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Suisun City artist Gail Birdsong paints one of the city’s utility boxes, July, 31, 2018.

Suisun council schedules public hearing on proposed

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SUISUN CITY — The public can sound off on public art at the City Council meeting Tuesday as the council considers adoption of a Percent for the Arts program.

“Public art plays an important role in increasing the understanding and enjoyment of art by the community,” the proposal reads.

“Art is more accessible and visible to people when displayed in public areas.

“A key feature of public artwork is the importance of integrating art into the urban fabric of the city in order to enrich and enhance the physical attractiveness of the city,” the proposal reads.

The Recreation, Parks, Marina

and Arts Commission created a subcommittee consisting of three commissioners to explore the topic. The subcommittee showed interest in developing a funding source to support public art in the city.

The full commission asked staff to research other cities’ policies to determine the possibility of creating a public art fund through development impact fees.

The results showed more than 200 municipalities with developer/ construction fees benefit from various forms of public art.

Zencity conducted a community public art survey June 10 through July 10.

Those who responded showed enthusiasm for public art, accord-

ing to a staff report. When questioned about what type of art they would like to see, they responded 73% wanted functional art, 65% were interested in murals and 52% were interested in sculptures.

Several residents also responded that they had an excitement for public art and wanted a focus on commissioning local artists.

This item was discussed at length through numerous Recreation, Parks, Marina and Arts Commission meetings and was voted on unanimously at the Nov. 4 meeting and returned with revisions April 21. Again, it was unanimously supported by the See Arts, Page A7

Taliban floods Kabul, president flees and Afghan government collapses US rapidly evacuates Tribune Content Agency KABUL, Afghanistan — Their takeover of Afghanistan complete, Taliban militants moved into the capital, Kabul, on Sunday and demanded the unconditional surrender of the Afghanistan government against a steady thrum of helicopters ferry-

ing Americans and other foreigners attempting to escape the country.

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, who the day before aired a taped message of encouragement to the public, fled the country, associates said. His departure leaves a vacuum that the Islamist insurgent group is expected to fill quickly.

Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times/TNS The swift and humiliatPedestrians, motorists ended up in a gridlock as ing defeat of two decades’ the Afghans rush to safety with the uncertainty worth of U.S.-led efforts and rumor swirling that Taliban are entering the See Kabul, Page A7 city and taking over, Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday.

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Smoke coming into the area from the north is expected at higher elevation in the North and East Bay regions, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District reported. Air quality is not expected to exceed the federal health standard.

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FAIRFIELD — Fairfield-Suisun School District officials are putting the final measures in place for expanded independent study programs as schools across the district plan a return Wednesday to traditionalon-campus instruction.

Nearly 700 children and teens across the district will start the year on independent study as McCABE public schools in Fairfield and Suisun City reopen and the Covid-19 pendemic continues.

Sheila McCabe, assistant superintendent for Educational Services, gave the trustees an update Thursday on legislation that governs independent study.

One intent of the

legislation was to provide options to families who did not want their children to return for in-person instruction amid the pandemic, McCabe said.

The new legislation requires more synchronous instructional time than in the past, McCabe said.

It also expands the documentation required to verify student engagement, outlines expectations to re-engage students, and makes changes to regulations for short-term independent study, defined as three days at a time and no more than 15 days each school year.

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Tony Wade shan’t forget all the wonderful times at Sierra Bible Camp, which burned to the ground in the Dixie Fire. with the assistance of my wife and daughter and include their thoughts. Uh, it didn’t catch on.

I shan’t pretend I wasn’t caught off-guard when I was walking around the office minus my spectacles last week and a co-worker said, “Oh! Tony! I didn’t recognize you without your glasses!” Could it be that my long-held belief that it is preposterous that people who know Superman can’t figure out he’s Clark Kent because of his ingenious disguise of putting on a pair of glasses is wrong? Now, to be sure, another thing that made my identification a li’l more

challenging than distinguishing the Man of Steel from his mild-mannered secret identity was the fact that I was wearing a Covid protection mask. Superman would not need one.

I shan’t be held responsible for people who choose not to wear a Covid protection mask and who use the excuse that they, too, are from the now blown up planet Krypton.

Reach Fairfield humor columnist, accidental local historian and author of the upcoming book “Growing Up In Fairfield, California” Tony Wade at toekneeweighed@gmail.com.

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FAIRFIELD — The 29th Annual Tomato and Vine Festival will return this weekend with activities for the whole family.

The event will occur from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Saturday and from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday in downtown Fairfield.

This year will once again have a car show Saturday along with food, games and activities for children, along with shopping for the whole family. Enjoy a Bloody Mary contest along with some wine pairings.

Last year’s Tomato and Vine Festival was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

For more information, call 399-4101.

City offers junior tennis programs The Parks and Recreation Department will offer two junior tennis programs beginning Saturday at Allan Witt Park.

The beginner program is for ages 5 to 11 and takes place from 10 to 11 a.m. This program emphasizes proper fundamentals, good sportsmanship and proper tennis etiquette in a lightly competitive and safe environment.

The intermediate program is for ages 8 to 15 from 8:30 to 10 a.m. It’s more rigorous than the beginning program. Intermediate tennis requires students to have enough strength and ability to play from the baseline.

Refining strokes, placement, spin, court-positioning and conditioning are all part of the intermediate program.

The park is located along the 1700 block of West Texas Street at Fifth Street. Another entrance to the park is along Woolner Avenue near Enterprise Drive.

For more information, go to the city website at fairfield.ca.gov.

Curb appeal workshop set in Suisun A Homeowners Curb Appeal Workshop has been scheduled Saturday at the Harbor Theater.

Denise M. Kirchubel, a Realtor with Re/ Max Gold Elite, Green Valley, will be the speaker at the event hosted by Suisun City Adopt-a-Neighborhood.

Adopt-a-Neighborhood is a community program designed to have area residents invest in improving

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their properties and their immediate neighborhoods.

The workshop is slated to run from 10:30 a.m. to noon. The theater is located at 720 Main St. Kirchhomes.com also is a sponsor.

Vacaville seeks new Fire Explorers The Fire Department is looking to grow its Fire Explorer Program.

The Fire and Emergency Medical Service program is hands-on for young men and women ages 15 to 18 who have an interest in learning fire, EMS and fire emergency services.

The program helps improve self-confidence, build leadership experience, develop social networking, and build opportunities in communication serves and career readiness, according to the press release.

Applications can be found on the city’s website, ci.vacaville. ca.us/departments/firedepartment. They are due by Friday.

Solano gov’ts post roster of meetings Several government meetings will take place this week. Most have returned to in-person sessions but can also be viewed from the comfort of your own home via the internet. The meetings include: n Vacaville Planning Commission, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Vacaville City Hall Council Chamber, 650 Merchant St. Info: www.ci.vacaville.ca.us. n Fairfield City Council, 6 p.m. Tuesday, City Council chamber, 1000 Webster St. Info: www.fairfield.ca.gov/ gov/city_council. n Suisun City Council, 5 p.m. Tuesday, City Council chamber, 701 Civic Center Blvd.

Info: www.suisun.com/ government/city-council. n Solano County Planning Commission, 7 p.m.

Thursday, 675 Texas St., Fairfield. Info: solanocounty.com/depts/ rm/boardscommissions/ sola no _ c ou nt y_ pla nning _commission/ agendas.asp.

The scheduled Rio Vista City Council meeting was canceled.

Spot is the $74,500 robot dog of our dystopian dreams The Washington Post See Spot run.

Run, Spot, run.

See Spot spook the living daylights out of Dick and Jane and you and many others who watch him in all his robotic glory.

Spot is a very undoggy agile mobile robot with a decidedly doggy name.

Created by Boston Dynamics, Spot performs clever and highly resourceful tasks that put Lassie to shame. A recent dance video has been seen almost 2 million times; Spot’s 2019 launch video has been viewed nearly 12 million times.

They show what appears to be a very good robot but a spectacularly unsmoochy pooch, less a source of emotional support and more the stuff of dystopian dreams – the sort that might have one screaming “Out, damned Spot!” “lol it’s definitely a future killing machine,” quipped one commenter on the Boston Dynamics Instagram feed.

“OMG MAKE IT STOP!!!” another wrote in response to a video from a 2019 tech conference where Spot is swooned over like a lost Hadid sister.

“Nice thing! Spot the robot dog. Cute in an interesting way. Nightmare fuel, actually,” tweeted another wag.

Spot has no spots, and sells for $75,400, though one can be leased for less. He/it/whatever is sheathed in a bilious hazmat yellow and sports four arachnid legs that gambol like an over-caffeinated member of a marching band. Its “face” is a yellow-and-black rectangle that invokes visions of the dark night of the soul.

Spot makes limited noise. The legs whir like a washing machine’s wash cycle. It is all byte and no bark.

The canine robot is designed to explore remote and hazardous environments, places where sentient, sober humans fear to tread.

More than 400 are in use, according to a March “60 Minutes” report, to assist mining, utilities, oil, gas and construction companies, as well as NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and various police departments.

(Boston Dynamics was emailed multiple times for comment. Unlike Spot, the media department would not fetch. An actual human answered the phone explaining that it might take a couple of weeks for a response.)

Why is a robotic dog frightening to so many?

Possibly because the Venn diagram intersection of

Restoring a sense of belonging The unsung importance of casual relationships for older adults Judith Graham

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In May, Vincent Keenan traveled from Chicago to Charlottesville, Virginia, for a wedding – his first trip out of town since the start of the pandemic.

“Hi there!” he called out to customers at a gas station where he’d stopped on his way to the airport. “How’s your day going?” he said he asked the Transportation Security Administration agent who checked his ID. “Isn’t this wonderful?” he exclaimed to guests at the wedding, most of whom were strangers.

“I was striking up conversations with people I

didn’t know everywhere I went,” said Keenan, 65, who retired in December as chief executive officer of the Illinois Academy of Family Physicians. “Even if they just grunted at me, it was a great day.”

It wasn’t only close friends Keenan missed seeing during 15 months of staying home and trying to avoid Covid19. It was also dozens of casual acquaintances and people he ran into at social events, restaurants, church and other venues.

These relationships with people we hardly know or know only superficially are called “weak ties” – a broad and amorphous group that can

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include anyone from your neighbors or your pharmacist to members of your book group or fellow volunteers at a school.

Like Keenan, who admitted he’s an unabashed extrovert, many older adults are renewing these connections with pleasure after losing touch during the pandemic.

Casual relationships have several benefits, according to researchers who’ve studied them.

These ties can cultivate a sense of belonging, provide bursts of positive energy, motivate us to engage in activities, and expose us to new information and opportunities – all without the emotional challenges that often attend close See Casual, Page A8

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A YanDavos radiation detector is mounted to Spot, a quadrupedal robot from Boston Dynamics, and deployed in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. robots and dogs remains whippet slim. Humans are irrational about both.

Also, entirely reductive.

Robots = Terrifying. Dogs = Goodness incarnate.

Dr. Frankenstein’s creature, a monster of man’s own making, is more than 200 years old, a response to the threat of the industrial revolution that machines might well replace us, making human existence seem utterly disposable and meaningless. The term “robot” is a century old, dating to Czech writer Karel Capek’s science-fiction play “R.U.R.,” in English short for “Rossum’s Universal Robots.”

How does the drama end? Not well.

Robots in our collective imagination have tended toward menace, rapacious will and allegiance to none. With few exceptions (C-3PO, R2-D2, the Jetsons’ aproned Rosey), robots in popular culture

tend to be Terminators possessed with the soul of HAL 9000.

Whereas our affection for dogs is overly sen-

timental, resulting in a fathomless ocean of slobbery drool. We never fear See Spot, Page A8

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I would have left my marriage a long time ago, if it weren’t for my son Dear Annie: I have Sweet 16 party.

If it weren’t for my been married for son, I would have left 11 years and have a this marriage a long wonderful 10-year-old time ago. My son feels son; however, my marriage is on very shaky the tension between us ground. I work more and asks me to promise than 70 hours a week to we won’t split up or he maintain a wonderful would hate me. I’m sure home in a great comAnnie Lane this is what any child Dear Annie munity for the sake of would say in such circumstances, but this my son. My husband, would be my greatest fear. I on the other hand, can barely am miserable but know that I see fit to get himself to work deserve better. I’m just terrified and is incredibly selfish on a to put my son through it. — regular basis.

Parent Who Does Not Want to For example, we recently Get Divorced had an argument about Dear Parent: Your husband me donating money to sounds like a very unhappy charity – about $50 to $100 a person, and few things are more month – which we can afford. challenging than being married This was something my son to one. You sound like a wonwanted us to do, and I believe derful mother, and your son’s our charity is a wonderful honesty with you is priceless. lesson for him. My husband Children thrive in predictsaid he has to think of himself able, secure families with two first because “this is how you parents who love them and love stay alive.” He said he should each other. If your husband’s get that money instead of monstrous behavior toward the charity. you does not change, it could This argument occurred on severely damage your son. the day before my birthday. He Go to marriage counselcompletely did not acknowledge ing, and really try to make it my 50th birthday – no card, no work. Your marriage needs the gifts and no recognition whatsoever. When I became upset, help of a professional. If your he told me I was being ridicuhusband refuses to go, then you lous and acting like I expected a might have to call it quits. Con-

Horoscopes

ARIES (March 21-April 19).

Good communication keeps it all on track. This will involve eye-to-eye contact and doublechecking to make sure you hear and have been heard correctly.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20).

Is it possible to take your show on the road? The more you get out and see people – especially strangers – the better chance you’ll have at realizing a goal.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21).

Energy – like love – is invisible to the naked eye, though the evidence of its existence is concretely and undeniably represented in the physical world.

Action is encouraged. Don’t just feel it; show it.

CANCER (June 22-July 22).

Today features whimsical offerings to sate your appetite for excitement and change. Join a trend or set one. Upgrades of the domestic scene are especially favorable.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The price tag of what you want may give you a kind of sticker shock, though dollars may not be the real currency to be exchanged.

When you want something badly enough, you’ll do quite a lot to get it.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).

More than one thing will be true at once. You’ll sort through a multitude of options and pick the prettiest ones for a mixed

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stantly fighting in front of your child can be just as harmful as splitting up.

Dear Annie: My brothers tried to get me to give them my 401(k) retirement money – after they depleted their own by buying themselves new cars, “investment properties” and every new electronic toy that came out – under the guise of investing my retirement funds for me.

They are both divorced now and renting (one of them was homeless for a time). Once they understood I would not bail them out of their bad choices, I never heard from them; except when they asked our 92-yearold mother for her savings because she cannot say no. — Just Say No; I Am Not a Bank Dear Just Say No: You are right that it is OK to say no to people and maintain boundaries – even if it is with the people you love. But you might feel better if you showed your brothers a little compassion.

It won’t cost you a dime, and it will make you feel good to open your heart – but not your wallet – to them.

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Today’s birthday You establish health habits to hold you in good stead. Your focus on doing instead of saying nets huge wins. You make plans and act on them, surprising and delighting people with your sureness.

Shared education will bring together a winning team. You’ll meet people who will be in your life for years to come. Scorpio and Libra adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 7, 22, 14, 18 and 32.

bouquet on the table of your life.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).

It feels like you’re starting over. Maybe so, but building from ground zero is the cleanest and most stable way to start.

You won’t have much to work around now. Experience has cleared your way.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

Your current venture won’t go to plan, but the choice to make something happen is never for nothing. Everything you make and do teaches you something new.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21). If you want to know exactly what will happen, stay home. The unpredictable excites. You’ll get out, move, interact, dare, strive and

connect. Anything can happen.

Anything will.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19). You’re a hard worker and a wise one too. When it’s time to stop and rest, make sure you have adequate time to do so. To skip that would put your future productivity in jeopardy.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 18). It takes courage to put yourself in the crosshairs of judgment. Though you’d rather not leave yourself open like that, the potential for connection requires risking vulnerability.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).

Love is the container you’ll pour yourself into. Another will do the same to make a mix unique to your relationship, never to be duplicated by any other.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: One interesting aspect to Madonna’s natal chart is the overwhelming number of planets in her 12th house. With her natal sun, Mercury, Uranus and Pluto all in the sign that rules the subconscious, and Leo on the 12th house, too, Madonna is a powerful creator of all she imagines. Her dreams, artistic whims and intuitive leanings will continue to fascinate all around her in perpetuity.

Bridge

IS BALANCED OR UNBALANCED BETTER? Fran Lebowitz quipped, “Food is an important part of a balanced diet.”

In bridge, we have balanced and unbalanced hands. Balanced refers to a hand with 4-3-3-3, 4-4-3-2, or 5-3-3-2 distribution -- one with no singletons or voids and at most one doubleton.

But we can also have balanced fits, where each partner has the same number of cards in a suit – NorthSouth’s diamond suit in today’s

Sudoku

by Phillip Alder diagram; or unbalanced, when one partner has more cards in a suit – North-South’s spade suit. Which usually makes the preferable trump suit?

Next question: Look at the South hand. You open one no-trump, and partner responds two hearts, a transfer bid showing five or more spades. After you complete the transfer, he rebids three diamonds, natural and gameforcing. What would you do now?

How many tricks do North-South take with spades as trumps? Only 11: five spades, one heart, four diamonds and one club. But in diamonds there are 12 winners: five spades, one heart, three diamonds, one club, a club or heart ruff in the South hand and North’s long trump.

When your trump suit is a solid 4-4 fit, you will usually get a fifth trump trick with a ruff in one hand, and the side 5-3 fit will often provide two discards. But a 5-3 trump fit rarely generates a sixth trump trick, and the 4-4 cannot furnish a discard.

In the given auction, South should now bid four diamonds, which guarantees a double fit. Opener has three spades and four or five diamonds.

If North only wishes to play in game, he signs off in four spades. Here, though, he control-bids four hearts.

Then six diamonds should be reached without difficulty.

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Bennett retires from performing on ‘doctor’s orders’ Tribune Content Agency Tony Bennett has retired from performing, his son and longtime manager Danny Bennett has confirmed.

Just a week after the legendary crooner joined frequent collaborator Lady Gaga for two sold-out shows at Manhattan’s Radio City Music Hall, his son says that the 95-year-old performer will no longer return to the stage.

The much-anticipated New York shows – “One Last Time: An Evening With Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga” – were being billed as the singer’s final shows in the Big Apple. He was, however, still scheduled to keep touring and performing at other venues along the East Coast.

But after an announcement that he would cancel the remainder of his 2021 tour, his son said that the Astoria, Queens-born singer was effectively retiring from the stage.

“There won’t be any additional concerts,” Danny Bennett told Variety.

“This is, however, doctors’ orders.”

Danny Bennett, who has managed his father for over 40 years, said that he still the voice that has earned him 20 Grammys – including a Lifetime Achievement Award.

“We’re not worried about him being able to sing. We are worried, from a physical stand point . . . about human nature,” he added.

“Tony’s 95.”

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War on truth continues unabated in US

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was at an event last week where I chanced to meet a disabled veteran. He mentioned in the conversation that he’s bought a bow and arrows in case he runs out of ammunition when the civil war comes. He lives in Fairfield.

My aim in last week’s column and in this one is to impress readers with the fact that we live in historic, consequential times. We’ve been playing with fire. Consider just one example: We now have millions of semiautomatic, military-style rifles in the hands of some people who are mighty angry. Compare that with the above example. It’s just folly.

It began 40 years ago when a genuinely nice president said an off-hand crowd-pleaser, “Government is the problem.” He Jack Batson ignored the fact that no great nation has a weak government.

So began the conservative “war on government” that culminated, perhaps, Jan. 6.

This conservative war fought “regulation” and taxes, ignoring the fact that regulations came into being, not willy-nilly, but in reaction to real, lived problems. The Clean Air Act, for instance, prevented many health problems, paying for itself, it is estimated, 40:1.

The power of government had protected workers and the middle class. But Big Money thought protections were an irritation. Unions were broken; wages froze.

Taxes had kept great wealth in check.

But now we were told that we were “punishing success.” This ignored the fact that the top income tax rate in the 1950s had been 90%, yet the wealthy continued to invest, making that decade the fastest growth decade in our history.

In contrast, the “supply side” of economics simply made our rich richer. Monopolies grew.

And much of that money flowed into conservative politics.

It was folly.

Then the lies began. We were fed a big lie that Iraq, somehow, was responsible for 9/11, leading to the U.S. invasion and blowing up the entire Middle East.

When the Federal Reserve let credit go wild under the libertarian Robert Greenspan, conservative states jumped on any effort to restrain the emerging mortgage abuses, leading to the Great Recession.

When liberals tried to stimulate the economy after 2008, conservatives fought to make the bill smaller, extending the recovery by probably two years. Meanwhile, conservatives spread the lie that the crash of 2008 was caused by the Community Reinvestment Act, a real howler. But it was fed into the emerging propaganda machine and was widely believed.

Today we have the logical conclusion: Trump, and the war on truth we’re experiencing now. Yes, we’re in a war against truth itself.

“Alternative facts,” expertly presented, have permeated a large part of the public’s understanding. Lies grow bigger. More folly.

We’re now facing the pinnacle of absurdity. With modern propaganda, it’s possible to disbelieve hard scientific fact. Photos of an ice-free Arctic, drought-caused conflagrations in Greece, Turkey and California, floods in Germany and China are just “normal fluctuations.” Virtually every scientist who studies temperatures disagrees. But ExxonMobil and Koch tapped into the science of disbelief and here we are.

Then there’s Covid-19. Despite statistics that show conclusively that masking, distancing and lockdowns work, a conservative senator recently exclaimed, “Show me the science. There’s no proof that masks make any difference.” The latest outbreak has hit Texas and Florida the hardest, but their governors are busy passing laws preventing any city from enacting mandatory masking or any shutdowns. Conservative government is the problem now. It’s become a surreal spectacle.

But finally, we have a president and party who are reversing 40 years of ruinous folly.

Long-deferred maintenance, an economic policy shift from the rich “supply side” to the ordinary worker on the “demand side,” is now the talk of the town. And an activist government that does what a government should do to solve problems: like a quarter trillion to kick-start our chip industry to regain lost supremacy, and billions to adjust to global warming.

One political party still acts normally, trying to solve problems, while the other is caught up in a deadly, undemocratic fantasy world (“Trump returns this August!”).

Two elections of destiny loom. Choose wisely.

Jack Batson is a former member of the Fairfield City Council. Reach him by email at jsbatson@ prodigy.net.

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Diplomacy’s role on world stage: Part 3

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of building material for a n this third in the series, DaNang orphanage during the Right Stuff column will review the loss of Vietnam.

President Richard M. Again, I present the three Nixon’s “winning hearts and mandatory rules to have minds program” without victory in war and peace. a State Department offiThe only strategy is to cer’s approval. But, much totally destroy the enemy’s more serious were the many capability to wage war. combat situations. ForeCombat tactics should be most was disregard of the Earl Heal determined by professional first rule of war. Never from military officers.

1964 until 1975 did America act to After cessation of combat, the destroy North Vietnam’s will and enemy is controlled until it has demcapability to wage war. As I transonstrated acceptance of peace. ported troops home from 1964 to The Vietnam War dramatically 1968, every soldier with whom I contaught me the hazard of diplomacy versed showed pride in his year-long during combat. The Vietnam War tour. Only in late 1968 did sporadic had 13 defined campaign periods. I indications arise indicating questions have been awarded 11 of 13 Vietnam of America’s intent to win. Of the Service Medals so I am very much thousands of sorties flown to support aware of the tragedy created by misground combat or to strike truck guided diplomacy during wartime. convoys, none degraded Hanoi’s will The U.S. Army, with assistance to fight. President Lyndon B. Johnson from armies of Korea and Ausboasted that “my Air Force cannot tralia, never lost a battle in South bomb an outhouse in Hanoi without Vietnam; however, these battles my permission.” were to pacify the Viet Cong and had Combat rules of engagement limited impact on North Vietnam. are always necessary, but would Our air power strongly provided close you believe our fighter pilots, upon air support in the South with thouobserving new radar missile sites sands of sorites. Some air power was being constructed, were forbidden applied to the North, except when pol- to strike until the site was operaiticians declared ceasefire periods, tional and firing at us? Who were our but these were primarily interdiction diplomats protecting? Certainly not missions to interrupt supply lines, not American pilots. strategy to meet the rules to end and Unlike the leadership of President win the war.

Franklin D. Roosevelt during World The entire Vietnam War was War II with his evening “Fireside conducted by diplomatic and Chats,” Johnson provided no posipolitical logic. tive leadership for three years and Diplomacy had such tight control allowed the citizenry to turn against that the Air Force could not even the war. I often wonder how different provide me with a small amount the war might have been with Presi-

dent John F. Kennedy in charge after his personal combat experience.

The deciding logic for entering a war with North Vietnam was the potential domino effect of Laos, Cambodia and all Vietnam becoming communist. By the time Nixon was elected, it was too late to recover public support, so he concentrated on building South Vietnamese support by “winning their hearts and minds” and successfully strengthening the South Vietnamese army.

When Nixon lost patience with the Paris Peace talks in December 1972, he sent B-52s for five consecutive nights for their first strikes at Hanoi.

That was effective. Hanoi immediately shifted policy and agreed to return the American POWs. Of course, the ultimate treaty signed was worthless since warfare Rule No. 1 was disregarded. The north rebuilt itself and captured South Vietnam in 1975.

President Ronald Reagan’s victory to end the Cold War and President Donald Trump’s diplomacy to develop treaties between Israel and Arab states demonstrates the value of real diplomacy. But, when war commences, for whatever reason, diplomats must retire and let war professionals bring peace quickly and save lives.

The final column will review Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan.

Earl Heal is a retired Air Force officer, Vacaville resident and a member of The Right Stuff Committee of the Solano County Republican Party. Reach him at healearlniki@att.net.

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urging school employees to alifornia’s 6 million public school students get vaccinated, he demurred have been used as on mandatory vaccinations, pawns from the onset expressing confidence that of the Covid-19 pandemic student masks, improved in political power strugclassroom ventilation and gles and abused by having other safety steps would be their educations stunted. sufficient.

Both mistreatments con“We can take these masks tinue as, finally, in-person off once and for all,” he said.

Dan Walters classes resume with the new “That way we can keep and more virulent delta coronavirus our kids back in-person without variant sweeping through the state. any stress or anxiety for the rest School closures have been a major of the year.” factor in the recall campaign against Newsom also expressed doubt Gov. Gavin Newsom. Parents angered that the state could compel vaccinaby months-long school closures, even tions for teachers because it would be when public health officials advised a working condition that would have that children were relatively unafto be negotiated, district by district, fected by the disease, helped qualify with their unions. the Sept. 14 recall election.

However, just six days later, with School unions were an impedimuch hoopla, he announced that ment, demanding safety conditions teachers and other school workers that were impossible to achieve. would be required to be vaccinated, Newsom was unwilling to confront bragging that California would be the union leaders, who are important first state to do so. political allies, so schools remained “We think this is the right thing shuttered as students struggled to to do, and we think this is a suskeep up with classes via the internet. tainable way to keep schools Finally, clearly seeing proopen,” Newsom said at a press conlonged closures as a political downer, ference at Carl B. Munck Elementary Newsom championed reopening for School in Oakland. “We think this the 2021-22 school year with a mask will do exactly what it’s intended to requirement for students. However, do and that’s encourage people to get while imposing vaccination requirevaccinated.” ments on state employees and health So what triggered the 180-degree workers, he sidestepped requiring change of policy? inoculations for teachers and other Newsom, asked by reporters for an school employees. explanation, refused to answer and On Aug. 6, during a school reopen- continued to tout the new regulation. ing event in San Bernardino, Newsom What about his previous position on once again touted the masking vaccination needing negotiations with requirement for children. But while unions? Again, there was no response,

but school unions dutifully endorsed the vaccination order.

Events, it would seem, caught up with Newsom. With infections and hospitalizations still expanding, exempting teachers from vaccination orders imposed on other public workers became bad political optics.

Several major school districts imposed their own vaccination requirements and last Tuesday, one day before Newsom acted, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease official as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, endorsed teacher vaccinations.

“Yeah I’m going to upset some people on this, but I think we should,” Fauci told MSNBC. “This is very serious business. You would wish that people would see why it’s so important to get vaccinated.”

We don’t know how many parents will let their children return to the classroom with the new Covid-19 surge. We do know that they have already lost too much precious instructional time and that poor and English-learner students, whose academic achievement was already lagging, have suffered the most.

Finally, Newsom’s pirouette on vaccinations shows that children are still pawns in the adults’ political games.

CALmatters is a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California’s state Capitol works and why it matters.

For more columns by Dan Walters, go to calmatters.org/commentary.

DAILY REPUBLIC — Monday, August 16, 2021 A7

Crime logs Fairfield THURSDAY, AUG. 12 4:53 a.m. — Vehicle theft, 2700 block of NORTH TEXAS STREET 9:34 a.m. — Trespassing, 800 block of BRIDLE RIDGE DRIVE 10:59 a.m. — Hit-and-run property damage, 2100 block of WYLIE PLACE 11:29 a.m. — Forgery, 800 block of EAST TRAVIS BOULEVARD 11:35 a.m. — Vehicle theft, 400 block of TABOR AVENUE 11:55 a.m. — Vehicle theft, 2700 block of NORTH TEXAS STREET 1:29 p.m. — Vandalism, WATERMAN BOULEVARD 1:41 p.m. — Battery, 1500 block of MINNESOTA STREET 2:02 p.m. — Vehicle theft, 1000 block of OLIVER ROAD 2:18 p.m. — Trespassing, 1900 block of NORTH TEXAS STREET 4:34 p.m. — Trespassing, 1400 block of HOLIDAY LANE 4:48 p.m. — Rape, 4600 block

Quality From Page One elderly, children and individuals with respiratory illnesses are particularly susceptible and should take extra precautions to avoid exposure.

If the smell of smoke is present, Bay Area residents are urged to protect their health, if possible, by staying inside with windows and doors closed until smoke levels subside.

The air district also recommends those affected by smoke set their air conditioning units and car vent systems to re-circulate to prevent outside air from moving inside.

The renewed advisory midweek came a day after portions of Solano County were under a higher level air quality warning, known as a

Art From Page One commission to recommend a Percent for the Arts program by adding Chapter 13.14 Public Art to the Suisun City Municipal Code.

The commission recommends that any new development project in the city be required to include a public art component on the project site in a public place. The cost of public art must be equal at least to 1.5% of the development project’s construction cost.

There are three alternatives to on-site installation of public art.

The developer may choose any of the following: n Request that the reviewing body with final review authority for the development project considers the placement of a developer-funded piece on public property at a location approved by the Recreation, Parks, Marina and Arts Commission. Public art to be placed on public property is subject to design review and approval by the City Council. n Pay an in-lieu public art contribution. The in-lieu public art contribution shall be paid by the developer at the time of building permit issuance.

Projects will be capped at a maximum public art contribution of $250,000. n Install public art on

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Suisun City THURSDAY, AUG. 12 7:31 a.m. — Vandalism, 800 block of ALMOND STREET 11:29 a.m. — Reckless driver, CANVASBACK DRIVE / BLOSSOM AVENUE 11:54 a.m. — Vehicle burglary, 300 block of LINE STREET 11:57 p.m. — Assault, 600 block of CIVIC CENTER BOULEVARD

Spare the Air alert.

Officials with the Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District issued the warning due to high levels of smog across the region.

The Bay Area Air Quality Management includes all or parts of the nine Bay Area counties, including western Solano County around Fairfield and Suisun City west to the Vallejo-Benicia area. The Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District includes the area around Vacaville, east into Winters and Yolo County.

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The proposal calls for a residential development park enhancement fee in the amount of 0.5% of the total development cost applicable to any development required to install a park. The fee will be applied to elements included in the park design utilizing public art concepts, including but not limited to benches, shade sails, picnic tables, pathways, garbage cans, play structures, bicycle racks and signage.

Maintenance fees would be collected based on a one-time fee of 15% of the cost of producing the art piece, including but not limited to artist, design and installation costs.

“Art sparks the imagination,” Mayor Lori Wilson said at a council meeting in January.

The city engaged artists a few years ago to paint the utility boxes in the downtown area.

The city also has metal sculptures in front of Lawler House as well as the terrace it shares with Harbor Theater.

The council meets at 6:30 p.m. at 701 Civic Center Blvd. The complete agenda can be found at www.suisun.com as well as instructions for watching the virtual and in-person meetings.

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From Page One to remake Afghanistan opened a new and uncertain chapter in which Afghans opposed to the Taliban fear a return to its brutal medieval ruling style that eliminated civil rights, subjugated women and scorned education.

From early hours Sunday, thousands of panicked Afghans stormed cash machines, pushed streets into massive gridlock complete with fistfights, and hunkered down in their homes as offices, including government agencies, emptied and shops boarded up against looters. At night, the streets turned quiet, as if in terrified anticipation of what is to come.

An 8 p.m. curfew was imposed, presumably by the Taliban, and a white Taliban flag was seen flying above the presidential palace.

The Al-Jazeera television network broadcast images it said showed armed Taliban militants walking the halls of the palace and sitting in its opulent chambers, at Ghani’s desk.

Twenty years after the U.S. invaded Afghanistan to topple the Taliban and eliminate a safe haven for al-Qaida terrorists who attacked New York and Washington on Sept. 11, 2001, and after investing more than $80 billion to build up an Afghan army and then government institutions, the very same group, the Taliban, was returning to rule, with the U.S. beating a hasty retreat.

With 4,000 U.S. troops arriving in country or en route Sunday, the evacuation of the U.S. Embassy shifted into full gear and was completed by day’s end. Helicopters airlifted American diplomats to the fortified airport to await departure. In the last hours, diplomats destroyed sensitive files, trashed laptops and disabled cellular telephones. The U.S. flag was reportedly lowered and removed as the most senior embassy officials departed.

Several other Western embassies were also closing.

Sporadic gunfire rang out through the day and night. It was unclear if that came from skirmishes or was celebratory.

After nightfall, Afghan soldiers who had been manning checkpoints vanished for the most part; some could be seen changing out of their uniforms into civilian clothes.

“Today will be the end of our life,” a woman who gave her name as Shakila Sarwari, 22, said in an interview. Like tens of

Study From Page One have daily synchronous instruction as well as asynchronous instruction.

Synchronous instruction is when a teacher and the children work simultaneouly in a virtual setting. Asynchronous instruction is when the children work through assignments on their own.

The TK-8 program thus far has 582 children enrolled.

There are 106 participants at the high school level, McCabe reports.

These older students take part in independent study programs based at their respective high schools.

Board policy that governs independent study was revised Thursday to reflect the language required by the new law.

Participants of an independent study program are required to maintain grade-level academic performance but may do so without meeting

thousands of Afghans, she works for one of the Western agencies that have been operating in the country for nearly two decades and fears she will be an immediate target of the Taliban.

A large contingent of soldiers was posted outside the United Nations compound, and streets to the government palace were blocked off, possibly in anticipation of the arrival of a Taliban delegation.

Abdullah Abdullah, who headed the government delegation in talks with the Taliban that were taking place in Doha, Qatar, said in a videotaped message that Ghani had left Afghanistan.

“God will hold him accountable and the people of Afghanistan will make their judgment,” Abdullah said.

Though on the same side, he and Ghani have long been rivals, with the president refusing demands he resign in order to reach a peace deal with the Taliban.

Later, Ghani issued his own social media declaration, saying he made the painful choice of either leaving the country he loved or being executed

by Taliban militants.

The Taliban claimed fighters were entering the city only to protect against looting and disorder as Afghan government security melts away. “We do not want to enter Kabul by military means,” the Taliban leadership said in a statement.

“The citizens of Kabul should not feel any fear from the Mujahideen,” the statement said, using the term the Taliban calls itself, adding that fighters “are not allowed to enter someone’s home, or to harass or annoy anyone.”

With astounding speed, the Taliban launched a relentless march across the country barely two weeks ago, capturing territory and then provincial capitals and finally major cities. Even as U.S. intelligence was forecasting it would take the Taliban a month or more to seize Kabul – and as President Biden and other U.S. officials insisted the fall of the capital was not inevitable – Taliban fighters had surrounded the city of 6 million by Sunday and were moving in by nightfall.

Biden, who had recently announced that all U.S. forces would leave Afghanistan by September, on Thursday dispatched a contingent of 3,000 U.S. Marines and soldiers to help evacuate the embassy and to transport some of the estimated 20,000 Afghans who worked for the U.S. and are in acute danger.

On Saturday, he added 1,000 more troops to

Afghanistan to aid in the fast-deteriorating crisis.

The embassy had been evacuated by Sunday night, with staff at the airport or having already flown out of the country.

In daylight hours, smoke could be seen rising from the diplomatic compound as officials burned sensitive material. Although the State Department initially insisted it was not shutting down the embassy altogether, those plans are now in flux.

Helicopters began shuttling staff from the embassy earlier Sunday, hours after the Taliban seized the nearby city of Jalalabad, the last major city besides the capital not already in Taliban hands.

Despite the collapse of the Afghan government and with criticism mounting, the administration seemed steadfastly unwilling to reverse its decision to withdraw all American troops and has pointed fingers of blame at a lack of leadership in the badly demoralized Afghan government forces. Critics say the abrupt departure of U.S. and NATO troops emboldened the Taliban.

“One more year, or five more years, of U.S. military presence would not have made a difference if the Afghan military cannot or will not hold its own country,” Biden said in a statement Saturday.

Abrarullah Murad, a lawmaker from the province where Jalalabad is, said the insurgents seized the city after elders negotiated the fall of the government there, the Associated Press reported. There was no fighting as the city surrendered, Murad said.

Acting Defense Minister Bismillah Khan sought to reassure the public that Kabul would remain “secure.”

But Taliban rule raises terrifying possibilities.

There have been reports as the Islamic militants advanced that they were resorting to some of the tactics of their brutal rule of the 1990s, which claimed a basis in a radical interpretation of Islam. According to some reports, advancing fighters have executed surrendering soldiers and forced women into marriage.

The Taliban insists it has reformed and is a more modern and tolerant group, although there is little evidence supporting that claim. In the statement released Sunday, the group said it would offer an “amnesty” to those who worked with the Afghan government or foreign forces.

The shape of any further negotiations between the Taliban and what’s left of the Afghan government was unclear.

The two parties were engaged in the Doha discussions that have been portrayed by the U.S. as an effort to reach a political settlement to the conflict. Those talks began when the Trump administration negotiated an agreement with the Taliban in which the militant group agreed not to attack U.S. forces; in exchange, the U.S. was to begin withdrawing by May. Besides that one measure, however, the Taliban never agreed to anything else of substance.

Even as U.S. officials characterized the Doha talks as the “way forward,” and Taliban representatives played along, their foot soldiers were storming across Afghanistan to effect a military solution.

U.S. officials either misread their adversary or prioritized bringing troops home over any other outcome.

On Sunday, Biden remained at presidential retreat Camp David and conferred by video conference with his entire national security team, including Vice President Kamala Harris, Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and CIA director William Burns. There were no announced plans for him to make a public statement or address.

Biden received updates on “the drawdown of our civilian personnel in Afghanistan, evacuations of SIV [special visa] applicants and other Afghan allies, and the ongoing security situation in Kabul,” a White House official said.

Just days ago, Biden scoffed at the notion – concluded by government intelligence and raised by journalists – that Kabul could collapse in a month. On Sunday, it was over, and the administration was attempting to bat down criticism it had badly miscalculated.

Blinken, the administration face put out to reporters Sunday, defended the U.S. decision to withdraw and the way it was handled. He noted that the principal goals of the U.S. in Afghanistan were to kill al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden and eliminate the group’s presence in Afghanistan and were achieved. However, the United Nations says the Taliban never cut its ties with al-Qaida, as the U.S. demanded.

Blinken also rejected comparisons of the hasty U.S. flight from Kabul to 1975 Saigon, when similar photos of helicopters rescuing Americans from the U.S. Embassy in Vietnam’s capital became historically iconic images of the U.S. abandoning an ally.

certain requirements placed on those who attend classes on campus.

Those who attend an independent study program without classroom-based instruction, for example, are not subject to immunization requirements. However, children and teens must meet immunization requirements to participate in classroom-based instruction or in-person extracurricular or co-curricular activities, such as school clubs and athletics.

Processes are in place to help keep children and teens on track while enrolled in independent study. For example, assignments must be completed no more than one week after being assigned for all grade levels and types of program.

However, when necessary based on the specific circumstances of the student’s approved program, the district may allow for a longer period of time between the date an assignment is made and when it is due, up to the termination date of the

child’s or teen’s participation in the program.

An evaluation shall be conducted to determine whether it is in a student’s best interest to remain in independent study whenever the student fails to make satisfactory educational progress or misses three assignments.

The new law prompted the addition of transitional kindergarten classes to the district’s Virtual Academy, McCabe reports. School staff members have already participated in multiple webinars to learn about the new regulations.

A few more things will need to be completed in the coming weeks, McCabe reports.

They include making modifications to written agreements between the district and families with children enrolled in an independent study program, implementing a system to maintain the required documentation, providing additional training for staff on reengagement strategies and conducting family meetings to get signatures for the updated

written agreements.

Finally, children and teens enrolled in an independent study program who wish to return to a traditional school will be able to do so within five instructional days of their families notifying the district of the desire to do so.

Schools across the state shut down in March 2020 as the pandemic took hold in the U.S. Children and teens completed the 2019-2020 academic year through remote learning that relied heavily on online programs.

The 2020-2021 school year began remotely, with several area private schools returning to inperson learning soon after the start of the academic year.

The Fairfield-Suisun district and other public schools in the area followed suit this past spring with a limited return to campus known as a hybrid model, where students received instruction both in class and online. The new school year starts with a full return to in-person instruction.

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Casual From Page A3 relationships with family and friends.

Multiple studies have found that older adults with a broad array of “weak” as well as “close” ties enjoy better physical and psychological well-being and live longer than people with narrower, less diverse social networks. Also, older adults with broad, diverse social networks have more opportunities to develop new relationships when cherished friends or family members move away or die.

“Feeling connected to other people, not just the people who are closest to you, turns out to be incredibly important,” said Gillian Sandstrom, a senior lecturer in the department of psychology at the University of Essex in England.

Sandstrom’s research has found that people who talk to more acquaintances daily tend to be happier than people who have fewer of these interactions. Even talking to strangers makes people feel less lonely and more trusting, she has discovered.

Claire Lomax, 76, of Oakland, who’s unmarried, has made a practice of chatting with strangers all her life. Among her greatest pleasures in recent years was volunteering at the Oakland Police Department, where she would ask patrol officers about their families or what was happening at the station.

“I never wanted a man of my own, but I like to be around them,” she explained. “So, I got to have my guy buzz without any complications, and I felt recognized and appreciated,” Lomax told me. Since becom-

ing fully vaccinated, she’s volunteering in person at the police stations again – a deep source of satisfaction.

Even people who describe themselves as introverts enjoy the positivity that casual interactions can engender.

“In fact, people are more likely to have purely positive experiences with weak ties” because emotional complications are absent, said Katherine Fiori, a prominent researcher and chair of the psychology department at Adelphi University in Garden City, New York.

Lynn Eggers, 75, a retired psychologist in Minneapolis, loved going to coffee shops and the gym before Covid hit. “In both places, you can be in a group and alone,” she told me. “You can choose to talk to someone or not.

But you feel you’re part of the community.”

At a light-rail station, Eggers would strike up conversations with strangers: two police officers who told her about growing up in Somalia, a working-class Texan whose daughter won a scholarship to Harvard, a young Vietnamese woman whose parents worried she was abandoning her culture.

When Eggers stopped taking public transportation for fear of Covid, she missed “getting these glimpses into other ways of seeing the world.”

Instead, she started chatting with neighbors in daily walks around her neighborhood – another way to feel connected.

Many people may have found that neighbors, mail carriers and delivery people became more important during the pandemic – simply because they were around when others were not, said Karen Fingerman, a professor of human ecology at the University of

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Casual relationships have several benefits, according to researchers who have studied them.

Texas-Austin. As pandemic restrictions lift, “the key is to get out in daily life again” and reengage with a variety of people and activities, she recommended.

Helen Bartos, 69, a retired clinical psychologist, lives in a condominium community in Rochester, New York. “With Covid, a whole group of us started getting together outside,” she told me. “We’d bring out chairs and drinks, wear masks, and sit around and talk. It was very bonding. All of these people are neighbors; now I would call some of them friends.”

Ellie Mixter-Keller, 66, of Milwaukee, turned to social gatherings sponsored by the activity group Meetup six years ago after a divorce disrupted her life. “It was my salvation. It exposed me to a bunch of new people who I didn’t have to date or have to dinner,” she said. Now that she’s fully vaccinated, she’s busy almost every night of the week attending Meetup events and informal gettogethers arranged by people she’s met.

In some cases, varying views of Covid vaccines have made casual interac-

tions more difficult. Patty Beemer, 61, of Hermosa Beach, California, used to go swing-dancing two or three times a week before the pandemic. “It’d be 20 seconds of chitchat and just dance” before all those events were canceled, she said.

In the past several months, however, the swing-dance community in and around Los Angeles has split, with some events requiring proof of vaccination and others open to everyone.

“Before, everyone danced with everyone, without really thinking about it. Now, I don’t know if it’s going to be like that. I’m not sure how much mixing is going to happen,” Beemer said.

“And that sense of shared humanity, which is so meaningful to all of us, may be harder to find.”

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dogs will replace us. We believe they’re here to comfort and adore us unconditionally, despite what some have done to mail carriers. Spot challenges us to hold two opposing thoughts in one $74,500 place.

“To give this robot a dog name and call it Spot, leaning in on the doggyness, is problematic in some ways,” says Ed Finn, founding director of Arizona State University’s Center for Science and the Imagination, adding,”We want total control and dominion over dogs. Spot is not going to do the things that a dog does.”

Spot, with a top speed of three mph, will never be confused with Clifford, Beethoven or Wasabi, the bewildering puddle of fur that conquered this year’s Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.

Still, Spot is a gifted hoofer and robo influencer. In one video, seven Spots dance to BTS’s “IONIQ: I’m On It,” a ditty that promotes an electric vehicle by Hyundai, which owns a controlling interest in Boston Dynamics. In another, the robot mixes margaritas in a blender.

Spot won’t be able to do all canine tasks.”The public is very quick to imagine all sorts of things a robot can do that it can’t really do,” says Howie Choset, co-director of Carnegie Mellon’s Biorobotics Lab. “I think there’s a misperception of robots taking jobs away from people. Robots are tools. Throughout time, tools have increased the productivity of people.”

Perhaps dog people fear that Spot challenges the massive hold that dogs occupy in their lives, the concept of them as faith-

ful beasts, and poses the idea that pets are merely a projection of evanescent hope that can be substituted by an assemblage of motors, wires and sensors and remain a cause for good.

“We have this very complicated relationship with robots. We want to play God and be the parents of these new creations, but we also feel threatened by them. We don’t want them to be too much like us,” says Finn.

Or our hounds.

“The bad robot is a trope, a nightmare we tell ourselves because it’s about our fears and anxiety about being replaced,” Finn says.

“We need metaphors to deal with these new systems. We live our culture through stories.”

Engineers keep endowing robots with human or now canine characteristics. Yet Spot, currently without snout or soulful eyes, appears utterly alien and hardly a potential best pal.

For three decades, Choset has worked on other animal-inspired robots. His happen to imitate snakes, and are used for search-and-rescue, surgery and airplane assembly. In 2017, on “The Tonight Show,” he brought a robotic snake that crawled up Jimmy Fallon’s leg.

Robotic snakes seem more fitting, and Choset doesn’t name them. Plenty of people are uneasy around snakes, including Choset. Which is why, not paradoxically,”I’m afraid of my snake robots.

I never thought of snakes and snake robots as the same thing,” he says.

We shouldn’t fear Spot, either, Choset cautions.

“Spot is a wonderful robot. It does really great things,” he says. “And it’s not going to take over the world.”

Or, most likely, our hearts.

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pressure than he faced amid four sacks in 26 snaps during the 19-16 loss to the Kansas SANTA CLARA — City Chiefs.

Kyle Shanahan came away “There’s a lot of things from Trey Lance’s debut that he’s going to already wanting to see more. know – without seeing us Not just more electric plays (coaches) – that he’s going to like Lance’s 80-yard thun- be hard on himself for and that derbolt to Trent Sherfield for he can get better,” Shanahan a touchdown on his second said Sunday on a media conpass of Saturday night’s pre- ference call. “And that’s why season opener.

I’m just excited to get it going.

Shanahan wants to see how I can’t wait for him to play in Lance responds to more adver- these next two.” sity, more red zone drills, more The 49ers’ remainup-tempo situations and, if it’s ing exhibitions are Sunday even possible, more pass-rush at the Los Angeles CharMERCURY NEWS

gers and Aug. 29 against the Raiders at Levi’s Stadium.

The regular-season opener is Sept. 12 at Detroit.

The 49ers will practice with the Chargers at their Costa Mesa facility this Thursday and Friday.

But first, there is film to watch, from Lance’s pro debut and only his second game since winning the 2019 Football Championship Subdivision national title with North Dakota State.

“There’s a bunch of stuff I’m really excited to watch with Trey,” Shanahan said. “See

some things he made and some missed, but you go over the whys. I can’t wait to watch it with him so he can have his eyes on the right spot and we can coach him up on things.”

Lance completed just 5-of-14 passes and closed 1-of-7.

Chiefs defenders dropped two potential interceptions, and three 49ers receivers had drops, so it wasn’t an inspiring aerial circus – aside from Lance’s 80-yard touchdown pass to Trent Sherfield.

Playing mostly behind second-string linemen, Lance got sacked four times, and if there’s

anything positive to say about that battering, it’s that he did not fumble and instead protected the ball. He did not have any designed runs, which shouldn’t be disappointing because Shanahan wants to keep that look under wraps at least for another week.

When it comes to looking at film, Shanahan isn’t demanding a one-on-one sitdown with Lance.

“We usually do it all together,” Shanahan said. “The best thing for a quarterback

Giants rebound as Wood shuts down Rockies

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FAIRFIELD — Whether it’s been a season delayed by the Covid pandemic or one impacted by smoke from area fires, the same disappointment has haunted the Vanden High football team since it joined the Monticello Empire League in 2018 – a loss to Vacaville and a second-place finish.

With seven starters back on offense and nine on defense, Sean Murphy, who’s 42-31 in seven seasons as Vikings coach, said “Our first goal is to win a league championship. (Our) second goal is to make a deep run in the (Sac-Joaquin) Section playoffs.”

Leading the offense is junior quarterback Tre Dimes, an All-MEL second team pick in the spring after completing 67 of 128 passes for 831 yards and 13 touchdowns with six intercep-

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tions. His top returning target is senior Michael Belk (11 catches, 190 yards, 3 TDs).

Seniors Robert Breed, Jamai East, Konor McLeod, Jayden Robinson and Amarion York also return at receiver with a combined 16 catches credited to them in the spring.

Senior Sean Davis is the leading returning rusher with 83 yards and two TDs on 16 carries.

Back along the offensive line are juniors Kayson Dahl and Aiden Stragalinos, and seniors Julian Ledesma and Blake Waldrop.

Where Dimes was the lone Viking on offense who made the All-MEL first or second teams in the spring, the defense has four times that number.

Returning are Belk at linebacker and York at defensive back, both first team selections, and junior Devin Martin at linebacker and Breed at defensive back, both second team choices.

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A’s Sean Manaea’s rough August continues in loss to Rangers Tribune Content Agency The dog days of August seem to have caught up with Sean Manaea, who struggled for a third straight start in the Oakland A’s 7-4 loss to the Texas Rangers on Sunday in Arlington, Texas.

The loss rounded out a series loss to the last-place Rangers and squandered an opportunity for the A’s to create some separation in a tightly contested wild-card race or gain ground in the American League West division race 2.5 games back of

the Houston Astros for first place.

Manaea gave up three home runs to the Rangers, the most he allowed in a single game since the 2019 AL wildcard game against the Tampa Bay Rays. DJ Peters had two of them, and both where dagger two-run shots amid a fiveinning outing for Manaea in which he gave up seven runs on seven hits with five strikeouts.

He’s not been as sharp, and unlike his previous starts, manager Bob Melvin didn’t pull him

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once things started to unravel in the first three innings. The A’s starter who gave up a total 15 runs over 10 starts in June and July has given up 15 runs in three starts, a 12.27 ERA, in August.

The A’s starter who’d put together a first half and a little extra of All-Star caliber starts is starting to feel the weight of August hit him. His fastball velocity still hits 95 mph, a good mark for the left-handed pitcher, but wavered more toward 90 mph as his start wore on.

Matt Chapman continued his hot road trip with a three-hit game that included his 17th home run of the season, a solo home run in the second inning off Rangers lefthanded starter Kolby Allard. His third hit, a single, ignited a miniature rally that netted the A’s a third run. Mark Canha’s solo home run was the A’s second run.

Against the Rangers bullpen, Matt Olson sprinted from first base on Sean Murphy’s double down the right-field line to score another.

The Giants got back on track Sunday, courtesy of Alex Wood and an offense that came up with enough hits that mattered for a 5-2 win over the Colorado Rockies at Oracle Park.

Wood improved to 10-3, giving up six hits and two runs in 6 2/3 innings, and got relief help from Dominic Leone, Tyler Rogers and Jake McGee, with McGee picking up his 25th save.

A day after having their six-game winning streak snapped, the Giants improved to 76-42 in taking three of four games from the Rockies, who fell to 52-66 before a crowd of 33,337.

Next up for the Giants is a three-game series against the New York Mets, who are fighting to stay in contention in the N.L. East.

The Giants added two runs worth of breathing room in the seventh for a 5-2 lead, although missing a chance to blow the game wide open as reliever Robert Stephenson retired Brandon Belt (shallow fly to left), Brandon Crawford (strikeout) and Mike Yastrzemski (foul pop to third) with the bases loaded and no one out.

Kris Bryant opened the seventh as a pinch hitter against Ben Bowden and reached base when Connor Joe and Garrett Hampson had a miscommunication on a fly ball to left center. The ball fell to the ground and Joe was charged with the two-

base error.

Austin Slater promptly doubled to right to bring home Bryant and after Darin Ruf was hit by a pitch and Tommy LaStella hit a single too solid to bring home a run, Wilmer Flores lined a single to left for the 5-2 lead.

The Rockies chased Wood in the seventh inning, but he still was the pitcher of record for a win thanks to a strike to the plate from LaMonte Wade Jr. Joe singled with two outs against Dominic Leone for what could have been the tying run, but Wade threw out Elias Dias for the third out and the Giants led 3-2.

Diaz, pinch-hitting earlier in the inning, drove in one run with a seeing-eye ground ball to right field to bring home Garrett Hampson, and pinch hitter Charlie Blackmon chased Wood with an RBI single to bring home Yonathan Daza.

Losing pitcher Jon Gray (7-9) threw four shutout innings before the Giants broke loose for three runs in the fifth inning on a run-scoring single by Curt Casali and a two-run double

by LaStella.

Yastrzemski opened the inning with a wellplaced ground ball to the left-center side of second base, and then stealing second on a ball in the dirt. Casali was next, and he hit a blooper to the left side that fell in, with Yastrzemski reading the ball perfectly and scoring the first run of the game.

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•N.Y. Mets at San Francisco, NBCSBA, 6:30 p.m.

Basketball NBA Summer League •Teams TBA, NBATV, noon •Teams TBA, ESPNEWS, 1 p.m.

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3 elegant, easy summer fruit dessert recipes

What to do with all those berries, cherries and stone fruit JeanMarie Brownson

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ixed berry cobbler with ice-cold whipped cream is my all-time favorite summer dessert. I’ve been making some version of this fruit-forward, tendertopped, not-too-sweet treat for decades. Sometimes I double the recipe; leftovers disappear quickly.

The cobbler crust that follows, flavored with sweet butter, orange rind and nutty whole wheat flour, is super easy to make, especially when compared to pie crust. Reminiscent of a great biscuit, with light, flaky layers and a crunchy sugary top, the cobbler crust contrasts beautifully with the hidden goodness of soft fruit.

As written, this cobbler calls for blueberries, strawberries and raspberries, but you have choices when it comes to the fruit layer. After a day of berry picking I like to make this recipe with just blueberries – a terrifically easy alternative to blueberry pie.

When the strawberries are small and local, an all-strawberry version tastes like the best of summer. Employing a combination of seasonal farmers market berries, meanwhile, creates a sophisticated, less sweet dessert.

I strongly advise stocking heavy cream and mascarpone during berry and peach season. Thus armed, you can whip up an indulgent dessert at a moment’s notice. Adding a bit of mascarpone cheese or crème fraiche to softly whipped heavy cream adds tang and helps stabilize the mixture. The combination will stay fluffy for hours in a refrigerator or packed in a cooler of ice.

Layer the whipped cream concoction with nectarines and berries for an impressive dessert sans pastry skills.

When the kitchen is cool, I like to make the lemon wafer cookies from the latest edition of “The Joy of Cooking” to use in the parfaits. Or use the best buttery store-bought cookies to add to the layers; they’ll soften slightly and add a delicate texture to the parfaits. Serve extra cookies, still in their crisp state, alongside.

If no-cook recipes are more your summertime speed, granita, a frozen dessert made with fresh fruit and ice, ranks as the most refreshing of all summer fruit desserts. I purchase cherries when they’re in season and pit them before freezing. The cherries only need to be briefly thawed for the recipe that follows. Serve the ice in small dishes with a splash of prosecco or sparkling wine.

MIXED BERRY COBBLER WITH MASCARPONE AND LEMON CREAM Prep: 30 minutes Chill: 30 minutes Cook: 1 hour Makes 8 servings Notes: I use Bob’s Red Mill decorating sugar to gild my cobbler and pie crusts during the summer fruit season.

Use a deep 9-inch baking pan for this recipe to prevent any bubble-overs in the oven.

For the dough: 1 ¼ cups cake flour ¼ cup whole wheat flour ¼ cup granulated sugar 1 ¾ teaspoons baking powder ¼ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon finely grated orange rind ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, very cold, cut into small pieces 1 ⁄3 cup heavy whipping cream or half-and-half For the filling:

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Clockwise from top, mixed berry cobbler with mascarpone and lemon cream, frozen sweet and sour cherry granita and nectarine and berry parfaits. ½ cup granulated sugar 5 tablespoons cornstarch ¼ teaspoon salt 3 cups stemmed blueberries 3 cups sliced small strawberries 1-2 cups raspberries 2 tablespoons fresh orange or pomegranate juice 1 tablespoon heavy whipping cream or half-and-half Coarse sugar, for garnish Mascarpone and lemon whipped cream see recipe for serving For the dough, Mix cake flour, whole wheat flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, salt and grated orange rind in a large bowl.

Add the butter pieces and use a pastry blender or clean hands to work the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles coarse meal.

Drizzle the heavy whipping cream over the flour mixture and use a large fork to gather everything into a shaggy dough. Do not overwork the dough. Turn the dough out onto a piece of wax paper or plastic wrap. Gather dough into a 1-inch thick square and wrap in the paper. Refrigerate for 20 to 30 minutes.

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Generously butter a deep, 8-inch or 9-inch square baking dish. Place on a baking sheet in case any bubbles over.

For the filling, mix sugar, cornstarch and salt in a large bowl. Add blueberries, strawberries, raspberries and orange juice. Toss gently to coat berries evenly. Transfer to a prepared baking dish.

Flour a work surface and place cobbler dough on it. Use a floured rolling pin to roll dough into an 8- or 9- inch square to match your baking pan. Carefully transfer to the baking dish to mostly cover the berry filling; it does not need to cover the

top completely. Poke with a fork to let steam escape. Don’t worry if the dough tears; simply use your fingers to repair it. Sprinkle top of dough with cream and then with the coarse sugar.

Bake until the crust is deeply golden browned and juices are bubbling up at the edge, 50-60 minutes.

If you want the top more browned, bake for an additional 5 minutes.

Cool for at least 30 minutes on a wire rack.

Serve warm or at room temperature. Use a large spoon to scoop mixture into serving dishes. Top with generous dollops of mascarpone whipped cream.

MASCARPONE AND LEMON WHIPPED CREAM Prep: 10 minutes Makes 2 generous cups Note: I refrigerate my mixing bowl and beaters on hot days to keep everything as cold as possible.

Serve this with fresh berries or sliced peaches or with cobblers, pies and crisps. If kept very cold, the cream will keep its soft peaks for hours.

1 cup heavy whipping cream, very cold 2 tablespoons powdered sugar 1 ⁄3 cup mascarpone cheese or crème fraiche ½ teaspoon very finely grated lemon rind Pinch salt Put the heavy whipping cream into a chilled stainless-steel mixer bowl. Beat on high speed until starting to thicken.

Beat in powdered sugar until soft peaks form.

Beat in mascarpone cheese, lemon rind and salt just long enough to combine.

Scrape into a covered container and refrigerate until serving time (or up to 6 hours).

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NECTARINE AND BERRY PARFAITS Prep: 20 minutes Standing time: 20 minutes Chill time: 1 hour or up to 6 hours Makes 4 servings If you don’t wish to use orange-flavored liqueur, substitute 1 or 2 tablespoons of orange blossom honey for the liqueur and the sugar.

1 large ripe nectarine or peach, halved, pitted 1 cup very thinly sliced ripe strawberries 1 cup fresh red, gold or black raspberries, or blackberries 3 tablespoons orangeflavored liqueur 2 tablespoons powdered sugar Mascarpone and lemon whipped cream, see recipe above 8 buttery shortbread, ladyfingers, amaretti or gingersnap cookies, crumbled Fresh raspberries, for garnish Fresh mint sprigs, for garnish Working over a bowl, use a sharp knife to slice nectarine or peach very thinly. Add nectarine slices, strawberry slices and raspberries to the bowl. Add orange-flavored liqueur and powdered sugar; stir gently. Let stand for about 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, make mascarpone and lemon whipped cream.

Place a generous dollop of the fruit into the bottom of 4 stemmed dessert or wine glasses. Top with 1 spoonful of the mascarpone cream, a few cookie bits and more fruit. Repeat layers to fill the glass evenly, ending with a dollop of the cream. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour or up to 6 hours.

Serve cold, garnished with fresh raspberries and mint sprigs.

FROZEN SWEET AND SOUR CHERRY GRANITA Prep: 15 minutes Freeze: 5 to 6 hours Makes 6 cups (6 servings) Top scoops of the granita with a spoonful or two of sparkling wine, if desired. I like to add Amarena cherries in syrup or Luxardo Maraschino cherries for a triple cherry delight.

Note: For simple syrup, simmer 1 cup sugar with 1 cup water in a small saucepan until sugar is completely dissolved. Cool and refrigerate for several weeks. You can use frozen sour cherries if you cannot find them fresh.

1 pound stemmed sour cherries, pitted (2 cups) 1 pound stemmed sweet cherries, pitted (2 cups) ½ cup water ½-2⁄3 cups simple syrup (see note) 1 ⁄8 teaspoon salt Luxardo maraschino cherries, optional, for garnish Puree pitted sour cherries and pitted sweet cherries with water in a blender (work in batches if necessary) until smooth. Push through a fine-mesh strainer into a 13-by9-inch metal baking pan. Stir in simple syrup to taste and salt.

Freeze until very slushy, 1-2 hours. Rake the mixture with a large fork to fluff it up. Then repeat the process of freezing and raking every 2 hours until completely fluffed and frozen.

Return to the freezer and repeat the process of freezing and raking with the fork 2 more times.

Use an ice cream scoop to serve the mixture in small glasses.

Garnish with maraschino cherries, if desired.

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Tyler Lorenzen is CEO of Puris Proteins and his sister Nicole Atchison is CEO of Puris Holdings. They are in the company’s Minneapolis headquarters, July 22.

How a farm family found the power of peas and changed American food Tribune Content Agency In their telling of it, siblings Nicole Atchison and Tyler Lorenzen did not have a typical childhood.

“Our family was weird.

We did weird things,” Atchison said. “What we were doing was like the opposite of cool in the farming community.”

In many ways, their upbringing was very Midwestern. They worked in crop fields, played school sports and spent ample time together at home in small-town Iowa. But their father, Jerry Lorenzen, had a radical idea: Farmers should mainly grow crops for people rather than animals.

Today, more than 35 years after Jerry began an experimental backyard garden, Nicole and Tyler are at the center of a revolution in the American diet – the rise of plantbased protein – because of a gamble the family took on the humble, even unappreciated, pea.

The siblings lead Puris, a company based in Minneapolis that has grown quickly over the last few years as a key ingredient supplier to Beyond Meat, a leading provider of meat alternative products.

Puris has attracted sizable investment partners, including Cargill Inc. And now, it’s putting the finishing touches on a $150 million facility in Dawson, Minn., that will increase its pea protein production by one-and-a-half.

It’s the company’s single largest investment so far. When production begins in September, Puris will be the largest producer in North America of pea protein – a product it first commercialized just seven years ago.

But for decades before that, the Lorenzens strived, against odds, to change an entire food system. And when the marketplace finally caught up, they were ready.

The basic inefficiency In the 1980s, Jerry was selling Purina livestock feed to farmers when he noticed something he felt was a massive inefficiency.

“So much of the crops

are going to feed animals for the people to eat the animals,” Atchison recalled. “He knew that someday people will need to eat the plants, so they better taste good.”

Jerry began breeding soybeans in the family’s home basement to try and make them tastier, all the while keeping his day job.

To support his breeding research, he started developing custom corn and soybean seeds for nearby farmers. He and his kids manufactured these specialty seeds in a former school gymnasium.

Atchison was 7 and Lorenzen 5 when their father quit his job with Purina and went all-in on seeds. The kids spent summer breaks and every weekend working on rented test plots near their home in Fremont, Iowa.

They would run between rows, shuttling soybean flowers back to their dad, who was manually mating the varieties.

“For a long time, the company was just my dad, my mom and the two of us as very little kids,” Atchison said.

By the time the siblings were teenagers, the business – then called World Food Processing – had established strong ties with food processors in Japan, a country where soy-derived foods are devoured. The family opened a soybean cleaning-and-dehulling plant in Oskaloosa, Iowa, in 1999.

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, they commercialized a blended hot dog – part tofu and part free-range pork – that was sold in grocery stores under the brand Bratos. “This was blended products way before Applegate started doing it,” Atchison said.

If they weren’t in the field, the siblings were with their dad at food shows or festivals, like RAGBRAI – the annual summertime bike ride across Iowa – handing out blended tofu dogs.

“Sometimes I block that part out [of memory],” Tyler Lorenzen said. “All of it felt crazy.”

Their dad, always looking ahead, saw another future need: If they were going to ask

zen told his son, “If you can make it taste good, I’ll back you.”

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Project manager Karl Kratzke grabs a handful of split yellow peas from a 2,000-pound bag, shipped from the Puris facility in Harrold, South Dakota, and used only for testing equipment, not for food production yet, July 12. farmers to avoid chemicals, they needed a solution for weeds and disease. So in 1999, he started a new breeding program for yellow peas.

The idea was that farmers could plant peas at different times of the year to act as a natural shield against weeds, Tyler Lorenzen said. “And maybe someday we can pay them for growing those peas,” he added.

When the siblings went to college at Iowa State University, their father rented a few acres nearby so the kids could continue testing new crop breeds.

Atchison played volleyball and Lorenzen played football for Iowa State, and both hired teammates to work with them.

One day in 2004, Lorenzen was walking the test fields in Ames when he saw a pathetic-looking clump of pea plants. “They were all lodged over and their leaves in the mud.

They did not look good,” he said.”And I remember calling my dad and [saying], ‘Dad, what are you doing?’”

But, their dad insisted peas were crucial to their future.

The limits of soy Tyler Lorenzen spent a few years in the National Football League while Atchison built her career

as a biomedical engineer in the Twin Cities.

After being cut from the New Orleans Saints in 2011, Lorenzen began working at the company’s recently purchased soy protein plant in Turtle Lake, Wis. This new plant took the company another step down the supply chain, turning their cleaned soybeans into a food ingredient that could be sold directly to food companies.

But they faced competition from far-larger agribusinesses in soy.

As well, consumer sentiment was shifting about soy protein, with some worried about its effects on hormones or possible links to cancer.

“Is there anything wrong with soy protein?

Probably not. But there’s a dark cloud on it based on Google results. We needed to make a pivot,” Lorenzen said. He called his dad and asked, “Whatever happened to those peas?”

Peas fit the nutritional and environmental traits they wanted: organic, nonGMO, nitrogen fixing and non-allergenic.

But very few food companies were buying pea protein at the time.

France-based Roquette was the only company with appreciable pea protein production.

Skeptical, Jerry Loren-

Tyler Lorenzen and Kushal Chandak, now Puris’ vice president of research and development, tinkered with the yellow pea. By 2014, they had a commercial product.

Two years later, Tyler Lorenzen persuaded Atchison to leave her career in biomedical engineering and they began looking for more capital.

Two private investors – Charles Chang, founder of Vega, and local investor Chad Hancock – were early supporters of the company, but wanted the siblings to rebrand it. In 2017, World Food Processing became Puris.

Atchison is CEO of Puris Holdings, the umbrella outfit, and Tyler Lorenzen is CEO of Puris Protein, which is focused on its main the pea operation.

Over the next two years, Minnetonka-based Cargill Inc. invested at least $100 million in Puris to get ahead of the exploding demand for pea protein in the United States. Around the same time, Beyond Meat went public, catching the attention of Wall Street and investors with deep pockets.

Meanwhile, Roquette erected a large new pea protein plant in Canada and other smaller competitors emerged.

Henk Hoogenkamp, a consultant on plant-based protein to food companies, said the rapid growth of pea protein wouldn’t have happened if Tyler Lorenzen had not met Beyond Meat’s founder Ethan Brown, who then decided to use peas instead of soybeans as the base ingredient in that firm’s now-famous alternativemeat lineup.

Beyond Meat’s IPO unleashed a race among restaurant chains, from Dunkin’ to Denny’s to Del Taco,to introduce plant-based items, helping fuel a temporary pea protein shortage.

Still, the pea protein market is small compared to soy, the leading source of plant-based alternative protein. Hoogenkamp

estimates the pea protein market will reach 300,000 metric tons of production this year – or about one-quarter of the soy concentrate market.

Competitive threats In China, several dormant soy facilities have been converted to pea processing plants.

Chinese companies buy North American-raised peas, import them for processing in China, and then ship much of the finished protein powder back to the U.S. Pea protein from China is selling for about $4 a kilogram, which is about half the price of U.S. companies, Hoogenkamp said.

With the high cost of transportation and the low prices they are charging, Atchison called this re-imported pea protein “questionable.”

The main challenge Puris faces now, she said, is to get more American farmers to plant yellow peas. The company is trying to persuade farmers to plant peas between corn and soybean rotations.

But with prices for corn and soybeans near record highs, farmers have relatively little incentive to focus on anything but the two giant staples.

“If we were going after this to play the commodity game, we would be set up for failure,” Atchison said.

“Our thesis has always been to get [peas] on those acres at different times of the year, so you are not asking farmers to make an either/or decision. It’s a yes/and decision.”

The siblings believe their long-running seedgenetics program give them a competitive advantage as the pea-protein business grows. Puris has many breeds that maximize yield, resist disease and grow in various climates.

“For so long, my dad had to justify his decisions to his peers in the breeding industry,” Atchison said. “As recently as a year or two ago, I heard him justifying his decisions in a group and I reminded him, ‘You don’t have to anymore. People get it now.’ ”

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Jennifer Hudson stars as Aretha Franklin and Mary J. Blige as Dinah Washington in “Respect.”

Hudson lives inside role of Franklin in ‘Respect’ That, the music are the best parts of this biopic Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune

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espect” runs into trouble when its own respect toward Aretha Franklin, the woman who gave us the voice of a century, settles for garden-variety adoration. But longtime stage director Liesl Tommy’s debut feature, working from a screenplay by dramatist and screenwriter Tracey Scott Wilson, offers plenty of compensations amid its biopic conventions.

Those compensations start and end with who’s doing the singing. Jennifer Hudson plays Franklin. It will surprise no one that Hudson, for whom Franklin has been a guiding inspiration for most of her life, is on top of every musical style required by the movie’s 1952-1972 narrative span.

In dramatically muted tones, “Respect” starts with young Skye Dakota Turner portraying Franklin in her early years in Detroit. Forest Whitaker plays her formidable, controlling Baptist minister father C.L. Franklin, and in a role that becomes a spirit guide for Aretha, Audra McDonald is her mother, Barbara, whose death at 34 leaves her daughter in the hands of a series of users and abusers.

The story begins and ends in church, and encompasses everything from Space Age, hi-fi white bread material (it took Franklin a while to deflect what her early handlers told her to sing) to deathless triumphs such as Otis Redding’s “Respect.” “Respect,” the film, culminates with the recording of her 1972 live gospel masterwork “Amazing Grace” in

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Dinah Washington, Even when ‘Respect’ bringing natural its rise-and-fallauthority to her Rated PG-13 and-rise outlines scenes with Hudson.

145 minutes feel more like the As the Franklin HHH (out of four) movies than a real family linchpin, life, “Respect” has Kimberly Scott the nerve and the exudes both steel quiet ambition to keep its proand warmth. Marc Maron’s a tagonist “in period” – as a sturdy delight as record proyoung Black woman, brought ducer Jerry Wexler. up in the church, raised to be Already the movie has obedient and to listen to everygotten a pretty dismissive critione but herself. In many scenes, cal ride. I’d call it a worthwhile such as a record company half-and-half affair. Half of it’s meeting dominated by Aretha’s by the book and highly cautious manager and first husband Ted about venturing too far into the White (Marlon Wayans, artdark shadows of the worst of fully balancing charismatic and what Franklin endured. The despicable qualities), we wait a other half jumps up three steps, long time for Franklin to speak. with the rehearsal and perforOften she doesn’t speak at all. mance sequences – of which, The movie becomes a question: rightly, there are many – take What is she thinking? When on vivid lives of their own. will she throw off the decorum?

“Respect,” finally, comes Hudson works scrupulously down to whether Hudson and hard in every scene, and she company are enough (they has Franklin’s hushed speaking are), and whether the matevoice (such a crazy contrast to rial not fully addressed, chiefly such powerhouse vocals) down Franklin’s political life as cold. The scenes that make Martin Luther King Jr.’s long“Respect” worth seeing stay time family friend, limits our close to the rehearsal rooms, understanding of Franklin’s or at home around a piano, as inner drive. (It does, some.)

Franklin works through an The truest scenes here tend arrangement alone or with to run a little longer than her sisters (Saycon Sengbloh expected, because they’re and Hailey Kilgore). This cast more about process and behavcan sing, and director Tommy ior rather than melodramatic had the good sense to let these bullet points. Scenes like those performers perform live, on bring out the best in everyone camera, instead of lip-syncing on screen, starting and ending to the customary pre-recordings. Not since the undervalued with Hudson.

Not counting her turn as Brian Wilson portrait “Love Grizabella in the infamous film & Mercy” has a mainstream version of “Cats,” this is only musical biopic gotten the her second female lead in a rehearsal scenes so right.

The cast is full of ringers. movie. It’s about time.

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him if he’s had a good time, it’s boring.

But if something’s unbalanced, it must be returned to order.”

As we found yesterday, a balanced 4-4 fit will often produce one trick more than an unbalanced 5-3 fit. But that isn’t always the case. This deal highlights a time to prefer the 5-3 to the 4-4 – which is often easier said than done at the table.

Two diamonds was New Minor Forcing, showing at least game-invitational values and asking for more information from opener. When South learned that his partner had three spades, he went for game in the 5-3 fit.

He did well not to look for a 4-4 heart fit.

West leads the heart queen. South wins with his king, draws trumps and plays a club. East wins with his ace and returns a heart, but declarer takes that on the board and cashes two clubs to discard a diamond loser. (If East shifts to diamonds, South will pitch his two WHEN IS heart losers on a winner in each minor.)

Note that four hearts is hopeless, UNBALANCED BETTER South losing one heart, two diamonds THAN BALANCED? and one club. Pick the 5-3 when the side suits are strong, supplying Playwright David Mamet said, “Here’s what happens in a play. You get discards.

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FAIRFIELD — The summer box office doesn’t appear to be winding down anytime soon. Several new movies are ready for their bigscreen debuts.

“Confetti” centers on a girl who is considered strange and dumb. What no one recognizes is that she possesses a gift waiting to be unlocked.

When her mother learns her daughter has dyslexia, she will stop at nothing to help her, including leaving her life in China and venturing to New York City.

Amy Irving is featured.

It’s not rated.

“Cryptozoo” features the voice talents of Lake Bell and Michael Cera in the story of cryptozookeepers who, through a richly drawn hallucinatory world, struggle to capture a legendary dream-eating hybrid creature. It’s not rated.

“Demonic” is the story of a young woman who unleashes terrifying demons when supernatural forces at the root of a decades-old rift between mother and daughter are ruthlessly revealed.

It’s rated R. “Finch” features Tom Hanks as a robotics engineer and one of the few survivors of a cataclysmic solar event that has left the world a wasteland. He has been living in an underground bunker for a decade and has built a world of his own that he shares with his dog. Now terminally ill, he creates a robot to watch over the dog.

It’s PG-13.

“Flag Day” stars reallife father and daughter, Sean Penn and Dylan Penn, in the tale of a man who happened to be among the most notorious counterfeiters in U.S. history. It’s rated R. “Habit” is a thriller set in Los Angeles where a party girl gets a gig running drugs for a washed-up Hollywood star. When the cash gets stolen and the star is slain by a rival drug lord, she and her two best friends hide by dressing up as nuns. In spite of their costumes, these bad girls are no angels. Bella Thorne and Gavin Rossdale. It’s rated R. “Last Man Standing: Suge Knight and the Murders of Biggie &

Tupac” centers on Suge Knight, who was recently sentenced to 28 years in prison. The documentary takes a look at Death Row Records and how LA’s street gang culture came to dominate its business workings. It’s not rated.

“Paw Patrol: The Movie” features the voices of Kim Kardashian and Tyler Perry in the tale of pups called to Adventure City to stop the mayor from turning the bustling metropolis into a state of chaos.

It’s rated G. “Reminiscence” stars Hugh Jackman as a private investigator of the mind who navigates the darkly alluring world of the past by helping his clients access lost memories. His life is forever changed when he takes on a new client. A simple matter of lost and found becomes a dangerous obsession. It’s rated PG-13.

“Risen” is about a small town after it is hit by a meteor, turning the environment uninhabitable and killing everything in the surrounding area.

An exobiologist is called to find answers to the unearthly event. As she begins to uncover the truth, imminent danger awakens and it becomes a race against time to save mankind. It’s not rated.

“Sweet Girl” tells the story of a devoted family man who vows justice against the pharmaceutical company responsible for pulling a potentially life-saving drug from the market just before his wife dies from cancer.

His search for the truth leads to a deadly encounter that puts him and his daughter in harm’s way.

It’s rated R. “The Protege” stars Samuel L. Jackson in the story of a child rescued from a legendary assassin. When the man, who was like a father to her and taught her everything she needs to know about trust and survival, is brutally killed, she vows revenge. As she becomes entangled with an enigmatic killer, their confrontation turns deadly and the loose ends of a life spent killing will weave themselves ever tighter. It’s rated R.

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF: CHRISTIANA VALENTINE CASE NUMBER FCS056625 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: Christiana Valentine filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: a. Leiana Nevaeh Nealy Proposed Name: a. Leiana Nevaeh Valentine THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: AUG. 20, 2021; Time: 9:00 am Dept.: 4 ;Rm.: 305 The address of the court is SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SOLANO Old Solano Courthouse 580 Texas Street Fairfield, CA 94533 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Daily Republic Date: JUN 8, 2021 /s/ E. Bradley Nelson Judge of the Superior Court FILED: JUN 10 2021 DR# 00048319 Published: July 26, August 2, 9, 16, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS OBSESSION BY BRITTANEY LOCATED AT: 2201 Sonoma Blvd, Vallejo, CA 94590 Solano Mailing Address: 3900 Business Center Dr Apt 2308, Fairfield CA 94534 (ARE) HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S): 1) Brittaney Leidig-Jefferson 3900 Business Center Apt 2308, Fairfield CA 94534, 94534 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 08/01/2021.

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Brittaney Leidig-Jefferson 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 August 2, 2026.

THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE).

Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: AUG 03, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021001637 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00048661 Published: August 9, 16, 23, 30, 2021

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS NEW SPA LOCATED AT: 315 Maine Street, Vallejo, CA 94590 Mailing Address: 315 Maine Street, Vallejo, CA 94590 (ARE) HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S): 1) Allan P. Nuttall 204 E 2nd Avenue, Unit 514 San Mateo 94401 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Allan P. Nuttall 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 August 4, 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: AUG 05, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021001655 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00048675 Published: August 9, 16, 23, 30, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS BEST AMERICAN TIRE & AUTO CENTER LOCATED AT: 2230 North Texas St Fairfield CA 94533 Solano Mailing Address: (ARE) HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S): 1) Sohail Ashraf 4831 Winamac Dr Sacramento CA 95835 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 07/11/2011.

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/ Sohail Ashraf 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 July 28, 2026.

THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE).

Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: JUL 29, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021001614 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00048655 Published: August 9, 16, 23, 30, 2021

FAIRFIELD-SUISUN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT NOTICE INVITING PROPOSALS RFP No. 2121-22 Notice is hereby given that the governing board (“Board”) of the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District (“District” or “Owner”) will receive up to, but no later than, September 14, 2021 at 2:00 p.m., local time, at the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District, Purchasing and Contract Services Department (3rd floor) at 2490 Hilborn Road, Fairfield, California sealed proposals for the procurement of the following products: RFP No. 2121-22 CHROMEBOOKS RFP and Contract Documents will be available by 4:00 pm on August 17, 2021 by download at https://www.fsusd.org/Page/15594 in the “Current Bids/RFPs” folder. It is the bidderʼs responsibility to review the website for document, addenda and/or communication related to this RFP. All requests for information must be submitted in writing to AmandaRi@fsusd.org by 4:00 pm on August 25, 2021.

All bids shall be on the form provided by the District. Each proposal must conform and be responsive to all pertinent Contract Documents, including, but not limited to, the Instructions to Bidders.

No proposal 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.

No oral, telegraphic, facsimile, or telephone bids or modifications will be considered. Proposals that are received after the scheduled opening time will be returned unopened.

The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids and/or waive any irregularity in any bid received. If the District awards the Contract, the security of unsuccessful bidder(s) shall be returned within sixty (60) days from the time the award is made. Unless otherwise required by law, no bidder may withdraw its proposal for ninety (90) days after the date of the proposal opening.

The District reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to waive any informalities or irregularities in the bidding.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS CARDENA'S AUTO SALES

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS SELECT FURNITURE GALLERIES

LOCATED AT: 5123 Ellsworth Rd Suite B, Vacaville CA 95688 Solano Mailing Address: 237 Cambridge Dr, Vacaville CA 95687 (ARE) HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S): 1) Laura P Bernal CA Vacaville, 95687 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 07/30/2021.

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Laura P. Bernal 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 August 2, 2026.

THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE).

Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: AUG 03, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021001634 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00048658 Published: August 9, 16, 23, 30, 2021

LOCATED AT: 2001 N Texas St, Fairfield, CA 94533 Solano Mailing Address: 2001 N Texas St, Fairfield, CA 94533 (ARE) HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S): 1) Dang, Corp CA Fairfield, 94533 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a Corporation The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 01/01/2009.

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/ Khoa Dang Nguyen 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 July 06, 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: JUL 07, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021001440 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00048298 Published: July 26, August 2, 9, 16, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS DIVINE ENERGY BEADS

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS FARMERS INSURANCE CARMEN RODRIGUEZ AGENCY

LOCATED AT: 5254 Carlson Lane, Fairfield CA 94533 Solano Mailing Address: 5254 Calrson Lane, Fairfield CA 94533 (ARE) HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S): 1) Maurice Williams 5254 Carlson Lane Fairfield, 94533 2) Cheron Durley-Williams 5254 Calson Lane Fairfield, 94533 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: Copartners The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 01/02/2021.

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/ Maurice Williams IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION August 3, 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: AUG 04, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021001641 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00048659 Published: August 9, 16, 23, 30, 2021

LOCATED AT: 543 Merchant St, Vacaville CA 95688 Solano Mailing Address: 543 Merchant St, Vacaville CA 95688 (ARE) HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S): 1) Carmen Rodriguez 5032 Winterfield Dr El Dorado Hills, 95762 THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 01/01/2006.

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/ Carmen Rodriguez 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 July 20, 2026.

THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE).

Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: JUL 21, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021001551 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00048295 Published: July 26, August 2, 9, 16, 2021

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: RAYMOND JOE BELL Case Number: P050954 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Raymond Joe Bell A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Steven Bell in the Superior Court of California, County of: SOLANO The Petition for Probate requests that: Steven Bell be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: DATE: SEPT. 20, 2021 TIME: 8:30 a.m.; DEPT.: 4 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SOLANO Hall of Justice 600 Union Avenue PO Caller 5000 FAIRFIELD, CA 94533 Probate/Estate 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 ap- pointed 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: David W. Knight, ESQ. (SBN 195105) Law Offices of David W. Knight 2300 Boynton Avenue, Suite 104 Fairfield, CA 94533 707-422-5411 DR# 00048712 Published: August 13, 16, 20, 2021

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Scoreboard FOOTBALL NFL preseason Thursday, Aug. 5 Pittsburgh 16, Dallas 3 Thursday’s Games New England 22, Washington 13 Pittsburgh 24, Philadelphia 16 Friday’s Games Tennessee 23, Atlanta 3 Buffalo 16, Detroit 15 Arizona 19, Dallas 16 Saturday’s Games Kansas City 19, SAN FRANCISCO 16 Chicago 20, Miami 13 Denver 33, Minnesota 6 Baltimore 17, New Orleans 14 Cleveland 23, Jacksonville 13 Cincinnati 19, Tampa Bay 14 N.Y. Jets 12, N.Y. Giants 7 Houston 26, Green Bay 7 Las Vegas 20, Seattle 7 L.A. Chargers 13, L.A. Rams 6 Sunday’s Game Indianapolis 21, Carolina 18 Thursday, Aug. 19 New England at Philadelphia, 4:30 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 20 Cincinnati at Washington, 5 p.m.

Kansas City at Arizona, 5 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 21 Buffalo at Chicago, 10 a.m.

New York Jets at Green Bay, 1:25 p.m.

Baltimore at Carolina, 4 p.m.

Atlanta at Miami, 4 p.m.

Tennessee at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m.

Detroit at Pittsburgh, 4:30 p.m.

Indianapolis at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Houston at Dallas, 5 p.m.

Las Vegas at L.A. Rams, 7 p.m.

Denver at Seattle, 7 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 22 SAN FRANCISCO at L.A. Chargers, 4:30 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Cleveland, 10 a.m.

Monday, Aug. 23 Jacksonville at New Orleans, 5 p.m.

BASEBALL American League East Division W L 71 47 69 51 65 52 63 54 38 78 Central Division Chicago White Sox 68 50 Cleveland 57 59 Detroit 58 62 Minnesota 52 66 Kansas City 49 67

Tampa Bay Boston N.Y. Yankees Toronto Baltimore

Pct GB .602 — .575 3 .556 5½ .538 7½ .328 32 .576 — .491 10 .483 11 .441 16 .422 18

Houston OAKLAND Seattle L.A. Angels Texas

West Division 70 47 68 50 63 56 59 60 42 76

Monday’s Games OAKLAND at Chicago White Sox, 5:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at SAN FRANCISCO, 6:45 p.m.

L.A. Angels at N.Y. Yankees, 4:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m.

Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m.

Atlanta at Miami, 4:10 p.m.

Houston at Kansas City, 5:10 p.m.

Cleveland at Minnesota, 5:10 p.m.

San Diego at Colorado, 5:40 p.m.

Pittsburgh at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games OAKLAND at Chicago White Sox, 5:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at SAN FRANCISCO, 6:45 p.m.

Boston at N.Y. Yankees, first game, 10:05 a.m.

Boston at N.Y. Yankees, second game, 4:05 p.m.

Toronto at Washington, 4:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Detroit, 4:10 p.m.

Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m.

Atlanta at Miami, 4:10 p.m.

Milwaukee at St. Louis, 4:45 p.m.

Seattle at Texas, 5:05 p.m.

Houston at Kansas City, 5:10 p.m.

Cleveland at Minnesota, 5:10 p.m.

San Diego at Colorado, 5:40 p.m.

Philadelphia at Arizona, 6:40 p.m.

Pittsburgh at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games N.Y. Mets at SAN FRANCISCO, 12:45 p.m.

OAKLAND at Chicago White Sox, 5:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, 9:35 a.m.

Cleveland at Minnesota, 10:10 a.m.

San Diego at Colorado, 12:10 p.m.

Toronto at Washington, 1:05 p.m.

Boston at N.Y. Yankees, 4:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Detroit, 4:10 p.m.

Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m.

Atlanta at Miami, 4:10 p.m.

Milwaukee at St. Louis, 4:45 p.m.

Seattle at Texas, 5:05 p.m.

Houston at Kansas City, 5:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at Arizona, 6:40 p.m.

Pittsburgh at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m.

.598 — .576 2½ .529 8 .496 12 .356 28½

National League East Division

W L Pct GB Atlanta 62 56 .525 — Philadelphia 61 57 .517 — N.Y. Mets 59 58 .504 2½ Miami 51 67 .432 11 Washington 50 68 .424 12 Central Division Milwaukee 72 47 .605 — Cincinnati 64 55 .538 8 St. Louis 61 56 .521 10 Chicago Cubs 52 68 .433 20½ Pittsburgh 42 76 .356 29½ West Division SAN FRANCISCO 76 42 .644 — L.A. Dodgers 72 46 .610 4 San Diego 67 53 .558 10 Colorado 52 66 .441 24 Arizona 38 81 .319 38½ Sunday’s Games Texas 7, OAKLAND 4 SAN FRANCISCO 5, Colorado 2 Cincinnati 7, Philadelphia 4 Atlanta 6, Washington 5 Milwaukee 2, Pittsburgh 1 Boston 6, Baltimore 2 Cleveland 11, Detroit 0 Miami 4, Chicago Cubs 1 St. Louis 7, Kansas City 2 Minnesota 5, Tampa Bay 4 N.Y. Yankees 5, Chicago White Sox 3 L.A. Angels 3, Houston 1 San Diego 8, Arizona 2 Toronto 8, Seattle 3 L.A. Dodgers 14, N.Y. Mets 4

Vikings: Open 2021 season at Yuba City From Page B1 Also back are seniors Waldrop and Ledesma on the defensive line, Erick Diaz at defensive end/linebacker, East at linebacker and Robinson at defensive back, and juniors Marquez Anderson on the defensive line and Raheem Holt at linebacker.

Despite so much talent coming back, Murphy said his biggest concern is “staying healthy” “We do not have a lot of depth in our line or at linebacker,” the coach said.

“Staying healthy is going to be key to a successful season.”

Another key might be the spring season, during which the Vikings went 3-2 with impressive wins over Wood (34-13), Armijo (49-0) and Rodriguez (47-6) and losses to state power Cardinal Newman of Santa Rosa (28-21) and Vacaville (35-13).

“I think our team has grown close during the short off season,” Murphy said. “We are a much closer team than in the past. We have tremendous

depth in skilled positions . . . . The spring season was like having a great extended spring practice.

But that “extended practice” had its drawbacks, Murphy added.

Recovery time from the previous season was cut from eight months to three.

“One concern is that the student athletes did not have the same amount of time to rebound from the spring season physically and mentally as they would from a fall season,” Murphy said.

“This has caused our staff to be a little more creative in structuring workouts and practices during the summer and at the beginning of this season. . . .

I have been pleasantly surprised that we have been able to have a good number of student athletes on all three levels.

We have 44 varsity, 35 junior varsity and 35 freshmen.”

The Vikings open the season at Yuba City on Saturday before hosting Franklin of Elk Grove on Aug. 27.

Shanahan: Undecided on practice reps From Page B1 is watching anyone play the position. Rarely do we do it one-on-one.

We try to do it with the group and we have a good group in there.”

Jimmy Garoppolo remains the 49ers’ entrenched starter, and Shanahan was pleased with Garoppolo’s 3-for-3 efficiency in an opening-series cameo.

“Jimmy seemed ready to go,” Shanahan said. “It’s got to be really annoying: you get riled up, get one drive, feel in the flow of the game and get taken out. But he handled it well.

I’m very pleased with

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how he did.”

How long will Garoppolo keep all the first-team practice reps before Lance cuts into that share?

“I haven’t really defined that for myself,” Shanahan said. “Just when I think it feels right, when he seems ready, when I think the team seems ready. I mean, we’ll continue to mix him in there.”

BANKS’ OUT WITH SHOULDER The 49ers won’t get another preseason look at rookie guard Aaron Banks, a second-round draft pick.

Banks sustained a shoulder injury that will keep him out two to three weeks, Shanahan said.

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Statistics for Travis Air Force Base for yesterday through 5 p.m.

Temperature High/Low.............................93°/61° Average high .......................... 89.0° Average low............................ 57.2° A year ago............................ NA/NA Barometric pressure............29.77 Humidity...................................36%

Tonight Clear and windy

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Tuesday Sunny

85|59 Wednesday Sunny

87|57 Thursday Sunny

85|57 Friday Sunny

85|57 Lake Berryessa

Elevation Storage in acre feet (a.f.)

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JENNINGS, WEBSTER IMPRESS Jauan Jennings, a seventh-round pick out of Tennessee, improved his roster chances with 49 yards on three touches. Jennings ran the ball twice for 23 yards and had a catch for 26.

“He’s a physical guy who loves to play football and I wanted to see it transfer to the game,” Shanahan said.

“If you watched in the run game, he really went after it with maximum effort. When the ball was thrown to him, he came through. I was happy with Jauan.”

Nsimba Webster also provided a spark with a 34-yard run, two catches for 18 yards and three kickoff returns, the longest covering 43 yards to set up a go-ahead touchdown in the final minutes.

“He looked like he enjoyed the physicality of the game and gave himself a chance to be in the mix,” Shanahan said of Webster.

WIDE RECEIVER BREAKS FOOT Austin Watkins Jr., an undrafted rookie, sustained a fractured foot and played 23 snaps through it, with no targets. Watkins will be out six to eight weeks, Shanahan said.

Watkins impressed in practice last week but still was a longshot in a still wide-open competition for the final couple roster spots at wide receiver.

Almanac

Air Quality Index 59 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 Aug. rainfall ............. 0.01″ Source: Bay Area Air Quality Management District Season-to-date...................... 7.74″ Normal seasonal rainfall....24.81″ UV Index This date last year...................... NA 9 Source: NWS and NOAA <2 3-5 6-7 8-10 11+ Source: United States Environmental Protection Agency

Banks has been confined to second-string duty behind incumbent starter Daniel Brunskill at right guard.

Fellow rookie Jaylon Moore started at left tackle and, although Shanahan was pleased with what he saw, consistency will be the key for Moore, who would have been switched to guard if not for the 49ers’ depth issues at tackle. That hasn’t changed even though Banks is temporarily shelved.

Regional forecast

Davis 103|60 Dixon Santa Rosa 103|61 92|57 Vacaville Napa 103|66 88|57 Fairfield/Suisun City 95|60 Vallejo Benicia 87|58 Rio Vista 92|59 98|61 Concord 97|59 Richmond 74|58 Walnut Creek 96|59 Oakland 75|59 San Francisco 71|58

From Page B1 •Teams TBA, ESPN2, 3 p.m.

•Teams TBA, NBATV, 4 p.m.

•Teams TBA, ESPN2, 5 p.m.

•Teams TBA, NBATV, 6 p.m.

•Teams TBA, ESPN2, 7 p.m.

Soccer Super Lig •Giresunspor vs. Galatasaray, BEIN, 11:40 a.m.

Canadian Premier League •Valour FC vs. Pacific FC, FS2, 5 p.m.

MLS •Minnesota at San Jose, NBCSCA+, 7:30 p.m.

Ligue 2 •Paris FC vs. AJ Auxerre, BEIN, 8 p.m. (taped) Softball Little League World Series •Elimination game, ESPNU, 7 a.m.

•Elimination game, ESPN2, 10 a.m.

•Elimination game, ESPN2, 1 p.m.

•Elimination game, ESPNEWS, 4 p.m.

Tennis •ATP/WTA, Cincinnati, TENNIS, early rounds, 8 a.m.

Tuesday’s TV sports Baseball American Legion World Series •Championship game, ESPNU, 3:30 p.m.

MLB •Boston at N.Y. Yankees, first game, MLB, 10 a.m.

•Toronto at Washington, YouTube, 4 p.m.

•Boston at N.Y. Yankees, second game OR Baltimore at Tampa Bay, MLB, 4 p.m.

•Oakland A’s at Chicago White Sox, NBCSCA, 5 p.m.

•N.Y. Mets at San Francisco, NBCSBA, 6:30 p.m.

Basketball NBA Summer League •Teams TBA, ESPNU, noon •Teams TBA, NBATV, 12:30 p.m.

•Teams TBA, ESPNEWS, 2 p.m.

•Teams TBA, NBATV, 2:30 p.m.

•Teams TBA, ESPNEWS, 4 p.m.

•Teams TBA, NBATV, 4:30 p.m.

•Teams TBA, ESPN, 6 p.m.

WNBA •Minnesota at Connecticut, Amazon Prime, 4 p.m.

•Dallas at Chicago, CBSSN, 5 p.m.

•Washington at Las Vegas, CBSSN, 7 p.m.

•Indiana at Phoenix, FACEBOOK, 7 p.m.

Soccer Copa Sudamericana •Quarterfinals, second leg, Bragantino vs. Rosario Central, BEIN, 3:05 p.m.

Copa Libertadores •Quarterfinals, second leg, Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras vs. São Paulo FC, BEIN, 5:20 p.m.

CONCACAF League •Preliminary round, second leg, Metropolitan FA vs. FC Santa Lucia, FS2, 5 p.m.

•Preliminary round, second leg, CF FAS vs. Forge FC, FS2, 7 p.m.

Softball Little League World Series •Semifinals, ESPN2, 1 p.m.

•Semifinals, ESPN2, 4 p.m.

Tennis •ATP/WTA, Cincinnati, TENNIS, early rounds, 8 a.m.

•ATP/WTA, Cincinnati, TENNIS, early rounds, 8 a.m.

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4.07 6.37 4.32 6.53

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Suisun High (feet) Low Today 10 a.m. 3.47 4:11 a.m.

8:49 p.m. 5.21 2:39 p.m.

Tuesday 11:19 a.m. 3.60 5:26 a.m.

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