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Tri-City NAACP looks to honor those who make a difference Group to fete award recipients during 45th anniversary celebration Daily Republic Staff

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FAIRFIELD — The Tri-City NAACP is looking for community members to honor during the organization’s 45th anniversary celebration in December. Nominations are now being accepted. The event will begin at 6 p.m. Dec. 11 and will take place virtually due to the pandemic. The organization invites area residents to purchase tickets to the virtual event to help support the efforts of the TriCity NAACP. The theme for this year’s celebration is “Determined, Focused and Persistent as We Fight Injustices.” Nominees should be working to make what the organization describes in advance materigeorge als as “a significant difference” in the tri-city area of Fairfield, Suisun City and Vacaville. All nominations will be considered. The 45th Anniversary Planning Committee will make the final decision. The organization is accepting nominations for 10 awards: n The Presidential Medal of Freedom Award honors someone who exhibits outstanding social justice leadership in law enforcement. Individuals who qualify for this award are police officers and administrators. Departments that qualify for this award are law enforcement agencies, law enforcement precincts and professional law enforcement associations. n The Legal Advocacy Award recognizes lawyers, judges, prosecutors, paralegals and probation officers. This also could include law firms, courts, legal service agencies, legal clinics, advocacy organizations and probation departments. n The Health Care Award honors doctors, nurses, physicians, first responders and health workers. Agencies that qualify for this award are hospitals, urgent care centers, wellness centers and health care centers. n The Restorative Justice Award recognizes individuals who are restored citizens, people in recovery, and trauma survivors. Organizations that qualify for this award are drug treatment facilities, mental health facilities and restorative justice organizations. n The Public Service Award honors someone in public service who has exhibited outstanding contributions, dedication and exemplary service to the public. Individuals that qualify for See NAACP, Page A10

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Kelly Newman has headed Our Lady of Mount Carmel’s nativity scene event for several years.

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A Japanese Madonna and child Jesus made of silk are among the collection of Nativity scenes on display during the Bev Orlando Memorial Creche Exhibit, Dec. 27, 2015.

FAIRFIELD — An annual holiday tradition is not happening this year, nor will it in the future. The organizers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel’s annual creche display have decided it’s time to take it easy. The event that ran for several days at Christmastime required a lot of helping hands to unpack the nearly 500 Nativity scenes, set them up and rebox them at the end of the event. It began about 20 years ago when it grew from the friendship between Beverly Orlando and a woman she met while visiting Palm Springs. The woman donated the bulk of her creche collection to Orlando, who died before the first display was presented. For years it was called The Bev Orlando Memorial Nativity Exhibit. The

name Dom Orlando, Beverly’s husband, was added in 2018. He died that year a few weeks before Christmas. Kelly Newman has been with the creche display since it originated. All she needed was to hear the words Nativity sets and she volunteered. For the past few years, it’s been her project with help from a small cadre of volunteers, including members of the Knights of Columbus. There were times the display ended and Newman would immediately get sick. “Without helping hands it would not have happened,” Newman said. “As it went on we just had fewer and fewer of those hands.” Orlando’s daughter, Elaine Moatz, worked closely with Newman. Moatz has since moved out of the area. “It’s kind of like it’s run its course,” Newman said. “I’m See Display, Page A10

Mom, children out to break 10K record with triplet stroller at Turkey Trot Amy Maginnis-Honey

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Ann Marie Cody, an astronomer, and her 5-year-old triplets hope to break a World Record at the Solano Turkey Trot, Thursday.

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Dreams we dream together so often the best I forever. I’d like to work t’s not often someone asks for my advice. hard for myself, Especially someone while I can.” half my age. I wanted to For several years, help her. But I didn’t she has stood at the dare risk saying anycounter of a small thing that might cause business, selling ice her to make a cream and other snacks. serious mistake. She loves talking with In my experience, Sharon Randall customers, especially asking for directions can the children. She’s good either get you where you want to at the job and likes to believe go or send you down a that what she does makes dead end road. people happy. But asking for advice doesn’t Her boss comes into the shop always mean someone wants to to help at times, but he has other be told what to do. Sometimes businesses to oversee and they just want you to listen and mostly lets her run the place let them untangle all the chaos alone. He’s a good man, she in their head and their heart. said, trustworthy and fair. “Tell me about it,” I said. Finally, she took a deep She smiled and stared off breath and cut to the chase: into space, as if seeing some“He’s offering to make me thing that made her happy. a partner!” “All my life,” she said, “I The deal sounded simple. She have wanted to own my own would pay her boss a sum of business. I’ve always worked money. It would take all of what hard for others. I won’t be young she’s been saving for years, but

she thinks it would be worth it. In return, she said, she would be co-owner of the business. They had discussed all the details, and if she agreed, they would put it all in writing. She would still run the counter, but take her share of the income. Best of all, she said, she hoped that in time she could earn back her investment and save enough money so that someday, when her boss retires, she could buy his half of the place and make her lifelong dream come true. When she said that, her face lit up like a child’s at Christmas, and her eyes filled with tears. I wish you could’ve seen her. I smiled, too, and gave her a hug. Then, for a moment, my mind filled with memories of my own dreams that came true. My dream of going to college came true with a scholarship. Then I dreamed of seeing California, and my aunt and

uncle, who lived near San Francisco, invited me to visit. So I flew out to spend a week, stayed with them for a year and married my uncle’s friend. I dreamed of being a mother, though I didn’t know a lot about how to care for a child. Then I had three children – the children of my dreams – who would teach me more than I wanted to know. Some dreams come true even if we don’t know we’re dreaming them. I never dreamed I’d get to work as a writer. But I got hired by a newspaper, though I had no experience, and ended up with a “dream job” writing a column. For a while, after my husband died, I couldn’t bring myself to dream of a life without him. But I had family and friends and readers who dreamed it for me. Soon, even though I grieved for my husband, I began moving

forward with my life. In time, I married a man who makes me watch sunsets and does my laundry. Then I dreamed of being a nana. And in 10 years, we had nine grandchildren. Talk about a dream come true. I didn’t tell my young friend what she should do. Instead, I listened and asked questions. It’s often better to let someone pour out their heart, than to put your own words in their mouth. I told her I believe in her and want her to believe in herself. It’s her decision to make. And she will make the right choice. Meanwhile, I’m praying her dream will come true, if not now, then some day soon. I’ll be dreaming it with her. Sharon Randall is the author of “The World and Then Some.” She can be reached at P.O. Box 922, Carmel Valley, CA 93924, or through her website, www. sharonrandall.com.

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the age of was rummaging recently through 19 attended school. a family Many children memento box and dropped out by came across an old eighth grade to photo of my work on family paternal grandfafarms or factories. ther sitting at his On average, 20% of desk in the New 18-year-olds York City junior Stephen Davis graduated from high where he Eye on education high school (only worked as a about 8% for teacher and then as Black students). principal in the 1920s. The average annual Gazing at the faded old expenditure per pupil in photo, I tried to imagine America in 1920 was what life was like as a $64.16. Today, the national public school educator average is $13,187. Back 100 years ago so I did then the average teacher’s some research. Not salary was $821 per year surprisingly, the contrast (rural schools paid much between schooling then less). Today, it is $63,645. and now is dramatic. In 1920, there was no In Grandpa’s day, there collective bargaining or were about 120,000 school teacher unions. In districts in America. thousands of American Today there are about schools, teacher pay was 13,000. In 1920, there determined by the were approximately principal while school 200,000 one-room boards possessed almost schoolhouses in America dictatorial power over the compared with 400 today. terms and conditions of Academic standards employment. and curricula were Teachers received typically determined by almost no professional local school districts. development. PerforStandardized testing mance evaluations were focused primarily on sporadic and arbitrary. measures of intelligence, Women teachers received and results were comconsiderably less pay than monly used to sort men, and elementary children into vocational or teachers made less than academic tracks accordsecondary teachers. Most ing to their I.Q. scores. In teachers in 1920 attended 1920, about 60% of what was called a “normal American children under school” to attain profes-

sional licensing. The level of academic rigor was vastly inferior to presentday licensing programs. Classroom instruction in 1902 was predominantly teacher centered consisting of lectures and student oral recitations. Misbehaving students were often spanked, paddled, lashed or had their knuckles rapped with a ruler. For many children, schooling was monotonous, dull, highly routinized and not particularly relevant to their interests or life goals. Students were graded on rote memorization rather than their ability to interpret information or creative thinking. In rural settings, the curriculum focused on reading, writing and arithmetic. In metropolitan high schools, subjects such as algebra, geometry, physics, government, history, vocational education and home economics became increasingly common. Educational “technology” consisted of classroom blackboards, ink wells, steel-point pens and writing slates. Affluent schools might have textbooks (like McGuffey Readers), lined paper and lead pencils. In multiple-grade one-room schools, older students

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edge or wisdom. Teaching conditions and the quality of schooling in the 1920s varied dramatically between rural and urban schools, between boys and girls, and between whites and racial/ethnic minorities. Special needs children were often denied the opportunity to attend school. Most schools today are filled with modern learning technologies and resource materials. Multiple teaching methods are employed to prepare children for a global society that is technologically advanced and economically interdependent. Student-centered,

problem-based and collaborative learning are emphasized. Teachers are far better trained and supported in their jobs while systems and procedures for evaluating both teacher and student performance are infinitely more sophisticated. Nevertheless, even today, serious educational inequities exist between economically advantaged and disadvantaged communities across America. Stephen Davis is a career educator who writes a column that publishes every other Wednesday in the Daily Republic. Reach him by email at stephendavis71.

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Solano vaccination rates now reflect 5 to 11 age group Daily Republic Staff

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Can Pleasants Valley become county’s next ag tourism area? Todd R. Hansen

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VACAVILLE — Residents of the Pleasants Valley area recently got their first look at what could be Solano County’s next ag tourism area. Supervisor John Vasquez said the community will decide what the valley is going to look like after the Pleasants Valley Area Vision and Zoning Project planning is completed. He said that could take 12 to 18 months. “Those are the things that are going to come vasquez out of the community,” Vasquez said in an interview Monday. He noted the upper valley has larger agricultural footprints, while the lower part has smaller, boutique operations. He also said there is a wide range of what people want in the valley, but whatever those things turn out to be, one issue that will have to be addressed is the county-designated scenic roadway. “We are not talking about (urban) development here,” said Nedzlene Ferrario, a senior planner with the Department of Resource Management. “It’s the framework of ag zoning to address these

nontraditional agricultural uses.” She emphasized it is not part of Vacaville’s mixeduse Lower Lagoon Valley Specific Plan project. “Solano County’s General Plan identified the Pleasants Valley Agricultural Region with the potential for a mix of agricultural production and facilities and enhanced tourist services, ancillary to agricultural production,” the county noted on its project webpage. area The is basically the valley floor located north of Interstate 80 and south of Putah Creek along Pleasants Valley Road and bordered by Vacaville to the east. “The valley is formed by the Blue Ridge on the west and English Hills to the east, and consists of large-sized ranchettes, rural residential districts, orchards and several small-scale agricultural retail establishments, and ranges from urban-adjacent to deeply rural,” the county noted on the webpage. The county General Plan includes Pleasants Valley as part of the 4,341acre Pleasants, Vaca, and Lagoon valleys region, See Tourism, Page A4

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FAIRFIELD — Four more Covid-related deaths were reported Monday in Solano County and the Public Health Division is reviewing as many as a dozen more reports. The four individuals – two men, two women – all lived at home and had significant health issues. Three were unvaccinated, the county reported. Both women were over 65, while one man was in his 40s and the other was 64. That brings the pandemic total of deaths to 325, with 68 from the recent surge that started after July 4. Of that total, 14 had been vaccinated – about 20.6%. The deaths were from mid-September to the end of October. The county also has updated its reports so that countywide vaccination rates include residents 5 to 11 years old, which results in a drop in overall rates. county now The reports that 75% of residents 5 or older have received at least one shot,

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A pedestrian wearing a face mask walks down Texas Street in Fairfield, Monday. while 65% have been fully vaccinated. When calculating for 12 and older only, those percentages were 81% and 71%, respectively. However, a technical issue means the online dashboard did not include the new overall vaccination rates. There have been 3,750 children 5 to 11 who have received a shot, about 10.1% of

that population, the county reported. The county on Monday reported 83 new coronavirus cases, 68 since Friday’s update, taking the overall total to 46,612. Dr. Bela Matyas, the county public health officer, said the 68 threeday total may not be completely accurate since there is less testing that takes place over the weekend.

However, Matyas said he is delighted that Solano County is not seeing the kind of increase in disease rates that some neighboring counties are experiencing, and believes Solano’s vaccination rate is a prime reason for that. See Rates, Page A4

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VALLEJO — Police this week are investigating the death of a man found on the steps of a local church as suspicious in nature. responded Officers shortly after 9:20 a.m. Sunday to the report of a man down on the steps of a church on the 1000 block of Indiana Street. Police who arrived

there found a man, possibly in his early 60, who was unresponsive. The man, whose identity was unknown, was declared dead at the scene by Vallejo Fire Department personnel. Preliminary reports indicate the man may have been unsheltered. The Detective Division responded to take over the investigation. The case is being investigated as a suspicious death pending an offi-

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VACAVILLE — The Solano County Genealogy Society will hear from Ron Arons, who will present “Sex, Lies, and Genealogical Tape” at the next meeting of the society. The virtual presentation begins at 11 a.m. Dec. 4. This presentation focuses on how to use “ i nd iv idu a l-fo c u s e d ” genealogy to one’s advantage instead of focusing on collecting names, dates and locations to expand one’s family tree, researching one individual at a time, providing a different and, arguably, much more satisfying experience, according to a press release for the talk. Arons will demonstrate how he discovered the sordid and salacious details of one of his ancestors, certainly the black sheep of the family. He will include how to collect as many different records as possible, and the unexpected benefits of this approach. Arons has an eclectic background. He’s a former high-tech marketing executive, an expert on researching criminals,

Tourism From Page A3 and describes the area as “the most diverse agricultural region in the county.” Vasquez noted in an email newsletter that area residents were asked to prioritize certain uses in the project area, including farm stands, seasonal ag events such as pumpkin patches, ag processing, lodging such as vacation rentals and event venues. Ferrario said staff is still evaluating the public responses, but said the input ranges from interest in all uses to people who want the county to leave things as they are now. “It should be noted that Solano County currently has a moratorium on all short-term rental activity such as Airbnb,” Vasquez said. “The motivation for this project came from numerous residents in the Pleasants Valley region approaching myself and county staff over the years to request zoning changes that would be beneficial for their small farm operations,” Vasquez wrote in his email newsletter. “The voter-approved county General Plan can be restrictive when it comes to the types of ways landowners can market their property outside of traditional agriculture. However, the county’s General Plan identified Pleasants Valley as one of nine unique agricultural regions with the

Rates From Page A3 The declining disease rate is also reflected in the number of individuals hospitalized with the disease, which as of Monday was reported at 22, down from 26 Friday. There were 31 in the hospital on the previous Monday, the county reported. Six of the current patients are in intensive care units. The 10-day daily average for cases was 31.2 Monday, down from 36.6 Friday. The seven-

a data visualization maven and an author of three genealogy-oriented books. He’s also had an article published in the peerreviewed journal, The American Genealogist. He won a Hackman Research Grant award from the New York State Archives and also appeared on the PBS series, “The Jewish Americans.” Having spent more than 20 years researching his family, Arons has traced his roots back to Poland, Ukraine, Romania, Belarus, Lithuania and England. He has given more than 500 presentations across the country and internationally. Arons earned a bachelor of science degree in engineering from Princeton University and an MBA from the University of Chicago. Guests are welcome to attend this free event. If interested, send an email to the society at scgs@ scgsca.org no later than 4 p.m. Dec. 3 and request an invitation. More information on the event can be found on the society’s webpage at www.scgsca.org. potential for a mix of land uses ancillary to ag production.” The agriculture regions identified in the General Plan are Dixon Ridge, Elmira and Maine Prairie; Montezuma Hills; Ryer Island; Suisun Valley; Winters; Jepson Prairie; Western Hills; Pleasants, Vaca and Lagoon Valleys; and Green Valley. The General Plan “provides for agricultural production and facilities to support the sale of produce and tourist services that are ancillary to agricultural production.” Suisun Valley, the Dison Ridge and the Middle Green Valley area each have specific plans completed for those regions, with Suisun Valley being the most focused on ag tourism. Only those residents in the Pleasants Valley planning area received specific notice of the initial meeting, but additional public meetings are planned. The next workshop will be scheduled for early next year, but no date has been set. A third workshop will occur in the spring, followed by environmental reviews and a public hearing by the Board of Supervisors in May or June, the county reported. Vasquez estimated that more than 100 residents attended the first workshop, which happened Nov. 17 at the Ulatis Community Center. The project webpage can be found at https:// solanocounty.com/depts/ rm/planning/pleasants_ valley_project.asp.

day positivity testing rate was reported at 4.3% Monday compared to 4.8% Friday. Vacaville added 26 new coronavirus cases for a count of 12,300. Fairfield added 19 cases, taking its total to 12,489. Vallejo is at 13,605 cases overall with 18 new reports, the county reported. Suisun City (3,297) added nine cases; Dixon (2,576) added five; Benicia (1,573) added three; and Rio Vista (627) added one. There were two new cases in the unincorporated area of the county, taking its total to 145, the county reported.

May 25, 1956 — Nov. 16, 2021

Passed in peace Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, at the age of 91. Born in Washington, Pennsylvania. Served proudly in the U.S. Army between World War II and the Korean War. He was a truck driver most of his life. James will be fondly remembered by family and friends as a loving father and musician that played guitar, piano and sang. In the last few years, he enjoyed doing karaoke with his friends. He also played music at many senior facilities and volunteered to take seniors on trips. He was quite the jokester and loved to make people laugh. Survived by his sister, Sara Davis; loving father of Jim Jr. (Sally) and Darlene Frais; proud grandfather of Chad (Brittany), Troy (Machelle), Jamie army veteran Lynn, Jimmy (Cindy), Drayke (Jackie); great-grandfather of Jordan (Alan), Chad, Christian, Justice, Salecia, Bryce, Brytnee, Bryanna, Kayla, Nicole, Jamie Lynn; greatgreat-grandfather of Gage Jr., Avery, Chase, Braydon, Milo; further survived by Marilyn (Rob), Steve (Kim); and other relatives and friends. Preceded in death by his wife of 68 years, Kathleen. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, at the Fairfield Funeral Home, 1750 Pennsylvania Ave., Fairfield, California. Funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, also at the Fairfield Funeral Home. Interment will be at 1:15 p.m. Nov. 30, 2021, at the Sacramento National Cemetery, 5810 Midway Road, Dixon, California. Celebration of Life, following the services. Arrangements under the care of Fairfield Funeral Home, 707-425-1041, www.fairfieldfuneral.com.

Charles Robert Staib III Jan. 21, 1935 — Oct. 28, 2021

Charles Robert ‘Bob’ Staib III, resident of Vacaville, California, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021. He touched many lives with his volunteer spirit and optimistic outlook on life. Bob was born in Wilmington, Delaware, on Jan. 21, 1935, to Charles Robert Jr. and Louise Caroline Staib. He graduated from P.S. DuPont High School in Wilmington in 1952 and received his Bachelor of Science degree in Agronomy from Washington State University in 1956 and a Master of Science Degree in Agronomy at the University of Idaho in Moscow in 1959. Bob met the love of his life, Shirley Evelyn Ensor, on a double date while a student at Washington State. They were married on Nov. 10, 1956, nearly 65 years married at the time of his death. Bob and Shirley had three children and lived in Riverside, Carmichael and Napa, California, as well as Urbandale, Iowa, and Wilmington, Delaware, during Bob’s career as an Agricultural Chemical Sales Representative. In 1995, Bob and Shirley retired to Vacaville, California, to be near their daughter and son and grandchildren. Bob served in the Naval Reserves from 1952-1961. As a retiree he learned bagpipes at the age of 60 and joined the Shriner’s Pipes and Drums Band. He played the bagpipe at numerous weddings, funerals and events. He was a member of Masons, Shrine, Sons in Retirement (SIRs), Elks and was active in leadership roles until his health was a limitation. Bob loved golf all his life and enjoyed bowling and low stakes poker during his senior years. He traveled with Shirley to interesting locations both near and far and looked forward to their weekly date night. One of Bob’s most significant memories in the history of the world was

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when he was on the top deck of the Empire State Building in New York City on a day trip with the Wilmington, Delaware, YMCA the very moment when President Harry S. Truman announced the Japanese surrender and the end of World War II on Aug. 14, 1945. Bob was a devoted Christian and advised those close to him to love God, your family and your friends. Pray for them daily and always ask for God’s blessing on every major endeavor you embark upon. Bob is survived by his loving wife, Shirley Staib; daughter, Karen (Harrison) Roth; son, Curt Staib; son-in-law, Mike Sissel; brother, Carl (Zel) Staib; granddaughter, Allison (Jeff) Szasz; grandsons, Harrison Scott (Sybille) Roth and Nick Staib; great-grandsons, Logan Szasz and Alexander Szasz; and great-granddaughter, Cambria Szasz. Bob was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Robert Staib Jr. and Louise Caroline Green Staib; daughter-inlaw, Cathy Vulpi Staib; and his daughter, Leann Staib Sissel. A graveside service will be held at the country Pleasant View Cemetery near Mondovi, Washington, in 2022 with immediate family in attendance. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to Shriner’s Hospital for Children – Northern California, 2425 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95817-2215.

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and enjoyed joking with family and friends. Greg was a devout Christian and dedicated his life to the work of God. He was ordained during his service at Grace Baptist Church in Suisun City. He served as a Deacon, teacher, mentor and interim Pastor. He also enjoyed singing in the church choir and sang in a traveling Christian barbershop quartet. Greg’s dedication to God could be seen in the way he lived his life and treated others. He was a father figure, brother in Christ and great friend to so many people over the years. He will be missed by many whose lives he had a positive impact on. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Doris; siblings, Pam Maestas (Donald), Roger Goodrich, Monica Goodrich; children, Joseph Jimerson, Matthew Goodrich (Melissa) and Adam Goodrich (Kristina); grandchildren, Crystal (Israel), Zachary (Briana), Isaac, Kathryn, Samantha, Marie, Elijah, Alexis, Eddie, Jaxon and Olivia; and greatgrandchildren, Loralai, Leila, Arabella and Lucius. His family will miss him more than words can express! Greg was proceeded in death by his mother and father, Juanita and Arthur Goodrich; son, Jimmy Jimerson; and daughter-in-law, Shannon Jimerson. A viewing will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Dec. 1, 2021, at Fairfield Funeral Home, 1750 Pennsylvania Ave., Fairfield. A limited seating funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Dec. 2, 2021, at the Rockville Stone Chapel, followed by a graveside burial at Rockville Cemetery, 4219 Suisun Valley Road, Fairfield. The burial will be followed by a reception and celebration of life at the Rockville Cemetery reception hall. Arrangements entrusted to the care of Fairfield Funeral Home, 707-425-1041, www.fair fieldfuneral-home.com.

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DIXON — There was no new information offered Monday on the vehicle collision and physical altercation that left one person injured Saturday. California Highway Patrol officers responded about 6:45 p.m. to a twovehicle hit-and-run crash that occurred on eastbound Interstate 80 near Highway 113. A physical altercation, including gunfire, followed the crash, the CHP reported. The victim was reported to have sustained moderate injuries. “During the investigation, officers discovered a shooting and subsequent physical altercation occurred between the involved parties following the crash. Neither party was struck by gunfire, but the assault victim sustained moderate injuries,” the CHP reported. The “shooting/assault suspect” fled the scene in a white Toyota Camry. The Special Investigations Unit of the Golden Gate Division is in charge of the investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call the CHP Investigation Tip Line at 707-917-4491.

City postpones Winter Art Gala SUISUN CITY — The city’s Recreation, Parks, Marina and Arts Commission has postponed the Winter Art Gala that was scheduled Dec. 3. City spokeswoman Kathleen Shrader reports the event was postponed due to low advance ticket sales. The new date is April 9 to coincide with the state’s Art’s, Culture and Creativity Month. For more information, contact Shrader by email at kshrader@suisun.com.

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FAIRFIELD — A company that operates several Chevron and Texaco branded locations in Solano County has agreed to pay $1.1 million to resolve allegations that it failed to properly operate and maintain underground fuel storage tanks here and across a wider region. The Solano County District Attorney’s Office announced the settlement in the civil action Monday with Hassan & Sons Inc., H&S Energy LLC and H&S Energy Products LLC, formerly known as Colonial Energy LLC – referred to collectively as H&S Energy. The settlement involves 22 other county district attorneys and city attorneys.

H&S Energy has 113 gas stations in California, the District Attorney’s Office; 12 in Solano County. “Protection of the groundwater in Solano County and beyond is a priority for this office,” District Attorney Krishna Abrams said in a prepared statement. “Fuel leaks from service stations with inadequate secondary containment or monitoring equipment can pollute groundwater. By getting fuel stations into compliance with the (underground storage tank) regulations, we help to prevent gasoline from contaminating the water we drink.” The settlement is the result of an investigation that started with multiple inspections by local environmental

H&S Energy facilities in Solano County • Chevron Power Market, 119 Red Top Road, Fairfield • Chevron Power Market, 4720 Gold Hill Road, Fairfield • Chevron Extra Mile, 4490 Central Way, Fairfield • Chevron Power Market, 4155 Suisun Valley Road, rural Fairfield • Texaco Power Market, 425 Laurel St., Vallejo • Chevron Extra Mile, 223 Fairgrounds Drive, Vallejo Source: H&S Energy website

health agencies during which H&S Energy stations were found to be out of compliance with many provisions of underground storage tank regulations, according to a press release from the District Attorney’s Office. The allegations include failure to have a permit to operate, failure to obtain permits for installation and repairs, failure to test leak detection equipment every 12 months, improper placement of sensors, failure of overfill

protection and improper handling and disposal of hazardous wastes and materials associated with underground tanks, according to the press release. H&S Energy cooperated fully with the investigation and allocated “significant capital resources” to address the stations’ deficiencies in order to get them into compliance, according to the press release Settlement of the civil actions was approved

Nov. 18 by Judge E. Bradley Nelson in Solano County Superior Court. The settlement requires H&S Energy to implement compliance assurance programs that include hiring an environmental compliance manager and bi-annual environmental audits and reports submitted to authorities. H&S Energy agreed to pay $900,000 in civil penalties and $200,000 in costs associated with the civil case. The website for H&S Energy lists 96 locations statewide and six in Solano County. Attempts Tuesday to obtain the locations of the other six Solano County locations from the District Attorney’s Office were not successful.

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Recology follows suit with office closure, delayed trash collection FAIRFIELD — Republic Services will observe Thanksgiving Day and adjust operations accordingly in Fairfield and Suisun City. There will be no street sweeping Thanksgiving Day. The street sweeping route for Thursday will instead be conducted Monday and the street sweeping route for Friday will instead be conducted Tuesday. There will be no garbage, recycling or green waste pickup

Thursday. Customers whose normal service day is Thursday will have their bins serviced Friday. Customers whose normal service day is Friday will have their service shift to Saturday. The main office of Republic Services, formerly Solano Garbage, along with the Buyback Center and BPOA facilities will be closed Thursday and Friday in observance of Thanksgiving. Normal operations will resume Monday. The BPOA facilities serve as collection sites for batteries; motor oil and cooking oil; latex paint; and anit-freeze. Household Hazardous

Waste events will be conducted the first and third Saturday of December. These events will return to their regular schedule on the second and fourth Saturday in January. Household Hazardous Waste drop-off is by appointment only. To schedule a time, call 707-437-8971. Recology in Vacaville and Vallejo will also shut down Thursday in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, although Recology’s offices will remain closed Friday. Thursday routes will be collected Friday; Friday routes will be collected Saturday. Recology’s Materials

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FAIRFIELD — Registration for the third annual Solano Youth Resiliency summit is being taken through the end of November. The virtual summit will be held from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Dec. 4. It is free and open to all middle and high school students living or attending school in Solano County. Adult youth advocates may also attend. The event features See Summit, Page A6

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ROCKVILLE — Wanda Williams has a personal connection to the new half-mile All People’s Trail being developed at the Patwino park on Rockville Road. Inspired to get involved in Suisun City politics by her children, the now pro mayor tem of the city also was inspired to williams get involved with the Solano Land Trust for the same reason. Two of her children had disabilities, and she felt they should have the same access and opportunities to enjoy Solano County’s natural world as anyone else. “They were the catalysts in my involvement with Solano Land Trust,” said Williams, who just a few days ago started her job as the project manager-public access for

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The All People’s Trail being developed at the Patwino park on Rockville Road. the land trust, “. . . and to make sure every person has access to nature and open spaces.” So Williams has been involved in the planning of the all-access trail and

recently walked the area to make sure the amenities planned for the trail are being incorporated. Work started about two and a half weeks ago. That includes ensuring

areas where those on the trail can stop and rest and have access to water are placed in locations where they also would get great views of the park. See Trail, Page A11

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MARE ISLAND — The iconic ship mast flagpole that has stood at Mare Island’s Alden Park for 167 years has been taken down and is being assessed for repairs. “The historic pole was moved to a warehouse on the island where it will be properly stored and cared for. City staff will

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work with an architectural historian to find the most appropriate options to restore and reinstall the pole,” Vallejo announced in a statement. City crews on Friday began removing the flagpole, deemed as unsafe by a city-hired contractor, the city statement said. “The metal base was corroded, and the existing See Flagpole, Page A11

FAIRFIELD — The Solano County Science and Engineering Fair is again going to be an inperson competition open to elementary, middle and high school students. The fair is slated for March 17. Visit solanocoe.net/sciencefair to complete the entry form and view the information packet to learn more about the competition. The application deadline is 3 p.m. Feb. 25. “Now more than ever, it is vital that our elementary, middle and high school students have opportunities to apply science and engineering skills, investigate theories, gather and evaluate evidence, and develop potential conclusions,” Solano County Superintendent of Schools Lisette Estrella-Henderson said in a statement. The Solano County Office of Education “aspires to motivate more students

Summit From Page A5 more than 15 workshops on such topics as working with government officials, allyship, healthy relationships, financial planning, financial aid for post-secondary pathways, mental health and wellness, suicide prevention, human trafficking, volunteerism and voter engagement. Tina Davis and Marcus Williams, both Vallejo natives, will be

to explore careers in science, engineering or related fields.” Each division – elementary, middle school and high school – has three categories: earth science, physical science and life science. Participants’ investigative science and engineering projects will be reviewed and judged by representatives from various universities. Top middle and high school winners will be eligible to enter the California State Science and Engineering Fair in April. The projects will be available for public review from 4 to 5:45 p.m. followed by the awards ceremony at 6 ap.m. t McCormack Hall of the Solano County fairgrounds, 900 Fairgrounds Drive, Vallejo. For more information, contact Director of Innovative Programs and Student Success Lilibeth Pinpin at lpinpin@ solanocoe.net or call 707-399-4439. the keynote speakers. Davis is a record label executive, artist manager and entrepreneur. Williams is an activist and founder of Living Your Day Overcoming, a nonprofit focused on peer advocacy. Participants will be able to engage with others at the summit through an interactive platform. All students who attend will be entered into a drawing and can participate in a virtual summit game to compete for prizes. Register at www.sola nocoe.net/youthsummit.

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Swallow your pride; ask for a ride Dear Annie: I am an to help me in my house. 80-year-old female, a She comes every two widow. I live alone. weeks, unless I have a I have a history of doctor’s appointment. having arthritis, and I I have missed going can’t take medications to church. My children for arthritis due to do not live in the same having had stomach city, so asking for their ulcers. I had a hip help is not an option. replacement in the Annie Lane None of my friends has spring, and I had hoped offered to help. I can’t Dear Annie I would be able to walk go by myself since I without the use of a walker. It is don’t have any help to get my apparent that I am going to walker out of the car. need the walker to function. I I offered to pick up one talked with my orthopedic friend and give her a ride to surgeon. Surgery is not an church. She said she preferred option. I have scoliosis as well. to take her own car because she I have a small walker with liked to go early. She did not three wheels. I keep it in my car offer to give me a ride. for use when I go to the beauty I have always been active in shop and for other short trips. I church. I can watch religious do need help in getting the programs and sermons on TV, walker out of the car. I am able but there is a void because of to drive, and when I do, I my not being able to attend. primarily drive in town. Most of my time I spend at I have always been active, home. I do like to read. volunteering at hospitals and I took care of my husband for other civic organizations. It’s years because he had Parkinson’s and dementia. been difficult to ask for help. I I feel guilty for not going to have someone who gets my church. But I am very prideful groceries and who is available

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ARIES (March 21April 19). You’re meant to lead. Take charge. This can be done quietly and humbly as long as your actions are firm, direct and unfaltering. You will bring out the best in others and utilize their talents. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Everyone has doubts. The question is how seriously to entertain them. Give your reservations a certain amount of time and attention, then once you decide your course, move with confidence and don’t look back. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Denying yourself only grows your appetite. What is the cost of giving in? Is it possible to have a little of what you want without indulging yourself to a regrettable degree? New ideas and approaches are needed. CANCER (June 22-July 22). As for those who don’t give you a normal amount of feedback, consider this a red flag. It’s joyless and energy-depleting to have to work too hard for reactions and attention. Generous spirits give as much as they take. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Whether you’re in a new relationship or keeping the fires stoked on an existing one, your instinct for connection is well-honed today, and your moves will play beautifully. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’ll work hard and get the result you’re going for. With purpose and tenacity, you’ll execute your aims and weave your story. You’ll look back at this time in your life as legendary. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Your presence is comforting. People open up around you, and you provide a soft place for their stories and thoughts to land. Though it’s not your job to

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for not asking for help. I feel left out. I suppose it’s a matter of pride for me not to call and ask for help. What are your feelings? — Seeking Your Opinion Dear Seeking Opinion: My opinion is to swallow your pride and ask another friend for a ride to church. You don’t have to feel left out anymore. People want to help. There is nothing wrong with asking for help. Look at it this way: When someone helps someone else, they feel good about themselves. So, by you asking someone for help, you are actually helping them feel good about doing something kind. It’s a beautiful full circle. Especially with Thanksgiving and the holidays coming up, you are going to want to be with community, and community will want to be with you! Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@ creators.com.

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Today’s birthday Your social status is on the rise. You’ll know exactly what to do with this influence when the time comes. There’s a major opportunity in February, and you’ll ink a deal in March. An interesting problem will turn into a quest. Beautiful relationships blossom from this! Libra and Taurus adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 3, 11, 22, 39 and 17.

be constantly receiving others, when you allow it, you help heal humanity. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). There’s nothing you need to do to right wrongs. It’s as though the universe is a cat that can’t help but land on its feet. All you have to do is refuse to interfere and justice will be served. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21). Complete your project. It might not bring the results you wanted, but finishing will be its own kind of reward, giving you glowing confidence and a different future than you’d otherwise know. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19). Maybe complaining will fix nothing, but write your complaint anyway, only for yourself because working things out on paper will give you clarity. From here you will see a solution, workaround or way of accepting what is. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 18). Whatever you’re selling, keep the price high and don’t be in a rush to make the deal. If you don’t get offers, it’s a blessing in disguise. Hold out for what you want. PISCES (Feb. 19-

March 20). Your own thoughts can make you happy or sad, frustrated or content. You may not realize what you’re thinking until you question what you’re feeling. Becoming aware of your thoughts will lead to a breakthrough. CELEBRITY PROFILES: Katherine Heigl is strongly Sagittarian with four luminaries in this worldly sign. Sagittarius people are known for their high energy, love of travel, adventurous nature and cultural sophistication. Natal Jupiter in Leo is a secret superpower for navigating Hollywood. COSMIC QUESTION: “Please advise a curious Aries seeker. After three really challenging years, I want 2022 to be the best year ever. Nothing terrible has happened to me that hasn’t happened to the rest of the world, but for some reason I cannot handle boredom and restlessness very well and have participated in a certain degree of self-sabotage with all the alone time. What’s next? How can I do better?” I will suggest a spiritual practice to you that is extremely difficult, not because it’s physically demanding or requires a huge change but because it’s so mundane and unglamourous you will not take it seriously as an ambition. And yet what I suggest is the single most crucial practice to uplift, motivate and fulfill you. It’s a practice that will center you into the present and ready you for everything good the world can offer you. Without this practice, you will not be able to process the sweetness of the world or even see it when it’s right in front of you.

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EVEN HOMER FAILS ONCE IN A WHILE What is one of the most inexcusable errors often made at the bridge table? Look at today’s North-South hands. How should South play in five clubs after West leads the spade king? (Lead king from ace-king when the contract is higher than four no-trump and in a suit that you and your partner bid and

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by Phillip Alder raised.) This deal occurred during a seven-table pair event in Europe some years ago. One lucky East-West pair made four spades doubled. Two North-South pairs went down in six clubs. The others were in five clubs. If West had led the diamond nine, he would have defeated the contract immediately. If he had chosen a heart or a club, declarer would have failed more slowly. But everyone led a top spade. Now each declarer had to be careful. If he made the reasonable assumption that he would lose two diamonds, his 11 tricks had to be five trumps, two top hearts, two established diamonds and two spade ruffs in dummy. However, entries were in short supply. The correct play, found by four declarers, was to ruff the spade lead high in the dummy, cross to hand with a trump, ruff another spade high, cash the top hearts, discarding the last spade, and draw trumps. Finally, lead a diamond to the 10. South lost two diamond tricks, but that was all. Everyone is told not to play immediately after the dummy is tabled. But even experts err every so often. On this deal, one anonymous expert declarer ended with egg on his face. As soon as the dummy appeared, he ruffed the spade lead low. He couldn’t recover. COPYRIGHT: 2021, UNITED FEATURE SYNDICATE

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Sunday, Nov. 21 12:25 a.m. — Hit-and-run property damage, NORTH TEXAS STREET 12:54 a.m. — Drunken driver, SECOND STREET 12:57 a.m. — Robbery, 1300 block of HOLIDAY LANE 1:05 a.m. — Grand theft, 200 block of EAST TABOR AVENUE 4:56 a.m. — Vandalism, 300 block of EAST TABOR AVENUE 7:10 a.m. — Hit-and-run property damage, 2700 block of NORTH TEXAS STREET 10:30 a.m. — Vandalism, 1900 block of PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE 11:07 a.m. — Vehicle burglary, 2600 block of BALTIC DRIVE 12:24 p.m. — Robbery, 1200 block of DANA DRIVE 1:20 p.m. — Vandalism, 2500 block of NORTH TEXAS STREET 1:32 p.m. — Grand theft, 1900 block of NORTH TEXAS STREET 1:36 p.m. — Brandishing a weapon, 2000 block of CLAY BANK ROAD 1:39 p.m. — Battery, 2700 block of NORTH TEXAS STREET 1:43 p.m. — Grand theft, 3200 block of PELHAM COURT 4:01 p.m. — Vandalism, 1700 block of INDIANA STREET 5:04 p.m. — Vehicle burglary, 1000 block of OLIVER ROAD 5:16 p.m. — Battery, 2700 block of NORTH TEXAS STREET 5:18 p.m. — Reckless driver, 2500 block of CORDELIA ROAD

6:53 p.m. — Vandalism, CEMENT HILL ROAD 8:22 p.m. — Brandishing a weapon, 1300 block of HOLIDAY LANE 8:43 p.m. — Vehicle theft, 2900 block of BANYAN COURT 9:17 p.m. — Assault with a deadly weapon, 1500 block of WEST TEXAS STREET 11:45 p.m. — Battery, 100 block of DEL PASO COURT

Monday, Nov. 22 12:57 a.m. — Robbery, 200 block of ALASKA AVENUE 5:42 a.m. — Vehicle theft, 2000 block of SAN GABRIEL STREET 5:56 a.m. — Battery, 1200 block of B. GALE WILSON BOULEVARD 9:05 a.m. — Commercial burglary, 2200 block of COURAGE DRIVE 9:28 a.m. — Grand theft, 1600 block of WOODCREEK DRIVE 10:04 a.m. — Vehicle theft, 3400 block of COBBLESTONE COURT 10:22 a.m. — Prowler, 400 block of ACACIA STREET 11:08 a.m. — Battery, TILDEN COURT 11:14 a.m. — Trespassing, 2000 block of CADENASSO DRIVE 11:37 a.m. — Fight with a weapon, 300 block of BECK AVENUE 11:37 a.m. — Reckless driver, WATERMAN BOULEVARD 12:01 p.m. — Grand theft, 2600 block of ESTATES DRIVE 1:53 p.m. — Hit-and-run property damage, 1900 block of NORTH TEXAS STREET 2:39 p.m. — Vehicle theft, 200 block of EAST PACIFIC AVENUE 3:06 p.m. — Grand theft, 5000 block of BUSINESS CENTER DRIVE 3:11 p.m. — Hit-and-run property damage, 1900 block of NORTH TEXAS STREET 7:43 p.m. — Trespassing, 500 block of RED TOP ROAD 7:53 p.m. — Drunken driver, 2100 block of PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE 8:05 p.m. — Battery, 1900 block of SAN BENITO STREET 11:59 p.m. — Drunken driver, 2100 block of NORTH TEXAS STREET

Suisun City Saturday, Nov. 20 1:14 p.m. — Hit-and-run no injury, HIGHWAY 12 / LAWLER CENTER DRIVE 3:10 p.m. — Assault, 300 block of MAIN STREET 3:40 p.m. — Vandalism, TEA ROSE COURT 5:40 p.m. — Vandalism, MARINA CENTER 8:50 p.m. — Shooting into a dwelling, 600 block of CRANE DRIVE

Sunday, Nov. 21 1:31 a.m. — Prowler, STARBOARD DRIVE

Monday, Nov. 22 6:08 a.m. — Grand theft, 500 block of WIGEON WAY 10:46 a.m. — Hit-and-run no injury, SUNSET AVENUE 12:09 p.m. — Grand theft, 600 block of MARINA CENTER 3:45 p.m. — Robbery, 300 block of MERGANSER DRIVE 10:47 p.m. — Vehicle theft, 600 block of CIVIC CENTER BOULEVARD 11:08 p.m. — Vandalism, 400 block of MAIN STREET

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A Nativity set donated by the Taitano family is on display at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Fairfield, Dec. 22, 2018.

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One of the nativity scenes from around the world on display at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Fairfield, Dec. 23, 2013.

NAACP From Page One this award are local and state elected officials. Agencies that qualify for this award are government agencies and public sector agencies. n The Living Legacy Award honors someone whose longevity and efforts will leave a lasting impact and whose efforts perpetuate the mission of the NAACP “to promote equality of rights and eradicate caste or race prejudice among citizens of the United States; to advance the interest of colored citizens; to secure for them impartial suffrage; and to increase their opportunities for securing justice in the courts, education for their children, employment according to their ability, and complete equality before the law.” Individuals who qualify for this award demonstrate a significant contribution to the mental, physical, social or spiritual wellbeing of others. Their actions demonstrate the NAACP ideals and aspi-

Trot From Page One growth,” she wrote in an email. “But it became such a necessity, especially because it was one of the few times that they’d nap. So I kept pushing every weekend afternoon, and sometimes to or from their day care as well. The crazy thing is that as they grew, I got faster. I did not expect that.” The four have entered other races, where they hold some records. The last time the four raced was when the triplets were 2, and they don’t remember much of it. Now, they have watched their mom running, learned about races and are ready to be part of it. Cody was originally looking for any flat, paved and certified 10K race that would take them. “Solano popped up, and it looked like the perfect course. Best of all, when I contacted the race director, Carol Gilpin, she was super excited to host us,” Cody wrote. “The fact that we will be doing what will likely be

sad for people who made it part of their Christmas. Some traveled from long distances.” She enjoyed watching the children look on in amazement. For many families, seeing the creche display was a Christmas tradition, Newman said. Volunteers looked at each other in 2019 and wondered, “Are we going to do this again?” Newman said. Covid-19 gave them a break in 2020.

There was also the task of hanging tapestries, decorating Christmas trees and running a prize drawing. At least one person was needed in the room when the exhibit was open. On Christmas Eve, it was open until 11 p.m. Those who donated Nativity sets are asked to pick them up between 10 and 2 p.m. Friday. The remaining sets will be sold at the same hours Saturday through Monday at the church, 2700 Dover Ave. All proceeds will benefit Our Lady of Mount Carmel charities. “I don’t know what I’ll do if there are any leftovers,” Newman said.

rations described in the mission statement above. The honoree should be known for his or her professionalism and leadership through current and/or previous endeavors. Nominees should be those who inspire innovation and/or influence positive change in the world around them. n The Community Service Award recognizes those who have significant made contributions to the community through their time, actions, talents and dedication (outside their job description/duties or any volunteer work done for their employer). Individuals who qualify for this award are community advocates, community leaders, community organizers and spiritual leaders. Organizations that qualify for this award are nonprofit community-based organizations and organized religious groups. n The Excellence in Education Award honors someone who has exhibited outstanding work in public schools. Nominees must exhibit two or more of the following:

community engagement, attention to equity, equitable practices for students or colleagues, and advocacy toward social and racial solidarity. Individuals who qualify for this award are public school teachers, college professors, public school administrators and public school tutors. Educational institutions that qualify for this award are public schools, in-school programs, universities and university departments. n The Young Adult Humanitarian Award recognizes a young adult who exhibits outstanding humanitarian efforts by putting forth efforts to make their community a better place or are active in local or state government. Individuals who qualify for this award must be between the ages of 19 and 35. They are participates in nonprofit, civic, community and/or public service activities outside of the scope of their employment who provided quantifiable community or public service of 100 or more hours. n The Youth Freedom Award honors those 12 to

18 years old who lend a helping hand to peers and younger youth in their community. These individuals exhibit outstanding leadership, are peer counselors or are a positive assistant in the classroom. Individuals who qualify for this award are involved in any social justice, civic engagement and/ or community outreach programs, organizations or groups. Organizations that qualify for this award are youth-serving organizations or youth mentor programs. To nominate someone, submit the required information to Tri-City NAACP President Johnicon George at president@ tri-citynaacp.org. Be sure to include their name, organization and title (if applicable), a headshot and a brief explanation of why you feel your nominee is deserving of the specific award for which he or she is being nominated. Tickets to view the event can be purchased at https://www. eventbrite.com/e/tri-citynaacp-45th-anniversarytickets-192714864347.

our final race together on the Thanksgiving holiday makes it extra special. We have been through a lot in the past year, both familywise and worldwide. “We have had health scares, survived the Covid pandemic so far, and of course made it through another year of the chaotic triplet life,” she wrote. “The kids’ grandmother from Norway is visiting us for the first time in two years, and she is so excited to cheer us on and see what we can do. Even if we don’t break the record, we will have had a great time in our turkey outfits.” Cody grew up in Massachusetts and started running in seventh grade on her school’s cross country team. She would walk home from school and see the team go jogging by. It looked like so much fun, so she joined. She competed for six years before transitioning to recreational status in college. She attended Harvard University and wanted to focus on her studies in astronomy. Cody said at one point, she had aspirations of doing a half or marathon. “I’d always get injured

when I tried to bring the mileage up.” she wrote. “Eventually I migrated to other endurance sports like rowing and orienteering.” Pushing the triplet stroller was something she really loved. “I’m not sure if it was my history as a rower (that sport uses similar muscles in the upper legs and lower back), but the sensation of moving something large across the pavement felt so fantastic,” she wrote. Thanksgiving morning will be a bit chaotic. There are quite a few things that have to happen, in quick succession, getting the triplets and herself dressed and eating. The stroller will be assembled at the race and cameras set up to collect evidence of the record attempt. “Herding triplets around on a schedule is hard,” Cody wrote. “Hopefully, with the help of Dad, Grandma and a pacer friend, we’ll all make it to the start line on time. We are going to begin a few minutes in front of everyone else so that we don’t get in the way of the fastest runners at the start.”

The time to beat is about 47 minutes, Cody wrote. She hopes she will have “a nice amount of adrenaline to help achieve our goal.” After the race, the children will jump out of the stroller, maybe show their outfits off at the costume contest, and Mommy will stroll around content with having put in a good running effort. Then, it’s back home to Sunnyvale for Thanksgiving dinner. Cody has realized she can capitalize on all the strength that she built up by pushing other people, too. She recently got in touch with Ainsley’s Angels and will join the organization’s wheelchair “duo team” for the upcoming California International Marathon in Sacramento. Along with another runner, she’ll help push a chair athlete for 26.2 miles. The astronomer has been in the Bay Area for about seven years, working at NASA in Mountain View. Now Cody runs a research group out of the SETI Institute, and also teaches an astronomy course at De Anza College in Cupertino.

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FAIRFIELD — The Solano County Animal Shelter is one of five regional shelters – and among the more than 220 shelters in 40 states and Canada – participating in the “Empty the Shelters – Holiday Hope” program from Dec. 6-20. The program is sponsored by the Bissell Pet Foundation and includes reduced adoption fees of $25 or less. “Shelters are overcrowded and in desperate need of support due to slowed adoption rates and increased length of stay for pets,” Cathy Bissell, who founded the Pet Foundation in 2011, said in a statement. For more information on the Solano County Animal Shelter, go to https://tinyurl. com/5b2hwf24. A map of participating shelters can be found at www. bissellpetfoundation.org/ empty-the-shelters.

Attorney: Laundrie died by suicide Brian Laundrie, the Florida man who was the only person of interest in the homicide of his fiancée Gabrielle Petito, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, his family’s attorney said. “Chris and Roberta Laundrie have been informed that the cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head and the manner of death was suicide,” Steve Bertolino told the New York Daily News. “Chris and Roberta are still mourning the loss of their son and are hopeful that these findings bring closure to both families.” Petito was reported missing Sept. 11 and Laundrie disappeared several days later. His remains were found weeks later in October in Carlton Reserve in Florida.

Deliberations begin in Arbery murder case BRUNSWICK, Ga. — The fate of three men charged with murder in Ahmaud Arbery’s shooting now rests in the hands of a jury of 11 white people and one Black man. Deliberations began shortly before noon Tuesday following 10 days of testimony and seven hours of contentious closing arguments. Staff, wire reports

Flagpole From Page A6 paint, estimated to be 20 to 30 years old, was severely weathered and peeling, providing very little protection to the pole. In addition, a single significant split in the wood extends nearly the full height of the main mast, and approximately 20% to 30% of the total material at the base of the pole was found to be completely decayed,” the city reported. The ship mast flagpole was installed Oct. 3, 1854, by then-Navy Cmdr. David G. Farragut. A Civil War hero, Farragut was the first person to hold the ranks of vice admiral, rear admiral and full admiral in the U.S. Navy, according to the National Park Service. In addition to the flagpole, Alden Park has been identified as a cultural resource at the federal, state and local levels, the city reported. Repair and rehabilitation of the landmark will be part of the city’s Capital Improvement Program.

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FAIRFIELD — Fairfield is among about a half-dozen cities targeted in the past two weeks in a series of brazen thefts in the Bay Area that targeted high-end retailers in large-scale smash-andgrab robberies. Police is several cities are looking for dozens of suspects in connection with the thefts. Police in Fairfield arrested three people shortly after one such incident at the Solano Town Center mall. Walnut Creek police said Sunday that three people were arrested, including one who was in possession of a firearm, after an organized theft involving approximately 80 people at a Nordstrom store in the city’s downtown area shortly before 9 p.m. Saturday. Police said Nordstrom employees began calling 911 when dozens of people entered the store and immediately stole merchandise. Two employees were assaulted and one was pepper-sprayed, according to police. Police said in a news release that they are reviewing surveillance video to identify additional suspects. Videos posted to social media showed some of the suspects fleeing the scene in cars parked outside the store. Other Bay Area cities have also been targeted in what police said were coordinated group thefts, including at numerous high-end stores Friday in San Francisco and Nov. 15 at the Iceberg Diamonds jewelry store inside the Sun Valley Mall in Concord. View video of the Concord robbery at https://www.mercury news.com/wp-content/ uploads/2021/11/EBT-LCONROBB-1117.mp4. The attack in Concord, as well as one in Hayward, are similar in nature to

Trail From Page A6 Perhaps the most important element in the trail development is the decision to use park tread as the walking surface. Park tread is a quarried shale/chert material developed by the contractor doing the trail work, Barth Campbell and his company, Campbell Grading Inc. out of Healdsburg. Hillary Dustin, a senior project manager at the land trust, said a patch of the material has been in use at the park for a couple of years, and performed so well that the land trust decided to use it at Rush Ranch to improve access to the picnic area and some walking paths. The All People’s Trail is a $500,000 project that takes the trail directly from the parking area to an easterly point in the park that overlooks Suisun Valley. The new section will take the total trail miles at the Patwino Worrtla Kodoi Dihi Open Space Park – formerly Rockville Trails Preserve – to about 11 miles, a loop that will be a connector for the 500-mile Bay Area Ridge Trail. When completed, the ridge trail will encircle the Bay Area across nine counties and through 47 cities. Several trails within that ring include parts of Solano County, including Fairfield’s Rockville

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Daniel’s Jewelers is open, Tuesday, after being robbed Nov. 17. the robbery in Fairfield. “We will do what we need to do to put an end to this madness,” San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott said at a news conference Saturday. Scott said police arrested six men and two women described as young adults in connection with the thefts Friday and recovered two guns and thousands of dollars in merchandise. Scott said that he is confident more arrests will be made and that some of the people suspected in the thefts “are familiar to us.” The department declined to say Sunday whether additional arrests have been made or release the amount of the estimated losses to businesses. Scott said that during a four-hour window starting at 8 p.m. Friday, thieves burglarized Louis Vuitton on Union Square, Burberry and Bloomingdale’s in the Westfield mall, Yves Saint Laurent on Geary Walgreens Street, on Market Street and multiple cannabis dispensaries across the city. Police were able to prevent thefts at other locations, Scott said, including at Fendi and Hermès stores. Hills Regional Park and Vintage Valley Trail. Also part of the Bay Area Ridge Trail are the Lynch Canyon Open Space to Hiddenbrook Open Space trail along McGary Road; the Blue Rock Springs Park to Vallejo-Benicia Buffer; the Vallejo-Benicia Waterfront trail; and the Skyline Wilderness Park and Napa Solano Ridge Trail. The Patwino trail system will connect Rockville Hills Regional Park and Skyline Wilderness Park. Patwino Worrtla Kodoi Dihi Open Space Park is 1,500 acres that has been owned by the Solano Land Trust since 2012. Development of the open space for public uses started a year later. The half-mile trail is part of the more ambitious $3.6 million, 4.5-mile trail project that also includes entrance and parking improvements. Dustin said if the weather holds, there is about five and a half weeks of work left to do on the all-access trail, which includes creating a stable foundation on which the park tread will be laid. Rocks removed from the trail area during construction will be used as part of the trail design. The grand opening, Williams said, is tentatively set for the spring. “The path is really innovative and thoughtful so everyone feels like they belong,” she said.

“We take this personally,” Scott said. “This is our city. We are not going to allow people to come in and continue to do this in our city.” Mayor London Breed said San Francisco will be adding more police officers on patrol during the busy holiday season to ensure that shoppers feel safe. Breed said the city will limit how cars are able to access Union Square after videos posted online showed Friday night’s targeted thefts were carried out by suspects who were able to quickly flee by parking outside stores and running inside to steal merchandise. “What we saw was horrible,” Breed said at a news conference Saturday, adding later that “we are going to be ready for anyone who tries to come in and victimize

the people and businesses of our city.” Concord police released a video last week showing nine people entering Iceberg Diamonds in the Sun Valley Mall with hammers and smashing glass displays to steal items. “Employees tried to intervene and were kept back by the hammerwielding criminals,” the Concord department said in a news release. “The suspects got away before police arrived.” Hayward police are investigating an apparent smash-and-grab robbery by a group of people Sunday evening that targeted a jewelry store at Southland Mall, authorities said. Police responded around 5:25 p.m. to reports of possible shots fired at the mall, 1 Southland Mall Drive,

Hayward police Officer Cassondra Fovel said. Officers found no evidence of gunfire or injury when they arrived. According to witnesses, nine people entered the mall and approached a Sam’s Jewelers store before using hammers to smash cases and pluck valuables from them, Fovel said. The people then fled on foot from the mall, got into at least two vehicles and rode away at high speeds. Both the mall and the store were due to close for the day around 6 p.m., according to the mall’s website. An estimated six to seven males in a similar scenario at 2:10 p.m Nov. 17 in Fairfield entered from the north side of the Solano Town Center mall at 1350 Travis Boulevard, went into Daniel’s Jewelers, broke the glass counters with hammers and bats and stole various items. They fled the scene and no one was injured. A 19-year-old Antioch man and two teenagers – ages 16 and 17 – who police suspect robbed the Fairfield jewelry store were arrested the next day. A vehicle police suspect was linked to the Fairfield robbery was located in Antioch. Fairfield detectives were able to recover $50,000 worth of stolen jewelry, police report. Other participants in the robbery are still considered at-large, police said. The case remains under investigation. The Contra Costa Times contributed to this report.

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Zaidi, Giants have reached turning point Tribune Content Agency SAN FRANCISCO — In his earliest days as the Giants’ president of baseball operations, Farhan Zaidi took great care to avoid using the word “rebuild” to describe his approach to shaping the team’s 40-man roster. Zaidi didn’t believe the Giants needed to purge their core, tank for a top draft pick or trade all of their most productive players for prospects. Instead the former

Dodgers general manager searched for value on the margins of the roster, churned through inexperienced players in need of an extended opportunity and focused on building a player development infrastructure that extended deep into the Giants’ big league clubhouse. In other words, he looked for players such as Anthony DeSclafani. Following a disappointing 2020 season in which the veteran Reds starter was limited to

just 33 2/3 innings due to injuries and poor performance, DeSclafani hit free agency and sought to re-establish his value with a new organization. Considering the Giants’ recent track record and the clear path for DeSclafani to become a key contributor, San Francisco represented the perfect situation. Nearly a year after the right-hander signed a oneyear, $6 million deal with the Giants, the two sides committed to a reunion

as DeSclafani signed a three-year, $36 million contract that will pay him $12 million annually through 2024. “He obviously had a really nice year for us, and beyond his individual stats, we were 21-10 in games that he started,” Zaidi said. “So the team had a lot of success when he took the ball, which obviously is of the ultimate importance.” As a six-year major league veteran, DeSclafani didn’t fall into the

category of inexperienced players looking for their big break. He was instead the type of pitcher who figured to benefit from joining a Giants team with well-regarded pitching coaches including Brian Bannister and Andrew Bailey, an advanced approach to helping players benefit from analytics and a spot in its rotation that would belong to him as long as DeSclafani remained healthy. Upon joining the Giants in 2021, DeSclafani made

his slider his most-used pitch for the first time in his career while his sinker was more effective than it’s ever been. “At a time when you see a lot of four-seam and curveball mixes in the game and an emphasis on swings and misses, our pitching staff benefitted from some different looks and relying on the defense,” Zaidi said. “That definitely fed into the success that Anthony and See Giants, Page B12

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Jaguars running back James Robinson (25) is tackled by 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa (97) and defensive end

Arik Armstead (91) during the second quarter at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Sunday.

Defense springs to life for 49ers, offering a hope for playoff push Tribune Content Agency SANTA CLARA — Barely more than two weeks ago, the 49ers looked lost on defense. Remember the desultory defeat to Arizona on Nov. 7? Colt McCoy and Co. shredded the 49ers in a display linebacker Fred Warner called “embarThe 49ers rassing.” allowed 31 points, 437 yards and seven plays of 20-plus yards against a team missing its starting quarterback and top two wide receivers. That suddenly seems like a distant memory. Now, in the wake of two smothering defensive performances – allowing

an average of 10 points and 239 yards in lopsided victories over the Rams and Jaguars – the 49ers are flexing like it’s 2019 all over again. Maybe it took a humiliating showing for San Francisco to rediscover its mojo on defense. The loss to Arizona was notable for more than cold numbers; equally memorable was the way the 49ers allowed Cardinals players to prance unbothdownfield ered, courtesy of abundant missed tackles and missed assignments. Head coach Kyle Shanahan acknowledged the sharp contrast to what has transpired since then.

“The Cardinals played a good game but we gave them a number of big freebies,” Shanahan said Monday. “We didn’t make them earn everything. These last couple of weeks, we haven’t made mistakes and we’ve made teams earn everything they’ve gotten.” The abrupt improvement started up front, where Nick Bosa (three) and Arden Key (two) combined for five sacks against the Rams and Jaguars. The 49ers became more stout against the run, permitting just 52 and 54 yards, respectively, on the ground. They also forced four

turnovers in those games: two Jimmie Ward interceptions last week and two fumbles Sunday at Jacksonville. That quickly, the 49ers found themselves among the league leaders in total defense once again. They ranked sixth in the NFL through Sunday’s games, allowing 318.3 yards per game. “I think it’s obviously been a lot better,” Bosa said of his team’s defense the past two games. “Starting fast, getting going and taking advantage of our opportunities with turnovers and as a D-line for sure. And the See 49ers, Page B12

VACAVILLE — David Monk’s Vacaville High School varsity boy runners have taken up the motto, “Just Us,” this season and sprinted with it to a berth in the CIF State Cross Country Championships. Monk, a Fairfield High standout himself who coached the Falcons and at Armijo previously, has this group of Bulldogs on the road to Fresno for the second time in three years. Vacaville went as the Sac-Joaquin Section runner-up in 2019, and this year they do so as Section Division II champions, the first title for the Vacaville boys since 1987. “They’ve really grabbed ahold of that motto and are proud to go together,” Monk said. “The resolve of this group has been phenomenal. They’ve had plenty to overcome the last year, two years, and their willingness

Tribune Content Agency SACRAMENTO — The Kings’ timing behind the firing of coach Luke Walton wasn’t brimming with logic. Nor did Monday’s loss to the Philadelphia 76ers do much for the case Walton was the team’s biggest problem. It’s all deeper than that. The Kings dropped an embarrassing game, at home, to the depleted 76ers without Ben Simmons (personal reasons), Joel Embiid (Covid-19 protocols), Seth Curry (back stiffness), Danny Green (hamstring) and Tobias Harris (hip). It should have been a blowout the other way, taking care of a tired team with nine available players on the fifth game of a six-game trip. That’s what a competent team with playoff aspirations would have done. Instead, the Sixers won

102-94 while the Kings wilted with a miserable 12-point fourth quarter in which Philadelphia outscored Sacramento by 13 points. Somehow, there were no King fan throwing up on the court as there was Saturday. Even though this latest loss was more deserving. “The bottom line is they kicked our ass,” interim coach Alvin Gentry, coaching his first game in his new role, said afterward. The Kings lack spirit, an offensive identity, a star willing to rise to the moment, a long-term plan and proper expectations from those in charge. There are 64 games remaining but the season has the feeling of circling the drain as the Kings sit at 6-12. How’d they win six? It’s a miracle. General manager Monte McNair reiterated after the team fired Walton on Sunday the expec-

tation was to end the 15-year playoff drought. Having that type of urgency has meant punting on a long-term plan while trying to Scotch-tape together a roster that’s weak on the wings and heavy on points guards. Worse yet, the entire roster struggles together. De’Aaron Fox, who had a respectable stat line, was minus17, and didn’t play like the All-Star the Kings need him to be late in the game. Harrison Barnes, the dependable veteran, scored just 10 points and was also minus-17 in 36 minutes. Firing Walton didn’t spark the team. There was no renewed sense of energy. No new fire. No urgency. It was the same story that has seen the Kings drop eight of nine games. “I think everyone has to look in the mirror,” big man Tristan See Kings, Page B12

Vacaville cross country coach David Monk has his Bulldog boys ready to compete in the state meet on Saturday in Fresno. to do the hard work has been special.” The group features junior Donovan Cheruiyot, senior Paul Hobbs, senior Asher Love, junior Evan Mitchell, senior Kellen Ruiz, senior Kellen Steplight and sophomore Colton Walker. Vacaville grabbed the third through seventh spots to run away with the title Nov. 13. See Vacaville, Page B3

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SAN JOSE — Forward Jonathan Dahlen will miss his second straight game Wednesday with an upper-body injury and could be out for the remainder of the Sharks’ homestand. Dahlen was hurt in Saturday’s game at SAP Center with the Washington Capitals and missed the Sharks’ 2-1 overtime win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday. He will not play against the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday and is questionable for Friday when the Sharks play Maple the Toronto Leafs on the final date of a four-game homestand. Dahlen, not yet cleared for contact, skated Tuesday afternoon after the Sharks held a brief practice to test out the injury. If Dahlen can’t play

against Toronto, Sharks coach Bob Boughner believes he will be available sometime early on the team’s upcoming road trip, which starts Sunday in Chicago. Dahlen remains the team’s co-leading goal scorer with seven goals, with two assists, in 16 games. Instead of Dahlen, the Sharks had Rudolfs Balcers on their top line with Timo Meier and Logan Couture’s for Monday’s game and could go back to that set-up against the Senators. The trio combined for 12 of the Sharks’ 27 shots on net against the Hurricanes, Meier, Matt Nieto, and Mario Ferraro were given maintenance days Tuesday but will play Wednesday, Boughner said. The Senators, See Sharks, Page B12

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calendar Wednesday’s TV sports Basketball College men •Loyola of Chicago vs. Michigan State, ESPN, 9 a.m. •The Citadel at Duke, ACC, 10 a.m. •Connecticut vs. Auburn, ESPN, 11:30 a.m. •Maui Invitational, third-place game, ESPN2, 11:30 a.m. •VCU vs. Syracuse, ESPN2, 2 p.m. •Maui Invitational, championship game, ESPN, 2 p.m. •Cancun Challenge, consolation game, CBSSN, 3 p.m. •Fort Myers Tip-Off, third-place game, FS1, 3 p.m. •Boston University at Florida State, ACC, 4 p.m. •Xavier vs. Iowa State, ESPNU, 4 p.m. •Tarleton State at Michigan, BIG TEN, 4 p.m. •Arizona State vs. Baylor, ESPN2, 4:30 p.m. •Fort Myers Tip-Off, championship game, FS1, 5:30 p.m. •Cancun Challenge, championship game, CBSSN, 5:30 p.m. •Texas Southern at BYU, BYUTV, 6 p.m. •Vanderbilt at Pittsburgh, ACC, 6 p.m. •Jacksonville at Minnesota, BIG TEN, 6 p.m. •Maui Invitational, seventh-place game, ESPNU, 6 p.m. •Memphis vs. Virginia Tech, ESPN2, 6:30 p.m. •Pepperdine vs. TCU, CBSSN, 7:30 p.m. •Maui Invitational, fifth-place game, ESPN2, 8:30 p.m. •Santa Clara vs. Fresno State, CBSSN, 10 p.m. NBA •Brooklyn at Boston, ESPN, 4:30 p.m. •Philadelphia at Golden State, ESPN, NBCSBA, 7 p.m. •Portland at Sacramento, NBCSCA, 7 p.m. (Vacaville only) Golf •Asian Tour, Blue Canyon Phuket Championship, first round, GOLF, 10 p.m. Hockey NHL •Vancouver at Pittsburgh, NHL, 4 p.m. •Toronto at Los Angeles, TNT, 7 p.m. •Pittsburgh at San Jose, NBCSCA, 7:30 p.m. Horse racing •America’s Day at the Races, FS2, 10 a.m. Soccer UEFA Champions League •The Golazo Show, CBSSN, 11:54 a.m. CONCACAF League •Semifinals, leg 1, Forge FC vs. FC Motagua, FS2, 4:56 p.m. Tennis •World Team Tennis, San Diego vs. Orange County, Springfield vs. Chicago, TENNIS, 3 p.m. Volleyball •Arizona State at Oregon State, PAC12, noon •Louisville at Pittsburgh, ACC, 2 p.m. •Tennessee at Missouri, SEC, 5 p.m.

Thursday’s TV sports Basketball College men •Dayton vs. Miami, ESPN2, 9 a.m. •Battle 4 Atlantis, ESPN, 9 a.m. •Battle 4 Atlantis, ESPN2, 11:30 a.m. •ESPN Events Invitational, ESPN, 11:30 a.m. •Battle 4 Atlantis, ESPN, 2 p.m. •ESPN Events Invitational, ESPN2, 2 p.m. •New Mexico vs. UAB, FS1, 4 p.m. •Maryland vs. Richmond, CBSSN, 4 p.m. •Battle 4 Atlantis, ESPN2, 4:30 p.m. •Belmont vs. Drake, ESPNU, 4:30 p.m. •San Francisco vs. Towson, FS1, 6:30 p.m. •USC vs. St. Joseph’s, ESPN2, 6:30 p.m. •Louisville vs. Mississippi State, CBSSN, 6:30 p.m. •Georgetown vs. San Diego State, ESPN2, 8:30 p.m. Football College •Fresno State at San Jose State, FS1, 12:30 p.m. •Ole Miss at Mississippi State, ESPN, 4:30 p.m. NFL •Chicago at Detroit, Chs. 2, 40 (KTXL), 9:30 a.m. •Las Vegas at Dallas, Chs. 5, 13, 1:30 p.m. •Buffalo at New Orleans, Ch. 3, 5:20 p.m. Golf •DP World Tour, Joburg Open, first round, GOLF, 2 a.m. •Ladies European Tour, Andalucia Costa del Sol Open de Espana Femenino, first round, GOLF, 11:30 a.m. •Asian Tour, Blue Canyon Phuket Championship, second round, GOLF, 10 p.m. •DP World Tour, Joburg Open, second round, GOLF, 2 a.m. (Friday) Horse racing •America’s Day at the Races, FS2, 8:30 a.m. Soccer UEFA Europa League •The Golazo Show, CBSSN, 9:40 a.m. MLS Playoffs •Colorado vs. TBD, Chs. 2, 40 (KTXL), 1:30 p.m. Tennis •World Team Tennis, New York vs. Springfield, Orange County vs. Chicago, TENNIS, 11 a.m.

Scoreboard Football NFL American Conference East W L T Pct. PF PA 7 4 0 .636 300 177 6 4 0 .600 295 176 4 7 0 .364 201 269 2 8 0 .200 178 320 North W L T Pct. PF PA Baltimore 7 3 0 .700 247 230 Cincinnati 6 4 0 .600 268 216 5 4 1 .550 214 226 Pittsburgh Cleveland 6 5 0 .545 244 251 South W L T Pct. PF PA Tennessee 8 3 0 .727 291 254 Indianapolis 6 5 0 .545 309 245 Houston 2 8 0 .200 150 271 Jacksonville 2 8 0 .200 159 262 West W L T Pct. PF PA Kansas City 7 4 0 .636 281 250 L.A. Chargers 6 4 0 .600 260 265 Las Vegas 5 5 0 .500 223 262 Denver 5 5 0 .500 200 183 National Conference East W L T Pct. PF PA Dallas 7 3 0 .700 293 214 Philadelphia 5 6 0 .455 297 260 Washington 4 6 0 .400 212 267 N.Y. Giants 3 7 0 .300 189 246 North W L T Pct. PF PA Green Bay 8 3 0 .727 247 214 Minnesota 5 5 0 .500 255 242 3 7 0 .300 163 240 Chicago Detroit 0 9 1 .050 160 273 South W L T Pct. PF PA Tampa Bay 7 3 0 .700 309 222 5 5 0 .500 251 218 New Orleans Carolina 5 6 0 .455 226 220 Atlanta 4 6 0 .400 178 288 West W L T Pct. PF PA Arizona 9 2 0 .818 310 202 L.A. Rams 7 3 0 .700 271 227 SAN FRAN 5 5 0 .500 246 222 Seattle 3 7 0 .300 194 209 Week 11 Thursday’s Game New England 25, Atlanta 0 Sunday’s Games SAN FRANCISCO 30, Jacksonville 10 Baltimore 16, Chicago 13 Minnesota 34, Green Bay 31 Indianapolis 41, Buffalo 15 Cleveland 13, Detroit 10 Washington 27, Carolina 21 Houston 22, Tennessee 21 Miami 24, N.Y. Jets 17 New England Buffalo Miami N.Y. Jets

NEW YORK — After missing the last four games, Zach Wilson will be back under center for the Jets against the Texans, per sources. Quarterbacks Joe Flacco and Mike White went on the Covid-19 list Tuesday. Wilson suffered a

sprained PCL against the Patriots and missed four games. He was replaced by White. White played well enough to give pause on who would start once Wilson was healthy. White threw five touchdowns in his first eight quarters with a 405-yard performance against the Bengals in an upset win.

Prep Sac-Joaquin Section Division IV Playoffs Friday’s Game Semifinals Vanden 67, Vista Del Lago 27 Saturday, Nov. 27 Championship At St. Mary’s High, Stockton Vanden vs. Merced, 1 p.m.

Hockey NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Carolina 17 14 2 1 29 57 34 Washington 19 11 3 5 27 64 44 N.Y. Rangers 18 11 4 3 25 51 51 Columbus 16 10 6 0 20 57 51 Pittsburgh 18 8 6 4 20 54 52 Philadelphia 16 8 5 3 19 43 33 New Jersey 16 8 5 3 19 48 49 N.Y. Islanders 15 5 8 2 12 31 47 Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida 18 13 2 3 29 71 47 Toronto 20 13 6 1 27 51 45 Tampa Bay 17 10 4 3 23 55 52 Detroit 20 8 9 3 19 54 67 Boston 15 9 6 0 18 46 43 Buffalo 18 7 9 2 16 53 61

20 5 13 2 12 44 70 16 4 11 1 9 41 59 Western Conference Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 18 11 6 1 23 64 59 Minnesota St. Louis 18 10 6 2 22 61 49 Winnipeg 17 9 4 4 22 54 45 Nashville 18 10 7 1 21 50 50 Colorado 15 9 5 1 19 61 49 Dallas 16 7 7 2 16 43 51 Chicago 18 6 10 2 14 40 58 Arizona 19 4 13 2 10 34 69 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Calgary 19 11 3 5 27 63 36 Edmonton 17 13 4 0 26 68 50 Anaheim 19 10 6 3 23 63 51 19 11 8 0 22 59 59 Vegas 18 9 8 1 19 46 51 SAN JOSE 18 8 7 3 19 47 46 Los Angeles Vancouver 19 6 11 2 14 46 62 Seattle 18 5 12 1 11 52 68 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs. Sunday’s Games Tampa Bay 5, Minnesota 4, SO N.Y. Rangers 5, Buffalo 4 Calgary 4, Boston 0 Toronto 3, N.Y. Islanders 0 Chicago 1, Vancouver 0 Seattle 5, Washington 2 Arizona 2, Los Angeles 1, OT Monday’s Games SAN JOSE 2, Carolina 1, OT Columbus 7, Buffalo 4 St, Louis 5, Los Angeles 2 Nashville 3, Anaheim 2 Colorado 7, Ottawa 5 Pittsburgh 3, Winnipeg 1 Tuesday’s Games Tampa Bay 4, Philadelphia 0 Edmonton at Dallas, Late Chicago at Calgary, Late Wednesday’s Games Ottawa at SAN JOSE, 7:30 p.m. Boston at Buffalo, 4 p.m. Philadelphia at Florida, 4 p.m. Minnesota at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Vancouver at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. Montreal at Washington, 4 p.m. Winnipeg at Columbus, 4 p.m. St. Louis at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at N.Y. Islanders, 4:30 p.m. Vegas at Nashville, 5 p.m. Anaheim at Colorado, 6 p.m. Toronto at Los Angeles, 7 p.m. Carolina at Seattle, 7 p.m. Edmonton at Arizona, 7 p.m.

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N.Y. Giants fire offensive coordinator Tribune Content Agency NEW YORK — Jason Garrett is out. The Giants fired their offensive coordinator on Tuesday, according to a source, pulling the plug 26 games in on the longtime former Dallas Cowboys head coach. Freddie Kitchens, Joe Judge’s senior offensive assistant, is expected to take over playcalling with Garrett gone, starting with Sunday’s visit from the Philadelphia

Penn State gives coach new deal Tribune Content Agency STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State coach James Franklin has agreed to a new 10-year contract that will run through the 2031 season, the university announced Tuesday. The terms of the deal were approved by the Penn State board of trustees’ subcommittee on compensation at a meeting Tuesday. In a statement, Franklin said that the university’s administration approached him nine weeks ago about “making a long-term investment in our football program,” prompting further conversations about “the resources needed to be competitive at a level that matches the expectations and history of Penn State.” “With the support of President [Eric] Barron, Sandy Barbour and the Board of Trustees we’ve been able to create a roadmap of the resources needed to address academic support, community outreach, Name, Image and Likeness (NIL), facility improvements, and much more.

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Philadelphia 40, New Orleans 29 Cincinnati 32, Las Vegas 13 Kansas City 19, Dallas 9 Arizona 23, Seattle 13 L.A. Chargers 41, Pittsburgh 37 Monday’s Game Tampa Bay 30, N.Y. Giants 10 Byes — Denver, L.A. Rams Week 12 Thursday, Nov. 25 Chicago at Detroit, 9:30 a.m. Las Vegas at Dallas, 1:30 p.m. Buffalo at New Orleans, 5:20 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 28 Minnesota at SAN FRANCISCO, 1:25 p.m. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 10 a.m. Carolina at Miami, 10 a.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 10 a.m. Tennessee at New England, 10 a.m. Atlanta at Jacksonville, 10 a.m. Tampa Bay at Indianapolis, 10 a.m. N.Y. Jets at Houston, 10 a.m. L.A. Chargers at Denver, 1:05 p.m. L.A. Chargers at Green Bay, 1:25 p.m. Cleveland at Baltimore, 5:20 p.m. Monday, Nov. 29 Seattle at Washington, 5:15 p.m. Byes — Arizona, Kansas City

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But White struggled tremendously against the Bills, as he tossed four interceptions and the Jets got flatlined, 45-17. Then the Jets started Flacco, who they traded for on Oct. 25, against the Miami Dolphins in Week 11. Flacco went 12 for 19 for 168 yards and two touchdowns against the blitz.

Eagles (5-6) – a division rival that has won three of four by scoring 44, 30 and 40 points in those victories. The Giants (3-7), on the other hand, rank dead last in the NFL with 42 offensive touchdowns since the start of the 2020 season, when Garrett arrived on Judge’s staff after being fired by the Cowboys. Judge’s Giants were 31st in points (17.5) and yards (299.6) per game with Garrett calling the plays last season. They are 25th in points (18.9) and 23rd in yards (322.8) per

game this season. And Monday night’s 30-10 loss at Tampa saw the team post season lows in points, yards (215), first downs (15) and time of possession (24:21). The Giants offense also was 1 for 9 on third downs. They only scored a touchdown because a fluky Tom Brady interception gave them starting field position at Tampa’s five yard line. Judge reached a boiling point on the offense’s futility and implied Garrett’s job could be in jeopardy.

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Vacaville: Bulldogs to state From Page B1 Cheruiyot (third, 16:16.7), Ruiz (fourth, 16:19.2), Walker (fifth, 16:27.3), Love (sixth, 16:31.3) and Hobbs (seventh, 16:31.8) all clustered near the front. Steplight and Mitchell closed out the seven. The Bulldogs hit the trifecta this season with championships in the Monticello Empire League, at the Sac-Joaquin Sub-Section and the Section title. They are ready to give it a go for a fourth crown. “Steplight has been our team leader,” Monk said of the senior. “He’s had some misfortunes this year. He was having some low iron issues rolling into summer and then found some bone spurs in his ankle that set back his recovery. Even though he wasn’t able to train with us that much, he is really responsible for helping to elevate the program.” This will be Monk’s seventh team to compete at state, held annually at the 5,000-meter course at Woodward Park in Fresno. He had five Fairfield teams that qualified between 2005-2011. But he’s now thrilled to put Vacaville on track to what the 1987 team was able to accomplish. “That was a very special group in 1987,” Monk said. “I was just coming up at Fairfield High myself at the time. It’s pretty crazy surreal to be able to coach the next generation of Vacaville runners and add to the school’s legacy.” Also competing from the area will be both Vacaville Christian varsity teams. The VCS boys took first place in Division V with freshman Maverick Adam, freshman Apollo Adam, junior Harrison Jones, junior Aaron Laxamana, freshman Brian Laxamana, senior Chris Lespron and freshman Ryder Sietsema. The VCS girls were second in Division V with senior Laura Everett, freshman Cate Fereira, junior Katrina Husby, sophomore Kara Krulick, senior Kimberly Miller,

sophomore Zoe Stires and sophomore Taylor Woo. Will C. Wood senior Tea Troche Jones also qualified for state with a ninth-place finish in Division III.16:31.8) all clustered near the front. Steplight and Mitchell closed out the seven. The Bulldogs hit the trifecta this season with championships in the Monticello Empire League, at the Sac-Joaquin Sub-Section and the Section title. They are ready to give it a go for a fourth crown. “Steplight has been our team leader,” Monk said of the senior. “He’s had some misfortunes this year. He was having some low iron issues rolling into summer and then found some bone spurs in his ankle that set back his recovery. Even though he wasn’t able to train with us that much, he is really responsible for helping to elevate the program.” This will be Monk’s seventh team to compete at state, held annually at the 5,000-meter course at Woodward Park in Fresno. Between 20052011, he had five Fairfield teams that qualified. But he’s now thrilled to put Vacaville on track to what the 1987 team was able to accomplish. “That was a very special group in 1987,” Monk said. “I was just coming up at Fairfield High myself at the time. It’s pretty crazy surreal to be able to coach the next generation of Vacaville runners and add to the school’s legacy.” Also competing from the area will be both Vacaville Christian varsity teams. The VCS boys took first place in Division V with freshman Maverick Adam, freshman Apollo Adam, junior Harrison Jones, junior Aaron Laxamana, freshman Brian Laxamana , senior Chris Lespron and freshman Ryder Sietsema. The VCS girls were second in Division V with senior Laura Everett, freshman Cate Fereira, junior Katrina Husby, sophomore Kara Krulick, senior Kimberly Miller,

sophomore Zoe Stires and sophomore Taylor Woo. Will C. Wood senior Tea Troche Jones also qualified for state with a nine-place finish in Division III.

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Buckingham tops Woodland Christian VACAVILLE — Ernest Turner scored 30 points, pulled down eight rebounds and added four assists as the Buckingham Charter boys basketball team edged out visiting Woodland Christian 53-48. Dhruv Thakur added eight points and 10 assists for the Knights. “I am looking forward to the productivity from our eight seniors as the season gets going,” Buckingham head coach Dan Curry said. “We are still learning to work together but I see good things happening.” Buckingham’s junior varsity team won 43-32 as Deven HiroakaLee had 24 points and four assists. Isaiah Turner also had 12 points and eight rebounds.

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Wood wins big against Vallejo VACAVILLE — Will C. Wood High School’s girls basketball team rolled to an 86-10 win Monday over visiting Vallejo. Four players hit for double-figure scoring as Athena Brombacher led the Wildcats with 18 points, Andrea Howard had 15, Christina Edwards scored 14 and Natalia Sanchez added 12. Lucia Alexander helped turn up the defensive pressure, along with Howard. “Our overall game plan was to create havoc on defense,” Wood head coach Matthew Lowry said. “I felt that we did that tonight. The energy from playing at home transitioned on the floor.”

Michigan football trying to change its own culture Tribune Content Agency ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Following an offseason ripe with change Schembechler inside Hall, where Jim Harbaugh began earning far less money and the coaching staff skewed younger and the players vowed never again to experience the anguish they felt last season, a common theme perpetually resurfaced: Michigan football transformed its culture. The assertion was peddled by Wolverines at all levels, from Harbaugh atop the flickering empire to the players whose pride had been noticeably dented, from the group of assistant coaches who retained their jobs to athletic director Warde Manuel, who was so giddy following U-M’s win over Penn State that he blurted his approval during the postgame. “How about those Wolverines?” Harbaugh said at Beaver Stadium. “If that’s not grit, I don’t know what is.” “Absolutely!” Manuel responded from the back of the room. In many respects, the 21-17 declawing of the Nittany Lions stifled murmurs probing the veracity of U-M’s cultural overhaul. By defeating a ranked opponent away from home, Harbaugh’s team scratched a line through another item on a list that already housed

achievements like beating Wisconsin in Madison for the first time 2001, mounting a successful fourth-quarter comeback against Nebraska and quickly righting the ship following a gutting loss to Michigan State. For as difficult as explaining the program’s new ethos might have been, the Wolverines were demonstrating its efficacy on the field. The only area where their changes remain untested is the rivalry with Ohio State, whose recent dominance over U-M has stretched to 15 victories in the last 16 games. Part of Michigan’s cultural shift involved placing a stronger emphasis on preparing for the Buckeyes year round as opposed to waiting for the annual late-November clash. But a defeat Saturday at Michigan Stadium would drop the Wolverines from contention for a Big Ten title and saddle them with the realization that the changes they made to defeat their rival still weren’t enough. “It means everything, you know?” inside linebacker Josh Ross said. “Not only are we playing our rival, we’re playing this big game, but it’s a playoff game. There’s a lot on the line and we know that. It just comes down to how we prepare this week and how we prepare on a

day-to-day basis and how we attack it and approach it leading to Saturday. That’s what wins games.” To foster the attitude needed to dethrone Ohio State, the Wolverines implemented methods for keeping the Buckeyes on their minds at seemingly every turn. The process began in the weight room, where U-M hung a Jordan brand banner with the words “What are you doing to beat Ohio State today?” superimposed onto a photo of Michigan Stadium. It’s big enough and bold to where players can’t help but notice it daily. The process continued in July during Big Ten media days in Indianapolis, where Harbaugh said the team would either win the Big Ten championship, beat Ohio State and beat Michigan State or “die trying” – a quote indicative of the tenacity he wants his players to exude. The team decided to rename its nine-on-seven running drill — a staple of football programs across the country – the “Beat Ohio” drill because of the toughness it imparts. The drill features nine offensive players across from seven defensive players with nothing but runs between the tackles. It’s when pads pop and collisions echo as the offensive line and defensive line battle for traction in the added intensity.

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New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman talks on the phone prior to a Grapefruit League spring training game in 2020 in West Palm Beach, Florida.

MLB trying to operate under business as usual Tribune Content Agency The prevailing line right now across MLB – a league facing a lockout if a new collective bargaining agreement isn’t signed by Dec. 1 – is that things are business as usual. Everyone involved knows what could be coming, but that’s a bridge they are avoiding until other conditions make it absolutely necessary to cross. Brian Cashman said despite the lockout lurking over every move this offseason, he has not seen a hesitancy from players or their agents to wait until a new CBA is signed before engaging in contract discussions. While the Yankees GM will not be involved in the labor negotiations (call it “above his pay grade”), he is bullish about the whole situation getting settled. “You’ve got two really smart sides. One side has a business to run, the

other wants to work in the business,” Cashman said last week at a charity event, referring to the owners vs. players struggle that will define the offseason. “I’m optimistic. They both want the same thing in different ways, so that’s what negotiating is all about.” For the next 10 days, those sides will work toward a new deal to avoid the dreaded lockout. While the word has a dirty connotation, the reality is that a lockout is probably the necessary move to ensure a season takes place. The man who will provide the most public comments on this topic over the next few months, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, has been in charge of labor since 1998 when Bud Selig hired him as Executive Vice President of Economics and League Affairs. Manfred has enjoyed relative labor peace for his entire

tenure, though getting the 2020 season off the ground was an ordeal that foreshadowed how tense the current negotiations could be. Manfred said at the recent Owners’ Meetings in Chicago that reaching an agreement in any manner possible will take precedence over protecting his alreadystained legacy, while calling the focus on 2020 “excessive.” “The way I think about my job is that I try to come to work every day and do the very best job for the owners, our clubs and our fans,” Manfred said on Thursday. “Whatever my legacy turns out to be, it’s going to turn out to be. All I can do is do the very best I can each and every individual day. In this circumstance, I think the best thing for clubs and the fans is to do everything humanly possible to make an agreement.”

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Is your company monitoring your work at home? Since Covid, the practice has surged Tribune Content Agency WASHINGTON — Despite evidence that working from home has not diminished U.S. productivity during the pandemic, employers are increasingly turning to monitoring software that can track workers’ keystrokes, log active hours, take regular screenshots and even activate a web camera. And many companies may be using such tracking systems without workers’ knowledge. Gartner, a technology research and consulting firm, estimates that 60% of large corporations now employ monitoring software, double the share of early last year. Teramind, a Miami-based provider of employee-monitoring software, said that before the pandemic, about 70% of its sales came from companies concerned about security and 30% from those focused on worker productivity. That balance has since flipped, said Eli Sutton, Teramind’s vice president of operations. “They want to make sure productivity stays high. It’s essentially become the new norm,” Sutton said, noting that Teramind’s sales tripled early in the pandemic and have not slowed. Most surveys and economic reports show U.S. productivity did not suffer when American workers began doing their jobs from home. During the pandemic, Americans on average spent 40% of their work hours at home, compared with 5% in February 2020. Yet U.S. productivity growth since the health crisis has run at more than double the rate it had in the decade before the spread of Covid-19 and surge of remote work. And for more than 85% of employers, work-from-home efficiency met or exceeded their expectations, with half of these companies saying it has been “substantially” or “hugely” better, according to research work by economists at Stanford and the University of Chicago. Many companies justify the surveillance on grounds that it helps them improve employees’ performance. Elizabeth Harz, chief executive of InterGuard, said her firm’s monitoring tools can help managers identify burnout, overwork and tasks where people may be getting stuck. “A category that started more as perhaps the Big Brother notion is evolving to be much more positive, transparent and helpful to both employers and employees,” she said. But Brian Kropp, Gartner’s chief of human resource research who has been surveying companies, said that “most employers have not told their employees they’re doing

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Gartner, a technology research and consulting firm, estimates that 60% of large corporations now employ monitoring software, double the share of early last year. this, which actually creates a real problem.” ExpressVPN, in a recent study with Pollfish, found that 1 in 5 employers aren’t likely to tell employees about installing monitoring software. “There is a significant gap between what employers are actively monitoring and what employees think their employers are monitoring,” said the virtual private network service. When the pandemic shut down the Atlanta offices of Floyd County Productions last year, Jennifer Garcia suddenly found herself working fulltime from home. She and her co-workers were notified in May 2020 that Floyd, an animation studio, was employing a new app to facilitate remote work and that it was being loaded onto work computers. Garcia, an IT systems specialist, said she wasn’t happy when she learned that the software could track employee activity and take screenshots without alerting workers. So she took extra precautions when looking at personal emails or other private material on her work computer. In April, Garcia quit after nearly 10 years with the studio, in part because she didn’t trust how the company might use the new software applications. “Because I have more technical knowledge, I was able to set up a system where I could switch very quickly between different computers and not be slowed down,” said Garcia, 39, who now works as a software engineer for another firm in Atlanta. “But I can see how if you’re not as technically inclined or maybe you don’t have an extra computer at home that you could use for personal stuff, you’re just kind of subject to the whims of your employer.” Patrick Piper, director of business affairs at Floyd County Productions, said the company “does not perform any micro-monitoring of dayto-day employee activity.” Nor

does it secretly grab screenshots from employees, he said in an email reply. “Floyd County Productions does perform ‘activity monitoring’ in the professional sense of protecting our networks, the intellectual property of our clients and overall progress of our productions,” Piper said. He added that the company not only notified workers of the new software but requires employees to read and sign off on the IT policy. He declined to provide a copy of the policy or the notification email. Using monitoring programs is nothing new for large companies. The telecommunications firm Vonage, for example, began tracking its salesforce when it went virtual before the pandemic. The company declined to comment. Other firms didn’t respond to requests for information or were vague about their usage. Verizon is listed as a user of Time Doctor’s tracking software, but Verizon’s communications staff didn’t respond to interview requests for this story. Keller Williams, a large real estate franchise firm and Time Doctor customer, said that it couldn’t comment because the technology is not something that’s used throughout the enterprise. Some companies are experimenting with other, less high-tech ways to keep track of workers at home. Mattel recently announced, and quickly retracted, a plan in which bosses could make unannounced at-home visits to remote customer service agents at its American Girl unit. A company spokeswoman said the purpose was to ensure that employees working from home were properly and securely handling customer orders and customer information. “We removed the line about any unplanned visits because it was an activity that was never put into practice,” the spokesperson said. Like Garcia, many workers

view the monitoring as a violation of privacy and unnecessary. And even though U.S. law gives employers wide latitude to track their employees’ work and their activity on company equipment, the sudden bulge of teleworkers – and efforts by employers to manage them – has raised a range of concerns. “It’s a big bargaining issue, which is, ‘Are you going to trust me to perform? And can we look at my output and not surveil my time?’ ” said Mary Kay Henry, president of the Service Employees International Union, which represents thousands of clerical workers. Advocates for employee rights worry that employers will use electronic monitoring data for performance reviews and to fire workers. “A moment’s pause or tiny misstep can now be detected by the employer,” said Irene Tung, a policy analyst at the National Employment Law Project. “When you add these new surveillance technologies, it makes the need for a transparent and fair disciplinary system all the more urgent.” Monitoring programs can track the websites workers are on, apps they’re using and their email and social media activity. Some programs allow managers not just to count keystrokes but to read what’s typed and record conversations and video, using a computer’s microphone and web camera. But even sellers of the software say using a webcam to monitor an employee is going too far and would backfire. “Especially with people working from home with their children and their families, employers don’t need to be staring at you or your home,” said Harz of InterGuard. In Illinois, a bill is pending that would limit employers’ use of electronic monitoring for disciplining workers. Massachusetts lawmakers have proposed new sweeping privacy protections that include checks on employee surveillance. Across the country, however, there are few if any legal limits on employer monitoring. From the corporate point of view, a primary concern is the controversy that could result from public disclosure of the monitoring. And companies worry about employees’ reaction if they learn about the surveillance. Tracking workers in secret can damage a company’s reputation and create other complications. Gartner’s Kropp described the hoops one employer jumped through because it wasn’t upfront about what it had been doing. At a call center, monitoring of remote employees revealed that some workers were most productive in the morning, others

in the afternoon. That suggested switching individuals’ work schedules to fit their optimal performance. But sharing the data justifying the changes would have exposed what the employer had been doing for weeks without workers’ knowledge. So the company decided it had to take a step back and announce the monitoring as if it had just started, and then only later discuss adjusting work hours. “The company realized that their employees are going to be really upset once they find out that you’ve been tracking them in all these sorts of things while they’ve been working at home,” Kropp said. To be sure, a wide array of employers for many years have been keeping close tabs on employees’ computer activity, both in the office and at workers’ homes, to protect sensitive information such as health and banking records, business trade secrets and confidential customer data. What’s different today is the amount of information that employers can capture with tracking software, real-time dashboards and detailed, even minute-by-minute logs of an employee’s workday. And the monitoring cost to the employer? Kropp says it’s as low as $50 to $100 per employee per year. The names of some of the software sellers are suggestive of what their platforms may be aiming to do, such as StaffCop and CleverControl, neither of which responded to requests for comment. Nicholas Bloom, an economics professor at Stanford who has long studied remote work, calls employee monitoring programs “creepy” and doesn’t think the trend will last. He is convinced that most teleworkers will be on a hybrid model. If these workers spend three days a week at company premises, as he expects most will, they will probably do as much of their face-to-face meetings, training and client visits as before the pandemic, Bloom said. The remaining two days, employees will work at home reading, writing and doing other quieter activities. “Hybrid means none of this monitoring software is really necessary. You can just assess people on those three days a week,” he said. “In the end,” said Stephen Morrow, co-owner of monitoring software supplier SentryPC, “should a company decide to make this practice part of their policy, the employee is the one who decides if they want to work for the company or continue working for them if they feel strongly offended by it. These are all things the company would and should consider.”

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How ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ pulled off its tribute to Ramis Los Angeles Times Going way back when he was an impressionable 6-year-old visiting the set of his father Ivan’s 1984 smash “Ghostbusters,” Jason Reitman’s favorite member of the team of proton-pack-wielding specter-catchers was always Egon Spengler. So when Reitman decided three years ago to pick up the torch of the beloved franchise, he knew that he wanted to pay loving tribute to the man who had brought the bespectacled, socially awkward Egon to life: comedy legend Harold Ramis, who died in 2014 at age 69 from complicationsfrominflammatory vasculitis. Reitman and his co-writer Gil Kenan constructed the new film “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” around Spengler’s estranged family. Egon’s singlemom daughter (Carrie Coon) and her two children (Mckenna Grace and Finn Wolfhard) have inherited Egon’s decaying farmhouse in Oklahoma — and, as they soon discover, also unwittingly taken on his responsibility for keeping the world safe from malevolent spirits. Placing Egon at the heart of the film offered a way to bridge the ‘84 “Ghostbusters” – cowritten by Ramis and Dan Aykroyd – with a new younger generation that hadn’t yet been born when the StayPuft Marshmallow Man first terrorized New York. But with Ramis, who also directed such classic comedies as “Caddyshack,” “National Lampoon’s Vacation” and “Groundhog Day,” no longer here, Reitman knew he needed to handle the character with great sensitivity. “The film’s journey is very much about the Spenglers but it was also very personal for me,” says Reitman, who shared the script before shooting began with Ramis’ widow, Erica, and daughter Violet. “The question was how to be how to be really respectful to the character of Egon Spengler. The question that Gil and I would ask ourselves the most is: what would Harold think of this? And are we actu-

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Harold Ramis in the film “Ghostbusters.” ally capturing the voice of Egon, particularly through his granddaughter, who is modeled after him?” In the film’s final scenes, the ghost of Egon materializes to help his grandchildren and his original fellow Ghostbusters – played by Aykroyd, Bill Murray and Ernie Hudson – beat back the ancient, godlike evil spirit Gozer. Before vanishing back into the ether, Egon, with just a kindly smile and not a word of dialogue, makes peace with his daughter and salutes his ghostbusting compatriots. As Egon’s ghost returns to the beyond, the dedication “For Harold” appears against the night sky. Speaking to the Los Angeles Times before the film’s release, Reitman was hesitant to say too much about Egon’s appearance in the film’s climactic moments. “People have held on to that secret and it’s a real gift to us that people feel protective of it in the same way that we do,” he said. For Aykroyd, shooting the film’s final sequence, knowing the character of Egon would be standing beside him once again via CGI, was very emotional. “There would be no ‘Ghostbusters’ without Harold, without his brilliant writing and his frame of reference,” Aykroyd said. “It was deeply moving to play the scene because I loved him and I miss him. He was just so funny and intelligent. Harold was a genius from Second City all the way through his career. “ Having paid tribute to a key member of the franchise’s family and planted seeds for a new generation of ghostbusting, the film delivers a post-credits sequence that teases a potential next chapter ahead.

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Pioneering Black photographer Gordon Parks gets his due in a powerful new HBO documentary

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ordon Parks was the first Black photographer hired by Life magazine. He was a pioneering photojournalist, a film director (“Shaft,” “The Learning Tree”), a bestselling novelist and a composer. Parks was also a fighter. Whether he was photographing socialites, gangsters, civil rights icons or movie stars, Parks used his art as a megaphone, pulpit, magnifying glass and spotlight, all in an ongoing battle against the prejudices and snap judgments that stand between us and the truth. Parks the fighter is the focus of “A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks,” a new documentary that debuted on HBO last week. The 90-minute film from director John Maggio (“The Newspaper Man: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee”) is less interested in chronicling Parks’ life than it is in looking at the way his art and career changed other people’s lives. Through interviews with famous devotees (filmmaker Ava DuVernay, sports icon Kareem Abdul-Jabbar); critics (Jelani Cobb of the New Yorker); and up-and-coming young photographers (Devin Allen, LaToya Ruby Frazier), “A Choice of Weapons” takes a deep and insightful dive into Parks’ groundbreaking body of work. Keep your remote handy, because you will want to take a second look at every indelible frame. Parks’ astounding life ended when he died in 2006 at the age of 93. But for the artists and activists who followed in his footsteps, his seismic impact is as jolting as ever. “He defined himself on his own terms,” says photographer Frazier, best known for “Flint is Family,”her 2016 photo essay on the water crisis in Flint, Mich. “Those photographs are what enabled me to save my own life.” Born in 1912 in Fort Scott, Kansas, Parks made a life out of defying expectations. He didn’t have any other choice. The youngest of 15 children, Parks was left to his own devices early. After his mother died, and the relatives who were supposed to take care of him threw him out of the house, the teenage Parks had to find work wherever he could get it. He played piano in a brothel, toured as a semi-professional basketball player, and worked as a waiter on a train running between Chicago and Seattle. It was during one of his train treks that Parks saw a magazine featuring the iconic pictures of migrant workers taken by Dorothea Lange, Ben

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Gordon Parks’ 1956 photograph of a Black family at a segregated drinking fountain is one of the many images featured in HBO’s “A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks.” The new documentary examines the impact of Life magazine’s first Black photographer and his groundbreaking work.

On TV “A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks” Airing on HBO – streaming on HBO Max

Shahn and other photographers working for the Farm Security Administration. A spark was lit. Parks bought a camera in a pawn shop, and within a few months, the self-taught photographer was getting professional work. By the time Life hired him in 1948, Parks had worked as an apprentice with the Farm Security Administration and as a correspondent for the Office of War Information. He had also photographed women’s fashion for Vogue magazine. You won’t hear much about those early days in “A Choice of Weapons,” but you will hear and see plenty about the visionary decades that followed. Parks was Life’s only Black photographer through times of segregation, racial strife and civil rights victories, and it was his ability to tell the diverse stories of Black Americans that made his work resonate far beyond the newsstand. Park’s photo essays took on all of the issues and people of the day, including the ones not everyone wanted to talk about. That meant everything from discrimination and segregation in the deep South, to crime in the city from the side of the criminals and the police, the life of a Harlem family, the challenges of being Muhammad Ali, and the rise of the

Black Muslim movement. “It’s the idea of, ‘If I pick up my camera, I can say something and show something, and I will be heard, and it will be seen and a story will be told,’” says DuVernay, who kept Parks close to her mind and heart when she made 2014’s Oscarnominated “Selma.” In its determination to show as much of Parks’ work as possible, “A Choice of Weapons” cycles through images at such a rapid clip, it’s hard to appreciate them all, much less feel their power. The documentary is at its best when it slows down long enough to let one of its experts linger over Parks’ genius for capturing emotionally charged moments with such intimacy. Devin Allen was an aspiring photographer when his shot capturing a charged moment from Baltimore’s Freddie Gray protests in 2015 ended up on the cover of Time magazine. He learned about photography from poring over Parks’ books at Barnes & Noble, so when he talks passionately about the way Parks tapped into Muhammad Ali’s humor and humanity, or his ability to tell nuanced stories with no words at all, you are reminded that Parks’ legacy can be seen and felt when we need it most. Which is right now. “He could tell both sides of the story,” Allen says. “As the artist, we are the medium between opposing sides, and we are the only ones that can actually create that narrative and start a conversation.”

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Will high-income Californians get big tax break?

he House has passed President Joe Biden’s $1.85 trillion social policy package but it faces a tough slog in the evenly divided Senate. The White House and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer are being squeezed between demands from two centrist Democratic senators that the package be trimmed and warnings by those on the left, including Sen. Bernie Sanders, they might turn against the legislation if it is diluted too much. One of the specific points of contention is something Dan Walters that would have multibilliondollar impacts on California – a partial repeal of the $10,000 cap on income tax deductions for state and local taxes, dubbed SALT. The cap, part of a Republican tax overhaul signed in 2017 by former President Donald Trump, hit high-tax states such as New York and California hard. It indirectly raised federal taxes on their high-income residents and, state officials worried aloud, encouraged them to either migrate to other states with lower taxes or otherwise reduce their tax exposures. California’s Franchise Tax Board, its income tax collection agency, estimated in 2018 that the SALT deduction limit cost Californians an additional $12 billion a year in federal taxes. Three-fourths, or $9 billion of the estimate, fell on Californians with incomes of $1 million or more, the tax board calculated, with the other $3 billion coming from those with taxable incomes of $100,000 to $999,999. Given the sharp growth in personal income since then, the bite is probably more like $20 billion today. Schumer, who is from New York, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who is from California, have been trying ever since the cap was imposed to either repeal or modify it, and the governors of affected states, including California’s Gavin Newsom, have been pushing hard for a change. The version of Biden’s package that emerged from the House would raise the cap to $80,000 through 2030, then reduce it back to $10,000 in 2031 before allowing it to expire in 2032, seven years after the current 2025 expiration date. The manipulation of SALT deductions is aimed at making it pencil out, on paper, as a net gain in federal revenue over the long term. However, Sanders and others on the left see it as a giveaway to the rich that would violate the Democratic Party’s mantra that the wealthy should shoulder a greater tax burden. Rep. Jared Golden, a Maine Democrat, tweeted last week that the partial repeal of the cap sounds more like something Republicans would propose, rather than top Democrats. “Proponents have been saying that the (Biden package) taxes the rich,” Golden said on Twitter. “But the more we learn about the SALT provisions, the more it looks like another giant tax break for millionaires.” Oddly, Republicans see the SALT modification through the same political lens, alleging that it would benefit coastal elites in California, New York and other blue states but hurt Democrats in swing states next year. “I think they’re struggling to maintain their professed support for taxing the wealthy, yet they are providing a huge tax windfall under the SALT cap,” Rep. Kevin Brady of Texas, the top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee, told The New York Times. “If your priorities are working families, make that the priority, not the wealthy.” With heavyweight support from leading Democrats and the White House, the SALT cap modification is very likely to remain in the package – if, indeed, it garners enough votes to win final approval. We’ll know in a year whether it helps Republicans regain control of Congress. CalMatters is a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California’s state Capitol works and why it matters. For more columns by Dan Walters, go to calmatters.org/commentary.

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What a difference a year makes (and the Thanksgiving leftovers are mine)

he weather has not been Last year, my wife and I nearly cold enough traveled in the teeth of the for this commuterpandemic, knowing that my writer to care if my cousin and his family were truck has heated seats. leaving for the holiday and we But a year ago, about this would be alone in his house. time, it was sure nice to be That is probably a good treated to heated seats of our thing, as my cousin and I had rental SUV in the Thanksgivthe unique ability of getting ing temperatures of Montana. Todd R. Hansen into trouble anytime we were My wife – born and a together. We could have been near-lifetime resident of Colusa – was locked in separate closets and still particularly fond of the seats, but they would have managed to hear some of were not nearly enough during our trip that tutorial Montana language. to my home state. We once took his father’s boat out Just getting out of the SUV and fishing – not knowing it needed darting to the house inspired such repairs – and were nearly sent diving language from my wife that many of to the depths of Clark Canyon Resermy cousin’s neighbors were fooled into voir to retrieve it. believing she, too, was a His father was even willing to Montana native. properly weight us down to help on Needless to say, if I ever get to see the descent. the Big Skies of Montana again, it will The irony of that, in my child’s be in July or August. When that year mind at the time, was that the boat comes, I will treat my wife to the could actually end up on the driveway visions of Glacier National Park. of my first home on this Earth. I just won’t mention the June Armstead, Montana, like Montisnowstorm that hit me, my younger cello at Lake Berryessa, was flooded brother and two of my sisters as we left over when Clark Canyon Dam was Montana after our grandmother’s built and the reservoir created. I have no actual personal memory funeral many years ago.

of Armstead, but I always found the family stories to be intriguing, if not entirely truthful. Big stories, it seems, come with big skies. My favorite, and there is actual proof of this one, is that Babe Ruth once stayed at the hotel my greatgrandmother and -grandfather operated. The hotel ledger, now at a museum in Dillon, was always turned to that page. I’m told that former President Theodore Franklin also slept there, but at risk of insulting the man responsible for Yellowstone National Park, Ruth barnstorming through the area is a better tale. A year later, my wife and I will again celebrate the holiday alone, but this time in Colusa. There will be no heated seats as I make my way from home to the Daily Republic and back, but I suppose I will survive. Besides, having no family over means all the next-days fixings for turkey sandwiches will be mine. Todd R. Hansen is a reporter and editor with the Daily Republic. Reach him at thansen@dailyrepublic.net.

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On Thanksgiving, some answers on life’s meaning

us time off from. We don’t t’s Thanksgiving season, and whatever your manner of know how many people like celebration, chances are that their jobs. In the U.S., job you’ll enjoy some time off satisfaction is as high as 85% in from work. If, like most of us, some surveys, and less than you’re gathering with family 50% in others. A recent survey and friends, you might even by Goodhire found Generation pause to consider what exactly Z to be most unhappy with gives meaning to your life. their jobs. (It’s not clear how And just in time for the long Stephen L. greatly that last result is weekend, Pew Research influenced by pandemic Carter Center is out with a survey of conditions.) 19,000 people in 17 developed counBut whether or not we’re happy tries on exactly that question. with our work, in the Pew survey, Respondents were given 17 possible occupation ranked as the fourth-mostsources of meaning and asked to rank important source of meaning in the them. What’s remarkable is how U.S., just behind material well-being, consistent the answers are – but also for which work is the typical source, how the U.S. is different. unless you inherit wealth (or become Family dominated. In 14 of the well-off through some less 17 countries, family ranked first; in savory means). another it was tied for first. In the This being Thanksgiving season, other two, family ranked third. Nearly however, perhaps we should all be everywhere, occupation or material giving thanks for the existence of well-being occupied the second spot. work itself. And although friends made the top five Seriously. in 13 of the surveyed countries, the The historian Jan Lucassen, in his U.S. was one of two countries where splendid new volume “The Story of friends ranked second. (Friends also Work,” reminds us that although ranked second in the U.K.) slavery has been a dominant form of Families and friends: the people labor throughout history and in every who sit around the Thanksgiving table. culture, where labor has been freer, The U.S. was also unique in being workers for millennia have taken pride the only developed economy where in a job well done. For many, it seems, religious faith made the top five work was a source of meaning in life sources of meaning. Nowhere else did long before we set about the conscious faith make even the top 10. The search for meaning in life. It’s common these days for even nation’s degree of religious belief continues to distinguish us from other well-salaried professionals to comdeveloped countries – a truth many plain about the drudgery of work, but seem to find disagreeable, but which Lucassen suggests that we’ve never some of us consider valuable and had it so good. Even as enslavement important. (The U.S. figures are not faded as a source of labor worldwide, uniform across all groups: “Those who wage-work was harsh: “Around 1830, attend religious services more often earning a living in Britain required, are much more likely to cite their on average, more than 300 11-hour religion in their answer than those days, or 3,300 hours net per year.” who are less frequent attendees.” And True, the early hunter-gatherers we still don’t know when or whether worked less than many of today’s attendance will recover from professionals do – an estimated eight the pandemic.) hours a day for men and 10 hours a day All of which brings us back to work: for women – but they also had a life the thing Thanksgiving gives most of expectancy of perhaps 30 years, not

least because their existence was ravaged by predators and disease. The 19th-century utopians imagined that by now the human race, buoyed by “mechanization,” would lead lives of leisure, but that fantasy still lies somewhere in the misty future. Like other theorists, Lucassen points to the rising standard of living: Some people work hard because they like their work, but others work hard to live up to the standard. He quotes an unemployed English miner from the 1960s: “Frankly, I hate work. Of course, I could also say with equal truth that I love work.” Is our problem, then, that we like too many nice things? Turns out, the desire for nice things also isn’t new. Lucassen points to evidence, for example, that already in the 8th or 9th centuries B.C.E., the development of tools was hastened by the desire to cut and polish precious stones. Yet leisure does matter, and relatively speaking, we enjoy a lot of it. The rise of free labor, alongside improving technology and a burgeoning welfare state, has led to lives where we start our careers later (all that schooling first), work fewer hours (difficult to believe but true), and generally have the option, at some point, of deciding to lay down the burden of work and enjoy our relatively extended life spans. That’s more time for family and friends – the things that give life meaning – than at any time in recorded history. And if that’s not reason enough to enjoy a happy Thanksgiving, I don’t know what is. Stephen L. Carter is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He is a professor of law at Yale University and was a clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. His novels include “The Emperor of Ocean Park,” and his latest nonfiction book is “Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America’s Most Powerful Mobster.”

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CITY OF RIO VISTA PUBLIC NOTICE PROPOSED ORDINANCE SUMMARY The City Council of the City of Rio Vista will consider adopting Ordinance 0122021 at its Regular Meeting on December 7, 2021, at 6:00 p.m., to be held via Zoom a t W e b l i n k : https://zoom.us/j/98631154749, Dial by Location: +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose), Meeting ID: 986 3115 4749. In summary, the proposed Ordinance is as follows: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RIO VISTA REPEALING AND REPLACING CHAPTER 17.52 OF THE RIO VISTA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO NOISE CONTROL Please contact City Manager Rob Hickey at rhickey@ci.rio-vista.ca.us or by calling 707-374-6510 for further information or questions. Submitted for publication by Jose Jasso, City Clerk November 17, 2021 DR#00051019 Published: Nov. 24, 2021 AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF: JOHN WILLIAM BONER CASE NUMBER FCS057165 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: John William Boner filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: a. John William Boner Proposed Name: a. John William Bonner 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: Jan. 07, 2022; Time: 9:00 am Dept. 4 Rm.: 305 The address of the court is SOLANO SUPERIOR COURT 600 Union Ave. Fairfield, CA 94533 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Daily Republic Please file proof of newspaper publication at least 5 business days before hearing (newspaper does not file w/ court) zoom ok. zoom invite will be emailed 1-2 days before hearing Date: Nov. 9, 2021 /s/ Bradley Nelson Judge of the Superior Court FILED: Nov. 17, 2021 DR#00051049 Published: Nov. 24, Dec. 1, 8, 15, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS HILLMAN ELECTRIC

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Like new twin mattress. With 2 sets of sheets. $100. Firm Cash only. 707-3843941. Leave mess. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS LA HOME REBATE LOCATED AT 5305 Gather Way, Fairfield, CA 94534 Solano. Mailing Address 5305 Gather Way, Fairfield, CA 94534. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) Punjani Investment Group, Inc. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a Corporation The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Sameer Punjani 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 Nov. 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: Nov. 05, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021002212 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00050841 Published: Nov. 10, 17, 24, Dec. 1, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS (1) MGOFF IMAGERY (2) MGOFF PHOTOGRAPHY (3) MATT GOFF PHOTOGRAPHY

LOCATED AT 1248 Callen St., Vacaville CA 95688 Solano. Mailing Address 120 Vail Court Vacaville CA 95687 Solano. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) Nathan Rand Hillman 120 Vail Court Vacaville CA 95687. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on not yet 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/ Nathan Hillman 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 Oct. 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: Oct. 21, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 20201002127 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00050668 Published: Nov. 3, 10, 17, 24, 2021

LOCATED AT 77 Beverly Drive, Vallejo CA 94591 Solano. MAILING ADDRESS matt.goff@mac.com. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) Mgoff Imagery LLC CA. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a Limited Liability Company The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Matthew Goff 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 Oct. 27, 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: Oct. 28, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021002161 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00051149 Published: Nov. 24, Dec. 1, 8, 15, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS 360JEEZY

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS CATHY'S CLEANING SERVICES

LOCATED AT 500 Elmira Rd, Suite C, Vacaville California 95687 Solano. Mailing Address 500 Elmira Rd, Suite C, Vacaville California 95687. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) #1 Jarrod Stovall 312 Essex Pl Vacaville, 95687 #2 Kevin Stovall Sr 213 Pimpernel Ct Vacaville, 95687. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a General Partnership The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Kevin Stovall Sr 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 Oct. 27, 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: Oct. 28, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021002164 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00050948 Published: Nov. 17, 24, Dec. 01, 08, 2021

LOCATED AT 3880 Quarryville Ct, Fairfield CA 94533 Solano. Mailing Address 3880 Quarryville Ct, Fairfield CA 94533. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) #1 Harley C. Leyto 3880 Quarryville Ct Fairfield, 94533 #2 Eligie D. Leyto 3880 Quarryville Ct Fairfield, 94533. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a Married Couple 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/ Harley C. Leyto 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 Oct. 27, 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: Oct. 28, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021002163 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00050674 Published: Nov. 3, 10, 17, 24, 2021

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS PROLIFIC BARBER STUDIO

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS SOLANO COUNTY ROOFING, INC

LOCATED AT 3338 N Texas St., Fairfield CA 94533 Solano. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) Steven Alvarenga 2213 Dover Ave Fairfield 94533. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Steven Alvarenga 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 Nov. 9, 2026 THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: Nov. 10, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021002242 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00051118 Published: Nov. 24, Dec. 1, 8, 15, 2021

LOCATED AT 4349 Cordelia Rd. Fairfield CA 94534 Solano. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) Solano County Roofing, Inc 4349 Cordelia Road CA Fairfield 94534. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a Corporation The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 1981 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/ Wolfgang Folls, President IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION Oct. 27, 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: Oct. 28, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021002165 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00050672 Published: Nov. 3, 10, 17, 24, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS SOULIDIFIED2

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS WARNER CODE

LOCATED AT 603 Main Street, Suisun City 94585 Solano. Mailing Address P.O. Box 6692, Vallejo 94591. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) #1 Denise Kimble 2462 Whispering Oaks Dr Fairfield, 94534 #2 Crystal Jones 195 Carnival Ct Vallejo, 94589. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a General Partnership The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 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/ Denise Kimble 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 Nov. 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: Nov. 03, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021002196 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00050820 Published: Nov. 10, 17, 24, Dec. 1, 2021

LOCATED AT 209 Providence Place, Vacaville CA 95687 Solano. Mailing Address 209 Providence Place, Vacaville CA 95687. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) Claire Warner 209 Providence Place Vacaville, 95687. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Claire Warner 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 Oct. 25, 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: Oct. 26, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021002145 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00050972 Published: Nov. 17, 24, Dec. 01, 08, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS ENSENADA CUISINE RESTAURANT, LLC

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS FIREBIRD INSURANCE SOLUTIONS, FIREBIRD INSURANCE

LOCATED AT 864 Southampton Road, Benicia CA 94510 Solano CO. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) Ensenada Cuisine Restaurant, LLC 864 Southampton Road CA Benicia CA 945210. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a Limited Liability Company The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 10/01/2021 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/ Andrea C. 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 Oct. 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: Oct. 29, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021002168 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00050673 Published: Nov. 3, 10, 17, 24, 2021

LOCATED AT 1000 Texas Street Suite F, Fairfield CA 94533 Solano. Mailing Address P.O. Box 2, Fairfield CA 94533. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) Firebird Insurance Solutions LLC CA. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a Limited Liability Company The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 06/14/2017 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/ Taj Kumar 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 Nov. 16, 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: Nov. 17, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021002276 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00051053 Published: Nov. 24, Dec. 1, 8, 15, 2021

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0677 PETS & SUPPLIES Small dog house. Good cond. $40.00. 707-920-1930

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS SPEAKMAN AUTO TRANSPORT LOCATED AT 605 Echo Summit Rd, Vallejo CA 94589 Solano. Mailing Address 605 Echo Summit Rd, Vallejo CA 94589. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) Brett A Speakman 605 Echo Summit Rd Vallej, 94589. 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/ Brett Speakman 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 Oct. 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: Oct. 29, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021002167 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00050670 Published: Nov. 3, 10, 17, 24, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS UNIQUE INNOVATION HOME IMPROVEMENTS LOCATED AT 790 Normandy Court, Fairfield CA 94533 Solano. Mailing Address 790 Normandy Court, Fairfield CA 94533. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) Carlos Martinez 790 Normandy Court Fairfield, 94533. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Carlos Martinez 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 Nov. 16, 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: Nov. 17, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO.2021002273 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00051054 Published: Nov. 24, Dec. 1, 8, 15, 2021

B10 Wednesday, November 24, 2021 - Daily Republic ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF: STEVEN HUOR KIM NGOV CASE NUMBER FCS057194

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS YEKEMYA

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: Steven Huor Kim Ngov filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: a. Steven Huor Kim Ngov Proposed Name: a. Skyler Orion Kihm 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.

LOCATED AT 131 Sunset Ave #323, Suisu CA 94585-2064 Solano. Mailing Address 131 Sunset Ave #323, Suisu CA 94585-2064. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) #1 George Chandler 2278 Nottingham Dr Fairfield, 94533 #2 Darlene Chandler 200 Tamarisk Cir Suisun City, 94585. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a General Partnership The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ George Chandler 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 Oct. 27, 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: Oct. 28, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021002160 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00050640 Published: Nov. 3, 10, 17, 24, 2021

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: DEC. 10, 2021; Time: 9:30 am Dept. 22 Rm.: III The address of the court is SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SOLANO Old Solano Courthouse 580 Texas St. Fairfield, CA 94533 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Daily Republic Please file proof of newspaper publication at least 5 business days before hearing (newspaper does not file w/ court) zoom ok. zoom invite will be emailed 1-2 days before hearing Date: Oct. 27, 2021 /s/ Wendy G. Getty Judge of the Superior Court FILED: Nov. 2, 2021 DR# 00050822 Published: Nov.10, 17, 24, Dec. 01, 2021

AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF: JHANELL TARUC BANTIGUE ON BEHALF OF RALPH RICHARD TARUC BANTIGUE, A MINOR CASE NUMBER FCS057150 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: Jhanell Taruc Bantigue on behalf of Ralph Richard Taruc Bantigue, a minor filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: a. Ralph Richard Taruc Bantigue Proposed Name: a. Ezekiel Richie Bantigue 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: DEC. 08, 2021; Time: 9:00 am Dept. 8 Rm.: 1 The address of the court is SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SOLANO OLD SOLANO COURTHOUSE 580 Texas St. Fairfield, CA 94533 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Daily Republic Please file proof of newspaper publication at least 5 business days before hearing (newspaper does not file w/ court) zoom ok. zoom invite will be emailed 1-2 days before hearing Date: Oct. 21, 2021 /s/ Wendy G. Getty Judge of the Superior Court FILED: Oct. 27, 2021 DR# 00050714 Published: Nov. 3, 10, 17, 24, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS ANGIE'S STAYS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CAL-WEST REALTY AND LOANS LALIT ANAND REAL ESTATE LOCATED AT 1224 Rebecca Dr Suisun City CA 94585 Solano. Mailing Address 1224 Rebecca Dr Suisun City CA 94585. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) #1 Angie's Stays Property Management #2 Cal-West Realty and Loans #3 Lalit Anand Real Estate, 1224 Rebecca Dr Suisun City. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a Corporation The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 01/01/2019 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/ Lalit Anand 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 Nov. 17, 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: Nov. 18, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021002277 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR# 00051051 Published: Nov. 24, Dec. 1, 8, 15, 2021

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CITY OF RIO VISTA PUBLIC NOTICE PROPOSED ORDINANCE SUMMARY

The City Council of the City of Rio Vista will consider adopting Ordinance 0112021 at its Regular Meeting on December 7, 2021, at 6:00 p.m., to be held via Zoom a t W e b l i n k : https://zoom.us/j/98631154749, Dial by Location: +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose), Meeting ID: 986 3115 4749. In summary, the proposed Ordinance is as follows:

The City Council of the City of Rio Vista will consider adopting Ordinance 0132021 at its Regular Meeting on December 7, 2021, at 6:00 p.m., to be held via Zoom a t W e b l i n k : https://zoom.us/j/98631154749, Dial by Location: +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose), Meeting ID: 986 3115 4749. In summary, the proposed Ordinance is as follows:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RIO VISTA APPROVING THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE BRANN RANCH DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY RIO VISTA AMENDING CHAPTER 8.12 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE, GARBAGE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL

Please contact City Manager Rob Hickey at rhickey@ci.rio-vista.ca.us or by calling 707-374-6510 for further information or questions. Submitted for publication by Jose Jasso, City Clerk November 17, 2021 DR#00051020 Published: Nov. 24, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS DISC CENTERS OF AMERICA VACAVILLE CHIROPRACTIC LIFE CENTER OF VACAVILLE LOCATED AT 3000 Alamo Drive, Ste 200, Vacaville CA 95687 Solano. Mailing Address 3000 Alamo Drive, Ste 200, Vacaville. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) #1 Carmine N Viscusi Jr. 2210 Vista Luna Fairfield 94534 #2 Christina Viscusi 2210 Vista Luna Fairfield, 94534. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a Married Couple 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/ Carmine N. Viscusi Jr 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 Nov. 17, 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: Nov. 18, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021002281 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00051107 Published: Nov. 24, Dec. 1, 8, 15, 2021

Please contact City Manager Rob Hickey at rhickey@ci.rio-vista.ca.us or by calling 707-374-6510 for further information or questions. Submitted for publication by Jose Jasso, City Clerk November 17, 2021 DR#00051021 Published: Nov. 24, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS IAMLOGISTICS444 LOCATED AT 1404 Pintail Dr, Suisun City, CA 94585 Solano. Mailing Address 1404 Pintail Dr, Suisun City, CA 94585. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) #1 Tanisha Robinson 1404 Pintail Dr Suisun City, 94585 #2 Hassan Muhammad 1404 Pintail Dr Suisun City, 94585 #3 Ekesha Lee 171 Sunshine Suisun City, 94585. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: Joint Venture 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/ Tanisha Robinson 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 Nov. 09, 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: Nov. 10, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021002241 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00050951 Published: Nov. 17, 24, Dec. 01, 08, 2021

NOTICE FOR VIRTUAL PUBLIC MEETING CONSULTATION FOR DBE PROGRAM OPPORTUNITIES AT NUT TREE AIRPORT (VCB) Solano County has established a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program for the Nut Tree Airport (VCB) in accordance with regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), 49 CFR Part 26. The Nut Tree Airport (VCB) anticipates it will receive Federal financial assistance from the Department of Transportation, and as a condition of receiving this assistance, the Nut Tree Airport (VCB) has signed an assurance that it will comply with 49 CFR Part 26. As per section Part 26.45, in establishing the upcoming DBE goals for Federal Fiscal Years (FFY) 2022/2023/2024, a public/consultation meeting will be held on December 16, 2021 at 1:00 PM through a virtual meeting online through a link posted on the Nut Tree Airport Website, www.flynuttree.com, for the purpose of discussing potential opportunities for DBE participation in upcoming projects, gain input, and to answer questions. All interested parties are invited to attend which may include (but not limited to) minority, womenʼs and general contractor groups, community organizations, and other officials or organizations who may have interest or information pertinent to the implementation of the Ownerʼs DBE Program. The meeting is not mandatory for DBE participation on projects at the Nut Tree Airport (VCB). You can also join the meeting Audio Only: tel:+18722401286, meeting ID 324128961# Questions regarding the meeting or requests for call line shall be directed to: Solano County Government Center General Services Director, DBELO Megan Greve 675 Texas Street, Suite 2500 Fairfield, CA 94533 707/ 784-7900 MMGreve@SolanoCounty.com DR#0005138 Published: Nov. 24, 28, Dec. 1, 5, 8, 12, 15, 2021 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS ANNUAL RENEWAL OF QUALIFIED CONTRACTORSʼ LIST BY SOLANO COUNTY UNDER THE CALIFORNA UNIFORM PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION COST ACCOUNTING ACT NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT SOLANO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, is inviting all interested licensed contractors to submit their company for inclusion on the Countyʼs Informal Bidding Contractorsʼ List for calendar year 2022. 1. On October 8, 2013, the Solano County Board of Supervisors adopted a Resolution establishing the California Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act (CUPCCAA) and Informal Bidding Procedures as administered under the State Controllerʼs Office. The Informal Bidding Procedures allow the County to create a list of qualified bidders by January 1st of each year for public construction projects. Contractors wishing to be added to, dropped from, and/or update information to the Countyʼs current qualified biddersʼ list need to submit a request. Current information will otherwise be carried forward on the list for 2022. 2. Per California Public Contract Code section 22032, any public construction project that is estimated to be $200,000 or less (effective as of January 1, 2019), is subject to the Informal Bidding Procedures set forth by the State of California Uniform Construction Cost Accounting Commission. All trade categories are subject to Informal Bidding Procedures. 3. Contractors that have registered on the Informal Biddersʼ List will be notified about the Countyʼs public construction projects valued at less than $200,000. Project notification will include a general project description, location of where to obtain more detailed information, and the time and place of bid submission at least fourteen (14) calendar days in advance of the submission deadline and bid opening. 4. Contractors that are interested in being on Solano Countyʼs Informal Biddersʼ List are required to have a current license, to be listed with the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) in accordance with Senate Bill 854, and subject to verification through the Contractors State Licensing Board and DIR. 5. To register, delete, or update information for the Informal Biddersʼ List, complete the form, “Request to Be Included in Solano Countyʼs Biddersʼ List for Notification of Informal Bids” at: http://www.solanocounty.com/depts/genserv/cpm/notices.asp. When completing the form, provide correct addresses, e-mail addresses, and/or fax numbers, and specify the type of contractorʼs license. Businesses that do not have accurate contact information or fail to specify the type of work they are licensed to perform, may not be notified when a project is let to informal bidding. 6. All inquiries regarding this Notice shall be directed to Solano County Department of General Services, Capital Projects Management, 675 Texas Street, Suite 2500, Fairfield, CA, 94533. For further information email CPM@solanocounty.com, or phone (707) 7847908. 7. References: -Solano County Board of Supervisors Adoption on October 8, 2013 of Resolution No. 2013-180 and Ordinance No. 2013-1741: http://www.solanocounty.com/depts/bos/meetings/videos.asp -Solano Countyʼs current qualified contractorsʼ bidderʼs list, “Current Bidderʼs List for 2020 CUPCCAA Notice”: http://www.solanocounty.com/depts/genserv/cpm/notices.asp -California Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Commission and Cost Accounting Policies & Procedures Manual (January 2021 Edition): https://www.sco.ca.gov/Files-ARD-Local/cuccac_manual_2021_edition.pdf -Bid Limit Increase: h t t p s : / / w w w . s c o . c a . g o v / F i l e s - A R D Local/New_Informal_Bid_Limit_Increase_Pursuant_to_PCC22032.pdf -Contractor Registration with DIR: https://www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/Contractor-Registration.html DR#00051115 Published: Nov. 24, Dec. 1, 2021

Classifieds: 427-6936 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS FIT ROAD LOCATED AT 5109 Twin Lakes Court, Fairfield CA 94534 Solano. MAILING ADDRESS 5109 Twin Lakes Court, Fairfield CA 94534. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) Ron Kleiner 5109 Twin Lakes Court Fairfield 94534. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 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/ Ron Kleiner 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 Nov. 18, 2026 THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: Nov. 19, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021002283 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00051119 Published: Nov. 24, Dec. 1, 8, 15, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF: MARY ESPINOSA CASE NUMBER: FCS057213 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: Mary Espinosa filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: a. Mary Espinosa Proposed Name: a. Dorothy Ann Espinosa 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: DEC. 8, 2021; Time: 8:30 am Dept.: 12; Rm.: II 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: Fairfield Daily Republic Please file proof of publication at least 4 business days before hearing; ok to appear via zoom; zoom invite will be sent to email on file - you can use local form 9008. Date: 10/27/2021 /s/ Christine A. Carringer Judge of the Superior Court FILED: Nov. 02, 2021 Also can appear in person DR# 00050860 Published: Nov. 10, 17, 24, Dec. 01, 2021 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: GREGORY BACON Case Number: FPR051056 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Gregory Bacon, Gregory W. Bacon and Gregory Wade Bacon A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Sandra Lewis-Bacon in the Superior Court of California, County of: Solano The Petition for Probate requests that: Sandra Lewis-Bacon 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: DEC. 3, 2021 TIME: 8:30 a.m.; DEPT.: 4 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SOLANO 600 Union Avenue Fairfield, CA 94533 If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statues and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: M. Kendall Hillman, Hillman, Lucas & Canning, P.C. 2420 Martin Road, Suite 300 Fairfield, CA 94534 (707) 427-7377 DR# 00051088 Published: Nov. 21, 24, 28, 2021

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COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2012-2 (PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES OPEN SPACE OPERATION AND PARK MAINTENANCE) NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Fairfield will hold a public hearing to consider the annexation of a property (“Annexation No. 55”) to the City of Fairfield Community Facilities District No 2012-2 (Public Safety Services Open Space Operation and Park Maintenance) (“CFD” or “CFD 2012-2”). The public hearing will occur at the following date, time, and place: Date: Tuesday, December 7, 2021 Time: 6:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard. Place: Council Chamber, Civic Center, 1000 Webster Street, Fairfield, CA 94533 Pursuant to Government Code Section 54953 and City of Fairfield Resolution No. 2021251, City of Fairfield City Council meetings may be held via teleconference/virtual meeting, without a physical location from which members of the public may attend. Members of the public may access the meeting on Comcast Cable Channel 26, ATT U-Verse 99, or streamed live at www.youtube.com/user/FFCATV/live and at www.fairfield.ca.gov/live. Please see the meeting agenda for further information. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that on November 2, 2021, the City of Fairfield adopted Resolution No. 2021-260 declaring its intention to annex certain property (Accessorʼs Parcel Numbers 0174-040-020, 0174-040-030, 0174-040-200) to CFD 2012-2, to authorize the levy of a special tax (“Special Tax”) therein to finance certain services (“Services”) pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982 (“Act”), as amended, per Chapter 2.5 of Part 1 Division 2 of Title 5 commencing at Section 53311 of the California Government Code, and set December 7, 2021, at 6:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter, as the date and time for a public hearing to consider the annexation of the property to the CFD. At the Public Hearing, the testimony of all interested persons or taxpayers for or against Annexation No. 55 into the CFD, the extent of the CFD, and the levying of the Special Tax or furnishing of the Services within the annexation area of Accessor Parcel Number 0174-040-020, 0174-040-030, 0174-040-200 will be heard. If a majority protest against Annexation No. 55 to the CFD as filed, as determined in accordance with Section 53339.6 of the Act, no further proceedings for the annexation or to authorize the Special Tax upon the property proposed for annexation shall be taken for a period of one year from the date of the decision of the City Council. If the majority protests are only against the furnishing of a specified type or types of services within the proposed annexation area or portions of the Special Tax within Annexation No. 55, those services or portions of the Special Tax shall be eliminated. If the City Council determines to annex the property into the CFD and to levy the Special Tax upon the annexation area, the City Council will submit the levy of the Special Tax to the qualified electors of the annexation area of the CFD. The vote will be by the landowners of that property proposed to be annexed to the CFD, with each landowner having one vote for each acre or portion of an acre of land owned within the annexation area of the CFD. The election will be conducted by the City Clerk in conformance with the provisions of Section 53339.7 of the Act and pursuant to the provisions of the California Elections Code, insofar as they may be applicable. The election will be conducted as a mail ballot election. Reference is made to the Resolution of Intention on file in the office of the City Clerk for details about the extent of Annexation No. 55 to the CFD, the Services, the Special Tax, the protest proceedings, and the proposed voting procedure. A copy of the Resolution of Intention and the associated staff reports are on file and available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk, located at 1000 Webster Street, Fairfield, California. Karen Rees, City Clerk DR#00050920 Published: Nov. 24, 2021 NOTICE INVITING SEALED PROPOSALS (BIDS) CITY OF RIO VISTA 2021 NORTHWEST SEWER CCTV INSPECTION CONTRACT NO. PW2021- 07 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Rio Vista (CITY) invites and will receive sealed proposals (bids) up to the hour of 2:00 P.M. on December 16, 2021, for the furnishing to said CITY of all transportation, labor, materials, tools, equipment, services, permits, utilities, and other items necessary to construct the below-described work. At said time, said proposals will be publicly opened and read aloud at the office of the CITY, City of Rio Vista One Main Street Rio Vista, CA 94571 Bids shall conform to and be responsive to the Contract Documents for the work. Copies of the Contract Documents are on file and may be acquired at the office of the City Engineer. The Contract Documents, Plans and Specifications are available at Dillon & Murphy, 847 N. Cluff Avenue, Suite A-2, Lodi, CA 95240, telephone number is (209) 334-6613. The Contractor must contact the City Engineerʼs office to get added to the official list of bidders for the project and obtain a bid package from the City Engineer that consists of the plans and specifications to be eligible to bid the project. This is to assure that every bidder receives all pertinent project information. Description of Work: The project consists of, but is not limited to, all labor, material, equipment, and performance of operations necessary to accomplish the cleaning and CCTV inspection of a portion of the Cityʼs Sanitary Sewer Collection System and all other work as shown and described on the project plans and specifications. The primary component will include cleaning and flushing of the existing sanitary sewer collection system followed by closed circuit television (CCTV) inspection, data coding, and condition assessment of the pipes and manholes. All gathered data shall be delivered to the office of the City Engineer where it will be imported into a GIS system. Each bid shall be submitted on a form furnished as part of the Contract Documents and must be accompanied by cash, a cashierʼs check, a certified check, or a BIDDERʼS bond executed by an admitted surety insurer or substitute pursuant to Section 995.710 of the Code of Civil Procedure, in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount of the bid, made payable to the order of or for the benefit of the CITY. The security of unsuccessful BIDDERʼS will be returned by the CITY no later than sixty (60) days following the date of award. Each bid shall be sealed and delivered to the CITY at the location designated in this notice for the opening of proposals at or before the time provided in this notice. The check or bond or substitute shall be given as security that the BIDDER will enter into a contract with the CITY and furnish the required payment and performance bonds, or substitutes in lieu thereof, and certificates of insurance and endorsements if awarded the work and will be declared forfeited if the BIDDER refuses to timely enter into said contract or furnish the required bonds or substitutes, or certificates of insurance and endorsements if his bid is accepted. The successful bidder will be required to furnish both a performance bond and a payment bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount. The CITY has obtained from the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations a determination of the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and the general prevailing rate for legal holiday and overtime work in the locality in which said work is to be performed for each craft, classification, or type of worker needed. Not less than the determined rates shall be paid to all workers employed in the performance of the contract. Such rates of wages can be found on the Department of Industrial Relations website located at http://www.dir.ca.gov/OPRL/, and at the office of the CITY. Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22300, equivalent securities may be substituted for monies withheld to ensure performance of the contract. The CITY reserves the right to solely determine the adequacy of the securities being proposed by the BIDDER and the value of those securities. The CITY shall also be entitled to charge an administrative fee, as determined by the CITY in its sole discretion, for substituting equivalent securities for retention amounts. The CITYʼS decisions with respect to the administration of the provisions of Section 22300 shall be final and shall include, but not be limited to, determinations of what securities are equivalent, the value of the securities, the negotiability of the securities, the costs of administration and the determination of whether or not the administration should be accomplished by an independent agency or by the CITY. The CITY shall be entitled, at any time, to request the deposit of additional securities of a value designated by CITY, in CITYʼS sole discretion, to satisfy this requirement. If the CITY does not receive satisfactory securities within twelve (12) consecutive days of the date of the written request, CITY shall be entitled to withhold amounts due BIDDER until securities of satisfactory value to CITY have been received. The CONTRACTORʼS license classification(s) required for this project is as follows: California General Engineering CONTRACTORʼS License - Class “A”, “C34”, “C36”, or “C42”. These classifications are provided for information purposes only. The CITY does not warrant that all classifications required for the project are listed. It is the CITYʼS intent that “Plans”, as used in Public Contract Code Section 3300, is defined as the construction contract documents, which include both the drawings and the Specifications. The City Council of the CITY reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to waive any and all irregularities in any bid. Each BIDDER is required to complete the Bid Forms included in Section 004100. Instructions to BIDDERS can be found in paragraph J, of Section 008110, Special Provisions. Bidders are hereby notified that the Contract will be subject to the examination and audit of the State Auditor. Be advised that all Contractors and Subcontractors must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations in order to bid public works projects and abide by all the requirements set within SB854. There will not be a pre-bid meeting for this project. DR#00050976 Published Nov. 24, 2021

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CITY OF SUISUN CITY Notice of Public Hearing And Summary of Proposed Ordinance AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SUISUN CITY, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 13.14 PUBLIC ART TO TITLE 13, PUBLIC SERVICES TO THE SUISUN CITY MUNICIPAL CODE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Suisun City, will hold a public hearing to conduct the first reading of a proposed ordinance amending Chapter 13.14 Public Art to Title 13, Public Services of the Suisun City Municipal Code. The public hearing will take place at a regular meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at 6:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, at the Suisun City Council Chambers, 701 Civic Center Boulevard, Suisun City, California. (Based on the current state of emergency, and in accordance with Government Code Section 54953, subdivision (b), and SB 361 (2021), this hearing may be held wholly or partially over Zoom; in the event the meeting is held over Zoom, instructions on participating will be provided in the meeting agenda notification). SUMMARY The City Council of the City of Suisun City will consider and may take action to waive the first reading, and introduce by title only, the proposed ordinance amending language to Chapter 13.14 Public Art Ordinance adopted on September 2, 2021 to ensure consistency throughout the document. All interested persons are invited to attend the public hearing and comment upon any proposed action, express opinions, or submit evidence for or against the matter as outlined above. Pursuant to California Government Code Section 65009, if you challenge any of the above actions in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or included in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk, 701 Civic Center Blvd., Suisun City, California, 94585, prior to, the public hearing. If you have any questions or comments regarding this matter or wish to review the full text of the proposed ordinance, please contact the City Clerk at (707) 421-7300 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday, or email clerk@suisun.com. Donna Pock Deputy City Clerk DATED: November 22, 2021 DR#00051156 Published: Nov. 24, 2021 TS No. 211019191 U.S. Department Of Housing And Urban Development Notice Of Default And Foreclosure Sale APN 0176-185-020 U.S. Department Of Housing And Urban Development Notice Of Default And Foreclosure Sale Recorded in accordance with 12 USCA 3764 (c) Whereas, on 10/12/2004, a certain Deed of Trust was executed by Eileen Kennedy, an unmarried woman as trustor in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, N. A. as beneficiary, and Fidelity National Title Insurance Company as trustee, and was recorded on 10/19/2004, as Instrument No. 200400147322, in the Office of the County Recorder of Solano County, California; and Whereas, the Deed of Trust was insured by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (the Secretary) pursuant to the National Housing Act for the purpose of providing single family housing; and Whereas, the beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust is now owned by the Secretary, pursuant to an Assignment of Deed of Trust dated 12/24/2015, recorded on 12/30/2015, as instrument number 201500115964, in the Office of the County Recorder, Solano County, California; and Whereas, a default has been made in the covenants and conditions of the Deed of Trust in that the payment due on 11/5/2020, was not made and remains wholly unpaid as of the date of this notice, and no payment has been made sufficient to restore the loan to currency; and Whereas, the entire amount delinquent as of 12/1/2021 is $355,094.24; and Whereas, by virtue of this default, the Secretary has declared the entire amount of the indebtedness secured by the Deed of Trust to be immediately due and payable; Now Therefore, pursuant to powers vested in me by the Single Family Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1994, 12 U.S.C. 3751 et seq., by 24 CFR part 27, subpart B, and by the Secretaryʼs designation of Total Lender Solutions, Inc. as Foreclosure Commissioner, recorded on 2/13/2020 as instrument number 202000011473, notice is hereby given that on 12/1/2021 at 9:30 AM local time, all real and personal property at or used in connection with the following described property will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder: Legal Description: Lot 7, As Shown On The Map Of Trilogy, Phase 2c, Filed September 19, 2000, Book 71 Of Maps, Page 5, Solano County Records. Excepting Therefrom: 1) All Oil, Gas, Casinghead Gas, Asphaltum And Other Hydrocarbons And All Chemical Gas, Now Or Hereafter Found, Situated Or Located In All Or Any Part Or Portion Of The Lands Herein Described Lying More Than Five Hundred Feet (500') Below The Surface Thereof, Together With The Right To Slant Drill For And Remove All Or Any Of Said Oil, Gas, Casinghead Gas, Asphaltum And Other Hydrocarbons And All Chemical Gas Lying Below A Depth Of More Than Five Hundred Feet (500') Below The Surface Thereof, But Without Any Right Whatsoever To Enter Upon The Surface Of Said Land Or Upon Any Part Of Said Lands Within Five Hundred Feet (500') Vertical Distance Below The Surface Thereof, In And To The Property Described Above As Excepted In The Deed From William Marks, In Favor Of Corporate Resources, A California Corporation, As To An Undivided 1/4 Interest Recorded January 13, 1988 As Instrument No. 1957, Page 3639; By Partial Release Of Surface Rights, Recorded January 23, 1992, Series No. 1992-5325, Official Records, Executed By William Marks Et Al To Marks-Mccormack Associates, Ltd., A California Limited Partnership, The Mineral Owners Hereby Transfer, Convey, Surrender And Release All Of Their Rights, Estates And Interests, Now Vested Or Hereafter Accruing, In And To The Surface Of The Property And The Upper 500 Feet Thereof Measured Vertically Downward From The Surface Of The Property. 2) All Oil, Gas, Casinghead Gas, Asphaltum And Other Hydrocarbons And All Chemical Gas, Now Or Hereafter Found, Situated Or Located In All Or Any Part Or Portion Of The Lands Herein Described Lying More Than Five Hundred Feet (500') Below The Surface Thereof, Together With The Right To Slant Drill For And Remove All Or Any Of Said Oil, Gas, Casinghead Gas, Asphaltum And Other Hydrocarbons And All Chemical Gas Lying Below A Depth Of More Than Five Hundred Feet (500') Below The Surface Thereof, But Without Any Right Whatsoever To Enter Upon The Surface Of Said Land And To The Property Described Above, As Reserved In The Deed From Jesse Marks, As To An Undivided 1/8th Interest, And Joe Marks, As To An Undivided 1/8 Interest, To Amador Delta Management Corporation, A California Corporation, Recorded March 31, 1989 As Instrument No. 19722; By Partial Release Of Surface Rights, Recorded January 23, 1992, Series No. 1992-5325, Official Records Executed By William Marks, Et Al To Marks-Mccormack Associates, Ltd., A California Limited Partnership The Mineral Hereby Transfer Convey, Surrender And Release All Of Their Rights, Estates And Interests, Now Vested Or Hereafter Accruing, In And To The Surface Of The Property And The Upper 500 Feet Thereof Measured Vertically Downward From The Surface Of The Property. 3) All Oil, Gas, Casinghead Gas, Asphaltum And Other Hydrocarbons And All Chemical Gas, Now Or Hereafter Found, Situated Or Located In All Or Any Part Or Portion In Described Lying More Than Five Hundred Feet (500')Below The Surface Thereof, Together With The Right To Slant Drill For And Remove All Or Any Of Said Oil, Gas, Casinghead Gas, Asphaltum And Other Hydrocarbons And All Chemical Gas Lying Below A Depth Of More Than Five Hundred Feet (500') Below The Surface Thereof, But Without Any Right Whatsoever To Enter Upon The Surface Of Said Land Or Upon Any Part Of Said Lands Within Five Hundred Feet (500') Below The Surface Of But Without Any Right Whatsoever To Enter Upon The Surface Of Said Land In And To The Property Described Above, As Excepted By Alice Marks As To An Undivided 1/12 Interest; Jessie Marks Jr., As To An Undivided 1/12 Interest; And Marvin Marks As To An Undivided 1/12 Interest And Joseph P. Marks And Margaret E. Marks, Trustees Of The Joseph P. And Margaret E. Marks, Trust Dated October 1, 1989 As To An Undivided 1/8 Interest And Jesse Marks As To An Undivided 1/8 Interest Were Both Verified By Separate Instrument In Mesne Deeds Of Record; By Partial Release Of Surface Rights, Recorded January 23, 1992, Series No. 1992-5325, Official Records, Executed By William Marks, Et Al To Marks-Mccormack Associates, Ltd., A California Limited Partnership To Mineral Owners Hereby Transfer Convey, Surrender And Release All Of Their Rights, Estates And Interest, Now Vested Or Hereafter Accruing, In And To The Surface Of The Property And The Upper 500 Feet Thereof Measured Vertically Downward From The Surface Of The Property. 4) Any And All Of Landowner's Interest In The Subsurface For All Purposes Consistent With Gas Operations, Including But Not Limited To, The Right To Drill Wells Directionally For Oil, Gas, Water And Other Minerals Under And/Or Through The Property, Regardless Of Where The Directionally Drilled Wells May Be Bottomed And Regardless Of The Surface Locations Of The Directionally Drilled Wells, Landowner Also Grants To Ahc The Right To Inject Salt Water And Other Materials And Substances Into The Subsurface Of The Property, As Granted To Amerada Hess Corporation, A Delaware Corporation, By Deed Recorded January 23, 1992, Series No. 92-5321, Official Records. Commonly known as: 201 Cedar Ridge Dr, Rio Vista, CA 94571 The sale will be held at Santa Clara Street entrance to City Hall, 555 Santa Clara Street, Vallejo, CA. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will bid an estimate of $355,094.24. There will be no proration of taxes, rents or other income or liabilities, except that the purchaser will pay, at or before closing, his prorata share of any real estate taxes that have been paid by the Secretary to the date of the foreclosure sale. When making their bids, all bidders except the Secretary must submit a deposit totaling $35,509.42 (10% of the Secretaryʼs bid) in the form of a certified check or cashierʼs check made out to the Secretary of HUD. Each oral bid need not be accompanied by a deposit. If the successful bid is oral, a deposit of $35,509.42 must be presented before the bidding is closed. The deposit is nonrefundable. The remainder of the purchase price must be delivered within 30 days of the sale or at such other time as the Secretary may determine for good cause shown, time being of the essence. This amount, like the bid deposits, must be delivered in the form of a certified or cashierʼs check. If the Secretary is the high bidder, he need not pay the bid amount in cash. The successful bidder will pay all conveyancing fees, all real estate and other taxes that are due on or after the delivery of the remainder of the payment and all other costs associated with the transfer of title. At the conclusion of the sale, the deposits of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned to them. The Secretary may grant an extension of time within which to deliver the remainder of the payment. All extensions will be for 15-day increments for a fee of $500.00, paid in advance. The extension fee shall be in the form of a certified or cashierʼs check made payable to the Secretary of HUD. If the high bidder closes the sale prior to the expiration of any extension period, the unused portion of the extension fee shall be applied toward the amount due. If the high bidder is unable to close the sale within the required period, or within any extensions of time granted by the Secretary, the high bidder may be required to forfeit the cash deposit or, at the election of the foreclosure commissioner after consultation with the HUD Field Office representative, will be liable to HUD for any costs incurred as a result of such failure. The commissioner may, at the direction of the HUD field office Representative, offer the Property to the second highest bidder for an amount equal to the highest price offered by that bidder. There is no right of redemption, or right of possession based upon a right of redemption, in the mortgagor or others subsequent to a foreclosure completed pursuant the Act. Therefore, the Foreclosure commissioner will issue a Deed to the purchaser(s) upon receipt of the entire purchase price in accordance with the terms of the sale as provided herein. HUD does not guarantee that the property will be vacant. The amount that must be paid if the Mortgage is to be reinstated prior to the scheduled sale is $355,094.24, as of 11/30/2021, plus all other amounts that would be due under the mortgage agreement if payments under the mortgage had not been accelerated, advertising costs and postage expenses incurred in giving notice, mileage by the most reasonable road distance for posting notices and for the Foreclosure Commissionerʼs attendance at the sale, reasonable and customary costs incurred for title and lien record searches, the necessary out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Foreclosure Commissioner for recording documents, a commission for the Foreclosure Commissioner, and all other costs incurred in connection with the foreclosure prior to reinstatement. Date: 10/19/2021 Total Lender Solutions, Inc. U.S. Dept. of HUD Foreclosure Commissioner BY: Rachel Seropian 10505 Sorrento Valley Road, Suite 125 San Diego, CA, 92121 Phone: 866-535-3736 Fax: 866-242-8599 A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document. State Of Ca County Of San Diego On 10/21/2021 before me, Brittany Anne Lokey, a notary public personally appeared, Rachel Seropian who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument. I certify under Penalty Of Perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. Witness my hand and official seal. Brittany Anne Lokey (Seal) DR# 00050767 Published: Nov. 10, 17, 24, 2021

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Section 21700 of the Business and Professions Code, State of California, the undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding. This lien sale shall be conducted online at www.storagetreasures.com where additional information about the sale and the contents to be auctioned will be posted at least seven (7) days before the sale date. The contents will be sold to the highest bidder on 12/09/2021 at 12:00PM H0017 Dexter L Dent This sale is subject to cancellation without notice in the event of settlement between owner and obligated party. SECURITY PUBLIC STORAGE 606 Parker Rd, Fairfield, CA 94553 DR#00050996 Published: Nov. 24, Dec. 01, 2021 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: VICKTOR L. KENDL Case Number: FPR051058 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Vicktor L. Kendl; Vicktor Kendl and Vicktor Louis Kendl A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Rosemary L.K. Watson in the Superior Court of California, County of: Solano The Petition for Probate requests that: Rosemary L.K. Watson 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: DEC. 20, 2021 TIME: 8:30 a.m.; DEPT.: 4 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SOLANO Hall of Justice 600 Union Avenue FAIRFIELD, CA 94533 If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statues and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: M. Kendall Hillman, State Bar #125135 Hillman, Lucas & Canning, P.C. 2420 Martin Road, Suite 300 Fairfield, CA 94534 (707) 427-7377 DR# 00050981 Published: Nov. 17, 21, 24 2021 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: LARCENER WILLIAMS Case Number: P051119 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Larcener Williams A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Natalie Williams in the Superior Court of California, County of: Solano The Petition for Probate requests that: Natalie Williams be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedent's will and codicils, if any be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: DATE: DEC. 16, 2021 TIME: 9:00 a.m. DEPT.: 22 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, County of Solano Old Solano Courthouse 580 Texas Street Fairfield CA 94533 If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1)four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for petitioner: Quinton J. Miller 9381 E. Stockton Blvd., Ste. 200 Elk Grove CA 95624 (916) 714-1717 DR# 00050950 Published: Nov. 17, 21, 24, 2021

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guys behind us are covering really well.” The secondary has had its issues, not only giving up completions but also drawing a flurry of passinterference penalties. That included 97 yards in pass-interference yardage Oct. 24 in a rainsoaked loss to Indianapolis. But the defensive backs rose to the challenge against a premier offense (the Rams with Matthew Stafford) and backed it up with a similarly dominant effort against a weak offense (the Jags with Trevor Lawrence). “They haven’t had same amount of penalties, they haven’t given up big plays and they’ve caused some turnovers,” Shanahan said. “The guys haven’t shied away; they kept working at it and right now they’re doing better.” This defensive revival, as much as quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo’s steady play, bodes well for the 49ers (5-5) as they pursue a playoff berth. After all, they reached the Super Bowl two years mostly on the backs of Bosa, Warner and their colleagues. And a stout challenge awaits this coming Sunday against Minnesota. Quarterback Kirk Cousins and the Vikings stand No. 7 in the league in total offense (just behind the Rams), averaging 387 yards per game. Cousins, whom Shanahan once coveted, is enjoying a terrific season – he has completed more than 68% of his pass attempts and has thrown 21 touchdown passes against two interceptions. “I know (head coach) Mike Zimmer does a great job, I know how good the quarterback always is and they have a great running game and great receivers,” Shanahan said. “So it doesn’t surprise me they’re playing really good ball. It will be a hell of a challenge.” Briefly: Left guard Laken Tomlinson (ankle) will be limited in practice this week, Shanahan said, and the MRI exam of cornerback Davontae Harris’ knee was clean.

some others had.” DeSclafani turned out to be a natural fit in San Francisco, where he posted a career-best 3.17 ERA while allowing a career-low 7.6 hits per nine innings. For a team that entered the week with only one proven starting pitcher, Logan Webb, under contract, resigning DeSclafani was an easy call. “If we get three seasons from Anthony like his 2021 season, we’ll be pretty happy with that,” Zaidi said. “But in talking to Anthony and talking to our pitching coaches, there’s still room for improvement and that’s a constant theme in our clubhouse and around our organization.” After the Giants won a franchise-record 107 games, the decision to re-sign DeSclafani also represents a subtle shift in approach from Zaidi, the architect of the team’s plans. The era of consistent roster churn might be over as Zaidi, general manager Scott Harris and manager Gabe Kapler have spoken publicly about their desire to bring back more of the Giants’ top contributors. Moments after the Giants announced their deal with DeSclafani, multiple reports indicated the club is close to re-signing Alex Wood, who was another valuable member of the 2021 rotation, to a multiyear deal. Much like DeSclafani, Wood signed a one-year contract in San Francisco hoping to reap the benefits of a favorable opportunity and finished his season

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Head coach Luke Walton of the Sacramento Kings looks on in the second quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center, Nov. 17, just days before he was fired by the club, Sunday.

Kings: Walton not only woe From Page B1 Thompson said after Monday’s loss. “It’s not only just (on) players. Yes, it’s a player’s league . . . but in terms of building a team, it takes a collective group. It takes everyone from the top to the bottom. From ownership to the trainers, to the equipment managers, to the players, to (physical therapist), to the GM to the assistant GM. It’s all of us.” General manager Monte McNair, who has a background in analytics, spent a significant portion of his news conference Sunday talking about getting his team back to playing like it did earlier in the season, during a somewhat encouraging 5-4 start. “The start to the year was a lot of what we were hoping for,” McNair said. “And really, I thought it could have been even

From Page B1 meanwhile, had eight players exit the NHL’s Covid Protocol on Saturday, a group that included former Sharks center Dylan Gambrell. Six of those players played Monday in the Senators’ 7-5 loss to the Colorado Avalanche in Denver.

Other Senators in the protocol were forwards Connor Brown, Alex Formenton, and Austin Watson, defensemen Josh Brown, Nick Holden, and Victor Mete, and goalie Matt Murray. Holden did not play against the Avalanche and Josh Brown was injured in the first period and will likely miss

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ground sitting atop the food chain. A 5-4 start shouldn’t be treated as some golden era of Kings basketball, either. Nor should it be viewed as the expectation for this roster. Not after Monday’s loss. Beyond whatever McNair says publicly, the more likely reasoning for firing Walton on Sunday morning lies in marching orders coming from owner Vivek Ranadive, who’s had an itchy trigger finger for firing coaches before. As our Bee colleague Marcos Breton pointed out, Ranadive has a history of this, with Mike Malone, who has found greener pastures, and a playoff team, in Denver. Gentry is the Kings’ sixth coach since Ranadive bought the team in 2013. That’s Jell-O-level stability. The next six games are against teams in Western Conference.

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better. I think we saw a lot of the things that we thought this team could do. But these last eight (1-7) games was a change. “For me, the question became, what’s the best way to move forward? That’s my job at every point of the season. And after (Saturday night), that was the conclusion. It’s really about the future and what we could do going forward.” The odd thing about that, of course, is nine games is an awfully small sample from which to make franchise-altering decisions. The question that will linger: Why was Walton brought back this season if he was going to be on such a short leash to begin with? What can really change by promoting the top assistant from his staff? McNair knows about sample sizes. He’s a numbers guy. So, no, this timing doesn’t track for a GM with his back-

with a desire to return. The signing of DeSclafani and a potential deal involving Wood are just the latest signals from Zaidi and Harris that they believe the 2021 season was the start of a special run. One of the earliest signs came when the Giants extended veteran shortstop Brandon Crawford on a two-year, $32 million deal in midAugust and prior to Monday, the most recent came when first baseman Brandon Belt accepted the club’s one-year, $18.4 million qualifying offer to return in 2022. Opportunities for inexperienced players and veterans coming off rough seasons that were abundant in 2019 and even 2020 appear to be drying up, particularly as Giants executives preach about the value of roster continuity. To clear a 40-man roster spot for DeSclafani, the Giants outfielder designated Alex Dickerson for assignment. A centerpiece of the team’s lineup in 2019 and the second half of the truncated 2020 season, Dickerson wasn’t consistent enough this year for the Giants to commit to tendering the arbitration-eligible slugger a contract for next year. Since Zaidi was hired in November, 2018, the Giants have helped players from DeSclafani to Dickerson come closer to reaching their full potential, all while improving their overall talent level and depth. After winning their first National League West title since 2012, the Giants are well past the point where a rebuild might have made sense.

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