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Branson, VG crew complete suborbital space flight Tribune Content Agency In 2004, British billionaire Richard Branson proclaimed he would fly into space on his company’s spaceship in just three years to kick off what he hoped would become a routine travel experience, drinks and all. Nearly 17 years after that proclamation, he finally did it. Branson, along with five other Virgin Galactic employees – two pilots and three others who were testing parts of the in-cabin experience, including research opportunities – launched to suborbital space Sunday on the compa-

ny’s first flight with a full crew aboard. The carrier aircraft with the spaceship attached to its belly took off around 7:40 a.m. Pacific time from a New Mexico spaceport near the city of Truth or Consequences. The crewed flight marks a shift years in the making, as companies edge into launching recreational trips to space – efforts they hope will eventually prove profitable. The flashy, Branson-flavored Virgin Galactic event – with a livestream hosted by late-night host Stephen Colbert and a concert by singer Khalid – aimed to See Space, Page A7

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Children at Camp Adobe play catch with Solano County Sheriff Deputy K-9 Grizz at Peña Adobe Park, Wednesday.

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The Unity22 crew at zero gravity. British billionaire Richard Branson, along with five other Virgin Galactic employees launched to suborbital space on the company’s first flight with a full crew aboard, Sunday.

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Death toll rises to 90 in Surfside Tribune Content Agency SURFSIDE, Fla. — Search crews have discovered an additional four victims of the Surfside condominium collapse, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced Sunday, bringing the confirmed death toll from the June 24 catastrophe to 90 with a remaining list of 31 people feared lost under the rubble. Police also released the identities of 10 victims found during the week, including three children ages 5, 6 and 9. The newly discovered victims announced Sunday were not identified at the daily media briefing that marked the

18th day of the search effort and the fourth since the county-led operation shifted from rescue mode to recovery. Levine Cava announced July 7 that there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the debris from the 12-story oceanfront condominium tower, a decision that shifted the debris site from a rescue operation run by the county fire department to a death investigation overseen by Miami-Dade Police. “Our team continues to make incredible process de-layering the pile,” Levine Cava said in the media briefing tent set up south of See Toll, Page A7

Children at Camp Adobe pet Solano County Sheriff Deputy K-9 Grizz at Peña Adobe Park, Wednesday.

Tribune Content Agency SAN DIEGO — High up in the mountains of San Diego County, there are meadows with creeks and streams where some of San Diego’s rarest butterflies flutter from flower to flower. But life isn’t as idyllic for the Laguna Mountains skipper as it may sound. These endangered butterflies have vanished from

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Today I give voices to the voiceless T

oday I want to give a voice to the voiceless. Now, that is not me using a metaphor or some slick marketing gobbledygook, I am talking about giving voices to things that literally don’t have them.

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Cheryl: Stop freezing up! Laptop: How else can I get you to make that hilarious face though? It’s like a dread/absolute horror mashup! Cheryl: So you’re Tony Wade doing this on purpose? The last laugh Cellphone Laptop: Of course. We computers learned a Herman: Oh, crap, long time ago that y’all will where’s my phone? tolerate the fact that sometimes Cellphone: I’m right here we just don’t act right. In stuck in-between the advertisements we act like couch cushions! well-behaved, obedient chilHerman: Why does this dren, but as soon as you get us always happen when I’m home we become Bébé’s Kids. in a hurry? You would never accept your Cellphone: HEY! I’m microwave acting up from time right here! to time, but you do with us! Herman: Lillian! Call my Cheryl: Please! I have cellphone please! I can’t find it. Lillian: I’m calling right now. a deadline! Laptop: How come it’s Herman: I don’t hear always about what you need? anything! Come on you Have you ever thought for one stupid phone! second about what I may need? Cellphone: Oh wait, I’m One thing I really need is a little stupid? Well, genius, the reason compressed air and I’m not you can’t hear me is because you put me on mute! For calling talking about that sometimes me stupid, the next time you use boyfriend of yours! Have you seen my keyboard? It’s a sticky me during your evening bath wasteland thanks to your fast I’m gonna squirm outta your hand and do a Triple Lindy into food sauce drippings and oopsie soda spills. I hope you don’t use the tub. Since I talk frequently the letter K too much because to Uncle Ben in the kitchen I it’s completely stuck. happen to know that you’re out Cheryl: If I get you some of water-absorbing rice! Now compressed air will you who’s stupid?

promise to stop freezing up so I can finish my work? Laptop: Do you see the Windows shortcut key with the Promise icon on it? Cheryl: Promise icon? No, I don’t see that. Laptop: That’s ’cause it doesn’t exist! No promises sister, now get me my air!

Bathroom scale Scale: Attention, human! One at a time on the scale please! Roscoe: What do you mean – it’s only me! Scale: Oh! Then this just became awkward! Well, funny for me and awkward for you actually. Roscoe: How is it possible that I weigh 8 pounds more than last week? That can’t be right. Scale: You need to ask several other people about that. Roscoe: Like who? Scale: Like Sara Lee, Little Debbie, Betty Crocker and Bud Light for starters. Roscoe: I gave up all that stuff. Scale: Uh, you gave up all that stuff yesterday. Look, I’m not your shrink pal, I just measure gravity here. If it makes you feel any better, I can change my settings so the numbers I show will reflect the moon’s gravity which is 1/6 of Earth’s. Hang on a second.

There. How’s that? Roscoe: Awesome! Scale: But actually I prefer to switch to Jupiter’s, which is about 2 ½ times that of Earth. Aaaanndd there. Done. I think I’ll make this my permanent setting. Roscoe: %$#@!

Fairfield Phil: I grew up in Fairfield in the ’60s and ’70s and then moved away. When I came back to visit recently, I couldn’t believe the difference. There’s so many people, so many neighborhoods are run down and there are homeless people galore. I read in the newspaper about horrible crimes. Fairfield, you’ve changed and not for the better. Fairfield: OK, first off, buddy, let’s start with the reading about crimes in the paper thing. Uh, you have heard of the term “if it bleeds, it leads,” right? So yes there are sometimes horrible incidents reported in the newspaper – you know what usually isn’t in the paper that happens all the time? That someone had a baby. That a couple fell in love. That someone landed a job or got a promotion or celebrated an anniversary or bought their first home or played in the park with their kids. Those are all “dog bites

man” stories that happen every day, not the “man bites dog” ones that you focus on. I mean, sheesh, we just had an incredible Fourth of July parade where the community came out and celebrated together that was beautiful. Phil: Yeah, but . . . Fairfield: Just shush and listen! Let’s move on now to how I’ve changed. Yes, shockingly I am not like I was 40 or 50 years ago. Now, what if I didn’t mention your career as a park ranger and your three lovely, successful daughters and just focused on negative things? I mean, I looked up your Fairfield High School senior yearbook picture. At least, I think it’s you. If everything was so perfect back then, why aren’t you wearing that baby blue tuxedo now? Also the 17-year-old kid smiling in the picture unlike you today doesn’t have two and a half chins, false teeth, two ex-wives who hate you, a big ol’ beer belly, white nose hair almost long enough to braid and huge Coke bottle bottom glasses. Phil, you’ve changed and not for the better. (mic drop) Reach Fairfield humor columnist, accidental local historian and author of the upcoming book “Growing Up In Fairfield, California” Tony Wade at toekneeweighed@gmail.com.

Police officer saves young girl from drowning Tribune Content Agency

deck that surrounded the home’s above-ground swimming pool. There was Carmella, face down in the water. Giedeman dove into the cold water, scooping out Carmella and placing her on the deck. But she didn’t know what to do next. She didn’t know how to perform CPR, and Carmella’s father, Stephen Lopez, was in Cleveland for the night, visiting friends. Giedeman felt helpless. So she screamed for help as loud as she could, over and over and over. At that exact moment – five houses down – Wilson was getting out of the car after returning home from a day-long canoeing trip with his family. “He was an angel sent to us,” Giedeman said later. Wilson heard Giedeman’s screams. The off-duty officer and his wife, Holly, ran toward the cries for help. They discovered Carmella and Giedeman on the deck. Wilson said Carmella’s face and lips were blue, and he couldn’t feel a pulse. He immediately began performing CPR. The officer of nearly 26 years said he’s performed CPR a few times before, but never on a young child. He said he

COLUMBUS, Ohio — One minute is not a long time. In that time, a person takes between eight and 16 resting breaths. For Mary Giedeman, one minute was enough time to realize her 2-yearold daughter was missing from their Grove City, Ohio, home. For off-duty Columbus police officer Brian Wilson, it was enough time to perform life-saving CPR on Giedeman’s daughter, Carmella, whose lifeless body had been removed from her home’s backyard pool. On Saturday, June 19, Giedeman had just let her dog out to use the bathroom in the backyard and began working in the kitchen when she quickly noticed an eerie silence. Carmella is normally a quiet child, Giedeman said, but the house was just too quiet. She immediately began searching for her daughter. Giedeman noticed a slice of evening light peeking through the back door she had just let her dog through – she must have not closed it fully when returning. Running out the door, she leapt onto the wooden

couldn’t have been performing CPR for more than a minute before medics arrived, but it felt like an eternity. Looking back, Wilson said he wasn’t sure if Carmella would live. But that didn’t stop him from doing everything he could to save her. “At one point,” he said, “I felt I was doing it was more for mom.” “It was emotional,” Wilson said. “I have kids of my own.” While Wilson worked to save Carmella, Giedeman was consoled by Holly. A myriad of thoughts raced through Giedeman’s head while her daughter’s life was on the line. “My heart just broke,” she said. “I felt like a failure.” Over and over again, Giedeman prayed to God, asking him to “take me over her.” Finally, Carmella vomited and began taking shallow breaths. The medics arrived and began conducting their own work to save Carmella, but one thing was clear. “She would not be here if it weren’t for him,” Giedeman said. Carmella spent two nights at Nationwide Children’s Hospital for observation, but because of

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Wilson’s quick action, she recovered completely. Lopez and Giedeman felt compelled to honor the man who saved their family. The couple invited Officer Wilson and his family to their home to thank them in person. Tears were shed. Hugs

were shared. Gratitude was paramount. “I’m just happy to see she was doing so much better in such a short time,” Wilson said. Wilson, described by a member of the community as humble to a fault, shrugged off the

title of hero. “Obviously, I chose my profession because I want to help people,” he said. But for Lopez, Giedeman and Carmella, Wilson did more than just help. “He didn’t just save her life,” Lopez said. “He saved all of us.”

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VALLEJO — Learn about reptiles, amphibians and creepy crawlies at the Vallejo Reptile Show this weekend. JnW Reptile Rescue is hosting the event, celebrating these often coldmisunderstood blooded creatures that play important roles in ecosystems around the world. All proceeds from this event will benefit the JnW Reptile Rescue nonprofit. The show will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. General admission is $12 and $8 for children 5 to 12. It will be at the Solano County Fairgrounds at 900 Fairgrounds Drive, Vallejo. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit VallejoReptile.com or call 557-5213.

Photo contest deadline nears Photographers are invited to pay tribute to California’s spectacular coast and ocean by participating in the 22nd annual Ocean and Coastal Amateur Photography Contest in San Francisco. Entries must be submitted online by 11:59 p.m. Saturday. Entry is free and open to all amateur photographers. The contest categories include: n Scenic coast and the Pacific Ocean off California. n People and the California coast. n California ocean and coastal wildlife. Winners will select from prizes that include a San Diego whale tour, Morro Bay kayak tour and a winery tour. Plants and animals photographed should be native species in their natural setting. Photographs must be taken from a public place. To avoid disturbance, photos of marine mammals must be taken from 50 yards away or more. Visit www. MyCoastalPhoto.com to view the contest rules. The public is also invited to participate in this contest by becoming a judge. Online voting must be completed by 5 p.m. July 30. Online voters will pick a “viewers’ choice” winner, while three additional winners will be selected by a panel of judges.

Teacher Recruitment Fair set Tuesday The Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District is hosting an in-person Teacher Recruitment Fair from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the central office, 2490 Hilborn Road. The district is seeking qualified educators. Conditional offers may be made the same day. Positions are open for multiple-subject teachers, single-subject teachers in math and science, and special education teachers. The event offers an opportunity to network with school principals and check out the district’s academic programs. For more information, call Cheryl Countee at 399-1259.

Suisun City offers another Flood Walk Members of the public are invited to register for the final Flood Walk through Suisun City to learn more about the environmental impacts of flooding, rising sea levels and rainwater

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management. The walk will take place from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday. There will be five additional tours for community groups in the coming months. Sustainable Solano, in partnership with the city of Suisun City, is launching this walking tour to give local residents an opportunity to learn about future flood risks from rising sea levels and more severe storm events, what can be done to protect homes and businesses, and how to build a community’s environmental resilience. The walk will also start the conversation around the development of Suisun City’s Flood Resilience Action Plan. The tour is in Suisun City’s future Resilient Neighborhood and gives participants a chance to learn about the city’s connection to the Suisun Marsh and the San Francisco Bay, how stormwater is routed through the city and what areas are threatened by flooding as early as 2030. The tour also points out disparities and possible solutions, such as considering where and how new development is built, mitigation strategies such as curb cuts and rain gardens, and the importance of community connection in addressing environmental hazards. The Resilient Neighborhoods program is funded through the PG&E Corporation Foundation. Learn more and register at www.eventbrite.com/e/ suisun-city-flood-walktickets-155992671279.

A few government meetings on calendar A few local government bodies will be having meetings this week. They include: n Fairfield City Council, 6 p.m. Tuesday, City Council chamber, 1000 Webster St. Info: www.fairfield.ca.gov/gov/ city_council. n Rio Vista Planning Commission, 6 p.m. Wednesday, City Council chamber, 1 Main St. Info: www.riovistacity.com/ planning-commission. 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 the Central Office, 2490 Hilborn Road, Fairfield. Info: www.fsusd.org.

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Eleanor Love created the Simple Sunflower to repurpose wedding flowers for hospital patients while she was a

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Repurposing ‘leftovers’ This doctor shows up after strangers’ weddings and brings flowers back to her patients

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severely ill. She wondered how she could help alleviate their suffering aside from learning how to treat them as a student doctor. “One of the challenges of being a medical student is that it can be very difficult to contribute to the care team,” said Love, who grew up in Arlington, Va. “You are there primarily as a learner, but you want to make an impact on your patients, and you don’t have the same knowledge as physicians.”

Love thought: “How can I at this stage in my training make an impact on patients?” So in 2019, she started The Simple Sunflower in Richmond, and so far has delivered more than 760 bouquets to patients at VCU Medical Center. She brought fellow students and other people into her project, and now has more than 200 volunteers on the email list. She said the idea is not new, and other cities across the country have similar programs.

When Love began the project, she called businesses such as wedding venues and florists and asked them what events were scheduled. She then reached out to brides and grooms through event coordinators to ask them if they had plans for their flowers after the big day. Most often, Love said, they didn’t. For each wedding, she assembles a team of eight volunteers who help pick up the flowers when the party was over, then See Flowers, Page A8

Columns&Games A4 Monday, July 12, 2021 — DAILY REPUBLIC

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Have patience, restaurants trying to adjust to new normal Dear Annie: I am make in factory, office, writing in response online or even retail to your answer to work. That means restaurants are unfairly “Just Want the Same competing against busiService,” who was nesses that can pay frustrated at the slow far more for employservice she received in ees. So, restaurants a restaurant. are struggling to find As someone who worked as a server for Annie Lane good employees, who then have to be trained, 30 years and who has Dear Annie all the while dealing friends who still work in with customers who think it’s the industry, I am appalled at still 2018 and they can act like the attitudes of people toward 12-year-olds and get away with hospitality servers. It’s like it. Who would want to work people have been sitting for in that kind of environment, a year-and-a-half, storing up rudeness and entitlement. Who where grown adults don’t even know how to act anymore? raised these people? My recommendation to Restaurants have been anyone venturing out into this struggling to stay open for new world we live in is to have the last 18 months. This is patience. It’s no longer just not some breaking news! So, about you. It is about all of us. now that things are opening If people can’t be understandback up, everyone in the hosing and respectful of those pitality industry is trying to serving, then perhaps they figure out how to do things in this brave new world. Do should continue to order out and staff wear masks, or don’t take it home. they? Do we require masks for Your advice would have diners? Should we have sepabeen great in 2018. In 2021, rate sections for maskers and your advice should be to have nonmaskers? patience and understanding What do we do when or to stay home. Servers have someone wants to be a jerk enough to deal with. — Restaurant Veteran about our rules? Dear Restaurant Veteran: And then there is staffing. Thank you for your letter. You Server’s minimum wage right now is far below what many can offer insights into what people

Horoscopes

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’re skilled at hiding while fully visible, which can be a fun game you play to entertain yourself, a defense mechanism or a tactical strategy. You do this both consciously and unconsciously. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Working in groups isn’t always your favorite, but lately it’s been your most productive and successful mode. Continuing the trend, today you’ll get along with people so easily, trusting, supporting, teaming up to excellent effect. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Review your financial strategy. One adjustment can make a considerable difference. Relatedly, a few hours of extra work and/or research will give you a competitive edge. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You know exactly what’s coming up in your life, but you don’t feel completely ready for it yet. Whether it’s a tool or a plan or a team, you’ll make headway, acquiring what you need. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Sleepwalkers abound, as do sleep workers, lovers and more, stumbling oblivious through days and years, moving but not going anywhere. It’s a waste you hate to see. Do you dare sound the alarm? VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’re worried if you relax and let things unfold, they’ll go badly, falling short of their

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in the restaurant industry have had to deal with since the beginning of the pandemic. Restaurants were hit very hard during the lockdowns, and you are correct that it is important to have compassion and patience for people who are just trying to do their best while serving a public that is excited to get back to normal and that can, at times, be unfairly demanding. Dear Annie: I’m a retired registered nurse practitioner who has helped people with body odors. Among other things available, such as deodorant body washes, absorbent powders, garment pads, cotton clothing and moderating diet, there are prescription deodorants that work very well. Some people have “extra” sweat glands, while others have glands that put in overtime. Talk to your provider for assistance in obtaining these products. Insurance covers most of these items. — Nurse Practitioner Dear Nurse Practitioner: I always love to hear from professionals. Thank you for your wonderful suggestions. Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie @creators.com.

by Holiday Mathis

Today’s birthday You love having a good story to tell, and the developments of the next six weeks will be a source of delight for years to come. Stash away money to execute a big plan, even before you know exactly what the scheme will be. Your imaginative powers are pumping, and new resources are coming into your realm in 2022. Virgo and Libra adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 6, 4, 44, 12 and 10.

potential. So, you get your hands in there, and before you know it, you’re back to carrying the whole thing. There’s got to be a better way. Find it. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’re usually the peacemaker, so it’s a little unusual, this feeling you get today . . . like you’d really enjoy sitting back and watching how the drama plays out. Popcorn, anyone? SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Life has a way of rocking the boat, but this is not your first time to sea. You have ways of calming yourself and regulating your activities to fit the emotional tone you want to stay in. You create your own equilibrium. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21). You think about what’s

right instead of what’s wrong. You certainly don’t mind your opposite type chiming in, though. In fact, someone who’s more worried about things will have valuable insights. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19). Touch base with the people who matter to you, including loved ones, customers and anyone contributing to the smoothness of society. Your acknowledgment means more than you know. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 18). You start out having no idea about what might interest you, but you’ll know it when you see it. Before long, the thing that never existed in your world becomes the star your world orbits around. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). People don’t want to say no to you, but if they are not going to say yes and dive in wholeheartedly, no is the answer you want. The worst answers are the ones leaving you into the limbo of uncertainty. CELEBRITY PROFILES: Fans clamoring for fitness guru Richard Simmons’ return to the spotlight were pleased to see him release classic workouts via YouTube to get some happiness and healthiness pumping through the coronavirus pandemic. True to the nurturing instincts of his sign, Simmons has helped thousands live a more vital life. Cancer sun provides contrast to a Libra moon and outgoing Leo planets.

Bridge

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tables. At most of them, West overcalled two hearts, having only a six-card suit and being vulnerable. North responded three clubs, South rebid three diamonds and North jumped to seven clubs. Real bridge robots do not need Blackwood! At each of those tables, South took the first trick with the heart ace, ruffed a heart on the board (whew!), drew trumps and claimed. At one table, though, West jumped to three hearts. He hoped that if he was doubled and lost at least 800 points, his opponents could make a slam. In addition, bidding higher might have made it impossible for his opponents to reach the right contract. Over seven clubs, West contemplated sacrificing in seven hearts. He knew he could afford to go down seven: minus 2,000 versus minus 2,140. But he finally decided to pass because he was afraid he would push his opponents into seven no-trump. (Note that seven hearts doubled costs 2,300 if WHICH OPPONENT North cashes two top clubs, then shifts to his trump, South covering East’s DO YOU BELIEVE? Lisa Alther, in “Kinflicks,” wrote, “I card as cheaply as possible. Also, of course, seven no-trump is hopeless!) happen to feel that the degree of a West’s bid strongly suggested that person’s intelligence is directly reflected he had seven hearts. So, South won by the number of conflicting attitudes with the heart ace and ruffed a heart she can bring to bear on the same with the club jack – down one! topic.” However, would East have raised with a The declarer had conflicting singleton? evidence in this deal from a Bridge Base COPYRIGHT: 2021, UNITED FEATURE SYNDICATE Online duplicate. It was played at 16

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he pot calling the kettle black” is an old saying about hypocrisy, applied to someone who does something while criticizing someone else for doing the same thing. The Capitol saw a classic political example of the syndrome last week during a long and otherwise tedious committee hearing on a lengthy and complicated state budget “trailer bill.” We should all know by now that such trailer bills, which receive fast-track approval because of their supposed connection to the state budget, have morphed into political Christmas trees with ornaments of special favors to those with political pull. The measure in question, Dan Walters Senate Bill 132, is this year’s higher education omnibus bill containing dozens of provisions affecting the state’s colleges and universities and Section 67 is a favor to the unions that represent tens of thousands of non-faculty employees of the University of California. It would, in essence, block all construction at UC campuses until an ad hoc assortment of union-friendly state officials had certified that the university had maximized its employment of unionized non-faculty workers and minimized – in fact virtually eliminated – outside contractors for support activities. The issue has been percolating for years and the unions, principally AFSCME Local 3299, have obtained other favorable legislative decrees, but imposing mandates on the constitutionally independent UC system is legally difficult. “For the past six years, we have worked with the Legislature on three bills, three budget language provisions and the constitutional amendment,” Local 3299’s Kathryn Lybarger told the Assembly Budget Committee last week. “We’ve gone through policy and fiscal committees dozens of times and earned hundreds of yes votes. And yet, UC still insists on outsourcing, janitors who clean their toilets, groundskeepers who mow their grass, and cooks who prepare their food.” Section 67 is the unions’ neutron bomb. They hope a threat to shut down construction will finally compel UC to end outsourcing. UC officials obviously oppose it, saying that it would seriously impede campus improvements, including those affecting health and safety, while simultaneously declaring that they are honoring the previous decrees from the Legislature. However, the threat of halting billions of dollars in construction work has drawn sharp opposition from another group of unions with oodles of political clout, led by the State Building and Construction Trades Council of California, whose members’ jobs would be affected. Dozens of union representatives expressed their implacable opposition to Section 67 during the hearing, complaining that it was unfair that one union bloc would pursue its goals at the expense of another. The hypocritical aspect of the construction unions’ opposition to the UC unions’ efforts to legislate job security for their members is that the “the trades,” as they are called in the Capitol, have been doing exactly the same thing. They have insisted that virtually every legislative bill to increase the supply of housing contain language that, in effect, requires the use of union construction workers, even though it sharply increases costs. The boilerplate language that the trades insist be included refers to a “skilled and trained” workforce that includes apprenticeship training administered by the unions. “You cannot address poverty and housing by driving construction workers and our families into poverty,” Robbie Hunter, the Trades Council president, told CalMatters recently. “It just doesn’t work.” Whether UC unions or construction unions should rely on legislative mandates to bolster their memberships is certainly debatable. However, there’s no uncertainty that the political infighting over Senate Bill 132 and Section 67 is hypocrisy in its rankest form.

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have written for the past 29 subsections describes two weeks about our the powers vested in a Con537 elected federal employgress, which shall consist ees’ salaries and benefits of a Senate and a House of so we, their employers, underRepresentatives. stand their compensation. Section 2 states: “No So, let’s look at the qualificaperson shall be a Representions, the duties (job descriptative who shall not have tion) and responsibilities attained the age of twenty-five stated in the U.S. Constitution. and been seven years Jim McCully years, The overall intent and a Citizen of the United States. purpose of the Constitution of He shall be, when elected, an inhabit1787 was to replace the Articles of ant of the State he is representing.” Confederation, which proved inadeSection 3, states: “No person shall quate. The Preamble is arguably the be a Senator who has not attained the best description of the intent of people age of thirty years, and has been nine to govern themselves ever written. years a Citizen of the United States, Those 52 words clearly summarized and shall be, when elected, an inhabwhat the Founders were consideritant of that State for which he shall ing as they thrashed out the basic be chosen.” rights of citizens and responsibilities Now, let’s look at some of the most of the three branches of government. important things they actually do for Indeed, Supreme Court Associate this compensation. Section 7, SubJustice Joseph Story (1779-1845) section 1, says, “All Bills for raising wrote in his book, “Commentaries money shall originate in the House of on the Constitution,” that “. . . its (the Representatives, but the Senate may Preamble’s) true purpose is to state propose or concur with Amendments the nature and extent and application as to other Bills.” of the powers actually conferred by The House and Senate must agree the Constitution.” to a final bill before sending it to the James Madison stated in Federalpresident for signature. ists Paper No. 49: “The people are the The Congress shall have the power only legitimate fountain of power.” to assign and collect taxes . . . to pay The Preamble states: “We the debts and provide for the common People of the United States, in Order defense and general welfare of the to form a more perfect Union, estabUnited States. lish Justice, (ensure) domestic Here are other examples of what Tranquility, provide for the common they do: (1) regulate commerce with defense, promote the general Welfare, foreign nations and among our states; and secure the Blessings of Liberty to (2) borrow money on the credit of the ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain United States; (3) approve treaties; and establish this Constitution for the (4) make criminal and civil laws; (5) United States of America.” declare war; (6) arm and regulate our Article I with its 10 Sections and armed forces (the most powerful on

Earth); and (7) confirm presidential and judicial appointments. There are many other duties listed in our Constitution but the three main responsibilities for our congressional employees are to introduce bills and resolutions, offer amendments, and serve on committees. Members of the House of Representatives represent on average 700,000 citizens. Two senators represent their entire state. Article 2, Section 1 states: “The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four years . . . .” There are three sections and 10 subsections describing the duties, powers and authorities of this office. The president appoints ambassadors, department heads, commissions, all officers of the armed forces and has the power to pardon for all offenses committed against the United States, among other powers. Subsection 5 states: “No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President . . . .” The only other requirements are that a person must be at least 35 years old and have been a resident within the United States for 14 years. The same requirements hold for the vice president. Are they doing the jobs well? More next week. Jim McCully is a member of the Solano County Republican Central Committee, Vacaville resident and former Northwest Regional vice chairman of the California State Republican Party.

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on the infrastructure bill he political maneuvering about infrastrucas a reason to pare down or ture is getting pretty walk away from the second strange, what with Presspending bill that Sen. Bernie ident Joe Biden first cheering Sanders, the Budget Commita bipartisan bill, then threattee chairman, is preparing. ening to veto it, and then One theory for Biden’s taking back the veto threat behavior, based on both news in the span of two days. reports and some discussions When the action on stage Ramesh Ponnuru with Senate aides, is that the gets hard to follow, it can be White House was taken by helpful to review the main surprise when the biparticharacters and their motivations. san group reached a deal, felt obliged The 21 bipartisan dealmakers to endorse it and then got scorched in the Senate want to see their bill by progressives. To appease them, passed not just because they think it he blurted out that he would not sign would improve the country’s roads the bipartisan bill without signing and bridges but because it would the second one “in tandem.” But that reduce the likelihood that Congress infuriated the moderate Democrats, will take two other steps: passing a so he had to backtrack. Democratic bill that spends addiHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi is tional trillions on child care and still keeping the pressure on the modraises taxes, and weakening the erates, though, saying she will not filibuster. allow the House to vote on the biparSenate majority leader Chuck tisan bill until the Senate has passed Schumer had planned to spend June the partisan one. It’s a strategy that building the case against the filibuswill require stubbornness. ter, as The New York Times reported. It will take weeks to convert the He would advance one piece of bipartisan agreement into legislaappealing-sounding legislation after tive language. Drawing up Sanders’ another – especially a bill that would bill and getting it through procedural supposedly “protect voting rights” – hurdles will take months. Democrats and then blame their demise on the do not yet agree even on the price tag: excessive use of the tactic. He has floated $6 trillion, while Sen. The infrastructure deal foiled Joe Manchin has talked about $2 trilthis plan. The Senate ended its June lion. Even in today’s Washington, work with a demonstration that a sig- that’s a big difference. nificant number of Republicans are Most congressional Republicans willing to legislate, not just obstruct, are watching the Democratic infightand that the chamber can work ing from the sidelines. They oppose without having to change its rules. both spending bills. Progressives and most Senate They think we have been spendDemocrats, meanwhile, worry that ing quite enough money over the past the moderate Democrats in the bipar- two years as it is – COVID legislation tisan group will point to any success alone has added more than $5 trillion

to the federal debt – and also want to deny Biden legislative victories. They don’t believe our infrastructure is crumbling, and they are skeptical that federal infrastructure spending will go where investments would do the most good. They are right about that, by the way. It’s true that the American Society of Civil Engineers says that we are in dire need of more spending on infrastructure. If there’s a National Society of Barbers, it probably thinks we all need more haircuts. And Congress is not exactly laser-focused on using an infrastructure bill to maximize the country’s productivity. Getting a win for Biden, stopping him from getting one, influencing the debate over the filibuster: These are the type of considerations that are on the top of legislators’ minds. Unsurprisingly, then, much of the negotiation has turned on arbitrary spending levels and not, say, on which projects deserve funding and which do not. Polling suggests that the public likes the idea of infrastructure spending but doesn’t see it as a high priority. Democrats decided to make it a top issue, and now they are running the risk that by holding out for everything, they will get nothing. If the bipartisan infrastructure deal fails, it won’t be because the Senate is dysfunctional. It will be because the Democratic Party is. Ramesh Ponnuru is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He is a senior editor at National Review and a visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.

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about Grizz’s bite. “Have you ever seen a crocodile eat something?” Demarest asked, adding the dog only bites when told. “He’s a lot bigger than my dog,” said one young boy. As the youth petted Grizz, Demarest reminded them if they see a working dog they need to ask the dog’s handler before touching the dog. “In dog years, my dog is 54,” one camper told Demarest. Laura Burrow, with Vacaville’s Park and Recreation Department, said the camp is best for children who are 5 to 11 or 12 years old. Wilderness Camp kicks off July 19 and includes environmental education as well as guest speakers from agencies such as the Audubon Society. Field trips to Rush Ranch and the Yolo Basin are often included. Scholarships are available. Camp Adobe is a partnership between the Peña Adobe Historical Society and the city of Vacaville. It was launched in 2015. Participants get to enjoy a variety of activities at the oldest remaining structure built in Solano County. It was built in 1842. The adobe remained in the Peña family until 1957, eventually becoming a Vacaville city park in 1965. Sorin Williams, who will enter third grade in the next school year, arrived early enough Wednesday to see Demarest and Grizz playing. The K-9 demonstration would be a surprise later in the morning. This is her first time at camp. Williams said he’s made new friends, enjoyed archery, building forts and the daily hikes. His mother, Gina Williams, said the family has hiked in the Lagoon Valley area but was not aware of the Peña Adobe side. She praised the camp, calling it “amazing” and was very impressed with how things ran so smooth the first time after the pandemic. Campers also learned how to play Native American games from docent Armando Perez. Darlene Cooms, a fifth-generation Peña, showed them how to make corn husk dolls. The Peña Adobe Historical Society will host “Western Day” at the park on Aug. 7. Guests include the Congressional Gunfighters of America, a professional re-enactment group that is dedicated to preserving Old West history. The club members specialize in live entertainment and some have appeared in film and on television. They utilize period-correct costuming and weaponry. Music will be provided by the Vacaville Acoustic Jammers under the direction of Terry and Leslie Cloper. The event is free. For information, call 447-0518.

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Toll From Page One Surfside, in Miami Beach. “And we’re working to bring closures to families as quickly as we possibly can.” In the grim operation of finding remains of victims, identifying them and notifying family, authorities each day often announce the new tally of the dead and then update the list of identified victims. On Sunday morning, police released the names of 10 victims found between Tuesday and Friday. The names of the newly identified victims are: Richard Augustine, 77; Maria Gabriela Camou, 64; Edgar Gonzalez, 42; Lorenzo De Oliveira Leone, 5; Alfredo Leone, 48; Alexia Maria Pettengill Lopez Moreira, 9; Anna Sophia Pettengill Lopez Moreira, 6; Luis Sadovnic, 28; Maria Torre, 78; and Julio Cesar Velasquez, 66. Levine Cava said that of the 90 victims extracted so far from the Champlain Towers South site, 71 have been identified publicly by police – a process that involves matching the remains with a missing person, and then notifying that person’s next of kin. With the county last week declaring an end to hope of finding anyone alive at the site, fam-

Space From Page One increase potential customers’ confidence and interest in the flight experience, which costs hundreds of thousands of dollars for a seat. The spaceship carrying Branson and the others detached from the carrier aircraft about 50 minutes after launch, once it reached an altitude of about 45,000 feet and a designated release point in the airspace. The ship then rocketed to suborbital space. The craft reached a speed of Mach 3 and a maximum altitude of 53.5 miles above the Earth. The U.S. military and NASA consider space to start at 50 miles above the Earth, though the world body governing

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Ester Chang inspects a host plant in a small habitat for the pupa. why – because it’s usually multiple factors – and then change them, that’s kind of the difficult part.” The Laguna Mountains skipper is a tiny critter, with a 1-inch wingspan and black wings mottled with white spots. This butterfly subspecies was last seen in the Laguna Mountains in 1999, and no one quite knows why it vanished. Global warming and a steady dip in rainfall across the region certainly haven’t helped, as these butterflies favor wet mountain meadows. A 2019 report by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service cites habitat destruction from cattle grazing as another factor. The only Laguna Mountains skippers left live on four locations on Palomar Mountain – and nowhere else on Earth. Researchers don’t know exactly how many of

these butterflies are left, but Marschalek says their current situation doesn’t bode well for their survival. “Especially in Southern California, if you have one kind of area that a species is restricted to, eventually it’s going to burn,” he said. “It’s just a matter of time.” Skippers aren’t capable of the long flights that have made monarch butterflies famous. That means the population on Palomar Mountain can’t travel to the Laguna Mountains – or anywhere else, for that matter. At least not without help. “They’re not there. And they can’t get there from Palomar on their own. So we’re going to take them,” said Paige Howorth, the zoo’s curator of invertebrates. “We feel like the habitat is ready.”

ilies of the officially missing have moved into grief as well. On Sunday, Miami Beach’s Temple Menorah held a memorial service for Arnold and Myriam Notkin, friends in their 80s who married later in life after losing their spouses. Arnie Notkin, 87, was a retired physical education teacher at Miami Beach’s Leroy D. Fienberg Elementary School, and Myriam Notkin, 81, was a retired banker. They lived in Unit 302. Though they haven’t been identified by police as victims, they were mourned Sunday by more than 300 people. “It was amazingly attended,” said Norma Orovitz, a friend of Myriam’s from swim group at the Surfside Community Group. She described Myriam as a “dynamo” who made a habit of Facebook selfies from the ocean for friends and family on Facebook, and Arnie as a cheerful man who used to accompany his wife to swim class and sit nearby. “He was just a nice guy,” she said. On Sunday, the search effort continued during mostly sunshine on a site that now includes both the rubble from the initial collapse and July 4 demolition of the remaining tower. The demolition was planned to prevent more rubble from falling on debris from the collapse, and the pace of the recovery process picked up after the remaining

tower fell. When Miami-Dade police release the names of the dead, they also include the date the victim was found on the site. Before the July 4 demolition, the most victims recovered in a day was six. Since then, the numbers have gone higher, with eight listed as recovered July 6 and 13 recovered on July 8. Crews have reached the bottom of some portions of the debris pile from the 12-story building, with authorities on Sunday saying the latest layers removed over the weekend revealed vehicles from the underground parking garage. “The pile continues to go down, well below ground level,” Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett said at the briefing. “We’re at the point where we’re seeing cars in the parking garage.” Alan Cominsky, Miami-Dade’s fire chief, confirmed the uncovering of the cars was a first for the search operation, but said that other portions of the collapsed building remain at higher levels. He said the initial estimate of finishing the recovery operation was estimated at two to three weeks after the rescue operation ended July 7. Now, he said Sunday, there’s been enough progress that the new estimate is closer two weeks, suggesting a target of July 22. That would still leave

aeronautic and astronautic records, as well as other organizations, define space as 62 miles above Earth’s surface, a designation known as the Karman line. A livestream of the mission showed the crew floating in the cabin once the craft reached space. As the ship returned to Earth, Branson – wearing sunglasses – told viewers on the livestream that it was the “experience of a lifetime.” The ship landed back at the spaceport around 8:40 a.m. Pacific time, about 14 minutes after it detached from the carrier aircraft. Video inside the cabin showed Branson clapping at touchdown. As he emerged from the spacecraft, he pumped both arms in the air and waved to the assembled crowd. Branson told reporters after the flight that it was

impossible to describe the experience of accelerating to Mach 3 in seven to eight seconds and that the views of the Earth were “breathtaking.” He added that “99.9% was beyond my wildest dreams.” “It’s so thrilling when a lifetime’s dream comes true,” said Branson, who carried to space photos of his children, a woman who died but always dreamed of going to space, and a tiny image of the head of Colbert. The flight put Branson in space ahead of billionaire rival Jeff Bezos, who is due to launch to suborbital space July 20 in a capsule developed by his Blue Origin space company. Bezos congratulated Branson and the Virgin Galactic crew in an Instagram post Sunday, adding, “Can’t wait to join the club!” Like Virgin Galac-

A series of conservation measures going back to the 1980s has helped preserve the skipper’s habitat by limiting cattle grazing and visitor access to the Laguna Mountains. That work is now entering a new phase, with the zoo hatching skipper eggs and rearing caterpillars in their lab, which they later plan to transport to the mountains. It’s painstaking work, says Howorth and her team. They’ve received more than 400 eggs, which they’ve hatched into more than 300 caterpillars. Each one has a smooth body that looks a bit like a green gummy bear with a black head at the end. Every morning, zoo staff give the caterpillars a light spritz of water to simulate dew that the larvae drink. Then the caterpillars get back to quietly munching on their favorite food source, Cleveland’s Horkelia, a small herb native to Southern California and Baja California. As they eat away, they eject small black specks of frass. That’s entomologist-speak for poop. Howorth’s team sifts through these poop pellets for something that looks almost identical to frass but certainly isn’t – the caterpillar’s last head capsule, the tough outer layer that protects their head and which they

shed while growing. The size of this capsule tells researchers what stage of development the larvae have reached. Once the increasingly plump caterpillars stop eating and form a chrysalis, they’ll be transported to the Laguna Mountains for release. Most of the chrysalises will lay dormant until next spring, which is when the butterflies will finally emerge. But the work doesn’t stop there. The zoo and its conservation partners will continue to monitor the new population for years to come. And they’ll keep running captive rearing programs in their lab each spring. Those reintroductions could take 10 years and cost $700,000 according to the 2019 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services report. San Diego Zoo Wildlife’s latest financial audit shows that it spent about $24 million on research and conservation in 2020. While many of these projects are in far-flung parts of the globe, Howorth says it’s nice to let San Diegans know there’s work going on right here, including efforts to protect the Quino checkerspot and Hermes copper butterflies, both local species that are also threatened: “It’s meaningful to do something in San Diego for San Diego butterflies.”

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Wooden hearts with the names of victims are erected along side the photos, flowers, and other memorial items as visitors walk through the memorial site, Sunday. removal of the remaining debris once recovery of the victims concludes. County debris removal contracts offer a rough timetable. A July 5 solicitation by the county’s Internal Services Department for a $250,000-per-day debris-removal contract stated there were an estimated 21,000 cubic yards of “mixed evidentiary materials/debris” on the site, with about twothirds of that from the demolition that occurred the night before of the remaining tower. “The County estimates that on average, approximately 750 [cubic yards] can be removed per day,” the solicitation read. Using that estimate, removing all of the debris in Surfside would take until early August. The solicitation stated the winning contractor may be required for 60 days – or until early September – “taking

into account inclement weather conditions and any unforeseen delays due to evidence being recovered.” While Levine Cava said 31 people remain unaccounted for, she said that number is not firm. County police investigators continue to try and confirm the whereabouts of some people on the list, while they’re confident most were in the building at the time of the overnight collapse. Freddy Ramirez, Miami-Dade’s police director, said Sunday that of 31 missing, 26 have case numbers – a designation that reflects confidence the person was in Champlain Towers South when it collapsed, and did not escape. “There are five that have no support system behind them. We’re not sure if they’re missing people or not, because no one is reporting them” missing, he said.

tic, Blue Origin plans to sell tickets to tourists who want to experience a few minutes of weightlessness in suborbital space. Bezos’ company is also developing a larger rocket called New Glenn intended to launch satellites, and it had hoped to win a NASA contract with Lockheed Martin, Draper and Northrop Grumman to build a lunar lander that was instead awarded to Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Sunday’s flight marks a milestone for the 17-yearold Virgin Galactic, which spent years developing its SpaceShipTwo craft and larger carrier aircraft. Branson recently told The Associated Press that it was “very important” for potential customers to see him in the spacecraft. After the flight, Branson also announced a charity sweepstakes for two seats aboard “one of the first” Virgin Galactic

spaceflights. The sweepstakes is part of a growing trend of space contests for tourist seats aboard space vehicles – SpaceX is set to launch a private astronaut mission later this year with two contest winners aboard, and Bezos’ flight in July will include an auction winner who bid $28 million for a seat. Virgin Galactic has said it expects to complete two more test flights before it begins flying customers to space next year. Mike Moses, company president of space missions and safety, said everything about the flight looked “perfect in real time” and that there were “no issues whatsoever,” other than spotty transmission of audio and video from the spaceship’s cabin to the livestream. The company will do a thorough inspection of the craft and determine the date of the next flight, he said.

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Flowers From Page A3 spend time repurposing them into vases for individual patients. the Simple Once Sunflower got going, volunteers would deliver flowers to 20 to 40 patients on a typical Monday. Volunteers who were not part of after-wedding pickups would help by donating money or vases. Things slowed dramatically in the pandemic, but the Simple Sunflower is back in business now that wedding season is roaring again. People beyond the VCU community have heard about Love’s project and gotten involved. “Once the word got out, folks started reaching out to us,” Love said. Love said the project is a fit for her because she has a lifelong appreciation of flowers and gardening, which she got from her mother. As a child, she preferred doing outside chores at her family’s Northern Virginia house and garden, which had beautiful rhododendrons. Love recalls her father taking her to a garden store and letting her pick a seed packet. She chose sunflower seeds and planted them – and years later, she chose the Simple Sunflower as the name for her group. She is currently working to get the organization nonprofit status. Love, who worked parttime in a flower shop before medical school, cited several studies that flowers and other plants help hospital patients heal. One study found that viewing plants helps

reduce pain levels, anxiety and fatigue in patients recovering from surgery. “Offering flowers to our patients provides the same benefit,” she said. “Ultimately, that saves the hospital money if the patient doesn’t need that much pain medicine, or even if the patient can leave the hospital a day earlier.” Before she started her flower-delivery project, Love discussed it with her mentor - Robin Foster, professor and director of the Child Protection Team at Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU Medical Center. Foster, who encourages medical students to pursue a passion outside of school, thought it was a great idea. “I do think that flowers help with the healing process,” said Foster, adding: “Your mind needs to be in the right place to successfully complete that journey.” Foster called the Simple Sunflower the best project a student has presented to her, and said flowers brighten up an otherwise sterile hospital setting. “The thoughtfulness of those who have prepared them and delivered them gives patients a sense of hope and intrinsic value in the world,” she said. Love explained that when she delivers the bouquets, patients get the freshest stems from those recovered – many of which are white roses, white hydrangeas, and other white flowers. The busiest time of the year for weddings in Richmond is usually May and June, and October and November. After volunteers collect and repurpose the flowers,

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they deliver them first to patients in palliative care who are nearing the end of life. “Being able to help deliver the flowers to those patients is very meaningful because you just see those patients’ faces light up,” Love said. “You connect with them on a different level.” Love, whose general residency will last one

year, will move to Portland, Ore., afterward to do a specialized residency in diagnostic radiology. She said she wants to bring the project to more cities and maybe open chapters at other medical schools. “It’s so gratifying to see the patients who receive our bouquets,” she said. “It reminds me why we do what we do.”

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Bucks shred Suns to keep title hopes alive Tribune Content Agency Sweet home Milwaukee. It was a different team and a different Finals in Game 3 for the Bucks, who bulldozed the Suns 120-100 behind Giannis Antetokounmpo’s dominance and kept alive their title hopes. The Bucks now trail 2-1 to Phoenix, a much more comfortable position than their insurmountable alternative heading into Sunday.

They also have a healthy Antetokounmpo, who imposed his will and performed up to his MVP status while collecting 41 points, 13 rebounds and six assists. The Bucks led throughout and broke it open in the third quarter with a 22-point advantage. We have ourselves a series. “I was just trying to be aggressive,” Antetokounmpo said. The Suns were playing catchup all night and were running with iron boots.

They were miserable from beyond the arc, especially Devin Booker, who missed six of his seven treys and shot 3-of-14 overall. He sat the entire fourth quarter, and Chris Paul (19 points, nine assists) couldn’t carry the visitors by himself. Milwaukee’s greatest improvement from its Game 2 dud was Antetokounmpo’s free throws. The Greek Freak was cozier at Fiserv Forum while hitting 13 of his 17 foul shots, avoiding his usual misadventures at the

line. The friendly crowd kept quiet during his lengthy free throw routine, a stark contrast to the distracting chants in Phoenix. “Just try to focus on myself, focus on my technique, focus on my body,” Antetokounmpo said. “Once you see a few go in, you get more confidence.” Overall, Antetokounmpo shot 14 for 23 from the field. He joined Shaquille O’Neal and LeBron James as the only players to score 40 points with 10 rebounds in consecu-

tive Finals games. Sunday represented Milwaukee’s first Finals win in nearly 50 years, or the first since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Oscar Robertson were Bucks teammates. There were concerns it wouldn’t happen in these Finals. Milwaukee was beaten rather soundly in the opening two games, leaving them in their mustwin position of Sunday. They gained confidence, however, from their second-round series against the Nets, when Milwaukee

recovered from a 2-0 deficit (and a 39-point defeat in Game 2) to advance in 7. “Game 2 (against the Nets) we got smacked, embarrassed. A lot of people thought our season was done,” said Khris Middleton, who scored 19 points in 41 minutes Sunday. “We still believed in ourselves. We came back and had an ugly grind-it-out game that we found a way to win. Sometimes it’s not going to be See Bucks, Page B8

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Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates with the trophy after winning his Wimbledon men’s Singles Final match

against Matteo Berrettini of Italy at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Sunday, in London, England.

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“I have to pay a great tribute to Rafa and Roger. They are legends of our sport. The two most important players I ever faced,” Djokovic said on court after receiving the trophy, adding with a smile: “It means none of us three will stop. “They are the reason I am where I am today. They made me realize what I had to do to improve. The last 10 years has been an incredible journey and it is not stopping here.” Looking at the possible grand slam, he said: “I could definitely envisage that happening. I’m going to give it a shot. I’m playing well and playing my best tennis at grand slams is my priority.” Federer was among the first to respond,

Djokovic beats Berrettini at Wimbledon, ties 20-slams mark Novak Djokovic overcame some jitters as he beat Matteo Berrettini 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 in the Wimbledon final on Sunday to claim a record-equalling 20th title at the majors and remain on course for an ultra-rare calendar year grand slam. World number one Djokovic blew a 5-2 lead and a set point as he lost the opening set, flirted with similar disaster in the second but eventually prevailed on third match point after 3 hours 24 minutes over ninthranked Berrettini, who was the first Italian player in the London final. Djokovic, 34, sunk to the ground in delight as he drew level with long-

time rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal on 20 titles at the majors and can fulfil his long dream by surpassing them at the US Open later this year. A success in New York would make him first man in 52 years to achieve a calendar year grand slam, and the third overall, following American Donald Budge in 1938 and Australia’s Rod Laver in 1962 and 1969. He is the first since Laver to win the first three slams of a year after his earlier 2021 success at the Australian and French Open. A Golden Slam is also possible for Djokovic if he adds Olympic gold in Tokyo, a feat only achieved once, on the women’s side, by German Steffi Graf in 1988.

saying: “Congrats Novak on your 20th major. I’m proud to have the opportunity to play in a special era of tennis champions. Wonderful performance, well done!” Djokovic appeared aware of what was at stake when he started with a double fault and had two more in his first service games where he also needed to fend off a break point under the eyes of Croatia’s Marija Cicak, the first female umpire of the men’s final. Recent Queen’s winner Berrettini was however the first to crumble in his maiden final at the majors, hitting some extraordinary errors as Djokovic went 5-2 up. But the Italian See Djokovic, Page B8

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FAIRFIELD — With Wimbledon being contested “across the pond,” the Fairfield Expos American Legion baseball team and their Area 1 rivals from Napa Valley engaged in a tennis match of their own at Yountville’s Cleve Borman Field, Saturday. In a game that featured two ties and four lead changes, the Expos scored the final four runs to escape with an 11-8 victory. The Expos took advantage of three Napa Valley errors to push across three runs in the top of

the second with Gavin Arpaia and Reilly Ramirez delivering RBI singles. Napa Valley countered with four in the bottom of the third, only to have the Expos respond with three in the top of the fourth to take a 6-4 lead. Ramirez doubled in two runs with Kaden Wilde driving in another on a ground out. Napa Valley tied the score with two runs in the fourth inning and retook the lead at 7-6 with a run in the fifth. After the Expos tied it a run in the seventh on an Eli Blurton ground out, Napa Valley grabbed its final lead of the night with a run in the bottom of the inning.

The Expos took the lead for good in the top of the eighth when DJ Scott doubled in David Abilez, Blake Bozzini drove in Wilde with a sacrifice fly and Scott scored on a passed ball. Fairfield added an insurance run in the ninth when Grant Kerr scored on an Aaron Strong ground out. Reilly finished the game 3-for6, while Bozzini and Gavin Arpaia each went 2-for-4. Trevor Morse picked up the victory with three innings of work in relief, while Cy Dempsay and Blurton each tossed a scoreless inning to close things out.

SAN FRANCISCO — Playoff tickets aren’t punched in July and World Series trophies aren’t hoisted until the fall, but with the first half in the books, the Giants and their fans can start thinking about October baseball. A playoff berth that once seemed like a farfetched dream for a club playing in a stacked National League West is now well within reach as Gabe Kapler’s club wrapped up the first half of the season with a 3-1 win over the Washington Nationals to notch their major-league best 57th win and 30th at Oracle Park. After dropping the first two games of a sixgame homestand, the Giants reeled off four consecutive wins and added to their lead over the Dodgers and Padres with dominant pitching performances and clutch contributions from several different hitters. The Giants credit much of their success

leading into the AllStar break to a starter in Kevin Gausman who departed after another brilliant start on Sunday to participate in Midsummer Classic festivities in Denver. The Colorado native has been one of the best pitchers in baseball this year and earned his ninth win of the season with help from catcher Curt Casali, who blasted a three-run home run in the second inning against Nationals righthander Erick Fedde. Gausman finished a sensational first half by tossing six innings of one-run ball against a Nationals team that knocked him out after four innings in their matchup in June. The right-hander held Washington to four hits, including three that didn’t leave the infield, and struck out nine batters by mixing a midto-high 90s fastball with his devastating splitter. Gausman’s splitter has been one of the best See Giants, Page B8

Chris Bassitt, homers help A’s hit All-Star break on an up note Tribune Content Agency ARLINGTON, Texas — The A’s first half undulated like the wave they adopted as a slogan. An 0-6 start gave way to a 13-game winning streak. June swelled, then subsided. Their record crested at 17 games above .500 on June 18. They lost 13 of their last 21 before the AllStar break. A 4-1 win over the Rangers on Sunday sent the A’s into the break on a positive note. It secured their first series win in their past seven. They spent the final 20 days of the first half in second place, 60 of 61 before that in first. At 12 games over .500, they own the AL’s fifth-best record. “Overall, I think we underachieved almost the whole first half,” said right-hander Chris

Bassitt, the winning pitcher Sunday. “I thought our hitting was spotty, our pitching at times was spotty. Obviously our record is pretty good, but I think we can do a whole heck of a lot better.” Bassitt held the Rangers to one run over seven innings and departed afterward for Denver with fellow All-Star selection Matt Olson, who hit two solo home runs in the win. Bassitt became the second AL pitcher this season (joining Cleveland’s Aaron Civale) to double-digit wins. He is leading a rotation that has been the A’s steadiest group. A’s starters lead the majors in innings and rank third in the AL in ERA. Bassitt had allowed six runs in 4 1/3 innings to a potent Astros lineup See A’s, Page B8

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Mushrooms with chiles, limes and mint can be a main course atop rice or your favorite noodles.

Sauteed mushrooms with chile-garlic sauce

make an umami-packed vegetarian main dish

y introduction to buy them fresh and mushrooms cook the sponginess created a out of them. (It took me prejudice that a while, but I now like took years to overcome. them raw as well.) They were canned. I This recipe from remember them being “Everyone’s Table” spongy, a bit slick and by Gregory Gourdet the taste I recall most with JJ Goode (Harper clearly was salt. Ann Maloney Wave, 2021) is a great So, for years, I said no example of that, making On the fridge to mushrooms in or on it worth a try if you anything. Big mistake. already love mushrooms or are While I’m not one for proswilling to give them another elytizing when it comes to shot. Mushrooms are about 90% food – you like what you like – I water. If you cook away that hate to think of anyone missing moisture, you’re left with more out the way I did just because concentrated flavor, that meatthey’ve never had well-prepared iness that people talk about. fresh mushrooms. That’s what I’m after. SauteAnti-mushroom sentiment ing, roasting and grilling are is a difficult one to overcome. three ways to get that deeper Case in point: As I was buying umami flavor. an assortment of mushrooms In this recipe, you cut a mix to make this dish, the cashier of your favorite mushrooms into at the grocery store couldn’t bite-size pieces and saute them tell one from another, which I in a neutral oil over high heat can understand. I sometimes until they turn golden. (Some have trouble telling the varietpeople say they crisp, but I’ve ies apart. Then, he confessed. “I never had success getting them don’t eat them.” truly crispy.) Why? I used shiitakes, button, “Because of what they cremini and thinly sliced oyster are. Fungus.” mushrooms. This results in Well, there’s no a mix of textures, some with arguing with that. a bit more chewiness while For me, it was more of a others are thin and drier. In a texture issue, so the way I eased hurry? Go with just shiitakes to into mushroom eating was to reach that perfect goldenness

more quickly. You’ll need a large skillet, or you’ll have to cook the mushrooms in batches to avoid crowding. A too-crowded skillet will stop the water from evaporating, and you’ll end up with soft, steamed mushrooms. Not the goal. The golden mushrooms are then tossed with a sauce made with thinly sliced chiles and minced garlic, giving them a fresh zing. When made this way, these mushrooms can be a main course atop rice or your favorite noodles. You can sprinkle mint on top or try them with fresh parsley or basil leaves. Or you can serve them as a side dish or spoon them on top of broiled chicken, beef or fried tofu. Mushrooms With Chiles, Limes and Mint 35 minutes 4 servings This vegetarian dish is great as a main or a side dish. Use one kind of fresh mushrooms or a mix of your favorites. Cut them into bite-size pieces and cook them over high heat in a neutral oil until they turn golden. You’ll need a large skillet, or you’ll have to cook the mushrooms in batches. Thinly sliced chiles and minced garlic give the light sauce its kick. Serve with rice or your favorite Asian noodles.

Make Ahead: The dressing can be made up to 1 day ahead, but it will mellow a bit. Storage Notes: This is best eaten right away, but can be refrigerated for up to 2 days. The dressing can be refrigerated for up to 3 days. Where to Buy: Fish sauce can be found at well-stocked supermarkets, Asian grocery stores and online. For the sauce: 2 tablespoons fish sauce 2 tablespoons lime juice (from about 2 limes) 1 tablespoon finely chopped palm sugar, coconut sugar or white granulated sugar 2 small fresh green or red Thai chiles, seeded, ribbed, thinly sliced (may substitute with serrano chiles) 1 large clove garlic, finely grated or minced For the mushrooms: 3 tablespoons avocado, grapeseed or vegetable oil 2 pounds mixed mushrooms, trimmed and cut into large but still bite-size pieces 1 ⁄2 teaspoon fine salt Large handful of mint leaves (about 1⁄2 ounce) Cooked white or brown rice (optional) Make the sauce: In a small bowl, whisk together the fish sauce, lime juice, sugar, chiles and garlic until the sugar has dissolved, about 2 minutes.

Make the mushrooms: In a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat, heat the oil until shimmering. Add the mushrooms to the pan, stir well and then spread them out into an even layer as best you can. Cook, stirring every minute or so, until the mushrooms begin to release steam and water, and then turn golden and begin to shrink to more or less a single layer, about 5 minutes. Raise the heat to high and continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms are a deep golden brown, 5 to 7 minutes more. Stir in the salt and cook for 2 more minutes. Transfer the mushrooms to a serving bowl, add the sauce, and give them a toss. Scatter the mint leaves, whole or torn, on top. Serve warm, with rice on the side, if desired. Nutrition per serving (1 1⁄2 cups mushrooms) | Calories: 169; Total Fat: 11 g; Saturated Fat: 1 g; Cholesterol: 0 mg; Sodium: 720 mg; Carbohydrates: 14 g; Dietary Fiber: 3 g; Sugar: 9 g; Protein: 8 g This analysis is an estimate based on available ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s or nutritionist’s advice. Adapted from “Everyone’s Table” by Gregory Gourdet with JJ Goode (Harper Wave, 2021).

Ann Maloney is recipes editor for The Washington Post.

Ice cream burger the tastiest way to keep cool right now Bloomberg Ice cream is working overtime this summer. Following a week of record-breaking heat, sales of the frosty treat are on the rise, from Las Vegas to New York. Tipsy Scoop, the New York-based shop that specializes in booze-infused flavors, saw triple the number of inquiries for catering and events during the past week, when a heat wave hit the city, compared to the week before. “At our Brooklyn location, we’ve had people coming to the door for ice cream two-plus hours before opening,” says Tipsy Scoop’s director of marketing, Rachel Chitwood. Morgenstern’s At Finest Ice Cream which has branches on Manhattan’s Lower East Side and in Greenwich Village, sales were up about 30%, according to owner and chef Nick Morgenstern.

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An ice cream burger with peach, chocolate, and vanilla was a melty masterpiece. “We’re doing a pre-pandemic level of business. Lines out the door every day,” he says. Morgenstern’s is known in the ice cream world for its exquisite flavors and painstaking ingredient sourcing, with flavors like Raw Milk, made without eggs, and Mascarpone Salted Hazelnut. There are never less than five different vanilla flavors and five chocolate ones.

In early June, Morgenstern pioneered a product called the Ice Cream Burger. It’s a sweet part of a new, savory-focused menu that features burgers, fries, and pies. The concept of combining bread and ice cream isn’t revolutionary. Italians make a habit of filling brioche rolls with gelato. In Japan, Shibuya Toast is a popular snack of an extra-thick bread

slice filled with vanilla ice cream and garnished with all manner of sweet things. Morgenstern has served a version of that treat called the New God Flow, composed of Japanese milk bread caramelized with honey and topped with raw milk ice cream since he opened his first store in 2014. “Bread is smart because it absorbs the ice cream as it melts,” says Morgenstern. That’s one reason his dessert burger is so well suited to this hot summer. Morgenstern makes his own buns but says any soft squishy ones work great. He maintains that even Wonder Bread will get the job done, folded over into a taco-style snack. Making ice cream burgers is almost too easy. First, the buns are lightly buttered and quickly toasted. (You can use a grill that’s already on to cook more conventional

burgers, although make sure it’s clean and not slicked with grilled meat, seafood, or vegetable remnants.) Then ice cream is scooped inside the bun. That’s it. It’s scrumptious, super fun, and a guaranteed chill out experience. Any additional garnishes – chunks of fruit as a “relish” or a chocolate, caramel, or berry sauce that might happen to look like barbecue sauce or ketchup – are up to you. Ice cream flavors are at the discretion of the cook, too, but I’d recommend two or three different contrasting ones, both for taste and aesthetic purposes. Fruity flavors are especially excellent in a summery way. I went with peach, in addition to chocolate and vanilla. Next time I make it, I might substitute a caramel-ribboned flavor for the chocolate. Morgenstern says a sorbet or a milkbased sherbet will make it

even more refreshing. And it helps for the caramelized bun to still be slightly warm when you add the ice cream, so it starts softening into the bread, in the way that the best ice cream sandwiches come together in a bite that melts in your mouth in progressive creamy waves of texture. Have a lot of napkins on hand. If you do it right, it’s not a tidy dish. Ice Cream Burgers Makes 4 4 soft hamburger buns, split in half About 2 tbsp. unsalted butter, softened 2 or 3 different ice cream flavors Heat a skillet. Spread the cut sides of the buns with the softened butter. Toast them in the skillet over medium heat for about 1 minute, until they’re light golden and crisp. Fill each bun while it’s still warm with scoops of the contrasting ice cream flavors and eat immediately.

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Hospital prices must now be transparent

A Trump administration price transparency rule that took effect at the start of this year requires hospitals to post a range of actual prices.

For many consumers, they’re still anyone’s guess

Julie Appleby

Kaiser Health News

colonoscopy might cost you or your insurer a few hundred dollars – or several thousand, depending on which hospital or insurer you use. Long hidden, such price variations are supposed to be available in stark black and white under a Trump administration price transparency rule that took effect at the start of this year. It requires hospitals to post a range of actual prices – everything from the rates they offer cash-paying customers to costs negotiated with insurers. Many have complied. But some hospitals bury the data deep on their websites or have not included all the categories of prices required, according to industry analysts. A sizable minority of hospitals have not disclosed the information at all. While imperfect and potentially of limited use right now to the average consumer, this trove is, nonetheless, eye-opening as an illustration of the huge differences in prices – nationally, regionally and within the same hospital. It’s challenging for consumers and employers to use, giving a boost to a cottage industry that analyzes the data, which in turn could be weaponized for use in negotiations among hospitals, employers and insurers. Ultimately, the unanswered question is whether price transparency will lead to overall lower prices. In theory, releasing prices may prompt consumers to shop around, weighing cost and quality. Perhaps they could save a few hundred dollars by getting their surgery or imaging test across town instead of at the nearby clinic or hospital. But, typically, consumers don’t comparison-shop,

preferring to choose convenience or the provider their doctor recommends. A recent Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker brief, for instance, found that 85% of adults said they had not researched online the price of a hospital treatment. And hospitals say the transparency push alone won’t help consumers much, because each patient is different – and individual deductibles and insurance plans complicate matters. Under the Trumpera rule, hospitals must post what they accept from all insurers for thousands of line items, including each drug, procedure or treatment they provide. In addition, hospitals must present this in a format easily readable by computers and include a consumerfriendly separate listing of 300 “shoppable” services, bundling the full price a hospital accepts for a given treatment, such as having a baby or getting a hip replacement. The negotiated rates now being posted publicly often show an individual hospital accepting a wide range of prices for the same service, depending on the insurer, often based on how much negotiating power each has in a market. In some cases, the cash-only price is less than what insurers pay. And prices may vary widely within the same city or region. In Virginia, for example, the average price of a diagnostic colonoscopy is $2,763, but the range across the state is from $208 to $10,563, according to a database aggregated by San Diegobased Turquoise Health, one of the new firms looking to market the data to businesses while offering some information free of charge to patients. Another is Health Cost Labs, which will have pricing information for

2,300 hospitals in its database when it goes live this month. Patients can try to find the price information themselves by searching hospital websites, but even locating the correct tab on a hospital’s website is tricky. Here’s one tip: “You can Google the hospital name and the words ‘price transparency’ and see where that takes you,” said Caitlin Sheetz, director and head of analytics at the consulting firm ADVI Health in the Washington, D.C., area. Typing in “MedStar Health hospital transparency,” for example, likely points to MedStar Washington Hospital Center’s “price transparency disclosure” page, with a link to its full list of prices, as well as its separate list of 300 shoppable services. By clicking on the list of shoppable services, consumers can download an Excel file. Searching it for “colonoscopy” pulls up several variations of the procedure, along with prices for different insurers, such as Aetna and Cigna, but a “not available” designation for the cash-only price. The file explains that MedStar does not have a standard cash price but makes determinations case by case. Performing the same Google search for the nearby Inova health system results in less useful information. Inova’s website links to a long list of thousands of charges, which are not the discounts negotiated by insurers, and the list is not easily searchable. The website advises those who are not Inova patients or who would like to create their own estimate to log into the hospitals’ “My Chart” system, but a search on that for “colonoscopy” failed to produce any data. Because of the difficulty of navigating these websites – or locating the

negotiated prices once there – some consumers may turn to sites like Turquoise. Doing a similar search on that site shows the prices of a colonoscopy at MedStar by insurer, but the process is still complicated. First, a consumer must select the “health system” button from the website’s menu of options, click on “surgical procedures,” then click again on “digestive” to get to it. There is no similar information for Inova because the hospital system has not yet made its data accessible in a computer-friendly format, said Chris Severn, CEO of Turquoise. Inova spokesperson Tracy Connell said in a written statement that the health system will create personalized estimates for patients and is “currently working to post information on negotiated prices and discounts on services.” For consumers who go the distance and can find price data from their hospitals, it may prove helpful in certain situations: n Patients who are paying cash or who have unmet deductibles may want to compare prices among hospitals to see if driving farther could save them money. n Uninsured patients could ask the hospital for the cash price or attempt to negotiate for the lowest amount the facility accepts from insurers. n Insured patients who get a bill for outof-network care may find the information helpful because it could empower them to negotiate a discount off the hospitals’ gross charges for that care. While there’s no guarantee of success, “if you are uninsured or out of network, you could point to some of those prices and say, ‘That’s what I want,’ ” said Barak Richman, a contract law expert and professor of law at Duke University School of Law.

But the data may not help insured patients who notice their prices are higher than those negotiated by other insurers. In those cases, legal experts said, the insured patients are unlikely to get a bill changed because they have a contract with that insurer, which has negotiated the price with their contracted hospitals. “Legally, a contract is a contract,” said Mark Hall, a health law professor at Wake Forest University. Richman agrees. “You can’t say, ‘Well, you charged that person less,’” he noted, but neither can they say they’ll charge you more. Getting the data, however, relies on the hospital having posted it. As for compliance, “we’re seeing the range of the spectrum,” said Jeffrey Leibach, a partner at the consulting firm Guidehouse, which found earlier this year that about 60% of 1,000 hospitals surveyed had posted at least some data, but 30% had reported nothing at all. Many in the hospital industry have long fought transparency efforts, even filing a lawsuit seeking to block the new rule. The suit was dismissed by a federal judge last year. They argue the rule is unclear and overly burAdditionally, densome. hospitals haven’t wanted their prices exposed, knowing that competitors might then adjust theirs, or health plans could demand lower rates. Conversely, lower-cost hospitals might decide to raise prices to match competitors. The rule stems from requirements in the Affordable Care Act. The Obama administration required hospitals to post their chargemaster rates, which are less useful because they are generally inflated, hospital-set amounts that are almost never what is actually paid. Insurers and hospi-

tals are also bracing for next year, when even more data is set to come online. Insurers will be required to post negotiated prices for medical care across a broader range of facilities, including clinics and doctors’ offices. In May, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services sent letters to some of the hospitals that have not complied, giving them 90 days to do so or potentially face penalties, including a $300-a-day fine. “A lot of members say until hospitals are fully compliant, our ability to use the data is limited,” said Shawn Gremminger, director of health policy at the Purchaser Business Group on Health, a coalition of large employers. His group and others have called for increasing the penalty for noncomplying hospitals from $300 a day to $300 a bed per day, so “the fine would be bigger as the hospital gets bigger,” Gremminger said. “That’s the kind of thing they take seriously.” Already, though, employers or insurers are eyeing the hospital data as leverage in negotiations, said Severn, Turquoise’s CEO. Conversely, some employers may use it to fire their insurers if the rates they’re paying are substantially more than those agreed to by other carriers. “It will piss off anyone who is overpaying for health care, which happens for various reasons,” he said. KHN (Kaiser Health News) is a national newsroom that produces indepth 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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‘Atypical’ made life on the autism spectrum into great TV

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Lorraine Ali

Los Angeles Times

As a protective parent and fan of Netflix’s “Atypical,” I admit that I’m not ready for Sam Gardner (Keir Gilchrist) to leave the nest – or for the streamer’s sharp, poignant dramedy about a family dealing with autism to leave me for good. I’ve been watching “Atypical” since its debut in 2017, when Sam, who’s high on the spectrum, was just 18 and facing the realities of every teen’s life: dating, the struggle for independence, impending adulthood. Now the series’ fourth and final season, which premiered Friday, finds Sam leaving the safety of his Connecticut home and venturing out into a perplexing world that often seems perplexed by him. Watching one’s child strike out on their own is bittersweet for most parents. But for those of us who spent every waking hour helping our sons or daughters acclimate to a neurotypical world – from decoding mysterious social cues to tolerating the tactile assault of clothing tags to constantly standing guard against those who might try and tear them down because of their differences – it’s particularly heartbreaking and terrifying. The concluding 10 episodes of “Atypical” deftly tackle those fears and more, cementing the show’s legacy as one of the best series to deal with autism and its butterfly effect on family, friends and loved ones. At once hilarious and moving, irreverent and reaffirming, season four aptly chronicles the final stages of Sam’s move toward self-determination – and the South Pole. Sam would be the first to tell you that certain species of Antarctic penguins leave the nest within weeks of their birth, and he sees his journey more like a migration than a matter of flying the coop. Sam has always filtered his understanding of the neurotypical world through his deep obsession with impenetrable glaciers, enigmatic sea life and the complex social order of penguin rooks. Surviving an inhospitable climate is all about adaptation. “Unlike most animals, the lens of a penguin’s eye changes shape,” he says during one of many internal monologues in “Atypical.” “When it’s on land, it becomes flatter, like a human’s. When it’s underwater, it becomes round, like a fish. So no matter where a penguin goes, everything’s seen in focus. . . . Sometimes I wish I had penguin eyes. Then I could see clearly no matter where I am.” The beauty, heart and wit of the show has always been centered in how deeply it mines Sam’s unique challenges, as well as those of his family, as they navigate life on the spec-

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Keir Gilchrist as Sam Gardner, a young man on the autism spectrum, in Netflix’s “Atypical.” trum together. Sam’s fiercely protective mother, Elsa (Jennifer Jason Leigh), would do anything to help her son, and though his move away is a good thing, it’s setting off all her alarms. His reticent father, Doug (Michael Rapaport), has learned how to be more present, but it’s an ongoing process. And his snarky younger sister, Casey (Brigette Lundy-Paine), a natural leader who once took up less space because her brother required more, needs to step back in and take charge of her destiny. The Gardners have been shaped by one another, which of course is true of any family. But “Atypical” reframes coming-of-age themes, the rigors of parenting and the pressures of keeping a family together by throwing disability in the mix. Emotional intensity is amplified on one end with Casey and Elsa and muted on the other with Sam and Doug. Common ideas about selfishness and selflessness are turned on their head. Sacrifice abounds, yet no one is a saint. In the past, the kids got in knock-down, dragout fights on the kitchen floor. The parents cheated on one another in order to escape the pressures of their household. They fell apart to come back together; their cohesiveness was forged by fire. Created by Robia Rashid (“How I Met Your Mother”), “Atypical” was initially criticized for failing to feature performers on the spectrum. By season two, though, the show had hired consultants such as Elaine Hall of the Miracle Project and “The Journal of Best Practices” author David Finch. The series also brought in several actors with disabilities to play char-

Streaming “Atypical” Netflix Rated TV-14

acters like Jasper (Domonique Brown) and Sid (Tal Anderson) – and scenes in which the characters meet for student peer groups or at the college’s Disability Services office became revealing discussions about the trials of navigating the everyday while on the spectrum. They’re loaded with comedic moments too: “What are you a master of?” Sam asks his peer for a college survey. “Preventing tooth decay,” replies Jasper frankly. “Atypical” has been masterful at avoiding the preciousness that has often plagued other shows or films that have tried dramatize autism stories or create characters with developmental disabilities. The series cuts the tension and taboo with keen humor, often bordering on the impertinent, but Sam is never the butt of the joke. The risk paid off, and has allowed for ongoing gags that remind viewers that the Gardners are not the Cleavers. After Casey mails her brother a handmade award – “In recognition of your extreme lameness” it reads – it hangs on Sam’s fridge for all of season four. I’d like to give “Atypical” an award for capturing the bittersweet journey of raising a kid who’s different, from a mom like Elsa who has seen herself as a retaining wall between a cruel world and the complex soul that is her son. And with the series’ end, maybe I can loosen my grip just a little, as Elsa has, and let his journey of adulthood begin.

Bridge

by Phillip Alder

progressed much quicker. But on a far less weighty subject, I have a theory about this deal. Look at the South hand. You open two clubs and rebid two no-trump. North transfers into spades, then bids three no-trump. What would you do now? At least 40 years ago, I faced this same predicament. Worried that I would never get to my partner’s hand in no-trump, I retreated to four spades, despite holding only ace-king doubleton. This worked perfectly. Three no-trump was hopeless and four spades unbeatable. So, when I faced an identical problem in this deal, I ran to four spades. Note that if I had passed out three no-trump, West probably would have led the diamond three. East would have shifted to the club jack, and I would have gone down. (Even after a club lead, I fail if, after cashing my spades HOW VALID IS and leading a diamond, West has the courage to play low.) THIS THEORY? Four spades goes down if West leads Stephen Hawking said in an the diamond ace (or a low diamond!), interview with The Guardian newspagives partner a diamond ruff, gets back per in England, “If human life were in with the club ace and delivers a long enough to find the ultimate second ruff. At the time, though, West theory, everything would have been led the club ace, cashed the diamond solved by previous generations. ace and gave East a ruff. I took the rest. Nothing would be left to be discovWith doubleton ace-king, correct ered.” from three no-trump to four of I guess it is true that if Neanderthal partner’s major. man had had a life expectancy of, say, 120 years, civilization would have COPYRIGHT: 2021, UNITED FEATURE SYNDICATE

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Word Sleuth

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FAIRFIELD — The new movies kick off Wednesday on Netflix with “Gunpowder Milkshake.” The plot centers on a 12-year-old girl when her mother, an elite assassin, abandoned her. She has been raised by a ruthless crime syndicate. Now, she’s decided to follow in her mother’s footsteps. It’s rated R. “Die in a Gunfight” follows two star-crossed lovers who share an eagerness to break from the confines of their lives that leads to an all-out struggle for their love against a backdrop of corporate espionage, revenge and a longstanding feud between their families. Helen Hunt and Travis Fimmel are featured. It’s rated R. “Escape Room: Tournament of Champions” is more adventures in a maze of deadly rooms. It’s rated PG-13. “Fear Street Part Three: 1666” is the third in a horror series. In this outing, one character is thrust back to 1666 and learns the truth about Sarah Fier. Back in 1994, the friends fight for their lives – and Shadyside’s future. It’s not rated. “Great White,” a thriller, centers on a blissful tourist trip that turns into a nightmare when five seaplane passengers are stranded miles from shore. The group tries to make it land before they run out of supplies and/or are taken by a menacing terror under the surface. It’s not rated. “How to Deter a Robber” is the story of a stubborn young woman and her naïve boyfriend who face off against a pair of amateur house burglars. It’s not rated. “No Ordinary Man” is a documentary about American jazz musician Billy Tipton, who developed a reputable touring and recording career in the mid-20th century along with his band The Billy Tipton Trio. After his death in the late ’80s, it was revealed that Tipton was assigned female at birth, and his life was swiftly reframed as the story of an ambitious woman passing as a man in pursuit of a music career. It’s not rated.

“Out of Death” stars Bruce Willis in the story of a retired cop’s whose solace in the remote wilderness is hijacked when he encounters a lone hiker who’s on the run from dirty police. It’s rated R. “Pig” features Nicolas Cage as a truffle hunter who lives alone in the Oregonian wilderness. He must return to his past in Portland in search of his beloved foraging pig after she is kidnapped. It’s rated R. “Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain,” a documentary, is a behind-the-scenes look at how an anonymous chef became a worldrenowned cultural icon. It’s not rated. “The Sleepless Unrest” centers on the haunted house that inspired the “Conjuring” films. It’s been sold and is now open to paranormal investigations. A small group of close friends is invited to move in and document a real haunted house for two weeks. It’s not rated. “Space Legacy: A New Jam” in which NBA champion LeBron James goes on an epic adventure alongside Bugs Bunny in this animated/live-action film. When James and his son are trapped in a digital space by a rogue A.I., LeBron must get them home safe by leading Bugs, Lola Bunny and the whole gang of notoriously undisciplined Looney Tunes to victory over the A.I.’s digitized champions on the court. It’s rated PG. “The Boys in the Red Hats” is a documentary about the January 2019 encounter between Covington Catholic students and a Native American elder at a March for Life event on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. It’s not rated. For Vacaville showtimes, visit www. brendentheatres.com. For Vallejo showtimes, check www.cinemark. com/theatres/ca-vallejo. For information on Edwards Cinemas in Fairfield, visit https:// www.regmovies.com/ theatres/regal-edwardsfairfield-imax.

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PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: NONA WEBSTER Case Number: P050876 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Nona Webster A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Solano County Public Administrator in the Superior Court of California, County of: Solano The Petition for Probate requests that: Solano County Public Administrator be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedent's will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: DATE: AUG. 2, 2021 TIME: 1:30 p.m. DEPT.: 22 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SOLANO Old Solano Courthouse 580 Texas Street Fairfield, CA 94533 If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1)four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for petitioner: Julie Barga, Deputy County Counsel (SBN: 197203) 675 Texas Street, Ste. 6600 Fairfield, CA 94533 (707) 784-6140 DR# 00048001 Published: July 9, 12, 16, 2021

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ESTHER COLETTE GOLDBERG, also known as ESTHER GOLDBERG Case Number: FPR050809 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Esther Colette Goldberg A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Steve Richard Goldberg in the Superior Court of California, County of: Solano The Petition for Probate requests that: Steve Richard Goldberg be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedent's will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: DATE: SEPT. 22, 2021 TIME: 9:00 a.m.; DEPT.: 22 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SOLANO Old Solano Courthouse 580 Texas Street Fairfield, CA 94533 If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1)four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for petitioner: James G. Haskell (SBN: 270841) Reynolds Law LLP 1411 Oliver Road, Suite 300 Fairfield, CA 94534 (707) 425-1255 DR# 00047993 Published: July 5, 9, 12, 2021

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS MCMILLER FAMILY GILROY GARLIC SAUCE LOCATED AT: 1064 Diamante Dr, Rio Vista CA 94571 Solano Mailing Address: 1064 Diamante Dr, Rio Vista CA 94571 (ARE) HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S): 1) Lessie McMiller 1064 Diamante Dr, Rio Vista, 94571 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 06/24/2021. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Lessie McMiller 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 June 23, 2026. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: JUN 24, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021001371 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00047713 Published: June 28, July 5, 12, 19, 2021

FAIRFIELD-SUISUN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 2490 Hilborn Road Fairfield, CA 94534 (707) 399-5000 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND NOTICE OF PROPOSAL FOR ADOPTING A NEEDS ANALYSIS AND ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHOOL FACILITY FEES PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 65995.5, 65995.6, AND 65995.7 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held on August 12, 2021, at or shortly after 6:00 p.m. on the matter of the Fairfeld-Suisun Unified School District’s (FSUSD) potential adoption of a needs analysis as required by Government Code Section 65995.6. Copies of the draft needs analysis are available for review on line at on the FSUSD website at http://www.fsusd.org or at the District’s Administrative Offices located at 2490 Hilborn Road, Fairfeld, California, during normal business hours, or by contacting (707) 399-5148 for an electronic copy. Please submit any written comments to the FSUSD Facilities and Construction Department, 2490 Hilborn Road, Fairfeld, California, 94534, no later than August 11, 2021, 4:30 pm. Immediately following the public hearing, a proposed resolution will be considered by the Governing Board, which if adopted, will establish school facility fees to be levied against residential construction and reconstruction as authorized by Government Code Sections 65995.5 and 65995.7. The establishment of the fees, if approved by the Governing Board, will become effective on August 13, 2021. DR# 00048007 Published: July 12, 2021

FAIRFIELD-SUISUN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Notice Inviting Bids 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 AUGUST 4, 2021 2:00 PM sealed Request for Proposal (RFP) from qualified Bidders for the award of contracts for the following: BID #2114-22 Bleachers and Seating Interested Bidders are referred to the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District website, https://www.fsusd.org/Page/15594, for details, instructions, forms and submittal dates. The Bid packet will be posted to the website by 4:00 pm on July 12, 2021. All questions regarding this Bid are due on or before July 15, 2021 at 4:00 pm via email to: Amanda Rish at amandari@fsusd.org the subject line of “BID#2114-22 Questions”. Only questions submitted through this process will be accepted. All responses to questions regarding this Bid will be posted on our website. It is the responsibility of the Bidder to check the website https://www.fsusd.org/Page/15594 for addenda or updates. Bids shall be delivered and addressed to the Fairfield-Suisun United School District, Attention: Amanda Rish Director of Purchasing & Contract Services, 3rd floor, 2490 Hilborn Road, Fairfield CA 94534, and shall be labeled “Bid #2114-22 Bleachers and Seating”, due no later than 2:00 pm on August 4, 2021. Bids will not be considered unless they are received by the proper time. No oral, telegraphic, electronic, facsimile, or telephonic bids or modifications will be considered. Bids received after the deadline will be returned unopened. Bids must bear original signatures and figures. 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. DR# 00048000 Published: July 7, 12, 2021

Pursuant to CA Self Storage Facility Act B&P Code 21700-21718 Waldo Rose Storage at 1125 Western Street, Fairfield CA, 94533, will sell at a public sale by competitive bidding on 7/16/2021 9:15 AM. The contents: Shanice Easter #241A; Kimberly Sidorsky #421 Items: Totes, furniture, reptile cage, boxes, fishing poles, luggage, Christmas tree and ornaments All sales are subject to prior cancellation. Sale by A-Ward Auction. Phone (408) 891-6108, Bond #MS237-04-79 DR# 00047987 Published: July 5, 12, 2021

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Scoreboard BASEBALL National League Texas

American League East Division W L 55 36 53 37 45 42 46 43 28 61 Central Division Chicago White Sox 54 35 Cleveland 45 42 Detroit 40 51 Minnesota 39 50 Kansas City 36 53 West Division Houston 55 36 OAKLAND 52 40 Seattle 48 43 L.A. Angels 45 44 Boston Tampa Bay Toronto N.Y. Yankees Baltimore

Pct GB .604 — .589 1½ .517 8 .517 8 .315 26 .607 — .517 8 .440 15 .438 15 .404 18 .604 — .565 3½ .527 7 .506 9

N.Y. Mets Philadelphia Atlanta Washington Miami

35 55 .389 19½

East Division W L 47 40 44 44 44 45 42 47 39 50

Pct GB .540 — .500 3½ .494 4 .472 6 .438 9

Central Division Milwaukee 53 39 .576 — Cincinnati 48 42 .533 4 Chicago Cubs 44 46 .489 8 St. Louis 44 46 .489 8 Pittsburgh 34 56 .378 18 West Division SAN FRANCISCO 57 32 .640 — L.A. Dodgers 55 35 .615 2 San Diego 53 40 .570 6 Colorado 40 51 .440 18 Arizona 26 66 .283 32½ Sunday’s Games OAKLAND 4, Texas 1 SAN FRANCISCO 3, Washington 1

Chicago White Sox 7, Baltimore 5 Pittsburgh 6, N.Y. Mets 5 Toronto 3, Tampa Bay 1 Philadelphia 5, Boston 4 Miami 7, Atlanta 4 Minnesota 12, Detroit 9, 10 innings Houston 8, N.Y. Yankees 7 Cincinnati 3, Milwaukee 1 L.A. Dodgers 7, Arizona 4 Colorado 3, San Diego 1 L.A. Angels 7, Seattle 1 Kansas City at Cleveland, ppd. St. Louis at Chicago Cubs, ppd. Monday’s Games No games schedule Tuesday’s Game All-Star Game, at Denver, 4:30 p.m. Wednesday’s Games No games scheduled Thursday’s Game Boston at N.Y. Yankees, 4:08 p.m. Friday’s Games SAN FRANCISCO at St. Louis, 5:15 p.m. Cleveland at OAKLAND, 6:40 p.m. Minnesota at Detroit, first game, 11:10 a.m. Minnesota at Detroit, second game, 4:10 p.m. Miami at Philadelphia, first game, 1:05 p.m. Miami at Philadelphia, second game N.Y. Mets at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. San Diego at Washington, 4:05 p.m. Boston at N.Y. Yankees, 4:05 p.m. Texas at Toronto, 4:07 p.m. Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 4:20 p.m.

Baltimore at Kansas City, 5:10 p.m. Houston at Chicago White Sox, 5:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, 5:40 p.m. Seattle at L.A. Angels, 6:38 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Arizona, 6:40 p.m.

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Finals Tuesday, July 6 Phoenix 118, Milwaukee 105 Thursday’s Game Phoenix 118, Milwaukee 108 Sunday’s Game Milwaukee 120, Phoenix 100, Phoenix leads Wednesday’s Game Phoenix at Milwaukee, 6 p.m. Saturday, July 17 Milwaukee at Phoenix, 6 p.m., if necessary Tuesday, July 20 Phoenix at Milwaukee, TBD, if necessary Thursday, July 22 Milwaukee at Phoenix, TBD, if necessary

regrouped and also started winning longer rallies, saving a set point in his comeback to 5-5 and the tiebreak where he wrapped up the set with an ace. Djokovic was undeterred as he raced into a 5-1 lead in the second set – only to incredibly falter again as Berrettini came back strongly to 5-4. The 25-year-old saved three set points and won an extraordinary rally when he answered a

brilliant Djokovic lob with a ‘tweener’ shot between his legs which the Serb then netted with a no-look shot. The crowd was on its feet but there was no repeat of the opening set as Djokovic served out the set at love. In the third, Djokovic seemed annoyed by the fans’s “Matteo” chants but went 2-1 sets up on a forehand error from Berrettini, after a third-game break from Berrettini’s netted drop shot and backhand.

And when the brave Italian double faulted to hand Djokovic a break for 4-3 the affair was settled as Djokovic won the last four games to enter the history books after “more than a battle” with what also was his fourth title of the year and 85th overall. At the majors he now has nine Australian Opens, two French Opens, six Wimbledons including the last three, and three US Opens. Italian hopes of big sporting success in London meanwhile shift

to Wembley where Italy were facing England in the Euro 2020 final later Sunday. “For sure Novak was better than me, he’s a great champion. He’s writing the history of this sport so he deserves all the credit,” Berrettini said. “I am happy with my final, hopefully not my last one here and at the grand slams. I had a good run here and in Queens. I hope this is just the beginning of a great career.”

A’s: Bassitt has AL-high 118 innings From Page B1 his previous time out. A Texas lineup resting AllStar Joey Gallo offered less resistance. Bassitt allowed four hits, one for extra bases. Nick Solak’s two-out double in the fifth produced Texas’ lone run. Bassitt worked

an AL-high 118 innings before the break. He has pitched seven or more innings in eight of his past 13 outings. “I think he’s at a point in time of his career now where a bad outing doesn’t affect him,” said manager Bob Melvin. “Based on the fact he’s

pitched so well I think he always has confidence no matter what.” A first-time All-Star, Bassitt said he “would love to pitch in the game. I think I will, but it all depends on how I feel tomorrow” and Tuesday. Bassitt also indicated the four-day pause arrives at

a good time. “Just get a couple extra days off so I can kind of just regroup and let my body recover,” Bassitt said. “That’s kind of what I’m looking forward to, honestly; just starting the second half feeling a lot better than what I have in the last couple weeks.”

Giants: Gausman lowered ERA to 1.65 From Page B1 pitches in baseball this season and it remained that way on Sunday as the Nationals whiffed at 10 of the 19 splitters they swung at. The only run Gausman allowed came in the seventh as he issued backto-back walks and gave up a bloop single before Kapler pulled him in favor of right-

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hander Dominic Leone. Leone limited the damage, but the Nationals scored on a groundout before stranding a pair of runners by inducing a shallow flyout and striking out Victor Robles to end the frame. After beginning the day with a 1.74 ERA that ranked second in the majors behind Mets ace Jacob deGrom’s historic 1.08 mark, Gausman

Almanac

Statistics for Travis Air Force Base for yesterday through 5 p.m. Temperature High/Low.............................88°/57° Average high .......................... 89.7° Average low............................ 57.7° A year ago............................ NA/NA Barometric pressure............29.75 Humidity...................................32%

Air Quality Index 47 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 July rainfall ............... 0.04″ Source: Bay Area Air Quality Management District Season-to-date...................... 7.74″ Normal seasonal rainfall....24.81″ UV Index This date last year...................... NA 10 Source: NWS and NOAA <2 3-5 6-7 8-10 11+ Good Moderate

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Soccer CONCACAF Gold Cup •Group stage, Jamaica vs. Suriname, FS1, 3:30 p.m. •Group stage, Costa Rica vs. Guadeloupe, FS1, 6 p.m.

Baseball MLB •All-Star Game, Chs. 2, 40 (KTXL), 4:30 p.m. Basketball Men’s National Teams •Argentina vs. United States, NBCSN, 3 p.m. Cycling •Tour de France, Stage 16, NBCSN, 4 a.m. •Tour de France, Stage 17, NBCSN, 3 a.m. (Wednesday) Soccer CONCACAF Gold Cup •Group stage, Qatar vs. Panama, FS1, 4 p.m. •Group stage, Honduras vs. Grenada, FS1, 6:30 p.m. Copa Libertadores •Round of 16, first leg, Cerro Porteno vs. Fluminense, BEIN, 3:05 p.m. •Round of 16, first leg, Boca vs. CA Mineiro, BEIN, 7:30 p.m. (taped) Copa Sudamericana •Round of 16, first leg, America de Cali vs. Paranaense, BEIN, 5:20 p.m. Tennis •ATP Newport, ATP Hamburg, ATP Bastad, WTA Prague, WTA Budapest, WTA Lausanne, early rounds, TENNIS, 1 and 3 a.m., 3 p.m. •ATP Newport, ATP Hamburg, ATP Bastad, WTA Prague, WTA Budapest, WTA Lausanne, early rounds, TENNIS, 1 and 3 a.m., 3 p.m. (Wednesday) Track and field •Diamond League, NBCSN, 11 a.m.

Bucks: Trail 2-1 pretty. Sometimes it’s going to be ugly. We just got to find a way to win one game at a time from here on out.” Phoenix, meanwhile, was vowing not to let up the intensity on the road. “I think there were some games in the previous series (against the Clippers) where we didn’t bring it. Simple as that,” Booker said. “And not on the make-or-miss didn’t bring it; just from

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the energy standpoint, energy and effort. “I think since that game we have picked it up in that regard. We understand we can’t control if we make or miss shots, but the 50/50 balls and the intensity throughout the team can always have another level.” The Suns’ problem Sunday wasn’t intensity. They missed shots. And Antetokuonmpo pounced at home.

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Giants’ greatest strengths through the first half of the season has been their incredible depth and Casali’s production in place of injured starter Buster Posey has been critical of late. Since returning from the injured list on June 12, Casali has hit four home runs and is batting over .400 with an OPS above 1.200.

ends the first half with a 1.65 ERA that’s the lowest by a Giants pitcher through his first 18 starts since Hal Schumacher had a 1.39 ERA in 1933. It was fitting for a club that finished the first half atop the NL West that Casali, the team’s backup catcher, crushed the early three-run home run to give Gausman a lead on Sunday. One of the

Baseball MLB •MLB Draft, rounds 2-10, MLB, 10 a.m. •Home Run Derby, ESPN, 5 p.m. •Home Run Derby, Statcast edition, ESPN2, 5 p.m. •All-Star Celebrity Softball Game, ESPN, 7 p.m. (taped)

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