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Manchin says he won’t back partisan voting rights bill Tribune Content Agency WASHINGTON — Sen. Joe Manchin said Sunday he won’t support the For the People Act passed by House Democrats, potentially dooming the legislation. He also said he wouldn’t support ending the filibuster rule. Without Manchin’s support, the sweeping voting reform legislation – approved by the House in March with no Republican support, in response to efforts by GOP lawmakers in many states to tighten voting standards – seems set to fail in the evenly-divided Senate and may not be brought for a vote. T he D emo c r at announced his position in an op-ed for the Charleston Ga zet te -M a i l in his home state of West Virginia. “I believe that partisan voting legislation

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Netanyahu accuses rival of ‘fraud’ as political tensions spike in Israel Tribune Content Agency TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unleashed a harsh verbal attack Sunday against his potential replacement, rightist rival Naftali Bennett, declaring it would constitute the “greatest election fraud” in Israel’s history if his own reign as the country’s longest-serving leader were ended.

With a parliamentary vote of confidence in a prospective new Israeli government to take place as early as Wednesday, Bennett, 49, retorted that it was time for the 71-year-old prime minister, his onetime mentor, to “let go and allow Israel to move forward.” In the wake of four inconclusive national elections, political See Israel, Page A7

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FA I R F I EL D — T he 2020-21 Solano County civil grand jury concluded that the Solano Family Justice Center “is not meeting” its mission, and stated the Board of Supervisors should initiate a study to determine if the center should be transferred from the control of the District Attorney’s Office to the Department of Health and Social Services. The grand jury stated that the justice center “is not performing as a (one-stop shop) for victims, adding stress to an already stressful situation.” The report also noted that the justice center needs to find a way

to be financially stable. The justice center director and the district attorney disagree with much of the grand jury’s report. In fact, of the nine findings issued in the report released June 1 by the Solano County Superior Court, the District Attor- ABRAMS ney’s Office and the justice center only agreed in full with two points, and partially on two others. The justice center “has always worked to ensure the essential services are rendered, such as domestic violence advocacy, court accompaniment, restraining orders, crisis intervention, safety planning and basic needs

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racked my brain Valley principal Kristen trying to come up with Cherry, assistant prina clever way to make cipal Christine Lucero, the disparate ideas I had school counselor Eliztoday flow together abeth Bates and and got nothin.’ sixth-grade math/science Then I remembered teacher Ryan Lapid. the tried and true Monty The six young Python adage they women who were conemployed when switchTony Wade testants included ing from one topic to Samantha Borja, The last laugh something completely Audrey Colobong, different. They would just say: Ja Janmau Howa, Isabella And now for something com- McNelis, Hayden Padilla pletely different . . . and Kai Reed. They were all My wife Beth and I went amazing and braved not only to Muir Woods a week or so nerves singing in the quad in ago and it was wonderful to front of many of their classget away and just breathe in mates, but also the fierce the beauty and serenity of the Fairfield wind that kept making natural setting augmented by an unwanted guest appearance. towering redwoods. The only I don’t listen to much modern thing was you can’t get any music, but that helped because internet service at all there. I only knew two of the songs So I couldn’t check in on Facethey chose – so I had no prebook or record a Marco Polo conceived notions to bat down. “look-where-I-am” video. Shoot, They sang with emotion and what’s the use of getting back to passion beyond their years. nature if you can’t augment it The actual voting for conteswith technology? tants took place by the student And now for something com- body after the completion of the pletely different . . . performances. As it happened, Last week I was invited to be the winner and runner-up were a guest judge at Green Valley the young women who sang the Middle School’s Viking Idol – an two songs I knew, respectively “American Idol”-type compesixth-grader Samantha Borja tition launched by their music who sang “First Burn” from teacher, Ted Foreman. Now I do “Hamilton” and eighth-grader have some experience with this Kai Reed who sang “Stand Up” sort of thing as many moons from “Harriet.” ago I played the Randy Jackson Congratulations to all and role in Solano Karaoke Idol for what a positive and encouragabout four years for a couple ing way to end what had to be of nonprofits. a challenging school year, so The difference was these big pandemic air fist bumps were sixth- through eighthto Ted Foreman. graders and my job was to listen Now I am always down for to the singers and then give sup- doing positive things in the portive comments afterward community so I would have along with the other judges. The gone anyway, but I kind of had other judges included Green ulterior motives as well.

Back when I was in junior high school, I went to Grange Intermediate and I played on the basketball team. Whenever we played Green Valley, they whupped up on us. In high school, I later played with some of the guys who were on that team, like my late buddy Frank Garrett, and they would clown me about how they easily beat us down. To be sure, that was the old Green Valley school, which used to be on Ritchie Road and now exists only in memories. The new spot, which opened in 2004, has little in common with it. Whatevs. They are still the Green Valley Vikings. Much like how my dislike of the San Francisco 49ers didn’t dissipate when they became the Santa Clara 49ers, a small part of me held on to that 44-year-old grudge. I thought that after the singing competition I could play some of the current students in hoops and exorcise demons of the past with some hoop exercise and let 57-yearold me avenge 13-year-old me. But then I remembered I haven’t played an actual game in years. I thought better of it as it would have been doubly humiliating for some prepubescent kids to, well, school me. I don’t know if I have another 44 years to get over that kind of demoralization. And now for something completely different . . . Last week I was walking down the long sidewalk on Walters Road and ahead of me several yards away I saw an animal pacing back and forth. It was not a dog or cat, and from its movement it appeared to

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The Green Valley Middle School Viking Idol contestants and music teacher Ted Foreman. be a raccoon. Now, I have seen them about before, but usually, like the freaks Whodini sang about, they come out at night. This appears to be some new thing I’m observing. A few weeks ago I saw an opossum lumbering around in front of my neighbor’s house giving no more never mind to that fact that he is supposed to be nocturnal than a swing shift prostitute might. Anyway, I decided I did not want to have an encounter with a wild animal so I ceded the sidewalk to Rocky Raccoon and took an alternate route. I decided to make a loop around a neighborhood park in Peterson Ranch. When I got to the end of the park that abuts farmland, a doglike animal ran toward the fence about 30 feet from me.

At first I thought it was a coyote, but since it had no Acme products in sight, I ruled it out. It was a fox. It wasn’t wearing sox like a Dr. Seuss one and it wasn’t Redd Foxx telling nasty jokes or grabbing his chest because he was about to have the big one and go join his wife Elizabeth, either. No, it was just a plain ol’ Vulpes vulpes. As I started for home with a bit more pep in my step and my walking stick/ninja shaft at the ready, I thought about just how much I absolutely love seeing wildlife . . . on TV where it belongs. Reach Fairfield writer and local accidental historian Tony Wade at toeknnee weighed@gmail.com.

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TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE — “When I was in basic training, every letter my mom and I would write to each other, whether it was zero week or eighth week, was signed the same way: ‘One more week.’ Like, ‘If I can just get through this week I’m in right now, I’ll be good – that’d be a win.’” At 40 weeks pregnant, Staff Sgt. Rachel Pearson, 60th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron public health technician, expects to deliver her child this week, but it’s that same mantra she’s found herself repeating throughout her pregnancy. “I’d rather focus on the here and now,” she said, her arm resting on her baby bump. “You always plan for the future, but worrying about it? There’d be no end.” Although expecting, Rachel and her husband, Gavin, who works as a machinist in Fairfield, find time to decompress, exuding a surprising air of calm. “There will always be that certain level of anxiety, sure, but we’re lucky enough to be afforded the time to focus on what’s See Couple, Page A8

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Obituaries

David J. Marianno Sr. April 2, 1934 — June 1, 2021

David J. Marianno Sr., 87, passed away on June 1, 2021, at his home in Suisun City, California. Dave was born April 2, 1934, in San Francisco to his parents, Frank and Catherine Marianno, along with his twin brother, Frank Jr. He grew up on the family ranch in Green Valley and attended Falls Elementary School before graduating from Armijo High School in 1952. Throughout his youth, Dave worked picking and sorting fruit in the local valleys and helping his father around the ranch. A stand-out athlete, he loved playing football and baseball at Armijo and was a proud member of the 1951 SCAL champion Armijo High football team. He considered Coach Ed Hopkins a second father. After high school, Dave secured employment as a heavy duty diesel mechanic at Sheldon Oil Company in Suisun where he worked for 21 years. Later, he took a job as a mechanic for Solano County and retired from there after 24 years. With a gift for all things mechanical, Dave could fix just about anything. He also ranched sheep and cattle for his entire adult life, a hobby he picked up from his father. Dave was very active in the community. While raising his kids in Fairfield, he volunteered as president of the Fairfield American Little League and as an Armijo ‘Super Band’ Booster. He also served as president of the Armijo Alumni Association for a time. As a fierce advocate of public education, Dave was especially honored to serve three terms as a governing board member of the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District from 1977-1989. As a proud California native, Dave loved Solano County, especially its rural areas. He joined The Citizens Committee to Protect Travis AFB and the Solano Land Trust with the intent of protecting the base and rural agricultural land from urban encroachment. He was a charter member of Chief Solano Council 3585 of the Knights of Columbus, a member of

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the Holy Spirit Catholic Parish, and a member of Native Sons of the Golden West, Solano Parlor #39. One of Dave’s proudest moments was being selected as grand marshal of the Fairfield 4th of July parade in 2010. In retirement he volunteered as a docent at the Solano History Exploration Center in Suisun. At the time of his death, he was serving as a commissioner on the Montezuma Hills Rural Fire Department Board. Dave was deeply devoted to his family and proud of his children, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. He would do anything for them. He enjoyed annual vacations with the family to Lake Tahoe. As a loyal fan of the San Francisco Giants, San Francisco 49ers, Golden State Warriors, and any team that his children or grandchildren played for, he loved watching sports. Long after his family was grown, he still regularly attended local sporting events, and maintained his love of the Fairfield Expos baseball organization. In retirement, he enjoyed playing golf with the local Sons in Retirement (SIRS) organization, his Friday coffee klatches with friends at Peet’s and working around his ranch. Dave is survived by his wife, Kathleen; son, David Marianno Jr. (Crystal); stepson, William Kittel; stepdaughter, Maureen Hinnenburg (Daryl); brother, Frank Marianno Jr. (Doris); 10 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Vivian Estelle Marianno, mother of his three children; two daughters, Diane Marianno Imhoff and Karen Marianno Gracyk; and his brother, Michael Marianno. A Catholic funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. June 9, 2021, at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 1070 N. Texas St., Fairfield. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to your favorite charity. Arrangements are under the direction of Bryan-Braker Funeral Home, 707-425-4697.

Morland ‘Mac’ McManigal Aug. 16, 1930 — May 22, 2021

Morland Gene ‘Mac’ McManigal passed away peacefully in Green Valley on May 22, 2021. Born in Pilger, Nebraska, in 1930, he graduated from Wayne State College with a degree in Physical Education. Proud of his midwestern roots, Mac established a scholarship in his name at his alma mater to support promising students from his small hometown. Although he traveled the world, first as a corporal in the Army and then as a representative of the insurance industry, Green Valley was his favorite place to be since moving there in 1958. Mac was an avid sportsman, first as a player then as a devoted fan. In his prime, he played football, baseball, basketball . . . and a mean game of ping pong! After retirement, he liked to spend his time reading four daily newspapers and legal thrillers while watching whatever sporting event was on television that day. Medical procedures and family vacations were planned around his favorite teams’ schedules – especially his beloved Golden State Warriors. Combining his love of sports and politics, one of his proudest accomplishments was arranging for Fairfield girls’ softball teams to represent the USA in a series of cultural/athletic exchanges with teams from Taiwan.

From the first trip in 1976 to the end of his life, anytime Mac wore a jacket, you could count on seeing a pin with flags from the two countries on his lapel. Mac was the consummate company man. During his almost 40 years with State Farm Insurance, he recruited scores of exceptional agents and gave more than 800 motivational speeches at various events. Mac was also a leader. Whether it was a service club, civic organization, political group, financial institution, hospital, church, country club, school board, grand jury, sports team or insurance association, chances are that Mac was in charge. In 2019, his vast array of contributions culminated in being awarded the first Lifetime Achievement in Community Service from the Fairfield-Suisun Chamber of Commerce. Throughout his life, he maintained his sense of humor (and penchant for bad jokes), along with an exceptionally positive attitude. Not surprisingly, he embraced this credo throughout his life: ‘Anything I can do to make this world better I want to do.’ In lieu of flowers, his beloved daughters, Joy and Jill, ask that contributions may be made in Mac’s honor to support his favorite charity, Kids for Peace, www.kidsfor peaceglobal.org.

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Lavender U-Pick Festival continues Hierbas y Flores is hosting a Lavender U-Pick Festival through Sunday in the lavender field at Soul Food Farm at 6146 Pleasants Valley Road. Hierbas y Flores is a partnership and farm venture between Soul Food Farm and Morningsun Herb Farm to plant beautiful fields of lavender in the countryside of Solano County. The many varieties come into bloom during the month of June, filling the field with lavender in shades of purples, blues, lavenders and whites. Members of the public are invited to come out to the fields during the flowering season to harvest their own bundles of lavender. There is plenty of space for social distancing. Advance registration is required and 40 visitors are allowed into the field at a time so that participants can enjoy a quiet, relaxing experience. There will be products available for sale made locally from Hierbas y Flores’ own essential oil and flower water, as well as the olive oil produced by Soul Food Farm. There is no cost to register and to come out to the fields. Bundles of lavender are $6 each. Ties, buckets and sanitized clippers will be available but visitors are encouraged to bring their own buckets and clippers if possible. A number of classes are available this week. To register in advance, which is required, or to view and download the festival schedule and map, visit http://hierbasyflores.com.

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Pandemic, car accident causes rift between husband and wife dating. Another time he Dear Annie: My said that after my leg is husband and I got healed and we are able married right before to go out more, we’ll the pandemic. Before both feel better. the marriage, we lived Other than the affecin different states, tion issue, everything 3,000 miles apart. After else is good. we got married, the I know I have extra pandemic split us apart again geographically for Annie Lane belly fat that is difficult to get rid of, but I eight months. We finally Dear Annie had the fat while dating, got back together, and too. I have gone on a few hikes I was glad to get the opportunity to work from home with and walks with him, but with a him in his city. walking stick, and sometimes I We mostly stay at home, need help. I think he wants me working from home and watch- to be completely self-reliant. ing movies together. We were The arguments while dating in a car accident a few days were just about our past relaafter we were reunited, and my tionships that I left behind, but I don’t think he is the kind of leg was hurt, and I am not able person who likes to forget the to run or walk for long periods past. While we were separated of time. He was not hurt in during the pandemic, I was the accident. glad that we had stopped fightIt’s been six months since ing about the past and assumed the accident, and my husband we had moved on, but now I has not shown any physical think there is something stuck interest in me all this time. I in his head that he refuses occasionally hug him and hold him while watching movies, but to let go of. I am guessing he would he does not initiate any similar want to blame me for it, but physical affection. We must the problem is that he does not have kissed four or five times tell me what is really going on since the accident, always in his head, and we don’t even at my request. I keep telling him that I love argue anymore. Other than him, and he acknowledges that, this issue, he has always been a great guy, helpful to family but when I ask him why he has members and me. I assure you lost interest in affection of any he is not having an affair; we kind, he says he just has. Upon spend all our time together. prodding further, he once said I can continue living with that it was because of the arguments we had when we were him and working from home,

Horoscopes ARIES (March 21-April 19). The item is worth what people will pay for it, which is to say there is zero inherent worth, only what is perceived. You’ll drum up interest, demonstrate usefulness and make a sale. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Nothing is lost, though somewhere in this dance, things have drifted beyond reach. It gives you more room and reason to stretch yourself. You’ll have what you need when you need it. All is well. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). The more fun you have, the more effective you’ll be with the serious work of the day. The improvisational spirit of play will be entwined with the mysterious magic of intuition. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You let go of one attachment and life gets instantly more interesting. Don’t rush to fill the void, because the offerings get even better the longer you can hold an opening. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You want many to be lifted by what you put into the world, and yet, if you’re too general, you’ll speak to no one. Focus on the core few who will really get what you’re offering and make the most of it. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Don’t wait for permission to

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but I think going back to my city and state and stopping dayto-day communication with him might get him to open up and resolve the issue. My concern is that, considering the little amount of time we have spent since we met, we should be like newly married couples, making out all the time. Instead, we don’t even hold hands like we did when we were dating. Before the pandemic split us apart, he used to express his love for me, and we would cook, clean and make out like normal couples. I am not planning to give up on us. What should I do? — Feeling Lost Dear Feeling Lost: It sounds like absence made your husband’s heart grow colder, rather than fonder. Shutting you out emotionally and physically is not the solution for a happy marriage. You are right to be upset, and you deserve all the love and tenderness that a marriage can offer, but moving back to another state will not help. Suggest marriage counseling to him. In the meantime, try and let up on your expectations of what the honeymoon phase should look like. A lot of couples have a very difficult first year of marriage as they iron out this new way of living with someone. Be patient with your relationship and try not to have such an idealized notion of what it should look like.

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Today’s birthday The best way to ensure that you get your piece of the pie is to make the pie yourself. Your gift from the stars will be a cosmic peach to get the recipe started. Many will gather around you, and your creations bring good times and fortification to all who share in the work. Financial growth and renovations happen, too. Virgo and Pisces adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 8, 40, 15, 35 and 22.

move forward. Asking for it would only alert others to the fact that you don’t have it. Many assume you’re already in. And for those who don’t, intensity of purpose will be more valuable than permission. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You don’t have to worry about who owns what. These things have a way of sorting themselves out. No effort to cling, save, hide or hoard can keep what belongs together from finding its way back together. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You’re fun to be around. The positive emotions you emit are a joy for others to soak in. Your

good cheer is so constant those around you sometimes take it for granted. The appreciation of new people will invigorate. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21). Terms of endearment like “sweetie” and “honey” can come as a comfort from the lips of loved ones. Perhaps they can even more so coming from a perfect stranger today – a sign that the unknown world can be welcoming. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19). Avoid accidentally making a project of what’s going wrong. The more you study a topic, the more of that topic you’ll find to study. For this reason, your study of a thing that gives you energy will be better for your vitality. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 18). The cost of having a thing is greater than your current accounting shows. What about the time involved? What about mental and emotional investment? You won’t know if it’s worth it until you consider the entire picture. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). The inspiration strikes. You act on it, creating quickly by hand and then delivering it before you have time to second-guess yourself. This is a success formula to keep following all week.

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ere are five historical snippets that shed light on the precarious condition of our poor country today. First, I see a similarity between today and the Nazi invasion of the USSR in 1940. Russian generals saw the German military buildup at the border, even smelled the gasoline being topped off in tanks, and asked Stalin to allow them to move back so they could remain flexible if the Germans were to attack. Stalin refused; Hitler was his friend. Germany attacked. Huge chunks of the Russian army were captured as the Germans rolled forward. Stalin, vacationing in his Jack Batson country dacha, fell into depression as his government swung into panicked action. Top party leaders drove to the dacha. Stalin was certain they were coming to dismiss him as party leader. But they didn’t. To his astonishment, they asked him for instructions. Historians were certainly astonished. The incident is one of the clearest examples of the hold a charismatic leader has on his followers. The parallel? Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California, after shouting at Trump as the rioters were entering the Capitol, later humbly journeyed to Mar Lago for instructions, hat in hand. Both Stalin and Trump were “losers” at that point, but personal charisma overrode that fact. Second, in 1922, Mussolini demanded that he be appointed prime minister – to no avail. So he decided to use the threat of violence. He called out his Black Shirts to “march on Rome.” They did, but Mussolini secretly stayed in Milan, just like “someone” told his followers to march to the Capitol and “I’ll be right there with you.” Are bullies really cowards underneath the bravado? Third, Hitler saw how the March on Rome was successful and easy, so he tried a “putsch” (coup) in Munich the next year. But Germans weren’t Italians and his Nazis were gunned down. This propelled him to take over Germany using democratic methods aided by endless propaganda, the Big Lie, and his armed, thuggish private Brown Shirt militia. See the similarities? Fourth, Francisco Franco defeated the Republican Spanish government after the Spanish Civil War in 1939. Asked how he accomplished that, he said, “I had four columns marching on Madrid and a fifth column inside the city.” Underground guerrillas. In all these instances, the liberals were too timid to withstand the determined fury of aroused conservatives. There is a fifth column now in the U.S. that has been pounding away 24 hours a day against our democracy for 25 years – the conservative media. Reality is being altered for 40% of our population who are highly motivated by the propaganda that their opponents are traitors or close to it. I’m not sure we’ll be able to withstand their assault. Looking back through history, we can take another cautionary lesson. Over the long sweep, we see that the default structure of governance worldwide is strong-man government – kings in the past and dictators today. A king, after all, was the descendant of “the principal ruffian of some ruthless gang,” in Thomas Paine’s famous observation. Thugs usually get their way. To me, America is “regressing towards the norm” of the world. The well-funded hammer machine against majority-rule democracy found its man in Donald Trump and its propaganda megaphone in Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and the other seditionists in Fox News and its many imitators. A fifth column is all around us. Violent militias await further instructions. Legal changes in borderline and Southern states are being laid in place right now. Voting restrictions are being legalized to allow voter suppression. New laws allow the legislatures to reject election results and the replacement of the appointed and elected election officials who heroically stood firm in 2020 against the hectoring of Donald Trump and his henchmen. The razor-thin Democratic majorities in Congress may well not survive 2022 and 2024. Our charismatic leader with his obedient party may well end the “American experiment” of democracy. Goodbye, “shining city on a hill.” It’s been a good 240-year run. Hello, America, a “normal” authoritarian nation, staffed by thugs; aligned with international thugs. History tells me it’s coming. Jack Batson is a former member of the Fairfield City Council. Reach him by email at jsbatson@prodigy.net.

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ident Abraham Lincoln emocrats in the House of Representatives added a 10th justice in introduced a bill to 1863 to ensure an anti-slavadd four more Jusery majority. Congress in tices to the Supreme Court, 1866 cut the number of bringing the total number Supreme Court justices to of justices to 13. House seven to ensure President Speaker Nancy Pelosi did Andrew Johnson wouldn’t not bring this to a vote. be able to add a justice. A They propose amending Roger Oberbeck new judiciary act was passed Section 1, Title 28 of the U.S. in 1869 that changed the Code, changing “a Chief Justice and number of justices to nine. A law eight Associate Justices, any six of passed in 1911 ended the circuit-riding practice, cutting the direct tie which shall constitute a quorum . . between the circuit courts and the .” to “A Chief Justice of the United number of Supreme Court justices. States and 12 associate Justices, The Supreme Court issued any eight of which shall constitute a quorum. . .” This is a blatantly polit- rulings in the 1930s that canceled ical move by the Democrats, who some of President Franklin D. Roohold two of the three branches of sevelt’s New Deal Legislation. government, to wrest the court from Roosevelt proposed a bill that would a supposed conservative majority, have allowed him to name up to six contradicting the principle of the new Supreme Court justices to reach Founders’ checks and balances. a total of 15. All sitting justices older The Constitution established a than 70 would be asked to resign. judicial branch to ensure the presIf any refused, Roosevelt would be ident and Congress made no laws allowed to nominate an additional conflicting with the Constitution. justice to the court. As six of the The Judiciary Act of 1789 divided nine justices were older than 70, that the circuit court into three districts made the possibility of six new jusand established a Supreme Court tices on the Supreme Court. of six justices, two for each district. Absent the changes to cover the President John Adams passed the additional circuits in the AmeriJudiciary Act of 1801 to decrease can west, the changes in the number the number of justices from six to of justices were made for political five to lessen the chance that incom- purposes. Thus, no changes to the ing President Thomas Jefferson number of Supreme Court justices could nominate a justice. were made after 1869. Roosevelt By the start of the Civil War, the made a failed attempt to politicize number of Justices had increased to the Supreme Court by packing it nine to cover the additional circuit in the 1930s. courts in the American west. PresCongress has only the powers

granted to it by the Constitution. Congress had/has no grant of power to set the size of the Supreme Court despite the aforementioned manipulations. The Constitution, in Article 1, Section 8, only gives Congress the power to “make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers.” Congress initially set the number of justices but that doesn’t give it the right to change the number of justices to shift the balance of power for political purposes. “Proper” means consistent with the letter and spirit of the Constitution and must be legitimate. Packing the Supreme Court to alter the power for political purposes is a direct attack on the separation of powers. This is dangerous ground. If the present Supreme Court packing bill is passed by the Democratic Congress and the president, what is to stop the size of the Supreme Court from being increased or decreased again when the Republicans regain power? If the Supreme Court size changes every time the political power changes, the Supreme Court becomes a “political football” and will be greatly weakened. Roger Oberbeck is a Navy veteran, electrical engineer, Navy nuclear engineer, author and biotech senior validation engineer. He is a member of The Right Stuff Committee and can be reached at rogeroberbeck@yahoo.com.

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California reconsiders death penalty

courts and finally ended in alifornia’s evolution 1960 when then-Gov. Pat into a cultural melange Brown – a death penalty in the latter half of the opponent – refused to block 20th century posed his execution, even spurning a question that still looms: a plea from his son, future Can such a complex society Gov. Jerry Brown. achieve the broad social conEver since, the death sensus that’s a prerequisite penalty has ridden a rollfor effective governance? One can apply the questhe subject of Dan Walters ercoaster, multiple battles in the courts, tion to just about any specific in the Legislature and in ballot meaissue that has defied resolution. Two obvious examples are our sures. Sometimes, federal courts never-ending conflicts over the disand the state Supreme Court have tribution of water – raging anew due ruled against it, both generally and in specific cases, but voters have to drought – and housing. But there are many others, demonstrating that tended to support it, most recently in 2016 by rejecting a ballot measure the only constant about California’s to abolish it. cultural values is that they conDespite that public support, when stantly change. A bellwether of California’s ever- Gavin Newsom became governor in shifting cultural landscape is capital 2019 he ordered prison authorities not to execute any of the more than punishment. The issue has been simmering, and occasionally boiling 700 inmates on San Quentin Prison’s death row, declaring capital punover, for more than seven decades, beginning in 1948 when Caryl ishment to be racially biased and Chessman, dubbed the Red Light morally repugnant. Bandit, was sentenced to death for a More recently, Newsom has series of violent robberies and rapes ordered a new investigation into a in the Los Angeles area. case eerily similar to that of Caryl Chessman professed his innoChessman – the death sentence imposed on Kevin Cooper after concence and became a cause célèbre for those who believed that capital viction for four Southern California punishment was immoral or at least murders in 1983. Cooper, who is unfairly applied. Before and after Black and asserts his innocence, his execution, there were countless has become, like Chessman, a symnewspaper and magazine articles, bolic cause for those who oppose the at least one play and a biographical death penalty. movie about the Chessman case. Newsom assigned the investigaChessman himself wrote four tion to a private law firm that has books while his post-convicrepresented Death Row inmates, signaling that he may overturn Cootion appeals bounced around the

per’s conviction. Finally, the state Supreme Court once again faces the issue in the form of a challenge to how juries decide whether convicted killers should be sentenced to death. The court heard oral arguments last week over whether juries should be required to use the same “beyond a reasonable doubt” standard in penalty decisions as they must use in convictions. Were the court to impose the requested standard, it probably would be a de facto moratorium on executions even though California’s death penalty would remain in law. Once, not too many years ago, contests for governor and other high offices could hinge on the issue. Three state Supreme Court justices were ousted in 1986 because they were deemed to be antideath penalty. However, polls indicate that California voters’ support for capital punishment, last expressed in 2016, is slowly diminishing. California has not had an execution since 2006 and whether by gubernatorial decree or judicial decision, it may be the last one – at least until and unless cultural tides shift again. CALmatters is a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California’s state Capitol works and why it matters. For more columns by Dan Walters, go to calmatters.org/commentary.

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CHP reports at Sequoia least 35 die in Memorial Day weekend crashes From Page One

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FAIRFIELD — At least 35 people died in crashes across the state during the Memorial Day holiday weekend, the California Highway Patrol reports. The deaths occurred on roadways, highways and freeways over which the CHP has jurisdiction. The total does not include those who died in crashes outside the CHP’s jurisdiction, such as within a city. This year’s total is an increase of 13% over the 31 deaths recorded over the Memorial Day weekend in

2020, the CHP reports. There were 34 deaths reported over the holiday weekend in 2019. Nearly two-thirds of the people who died this year – 63.6% – were not wearing seat belts, the CHP reports. CHP officers arrested 979 people on suspicion of driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs during the 78-hour holiday enforcement period. That is an increase of 14.6% over the total from 2020 – 854. That number was down 22% from the total recorded in 2019 – 1,099.

Harry, Meghan welcome Lilibet ‘Lili’ Diana Tribune Content Agency Her name is Lilibet “Lili” Diana MountbattenWindsor. The second child of Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, was born at 11:40 a.m. Friday at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, the press secretary for

Justice From Page One consistent with traumainformed care, affecting the quality of services provided to victims.” The response rebuked the notion. “We are committed to having the highest quality of care for all the people we serve,” the response stated. The report stems from a revisit of a previous grand jury report, which also was critical of the center, including its assertion that the center needed more community partnerships. That was a repeated recommendation in the latest report. “Aggressively pursue additional on-site partners to provide the comprehensive services needed by domestic violence and sexual assault victims,” the report states. In their response, Abrams and Aguiar stated that the “recommendation has been implemented.” “However, we continue to strengthen our collaboration within the community in an effort to better serve those in need,” the response states. Another finding, and probably more directed at the Board of Supervisors and the county administration than the District Attorney’s Office and the center itself, is about the center facility. “The building currently housing the Solano County Family Justice Center is inadequate and its location is unknown to many residents,” the grand jury stated, recommending the center “develop a plan to procure a more appropriate and better-located

the couple said. Mother and child are well and “settling in at home,” the announcement said. Lili, who weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces, is named after her greatgrandmother, Queen Elizabeth, whose family nickname is Lilibet. The middle name, Diana, honors Harry’s mother, the late Princess of Wales.

facility to house the SFJC.” The response states, “Ideally, in the future we would like to increase capacity, however, at this time the SFJC is maximizing all available space to ensure all essential services are rendered.” The grand jury also recommended more public outreach to inform residents how they can access services. The response suggests that some kind of facility plan has been or is being developed, but does not say so directly. It states that outreach to potential community partners and residents, however, is a regular part of the center’s efforts. The grand jury report also was critical of the public transportation system to the facility for “victims outside Fairfield,” and recommends establishing a satellite office in Vallejo. The response was that the center is centrally located in Fairfield, and there is a presence in Vallejo. “We have increased our services such that we are on-site in Vallejo for those who have challenges traveling to Fairfield,” the response states. “We continue to work with our on-site and off-site partners to ensure that victims are served despite any transportation issues they encounter. To date, no victim has been denied services because of a transportation issue.” Adding center-specific training for law enforcement also was mentioned in the report. Required responses from the Board of Supervisors and the Department of Health and Social Services had not yet been filed.

exposed to a burst of heat. Still, as the effects of human-caused climate change and aggressive fire suppression have combined to drive bigger, more intense wildfires, these ancient giants are increasingly no match for the conditions ecologists are seeing on the ground. “They’re one of the most fire-adapted species on Earth, and that is one way that this really is a warning sign much bigger than the trees themselves,” Bringham said. “If we’re looking at forest fires that can now kill these old trees that have survived dozens, if not 100 or more previous wildfires, that’s a very bad sign.” The Castle fire was one of hundreds sparked last August by a siege of dry lightning strikes that was bookended by a pair of historic heat waves. The fire burned through portions of about 20 giant sequoia groves on the western slopes of the Sierra, the only place on the planet they naturally grow. Bringham, with help from researchers at the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Forest Service and conservation group Save the Redwoods League, came up with the revised estimate of dead trees based on satellite imagery. The report is expected to be published this summer after it undergoes peer review. Now that the snow has thawed, teams of researchers are starting to go into the field to verify its findings. The mortality estimates focus on trees that had trunks of at least 4 feet in diameter, meaning they were at least 100 to 200 years old. Some that burned were much older, Bringham said. “It’s untold losses,” she said. “When I have walked in two of the highseverity burned groves, the groves that really burned hot, we see really large dead trees, trees that probably are 1,500 to 3,000 years old.” A giant sequoia can survive a wildfire if just 5% of its crown remains unscorched. But the intensity of the Castle fire caused some of the trees’ crowns to combust on a scale researchers had never seen before. “The first time we ever saw that was in 2015 in the Rough fire and it only happened to a very small

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has said repeatedly he wouldn’t support ending it. President Joe Biden in May called for the Senate to pass the voting rights legislation. The measure would set national standards for election laws, including no-excuse mail-in voting and automatic voter registration, require additional campaign finance disclosures, and impose new ethics provisions

number of trees,” Bringham said. “So this is a new, unprecedented fire effect.” And severe, sequoiadestroying fires have been on the rise over the past decade, said Nate Stephenson, a research ecologist with the U.S. Geological Survey who also contributed to the report. He recalled when the Pierce fire burned through the Redwood Mountain grove in 1987, killing 14 sequoias. “To the best of our knowledge, that was the

2016, both directly and as a result of fatal bark beetle infestations. And last summer’s hot, dry weather ensured those socalled ladder fuels capable of carrying the fire up into the canopy were bone-dry and combustible. The combination made the Castle fire burn extraordinarily hot and high, rendering the sequoias’ defenses inadequate, said Paul Ringgold, chief program officer for Save the Redwoods League, which also provided data for the report.

light so it melts more slowly and supplies a steady stream of water to the reservoirs and the San Joaquin Valley when it’s needed. “We have this great water tower in the Sierra Nevada and it may not be as good at supplying water the way we want water supplied to us,” Stephenson said. “Or maybe the same amount will come but it will come out faster, maybe carrying a lot of sediment with it.” Researchers are also worried that the severity of the recent fire could mean some areas simply can’t regenerate on their own. In April, a group including Bringham and Stephenson hiked into a high-intensity — Christy Bringham, chief of resources management and burn area in Sequoia science at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks National Park. On the way, they travmost that had been killed “Sequoias are just not eled through less severely in historic times in a able to withstand that kind burned areas and saw “lots wildfire,” he said. “Then of fire in that kind of envi- of little sequoia seedlings things started to shift.” ronment,” he said. on the ground,” StephenFast forward to the The trees are also son said: As expected, Rough fire in 2015, which facing another new the fire had caused seeds killed at least 100 sequoias; enemy. For the first time, to fall in the autumn and in 2017, the Pier and Rail- researchers have found germinate in the spring. road fires killed about 120, that bark beetles are also “When we got into the Stephenson said. killing sequoias. They’ve core area where the really “Then you get to the documented 33 sequoias severe crown fire was, we Castle fire where it’s mul- within Sequoia and Kings could not find a single tiple thousands and clearly Canyon National Parks giant sequoia seedling,” out of bounds of anything that have been killed by a Stephenson said. “And we knew about in the his- genus of cedar bark beetle that was shocking to me.” torical record,” he said. that they’re investigating They believe the fire Researchers believe to determine if it’s its own burned through the this is because sequoias species, Stephenson said. little pedestals that hold evolved to live with “The reason it worried low- and mixed-inten- us is we thought, ‘This the cones on the trees, sity ground fires, “fire is new to us,’ ” he said. causing them to drop on that doesn’t get up into “And if it continues to the ground, where they the canopy and cer- get warmer, this is going were destroyed. Groups including Save tainly doesn’t burn up the to become a bigger and the Redwoods League canopy of 100-foot-tall, bigger problem.” 2,000-year-old trees,” Each of the sequoias are already replanting Bringham said. killed by beetles was suf- seedlings in those areas, These types of fires fering from the effects of Ringgold said. “That said, it will take used to be more common drought and had its base thousands of years for due to Indigenous scarred by a recent fire, those forests to return to burning practices, as weakening the tree by well as lightning strikes reducing the amount of the majesty that we’ve that weren’t immediately water that could make it seen them in in our lifeextinguished. to the top. Scientists are time,” he said. Those areas might also “In a given grove, working to determine what turn into shrub fields, and you probably had a fire role each factor played. burning somewhere in it “The forest is chang- it could be harder for every 10 years or so,” Ste- ing, and the drought trees to grow there in the phenson said. “For a given and climate change are future, Stephenson said. “It’s conceivable that sequoia, you might have really stressing these if it continues to warm a fire at its base every forests in new ways with 20 years or so. That kept both fire and beetles,” and warm and warm, you might not get anything the forests a lot more open Bringham said. and the fires, when they The loss of the sequoias looking like the forest did burn, to lower-inten- could accelerate the pace used to be there coming sity fires because there of that change. The trees back in,” he said. At the same time, wasn’t a lot of time for remove a massive amount forest managers are condead material to build up of carbon dioxide from on the ground.” the atmosphere and store fident it’s possible to make But a century of it for thousands of years, the forest more resilient to aggressive suppression and they serve as a habitat future fires through treattactics meant some of for wildlife like the Pacific ments like prescribed burning and thinning. the groves that burned fisher and spotted owl. last year had no recent They also defend It’s also important for history of fire, leading to against erosion and play a people to work together an accumulation of dead crucial role in the state’s to reduce greenhouse trees and litter. That was natural water storage gasses, they said. “This is not a hopeless compounded by a drought system, helping retain that killed scores of pines the snowpack longer by situation,” Bringham said. and firs from 2012 to shielding it from the sun- “This is a call to action.”

‘The forest is changing, and the drought and climate change are really stressing these forests in new ways with both fire and beetles.’

on corruption charges. In an address to members of his conservative Likud party on Sunday, Netanyahu lambasted Bennett over earlier pledges that he would not join forces with centrist politician Yair Lapid, the coalition’s leader, or with other participants in the new political grouping seeking to oust him. Under an accord struck last week, Bennett and Lapid would share the prime minister’s job on a rotating basis, with Bennett taking the first turn. Denouncing that alliance, Netanyahu told party allies, “We are witnesses to the greatest election fraud in the history of the country and,

in my opinion, the history of democracies.” “People justifiably feel deceived,” he told the gathering in remarks that were broadcast nationwide. Critics swiftly pointed out that the accusations hurled by Netanyahu were reminiscent of rhetoric employed by former President Donald Trump, a loyal booster over the past four years. In addition to excoriating Bennett as dishonest, Netanyahu characterized his rivals as radical leftists whose lack of resolve would leave the country vulnerable to external security threats. The prime minister also sought to deflect accusations that his sup-

porters were creating a dangerous climate with virulent threats against some members of the coalition. Instead, he painted his own camp as the victim, asserting that “incitement toward us runs rampant.” In a complaint that further echoed the airing of grievances, Netanyahu railed against what he called attempts to “silence” his supporters on social media. Those include his son Yair, some of whose social media accounts were temporarily suspended after he shared a post providing the home address of a lawmaker the prime minister’s allies were pressuring to vote against the coalition.

for all three branches of federal government. Manchin and GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska have instead urged a broad rewrite of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, dubbed the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, as a bipartisan alternative to the House legislation. “The truth is there is a better way – if we seek to find it together,” Manchin wrote. On “Fox News Sunday” Manchin said the nearly 800-page bill passed by the House and known in the Senate as S.1, was “the

wrong piece of legislation” and contained many items that don’t pertain to actual voting rights. The senator’s concerns “remain on the process, not the substance,” the End Citizens United/ Let America Vote Action Fund, a coalition supportive of the bill, said in a statement. “ W hen S enator Manchin comes to the realization that Republicans in the Senate are not acting in good faith, he is going to have to make a decision about whether he is truly committed to protecting everyone’s

freedom to vote,” said ECU/LAV President Tiffany Mueller. Manchin said he didn’t think that by rejecting a measure supported by his own party, he had “empowered” Republicans in Congress to be obstructionist to Biden’s agenda. Still, he said Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who’s characterized the voting rights legislation a partisan power grab, “is 100% wrong in trying to block all good things that we are trying to do for America.”

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‘I’m lucky to have the kind of support system I have with the people in my office. The women’s health clinic in (David Grant USAF Medical Center) has especially been helpful . . . . We practice a lot of labor and delivery techniques, we learn what to be expecting at what times. It’s helped to remove some of the guesswork for us.’

From Page A3 important,” Gavin said. “I think without the military’s help, there’d be a lot more to worry about – how will our finances look after the hospital stay, are we doing this right, are we ready for when the time comes? Instead, that same amount of headspace can be devoted to” – he gestures to Rachel on the couch who’s already flanked by pillows – “making sure she has enough pillows around her. We’ve been fortunate.” Gavin, whose father retired as a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army, is no stranger to the kind of amenities that are offered by the military. It being Rachel’s first pregnancy, however, much of the resources available to her were introduced to her by her coworkers. “I’m lucky to have the kind of support system I have with the people in my office,” Rachel said. “The women’s health clinic in (David Grant USAF Medical Center) has especially been helpful these past months. We practice a lot of labor and delivery techniques, we learn what to be expecting at what times. It’s helped to remove some of the guesswork for us. “It beats consulting Dr. Google,” she laughed. Families in the U.S. can expect to pay more than $10,000 to have a baby, not including pregnancy classes, according to a

— Rachel Pearson

Business Insider article published in 2019. It’s a reality that Gavin and Rachel, 22 and 21, respectively, need not fret over. Their good fortune isn’t something they take for granted, though. “Gavin and I have both worked jobs before our life in the military,” Rachel said. “In both our workplaces, we’ve worked alongside friends – people our age – and even people much older than us. I joined the military to give me and my family a better life, and Gavin, too, has had the chance to begin a career of his own. I’m happy to be able to bring Addison into a life where her parents are financially independent and not stuck in a job just spinning their wheels.” Addison Leigh, the Pearsons’ chosen name for their daughter, is a family name, Gavin said. It was a way for her to share a middle name with her dad and grandfather, who share the “Lee” moniker as their middle names. For Gavin, though, the

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sharing of a name is less impactful than what qualities he and Rachel will pass onto her. “I think it’s inevitable for kids to pick up things from their parents – the good and the bad,” he said. “Do I think Addison will pick up my penchant for taking turns a little quicker than some people like?” Gavin glances over at Rachel who shoots him back a long side-eye. “Possibly. But just like my dad did for me, it’s not a matter of if she picks up our habits, it’s a matter of guiding her in a way that shields her from the potential downsides of them.” As a military man, Gavin said his dad was strict, though he made a point of tempering his stoic exterior with kindness and compassion towards his children. “I think I’ve taken over my dad’s – I guess some people would call it ‘steely’– disposition, but as it stands, I think Rachel will end up being the real ‘take no crap’ parent out of the two of us,” he said, with

a laugh. “Maybe that’s because of the military, maybe it isn’t.” But where their potential parenting styles illicit no head-scratching from the couple, the navigation of parenthood within the military remains slightly ambiguous – even more so for what it will mean for Addison. Gavin reflects on his own experiences as a means of gaining insight into the murkiness of the subject. “Being a military child isn’t this overwhelmingly positive thing all the time,” Gavin said. “There are tough moments. My dad was gone a lot of the time, but I think the one constant during all that time was . . . We were taken care of,” he said. “It’s not always easy being a kid or a spouse in the military, but where there’s difficulty, there are resources to ferry you through it, and as it was for me, I hope that’s something Addison grows up to realize, too.” “I’d say Gavin turned out pretty great through it all,” Rachel added with a smile to her husband. Now four years after trading those basic training letters with her mom, Rachel hopes to pass along the same mindset that carried her through to the moment that she’s found herself in. “Addison will grow up knowing that if she believes herself hard enough and puts enough of herself into something, she can be anything she wants to be. Even if that means just taking it one week at a time.”

Week From Page A3 Vine each year to give local artists a chance to show their new artwork to the public. Booth rental money is used for future events like the annual High School Student Art Show and the Nor-Cal Regional Juried Art Show. The 2021 event, Saturday and Sunday, will feature more than 30 artists, two live bands each day, wine tasting, bocce and Brunch in a Box food truck. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. The festivities are at BackRoad Vines Winery, 2221 Julian Lane in Suisun Valley. Covid-19 protocols will be followed. All who attend are required to wear a mask. Applications are available at the Solano Town Center Gallery, 1350 Travis Blvd, Suite D-8, and may be downloaded at www.fvaaarts.org/venues. For more information, call Dennis Ariza at 688-8889.

Several gov’t meets on week’s calendar Several government meetings will occur this week. They are open to the public and can be viewed online. The meetings include: Suisun-Solano Water Authority Board Executive Committee, 9 a.m.

Monday, Suisun City Hall council chamber, 701 Civic Center Blvd., Suisun City. Info: http:// ca-sid.civicplus.com/ AgendaCenter. n Travis School District Governing Board, 5 p.m. Tuesday closed session, 6 p.m. open session, Travis Education Center, 2775 De Ronde Drive, Fairfield. Info: travisusd.org. n Vacaville City Council, 6 p.m. Tuesday, cou nci l cha mber, 650 Merchant St. Info: www.ci.vacaville.ca.us. n Rio Vista Planning Commission, 6 p.m. Wednesday, City Council chamber, 1 Main St. Info: www.riovistacity.com/ planning-commission. n Solano County Board of Education, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Solano County Office of Education, 5100 Business Center Drive, Fairfield. Info: www.solanocoe.net. n Solano Transportation Authority Board, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Suisun City Hall, 701 Civic Center Blvd. Info: www.sta.ca.gov. n Fairfield-Suisun School District, 6 p.m. Thursday, first-floor board room at Central Office, 2490 Hilborn Road, Fairfield. Info: www.fsusd.org. n Solano County Airport Land Use Commission, 7 p.m. Thursday, 675 Texas St., Fairfield. Info: www. solanocounty.com/depts/ rm/boardscommissions/ solano_county_airport_ land_use_commission/ agendas.asp.

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Kyle Larson (5) leads Chase Elliott down the hill on his way to victory in the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma

Raceway, Sunday. Larson won the first two stages and then outraced the field the final 50 laps for the win.

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SONOMA — Kyle Larson put his foot down on a shot at history for Martin Truex Jr. Larson, from Elk Grove, won the first two stages of Sunday’s Toyota/ Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway, then outraced the rest of the field over the final 50 laps to claim victory in Wine Country. Truex Jr. was going for his unprecedented third straight win in Sonoma but wound up third behind second-place finisher Chase Elliott. “I had two of the best behind me (at the end),” Larson said. “(Elliott) kept the pressure on, and Martin was strong, too. But what a car (I had).” Tire issues always seem to be a problem on the 2.52-mile road course, but Larson made the best of it. “I didn’t notice much with the tires,” he said. “My car was really good. The grip in my tires stayed better that I’m used to (in Sonoma). My car was good. I fell off a little bit, but I didn’t fall off as much as I usually do.” Larson was also pleased to be back in his home state. “It was cool to be here today with the largest crowd California has seen since the pandemic started,” Larson said. “I got to hang out with a lot of my friends before the race. . . . It was nice to come out west. To cap it off with a win at my home track was awesome.” Larson, who led 57 laps on the afternoon, was on the front row with Elliott after a caution with three laps to go. Officials added two extra laps for over-

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Kyle Larson celebrates Sunday’s victory in the Toyota/Save Mart 350 by spitting wine into the air next to Jill Gregory, Sonoma Raceway president. time, making it 92 total, where Larson easily held off Elliott and Truex Jr. Elliott, who led 13 laps, gave all the respect to Larson and his team. “The No. 5 has been doing an amazing job,”

felt like (Larson) was better,” Truex Jr. said. “The Hendricks team is really strong right now. They are really fast. . . . The short runs were killing us. We needed it to (stay) green longer to

‘It was cool to be here today with the largest crowd California has seen since the pandemic started. I got to hang out with a lot of my friends before the race. . . . It was nice to come out west. To cap it off with a win at my home track was awesome.’ — Kyle Larson

Elliott said. “But I’m really proud of our NAPA group. We were a lot better at the end than we were at the beginning. I’m pleased with that. I just wish we could have got another spot, but we’ll try again.” As much as Truex Jr. wanted the three-peat, he knew who had the best car Sunday. “I felt good, but I just

have a chance.” This was the 270th career victory for Hendricks Motorsports and the seventh of the season. NOTES: 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan was Sunday’s Grand Marshal, giving the field of 37 the command of ‘Drivers, Start Your engines!’ “This is my first (NASCAR

race),” Shanahan said before the race. “It’s fun to be here. I really didn’t know what I was getting into until I pulled up. This is awesome. I had no idea they had this big of a track here. I’m glad to be a part of this. I’m very curious about everything that goes into it. I’m interested in how all of it works.” . . . There were eight cautions in the race for a total of 18 laps. . . . The No. 38 car of Anthony Alfredo was sent to the rear of the field and crew chief Seth Barbou was ejected for an inspection violation before the race even started. . . . This was Larson’s ninth career win in 239 starts, his third victory of the season and first-ever at Sonoma Raceway. . . . There were 13 lead changes in the race, with seven different drivers leading a lap. . . . Chase Briscoe (17th) was the highest finishing rookie. Briscoe won the General Tire 200 ARCA Menards West Series race Saturday.

Remember when the Giants went 29-31 last year, and that was a good thing? The abbreviated 60-game season came and went, and the Giants framed it as a positive step forward even though they missed the expanded playoffs and recorded their fourth straight losing season. Fast forward to 2021, and the Giants are closing in on their 60th game. Sunday’s 4-3 loss came in game No. 59, and even on a gloomy day in which bad news was revealed on Evan Longoria and a four-game sweep was road-blocked, this team is light years ahead of 2020. The Giants finished their homestand 4-2 following a 5-1 trip through Arizona and Los Angeles, and they still maintain the best record

in the majors at 37-22 . Some of the Giants’ best ball has come recently, the evidence on display as they took three of four against both the Dodgers and Cubs, two of the game’s top teams, and were a play or two from completing an unlikely sweep of Chicago. “ We’ve played great baseball,” said catcher Buster Posey, who commended teammates who have filled in for injured players. “I think it just speaks volumes about the guys who are able to step up and take some at-bats and take the ball on the mound. We’re all confident we can continue to win games while some guys are a little nicked up.” The Giants led 2-0 and 3-1 but allowed the Cubs to tie the score in the fourth and move ahead See Giants, Page B8

A’s can’t capitalize on scoring opportunities for sweep, but get series win in Colorado Tribune Content Agency Even in a hitter’s paradise can offense run dry. The Oakland A’s set up and couldn’t cash in on a few scoring opportunities in an attempt to get the series sweep, losing to the Colorado Rockies, 3-1, on Sunday at Coors Field in Denver. They finish the road trip with a 4-2 record. A’s pitchers this series have struggled to keep stay winded and keep their breaking pitches down in unfamiliar Coors. Without his best stuff, James Kaprielian gutted through five innings while allowing just two runs with six strikeouts and three walks. Things could have gotten out of hand for Kaprielian in the fourth inning. The Rockies loaded the bases with no outs, and Kaprielian succumbed only to a run scored sacrifice fly,

escaping the inning on a strikeout and fly out by the Rockies pitcher German Marquez. The A’s had ample opportunity to score, but their only run came via Sean Murphy’s RBI double in the sixth, scoring Tony Kemp, who had doubled to lead off the inning. An Elvis Andrus single and Mitch Moreland reaching on an error put runners on the corners in the seventh inning. But Rockies reliever Mychal Givens recorded backto-back strikeouts to end the threat. A Chad Pinder double play ended a scoring threat in the eighth inning with runners on the corners. Yusmeiro Petit allowed the Rockies an insurance run in the eighth on a sacrifice fly, but like Kaprielian didn’t let the inning cascade when he loaded the bases with no outs.

Simone Biles extends her reign at U.S. championships The Washington Post Simone Biles hasn’t officially earned her place on the U.S. team heading to Tokyo. That will come later this month. But she is ready - not only to return to the Olympic Games but to take her commanding reign in her sport to new heights. Biles makes that obvious each time she performs, executing wildly difficult skills with ease and precision as she widens the gap ahead of her peers. At the U.S. Gymnastics

Championships in Fort Worth, Biles had a twopoint edge entering the second day of the women’s competition Sunday, and her lead only grew on her way to a seventh national all-around title. Biles’s final score of 119.650 was nearly five points ahead of runner-up Sunisa Lee. Biles has begun incorporating a goat emblem on her leotards – a symbol of her status as the greatest of all time – and her skills prove that she is worthy of that acclaim. Biles soared off the table

on both of her vaults, even though she didn’t perform the stunning Yurchenko double pike she unveiled last month. Unlike in Friday’s competition, she managed to control her power and adrenaline on floor. Biles improved upon her already terrific Day 1 performance with a 60.100 all-around score Sunday, which is her best mark since October 2018. With just three weeks until the Olympic trials, time is running out for the group of gymnasts in contention to prove they

should make the team. The top eight finishers from the U.S. championships qualified for the trials, and other gymnasts chosen by the selection committee will be added to the field. That two-day competition will be the most critical moment for these athletes, but with their performances this week, a few have already emerged as favorites – none more so than Lee and Jordan Chiles. Those two gymnasts finished second and third in Fort Worth and delivered two sets of

solid routines, each one bringing them one step closer to Tokyo. Lee, one of the world’s best on bars, performed a terrific routine on that event packed with connected release elements for a personal-best 15.300 on Friday. On the second day of competition, she didn’t connect all of the skills as she hoped, which lowers her difficulty score. But Lee still managed a 14.900 to secure the event title. Lee has dealt with an ankle injury lately, but she

had solid outings on vault and floor this weekend, which strengthens her position to earn a spot on the four-member Olympics team. The United States will need all-arounders to fill those spots because all four gymnasts perform every event in the qualification round, with three scores counting toward the team total, and three compete each event in the final. Lee, who also finished second to Biles at 2019 nationals, reaffirmed See Biles, Page B8

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Vegan pozole verde highlights subtly sweet flavors of corn

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ozole verde, the pre-Columbian chile-laden stew, starts with corn. A symbol of life and prosperity in ancient cultures, corn is “undoubtedly the most defining food crop in the history of the Americas,” chef and baker Roxana Jullapat writes in her new cookbook, “Mother Grains: Recipes for the Grain Revolution.” “There is this idea, I think, in a lot of people’s heads in this country, that all corn is bad,” Jullapat, a co-owner of the Los Angeles cafe and bakery Friends & Family, says. “But like every food, you have to go back to the source. You have to go back to the grain, to the farm, to the grower.” It’s true that most North American-grown commodity corn, subsidized, modified and fortified, is a far cry from the nutritious cobs that sustained Mayan, Inca and Aztec civilizations for centuries. But it’s also true that you can still find the good stuff. “And it’s important to go looking for it,” Jullapat says, “because if cooks ask stores, stores will ask purveyors, who will ask growers. It starts a chain of demand that can keep these grains alive.” “Mother Grains” is far more than a book of recipes for cooking and baking. It’s a call to action. It’s also a primer on barley, buckwheat, corn, oats, rice, rye, sorghum and wheat – all of which are ancient grains. If unaltered by certain modern farming practices, these eight grains support biodiversity. They also thrive in enough areas across the United States to support local communities. “Mother Grains” is a resource not only telling you how to use these grains – It’s also a guide to the growers, their practices and where to find ancient grains in your area. Hominy is dried field corn that, when soaked or cooked in an alkaline solution, turns soft and pudgy. In its nixtamalized form, it’s most often used to make masa for tortillas. But the whole kernels are a key ingredient in pozole. For Jullapat’s version, a riff on a recipe her husband, Daniel Mattern, made for her one rainy night, she starts with dried hominy. It’s soaked overnight in cool water. The next day, it’s simmered for an hour until tender. Refreshed hominy is especially toothsome, with a sweet fragrance and an al dente-like chew. To speed up the process, I adapted the recipe, below, to use canned hominy, but Jullapat recommends you seek out cans

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Full of flavor, texture and nutrition, this pozole needs neither pork nor chicken – but you could certainly add a few ounces of cubed meat. labeled organic to avoid those containing “the nightmarish commodity corn that has given corn a bad rap.” Substitutions, alterations, preferences and more: Fresh, charred poblano peppers give pozole its body and a distinctly smoky, lightly spicy and almost fruity flavor. In a pinch, you can use a 4-ounce can of green chiles instead. Don’t want to use hominy? Fresh corn off two or three cobs, a cup of cooked rice or a (drained) 15-ounce can of white beans would work instead. Full of flavor, texture and nutrition, this pozole needs neither pork nor chicken – but you could certainly add a few ounces of cubed meat in with the onions, allowing the stew to simmer until the meat is cooked through and tender. The only step you shouldn’t skip? Toasting cumin seeds and then grinding them in a spice grinder or with a mortar and pestle. “The flavor and aroma of freshly toasted cumin seeds is central to this dish,” Jullapat writes. A bevy of toppings offer the option of contrasting textures and flavors: Shredded cabbage, sliced radishes, fresh cilantro and cubes of avocado are a good start. Also good? Tortilla chips, pickled cauliflower, minced chives, crumbled cotija or feta

(vegan or not), your favorite hot sauce, a dollop of crema or sour cream or Greek yogurt. Plus, always, lots of lime. Other than that, fortified with centuries of technique and a balance of nourishing grains and vegetables, this pozole is pretty much perfect. Vegan Pozole Verde Active time: 40 minutes | Total time: 50 minutes 4 servings Smoky and spicy with the flavors of charred green peppers and freshly toasted cumin, this vegan take on pozole is fresh and filling. From “Mother Grains,” a cookbook by Los Angeles-based chef Roxana Jullapat, the dish highlights the lightly sweet flavor of hominy, a nixtamalized corn. Jullapat prefers to cook her hominy from dried, but in this version, we’re calling for canned hominy, organic if you can find it, which shaves a day off the prep time. Charring the green peppers and toasting whole cumin seeds gives this soup an incredible depth of flavor. In a pinch, you can use one, four-ounce can of green chiles in place of the poblanos and jalapeños, and 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground cumin, if you don’t want to toast and then grind the whole seeds. Make ahead: Soup, without garnish, may be made up to 5 days in advance and reheated. You may need to add more water to thin it out. Storage notes: Leftover soup can be refrigerated for up to 5 days.

Where to buy: Canned organic hominy and canned tomatillos may be found at well-stocked grocery stores, Hispanic markets or online. 2 poblano peppers 1 small jalapeño chile peppers 2 teaspoons cumin seeds 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 small yellow onion (about 4 ounces), sliced 2 cloves garlic, sliced 1 ⁄2 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves and stems One (14-ounce) can tomatillos, drained 3 cups water, plus more as needed One (25-ounce) can hominy, drained Kosher salt, to taste Shredded cabbage, diced avocado, sliced radishes, cilantro sprigs and lime wedges, for garnish and serving Char the peppers: If using a broiler, position a rack 5 to 6 inches from the broiler and turn it on. Place the poblanos and jalapeños on a baking sheet; broil until they blister and brown, watching them carefully and turning them with tongs until they are charred all over, but still firm, about 5 minutes on each side. To char them over a gas stove, place them on the stove grates and use long tongs to turn them frequently, until each pepper has charred. Immediately transfer them to a paper bag and fold it up tight – or to a bowl, covered tightly with a plate or with plastic wrap – and allow them to steam for 10 to 15 minutes.

Peel and seed the peppers, then roughly chop them. While the peppers are charring, in a small skillet over medium heat, lightly toast cumin seeds until fragrant, swirling the pan to prevent them from burning, about 1 minute. Allow them to cool for about 1 minute and then, using a mortar and pestle or spice grinder, grind them into a fine powder. In a large pot over medium-high heat, heat the olive oil until it shimmers. Add the onion, garlic, cilantro and chopped charred peppers and cook until the onion appears translucent, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the tomatillos and cook for about 2 minutes. Add the water and cumin, lower the heat to medium and simmer for about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat. Using a stick blender, puree until smooth. (If using a standing blender, puree in batches as needed to avoid overflow.) Return the pot to medium-high heat and add the drained hominy. Simmer for another 10 minutes, then adjust the consistency with more water, if desired, and taste and season with salt, if desired. Serve in bowls and top with shredded cabbage, diced avocado, sliced radishes, cilantro sprigs and lime wedges. Nutrition | Calories: 228; Total Fat: 8 g; Saturated Fat: 1 g; Cholesterol: 0 mg; Sodium: 257 mg; Carbohydrates: 34 g; Dietary Fiber: 9 g; Sugars: 13 g; Protein: 7 g. Adapted from “Mother Grains: Recipes for the Grain Revolution” (Norton, 2021).

Pasta with artichokes, capers makes for quick, thrifty meal A aron Hutcherson The Washington Post

’m a big fan of salt and savoriness, so it’s no surprise I love brined things. Brining infuses food with extra flavor and also helps to preserve it, which is why items like marinated artichoke hearts and capers deserve room on your pantry shelves. And while you’re there, grab a box of pasta and some breadcrumbs and you’re ready to cook this recipe. You’ll start by making some seasoned panko breadcrumbs. Sure, you could use any pre-seasoned breadcrumbs that you might have on hand, but I like to buy plain ones because they are more versatile and then I can season them as I see fit. In this recipe, we toast panko, Italian seasoning and garlic powder in some olive oil until golden. The breadcrumbs add a nice

crunchy topping to the pasta, but to be honest, they’re so good I would eat them sprinkled on just about anything. The sauce for the pasta, if you can call it that, begins with sauteed artichokes and capers. I like nonpareil capers mostly because I think their small size makes them cute, but they also offer the best flavor and texture. Any capers you have around will work in this recipe. Since the artichoke brine is already full of flavor, some of it is added to the pan along with a spoonful of honey, for balance. You might notice that I didn’t add salt outside of boiling the pasta and a pinch with the breadcrumbs. That’s not a mistake. The artichokes and capers contain plenty of salt already, and I found this recipe to be perfectly seasoned, so

be careful about going on autopilot and accidentally ending up with an overly salty dish. Pasta With Artichokes, Capers and Toasted Breadcrumbs 20 minutes 2 to 4 servings This pantry pasta relies on marinated artichokes and capers to pack a briny punch. Some of the brining liquid gets used to help flavor the pasta, and a bit of honey is added to the mixture for balance. Seasoned and toasted panko breadcrumbs make for a delightfully crunchy topping. Make ahead: The toasted panko can be prepared and stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days. Storage notes: Leftover pasta can be refrigerated for up to 4 days. Kosher salt 8 ounces spaghetti, or any other long pasta 4 tablespoons extravirgin olive oil, divided

⁄2 cup panko or other breadcrumbs 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning blend 1 ⁄4 teaspoon garlic powder One (12 ounce) jar marinated artichoke hearts 2 tablespoons nonpareil capers, coarsely chopped 1 ⁄4 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 teaspoon honey Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the pasta according to package directions until al dente. Reserve 1 cup of the pasta water, then drain the pasta. Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium heat, warm 2 tablespoons of olive oil until shimmering. Add the panko, Italian seasoning blend, garlic powder and a pinch of salt and cook, stirring, until the panko is nicely toasted, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to a bowl, wipe out the skillet and return it to the stove. Drain the artichokes, 1

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Pasta With Artichokes, Capers and Toasted Breadcrumbs. reserving 1⁄4 cup of the marinating liquid. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil to the skillet and heat until shimmering. Add the artichokes, capers and black pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until the artichokes start to brown, about 7 minutes. Add the honey and reserved artichoke marinating liquid and cook for about 1 minute. Add the drained pasta to the skillet and toss until coated, adding the

reserved pasta water as needed, if the mixture looks too dry. Transfer the pasta to a serving platter or individual bowls, sprinkle with the panko mixture and serve. Nutrition (based on 4 servings) | Calories: 448; Total Fat: 19 g; Saturated Fat: 2 g; Cholesterol: 0 mg; Sodium: 521 mg; Carbohydrates: 55 g; Dietary Fiber: 4 g; Sugar: 3 g; Protein: 10 g. Recipe from staff writer Aaron Hutcherson.

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Hospital-level care at home is poised to grow after more than a decade as a niche offering.

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future of hospital care? Julie Appleby

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ospital-level care at home – some of it provided over the internet – is poised to grow after more than a decade as a niche offering, boosted both by hospitals eager to ease overcrowding during the pandemic and growing interest by insurers who want to slow health care spending. But a host of challenges remain, from deciding how much to pay for such services to which kinds of patients can safely benefit. Under the model, patients with certain medical conditions, such as pneumonia or heart failure – even moderate Covid – are offered high-acuity care in their homes, with 24/7 remote monitoring and daily visits by medical providers. In the latest sign that the idea is catching on, two big players – Kaiser Permanente and the Mayo Clinic – announced plans this month to collectively invest $100 million into Medically Home, a Boston-based company that provides such services to scale up and expand their programs. The two organizations estimate that 30% of patients currently admitted to hospitals nationally have conditions eligible for in-home care. (KHN is not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente.) Several other well-known hospital systems launched programs last summer. They join about two dozen already offering the service, including Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, Presbyterian Healthcare Services in New Mexico and Massachusetts General Hospital. But hospitals have other financial considerations that are also part of the calculation. Systems that have built sparkling new in-patient facilities in the past decade, floating bonds and taking out loans to finance them, need patients filling costly inpatient beds to repay lenders and recoup investments. And “hospitals that have surplus capacity, whether because they have newly built beds or shrinking populations or are losing business to compet-

itors, are not going to be eager about this,” said Dr. Jeff LevinScherz, co-leader of the North American Health Management practice at consultancy Willis Towers Watson. Medicare gave the idea a boost in November when it agreed to pay for such care, to help keep non-Covid patients out of the hospital during the pandemic. Since then, more than 100 hospitals have been approved by Medicare to participate, although not all are in place yet. Tasting opportunity, Amazon and a coalition of industry groups in March announced plans to lobby for changes in federal and state rules to allow broader access to a wide range of in-home medical services. “We’re seeing tremendous momentum,” said Dr. Bruce Leff, a Johns Hopkins Medical School geriatrician who has studied and advocated for the hospital-athome approach since he helped establish one of the nation’s first programs in the mid-1990s. Leff and other proponents say various studies show in-home care is just as safe and may produce better outcomes than being in the hospital, and it saves money by limiting the need to expand hospitals, reducing hospital readmissions and helping patients avoid nursing home stays. Some estimates put the projected savings at 30% over traditional hospital care. But ongoing programs are a long way from making a dent in the nation’s $1.2 trillion hospital tab. While the goal is to shift 10% or more of hospital patients to home settings, existing programs handle far fewer cases, sometimes serving only a handful of patients. “In a lot of ways, this remains aspirational; this is the early innings,” said Dean Ungar, who follows the insurance and hospital industries as a vice president and senior credit officer at Moody’s Investors Service. Still, he predicted that “hospitals will increasingly be reserved for acute care [such as surgeries and ICUs].” Challenges to scaling up include maintaining the current good safety profile in the face of rapid growth and finding enough

medical staff – especially nurses, paramedics and technicians – who travel to patients’ homes. The attraction for insurers is clear: If they can pay for care in a lower-cost setting than the hospital, with good outcomes, they save money. For hospitals, “the financials of it are, frankly, a little tough,” said Levin-Scherz. Those most attracted to hospitalat-home programs run at or near capacity and want to free up beds. Even so, Gerard Anderson, a health policy professor at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, said hospitals likely see the potential, long term, for “huge profit margins” through “saving a lot of capital and personnel expense by having the work done at home.” But Anderson worries that broad expansion of hospital-athome efforts could exacerbate health care inequities. “It’s realistic in middle- and upper-middle-class households,” Anderson said. “My concern is in impoverished areas. They may not have the infrastructure to handle it.” Suburban and rural areas – and even some lowerincome urban areas – can have spotty or nonexistent internet access. How will that affect the ability of those areas to participate, to communicate with physicians and other hospital staff members miles away? Proponents outline solutions, from providing patients with “hot spot” devices that provide internet service, along with backup power and instant communication via walkie-talkie-type handsets and computer tablets. Social factors play a big part, too. Those who live alone may find it harder to qualify if they need a lot of help, while those in crowded households may not have enough room or privacy. Another possible wrinkle: Not all patients have the necessary human support, such as someone to help an ill patient with the bathroom, meals or even answering the door.

That’s why both patients and their caregivers should get a detailed explanation of the day-to-day responsibilities before agreeing to participate,

finish treatment for an infection at home. It required coordination – his wife had to be at their house for the set-up team even as she was scheduled to pick him up – but “once it was set up, it worked well.” At home, he needed treatment with antibiotics every eight hours for several days and “one nurse came at 2 a.m.,” said Clifford, 70. “It woke up my wife, but that’s OK. We had peace of mind by my being at home.” Adventist launched its program a year ago, but it hasn’t achieved the scale needed to save money yet, said Dean. Ultimately, he envisions the hospital-at-home option as “our biggest hospital in Adventist Health,” with 500 to 1,500 patients in the program at a time. Medicare’s payment decision gave momentum to such goals. But the natural experiment it created with its funding ends when the pandemic is declared over. Because of the emergency, Medicare paid the same as it would for in-hospital care, based on each patient’s diagnosis. Will hospitals be as enthusiastic if that is not the case in the future? Commercial insurers are unlikely to pay unless they see lower rates, since there are already concerns about overuse. “From a societal perspective, it’s great if these programs replace expensive inpatient care,” said Levin-Scherz at Towers. But, he said, it would be a negative if the programs sought to grow by admitting patients who otherwise would not have gone into the hospital at all and could have been treated with lower-cost outpatient services.

Under the model, patients with certain medical conditions, such as pneumonia or heart failure – even moderate Covid – are offered high-acuity care in their homes, with 24/7 remote monitoring and daily visits by medical providers. said Alexandra Drane, CEO of Archangels, a for-profit group that works with employers and provides resources for unpaid caregivers. “I love the concept for a resourced household where someone can take this job on,” said Drane. “But there’s a lot of situations where that’s not possible. What If I have a full-time job and two children, when am I supposed to do this?” The programs all say they aim to reduce the burden on families. Some provide aides to help with bathing or other home care issues and provide food. None expects family members to perform medical procedures. The programs supply monitoring and communication equipment and a hospital bed, if needed. “We see the patient in their home setting,” said Morre Dean, president of Adventist Health’s hospital at home program, which serves a broad area of California and part of Oregon. “What is in their refrigerator? What is their living situation? Can we impact that? We aren’t reliant on the family to deliver care.” Patients are typically visited in their homes daily by various health workers. Physicians make home visits in some programs, but most employ doctors to oversee care from remote “command centers,” talking with patients via various electronic gadgets. All of that was delivered to James Clifford’s home in Bakersfield after he opted to participate in the Adventist program so he could leave the hospital and

KHN (Kaiser Health News) is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues. Together with Policy Analysis and Polling, KHN is one of the three major operating programs at KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation). KFF is an endowed nonprofit organization providing information on health issues to the nation.

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Tribune Content Agency Two weeks after AT&T announced it was spinning off WarnerMedia to the much smaller Discovery, executives flocked to the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank for a glimpse of their future – and the man who would lead them there. Discovery Chief Executive David Zaslav, the architect of his company’s audacious $45-billion takeover of WarnerMedia, sought during a Tuesday town hall meeting to reassure battle-weary troops that – unlike their current parent, AT&T – Discovery was all about creating programming that audiences crave. The hard-charging 61-yearold executive stressed his respect for the Turner networks, including CNN, as well as HBO and the Warner Bros. film and TV studio, which has churned out cultural touchstones for nearly a century. “We’re not coming in here thinking that we know all the answers,” Zaslav told the crowd of about 75 film and TV executives admitted into the studio’s Stephen J. Ross Theater, according to a person who saw a video stream, which was watched by hundreds of other WarnerMedia workers around the country. “There’s a ton we don’t know,” Zaslav added, “and there’s certainly a whole bunch that you know that we don’t know.” Zaslav’s message was well received but also underscored the myriad challenges he will face if regulators approve Discovery’s effort to buy a company that is more than twice its size. New York-based Discovery, which owns such popular cable channels as Food Network, HGTV and Animal Planet and OWN, is scrambling to adapt as consumers ditch cable TV for streaming platforms. Discovery derives most of its revenue from cable TV channels. Even after the merger, an estimated 80% of Warner Bros. Discovery’s pre-tax earnings in 2024 will still tied to its legacy cable channels, research firm MoffettNathanson said in a note. And Discovery must sit on the sidelines in a fast-changing media environment as the merger moves through the government’s review, which could take more than a year. Discovery has said it hopes to complete the takeover in mid-2022, but for now the companies will continue to operate as separate entities. The regulatory delay will give competitors Netflix, Amazon, Disney, Comcast and ViacomCBS more time to get traction for their streaming services, which could leave WarnerMedia’s HBO Max and Discovery+ at a disadvantage. “Both of these companies are at critical junctures in building their [streaming] products, and now they are going to be focused on other things,” Cowen & Co. media analyst Doug Creutz said.

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David Zaslav, chief executive officer of Discovery Communications, arrives at the annual Allen and Company Sun Valley Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho. “David [Zaslav] would say, ‘Hey, we can walk and chew gum at the same time’ and, on the Discovery side, they probably can – but it’s a different matter on the AT&T side. Are they going to be able to roll out HBO Max and get it to the level of success they want when everyone is so distracted?” Creutz noted that after Rupert Murdoch announced he was selling much of his entertainment company, 21st Century Fox, to Disney, the existing Fox businesses suffered as executives wondered about their place in the new regime and the merger slogged through nearly a year of regulatory reviews. During the interim, Fox’s “film business basically collapsed,” Creutz said. Another key challenge, according to analysts, is trying to figure out how to position their respective streaming services – including an expected offering from CNN – to attract millions of customers in the U.S. and abroad. “The major challenge I see is going to be having a comprehensive offering – bringing together a platform that’s going to be competitive in streaming, and I don’t know that they necessarily have a lot of time to do that,” Tuna Amobi, an analyst with CFRA Research, said. “To be successful in this race, you have to have a very credible global strategy.” Since AT&T absorbed Time Warner for $85 billion in June 2018, there have been multiple management shakeups, more than 2,000 layoffs and controversial moves that have tested the faith of Hollywood. AT&T pulled the plug on the beloved classic movie streaming site FilmStruck and then bet the company on HBO Max, a streaming service that got off to a rocky start a year ago due to a high price point ($14.99 a month) and a shortage of original programming. Morale plunged. This week, WarnerMedia introduced an HBO Max version with advertising and a lower price point ($9.99 a month) in an attempt to lure subscribers. The company also has been

grappling with the fallout from its much-maligned decision to release all of Warner Bros.’ 2021 films on HBO Max the same day they arrive in theaters, which infuriated powerful producers and directors. Should regulators approve the deal, Zaslav will become the company’s fourth CEO in less than five years. WarnerMedia’s current chief executive, Jason Kilar, who joined the company just 13 months ago, is expected to depart after the merger is complete. When the two companies come together, it also will be burdened with an estimated $58 billion in debt. The bulk of that debt will come from the $43 billion payment that will go to AT&T as part of the deal. (AT&T shareholders, at launch, will have 71% of the shares of the new stand-alone company). Zaslav has said that he sees $3 billion in cost savings by 2024, which typically means more job losses, causing more anxiety for a workforce that has endured substantial layoffs under AT&T. “It’s got to be tough to work there right now,” Creutz said. Analysts also expect some inevitable cultural clashes between two very different companies. Discovery is a giant in unscripted television, while the strength of Warner Bros. and HBO has long been providing premium scripted TV shows and movies. When it comes to the cost of producing Warner Bros. movies and HBO shows, there might be some sticker shock, media veterans said. “David is a content guy – but he’s not a Hollywood guy,” Creutz said. “A lot of Discovery’s success has been running unscripted TV production very efficiently. Scripted content is, by nature, less efficient and more expensive. It’s not, “Hey we need another show about buying and selling houses, let’s flip the cookie-cutter out.” Zaslav – who wore a business blazer and khakis – made a good impression during the Tuesday event, according to those in attendance. He talked at length about his bio: and his Brooklyn roots.

Bridge

by Phillip Alder

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FAIR F IELD — There’s plenty to choose from as the summer movie season kicks into high gear. Mark Wahlberg stars in the thriller “Infinite,” the story of a man haunted by his memory. Self-medicated and on the brink of a mental breakdown, a secret group that calls themselves “Infinites” come to his rescue, revealing to him that his memories are real – but they are from multiple past lives. The Infinites bring him into their extraordinary world, where a gifted few are given the ability to be reborn with their memories and knowledge accumulated over centuries. It comes at a cost. The film is rated PG-13. “12 Mighty Orphans” is based on the true story of Mighty Mites, the football team of a Fort Worth orphanage who, during the Great Depression, went from playing without shoes – or even a football – to playing for the Texas state championship. The architect of their success was Rusty Russell, a legendary high school coach who shocked his colleagues by giving up his privileged position to teach and coach at the orphanage. Robert Duvall and Martin Sheen star in the film, which is rated PG-13. “Domino: Battle of the Bones” follows a competitive domino player from Compton who reluctantly agrees to babysit his nerdy grandson. When he discovers the kid’s crazy skills, the two put aside their differences and team up to win the domino tournament. It’s rated R. “In the Heights” takes place over three days in the upper Manhattan neighborhood of Washington Heights, where a bodega owner inherits his late grandmother’s lottery winnings and plans to shutter his store and retire on a beach in the Dominican Republic. Marc Anthony is featured in the movie, which is rated PG-13. “Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway” centers on Bea, Thomas and the rabbits who have created a makeshift family.

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BID#2113-22 Unleaded Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Sealed Bids will be received before 1:00 p.m., July 7, 2021, at the office of the Purchasing Department, 3rd floor, 2490 Hilborn Road, Fairfield, California. After which time the bids will be opened and publicly read aloud, in conference room #102 at 2490 Hilborn Road, Fairfield, CA 94534. Any claim by a bidder of error in its bid must be made in compliance with section 5100 et seq. of the Public Contract Code. Any bid that is submitted after this time shall be non-responsive and returned to the bidder. Bid packets will be posted by 4:00 pm on June 9, 2021 on the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District Website at https://www.fsusd.org/Page/15594. Requests for information must be submitted in writing to Amanda Rish at amandari@fsusd.org. Questions will be accepted until 4:00 pm on June 16, 2021. It is the responsibility of the bidder to check the website for all documents, information and communication regarding this bid. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the date set for the opening for bids except as provided pursuant to Public Contract Code section 5100, et seq. The District reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informalities or irregularities in the bidding. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids and/or waive any irregularity in any bid received. The District reserves the right to award at its discretion or to not award at all. DR#00047300 Published: June 7, 14, 2021 Section 00 1100 - NOTICE TO BIDDERS ARTICLE 1. GENERAL Section 1.01 Notice is hereby given that the Board of Education of the Vacaville Unified School District of Solano County, hereinafter referred to as "District," will receive sealed Proposals for: Bid Package #: 21-12, 621 Orchard Avenue – Site Work

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Notice is hereby given that the Project is subject to the requirements of Public Contract Code section 20111.6 as a project funded under the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act of 1998 or a project that involves a projected expenditure of one million dollars ($1,000,000) or more and is funded from a state school bond. As such, the District will accept Bids only from Bidders prequalified by the District. In addition, any electrical, mechanical, and plumbing subcontractors (as defined by Public Contract Code section 20111.6(k) and all subcontractors holding a class A or B license that will perform any type of work covered by the specialty licenses listed in section 20111.6(k)) must be prequalified by the District. The type of work for which subcontractors must be prequalified is the work encompassed in the following license classifications: C-4, C-7, C-10, C-16, C20, C-34, C-36, C-38, C-42, C-43 and C-46, whether performed by a contractor with a Class C license or a Class A or B license. A list of prequalified contractors and electrical, mechanical, and plumbing Subcontractors is posted on the Districtʼs website at http://measurea-vusd-ca.schoolloop.com. Contractors and subcontractors that are required to be prequalified are required to submit prequalification packages no later than thirty (30) days prior to bid date or within five (5) days of the last bid advertisement if advertised less than thirty (30) days before bids are due, but no later than ten (10) business days before bids are due. The District will not consider any Bid in which the Bidder, or any Subcontractor that was required to be prequalified, is not actually prequalified within five (5) days before the bid date. The Districtʼs Prequalification Application is available on the Districtʼs website at http://measurea-vusd-ca.schoolloop.com. If the bidder will not perform the mechanical, electrical and/or plumbing (MEP) work itself, then a prequalified MEP subcontractor must be listed on the subcontractor listing form, including specifically identifying mechanical, electrical and/or plumbing in the “portion” of work. Proposals are due: July 8, 2021 at 2pm BID INFORMATION Location: Vacaville Unified School District, 401 Nut Tree Road, Vacaville, CA 95687 Contact: District Representative: Steven McGuckin, Capital Program Management, Inc. (916) 553-4400 Date: July 8, 2021 Time: No later than 2:00 PM At this time such proposals will be opened and publicly read. Due to Current COVID-19 Requirements, Bid Proposals will be received at the main entrance to the building between 12:00 PM and 2:00 PM on the day of the bid. Contractor License Classification Required: Class A or B Section 1.02 Mandatory Pre bid conference will be held at: MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE INFORMATION Location: 621 South Orchard Avenue, Vacaville, CA 95688 Contact: District Representative: Steven McGuckin, Capital Program Management, Inc. (916) 553-4400. Date: June 16, 2021 Time: 2:00pm Attendance for duration of meeting is mandatory and each prime contract bidder (referred to as “Bidder” or “Bidders”) shall be required to certify, as part of its Proposal Form, that it attended the entirety of the Pre-Bid conference. Failure to include the certification will render the bid non-responsive. Failure to attend the mandatory, Pre-Bid conference waives the right to submit a bid. For all Pre-Bid visits (other than the Pre-bid conference), Bidder must make an appointment with the District Representative prior to visiting the Site. Appropriate COVID-19 protocols will be required.

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Section 1.03 Overall coordination of the Project will be the responsibility of the District Representative. All inquiries regarding the bid are to be directed to District Representative, Steven McGuckin,stevenm@capitalpm.com . Section 1.04 Contracts for construction will be direct prime contracts with the District. All Project procedures and documents are designed to facilitate delivery of the Project through prime construction contracts. The District's forms shall be used for all documents. Bidders shall read and review the Bidding Documents carefully, and shall familiarize themselves thoroughly with all requirements. Section 1.05 Each bid proposal shall conform to the requirements of the Contract Documents. The bid documents may be obtained at bidderʼs expense from Signature Reprographics, (916) 454-0800 or electronically at https:/signaturerepro.com. Section 1.06 No bid will be considered unless it is accompanied by Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Bid Bond from a surety authorized to do business in California for ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the Combined Base Bid Amount, including additive Alternate Bids, made payable to the District. The above-mentioned check or bid bond shall be given as a guarantee that the Bidder shall, if selected by the District, execute the Contracts, in conformance with the Contract Documents. For more information, refer to Section 00 2000, Article 1, Section 1.06. Section 1.07 Bids shall not expire for a period of 90 days after the date set for the bid opening. Within ten (10) days after notification of the Districtʼs Notice of Intent to Award the Contracts, the successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Labor and Material Bond and a Faithful Performance Bond for each Contract. For further information, refer to Sections 00 6113.13 and 00 6113.16. Section 1.08 The District is an equal opportunity employer. Refer to General Conditions Section 00 7000, Article 7, Section 7.10. The District encourages the participation of DVBE businesses. Refer to Special Provisions Section 00 8000. The District has set an overall goal for this Project that Bidders obtain a minimum of 3% of their bid amount in participation by certified Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises (“DVBE”). The participation may be through work or supply of materials. If a Bidder is unable to obtain the full 3% participation by one or more DVBEs, then the bid may be found responsive only if it establishes “good faith efforts” to meet the goal. The requirements for good faith efforts are set forth in Special Provisions Section 00 8000, Article 4 and the attachments thereto. Section 1.09 The successful Bidder shall be required to pay its workers on this Project a sum not less than the general prevailing rate (applicable at time of bid advertisement date) of per diem wages and not less than the general prevailing rate for holiday and overtime work for work of a similar character in the locality in which the Project is performed, as provided under California Labor Code Sections 1726-1861. Copies of the prevailing rate of per diem wages are on file at the Vacaville Unified School District, 401 Nut Tree Road, Vacaville, CA 95687, and shall be made available to any interested party upon request. They may also be obtained on the internet at http://www.dir.ca.gov/OPRL/DPreWageDetermination.htm Refer to General Conditions Section 00 7000, Article 7. The Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. Section 1.10 The governing board of the District reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to waive any irregularity in any proposals received. Section 1.11 At the request and expense of the successful Bidder, eligible securities shall be accepted in lieu of retention payments to insure performance under the Contract, pursuant to California Public Contract Code Section 22300. Refer to Exhibit H and General Conditions Section 00 7000, Article 12, Section 12.05. Said securities shall be deposited prior to the submission of the successful Bidderʼs first progress payment application. Section 1.12 The successful Bidder shall have at least one supervising technician on call in the event that the existing fire alarm, security clocks, intercom, telephone and data systems are damaged during the course of construction or the Contract requires relocation of existing devices. The supervising technician is required to be on Site during all aspects of repair, modifications and testing. For fire alarm modifications and repairs the supervising technician is required to have at a minimum NICET LEVEL 2 Certification or equal. The District may consider optional Underwriters Laboratories Certification, factory training or contractor demonstrated equal experience/training with prior approval. The supervising technician must also have a minimum 5 years installation experience. DR#00047332 Published: June 7, 2021

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that FAIRFIELD-SUISUN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, acting by and through its Board of Education, hereinafter referred to as the District will receive up to, but no later than July 7, 2021 1:00 PM sealed bids from qualified Responders for the award of contracts for the following:

• New modular classrooms building pad preparation (modular building provided under separate contract) • Parking lot upgrades, parking entrance updates in City encroachment, site work and utilities, PG&E gas line relocation, PG&E electrical service modifications, ADA upgrades, new hardscape, landscaping and irrigation. Notice is hereby given that the Project is a public works project within the requirements of Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1 of the California Labor Code, and that each Bidder and all Subcontractors are required to be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 at the time of bidding. Failure of the Bidder or a listed Subcontractor to be registered at the time of bidding shall render the Bid nonresponsive and unavailable for award.

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DR# 00047318 Published June 7, 2021

LOCATED AT: 1250 Oliver Road #1013, Fairfield, CA 94534 Solano Mailing Address: 325 Merganser Dr. Unit 1508, Suisun City, CA 94585 (ARE) HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S): 1) Ixabel Ceja 59 Lemonwood Way Suisun City, 94585 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/ Ixable Ceja 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 May 19, 2026. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: MAY 20, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021001116 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00047168 Published: May 31, June 7, 14, 21, 2021

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B8 Monday, June 7, 2021 — DAILY REPUBLIC

Scoreboard BASEBALL Philadelphia Miami Washington

American League East Division W L 38 23 36 23 30 27 31 29 21 38 Central Division Chicago White Sox 36 23 Cleveland 31 26 Kansas City 29 28 Detroit 24 35 Minnesota 24 35 West Division OAKLAND 35 26 Houston 33 26 Seattle 30 31 L.A. Angels 27 32 Texas 23 38 Tampa Bay Boston Toronto N.Y. Yankees Baltimore

Pct GB .623 — .610 1 .526 6 .517 6½ .356 16 .610 — .544 4 .509 6 .407 12 .407 12 .574 — .559 1 .492 5 .458 7 .377 12

National League N.Y. Mets Atlanta

East Division W L Pct GB 29 23 .558 — 28 29 .491 3½

28 30 .483 4 25 33 .431 7 24 32 .429 7

Central Division 33 26 .559 — 33 26 .559 — 31 29 .517 2½ 28 29 .491 4 23 35 .397 9½ West Division SAN FRANCISCO 37 22 .627 — San Diego 36 25 .590 2 L.A. Dodgers 34 25 .576 3 Colorado 24 36 .400 13½ Arizona 20 41 .328 18 Sunday’s Games Chicago Cubs 4, SAN FRANCISCO 3 Colorado 3, OAKLAND 1 Baltimore 18, Cleveland 5 Philadelphia 12, Washington 6 Miami 3, Pittsburgh 1 Houston 6, Toronto 3 Atlanta 4, L.A. Dodgers 2 Minnesota 2, Kansas City 1 Chicago White Sox 3, Detroit 0 Milwaukee 2, Arizona 0 Cincinnati 8, St. Louis 7 N.Y. Mets 6, San Diego 2 Seattle 9, L.A. Angels 5 Boston 6, N.Y. Yankees 5, 10 innings Monday’s Games Miami at Boston, 2:10 p.m. Kansas City at L.A. Angels, 6:38 p.m. Chicago Cubs at San Diego, 7:10 p.m. Tuesday’s Games SAN FRANCISCO at Texas, 5:05 p.m. Arizona at OAKLAND, 6:40 p.m. Chicago Cubs Milwaukee St. Louis Cincinnati Pittsburgh

N.Y. Mets at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. Atlanta at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m. Houston at Boston, 4:10 p.m. Seattle at Detroit, 4:10 p.m. Washington at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m. Colorado at Miami, 4:10 p.m. Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m. Toronto at Chicago White Sox, 5:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Minnesota, 5:10 p.m. Cleveland at St. Louis, 5:15 p.m. Kansas City at L.A. Angels, 6:38 p.m. Chicago Cubs at San Diego, 7:10 p.m.

Second Round Saturday’s Game Brooklyn 115, Milwaukee 107, Brooklyn leads 1-0 Sunday’s Game Atlanta 128, Philadelphia 124, Atlanta leads 1-0 Monday’s Games Milwaukee at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m. Denver at Phoenix, 7 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Atlanta at Philadelphia, 4:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Utah, 7 p.m.

BASKETBALL HOCKEY NBA Playoffs

NHL Playoffs

First Round Saturday, May 29 Milwaukee 120, Miami 103, Minnesota wins 4-0 Tuesday, June 1 Brooklyn 123, Boston 109, Brooklyn wins 4-1 Wednesday, June 2 Philadelphia 129, Washington 112, Philadelphia wins 4-1 Atlanta 103, New York 89, Atlanta wins 4-1 Utah 126, Memphis 110, Utah wins 4-1 Thursday, June 3 Denver 126, Portland 115, Denver wins 4-2 Phoenix 113, L.A. Lakers 100, Phoenix wins 4-2 Sunday’s Game L.A. Clippers 126, Dallas 111, LA. Clippers win 4-3

Second Round Saturday’s Games Tampa Bay 6, Carolina 4, Tampa Bay leads 3-1 N.Y. Islanders 4, Boston 1, series tied 2-2 Sunday’s Games Montreal 5, Winnipeg 1, Montreal leads 3-0 Vegas 5, Colorado 1, series tied 2-2 Monday’s Games N.Y. Islanders at Boston, 3:30 p.m. Winnipeg at Montreal, 5 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Tampa Bay at Carolina, 3:30 p.m. Vegas at Colorado, 6 p.m.

Giants: Wisdom homers twice for Cubs From Page B1 in the fifth. Posey, who didn’t play in 2020 because he opted out of the season (as many stars did during the pandemic), collected three hits and impressively scored the Giants’ second run ahead of right fielder’s Jason Heyward’s throw. But the six-time AllStar catcher was charged with an error that helped the Cubs score their deciding run. With the bases loaded and one out in the fifth, Javier Baez grounded to shortstop Mauricio Dubon, who tried for the force at home and threw it low, and Posey failed to catch it. It was Johnny Cueto’s 78th and final pitch of the game, and Conner Menez got out of the jam and threw two scoreless innings. “I kind of got my feet a little mixed up,” Posey said. “I was trying to find my left foot on the plate. Ideally, I want to have my right there, but still it’s a ball I should catch.” The Giants had a nice opportunity in the seventh after Posey’s third hit gave them a two-on, one-out situation, but Alex Dickerson hit a long flyout to right and Wilmer Flores flied to left. Flores played third base for Longoria, who was placed on the injured list Sunday with shoulder and SC joint injuries and will miss at least four to

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six weeks after colliding with Brandon Crawford in Saturday’s game. Cueto was charged with four runs (three earned) on six hits – two of them home runs by Patrick Wisdom, who played at St. Mary’s College in Moraga – and two walks. G i a nt s le ad o f f man LaMonte Wade Jr. hit the first pitch he saw for a home run, and Posey singled and scored on Solano’s single. Dubon and Posey doubled for a run in the second, but the offense was quiet from there.

Longoria to miss 4-to-6 weeks after big ninth inning collision After a rough ninth inning collision with shortstop Brandon Crawford in a 4-3 Giants victory over the Cubs on Saturday at Oracle Park, third baseman Evan Longoria is expected to miss the next four-to-six weeks with a left shoulder sprain. A Giants team that now has 15 players on the injured list has been able to overcome plenty of adversity to post the best record in the National League, but Longoria’s shoulder sprain is the team’s most significant injury to date. “It’s very difficult,” manager Gabe Kapler said. “It was an emotional time after the game for Longo and for all of us. He was swinging the bat very well, he was very patient

Almanac

Statistics for Travis Air Force Base for yesterday through 5 p.m. Temperature High/Low.............................86°/56° Average high .......................... 82.7° Average low............................ 54.5° A year ago...........................77°/53° Barometric pressure............29.72 Humidity...................................24%

Air Quality Index 31 Precipitation 0-50 51-100 101-150 151-200 201-300 Last 24 hours................................0″ Good Moderate Unhealthy Unhealthy Very sensitive unhealthy Month-to-date.............................0″ Normal June rainfall ............. 0.18″ Source: Bay Area Air Quality Management District Season-to-date...................... 7.74″ Normal seasonal rainfall....24.81″ UV Index This date last year........................0″ 10 Source: NWS and NOAA <2 3-5 6-7 8-10 11+ Good Moderate

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Tonight Mostly clear and windy

Tuesday Sunny

72|48 Wednesday Sunny

71|48 Thursday Sunny

76|52 Friday Sunny

76|57 Lake Berryessa

Elevation Storage in acre feet (a.f.)

412.08 1,063,311

at the plate, playing great defense and one of the core pieces and leaders in this club.” The Giants recalled infielder Thairo Estrada from Triple-A to take Longoria’s roster spot, and Kapler said Wilmer Flores and Jason Vosler will be among the players the club counts on to fill the void left by a player who was beginning to garner AllStar consideration. “It’s going to be a major challenge to fill (Longoria’s) shoes,” Kapler said. “I’m not sure we’re going to have anybody be able to step right in and do what he was doing. At the same time, we have to turn the page and get ready to compete and that’s what we’re going to do.” After being designated for assignment by the Yankees earlier this season, Estrada was traded to the Giants in exchange for cash considerations. A versatile infielder who has the range to play shortstop, Estrada can also handle third base and has been the best hitter for the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats with a .381 average and 1.063 OPS. “He’s done a really nice job of not chasing (pitches),” Kapler said of Estrada. “That’s a good trend in the right direction. He’s driving the baseball and he’s available to play all over the diamond for us, second base, shortstop, third base

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Sunrise..............................5:44 a.m. Sunset...............................8:29 p.m. Moonrise..........................4:10 a.m. Moonset...........................6:12 p.m. San New First Qtr. Full Last Qtr. Pablo Today Tuesday June 10 June 17 June 24 July 1 Source: U.S. Naval Observatory

and also the corners in the outfield.” Longoria has been one of the Giants’ top performers this season as he owns a 150 OPS+ that represents the best mark of his 14-year major league career. His 146 wRC+ ranks third among all major league third basemen and at the time he hits the injured list, Longoria is in the 94th percentile of all defenders in Outs Above Average, a range-based fielding metric. The collision between Longoria and Crawford may have been avoidable if not for a pair of mistakes from Mauricio Dubón in the ninth inning that extended the frame for closer Tyler Rogers and gave the Cubs a chance to pull off a late comeback. Dubón, who entered as a pinch-runner for Vosler in the bottom of the eighth, stayed in the game to play second base. He opened the inning by committing an error while transferring the ball from his glove to his throwing hand and then made another miscue on the following play. After Rogers induced a potential 6-4-3 double play ball, Dubón again lost the ball on a transfer as he tried to make a quick turn at second base. Two batters later, Longoria ranged across the left side of the infield and hit Crawford, who was charging in from his position at deep short, at full speed.

San Mateo 66|49 Palo Alto 68|50

CALENDAR Monday’s TV sports Baseball College •Teams TBA, ESPNU, 10 a.m., if necessary •Teams TBA, ESPN2, 10 a.m., if necessary •Teams TBA, ESPNU, 1 p.m., if necessary •Teams TBA, ESPN2, 1 p.m., if necessary •Teams TBA, ESPN2, 4 p.m., if necessary •Teams TBA, ESPN2, 7 p.m., if necessary MLB •Miami at Boston, MLB, 2 p.m. •Chicago Cubs at San Diego, ESPN, 7 p.m. Basketball NBA Playoffs •Milwaukee at Brooklyn, Game 2, TNT, 4:30 p.m. •Denver at Phoenix, Game 1, TNT, 7 p.m. Hockey NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs •N.Y. Islanders at Boston, Game 5, NBCSN, 3:30 p.m. •Winnipeg at Montreal, Game 4, NHL, NBCSN, 5 p.m. Softball NCAA Women’s College World Series •Game 13, Oklahoma vs. James Madison ESPN, 1 p.m. •Game 14, Alabama vs. Florida State, ESPN, 4 p.m. Tennis •French Open, Round of 16, TENNIS, 2 and 3 a.m.

Tuesday’s TV sports Baseball MLB •Washington at Tampa Bay, FS1, 4 p.m. •San Francisco at Texas, NBCSBA, 5 p.m. •Arizona at Oakland, NBCSCA, 6:30 p.m. •Chicago Cubs at San Diego, MLB, 7 p.m. Basketball NBA Playoffs •Atlanta at Philadelphia, Game 2, TNT, 4:30 p.m. •L.A. Clippers at Utah, Game 1, TNT, 7 p.m. Hockey NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs •Tampa Bay at Carolina, Game 5, NBCSN, 3:30 p.m. •Vegas at Colorado, Game 5, NBCSN, 6 p.m. Rugby •State of Origin, Queensland vs. New South Wales, FS2, 3 a.m. (Wednesday) Softball NCAA Women’s College World Series •Finals, Game 1, ESPN, 4:30 p.m. Tennis •French Open, quarterfinals, 3 a.m. and noon

Biles: Dominates From Page B1 that she can contribute on much more than bars. Chiles, the runner-up behind Biles at the U.S. Classic last month, was in tears after her fantastic competition. Chiles’s confidence has soared this year as she has continued to showcase consistently solid routines. During the U.S. championships, Chiles performed eight hit routines, building on her success earlier in her breakout season. If Chiles and Lee continue to perform at this level through the Olympic trials, the other gymnasts will have to chase the fourth spot on the Olympic team. Four points separated Chiles and Emma Malabuyo, the fourthplace finisher with a 110.450. So even though Biles has a massive advantage over the

field, Lee and Chiles also delivered a performance this weekend that, for now, positions them above the rest. A handful of the gymnasts in the mix for that final spot had mistakes this weekend. Kayla DiCello of Boyds, Md., had a strong performance at the U.S. Classic, finishing third in the all-around and first on the bars, but she fell on both bars and beam during the first day of competition in Fort Worth. She fell again on beam Sunday and finished the competition 11th. Grace McCallum, another Olympic hopeful, struggled on multiple events Friday and entered Day 2 eighth in the all-around standings. McCallum, who was fourth at the U.S. Classic, had a better showing Sunday and finished in a tie for seventh.

San Jose 70|48

Tides

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High

(feet) Low

(feet)

12:34 p.m. 11:25 p.m. 1:24 p.m. 11:53 p.m.

4.16 5.93 4.29 5.99

0.05 2.17 -0.22 2.48

5:52 a.m. 5:12 p.m. 6:26 a.m. 5:50 p.m.

Suisun High Today 1:01 a.m. 2:19 p.m. Tuesday 1:23 a.m. 3:11 p.m.

(feet) Low

(feet)

5.49 3.84 5.61 3.98

-0.04 1.59 -0.12 1.97

8:48 a.m. 7:40 p.m. 9:33 a.m. 8:14 p.m.

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