implement a similar program include Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri; WrightPatterson Air Force Base, Ohio; and the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. When the Air Force prioritizes the health and wellness of its airmen, the hope is other benefits will accumulate downstream, such as cost savings in terms of health care needs and on-the-job efficiency, Pak said. However, the results of the program aren’t aimed simply at benefiting the broader service, but also on an individual level. The program strives to put airmen on a path “for lifelong success when it comes to health, longevity and resilience,” said Col. Zachery B. Jiron, 60th Air Mobility Wing vice commander. “Throughout my career, I’ve found that the Air Force brings relatively healthy members into the force, but then does not provide them with current, expertinformed information on optimizing diet, nutrition, sleep, etc., so they can live their best lives and, most importantly for the Air Force, be fully See Health, Page B7

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE — The six-department renovation at David Grant Medical Center was scheduled for completion by the end of April. Those renovations accommodate the latest technologies, evolving medical practices, staffing changes and mission growth. Construction began in November 2019 and included 25,579 square feet of renovations to the joint radiation oncology center, joint hematology/oncology clinic infusion center, pain management, pediatrics, brace shop and medical evaluation board. Some features of the renovation are shorter travel distances, clearer wayfinding, improved patient privacy and minimized noise. Department layouts and locations have improved proximity to diagnostic and treatment departments, such as radiology, lab and pharmacy. The pain clinic, which had been rapidly outgrowing its procedural space, was moved to a larger space, located near orthopedics, chiropractic and physical therapy. Unlike the previous space, which used to be an inpatient unit, the new department was built with the pain clinic’s specific goals in mind, including state-of-the-art technology. The pain clinic’s move and renovation signifies the completion of a decade-long effort to create a cohesive rehabilitative capability. As part of the technology upgrades, the joint radiation oncology center now has Varian Medical Systems’ linear accelerator technology, which is at the forefront of cancer treatment innovation and is responsible for treating tens of thousands of cancer patients worldwide. This new technology will allow staff to treat patients with higher precision and speed, provide highly accurate imaging, tumor tracking in real-time, and multiple layers of safety features. Additionally, the renovation improved energy efficiency, replacing and upgrading the mechanical infrastructure system. This included plumbing updates to conserve water, stronger insulation and new air handling units.

Air Force unveils auto racing paint scheme Air Force News Service JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas — Air Force Recruiting Service and its partners at Richard Petty Motorsports and Ed Carpenter Racing introduced their newest paint scheme April 20, which pays homage to the original trailblazers, the Tuskegee Airmen. The red tails, yellow stripes and star emblem aren’t just a visual cue, but a reminder great things can happen when people celebrate their differences. “Our partnerships with Richard Petty Motorsports and Ed Carpenter Racing provide the Air Force with platforms to reach large audiences,” said Maj. Jason Wyche, Air Force Recruiting Service national events branch chief. “We’re excited to leverage these platforms to pay tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen. It’s more than just a paint scheme; it’s an incredible opportunity to educate millions on the history behind the Red Tails. We hope individuals find inspiration from the Tuskegee Airmen and their story.” The Tuskegee Airmen were

the first Black military aviators in the U.S. Army Air Corps, a precursor to the U.S. Air Force. Pilots, navigators, maintainers, bombardiers, instructors and support staff all trained at the Tuskegee Army Air Field in Alabama. The Tuskegee Airmen flew more than 15,000 sorties during World War II in Europe and North Africa. The paint scheme is inspired by the Tuskegee Airmen’s P-51 Mustang used during World War II. The iconic red tail and the red and yellow stripes on the nose of the aircraft are prominent on the cars. The paint scheme made its track debut this season first at NASCAR’s 2021 Geico 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, Florida, April 25 and then at the 105th Indy 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indiana, May 30. The Air Force has been a partner with Ed Carpenter Racing since 2020 and involved with IndyCar since 2018. “I am continually honored and humbled that Ed Carpenter Racing is able to represent the U.S. Air Force and assist in the mission of recruiting our next

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Air Force Recruiting Service and their partners at Richard Petty Motorsports and Ed Carpenter Racing introduced their newest paint scheme to honor the Tuskegee Airmen for the 2021 race season, April 20. generation of Airmen,” said Ed Carpenter, Ed Carpenter Racing team owner. “While looking to the future, we also recognize the importance of paying tribute to the history of the U.S. Air Force during Memorial Day weekend.

This year, we celebrate the Tuskegee Airmen, trailblazers from World War II. The design of Conor Daly’s No. 47 Chevrolet for the Indianapolis 500 draws inspiration from their aircraft, nicknamed Red Tails.”

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Health: Travis program strives to encourage long-term plan From Page B6 combat-ready for what the nation expects of them,” Jiron said. “I want airmen to be at peak fitness during their time in service while developing the mindset and habits that will ensure they live long, healthy lives well beyond their Air Force careers. The LPMC program underpins both of these.” Lt. Col. Joe Sky, 60th Surgical Operations Squadron associate chief of medical staff and a cardiologist, echoed Jiron’s observations, saying he has been an advocate for this style of health care for years. “The goal is to show we can improve readiness, to show we have more (physical training) passes, that we’re making a difference in people’s lives,” Sky said. “I don’t tell people, ‘I’m going to put you on a dif-

ferent diet.’ I tell people to think about what your goals are for how you’re going to eat.” Sky said both private and public-sector health care providers are embracing this approach, although results tend to come in the longer term, making the program difficult to institute. That’s where he and Pak agreed leadership-level support has been vital. In addition to Jiron’s backing, Pak said she recently briefed Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne Bass on the program during her visit to Travis Air Force Base. “From the top of the Air Force, we’re really trying to change the culture of fitness and what that means,” Pak said. “It’s about changing the culture, changing the mindset. It’s not a temporary fix to pass a (physical

training) test, but it’s about long-term health.” Sky talked about the “80/20 concept,” a notion that health care providers are just one component of a person’s health care, with 80% of health based on the choices patients make for themselves while just 20% comes from health care professionals. “Medical doctors have known for years that we don’t provide everything that matters,” Sky said. “This is an attempt to bring evidence-based science to providing our patients with the best options to control the components of health care that they can control.” Harward said giving patients that control isn’t beneficial to just individuals, but also to the broader Air Force. “People don’t correlate the lifestyle behaviors that they do day to day

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A hoverboard burst into flames

It could change the way Amazon does business

hould Amazon, which accounts for roughly half of all online sales, be legally and financially responsible for the safety of products sold on the site, including those offered by third parties? Amazon says no. A trio of state Court of Appeal justices in Los Angeles this week said otherwise. “We are persuaded that Amazon’s own business practices make it a direct link in the vertical chain of David Lazarus distribution under Consumer California’s strict confidential liability doctrine,” the justices ruled, rejecting Amazon’s claim that its site is merely a platform connecting buyers and sellers. Bottom line: Amazon – and by extension other online retailers – isn’t just a bystander when someone purchases a thirdparty product. It’s a key part of the transaction. And it can be held accountable if that product turns out to be harmful. “Amazon is the retailer. They’re the one selling the product,” said Christopher Dolan, a San Francisco lawyer who spearheaded the case against the e-commerce behemoth. “Because of this ruling,” he told me, “you can be sure Amazon is rewriting all its rules for third-party sellers, and it’s doing it today.” More than half of all the stuff sold by Amazon comes from third parties – a crucial aspect of the company’s retail dominance. In the fourth quarter of 2020, that percentage hit a record 55%. At issue here is a December 2015 purchase of a kids’ toy – a hoverboard – by Kisha Loomis, a resident of Oroville in Butte County, north of Sacramento. Remember hoverboards? They were those self-balancing devices meant to resemble the flying skateboards from “Back to the Future Part II.” The real-world versions weren’t nearly as cool as the one Marty McFly rode around the fictional California town of Hill Valley. They had wheels and were powered by lithium-ion batteries. Trouble was, those batteries had an alarming habit of bursting into flames. That’s what happened with the hoverboard Loomis purchased via Amazon from a Chinese manufacturer as a Christmas present for her son. Less than a week after the holiday, Dolan said, the hoverboard “exploded while charging in a bedroom.” Loomis was “severely burned,” he said, “as she attempted to throw the burning toy from her home.”

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Court ruling says Amazon could be held legally and financially responsible for safety of products sold on the site. As it happens, L.A. firefighters encountered their first exploding hoverboard around the same time Loomis’ device blew up. KTLA obtained video of a hoverboard catching fire on a Koreatown sidewalk. In pursuing his case on Loomis’ behalf, Dolan found that the Chinese manufacturer and its U.S. distributor had gone out of business, “leaving only Amazon to be held accountable for the injuries to Ms. Loomis and the damages to her home.” Amazon prevailed in the original case. An L.A. judge agreed with the Seattle company that it was merely an “online advertiser” and not responsible for the thirdparty products it sells. The lawsuit was dismissed in March 2019. This week’s appellate court decision overturns that ruling, holding Amazon accountable for the products it allows third parties to sell on its website. The appellate justices cited Amazon’s “substantial ability to influence the manufacturing or distribution process through its ability to require safety certification, indemnification and insurance before it agrees to list any product.” An Amazon spokeswoman, requesting anonymity even though she’s, you know, a spokeswoman, declined to comment on the new ruling or whether Amazon will appeal it to the state Supreme Court. She said only that “Amazon invests heavily in the safety and authenticity of all products offered in our store, including proactively vetting sellers and products before being listed, and continuously monitoring our store for signals of a concern.” Product liability experts told me this week’s decision makes clear that online merchants are just that – merchants – and can’t hide behind their connecting-theworld technology to shield them from responsibility for distributing unsafe goods. “I’d like to say this shouldn’t even be a debate,” said Alex Harman, competition policy advocate for Public Citizen. “But getting some clarity on this is really helpful.” Carl Tobias, a law professor at

the University of Richmond, said the ramifications of the ruling “are potentially substantial for Amazon and other online retailers.” Rachel Weintraub, legislative director for the Consumer Federation of America, called the ruling “incredibly important.” “Consumers do not realize that some platforms claim they are not acting as a retailer when they purchase from them online,” she told me. “This decision will help consumers obtain redress.” Product safety has been a hot topic lately. I wrote the other day about Peloton refusing to recall a treadmill linked to the death of a child and possible harm to dozens more. Although the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission issued an “urgent warning” about the Peloton Tread+ exercise machine, Peloton rejected the notice as “inaccurate and misleading,” and said “there is no reason to stop using the Tread+.” The CPSC relies for the most part on companies voluntarily recalling questionable products. It also is prevented by law from alerting consumers about potentially dangerous goods without a company’s permission. This week’s Amazon ruling lays down a legal marker that consumers can demand satisfaction from online merchants for the goods they sell, regardless of whether those goods originated elsewhere. Dolan said Amazon is now almost certainly informing its third-party sellers that they will have to be adequately insured if they want access to the company’s vast customer base. He said the company also will be much more mindful of any reports of potentially dangerous products and will act more quickly to halt any such sales. I asked if he’s worried about Amazon taking the case to the California Supreme Court. “I hope they do,” Dolan replied. “But I don’t think they will. They can read the tea leaves.” And those tea leaves say consumers just scored a big win. David Lazarus, a Los Angeles Times columnist, writes on consumer issues. He can be reached at david.lazarus@latimes.com.

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erry Knight will be joining Hillebrand, an international supply chain management and integrated logistics services provider to the alcoholic beverage industry, as director of warehousing. The company announced the selection of Knight in a press release. Knight will be based in the Benicia office and will oversee Hillebrand’s U.S. trucking operations as well as all its warehouses in the U.S. and Canada. “Jerry brings a multidimensional skillset to our team which is firmly centered on leading and managing people and processes. He will play a pivotal role in the

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Jerry Knight will serve as director of warehousing for Hillebrand North America at its office in Benicia. evolution of our warehouse services in North America as we continue to invest and grow the business,” said Scott Moorad, COO of Hillebrand North America, in the press release. The Covid-19 pandemic has forced businesses to manage supply chain activi-

ties more closely while having to adapt to different demand and distribution patterns. Beverage producers and importers recognize Hillebrand’s ability to address these new needs and help fine-tune their supply chains, according to the press release. Knight’s 30-plus years of corporate and military experience will elevate the customer experience while adding additional services to Hillebrand’s expanding network, bringing its 2025 Vision to life, according to the press release. Knight developed his leadership style and entrepreneurial drive while directing large, multiple-site warehousing and supply chain networks for Gallo, Foley Family Wines/Epic Ven-

tures and PepsiCo. Prior to his corporate career, he served as a commanding officer in the U.S. Marine Corps during a 21-year military career. Knight holds a master’s degree in organizational behavior and administration from the University of Central Michigan. He completed the Marine Corps Logistics Education-Supply Chain Management program at Pennsylvania State University and earned his bachelor’s degree from Wayland Baptist University in Plainview, Texas. Do you have some business news to share? Contact Susan Hiland at shiland@dailyrepublic. net. Be sure to include Biz Buzz in the subject line of your email.

Here’s how to think about Bitcoin

itcoin and Mt. Gox, a related Tokyo-based cryptocurrenBitcoin exchange launched in cies, which now 2010, was at one number in the time the world’s thousands, are the largest Bitcoin subject of much intermediary, handebate and dling more than fascination. Bitcoin and indeed Mark Sievers 1 million accounts all cryptocurrenWealth matters in 239 countries and more than cies have suffered 90% of global Bitcoin dramatic price changes, so it is not surprising that transactions in 2013. It suspended trading and many are speculating filed for bankruptcy in about its possible role February 2014, announcin a portfolio. ing that hundreds of In its relatively short thousands of Bitcoins had existence, Bitcoin has been lost and likely stolen. proved extraordinarily The UK Financial volatile, sometimes Conduct Authority cited gaining or losing more a number of concerns as than 40% in price in a it prohibited the sale of month or two. Any asset “cryptoasset” investment subject to such sharp products to retail invesswings may be attractors last year. Among tive if not seductive for them were the inherent traders but it also holds nature of the underlylimited value either as ing assets, which have a reliable medium of no reliable basis for valexchange replacing cash uation; the presence of or as a risk-reducing or market abuse and finaninflation-hedging asset in cial crimes in cryptoasset a diversified portfolio to trading; extreme price replace bonds. volatility; an inadeAssessing the merits of cryptocurrencies as an quate understanding by investment presents many retail consumers of cryptoassets; and the lack of a problems. 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I’ve always treated my son more harshly than my daughter Dear Annie: I have several times to ask a daughter and a son, him why and get him to who are now 27 and talk. He never did. Yes30, respectively. I have terday, he confessed always tried to be a that he was bullied as a child; his father and I good mother to both of never knew and so never them. But somehow, my did anything about it. daughter was always He also said that he felt the lovable one. My son always rubbed me Annie Lane I never loved him as I did his sister. the wrong way, and I Dear Annie I told him how sorry scolded him much more I was for what he went through and was much stricter with him. I wanted my children to be and admitted that I treated him independent and be able to care differently, something I never for themselves. I guess I pushed should have done but could not my son more than my daughter. control. He told me he does My son was always the angry not hate me, which is what I always felt. What other advice one, picking on his younger do you have for me to make sister. Over the years, I tried

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amends? — Helpless Dear Helpless: Loving one child more than the other most certainly qualifies as a mistake. Everyone makes mistakes; welcome to being a human. It’s great that you now know better and are trying to do better with your son by taking ownership of your mistakes and assuring him of your love. You might want to seek the help of a professional therapist to better understand why you had a more difficult time with your son. The more you understand yourself, the more you can share with him. You can also let him know that your parenting style had nothing to do with him and

everything to do with what you were dealing with as a mother. Dear Annie: I am a 74-yearold woman. I have two sisters, both of whom are older than me. I just had a heart attack in February. Since then, I have not heard from either one. Not even a hello. I’m not asking for sympathy, but they don’t even ask how I am doing. It has been hard at times. I am going to cardiac rehab, which I know will help in time. The thing that bothers me the most is that I see them on Facebook sending comments to others who are ill. And birthday wishes. I have sent them birthday wishes and called or sent

get well wishes. What should I do? — Feeling Hurt Dear Hurt: I’m glad you are on the mend and taking the necessary steps to better your health. Sometimes we are looking for sympathy, love and kindness from others when we really need to give all of that to ourselves. Be kind to yourself and your body first. Then call your sisters and tell them how much you miss them. Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@ creators.com.

for your health

by Holiday Mathis

Today’s birthday Your love-hate relationship with selfregulation is about to change into all love. You’ll get into the swing of treating yourself so sweetly and nudging, nay, seducing yourself into the habits that give you the life and look you want. You’ll leverage social vibes skillfully; relationships lend a leg up in the professional world and vice versa. Leo and Cancer adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 3, 40, 11, 2 and 8.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). The relationship in which each person contributes to his or her own brand of marvelousness will produce a combined power that culminates in a pinata-esque explosion! Sweetness scatters everywhere. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). It appears that someone took a big leap forward, when, in fact, this was just a series of small but consistent steps over time – doable for anyone with the tenacity. You are most certainly in the category. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). If you think you’ve experienced the full range of human emotion, don’t worry – there’s much more deliciousness to come. You won’t have to seek it, but moving deeper into areas you already enjoy will hasten your destiny. CANCER (June 22-July 22). Your standards are high, and you give with great mindfulness. Unless and until you get the feeling that you’re adding something to the project that your group would not have otherwise, you will not be satisfied. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Once your heart sets a quest in motion, it’s pretty difficult to stop the search. However, since things often show up when you’re not looking for them, you’ll benefit from a break and a distraction. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’re open to the magical, wonderful happenings, but you’re also aware of the stomach-churning risks involved. One won’t happen without the other, and most likely, the risk comes first. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Anger won’t stay with you long. It can’t. It’s too destructive to carry around. It’s a bomb you either have to throw or diffuse. The way to turn it off is to honestly ask yourself, “What has been lost?” SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Thoughts are the seeds of a reality that’s as solid as the building you’re in. Someone thought, “There should be a building here,” and now there is. There’s a thought you’ve had lately that someone will one day stand inside. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You get to make the rules of this game. Whatever you want from the others, give it to whatever degree you are able. You’ll get the ball rolling with your example. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Can a person cultivate more compassion, or is it mysteriously bestowed in fixed amounts that he or she can tap into and use or not use? Whatever the nature, your compassion will be fully activated today. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Competition isn’t a good use of your energy today. Even competing with yourself is pointless – not a fair game, since you’re never the same person two days in a row. Show up and do your best and you’ve already won. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Your internal environment is worth addressing since it’s the temperature and lighting scheme you live in all day. Give intentional thought to what would make you feel more comfortable. CELEBRITY PROFILES: Taurus is the sign of the bull, powerful, strong and deliberate, qualities quite obviously embodied by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, whose bodybuilder physique shows his hard work, discipline and the natural strength he came in with. Natal Venus, Mars and Saturn are all stationed in witty Gemini, lending a versatility and wit that has contributed to genredefying superstardom. Write Holiday Mathis at HolidayMathis.com.

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May is Mental Health Month. Solano County has a series of events planned, which includes online training and a car parade.

Our collective journey to wellness

Emery Cowan

Special to the Daily Republic

any of us have come to accept and generally understand that there are times when people need mental health treatment. While the challenges and potentially far-reaching impacts of the novel coronavirus pandemic have been slowly revealed to us this past year, for many, they are coming to a head. On top of that, racial hatred has driven acts of violence to new levels. Disparities and inequities have been largely revealed. “I feel so overwhelmed with everything.” This is something that we are hearing daily – and has been echoed across Solano County communities, from first responders and within our helping field. The stress level in society has soared. We are encountering grief at an unprecedented level, and not just related to the deaths of loved ones, but due to losses in routine, celebrations, structures because of the pandemic, up to 57% of us as seen in some studies. Due to events this past year, most adults and children have experienced some level of collective trauma. In a recent article from CNN, Roxane Cohen Silver, a professor of psychological science, medicine and mental health at the University of California, Irvine refers to this as “cascading collective traumas” – traumas on top of traumas that we are all collectively experiencing at the same time. This makes things even more stressful.

Seeking support The biggest step in deciding whether support is needed is honestly examining our own selves. We must examine how we survived this past year, and how are we coping. For some, the question is how long we can keep going without a change or without additional support. There is no harm or shame in asking for help, though often this is not easy, or people don’t know where to start. Stigma, unfortunately, makes some feel embarrassed or have the need to hide these feelings or needs from family or friends. Where to

even start is often daunting. We have a warmline in Solano to just talk to someone, ask some questions at 784-8539, or our Access Line at 800547-0495 if you know you want services. Services look very differently now; due to the pandemic, there are more opportunities for telehealth – video or phone access for some services, which may be easier to access for some – as well as in-person supports. A new state service called CalHOPE Connect also offers online peer support, groups, a chat function and hotline if you need to talk to someone at any time: https://www.calhopeconnect.org.

Join our journey to wellness We are on the road together. May is Mental Health Month and we want to focus on moving to a place that is focused on ongoing recovery and resilience, rather than one determined by our community “reopening.” Recovery can begin individually and can extend to our families and our communities. For some, the journey toward healing is well underway, while for others it is only beginning. For those who are yet to begin, please know you are not alone. One tool is our TRUEcare Map that guides you through this journey. It is an easy-to-understand, culturally appropriate resource map available in English, Spanish and Tagalog. This interactive tool was developed by our Solano Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Cultural Transformation Model (ICCTM) MHSA Innovation Project, which aims to increase culturally and linguistically appropriate services for county-specific unserved and underserved populations. Finally, we have a series of Mental Health Month events that includes online trainings, a fun awareness car parade and other virtual events. Please visit our website for more: https://www.solanocounty.com/depts/bh. Emery Cowan is the deputy behavioral health director for Solano County Health & Social Services, Behavioral Health Division, a partner of Solano Public Health.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS BRIGHT LIFE CARE HOME II

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LOCATED AT: 1043 Sparrow Lane Fairfield CA 94533 Solano Mailing Address: 1736 Newark Lane Suisun City CA 94585 Solano (ARE) HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S): 1) Bright Minds Residential Care, Inc CA Suisun City 94585 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a Corporation The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Arnel Silverio - President 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 April 6, 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: APR 07, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021000757 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00046084 Published: April 11, 18, 25, May 2, 2021

LOCATED AT: 410 Tulip St, Fairfield CA 94533 Solano Mailing Address: 410 Tulip St, Fairfield CA 94533 (ARE) HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S): 1) Safiyabi Mirza 410 Tulip St Fairfield, 94533-1537 2) Sadiyabanu Patel 3637 Sadge Ln. Irving, 75062-8400 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/ Safiyabi Mirza 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 18, 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 19, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021000624 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00046085 Published: April 11, 18, 25, May 2, 2021

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Los Angeles Times Sunday Crossword Puzzle edited by rich norris and Joyce nichols Lewis

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By Paul coulter

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5/2/21

Fill in the blank cells using numbers 1 to 9. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and 3x3 block. Use logic and process of elimination to solve the puzzle. The difficulty level ranges from Bronze (easiest) to Silver to Gold (hardest).

Janric Classic Sudoku

Difficulty level: BRONZE Solution to 5/2/21:

1 Nutty green sauce 6 Balance scale pair 10 Blockheads 14 Brazilian music genre 19 Church part 20 Create a diversion for, maybe 21 Connive 22 Egg producer 23 Triumph in the schoolroom? 26 Black tea variety 27 Flier in the wind 28 Herbal tea 29 Spill the beans 31 British stables 32 She, in Siena 34 Noses out 36 Crusty ocean growth 38 Triumph at a hockey arena? 41 Dr.’s order? 43 Hit a few pubs 46 “Aladdin” prince 47 Commercial suffix with wheat 48 Figureheads may be seen on them 50 Legal encumbrances 51 Edison rival 53 Like some relations 57 Order including whales and dolphins 59 Words to live by 60 Triumph in a bakery? 62 Final: Abbr. 63 Alliance acronym 64 Catalog 65 GPS suggestions 66 “American Dad!” channel 67 Digression 71 Got it right, luckily 74 Rural turndown 77 Drummer Ulrich 78 Take a chance 79 Some from France 83 Prefix for the birds 84 Triumph on drums? 88 Corrupt 89 Words that can be generous yet uncompromising 91 One making a big withdrawal? 92 “Ragged Dick” author 93 Truman veep Barkley 94 Budget, in brand names 96 Youngest woman to serve in the U.S. Congress, familiarly 98 Eur. realm until 1806 99 Orville Wright’s birth city 101 Author Beattie 102 Triumph at the mountain summit? 106 Catalog

108 Black cattle breed 110 “Hang on __ ... ” 111 It follows copper on the periodic table 113 Astronaut’s insignia 115 Sagittarius, e.g. 117 Romances 120 Love, in Rome 122 Triumph at a comedy club? 125 Asked 126 Brontë heroine 127 Rockefeller Center muralist 128 Be on the same page 129 Unfairly presents 130 Campus bigwig 131 Doesn’t guzzle 132 Parcels (out)

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1 Prepare for a trip 2 K-12, in education 3 Occasion for pomp at a national capital 4 “Honor Thy Father” author 5 Mork’s planet 6 Red Sox star Big __ 7 Degraded 8 Locally, its first “a” is pronounced as in “trap” 9 Scroogean 10 Decide to leave, with “out” 11 Almost all the time 12 Anticipated

13 Class 14 Absorb, with “up” 15 Prayer set to music by Schubert and Gounod 16 Triumph at a salon? 17 Sweat spot 18 Roll call calls 24 Many a Mormon 25 Average mark 30 Chocolate __ 33 Cook, as clams 35 Connor of “Terminator” films 37 White lap dog 38 “Paradise Lost” figure 39 Singer/ songwriter __ Ray Joel 40 How Phileas Fogg traveled 42 Infiltrator 44 Deli counter qty. 45 HS exams 48 “Moneyball” co-star 49 Beats it 52 Haul from a job 54 Least healthylooking 55 Analogous 56 Road __ 58 Barely gets, with “out” 61 Doctrines to live by 68 Some rats 69 Scot’s nots 70 Fireplace piece 71 London lockup 72 Language of Lahore

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73 Word with control or purpose 74 River nymph 75 Hometown of St. Teresa 76 Triumph at the winery? 78 Like New York’s Chrysler Building 80 ’80s-’90s Harry Anderson sitcom 81 Año starter 82 Throat condition 85 2010 sci-fi sequel subtitled “Legacy” 86 Salon coloring 87 12-time NFL Pro Bowler Junior 88 Tuesday dish? 90 Tightening device 95 Colorful marble 97 Eyeball-bending display

100 Nice turndown? 102 Barnum “attraction” 103 Cores 104 E-flat equivalent 105 Meditative music genre 107 Continued violently, as a storm 109 “Bad idea” 111 Nukes 112 “Don’t worry about me” 114 Trac II cousin 116 Ballpark figs. 118 S-shaped molding 119 “__ Gotta Have It”: Spike Lee film 121 Masthead contents, briefly 123 Gymnast’s goal 124 Speedy escape

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AUCTION NOTICE: AS DEFINED BY: The California Self Storage Facilities Act, Chapter 10 Commencing with Section 21700, Division 8 of the California Business And Professions Code, AIRPORT ROAD SELF STORAGE – 1604 Airport Rd, Rio Vista, CA 94571 will conduct an Auction on May 14th 2021 at 10:45 AM. AUCTIONEER: A Ward Auction Jeff Vercelli #MS324-27-45 Joe Ward #MS23704-79….Agent for Owner: Diede Property Management. Units to be sold: Leonard Spivey. Items being sold: Furniture, tools, and misc. tubs and boxes. This ad will publish 5-2-2021 & 5-9-2021. In accordance with the California Self Service Storage Act, should bids fall short agents predetermined fair market value on a given Storage unit, agent shall have the right to halt the sale of said storage unit. DR# 00046495 Published: May 2, 9, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF: CLINTEN BLAINE MCMURPHY CASE NUMBER FCS056327 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: a. Cinten Blaine McMurphy Proposed Name: a. Clinten Blaine Poehls 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: JUN. 16, 2021; Time: 8:30 am Dept.: 12; Rm.: 2 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 1) Please file proof of publication at least 4 business days before hearing; ok to appear via zoom. Zoom invite will be sent 12 days before hearing. Date: MAR 29, 2021 /s/ Wendy G. Getty Judge of the Superior Court FILED: APR 20 2021 DR# 00046321 Published: April 25, May 2, 9, 16, 2021

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Notice of Public AUCTION as defined by the California Self Storage Facilities Act, Business and Professions Code sections 21700 - 21716. Location of auctioned items: Four Seasons Self Storage 1600 Petersen Rd, Suisun City CA 94585. Date of sale: 5/14/2021. Time of sale: 9:45 am. Auction will be conducted at Four Seasons Self Storage at 1600 Petersen Rd. Suisun City CA 94585. Auctioneer; Award Auction: Joe Ward #MS237-0479, Jeff Vercelli #MS153-13-71. Phone: 408-891-6108. Agent for Owner Diede Property Management. Property being sold will publish 4-25-2021 & 5-02-2021. Units being sold: Virginia Blevins (F120) Nina Newton (A14) Walter Chester (G85) Teveena Bans (G181) Joseph Poppe (D15) Napeleon Delane (G06) Melissa Steele (G100) Virginia Groce (F02) Demetrius Davis (D06) Items being sold: Auto Parts, MC Helmet, Rims/Tires, BBQ Grills, Camping Supplies, Household Appliances, Oxygenator, Oxygen Tank, Furniture, Misc. Household items, Misc. Boxes and Plastic Tubs. DR# 00046318 Published: April 25, May 2, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS LEXX MARIE ARTS, LEXX MARIE PHOTOGRAPHY LOCATED AT: 523 Capitol St., Vallejo CA 94590 Solano Mailing Address: 523 Capitol St., Vallejo CA 94590 (ARE) HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S): 1) Alexa Brown 508 Maine St. Vallejo, 94590 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 04/05/2021. 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/ Alexa Brown 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 April 6, 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: APR 07, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021000755 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00046079 Published: April 11, 18, 25, May 2, 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: 2021 ZONING ORDINANCE CLEANUP AND HEART OF FAIRFIELD PLAN AMENDMENT – Zoning Ordinance Amendment and Specific Plan Amendment OA2021002, SP2021-001). Public hearing on request by the City of Fairfield for Ordinance Amendments (OA2021-012) permitting and regulating “tiny homes”; correcting the regulations for Junior Accessory Dwelling Units to require owner occupancy and a covenant as mandated by State law; addressing setback regulations for small lot developments; amending height restrictions for multifamily development in the High Density Residential (RH), Heart of Fairfield West Texas Street (HWT), Heart of Fairfield Downtown Commercial and Downtown Commercial Core (HD and HDC) zoning districts; clarifying the regulations governing single family dwellings in the RH zoning district; amending the mixed use regulations to include the Office Commercial (CO) and Neighborhood Commercial (CN) zoning districts; conditionally permitting specialty tobacco retailers in the HD and HDC zoning districts; requiring a Conditional Use Permit in the Community Commercial (CC) zoning district for Automotive Maintenance and Minor Repair; and amending the timeframe for interim use permits for nonconforming uses in the Train Station Specific Plan Area; and Public hearing on request by the City of Fairfield for an Amendment to the Heart of Fairfield Plan (SP2021-001) to correct the land use designation for Midway Court (APN 0028-172-480) from Regional and Highway Commercial (CR) to Residential Low Medium (RLM). Staff has determined that the proposed amendments to the text of the Zoning Ordinance are ministerial and exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Public Resources Code Section 20180.17 and CEQA Guidelines Section 15282(h), which exempt ordinances that implement state requirements with respect to Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs); under CEQA Guidelines Section 15305, which categorically exempts Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations; and under Section 15061(b)(3), the general rule that CEQA only applies to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. The text amendments make minor changes to clarify existing standards and requirements, permit land uses which are unlikely to have significant environmental effects beyond those already permitted in the Zoning Ordinance, correct errors and omissions, and will not result in any new substantial physical change to the environment. Staff has also determined that the proposed correction to the Heart of Fairfield Specific Plan is exempt under CEQA Guidelines Section 15305, which categorically exempts Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations. The proposed Specific Plan Amendment reflects the existing zoning RLM and recognizes the residential character of this property, which is surrounded by low density residential uses and accessed only via a residential local street. (Planner Brian K. Miller, 707-428-7446, bkmiller@fairfield.ca.gov) NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN THAT said public hearing will be held on MAY 12, 2021 beginning at 6:00 p.m. Place: In the City Council Chambers, 1000 Webster Street, City of Fairfield. Alternatively, pursuant to Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20 regarding public meetings during the COVID-19 emergency, the Planning Commission may not offer an in-person meeting location for the public to the attend and conduct the meeting by teleconference/videoconference. In such a case, 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. Final decision regarding whether this meeting will be in-person or by teleconference/videoconference has not been made as this time. Additional details regarding in-person or remote participation, including Zoom access information, will be provided in the agenda for the May 12, 2021 meeting and on the City’s website at: www.fairfield.ca.gov. Members of the public may participate in a teleconference/videoconference 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: If 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. 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. 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. DR# 00046555 Published: May 2, 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 5/19/2021 at 12:00 PM. Unless stated otherwise the description of the contents are household goods and furnishings: Danielle Burkett Sebrina Robinson Patricia Jones Jeanette Long Jaucelet Whitman Tifinique Garrison Maria Rodriguez 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. 5/2, 5/9/21 CNS-3463644# THE DAILY REPUBLIC DR# 00046303 Published: May 2, 9, 2021 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: PHYLLIS B. HERRING Case Number: P050743 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Phyllis B. Herring; Phyllis Barbara Herring and Phyllis Herring A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Debbie Lukehart in the Superior Court of California, County of: Solano The Petition for Probate requests that: Debbie Lukehart 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 21, 2021 TIME: 8:30 a.m.; DEPT.: 22 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SOLANO Old Solano Courthouse 580 Texas Street FAIRFIELD, CA 94533 If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statues and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: M. Kendall Hillman (SBN: 125135) Hillman, Lucas & Canning, P.C. 2420 Martin Road, Suite 300 Fairfield, CA 94534 (707) 427-7377 DR# 00046330 Published: April 25, 28, May 2, 2021

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS PROSSER & COMPANY, PROSSER & CO LOCATED AT: 2010A Harbison Dr. #184, Vacaville, CA 95687 Solano Mailing Address: 2010A Harbison Dr. #184, Vacaville, CA 95687 (ARE) HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S): 1) Matthew Prosser 2010 A Harbison Dr #184 Vacaville, 95687 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/ Matthew Prosser 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 April 6, 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: APR 07, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021000760 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00046086 Published: April 11, 18, 25, May 2, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF: NANCY ALVARADO CASE NUMBER FCS056264 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: Nancy Alvarado filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: a. bentley Menjivar Proposed Name: a. benny Alvarado 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: MAY 17, 2021; Time: 9:00 am Dept.: 8 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 1) Please file proof of publication at least 4 business days before hearing; 2) Please file proof that biological father has been served at least 4 days before hearing; 3) bring any child custody order to hearing Date: MAR 29, 2021 /s/ Wendy G. Getty Judge of the Superior Court FILED: APR 02 2021 DR# 00046087 Published: April 11, 18, 25, May 2, 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. AF20-3927. On July 2, 2020, Officers of the Fairfield Police Department seized $1,009.00 U.S. Currency at 4449 Central Place, Fairfield, CA in connection with controlled substance violation(s) of HSC § 11378. The seized property has an estimated or appraised value of $1,009.00. AF20-3929. On July 23, 2020, Officers of the Fairfield Police Department seized $3,552.00 U.S. Currency at the intersection of Airbase Parkway and N. Texas Street, Fairfield, CA in connection with controlled substance violation(s) of HSC §§ 11378 and/or 11379. The seized property has a estimated or appraised value of $3,552.00. AF20-3930. On July 28, 2020, Officers of the Fairfield Police Department seized $2,035.00 U.S. Currency and $7.00 U.S. Currency at 3331 N. Texas Street, Fairfield, CA in connection with controlled substance violation(s) of HSC §§ 11378 and/or 11351. The seized property has an estimated or appraised value of $2,042.00. AF20-3932. On August 20, 2020, Officers of the Vacaville Police Department seized $3,274.00 U.S. Currency at 107 Lawrence Drive, Vacaville, CA in connection with controlled substance violation(s) of HSC § 11378. The seized property has an estimated or appraised value of $3,274.00. AF20-3936. On August 26, 2020, Officers of the Vacaville Police Department seized $1,631.00 U.S. Currency and $9,980.00 U.S. Currency at 209 Aegean Way, Vacaville, CA in connection with controlled substance violation(s) of HSC § 11359. The seized property has an estimated or appraised value of $11,611.00. AF20-3937. On August 13, 2020, Officers of the Fairfield Police Department seized $1,300.00 U.S. Currency at the intersection of Airbase Parkway and N. Texas Street, Fairfield, CA in connection with controlled substance violation(s) of HSC § 11351. The seized property has an estimated or appraised value of $1,300.00. Date: April 19, 2021 DR# 00046269 Published: April 25, May 2, 9, 2021

\s\ __ Matthew K. Olsen Dep. District Attorney

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CITATION FOR PUBLICATION UNDER WELFARE & INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTION 294 CASE NUMBER: J44937 CHILD’S NAME: JOHNNY METZGER (DOB 03/26/2018) 1. TO: LAI P. SAETEURN (DOB 09/08/1982), AND ANYONE CLAIMING TO BE THE PARENT (MOTHER, DAWN METZGER DOB 04/02/1983) OF JOHNNY METZGER, BORN ON MARCH 26, 2018 AT EMANUEL MEDICAL CETNER IN TURLOCK, CA. 2. A HEARING WILL BE HELD ON JUNE 3, 2021 AT 8:30 AM IN DEPT. 23 AT THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SOLANO, LOCATED AT 600 UNION AVE., FAIRFIELD, CA. 3. AT THE HEARING THE COURT WILL CONSIDER THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SOCIAL WORKER. 4. THE SOCIAL WORKER WILL RECOMMEND THAT YOUR CHILD BE FREED FROM YOUR LEGAL CUSTODY SO THAT THE CHILD MAY BE ADOPTED. IF THE COURT FOLLOWS THE RECOMMENDATION, ALL YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD WILL BE TERMINATED. 5. YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO BE PRESENT AT THE HEARING, TO PRESENT EVIDENCE, AND YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE REPRESENTED BY AN ATTORNEY. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE AN ATTORNEY AND CANNOT AFFORD TO HIRE ONE, THE COURT WILL APPOINT AN ATTORNEY FOR YOU. 6. IF THE COURT TERMINATES YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS, THE ORDER MAY BE FINAL. 7. THE COURT WILL PROCEED WITH THIS HEARING WHETHER OR NOT YOU ARE PRESENT. DATE: APRIL 7, 2021 CLERK, BY A. PADILLA, DEPUTY DR# 00046095 Published: April 11, 18, 25, May 2, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS WEST COAST CUSTOM RESTORATION AND PROJECT MANAGER LOCATED AT: 4418 Green Valley Rd., Fairfield, CA 94534, Solano Mailing Address:4418 Green Valley Rd., Fairfield, CA 94534 (ARE) HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S): 1) James Jones 4418 Green Valley Rd., Fairfield, 94534 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 02/14/2021 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/ James Jones 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 April 20, 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: APR 21, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021000865 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00046309 Published: April 25, May 2, 9, 16, 2021 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: LOUISE WILLIAMS Case Number: P050762 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Louise Williams A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Horace Richmond, III and Nancy Smith in the Superior Court of California, County of: Solano The Petition for Probate requests that: Horace Richmond, III and Nancy Smith 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: JUN. 11, 2021 TIME: 8:30 a.m.; DEPT.: 4 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SOLANO Hall of Justice 600 Union Avenue Fairfield, CA 94533 Probate 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: Horace Richmond, III and Nancy Smith 607 Peytonia Court Suisun City, CA 94585 (415) 794-5847 DR# 00046389 Published: April 28, May 2, 5, 2021

Sports

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Sharks: Korenar made 15 saves in first From Page B4 this week, stopping a combined 49 of 55 shots. “I feel every game more confident,” Korenar said. “You can see that and even (Sharks goaltender coach Evgeni Nabokov) told me the same thing.” Korenar made 15 saves in the first period as

the two teams were tied 0-0 after 20 minutes. “I’ve always said I like these games if you have a lot of shots because then you don’t have a lot of time to think about anything else,” Korenar said, “and you’re just in a game. I did what I had to do.” The Sharks were playing against goalie

Devan Dubnyk for the first time since they traded him to the Avalanche on April 10 for defenseman Greg Pateryn and a 2021 fifth-round draft pick. Dubynk went 3-9-2 for the Sharks with a .898 save percentage and a 3.18 goals-against average. His also made an impact off the ice, as

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he fit in seamlessly with a Sharks group that was looking to correct some team culture issues that festered throughout the 2019-2020 season. In four games with the Avalanche prior to Saturday, Dubnyk was 2-2-0 with a .887 save percentage and 3.32 goalsagainst average.

Grades: Strange picks give Raiders CFrom Page B5 undoing with the Eagles, and the Colts could have done more to prevent a post-trade repeat in Indianapolis. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS: B You’re supposed to get really talented players when you have the picks that the Jaguars had. So the bar is high for evaluating whether they got sufficient value out of their selections. Taking QB Trevor Lawrence first was obvious. His development will determine whether Urban Meyer has NFL coaching success. Did Meyer and GM Trent Baalke do enough with their other picks to properly support Lawrence? It’s borderline. It’s easy to question using a first-rounder on RB Travis Etienne, but he’s versatile enough that he just might be able to justify the choice.

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TENNESSEE TITANS: B The Titans did some good things. They needed CB help and got it with first-rounder Caleb Farley and third-rounder Elijah Molden. Second-round T Dillon Radunz becomes a candidate to start at right tackle after last year’s misadventure with first-round pick Isaiah Wilson.

AFC West DENVER BRONCOS: BThe Broncos were said to still be a candidate to take a QB at No. 9 even after trading for Teddy Bridgewater to pair with holdover Drew Lock. Perhaps that was pre-draft subterfuge; Denver used the ninth pick on CB Patrick Surtain II. He’s a promising cornerback and worthy of the ninth choice. But the Broncos, again, have failed to resolve their QB

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LOS ANGELES CHARGERS: B+ Justin Herbert should be pleased. The second-year QB was the prime beneficiary when the Chargers were able to get T Rashawn Slater at No. 13. Herbert was a record-breaking passer as a rookie, and now he’ll have his blind side protected by a marquee left tackle. Getting CB Asante Samuel Jr. 15 picks into Round 2 also was a very sound move for the Chargers.

LAS VEGAS RAIDERS: CIt’s not so much that this is a bad draft class for the Raiders. It’s just that their draft decisions seem so topsy-turvy. If they’d gotten S Trevon Moehrig in the first round and T Alex Leatherwood in the

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second, that would have made perfect sense. Instead, they illogically took Leatherwood in the opening round and benefited from Moehrig’s mini-drop to get him in the second. Coach Jon Gruden and GM Mike Mayock focused on overhauling the secondary with this draft class, to the exclusion of practically all else.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS: B The Chiefs’ remaking of their offensive line continued with their second-round selection of C Creed Humphrey. That’s after the pre-draft trade for T Orlando Brown Jr. that sent a package of picks, including a first-rounder, to the Ravens. The most important offseason issue for the defending AFC champs has been suitably addressed, it seems.

Statistics for Travis Air Force Base for yesterday through 5 p.m. Temperature High/Low.............................82°/50° Average high .......................... 74.8° Average low............................ 49.3° A year ago............................ NA/NA Barometric pressure............29.87 Humidity...................................42%

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issues, unless a trade for Aaron Rodgers is forthcoming. Second-round RB Javonte Williams and third-round G/C Quinn Meinerz were sensible picks.

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From Page B3 wich, who raced among the early leaders, finished 19th and last. King Fury scratched from the race Friday. Medina Spirit’s victory unfolded in front of an announced crowd of 51,838, a gathering limited because of the state’s Covid-19 social distancing guidelines. The winner is owned by Zedan Racing Stables, Inc., which is owned by Los Angeles native and Saudi Arabian businessman Amr F. Zedan. Velazquez won the Kentucky Derby for the fourth time, which ties him with Willie Shoemaker for the second-most in history behind only Eddie Arcaro and Bill Hartack, who won five each. Medina Spirit was a highly touted colt in Baffert’s barn to start the year, but he largely played second fiddle to other West Coast stars. The son of Protonico broke his maiden in his career debut Dec. 11 and finished a close second to stablemate Life Is Good – the Derby favorite early in the year – in his stakes debut in the Sham Stakes on Jan. 2. Medina Spirit won next time out – a close

From Page B3 been made available for comment since Jan. 4, a day after the season. Lance, his younger brother and their parents flew by private jet Friday from Cleveland to San Jose for his official 49ers welcoming. No in-person press conference was held. “Every time you see him in person, the size of him, he’s a big man and it fires you up,” general manager John Lynch said. Lance will wear jersey No. 5. Earlier Friday, 49ers

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legend Jerry Rice was on the same radio station and referred to Lance as a Ferrari, saying: “They have their Ferrari. I had the opportunity to talk to this kid. His family is very stable, backing him 100 percent. He’s very intelligent and we talked about that ‘it’ factor, making players better around him, and he has that.” Lance’s response: “That was pretty cool to hear. . . . I’d love to get in contact with anyone and learn as much as I can about this organization. it’s a special place and the people before me made it special.”

Warriors: Get win well-deserved break in a blowout win on the road, Curry spent the fourth quarter on the bench chair-dancing with Green. For the Rockets, Kevin Porter Jr. followed his 50-point outing Thursday against Milwaukee with 16 points and six assists. Center Christian Wood finished with 10 points, seven rebounds and three assists. Because they own

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victory in the Robert B. Lewis Stakes – but then he finished eight lengths behind Life Is Good in the San Felipe Stakes. After that race, Life Is Good was removed from the Derby trial due to a minor injury, sidelining Baffert’s perceived best hope at a seventh victory in the race. That made Medina Spirit the de facto favorite for the Santa Anita Derby, but he finished second – beaten more than four lengths – by Rock Your World. Still, the colt who was known for his grit throughout the Derby prep season came back to win the Kentucky Derby. The winning time was 2:01.02, the eighthfastest in Kentucky Derby history.

Lance: No. 5

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the tie-breaker over the San Antonio Spurs, the win moves the Warriors (32-32) into ninth place in the Western Conference. With eight games left, they trail the Memphis Grizzlies by a game for the No. 8 seed and spot in the seven-eight matchup of the play-in tournament. Next, Golden State wraps up its final trip of the season with back-to-back games in New Orleans Monday and Tuesday.

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