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Covid-19 booster rate remains below 40% throughout state By Kristen Hwang and Ana B. Ibarra CalMatters

SACRAMENTO — Hospitals are at capacity. Covid-19 infections are at record highs. Testing lines stretch for hours. Yet even as the omicron variant batters the state, only 38% of vaccinated Californians have gotten a booster shot. As with initial vaccinations, acceptance of the booster shot has varied throughout California: Counties in the far north and rural areas continue to see lower numbers, with as few as 23% of vaccinated people getting a booster in Mariposa, Colusa and Merced counties, according to a CalMatters analysis ofstate data. The Bay Area boasts the highest rate, at 55%, and only three counties have more than half of their vaccinated population boosted: San Francisco, Marin and San Mateo.In 19 California counties, less than a third of eligible residents are boosted. Solano County shares geographic traits with both the Bay Area and the Central Valley. That split is reflected in the county’s booster totals even as it lags behind its neighboring counties. There were 104,639 boosted resident in Solano County as of Friday, Solano Public Health reports. A total of 37.1% of the county’s vaccine-eligible population ages 12 and older had been

Solano boasts nearly 105,000 boosted residents near statewide average but far below below Bay Area percentage boosted as of Wednesday, according to the state. Sonoma County has a boosted percentage of 46.9%, the state reports. Contra Costa County sits at 45.4% of its eligible population boosted; Napa County has 43.2%; Yolo County has 41.6%; and Sacramento County has 39.6%. In Imperial County – the border community that led the state in vaccination rates last spring after it was hit hard by the virus – only a quarter of eligible residents have gotten a booster shot. The health officer there blames “pandemic fatigue.” “I do think there’s been some fatigue after nearly two years of this pandemic, not just in Imperial County, but everywhere,” said the county health officer, Dr. Stephen Munday. “People want to get back to their normal lives. They want to go to work, they want to take care of their families. It’s kind of like, well, gosh, I got my two doses, why do I have to get another one?” It’s not just people in rural counties where a majority of people have refused so far to get the extra shot: Los Angeles, Kern and Santa Barbara and 28 other

countieshave lower booster rates than the 38% statewide average. Major population centers such as San Diego, San Bernardino and Riverside are lagging behind. State and federal recommendations for booster shots have changed several times, making them difficult for the public to follow. Current guidance advises a booster for all adults, while children as young as 12 can only get an additional Pfizer-BioNTech shot. Immunocompromised children as young as 5 are also eligible for another Pfizer dose. Studies show an additional dose can double protection against infection and is highly effective in preventing severe disease and hospitalization even against the omicron variant, said UC San Francisco epidemiologist George Rutherford. “Run, don’t walk, to go get your boosters,” Fresno County health officer Dr. Rais Vohra said. Most older adults throughout the state have listened to the advice: Nearly 64% have been boosted.In Marin County, as many as 80% of those 65 and older have been boosted, and only four counties have boosted fewer than half of their older population. Solano County follows a similar pattern with 59.5% of residents 65 and older having received boosters.

SACRAMENTO — As they await the release of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed 2022-23 state budget, school district officials across California are worried about losing millions of dollars all at once, resulting in staffing cuts in a time when students need more attention than ever. After two years of not being penalized for declining enrollment during the pandemic, school districts are bracing for a sudden drop in revenues next year as their funding gets recalibrated to match current enrollment, which plummeted since Covid-19 first closed California’s schools. “I’ve never ever seen a drop in enrollment come all at once like this,” said Andy Johnsen, superintendent at the San Marcos School District in north San Diego County. “The pandemic changed everything.” State lawmakers decided

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in 2020 to allow districts to use their pre-pandemic, 2019-20 enrollment and attendance figures to calculate their funding for the next two school years. But starting in the fall of 2022, funding levels will be determined by this year’s enrollment and attendance. “Just to put it into perspective, we lost a few hundred students each year before the pandemic,” said Harold Sullins, an associate superintendent at San Bernardino City School District. “Last year, we declined by 2,000 students. That’s about eight years’ worth of decline.” Without assistance from the state, San Bernardino City School District could lose $27 million in funding due to the enrollment decline, a hefty chunk of the district’s $971 million budget. Districts statewide stand to take similar blows. The impact of such cuts can vary by district. It See Schools, Page A7

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FAIRFIELD — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order this weekend establishing consumer protections against price gouging on at-home test kits. The move came a day after Newsom activated the California National Guard to help at Covid testing sites across the state and the same day his office announced plans to spend nearly $3 billion to support testing across the state The price-gouging order, issued Saturday, generally prohibits sellers from increasing prices on Covid-19 at-home test kits by more than 10%.

The order also gives additional tools to the California Department of Justice and Attorney General’s Office, county district attorneys and other local law enforcement to take action against suspected price gougers. Newsom on Friday announced the deployment of more than 200 Cal Guard members to expand capacity at 50 testing sites around the state. The governor’s office this weekend also unveiled a proposed $2.7 billion Covid-19 emergency response package that includes $1.2 billion to bolster testing efforts through expanded hours and capacity at testing See Governor, Page A7

Bronx apartment fire kills at least 19, 9 of them children Tribune Content Agency NEW YORK — The deadliest New York City fire in decades killed at least 19 Bronx building residents Sunday, including nine children, FDNY sources said. “This is a horrific, horrific, painful moment for the city of New York and the impact of this fire is going to really bring a level of just pain and despair in our city,” Mayor Eric Adams said at the scene. “This is going to be one of the worst fires we have witnessed during modern times in the city of New York,” the mayor added.

The five-alarm blaze broke out about 10:54 a.m. in a duplex apartment spanning the second and third floors of the 19-story building at 333 E. 181st St. near Tiebout Avenue in Fordham Heights. Firefighters arrived within three minutes, their ranks soon swelling to 200, FDNY officials said. ”They were met in the hallway with this fire,” FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro said at the scene. “Very heavy smoke, very heavy fire.” “This smoke extended the entire height of the building — completely unusual,” Nigro added. “Members found victims

on every floor, in stairwells, and were taking them out in cardiac and respiratory arrest. “There were certainly people trapped in their apartments all through this building, which is why our members did an unbelievable job of getting through every floor of this building and getting to these folks,” he added. “But some of them were already in arrest when we reached them.” Medics rushed 32 people with life-threatening injuries and three with serious injuries to five local hospitals, officials said. Nineteen people had minor injuries and

were treated at the scene. All of the victims suffered severe smoke inhalation, Nigro said. Nineteen victims have died, a high-raking FDNY official said. “That is unprecedented in our city,” Nigro said. “The last time we had a loss of life that may be this horrific was at Happy Land fire over 30 years ago, also here in the Bronx.” On March 25, 1990, an arsonist used a can of gasoline to set fire the Happy Land Social Club at 1959 Southern Blvd. in East Tremont. The resulting inferno killed 87 panic-stricken clubgo-

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I am the Angel of Plant Death Young travelers who said that everything she planted grew. She owned a house that a developer wanted to buy so he could build a new project, but she refused. The developer sent some thug to intimidate her and the thug chopped off – “Dead Flowers” one of her fingers. The by The Rolling Stones loss of blood and shock was too much and neighbor the woman died. friend of mine, When the develChris Grokenoper went back to berger, stopped by the house the next last week and day, he was admirgenerously gave ing the garden and me two plastic noticed something bags bulging with moving in the dirt. grapefruits from Two hands dig the tree in front of Tony Wade out and later the his house. It was The last laugh woman is in the an awesome house in a rocking trifecta of things I chair with roots and love: neighborliness, branches growing off of grapefruit and gettin’ her body. She had planted free stuff. her chopped off finger It made me think how and grew a whole new – cool it must be to have your own fruit tree or any incredibly creepy – body. She said “I have green plant that can give you fingers. Everything I plant food. I will never know because I am the Angel of grows. Even me.” I have no idea why I Plant Death. can remember something It is ironic because I that I saw almost 50 years will celebrate two years ago so vividly, but can’t of being a whole-food, remember my Gmail plant-based eater in Febpassword. What I am ruary and yet my entire sure of, however, is that life I just cannot get stuff to grow. There’s a woman I shan’t be getting much sleep tonight. down the street from me I do not have green who has a bajillion flowers fingers, much less a green and other plants in her thumb. Everything I plant front yard and they look dies. I did the experiment amazing. I have one little a few years back of adding rose plant that is clingsome houseplants and ing for dear life, growing dutifully watering them to on a trellis. When I add a little life to the living walk by it, I swear I can room. I added death. hear it humming Blue In the past I tried to Oyster Cult’s “Don’t Fear grow a little garden and The Reaper.” I can’t remember what This topic reminds it was that I was trying me of a 1972 episode of to grow . . . hmmm . . . the spooky late night TV was it tuna? Ketchup? show “Night Gallery” called “Green Fingers.” Tube socks? Whatever In it, Elsa Lanchester it was, I was once again (who decades earlier had disappointed. been the title character in Now, I would love to “The Bride of Frankenbe able to blame this on stein”) played a woman heredity the way I can

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Two Pixabay images depicting Tony Wade as the Angel of Plant Death. with how I am a terrible builder. My pops was a crappy craftsman and I inherited his inability to measure, saw, sand and make anything that resembled what we started out to create. But when it comes to growing things, my dad could handle his business. For a time back in the 1970s we had a robust garden in the backyard that he dutifully attended to and my family enjoyed corn on the cob, collard greens and tomatoes. One year in particular he had a bumper crop of zucchini and it was pretty much all we ate for weeks. There were zucchini-kabobs, zucchini creole, zucchini gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There was pineapple zucchini, lemon zucchini, coconut zucchini, pepper zucchini, zucchini soup, zucchini stew, zucchini salad, zucchini and potatoes, zucchini burger, zucchini sandwich. That – that’s about it. It is with considerable embarrassment that I say that I could not even keep the lil’ green chia sprouts alive on my Bob Ross Chia Head. Now, it is perfectly OK for me to continue to get

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my beloved fruits and vegetables from Winco (oh, and I do accept any and all homegrown donations from readers as well), but how satisfying would it be to pretend I am Mr. Green Jeans (old people reference check) and grow my own? Before I close, I need to say that I tried valiantly to work a reference to the humungous “Little Shop of Horrors” Audrey II plant into this column, but could not. I even thought of including something about only feeding the bloodthirsty mean green mutha from outer space 49ers fans, but it sounded a lil’ too creepy and I’m already gonna have to contact a therapist about that “Green Fingers” thing. Fairfield freelance humor columnist and accidental local historian Tony Wade writes two weekly columns: “The Last Laugh” on Mondays and “Back in the Day” on Fridays. Wade is also the author of The History Press book “Growing Up In Fairfield, California.”

Travelers between the ages of 18 and 35 are springing back from the pandemic in big ways. Over the past year and a half, when all travel was stalled, these travelers were the ones sharing their stories and their favorite destinations on social media, changing not just the destinations they’d like to visit, but also the trends and experiences they prefer. Younger travelers, according to Contiki, desire either beach vacations, European explorations or something in between. Immersion and adventure activities are top-of-mind for many travelers as they begin venturing back out into the world. The desire to experience more is going to be the impetus for many young travelers to visit places like Thailand, Ireland, Egypt and South Africa. Solo travelers also make up almost half of the tour operator’s

bookings for next year, signaling not only a confidence in traveling alone but a desire to experience the world from their own unique vantage points. The average age of travelers booking with Contiki is 27, which makes sense considering that’s usually a time when working professionals are earning enough to begin going on trips before they’re obligated to pay for other expensive life milestones, like marriage, buying a house, or having a child. Popular destinations for younger clients include Mexico and the Caribbean, especially when it comes to allinclusives, as well as the ever-popular Walt Disney World and Disneyland parks in Florida and California. The main trend, though, is a focus toward more FIT journeys that focus on immersion and discovery, and the oopportunity to find exercise adventures.

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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Lelon Aaron Thompson on Nov. 28, 2021, at his new home in Eagle, Idaho. Lee was 89 years old and succumbed to heart failure. Lee was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in 1932 and moved to California with his family in the 1940s. Lee married and started a family in San Francisco and eventually settled in Walnut Creek. He retired after working 35 years for the telephone company as a district manager for Northern California. He will be deeply missed. He is survived by his children, Ronald and Robert Thompson and Karen Turnage; sister, Dee Yetter; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, at Bryan-Braker Funeral Home, 1850 W. Texas St., Fairfield. Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, also at Bryan-Braker Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, please donate to your local hospice organization. Arrangements under the care of Bryan-Braker Funeral Home, 707-425-4697.

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SUISUN CITY — The Solano Land Trust will open three of its sites this weekend for hikes and other activities. The list of available outings includes: A Mindfulness Meditation and Yoga Hike is scheduled from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Rush Ranch. Get the Rush will take place from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, also at Rush Ranch. The free, family friendly monthly gathering with activities for all includes a blacksmith shop and marsh walk. A storybook walk, in partnership with the library, and the self-guided geocache scavenger hunt, Explorer Quest, is presented in partnership with Solano County Office of Education. A Bird of Prey Hike happens from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Lynch Canyon Open Space. Guide Larry Broderick, of West County HawkWatch, has led thousands of visitors on raptor tours at Lynch Canyon, home to golden eagles and hawks and a magnet for migrating and over-wintering birds of prey from as far away as the Arctic Circle. It provides them with more than 1,000 undeveloped acres where they can hunt and rest. This hike will be between 4 to 6 miles. The guided hike is $10 per person. The parking is $6 per vehicle, which goes to support Solano County Parks. Registration is required for all events. For details, including each activity’s meeting location, directions and registration information, visit the events calendar at solanolandtrust.org/events. For additional questions, call 707-420-1041.

Journey Through Grief classes start The NorthBay Bereavement Center will soon host Journey Through Grief classes, a 10-week series of sessions throughout the year focused on healing and learning about grief. Each participant must have been bereaved, or in mourning, for three months before beginning the class. Each session is facilitated by a grief therapist and is offered free of charge to the people of Solano County. Classes are limited to 12 people. They will span 10 Tuesdays from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The 2022 classes will occur: n Tuesday to March 15. n March 29 to May 31. n June 14 to Aug. 16. n Aug. 23 to Nov. 1. n Nov. 8 to Dec. 20:

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Grief During the Holidays on six Tuesdays. All grief support groups are offered online, via Zoom, until further notice, due to Covid-19 safety mandates. To register, call Brenda Boyd at 707-646-3517.

District, county offer free vaccine clinic The Fairfield-Suisun School District, in association with the Solano Department of Public Health and Touro University California, is offering free Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines for people 5 years old and older. The clinic will take place from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Sullivan Interagency Youth Services Center, PAL Gymnasium, 2195 Union Ave., Fairfield. Families should click on https://bit.ly/TouroCA RESS0111 to book vaccine appointments for children 5 to 11 years of age. An appointment is not required for children and adults over 12 years old. Walk-ins are welcome.

To fight the opioid crisis, researchers take new shot Tribune Content Agency SEATTLE — It's been nearly 50 years since a group of researchers in Chicago reported an extraordinary finding: They'd created a vaccine against drug addiction and an early test showed it might work. The scientists provided a rhesus monkey with drugs like heroin and cocaine; it became addicted. But when they injected the monkey with a compound they'd developed – one designed to coax the immune system into fighting addictive drugs as if they were pathogenic invaders – the animal stopped seeking drugs. Their finding, published in the top scientific journal Nature in 1974, heralded a new frontier in treating addiction. But despite millions of dollars in research – and decades' worth of studies, including a high-profile but failed attempt at a nicotine vaccine – there's still no Food and Drug Administration-approved shot against any addictive substance. Scientists at a new University of Washington research center hope that will soon change. "What I'm hoping to achieve is pretty much every year, we're going to start a new clinical trial," said professor Marco Pravetoni, who was recently recruited from the University of Minnesota to lead UW's new Center for Medication Development for Substance Disorders. The Use center, which has raised more than $2 million in initial funding, officially

Rock strikes boats in Brazil Tribune Content Agency

State Treasurer Fiona Ma will be the guest speaker at a virtual town hall meeting on housing. Gustavo Velasquez, director of the state Department of Housing and Community Development, also is scheduled to participate in the event organized by Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa.

RIO DE JANEIRO — At least eight tourists were killed on a lake in southeastern Brazil when a rock face collapsed and struck their boat, local authorities said on Sunday. Police have identified the first body, officials said at a news conference. The person was a 68-year-old man from the municipality of Alpinópolis. Two people were still missing following the incident, which occurred on Saturday on the Lago de Furnas, the fire brigade of the state of Minas Gerais

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Marco Pravetoni will lead University of Washington’s new center devoted to developing vaccines and medications against substance use disorders. opened last week. The investment comes as the number of overdose deaths in Washington has increased sharply: 1,855 Washingtonians died of drug-related deaths in 2020, up 33% from 1,399 the year before. Nationwide, more than 70,000 Americans died from drug-induced overdoses in 2019, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, nearly 50,000 of which were tied to opioids such as heroin, fentanyl and prescription drugs. Public and scientific perspectives on the nature of addiction have changed over time. Once thought of as the result of personal moral failure, scientific advancements have shown addiction is instead driven primarily by genetic and environmental influences. Currently, people seeking help with addic-

tion can take medications like naltrexone, methadone and buprenorphine: These often life-changing medications prevent cravings, feelings of being high or both. For people addicted to opioids, medications like methadone and buprenorphine also dampen withdrawal symptoms. But the medications also come with downsides. Methadone itself can be addictive. And such medications have to be taken regularly – every day or so – and require a prescription or visit to a specialized clinic. Vaccines, on the other hand, hold longlasting and potentially cost-effective promises that available medications don't, experts say. Similar in nature to vaccines against disease, addiction vaccines stimulate the body to create antibodies that recognize

a drug, and prevent or slow it from reaching the brain. A shot every few months, or once a year, has the potential to seriously ease a person's path to recovery. "[Existing medications] don't work for everyone. And a lot of people don't stay on them in the long term," said Rebecca Baker, director of the National Institutes of Health's Helping to End Addiction Long-term Initiative, which has funded Pravetoni's work. "Would the outcomes be better if we had more options?" A vaccine, Baker said, could make treatment more accessible. In animal studies, Pravetoni and other researchers have shown vaccines against a variety of drugs are safe and effective. Now, he and See Opioid, Page A8

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I love spending time with my twin but not her insufferable husband they go; others whenever they go." Sounds as if your sister is on the "wherever she goes" end and her husband is in the "whenever" camp. Dear Annie: My twin Given how close you sister and brother-inare with your sister, law visited me for the you should feel comrecent holiday. I love fortable addressing the Annie Lane my sister, and we have situation with her. Let Dear Annie always gotten along her know that you sense well. As is stereotypa lack of interest from him in ical with twins, we grew up spending time with you, and inseparable and have remained ask her what you could do to emotionally close, even as the strengthen the bond between physical distance between us you and him. Empower her widens. We now only see each to create a solution with her other a few times a year, and I husband, and let her know you cherish these times. want to make it more comfortThe difficulty I have is able for him. If that doesn't that her husband is insufferwork, suggest that you two take able. He is perpetually in a bad sister trips in which you meet mood and always disagreeat a neutral location and keep able. Neither my husband nor I the focus on you two or a small really like it when he's around, circle of people; no spouses, and his demeanor seems to because that might alienate indicate the feeling is mutual. her husband. I want to spend time with my Dear Annie: I have some sister, but I find it less compelissues with social anxiety, and ling knowing that her husband my workplace isn't helping. will be coming along. Do you I'm unsure of when to act prohave any suggestions on how I fessionally and when to act could handle this? — Sad Sister more casually. I'm sure there's Dear Sad Sister: To quote a balance between the two, the often acerbic but always but I'm struggling to find that insightful Oscar Wilde: "Some balance. Everyone at my workplace is really nice and cause happiness wherever Editor's note: Annie Lane is off this week. The following column was originally published in 2019.

Horoscopes

ARIES (March 21-April 19). When you recognize others for their achievements, you fulfill a profound and universal need so primal that many do not even realize they have it: the need to feel important and respected. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Humor is revealing. Joking gives away the truth of the situation. You'll laugh with friends and be gentle with the humorless. Maybe they are protecting a part of themselves. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Some say the human brain processes one emotion at a time, but you'll challenge the notion. The duality of your sign engenders complexity. You'll find yourself taking in all sides of a bittersweet or tragicomic circumstance. CANCER (June 22-July 22). Someone will play the comparison game with you. You're good at this one. One of your best tactics is to be very impressed by your opponent's play and let them have all the glory. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The situation is reminiscent of the fable about the ant and grasshopper. You're the ant, busily storing away grain even when you have plenty. When the grasshoppers laugh, you'll pity their future selves. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Who will come to the party? Who will participate in your plans? Do they really like you? Yes on all accounts. You don't even have to try hard. They'll

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friendlier than I would have expected, but it seems there's an invisible line not to be crossed. How can I gain clarity on this gray area of work-versus-social etiquette? If I'm too professional, I appear cold and distant. If I'm too friendly, I appear out of line and don't appear to take my job seriously. — Confused in Corporate Dear Confused: In my experience, it's always better to err on the side of professionalism, even if it feels a bit stilted and unnatural at times. You will never regret being a bit too formal in the workplace, but you may regret being too informal. That being said, you can gradually work toward a more familiar relationship with your co-workers over time. After you've been there for a few months, you might ask a coworker who is your peer (i.e., not a supervisor) to grab coffee or dinner. People tend to open up more and behave more casually outside the office, even when with co-workers. Then, having established that rapport outside the office, you'll feel a bit more comfortable at work. Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@ creators.com.

by Holiday Mathis

Today’s birthday Your dreams are possible. It’s a little scary, but you’ll charge forward. No excuses. No quitting. You’ll change something about your habits and thinking that will seal you to your work with a new spirit of devotion. Finances perk up with solid, interesting work. You’ll be pursued by employers and love interests. Sagittarius and Libra adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 1, 44, 38, 12 and 6.

be swept into your natural enthusiasm. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Sharing what matters to you brings gifts too numerous and subtle to describe. Your arguments get better, and your knowledge deepens as you listen up. All thrive with the discussion going strong. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). As uncomfortable as it can be living with an outspoken inner critic, there are benefits, too. Without this voice in your head, you wouldn't be the profound thinker and industrious individual you are. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Those who are all over the map are as lost as the mapless. Get a quick overview and then home in on

one thing. Believe in it and stick to it until you arrive. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19). If support from wellmeaning people feels like pressure instead of motivation toward the goal, you'll question it. Honor your instinct on the matter. You feel as you do for a reason. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 18). To fully appreciate what you have and use it to your best advantage is the greatest win. Once you maximize your existing resources, new ones will become available. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You need space in your schedule to do important things, such as nothing at all. You repair and restore yourself in the breaks. Consider making fewer commitments. Your future self will thank you. TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (Jan. 10). CELEBRITY PROFILES: World heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman shows his Capricorn business acumen in a variety of successful businesses. From grills to menswear to race cars, his winning spirit and can-do attitude give his ventures a powerful punch. Foreman was born under the moon of determination, Taurus. And with Mercury and Mars in quickthinking Aquarius, he's a man of the future.

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(West) lead the diamond king: two, three, 10. Since you and your partner use upside-down signals, you do not know who has the diamond four. What would you do now? In the auction, North’s redouble showed spades, of course! If North had known his partner was going to bid four hearts, he probably would have doubled four diamonds and collected 300 for down two, declarer losing one spade, one heart, one diamond and two clubs. But then it would have ruined a great story. What did you lead at trick two? If the diamond ace, declarer will ruff, cash the heart ace and play a spade, leaving you with no riposte. If you duck, South pitches his second spade on the diamond queen. If you take the spade trick, declarer can get home if he reads the layout correctly. A trick-two shift to a trump or a club is also ineffective, chewing up partner’s queen in that suit. After the spade ace and another A DEFENSE FOR A spade, South can run dummy’s heart then go back to the spades. YEAR AND THE AGES nine,Bart found the only defense – at The Gidwani Family Trust Defence trick two, he led the spade queen! of the Year award from the InternaDeclarer won with dummy’s king, ran tional Bridge Press Association in 2020 the heart nine and played another went to Brad Bart from Canada for his spade. West took that trick and led the play in this deal. It was originally diamond ace. South, cut off from the written up by Danny Miles, also from dummy, had to lose two club tricks, Canada. going down one. Cover the East and South hands. Against four hearts doubled, you COPYRIGHT: 2022, UNITED FEATURE SYNDICATE

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Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 grid contains the digits 1 through 9, with no repeats. That means that no number is repeated in any row, column or box. Solution, tips A DEFENSE FOR program A and computer at YEAR AND THE AGES www.sudoku.com

The Gidwani Family Trust Defence of the Year award from the International Bridge Press Association in 2020 went to Brad Bart from Canada for his play in this deal. It was originally written up by Danny Miles, also from

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Should state provide health care to all of its residents?

n paper, having one state agency as the exclusive purveyor of health care for 40 million Californians would seem to make sense, replacing dozens of federal, state and private systems and their often bewildering financial and managerial peculiarities. Centralized health care seems to work fairly well in other developed countries, such as Canada and the United Kingdom, with per capita costs somewhat lower than those in the United States. The notion has been kicking around in California political circles for years and at one point, the state Senate passed a single-payer bill, although it stalled in the Assembly for lack of a financing mechanism. The idea resurfaced last week with the introduction of Dan Walters two measures: one to create the framework for such a system in California, the other to ask voters to levy tens of billions of dollars in new taxes, mostly on affluent taxpayers and businesses, to pay for it. “There are countless studies that tell us a single-payer health care system is the fiscally sound thing to do, the smarter health care policy to follow, and a moral imperative if we care about human life,” the proposal’s chief author, Assemblyman Ash Kalra, said. “What we’re trying to do is get rid of these dozens of buckets of funding – whether it’s private insurance, whether it’s employer, whether it’s Medi-Cal – put it into one bucket,” the San Jose Democrat added. Kalra has obtained support from a fairly large group of his legislative colleagues and apparently has conceptual backing from Gov. Gavin Newsom, who pledged to work for a single-payer system during his 2018 campaign. “Doing nothing is not inaction,” Kalra said of promises not kept. “It is, in fact, the cruelest of actions while millions suffer under our watch.” The constitutional amendment needing voter support would impose a new excise tax on businesses equal to 2.3% of any annual gross receipts in excess of $2 million, plus a payroll tax of 1.25% of total annual wages on employers with 50 or more workers, another payroll tax on employers tied to workers earning more than $49,900 a year, and graduated increases in personal income taxes on affluent taxpayers. Estimates of revenues from the new taxes vary but would, it’s assumed, top $150 billion a year. Sponsors say the taxes would be offset by eliminating what employers and individuals now pay out of pocket for health care. Even with overwhelming Democratic majorities in both legislative houses, it may be difficult to advance the two companion measures, since they will face very stiff opposition from private employer groups such as the California Chamber of Commerce and much, if not most, of the current health care industry. There are, moreover, some serious practical hurdles. The federal government now pays about half of the state’s medical care tab, which approaches a half-trillion dollars a year, through Medicare, Medi-Cal, “Obamacare” and systems serving federal employees, and civil service and military retirees. The proposal assumes that the feds would, in effect, turn over all of that money, well over $200 billion a year, to the state. It also assumes that unions, including those of government workers, would also be willing to throw their health care money into the pot, meaning their often lavish benefits would be equalized with the rest of the state’s residents. The biggest hurdle, however, may be convincing Californians that a state government riddled with managerial messes such as the Employment Development Department, the Department of Motor Vehicles, the bullet train project and countless failed technology initiatives should be trusted with something as important as medical care. 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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inseparable. or anyone who believes that America’s elite instiMy second reaction is tutions of higher learning that these two elite Ameriare taken far too serican institutions have lost their ously – and I count myself moorings. Can you imagine among the believers – the past your school telling you not two years have been bracing. to leave the county? (Though Of course I am referring to Princeton sports teams are Covid policy, in particular the somehow exempted.) current efforts of Princeton If Princeton or Yale took Tyler Cowen and Yale to restrict the offthe position that the current campus movements of their students state of Covid is so potentially dangerin fairly radical ways. ous that the entire university must be Last week Yale sent out an email shut down, that would at least be conlaying out requirements for returning sistent (and, in March 2020, I agreed students. According to the Yale Daily with that view). But these policies do News, there will be a campus-wide not and indeed cannot insulate these quarantine until Feb. 7, which may universities from the outside world. be extended. Furthermore, students The omicron strain is going to spread “may not visit New Haven businesses at Princeton and Yale regardless of or eat at local restaurants (even outwhether students gather at Hoagie doors) except for curbside pickup.” Haven or Modern Apizza. Meanwhile, in Princeton, the uniThe selectivity is stunning. The versity issued this announcement Princeton policy restricts the travel of Dec. 27: “Beginning Jan. 8 through undergraduates, but what of the other mid-February, all undergradupeople affiliated with the university, ate students who have returned to such as faculty, staff or contractors? campus will not be permitted to The Yale policy prevents students travel outside of Mercer County or from patronizing local New Haven Plainsboro Township for personal businesses, but what if a professor reasons, except in extraordinary cirwants to drive up to Cambridge? cumstances. . . . We’ll revisit and, if The assumption seems to be that possible, revise this travel restriction the virus spreads in particular ways by Feb. 15.” that can be controlled by a univerMy first reaction, as someone who sity with virtually no enforcement teaches at George Mason University apparatus. It is all but impossiin northern Virginia, is to be amazed ble to imagine an enforcement of that the life of the Yale campus and these rules that is in any way univerthe life of New Haven can be so sal and fair. readily separated. If Yale truly has What about the risk from keeping evolved to be a separate enclave, then the students together in dorms? that is a sign of trouble, pandemic Princeton has a 20-student limit on or not. My school is so integrated gatherings, but if the virus is that with the local community – includdangerous, can a group of 19 stuing a large number of commuting dents be justified? Masks are useful, students – that such a regulation but they are not a cure-all and not would be unthinkable. Princeton at always of sufficient quality. Keep in mind that as of last semester, when least is recognizing that the univerthe more dangerous delta variant sity and the town are pretty much

was dominant, Princeton’s eating clubs were open. Perhaps the strongest defense of these policies is this: Universities can only do so much. And if they don’t want to shut down, at least they can institute rules to help limit the spread of the virus until the omicron wave passes. I doubt these policies will significantly limit the spread of Covid. But my objection is more fundamental: They put universities in the untenable position of both panicking about Covid and treating Covid as trivial. Given the purpose of a university as an educational leader, a university that is hypocritical and rhetorically corrupt is failing outright. The restrictions also show these universities as content to treat their students much worse than their faculty and staff – a faculty and staff that is typically older and thus more at risk for Covid. The liberty of Yale students to visit a local bookshop or grocer is less important than freedom of movement for faculty and administrators. Imagine the reaction if a professor or a dean told a student: “I will go out and about and do largely as I please. But you have to stay on campus, so you do not infect me.” It would be considered outrageous, and rightly so. Right now some of America’s top universities are essentially sending that message – in the process telling the world that they are not morally serious. They should not be surprised, then, when the world starts believing them. Tyler Cowen is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He is a professor of economics at George Mason University and writes for the blog Marginal Revolution. His books include “Big Business: A Love Letter to an American Anti-Hero.”

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Credible voting reform, not HR 1: Part 2 Congress approves this bill, it will probably be declared unconstitutional. Thomas Jefferson said, “We in America do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate.” It is wise and necessary to encourage maximum voting Earl Heal and participation in civic hat section focuses on the activities, but never to lose voting power of state legislatures to integrity. Seventy-five years ago, regulate national elections. elementary and secondary schools It adds Congress’s authorprovided intense training in ”civics” ity only in a subordinate clause and parents of that era participated in which is what lawyers and judges school board and city council meetcall a “proviso” – both in the Foundings. What happened since? ing era and in modern times. Citizens vote or address govProvisos traditionally are interernmental boards when there preted narrowly, leaving the state is confidence in the results. HR legislatures’ power to be interpreted 1 throughout will weaken voter confibroadly. If there’s reasonable doubt dence. Its’ worst proposals follow. about whether Congress has authorn The hazards of universal voting ity, the issue is decided against by mail and ballot harvesting were Congress and for the states. defined last week. Have you seen any Giving Congress power to revise documented data to confirm that state election laws was highly conVBM increases voting substantially? troversial because the Founders No. Even Washington state, Colorado understood the danger of allowing and Arizona representatives, all from incumbent politicians to dictate the mandatory VBM states, attending the laws governing their own re-election. A current glaring example is the Carter Center and Baker Institute Democratic Party’s support of House joint conference in April 2021 to Resolution 1, which specifies the only review voting reform, stated VBM voting participation in local issues court where HR 1 can be challenged is in heavily Democratic Washington, increased somewhat but only increased national voting by 2%. D.C. After much public resistance n Absentee voting should be and constitutional debate, the comcontinued but only with former promise was the proviso would adequate protections, i.e., the voter be limited to emergencies such as must certify in writing that he will be “injury to the general government.” unavailable to vote Election Day and Chief Justice John Roberts referenced this proviso in a 2015 Supreme only the voter or family member will Court case, Shelby versus Holder. If personally deliver the voted ballot to

“The times, places and manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each state by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by law make or alter such Regulations. . . .” — U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 4

the precinct or registrar. Unlike VBM, absentee ballots can be processed safely. n Register residents without proof of identity or citizenship. Name another country so dumb! These advocates are not dumb; they know what this will produce – voter cheating. n Universal voting with no ID required. Polling has consistently found two-thirds of Americans want photo ID. For the 2020 election, 33 states did require some identification and 17 of those specified photo ID. The Democratic Party line is that voter ID is voter suppression. Does anyone believe that? For those few potential voters who do not have a photo ID card, any state requiring the same provides that voter with one. Texas and Georgia found a small increase in active voting when they implemented photo ID. Perhaps because potential voters had more confidence in voting. n Register all children at the age of 16 or 17 to vote if the election is before their 18th birthday. This might work if those children’s schools were evaluated to teach a “civics” or government course that taught citizenship responsibilities. n Establish a 30-day voting period. Why? If voting is not important enough to accommodate on one day or use an absentee ballot, is that person knowledgeable enough to vote? Earl Heal is a retired Air Force officer, former airline pilot and former member of the Solano County Republican Central Committee. Contact him at healearlniki@att.net.

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Boosters: Vaccine rates for extra shot remain low From Page A1 But for younger Californians, getting an additional dose is far less common. Only 47% of those ages 50 to 64 have been boosted. Forty-four counties have boosted less than half their population in this age group. “The case spikes are being driven by the unvaccinated, which are 25 to 45 years old, largely,” Rutherford said. “That’s where we’re seeing the majority of cases, and that’s where the majority of unvaccinated or under-vaccinated people are.” Solano County’s booster update percentages for younger and middleage residents show similar declines: 34.9% for ages 50 to 64; 27.1% for ages 18 to 49; and 4.6% for ages 12 to 17, the state reports. Unlike early in the pandemic when vaccines were limited, the slow booster uptake has little to do with availability. “There’s a very robust supply,” said Imperial County Health Officer Munday. According to the state health department, the state stockpile currently has5.6 million available doses – a 39-day supply. MyTurn, the state’s vaccination portal, recently added booster appointments for children ages 12 to 15. “Omicron is here. We can’t abandon the tools that have allowed California

to be one of the safest states throughout the pandemic. Those are vaccines and boosters,” Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly said during an update Wednesday. All-patient hospitalizations are approaching 51,000 people, a number just shy of the peak capacity reached during last winter’s surge. Approximately 8,000 of those patients are Covid-19 cases. “To those who haven’t been vaccinated at all: Get your vaccine as quickly as you can. And those who have been vaccinated but haven’t been boosted, please consider getting boosted,” Ghaly said. In Fresno, where Covid-19 has prompted deployment of the National Guard, many health care workers are unable to work due to Covid-19 exposure or infection, further straining their hospital system, officials said. Only a third of eligible residents in Fresno County are currently boosted, according to state data. “The boosted vaccination population is fending off the omicron infections really quickly,” Fresno County Health Officer Vohra said. “For the unvaccinated folks they basically are the ones who are super vulnerable and those are the ones we’re worried about because they’re the ones that land in the hospitals and ICU.”

North of Fresno, officials in sparsely populated Mariposa County are relying heavily on the state’s MyTurn portal to distribute booster shots. Less than a quarter of eligible residents have been boosted. County health officer Dr. Eric Sergienko said mass vaccination clinics have subsided due to decreased demand, fewer resources and privacy concerns in their small community. “Rather than doing clinics with hundreds, we have clinics through MyTurn that are booked out with 30 to 100 people at our scheduled clinics on Tuesdays and Thursday,” Sergienko said. Cases and hospitalizations in Mariposa County have trended younger with a majority of cases occurring among those ages 20 to 40 and a majority of hospitalizations among unvaccinated people ages 40 to 55, department spokeswoman Lizz Darcy said. The statewide surge in infections and hospitalizations is expected to peak during the third week of January, experts say. Hospitalizations remain substantiallybelow pre-vaccine levels. Community organizations and health centers, which have been at the forefront of vaccine education and distribution, say interest in the booster has increased during this current surge. “It seems our community is much

more receptive to receiving the booster than they were originally to get the first dose,” said Bryant Macias, emergency relief supervisor at the United Farmworkers Foundation, which has advocated for priority doses for farmworkers andhelped organize clinics. “The main challenges we have identified are individuals not knowing how long they need to wait before getting the booster shot, whether or not they can get a booster that is different from their initial vaccine, and some folks only wanting the booster if it’s the same kind as their initial dose.” In agricultural counties, like those in the Central Valley, workplace vaccine clinics played an important role in increasing access last spring. Those events for boosters may not be as visible yet because it’s the off season for many crops. But they’re in the plans, said Irene de Barraicua, director of operations with Lideres Campesinas, a nonprofit network of farmworkers based in Oxnard. “We’ve heard from counties and workgroups that are enthusiastic about continuing these efforts,” she said. Kristen Hwang reports on health care and policy for CalMatter. Ana B. Ibarra is a Sacramento-based health reporter for CalMatters. The Daily Republic contributed to this report.

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Firefighters hoisted a ladder to rescue people through their windows after a fire broke out inside a third-floor duplex apartment at 333 E. 181st St. in the Bronx Sunday.

Fire: 19 have died From Page One “What I do know, and we’ve stressed this over and over, the door to that apartment was left open causing the fire to spread and the smoke to spread,” Nigro added. The building includes multiple units converted into duplexes and has spaces hard to reach for firefighters. “It’s a tough place to fight a fire,” an FDNY source said. Public records show the building has multiple open violations for mouse and roach infestations, peeling lead paint and water leaks. One open complaint with city Housing Preservation and

Development makes reference to defective fire retardant material in a first-floor ceiling. On Dec. 28, 2017, a fire started by a boy playing with a stove killed raged through an apartment building at 2363 Prospect Ave. in Belmont, killing four children and eight adults. A 13th victim died at the hospital several days later. That fire spread because the boy’s mom didn’t close the door as she ran out of her burning apartment, allowing the flames to spread up the stairs and throughout the building. It was the worst fatal fire in the city in a quarter-century.

Governor: Warning From Page One sites, distributing millions of Covid antigen tests to local health departments, clinics, county offices of education and schools, and more. This effort includes a $1.4 billion emergency appropriation request to the Legislature for California’s immediate needs, according to a press release Saturday from the governor’s office. The package also includes spending to accelerate vaccination and booster efforts, support frontline workers, strengthen the health care system and battle misinformation. The announcements come as the omicron variant continues to spread rapidly, account-

ing for at least 80% of Covid-19 cases in California, the governor’s office reports. The National Guard plan spreads more 200 Cal Guard members across 50 Optum Serve sites around the state to provide interim clinical staff while permanent staff are hired, add capacity for walkins, assist with crowd control and backfill for staff absences. There are two Optum Serve sites in Solano County, one each in Vacaville and Vallejo. Additional members of the Cal Guard will be deployed this week in similar capacities, the governor’s office reports.

could mean laying off employees or cutting language and art programs. Ultimately, it’ll mean eliminating services many students need, especially in the coming years as they try to recover from the challenges of virtual learning. California schools statewide lost about 23,000 students in 201819. Between the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years, public school enrollment in California dropped by nearly seven times that figure, with more than 160,000 students dropping out. To calculate what it pays to individual districts each year, the state uses average daily attendance, so not only does enrollment matter but so does making sure students are in class every day. A new bill introduced Jan. 3 by State Sen. Anthony Portantino, a San Fernando Valley Democrat, seeks to change this policy and fund schools based on enrollment, which would generate $3 billion for schools statewide. Before Covid-19, low birth rates and migration patterns caused the annual shrinkage of public school enrollment. During the pandemic, kindergarten enrollment fell by about 61,000 students, accounting for much of the overall decline. “Kindergarten is not compulsory,” Sullins, of the San Bernardino district, said. “At our earlier grade levels, a lot of our parents opted to hold their students back.” When physical classrooms reopened in the fall of 2021, stringent rules about quarantine and independent study also hurt attendance. Districts failing to offer independent study to students in quarantine were required to count those pupils as absent, losing out on their attendance-based funding. Sullins said this policy had a “tremendous impact” on attendance rates. District leaders said a sudden drop in funding would punish districts for both drops in enrollment caused by the pandemic and for failing to comply with unreasonable independent study requirements. “The public doesn’t understand,” said Lisa Gonzales, the chief business officer at the Mount Diablo School District. “We’re all facing colossal funding decreases next year.” Gonzales said her 30,000student, Northern California district could lose $24 million if the state does nothing. Gonzales declined to comment on exactly where the district would

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make cuts, but she said she expects to issue layoff notices. She said when making cuts, school districts first figure out what they absolutely need to keep by law, like a teacher in every classroom and transportation for students with disabilities. Then they look at how they could enlarge class sizes and eliminate certain positions. “You don’t have to have a librarian and a counselor,” she said. “Are they important and valuable? Absolutely.” Administrators interviewed by CalMatters raised several possible solutions, but they fell under two general categories – and seek to take advantage of the fact that the state anticipates a big budget surplus. First, the state could increase overall funding to schools by adjusting the formula that determines most of the money districts receive from the state. The formula consists of “base” funding for all students and additional “supplemental” and “concentration” grants for districts that serve English learners, foster children and students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals. “In an ideal world, what would benefit is an increase to the base,” Gonzales said. “It could reverse the attendance issue we’re having.” A second option: The state could cut funding gradually, giving districts more time to downsize. A spokesperson for the governor declined to comment on the contents of the forthcoming proposed budget. The state Legislature is aware of the fiscal crisis looming over districts. Mike Fine, the chief executive officer of the state’s Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team, spoke at a Nov. 30 hearing for the state Assembly’s Educa-

tion Finance Subcommittee and recommended that districts be temporarily funded based on their three-year average attendance rates. Fine said that pre-pandemic, about 60% of districts were declining. Last year, all but one of the 58 counties in the state had a decline. The governor and Legislature have tried to help districts recover from the pandemic. The 2021-22 state budget ushered historic spending for K-12 education. Much of that went to ongoing funding like sending more money to districts with higher concentrations of at-risk students. Jonathan Kaplan, a senior policy analyst at the California Budget & Policy Center, said these commitments signal that lawmakers in Sacramento are aware of just how hard some communities were hit by Covid-19. “The governor and Legislature deserve credit,” Kaplan said. “The bump in the concentration grant acknowledged there’s a legitimate need out there. Students in these communities need support.” Even so, both the state and local districts underestimated just how low enrollments and attendance rates would plummet this year. “Could they have really known there was going to be such large numbers of students who weren’t coming?” Kaplan asked. “Could they really know how much hardship there would be? I don’t think so.” Joe Hong is the K-12 education reporter for CalMatters.

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WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said there’s an “opportunity” to add federal coronavirus relief aid to a package of legislation funding the government as a February deadline looms. “It is clear from the opportunity that is there and the challenge that is there,” Pelosi said in an interview on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” noting that

President Joe Biden’s administration “has not made a formal request for more funding.” Additional funds to help mitigate the effects of the pandemic could be added to a bill that’s needed to fund the government after a stopgap spending measure runs out Feb. 18, she said. “I believe that left to their own devices, the appropriators can get the job done,” Pelosi said. “Something like addi-

tional funding can be in there, can be fenced off for emergency, as would be Covid.” Last week, two senators suggested that additional relief for U.S. restaurants and other service industries hurt by the surge of infections could be added to the spending bills. Sens. Ben Cardin, a Maryland Democrat and head of the Small Business Committee, and Roger Wicker, a Mississippi Republican,

said they are working to build support for the plan among their colleagues. Pelosi didn’t specify what any extra funding might be used for. Pelosi told CBS that the virus’s “resilience” means it’s spreading faster than in previous phases of the pandemic, underscoring the need for everyone “to get vaccinated, to be masked, to have spatial distancing and the rest. And to be tested, tested, tested.”

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Control of socialist heartland at stake in Venezuelan vote Tribune Content Agency Venezuela’s government risks humiliation Sunday as voters infuriated by fuel shortages threaten to throw out the ruling party in the hot, cattle-farming region where the father of the nation’s socialist revolution was born. Barinas state in western Venezuela was the birthplace of former President Hugo Chavez, and has been governed by his family for more than two decades. But that legacy came under threat after a voter rebellion in November nearly ousted the ruling party in the gubernatorial election, before the Supreme Court stepped in to halt the vote count that the opposition candidate was leading. Residents must now choose between Jorge Arreaza, 48, a former foreign affairs minister who used to be married to one of Chavez’s daughters, and Sergio Garrido, 54, a local leader from Venezuela’s oldest political party. The opposition’s candidate from the first round, Freddy Superlano, was banned by the Supreme Court from running again, as was his wife and one other candidate. That left the opposition to field Garrido, their fourth choice. Polls started to open at 6 a.m. and by mid-morning most were fully operative, with voters saying the process was quick and easy. Electoral centers were heavily guarded by the more than 24,000 security officials. According to an opposition spokesperson, participation had doubled during the first half of the day compared to the

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The candidate for the governorship of Barinas State for the opposition Popular Will party, Sergio Garrido, votes, Sunday. November election. Despite some reports of coercion, including the presence of pro-government checkpoints called “red spots,” and the arrest of at least two opposition activists, no major incidents have been reported. Polls are scheduled to close at 6 p.m., or until there are no more voters standing in line. Preliminary results are expected on Sunday evening. “We want a change for Barinas,” said Coromoto Pereira, an 80-yearold former nurse, outside a voting center in Barinas city. “We are tired of these people who have already ruled for 21 years. We hope that the results are respected.” Barinas has been afflicted by blackouts and inflation like the rest of the nation, while the collapse of the currency has led many people to use not just dollars, but Colombian pesos. Locals say it is their inability to find gasoline and cooking gas that’s really stoked anger toward the ruling party. “For the last four years we’ve had to queue for days just to get

30 liters of gasoline,” said Neir Fernandez, a 48-year-old farmer from Barinas. President Nicolas Maduro’s socialist regime has spent large amounts of public money to try to hold on to power in Barinas, giving away goods such as refrigerators, mobile phones, school supplies and toys ahead of the vote, local people said. Government food packages are now arriving more frequently and include servings of meat, where previously they tended to mainly include items such as grains and maize flour. Fuel supplies are the best they’ve been in years. While the government’s candidate speaks at big, well-funded rallies with a stage and large screens, the opposition candidate has given speeches from the back of a cattle truck, in the David versus Goliath contest. Hugo Chavez’s father and two brothers have governed Barinas since Chavez became president in 1999. But after Gov. Argenis Chavez – a younger brother – performed poorly in the November vote, the ruling party replaced him with Arreaza. There is also another opposition candidate, Claudio Fermin, which may split the anti-government vote. The ruling party won 19 of 23 states in November in Venezuelan regional elections, but was stung by the turn of events in its symbolic heartland. “We have lots of problems with electricity, sewers, water, food and fuel supply,” said Alexis Correa, a farmer in Chavez’s home town of Sabaneta, in an interview.

Opioid: Researchers work on vaccine From Page A3 collaborators in New York and New Jersey are running the first-ever opioid vaccine trial in humans in the U.S.; they intend to enroll about 45 people to test a vaccine against oxycodone, a commonly abused

prescription pain medication. UW's new center will build on this research and prior animal studies on other drugs like fentanyl and heroin, he said. But Pravetoni admits he'll be up against the same challenges that have bedeviled addiction vaccine development for decades. Clinical trials in people

are incredibly expensive – Pravetoni estimates it would take more than $200 million to $300 million to get a vaccine to market — and big pharmaceutical companies have shown little interest in chipping in. "[Researchers] are trained to overcome adversity," he said. "I don't give up."

Week From Page A3 The starting time is 6 p.m. Tuesday. The town hall will be broadcast on KSVY Sonoma and streamed live on KSVY.org (audio) as well as on video at https://sd03.senate.ca.gov, www.facebook.com/SenBillDodd, www.youtube. com/user/SonomaTV/ and SonomaTV.org. The event also will be broadcast on KSVY 91.3 FM. Panelists will take live and submitted questions. Email questions to townhall@ksvy.org. Dodd represents the state’s 3rd Senate District, which includes all of Solano County as well as Winters in Yolo County.

Raft of gov’t meetings on week’s calendar The coming week will have numerous regular government meetings that are open to the public. Some meetings will be in person and others online. The meetings include: n Solano County Board of Supervisors, 9 a.m. Tuesday, County Government Center, 675 Texas St., Fairfield. Info: co.solano.ca.us.

n Travis School District Governing Board, 5 p.m. Tuesday closed session, 6 p.m. open session, Travis Education Center, 2775 De Ronde Drive, Fairfield. Info: travisusd.org. n Vacaville City Council, 6 p.m. Tuesday, council chamber, virtual only. Info: ci.vacaville.ca.us. n Suisun City Planning Commission, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, 701 Civic Center Blvd. Info: www.suisun. com/planning-commission. n Solano County Board of Education, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Solano County Office of Education, 5100 Business Center Drive, Fairfield. Info: www.solanocoe.net. n Solano Transportation Authority Board, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Suisun City Hall, 701 Civic Center Blvd. Info: www. sta.ca.gov. n Solano County Parks and Recreation Commission, 10 a.m. Thursday, hearing room, first floor, CAC lobby, 675 Texas St., Fairfield. Info: www.solano county.com/depts/rm/ countypark/parksnrec/ agendas_n_minutes.asp. Fairfield-Suisun n School District, 6 p.m. Thursday, first-floor board room at Central Office, 2490 Hilborn Road, Fairfield. Info: www.fsusd.org.

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Passengers on a boat farther away can be heard trying to warn others. "Move away from there!" they shouted. "There are a lot of rocks falling." Screams can also be heard. According to the fire brigade, two boats sustained direct hits, while another two were indirectly struck. All of the dead were on a single boat named Jesus.

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Epic finish yields win, playoff berth for the 49ers CamInman

The Mercury News

LOS ANGELES — The 49ers are in the playoffs, and with their not-dead-yet moxie and play-making ability, don’t rule them out from a SoFi Stadium return for next month’s Super Bowl. After spotting the Los Angeles Rams a 17-0 lead, the 49ers rallied Sunday for a 20-17, overtime win to capture the NFC’s No. 6 seed, the second of three wild-card berths. Up next is a renewal of an epic rivalry and a visit to the NFC East-champion Dallas Cowboys (12-5). It will be their first postseason meeting since the 1994, when the 49ers won in the NFC Championship Game en route to the franchise’s fifth (and last) Lombardi Trophy. The 49ers (10-7) did not lead Sunday against the Rams until 7:15 into the 10-minute overtime, when Robbie Gould’s 24-yard field goal capped a 12-play drive. Could the 49ers’

analysis ever-shaky pass defense protect that lead? Well, to no surprise this season, a third-and-10 pass to Cooper Kupp resulted in the 49ers’ seasonlong specialty: a pass interference penalty (on Moseley). Emmanuel Then came an unlikely hero: Ambry Thomas, who intercepted a Matthew Stafford bomb down the sideline, the type of deep pass that 49ers’ cornerbacks have yielded at inopportune moments since September. What a comeback it was. Not just from 17-0. The 49ers were down 24-17 with 1:27 remaining. Granted a reprieve, Garoppolo engineered an 88-yard, game-tying touchdown drive. It took five plays, the longest being a 55-yard catch-and-run by Deebo Samuel, and the clutchest being a 14-yard scoring strike to Jauan Jennings, who earlier caught a gameSee 49ers, Page B8

Big return for Thompson as Warriors roll Tribune Content Agency SAN FRANCISCO – Warriors guard Klay Thompson took a deep breath, leaned back in his seat and listened to the roar from a sellout Chase Center crowd. This was a moment worth savoring. For the first time in 941 days, Thompson was hearing the PA announcer call his name during pregame introductions. All he had endured the past 2 1/2 years — the surgeries on a torn ACL and torn Achilles tendon; the grueling rehabs; the latenight shots — were to reach this milestone. Thompson scored 17 points in 19 minutes as the Warriors rolled to a 96-82 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Steph Curry led the team with 28 points but he wasn’t the story on this night. In becoming one of the most important players in Warriors history,

Thompson hardly settled for simply being in the lineup. His goal is clear: become better than he was the night he suffered that ACL injury in Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals. And judging by how he opened his first game in nearly 31 months, Thompson is in a rush to get there. Forty seconds into regulation, he cut hard to the rim and hit a driving floater in the key. Over the next three-plus minutes, Thompson sent fans to the edge of their seats as he attempted three jumpers, including two 3-pointers, only for each shot to clang off iron. As he sauntered back to the bench with 7:37 left in the first quarter, he shook his head. There would be no major scoring outburst to kick of his first game back from two injuries known to derail careers.

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Alabama head football coach Nick Saban, right, talks with Georgia head coach Kirby Smart before the SEC

Championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Dec. 4, 2021.

Strength in recruiting always wins for Alabama and Georgia Matt Baker

Tampa Bay Times

TAMPA, Fla. — The lopsided College Football Playoff semifinal wins that brought No. 1 Alabama and No. 3 Georgia to Monday’s national championship were the product of dozens of smaller victories along the way. Not just on the field. On the recruiting trail, where the sport’s superpowers form. “This,” Florida coach Billy Napier said, “is a talent-acquisition business.” And few, if any, coaches have a better mastery of it than the Crimson Tide’s Nick Saban and the Bulldogs’ Kirby Smart. Every recruiting class they’ve

analysis signed since 2017 has been ranked in the top five nationally, according to 247Sports’ composite rankings. In ‘19 and ‘20, they were 1-2 and 2-1. Of the 125 five-star prospects on Division I-A rosters this season, more than one-fourth were at either Georgia (19) or Alabama (14). In their semifinal romps, the Bulldogs and Crimson Tide each had 11 starters who were former top-100 recruits. In their regular-season finales, Florida, Florida State, Miami, USF and UCF started 11 of them combined. Until the rest of the sport’s major programs (including the former powers in this state) start consistently

beating Smart and Saban for top prospects, they’re not going to beat them consistently on the field. Recruiting at that elite level requires three key things, according to a handful of coaches and analysts interviewed by the Tampa Bay Times: effort, identification and infrastructure. Those factors funnel into one all-encompassing belief that explains both the success of those juggernauts and why so few programs have come close to matching them. “It takes,” Penn State coach James Franklin said, “a total commitment.”

Step 1: Effort The simplest explanation for the recruiting

success of Alabama and Georgia is that they prioritize recruiting success more than almost anyone else. “It all starts with effort, first and foremost,” said Jeremy Crabtree, senior recruiting editor for recruiting site On3. But it’s not as easy as it sounds because being committed to elite recruiting often means sacrificing something else. When hiring an assistant, does a coach value a great recruiter over someone who’s a better teacher or tactician? How do you balance recruiting with game-planning? Every minute a coach spends on the phone with a prospect is a minute he’s not breaking down See Recruiting, Page B8

Attorney: Brown cut before he could see team doctor Tribune Content Agency TAMPA, Fla. — The Bucs released receiver Antonio Brown before he had a chance to meet with the team-appointed doctor in New York on Thursday, his attorney said. Brown has said he had an MRI exam performed and read by two orthopedic surgeons last week, including Dr. Martin O’Malley at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. Brown said it showed he had bone fragments and ligament damage to

his left ankle. But the Bucs scheduled an appointment “outside the normal business hours” with another doctor at HSS on Thursday morning, attorSean Burstyn said ney Saturday night in a statement to the Tampa Bay Times. Brown’s representatives said they spoke to the orthopedic specialist appointed by the Bucs in New York who agreed to see the images of Brown’s ankle first. But the Bucs ‘’engineered a bogus scheme’' as a way to

release Brown, Burstyn said. The Bucs said in a statement announcing Brown’s release Thursday that “we have attempted, multiple times throughout this week, to schedule an evaluation by an outside orthopedic specialist, yet Antonio has not complied. Maintaining the health and wellness of our players is of the utmost importance to our organization.” But Burstyn insisted the early morning appointment was made as a “pretextual’' reason to release Brown. According to

Burstyn, Brown and his representatives learned of his release on Twitter. “We were in the midst of scheduling an appointment with the Bucs’ chosen doctor at HSS when we learned, over Twitter, that the Bucs terminated Antonio on Thursday,’' Burstyn said. “On Wednesday night, the Bucs concocted a bogus scheme to engineer a way to cut Antonio. They arbitrarily picked an appointment time outside of normal business hours early Thursday

morning. We immediately spoke to the doctor and asked if he had reviewed recent MRIs and whether we could reschedule to a normal, reasonable hour. When the doctor said he had not yet seen the images and was graciously willing to see us at a normal time, we proceeded to rescheduling. Again, the Bucs fired Antonio for not showing up to a doctor’s appointment that was being rescheduled to later that same day. (And, yes, we See Brown, Page B8

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Makhani Rajma (North-Indian Style Creamy Red Beans).

Rajma, India’s red kidney bean stew, keeps me connected to home

Nandita Godbole

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fter a long shift of making pasta and pizzas at the University of Illinois dining hall, I was exhausted – and deserved a treat. It was the 1990s, I was an international graduate student, and as I made my way back to my apartment in Champaign, I saw a small new Indian restaurant at the edge of campus and skeptically stepped inside. Familiar aromas greeted me. My latent homesickness from several months away from family in Mumbai finally registered, because it seemed to lift. I felt like I was stepping into an aunt’s kitchen. Behind the counter was a matronly woman ladling generous portions of steaming rajma over mounds of fragrant basmati rice into large white ceramic bowls. I don’t recollect anything else on the menu, but I remember paying for my bowl by weight. It was a quarter-pound of rajma and rice, some of its sauce trailing down the outside of the bowl. I sat down to eat. Every flavorful morsel hugged my insides, which had been starved for the comfort of all things familiar. I held back tears of relief. As I dug in, I knew: If I could find this in the Midwest on a cold winter day, home would never be too far away. Rajma has been part of Indian cuisine only since the late 18th century, but every Indian kitchen’s rajma is laden with family histories of migration. Red kidney beans simmered with onions and tomatoes and seasoned with the homemaker’s preferred blend of spices is quintessential comfort food, conjuring up memories of warm hugs, cozy family dinners, large gatherings and lazy Sunday afternoon siestas. In my memory, rajma was about friendship and trust, about eating a hurried lunch with my grade-school bestie Pramita at her house when her mother, whom I knew as Auntie S, would invite me. At the convent, our lunch break was short. Pramita and I would bolt out the school gates, through the neighborhood, barreling up three flights of stairs to her house. Auntie S would hand us stainless-steel plates filled with warm parathas and steaming rajma ladled out into little bowls from her tiny galley kitchen. A jovial Bengali woman married to a man from

Lucknow, Auntie S was a trained dietitian. She made a rajma that was a little bit of all the places she called home: Calcutta (now Kolkata), Lucknow and, finally, Bombay (now Mumbai). It was impossibly complex, and phenomenally comforting. Made with smaller, fragrant red beans from Uttarakhand, her rajma simmered in a sauce of onions and tomatoes, and was topped with homemade malai or cream. I learned later that she frowned upon store-bought garam masalas, instead adding a delicate homemade blend of roasted cumin, fenugreek, black pepper and cardamom, unlike the robust garam masala of Northern India. This sit-down meal was a school-day luxury. On those afternoons, my own untouched tiffin would return home on the back of the tiffinwala’s bicycle. Mom knew I had eaten lunch at Pramita’s home. Although Mom stocked many pulses, for reasons unknown to me then, she never cooked rajma. As a teenager, rajma became my rebellion against my mothers’ aversion to it; it fueled my sense of curiosity and adventure. So one summer when family commitments took all my adults away, and my parents decided that our trusted nanny and I would live at our farmhouse outside Mumbai, I tried making it. My mother had given me a crash course in cooking, and my father had given me Reader’s Digest crafting books as my summer companions. I found a section on backyard camping complete with recipes – including one for baked beans that looked like rajma. I bought ingredients from a rural market, including a can of beans, and cooked enthusiastically on the outdoor wood-burning stove. But the beans tasted strange and bad, and I could not tell why. We ate it in silence. A dozen years later, while in graduate school in Illinois, an unexpected sighting of canned beans at a Meijer supermarket triggered a longing for home: family, the safety nets of reliable relationships and unconditional trust. Coming to America as a single graduate student had been my biggest leap of faith, and it came with a hard lesson in learning whom to trust. Thirteen thousand miles away from everything I cared about, now responsible for my own meals, time, bills and emo-

tional care, I sought Mom’s advice on monthly phone calls. And I started to appreciate her preference of ingredients, her time and kitchen budgets, and how her father had taught her to cook. She explained how his spice-layering techniques made the difference in the kitchen, and how their bond had shaped her and her trust in people. Her life had not afforded her the luxury of time or resources to watch a pot boil, which she found too fussy and involved to make. Slowly, her kitchen began to make sense – as did the recipes I had scribbled down while listening to her. Although Auntie S’s rajma recipe eluded me, the memory of those flavors made me smile again. I tracked down the Reader’s Digest and its baked beans recipe in the library, and the reasons for my failed rajma experiment emerged: Indian ketchup was not tomato sauce; jaggery was not brown sugar; and not all canned beans were vegetarian. My campfire attempt at rajma had lacked Mom’s kitchen logic and Auntie S’s care, important ingredients from two women who had never met but shared an unspoken motherly pact of trust and caregiving. My beans also lacked my grandfather’s cooking techniques, and all the flavor nuances that had made Auntie S’s rajma special. And although it came from a stranger’s kitchen, that restaurant rajma – cooked and served with such care – showed me that I was missing so much more than a good recipe. As I ate, I realized I had to start over, learn my recipes and techniques again, even to trust again. And I knew that no matter where I lived, only trust and care would shape where I most felt at home. MAKHANI RAJMA (NORTH-INDIAN STYLE CREAMY RED BEANS) Active time: 30 minutes | Total time: 1 hour 4 to 8 servings Rajma, or red bean based dishes, are a staple in many Indian homes. Of the many Indian preparations that use red kidney beans, makhani rajma is a classic. This version from food writer Nandita Godbole demonstrates the spice layering techniques used to build flavor, with onions, tomatoes and a spot of cream added just when each will shine best. The recipe can be adapted to meet dietary needs. If you like chili, you will like makhani rajma. This dish is typically served as a side dish at a larger meal, but

can be eaten as an entree. The finished dish tastes even better after it has rested overnight in the refrigerator. Serve family-style with basmati or brown rice, naan and/or raita. Storage Notes: The sauce can be prepared up until the point of adding beans and refrigerated for up to 3 days. Where to Buy: Indian bay leaf (tamal patra) can be found at Indian grocery stores and online. 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 cup finely chopped red or white onion (about 6 ounces) (optional, see NOTES) 1 tablespoon finely grated or minced ginger 1 tablespoon finely grated or minced garlic 1 (2-inch) cinnamon stick 2 to 3 whole cloves 2 green cardamom pods 1 Indian bay leaf (see NOTES) 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper (may substitute with Kashmiri chile for milder heat) 1 cup finely diced or crushed fresh tomatoes or canned diced tomatoes (see NOTES) 3 cups cooked kidney beans; or use two 15-ounce cans, rinsed and drained (see NOTES) 1 cup water, plus more as needed ¼ teaspoon dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi powder, see NOTES) 1 teaspoon granulated sugar or honey (optional) Fine sea salt or table salt ¼ cup fresh heavy cream to garnish, optional Cooked basmati rice or brown rice, or naan Raita, for serving, optional In a deep, heavy-bottomed skillet over medium-high heat, heat the oil until shimmering. If using onions, add them to the skillet and cook, stirring often, until softened and light golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes. Stir in the ginger and garlic and cook, stirring and taking care to not burn either, until aromatic, about 30 seconds. Add the cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and bay leaf, and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. If using the onions, sprinkle the cayenne on top and mix to evenly coat. (If not using the onions, remove the skillet from the heat and let it cool down for about 1 minute before adding the cayenne, as it burns instantly in very hot oil.) Add the tomatoes, stirring to evenly combine with the spices. Cook, stirring, until the liquid starts to evaporate, about 2 minutes. (See NOTES for a smoother sauce.) Add the beans and stir gently so they don’t break. Add the water, cover, and reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook, stirring

occasionally, to prevent beans from sticking to the bottom of the pan, until slightly thickened, about 20 minutes. As the sauce begins to thicken, add the fenugreek leaves. Stir in the sugar and season to taste with salt. Re-cover and continue to cook until the sauce thickens further and the flavors meld, an additional 10 minutes. Taste one of the beans, and if it is not yet flavorful, add ¼ to ½ cup of water, re-cover and simmer for another 10 minutes, then taste again. Cover and continue cooking for another 10 minutes. Taste and add more salt and sugar or honey, if needed. When ready to serve, remove the cinnamon stick and bay leaf and discard them. Swirl the cream on top, remove from the heat and serve hot, family-style, as a side or main dish, with rice, naan and raita on the side, if desired. NOTES To achieve a smooth sauce, puree the tomatoes and spices before adding the beans. Remove the pan from the heat and let cool for a few minutes. Remove and reserve the cinnamon and bay leaf, then, using an immersion blender, process the sauce in short bursts to reduce splashing, until smooth. If using a regular blender, let the sauce cool completely before processing. Once pureed, return the sauce to the skillet, add back the cinnamon stick and bay leaf and continue with the rest of the recipe. If not using onions, use an additional 1 cup chopped tomatoes. The dish is best when using homemade beans. The recipe can be adapted to other kinds of cooked beans, including black-eyed peas and Adzuki beans. Or, substitute your preferred ingredient in place the beans, such as parboiled baby potatoes and halved cremini mushrooms, or proteins, such as diced paneer or shredded rotisserie chicken. Indian bay leaf, also known as tamal patra, has a different flavor from standard bay leaf, and results in a more complex flavor. Fresh fenugreek leaves and the dried seeds are different in flavor from dried fenugreek leaves. Do not substitute. Nutrition information per serving ½ cup), based on 8 | Calories: 139; Total Fat: 4 g; Saturated Fat: 0 g; Cholesterol: 0 mg; Sodium: 47 mg; Carbohydrates: 21 g; Dietary Fiber: 6 g; Sugar: 3 g; Protein: 7 g This analysis is an estimate based on available ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s or nutritionist’s advice. From cookbook author Nandita Godbole of currycravings.com.

Godbole writes about Indian cuisine at currycravings.com.

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urboTax – which on costs – which many has been critipeople oddly don’t tap cized for some into – remains using the sketchy tactics IRS Free File system, when it came to if you qualify. Why pay providing online access $40 or $50 or more for free of charge through online software if you the IRS site – is now don’t have to do so? shocking taxpayers by The Free File informing them that the Susan Tompor program at IRS.gov big brand name has gives eligible taxpayers exited the Free File program. free access to brand name softThe news officially was ware programs offered by rival released in July, which frankly tax-prep companies. Those who is a fantastic time to sneak in qualify can use online software a tax change. Most early filers that prompts filers with key tax don’t start thinking about their questions, does the math and taxes until January or Februallows you to file returns elecary and some are now surprised tronically for free. E-filing helps to learn online or via email the IRS process returns and of a significant change ahead issue refunds more quickly than for Free File. a return filed by paper. TurboTax notes online: TurboTax was but one “Intuit has elected not to partner in Free File. Those who renew its participation in the selected TurboTax last year are IRS Free File Program and able to opt for another online tax will no longer be offering IRS preparation service in the Free Free File Program delivered File program. Last year, there by TurboTax.” were nine tax software prodTurboTax is the second big ucts available via Free File in name to stop participating. English and two in Spanish. H&R Block exited Free File in October 2020. Who qualifies for Free File? The Internal Revenue If your adjusted gross Service is expected to announce income was $73,000 or less the start of the tax season in in 2021, you can use free tax the near future. If we don’t see delays, the tax season could kick software to prepare and electronically file your tax return, off in late January. according to IRS instructions This year, 2021 tax returns online for the 2021 tax season. are due April 18, according to If you earned more, you can use IRS instructions online for the Free File forms. tax season. (Those who live See IRS.gov/freefile to in Maine or Massachusetts research options. have until April 19 because of Roughly 70% of taxpayers, the Patriots’ Day holiday in based on income, qualify for those states.) some software services offered. The majority of people buy tax software to do it themselves But only a small fraction of those who qualify actually or hire tax professionals to handle their income tax returns. use Free File. More than 4.2 million taxMillions of lower income fampayers used one of the free ilies and the elderly also turn online partner products that to volunteers who prepare tax are part of Free File in 2020, returns for free. according to data from the IRS. That is excluding the milWhat is Free File? lions of non-filers who used Yet a simple way to cut down the system to claim Economic

Impact Payments. For fiscal year 2020, the IRS processed more than 150 million individual electronically filed returns. Why has Free File participation been so historically low – even after an uptick in 2020? Is it because taxpayers don’t know about the heavily-hyped Free File? Or did taxpayers go online and end up being directed somewhere else for tax services? We’re not talking about a new program. It’s been about 20 years since the IRS first entered into a special agreement to encourage tax software companies to provide free tax return software to a certain percentage of U.S. taxpayers. But in exchange, the bargain included getting the IRS to agree that it would not compete with these companies by providing its own software to taxpayers.

What was the big criticism? Big names, like Intuit’s TurboTax and H&R Block, faced much criticism back in 2019 after a ProPublica investigation detailed how the companies limited the program’s reach by making free options more difficult to find online and instead figuring out a way to steer eligible taxpayers into products that weren’t free. ProPublica’s reporting included pointing out that Intuit added code to the Free File landing page of TurboTax that hid it from search engines like Google, making it hard to find. In January 2020, the IRS announced some changes designed to offer more consumer protections. One such change: Tax preparation firms agreed that they would not exclude “Free File” landing pages from an organic internet search. The IRS suggested that taxpayers search for standard labeling: “IRS Free File

program delivered by (the name of the software provider).” As part of IRS Free File, taxpayers cannot be offered bank products that often carry fees, such as high-cost refund anticipation loans. If you used IRS Free File last year, you’re required to receive an email from the same company that you used, welcoming you back to their official IRS Free File services. The email must include a link to the company’s IRS Free File site and explain how to file with it. If you choose this email link and qualify, you will not be charged for preparation and e-filing of a federal tax return.

What’s TurboTax saying? Some consumer report receiving emails from TurboTax in December alerting them that the company is no longer participating in Free File. (Those filing ultra-simple returns may still be able to use TurboTax Free Edition by Feb. 15 at Turbotax.Intuit.com.) In an Intuit blog post dated July 15, the company said it has participated in Free File for nearly 20 years and has helped millions of Americans prepare and electronically file their tax returns for free. Intuit blamed the lack of participation during the upcoming tax season on “limitations of the Free File program and conflicting demands from those outside the program.” Instead, the company is focused on accelerating efforts that address other consumer financial challenges “without the restraints of the Free File program.” Such efforts, according to the company, include: n Removing obstacles in tax preparation by importing data beyond the tax return. n Using AI models to proactively intervene with customers when they may be making a

mistake or appear confused. n With customer consent, direct depositing refunds into free, high yield accounts. n Extending free refund advances to help those in need make ends meet. Intuit’s products include the personal finance apps, Mint and Credit Karma.

Will we see simpler solutions ahead? U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., took a shot in July on Twitter at Intuit for exiting the Free File program and said the “IRS can, and should, create its own free tax preparation and filing system.” Back in early 2020, before the pandemic hit, the IRS said it was no longer promising not to enter the tax return software and e-file services marketplace. The pledge no longer exists for not creating a governmentrun system. Then, it seemed there could be a flicker of hope. The pandemic, though, hit the IRS hard. Shutdowns to stem the spread of Covid-19 in the spring of 2020 triggered delays in processing income tax returns and issuing refunds. The IRS also picked up extra work for rolling out Economic Impact Payments and later the advance Child Tax Credit to shore up the economy. It wasn’t pretty. Going forward, it only makes sense for the IRS to work harder to give taxpayers even more access to no-cost software options for those willing to do their own tax returns. Getting Congress to really simplify the tax code wouldn’t hurt, either. I wouldn’t bet on seeing these kind of big changes soon. Susan Tompor is the personal finance columnist for the Detroit Free Press. She can be reached at stompor@freepress.com.

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ATLANTA — Steve Harvey has never been to law school. He has no legal degree. But millions have listened to the comic’s advice on his multiple talk shows and purchased his many bestselling self-help books. So it only seems natural for the man to star in his own prime-time show on ABC dubbed “Judge Steve Harvey.” The series, which debuted Tuesday and is now available on Hulu, was shot at Trilith Studios last fall in Fayetteville. And while the small-claims cases are similar to those seen on the likes of “People’s Court,” Paras Griffin/Getty Images/TNS file (2019) the secret sauce is Harvey’s knack for Steve Harvey speaks onstage during the 2019 Miss Universe interacting with Pageant at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Dec. 8, 2019. people and entertaincourt!” He then bangs episode but the cameras occa‘Judge Steve ing the audience. his gavel several sionally cut to her for a reaction Harvey’ The cases could be times while laughing. shot. She said she was there to two neighbors squab8 p.m. “That’s funny,” he present evidence and verbally Tuesdays bling over a damaged adds “It’s too late to inform plaintiffs or defendants fence, a son who won’t ABC – Channel plead the fifth!” if they were getting out of line. pay rent or a woman 10 He then leaves the “I just kept it professional,” who used money her bench area and sum- Price said in an interview. “I sister set aside for their brother’s funeral for marizes the situation while didn’t interrupt or do anything I pacing in front of the plaintiff wasn’t supposed to. I had to tell plastic surgery. Myeshia Mizuno, one of and defendant like an attorney. myself that this is just a show. During another case, Harvey I try to be tough in my regular the show’s executive producers who previously oversaw watches amusingly while the job. But I had to say to myself, Atlanta-based judge shows two sides go at each other ‘Don’t be that Puerto Rican girl! like “Lauren Lake’s Paternity and takes a sip out of a glass. Don’t get all hot. It’s all good!’” Court” and “Couples Court “If this was scotch,” he says, She said she learned a lot just With the Cutlers,” said the “I’d be set!” listening to Harvey talk about Unlike a real courtroom, the his own life experiences. basic concept came from the fertile mind of Harvey himself. audience is free to stand, cheer, “I appreciated when he put (Harvey was unavailable for whoop and boo. And Harvey God first,” Price said. “It resan interview with The Atlanta even uses a catchphrase after onated with me in a Christian he makes his verdict: “That’s home. He would bring all these Journal-Constitution.) “He has a wealth of knowl- the way I see it!” Indeed, his examples up and it would hit me edge,” said Mizuno, who splits verdicts are from the gut, based the stuff he was saying.” time between Decatur and Los on his own internal logic as While she tried her best Angeles. “He has such a unique opposed to particular case law. to ignore the cameras and And the always well-dressed history himself. He went from pretend it was a real courtrags to riches. He relates to comic decided to ditch the tra- room, some standard judicial people. He can sometimes be ditional robe. Instead, he dons protocols were thrown out the unpolished and people appre- a custom-made black Dolce window. It was odd, she said, & Gabbana suit over a crisp ciate that.” that plaintiffs and defendants Mizuno said she just had black shirt. would simply address Harvey The producers did opt for to find entertaining people as Steve. “You don’t call a real who could tell their stories authenticity in one area: a judge by their first name in a genuine bailiff in 52-year-old succinctly. courtroom,” she said. (On a more serious note, only Nancy Price, who works at And she held back when 28 states require a law degree the Douglas County sheriff’s plaintiffs and defendants talked for judges to preside over office part time. to each other, a basic no-no The show initially had hired misdemeanor cases, accordduring her regular bailiff job. a comic to play a bailiff but that ing to a 2019 ProPublica “I’d only step in if someone investigation. That’s not the wasn’t working so co-execuin my earpiece told me case in 22 other states, including tive producer Deborah Raptis to,” she said. made a quick search on the Georgia. In Georgia, magisPrice said she was amazed trates aren’t allowed to preside web and found Price’s Linkehow cogently he could grasp a over trial juries and municipal dIn page. She found Price’s case’s nuances, calling him a cellphone number and tried to court judges must have a law license to handle criminal cases. call her. Price wouldn’t answer “quick study.” In fact, she thinks if Harvey In South Carolina, three quar- a number she didn’t recognize. had gone to law school, he would ters of magistrate judges that Raptis began texting her. The producers eventually have made an excellent real oversee misdemeanor crimes and civil disputes don’t possess convinced her they were the judge. “He’s got common sense law degrees and are political real deal. They drove to her and he cares about people,” she appointees, a system “that often job on a Friday in Douglasville said. “In real court, the judges places connections over qualifi- to meet her in person because don’t care if the plaintiff and they needed her on set Monday. defendant were best friends or cations,” the story noted.) Harvey, 64, during the first She ultimately said yes. It didn’t brother and sister. He makes episode doesn’t even pretend he hurt that Price’s husband Scott this personal connection that’s is personifying an actual judge. is a detective who happened to heartfelt.” During the final case of the When an evasive defendant who know the bailiff on Mizuno’s night Tuesday, two siblings had just admitted using funeral “Couples Court” show. Price, who has worked in tearfully hug it out. Harvey money for liposuction utters, “I plead the fifth,” Harvey cracks, the legal system since 2015, joins them in a three-way hug. “You must think this is real doesn’t say anything in the first That’s TV judge protocol.

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Bridge

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no-trump. West leads the club king, and East signals encouragement with the nine. How should South plan the play? North might have overcalled one no-trump, but his weak hearts and four-card spade suit persuaded him to double. He hoped that South wouldn’t advance in clubs. South was halfway between one no-trump and two no-trump, but his good spot cards and aces justified the upgrading. Declarer has six top tricks, so three spade winners will get him home. From the bidding, South knows that West has almost all of the missing strength, including the heart king and spade ace. But West has fired at declarer’s weak spot. Therefore, declarer ducks the first club trick, but when West continues with the club two to his partner’s jack, South wins with his ace. (He could duck again, planning to win immediately with the ace if East shifts to a heart.) Next, declarer leads a low spade toward dummy’s honors, putting up THE RUBRIC THAT the queen if West plays low. South returns to his hand with a diamond and RULES REGULARLY leads a second low spade. Here, West Bridge is full of adages, but the has to play the ace on air, giving trouble – and fascination – with the declarer the crucial three spade tricks. game is that there are so many deals West can cash two clubs, but South that are exceptions to the rules. discards heart losers and claims the However, there is one play technique balance. that works all the time – unless (sorry!) The universal adage is “Lead toward you don’t have the entries to execute it. honor combinations.” What is this universal truth? It COPYRIGHT: 2022, UNITED FEATURE SYNDICATE occurs in today’s deal. South is in three

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FAIRFIELD — The films of 2022 keep rolling out. Arriving on screens this week are: “Breeder,” which concerns women being abducted for bio-hacking experiments. One of the women, Mia, begins to work out the truth. The film is not rated. “Dawn Raid” is the story of two Manukau Polytechnic students who turned a bootleg T-shirt business and hip-hop night at a local bar in Otara into the influential Dawn Raid Entertainment empire. Unpaid tax debts, rifts between artists and a feeling of betrayal and failure underpinned the downfall of Dawn Raid Entertainment, though not before they had created an immeasurable musical legacy that would pave the way for future New Zealand artists to reach international audiences. The film is not rated. “Old Strangers” is the tale of three friends hoping to rekindle the spark of their youth only to be confronted with the harsh realities of their relationships. Just beyond their reunion, in the deep woods, there is something otherworldly growing and feeding on their pain. The film is not rated. All three arrive on screens Tuesday. The weekend offerings are varied. “A Cops and Robbers Story” is a documentary set in the 1980s. It centers on Corey Pegues, who was embroiled in a life of crime as a member of New York City’s infamous Supreme Team gang. After a near-death gang confrontation, he flees the city, only to return years later as a rising star in the NYPD. The film is not rated. “Arctic Void” is the story of three men who are the only ones remaining after other passengers disappear on a tourist ship in the Arctic. Forced ashore and alone in the elements, the men deteriorate in body and mind with the clock now ticking on their survival. A dark truth emerges

that forces them to ally or perish. It’s not rated. “Belle” is an animated movie about a shy, everyday high school student living in a rural village. For years, she has only been a shadow of herself. When she enters a massive virtual world, she escapes into her online persona as Belle, a gorgeous and globally beloved singer. One day, her concert is interrupted by a monstrous creature chased by vigilantes. The film is rated PG. “Borrego” features Lucy Hale in the story of a young botanist on a research mission gone awry. After witnessing a drug mule’s plane crash in the Borrego desert, she is kidnapped and forced on a dangerous journey to a remote dropoff point. With limited essentials and alone in the desert with her captor, desperation for survival takes hold. The film is rated R. “Hotel Transylvania: Tranformaania” reunites the monsters for an all-new adventure that presents Drac with his most terrifying task yet. The film is rated PG. “Italian Studies” centers on a writer who loses her memory and finds herself adrift in New York City – with almost no sense of time, place, the season – or her own identity. She finds an anchor in a charismatic teenager, connecting with him and his freespirited group of friends. The film is not rated. “Riverdance: The Animated Adventure” is about an Irish boy and a Spanish girl who journey into the mythical world of the Megaloceros Giganteus, who teach them to appreciate Riverdance as a celebration of life. The film is not rated. “Scream” is set 25 years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro. A new killer has donned the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town’s deadly past. The film is rated R.

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PUBLIC NOTICES R & R Towing & Transportation LIEN SALE: 13-FORD License: 7DUX065 / CA Vin: 1FADP3E23DL205427 to be sold at 10:00 am on 1/25/2022 @ 420 Pennsylvania St Vallejo, CA DR#00052071 Jan. 10, 2022 AMENDED NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: RAYMOND JOE BELL Case Number: FPR050954 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Raymond Joe Bell A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Timothy Bell in the Superior Court of California, County of: Solano The Petition for Probate requests that: Timothy Bell be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedent's will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: DATE: FEB. 4, 2022 TIME: 8:30 a.m.; DEPT.: 4 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SOLANO 600 Union Avenue PO Caller 5000 Fairfield, CA 94533 Probate/Estate If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative 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: David W. Knight, Esq. (SBN 195105) Law Offices of David W. Knight 2300 Boynton Avenue, Suite 104 Fairfield, CA 94533 707-422-5411 DR# 00052033 Published: Jan. 7, 10, 14, 2022

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If you do file a verified claim, you may also request a hearing to determine whether any temporary restraining order issued with respect to the assets and property listed in this Notice should remain in effect; or whether any other order affecting the real property should be modified in the interest of justice. In order to exercise your right to such a hearing, you should file a Request for Hearing with the Marin County Superior Court and serve a copy of that Request on the Marin County District Attorney's Office. Such a hearing shall be held within ten (10) days of your service of such a Request. If you believe that a hearing is required in less than ten (10) days notice to the District Attorney, you should make an application to the Court for an earlier hearing, which the court, upon a showing of good cause, may shorten to two (2) days after service of your Request. If no verified claim is properly filed, the District Attorney will seek to have the Court issue an order that the property be levied upon to pay fines and restitution. DR#00051708 Published: Dec. 22, 24, 26, 27, 29, 31, 2021, Jan. 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 14, 16, 17, 19, 21, 23, 24, 26, 28, 30, 31 Feb. 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 2022 DOCUMENT 00 11 16 NOTICE TO BIDDERS / INVITATION TO BID 1. Notice is hereby given that the governing board (“Board”) of the FAIRFIELD-SUISUN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (“District”) will receive sealed bids for the following project: BID #22F-117 Sullivan New Restroom Building and Campus Remodel 2. To bid on this Project, the Bidder is required to have been prequalified by the District. In addition, if components of the Project will be performed by electrical, mechanical, or plumbing subcontractors performing under the following license classification(s), then each of those subcontractors that intend to bid as a first-tier subcontractor to a general contractor (prime contractor) are required to have been prequalified by the District: C-4, C-7, C-10, C-16, C-20, C-34, C-36, C-38, C-42, C-43, and/or C-46. All prequalification questionnaires will be received until 5:00pm, Wednesday, January 25, 2022, on the District Office website: https://www.fsusd.org/Page/16414 3. Sealed Bids will be received until 2:00 p.m., February 2, 2022 at the office of the Facilities & Construction Department, located at 2490 Hilborn Road, Fairfield, California, after which time the bids will be opened and publicly read aloud, in conference room #102 at 2490 Hilborn Road, Fairfield, CA 94533. Any claim by a bidder of error in its bid must be made in compliance with section 5100 et seq. of the Public Contract Code. Any bid that is submitted after this time shall be non-responsive and returned to the bidder. 4. The Project consists of: Construction of a new restroom building “J”. Conversion of (E) classroom to (N) admin office building “A”. Renovation of existing classrooms and restroom sin buildings “B”, “C” & “F”. Remove and replace various concrete ramps and stairs. Construction of a new playground and installation of owner-supplied equipment. Install owner-supplied shade structure. Site work at both parking lots. 5. All bids shall be on the form provided by the District. Each bid must conform and be responsive to all pertinent Contract Documents, including, but not limited to, the Instructions to Bidders. 6. To bid on this Project, the Bidder is required to possess one or more of the following State of California Contractor Licenses: A (General Engineering) or B (General Building) The Bidder's license(s) must be active and in good standing at the time of the bid opening and must remain so throughout the term of the Contract. 7. As security for its Bid, each bidder shall provide with its Bid form • a bid bond issued by an admitted surety insurer on the form provided by the District, • cash, or • a cashier's check or a certified check, drawn to the order of the FAIRFIELD-SUISUN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid price. This bid security shall be a guarantee that the Bidder shall, within seven (7) calendar days after the date of the Notice of Award, enter into a contract with the District for the performance of the services as stipulated in the bid. 8. The successful Bidder shall be required to furnish a 100% Performance Bond and a 100% Payment Bond if it is awarded the contract for the Project. 9. The successful Bidder may substitute securities for any monies withheld by the District to ensure performance under the Contract, in accordance with the provisions of section 22300 of the Public Contract Code. 10. The successful Bidder and its subcontractors shall pay all workers on the Project not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and the general prevailing rate for holiday and overtime work as determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations, State of California, for the type of work performed and the locality in which the work is to be performed within the boundaries of the District, pursuant to sections 1770 et seq. of the California Labor Code. Prevailing wage rates are on file with the District and are available to any interested party on request or at www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/statistics_and_databases.html. Bidders and Bidders’ subcontractors shall comply with the registration and qualification requirements pursuant to sections 1725.5 and 1771.1 of the California Labor Code. 11. A non-mandatory pre-bid conference and site visit will be held on January 18, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at Sullivan School, 2195 Union Ave, Fairfield, California, for the purpose of acquainting bidders with the bid documents and the work site. Please meet in front of the school office. 12. Contract Documents can be downloaded from the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District Website at https://www.fsusd.org/Page/16402 13. The District is implementing a Project Labor Agreement on this Project 14. The District’s Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids and/or waive any irregularity in any bid received. If the District awards the Contract, the security of unsuccessful bidder(s) shall be returned within sixty (60) days from the time the award is made. Unless otherwise required by law, no bidder may withdraw its bid for ninety (90) days after the date of the bid opening. 15. The District shall award the Contract, if it awards it at all, to the lowest responsive responsible bidder based on: The base bid amount DR#00052069 Jan. 10, 17, 2022

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FAIRFIELD-SUISUN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT NOTICE INVITING BIDS Bid No. 2133-22 SURVEILLANCE INSTALLATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the GOVERNING BOARD OF THE FAIRFIELDSUISUN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, OF THE COUNTY OF SOLANO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, will receive up to, but not later than, February 17, 2022 at 1:00 p.m., local time, and will then publicly open and read aloud at, Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District, Conference Room #102 at 2490 Hilborn Road, Fairfield, CA 94534, bids for the following Project: BID# 2133-22 Surveillance Installation Sealed Bids will be received before 1:00 p.m., February 17, 2022, at the office of the Purchasing Department, 3rd floor, 2490 Hilborn Road, Fairfield, California. After which time the bids will be opened and publicly read aloud, in conference room #102 at 2490 Hilborn Road, Fairfield, CA 94534. Any claim by a bidder of error in its bid must be made in compliance with section 5100 et seq. of the Public Contract Code. Any bid that is submitted after this time shall be non-responsive and returned to the bidder. The Project consists of: IP surveillance equipment and installation and upgrades as described in the construction documents. All bids shall be on the form provided by the District. Each bid must conform and be responsive to all pertinent Contract Documents, including, but not limited to, the Instructions to Bidders. To bid on this Project, the Bidder is required to possess one or more of the following State of California Contractor Licenses: B (General Building) and/or C-7 (Low Voltage) and/or C-10 (Electrical) The Bidder's license(s) must be active and in good standing at the time of the bid opening and must remain so throughout the term of the Contract. As security for its Bid, each bidder shall provide with its Bid form • a bid bond issued by an admitted surety insurer on the form provided by the District, • cash, or • a cashier's check or a certified check, drawn to the order of the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District, in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid price. This bid security shall be a guarantee that the Bidder shall, within seven (7) calendar days after the date of the Notice of Award, enter into a contract with the District for the performance of the services as stipulated in the bid. The successful Bidder shall be required to furnish a 100 % Performance Bond and a 100% Payment Bond if it is awarded the contract for the Work. The successful Bidder may substitute securities for any monies withheld by the District to ensure performance under the Contract, in accordance with the provisions of section 22300 of the Public Contract Code. The successful Bidder and its subcontractors shall pay all workers on the Project not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and the general prevailing rate for holiday and overtime work as determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations, State of California, for the type of work performed and the locality in which the work is to be performed within the boundaries of the District, pursuant to sections 1770 et seq. of the California Labor Code. Prevailing wage rates are available from the District or on the Internet at: <http://www.dir.ca.gov>. Bidders and Bidders’ subcontractors shall comply with the registration and qualification requirements pursuant to sections 1725.5 and 1771.1 of the California Labor Code. The District, the District’s designee and/or the California Department of Industrial Relations will be operating a labor compliance program on this Project pursuant to Labor Code section 1771, et seq. Due to the size of this project, the District is conducting a Two-day mandatory pre-bid conference and two-day site visit which will be held on January 19, 2022 (Day 1), and January 26, 2022 (Day 2), at 9:00 a.m. at Fairfield- Suisun USD, 2490 Hilborn Road, Fairfield, California, in conference room #102 for the purpose of acquainting bidders with the bid documents and the work site. Qualified bidders must attend both days and must be arrived before 9:00 am. Requests for information must be submitted in writing to Melissa Iriarte at melissair@fsusd.org Bid packets will be posted by 4:00 pm on January 11, 2022 on the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District Website at https://www.fsusd.org/Page/15594. The Governing Board has obtained from the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations the general prevailing rate of per diem wages in the locality in which the work is to be performed for each craft, classifications or type of worker needed to execute the Contract, including employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, apprenticeship and similar purposes. Copies of the prevailing rates are on file at the District office and shall be made available to any interested party upon request. It shall be mandatory upon the Contractor to whom the Contract is awarded, and upon any Subcontractor under the Contractor, to pay not less than the specified rates to all workers employed by them in the execution of the Contract. It is the Contractor's responsibility to determine any rate change, which may have or will occur during the intervening period between each issuance of written rates by the Director of Industrial Relations. The substitution of appropriate securities in lieu of retention amounts from progress payments in accordance with Public Contract Code section 22300 is permitted. Performance and Payment bonds will be required of the successful bidder. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the date set for the opening for bids except as provided pursuant to Public Contract Code section 5100, et seq. The District reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informalities or irregularities in the bidding. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids and/or waive any irregularity in any bid received. If the District awards the Contract, the security of unsuccessful bidder(s) shall be returned within sixty (60) days from the time the award is made. Unless otherwise required by law, no bidder may withdraw its bid for ninety (90) days after the date of the bid opening. The District shall determine the low bid based upon the base bid plus alternate. The District reserves the right to award at its discretion the base bid, with or without any alternate, or to not award at all. DR#00052070 Jan. 10, 17, 2022

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JOSE MANUEL MARTINEZ GOMEZ Case Number: P051206 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Jose Manuel Martinez Gomez A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Maria De La Luz Mejia Ramirez in the Superior Court of California, County of: SOLANO The Petition for Probate requests that: Maria De La Luz Mejia Ramirez 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: FEB. 4, 2022 TIME: 8:30 a.m.; DEPT.: 4 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SOLANO 600 Union Avenue PO Caller 5000 Fairfield, CA 94533 Probate/Estate If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative 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: David W. Knight, ESQ. (SBN 195105) Law Offices of David W. Knight 2300 Boynton Avenue, Suite 104 Fairfield, CA 94533 707-422-5411 DR#00052036 Published: Jan. 7,10, 14, 2022

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Scoreboard Basketball NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB 25 13 .658 — 22 16 .579 3 20 17 .541 4½ 19 21 .475 7 19 21 .475 7 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 26 11 .703 — Milwaukee 26 16 .619 2½ Cleveland 22 19 .537 5½ Indiana 15 25 .375 12½ Detroit 8 30 .211 18½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 25 15 .625 — 21 19 .525 4 Charlotte Washington 20 20 .500 5 17 22 .436 7½ Atlanta Orlando 7 34 .171 18½ WESTERN CONFERENCE Northwest Division W L Pct GB Utah 28 12 .700 — Denver 20 18 .526 7 20 20 .500 8 Minnesota 14 25 .359 13½ Portland Oklahoma City 13 26 .333 14½ Pacific Division W L Pct GB GOLDEN STATE 31 9 .775 — 30 9 .769 ½ Phoenix L.A. Lakers 21 19 .525 9½ L.A. Clippers 20 21 .488 11 SACRAMENTO 16 26 .381 15½ Southwest Division W L Pct GB Memphis 27 14 .659 — 22 18 .550 4½ Dallas San Antonio 15 24 .385 11 New Orleans 14 26 .350 12½ Houston 11 30 .275 16 Sunday’s Games GOLDEN STATE 96, Cleveland 82 Portland 103, SACRAMENTO 88 Brooklyn 121, San Antonio 119 L.A. Clippers 106, Atlanta 93 Washington 102, Orlando 100 Toronto 105, New Orleans 101 Minnesota 141, Houston 123 Denver 99, Oklahoma City 95 Dallas 113, Chicago 99 Memphis at L.A. Lakers, Late Monday’s Games Cleveland at SACRAMENTO, 7 p.m. Milwaukee at Charlotte, 4 p.m. Utah at Detroit, 4 p.m. Indiana at Boston, 4:30 p.m. San Antonio at New York, 4:30 p.m.

Brooklyn Philadelphia Toronto Boston New York

Philadelphia at Houston, 5 p.m. Brooklyn at Portland, 7 p.m. Tuesday’s Games GOLDEN STATE at Memphis, 5 p.m. Oklahoma City at Washington, 4 p.m. Phoenix at Toronto, 4:30 p.m. Detroit at Chicago, 5 p.m. Minnesota at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Denver at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday’s Games L.A. Lakers at SACRAMENTO, 7 p.m. Boston at Indiana, 4 p.m. Charlotte at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Orlando at Washington, 4 p.m. Miami at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m. Dallas at New York, 4:30 p.m. Houston at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m. Cleveland at Utah, 6 p.m. Brooklyn at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Hockey NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 33 24 7 2 50 115 73 Carolina N.Y. Rangers 36 23 9 4 50 106 91 Washington 36 20 7 9 49 122 97 Pittsburgh 34 20 9 5 45 112 89 Columbus 33 16 16 1 33 106 118 Philadelphia 35 13 15 7 33 90 119 New Jersey 36 14 17 5 33 105 126 N.Y. Islanders 28 10 12 6 26 64 80 Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 35 23 7 5 51 137 106 Florida Tampa Bay 37 23 9 5 51 122 109 Toronto 33 22 8 3 47 112 83 Boston 31 18 11 2 38 92 81 Detroit 36 16 16 4 36 99 122 Buffalo 34 10 18 6 26 91 118 Ottawa 29 9 18 2 20 79 107 Montreal 34 7 23 4 18 73 123 Western Conference Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Nashville 36 23 11 2 48 112 95 St. Louis 36 21 10 5 47 126 98 31 21 8 2 44 135 101 Colorado 33 21 10 2 44 122 102 Minnesota Winnipeg 33 16 12 5 37 99 99 Dallas 32 17 13 2 36 92 94 Chicago 35 12 18 5 29 83 119 Arizona 33 7 23 3 17 72 128 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vegas 38 23 14 1 47 135 113 Anaheim 38 19 12 7 45 116 106 Calgary 33 17 10 6 40 104 83 Los Angeles 35 17 13 5 39 97 93 SAN JOSE 36 19 16 1 39 102 112

Edmonton 34 18 14 2 38 113 111 34 16 15 3 35 89 95 Vancouver Seattle 33 10 19 4 24 92 122 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 St. Louis 2, Dallas 1 Anaheim 4, Detroit 3, SO Monday’s Games Tampa Bay at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Boston at Washington, 4 p.m. Seattle at Colorado, 6 p.m. Ottawa at Edmonton, 7 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Columbus at Montreal, ppd. Minnesota at Winnipeg, ppd. Tuesday’s Games Detroit at SAN JOSE, 7:30 p.m. Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 4 p.m. Vancouver at Florida, 4 p.m. Carolina at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Chicago at Columbus, 4 p.m. Colorado at Nashville, 5 p.m. Toronto at Vegas, 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at Anaheim, 7 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Calgary, ppd. Wednesday’s Games Montreal at Boston, 4 p.m. Seattle at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Toronto at Arizona, 7 p.m. Boston at Montreal, ppd. Minnesota at Edmonton, ppd.

Football NFL American Conference East W L T Pct. PF PA z-Buffalo 11 6 0 .647 483 289 x-New England 10 7 0 .588 462 303 Miami 9 8 0 .529 341 373 N.Y. Jets 4 13 0 .235 310 504 North W L T Pct. PF PA z-Cincinnati 10 7 0 .588 460 376 9 7 1 .559 343 398 Pittsburgh Cleveland 8 9 0 .471 349 371 Baltimore 8 9 0 .471 387 392 South W L T Pct. PF PA b-Tennessee 12 5 0 .706 419 354 Indianapolis 9 8 0 .529 451 365 Houston 4 13 0 .235 280 452 Jacksonville 3 14 0 .176 253 457 West W L T Pct. PF PA z-Kansas City 12 5 0 .706 480 364 L.A. Chargers 9 7 0 .563 442 411 Las Vegas 9 7 0 .563 339 407 Denver 7 10 0 .412 335 322 National Conference East W L T Pct. PF PA z-Dallas 12 5 0 .706 530 358 x-Philadelphia 9 8 0 .529 444 385

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7 10 0 .412 335 434 4 13 0 .235 258 416 North W L T Pct. PF PA b-Green Bay 13 4 0 .813 420 334 Minnesota 8 9 0 .471 425 426 Chicago 6 11 0 .353 311 407 Detroit 3 13 1 .206 325 467 South W L T Pct. PF PA z-Tampa Bay 13 4 0 .765 511 353 New Orleans 9 8 0 .529 364 335 Atlanta 7 10 0 .412 313 459 Carolina 5 12 0 .294 304 404 West W L T Pct. PF PA z-L.A. Rams 12 5 0 .706 460 372 x-Arizona 11 6 0 .647 449 366 x-SAN FRAN 10 7 0 .588 427 365 Seattle 7 10 0 .412 395 366 x-clinched playoff berth z-clinched division b-clinched division, first round bye Week 17 Scores SAN FRANCISCO 23, Houston 7 Philadelphia 20, Washington 16 New Orleans 18, Carolina 10 Tampba Bay 28, N.Y. Jets 24 Tennessee 34, Miami 3 New England 50, Jacksonville 10 Las Vegas 23, Indianapolis 20 Cincinnati 34, Kansas City 31 Chicago 29, N.Y. Giants 3 Buffalo 29, Atlanta 15 L.A. Chargers 34, Denver 13 Arizona 25, Dallas 22 L.A. Rams 20, Baltimore 19 Seattle 51, Detroit 29 Green Bay 37, Minnesota 10 Pittsburgh 26, Cleveland 14 Week 18 Saturday’s Games Kansas City 28, Denver 24 Dallas 51, Philadelphia 26 Sunday’s Games SAN FRANCISCO 27, Los Angeles 24 Detroit 37, Green Bay 30 Jacksonville 26, Indianapolis 11 Washington 22, N.Y. Giants 7 Minnesota 31, Chicago 17 Tennessee 28, Houston 25 Pittsburgh 16, Baltimore 13 Cleveland 21, Cincinnati 16 N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, 1:25 p.m. New Orleans 30, Atlanta 20 Miami 33, New England 24 Tampa Bay 41, Carolina 17 Seattle 38, Arizona 30 L.A. Chargers at Las Vegas, Late END REGULAR SEASON

NFL Playoffs Wild Card Round Saturday, Jan. 15 TBA at Cincinnati, 1:35 p.m. TBA at Buffalo, 5:15 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 16 Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 10:05 a.m. SAN FRANCISCO at Dallas, 1:40 p.m. TBA at Kansas City, 5:15 p.m. Monday, Jan. 17 Arizona at Los Angeles, 5:15 p.m.

Recruiting: Alabama, Georgia are king From Page B1 film or drawing up plays. The programs that recruit at an elite level understand the long-term value of the short-term loss and hire coaches who are willing to give up family time to text 17-year-olds. “It’s a relentless approach to recruiting, not just a relentless approach to football coaching,” said Alabama offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien, a former Penn State head coach. “And that’s what Coach Saban has done here, and it’s been proven, and it’s been awesome.” Saban’s system has also been awesome because he leads the Tide’s 365-daya-year effort. It’s the same at Georgia. Of all the head coaches Sam Pittman worked under in his three decades as an assistant, none were as involved in recruiting as Smart. Pittman has tried to adopt the same approach

as the head coach at Arkansas, whose 19thranked 2022 class is the program’s best since 2004. There are no real vacations, no days off. Recruiting never ends. “If you miss a day texting somebody …” Pittman said, “somebody else isn’t.” Including the two coaches in Monday’s title game.

Step 2: Identification Because recruiting is all about relationships, there’s a practical reason why the Alabamas and Georgias keep landing top players. “I think what makes them so special is they identify guys early,” said Adam Gorney, Rivals’ national recruiting director. Identifying promising players early gives coaches more time to build stronger relation-

ships with them. When that ultra-talented player at an eighth-grade camp blossoms into an ultratalented high school senior, the foundation is already set. A longer recruiting runway also helps coaches learn which players not to sign. That, ESPN national recruiting director Tom Luginbill said, is vital, too. “Are you collecting talent, or are you building a team?” Luginbill said. “Because you can collect all the talent in the world. If you’re bringing in a bunch of bad apples, you’re going to be in trouble sooner or later.” Luginbill said that’s what happened at the end of Jimbo Fisher’s time at Florida State, where a string of top-six classes crumbled into a 7-6 season. It seemed to be happening at Florida, too, at the end of the Urban Meyer era. Georgia and ‘Bama,

however, show no signs of slowing down.

Step 3: Infrastructure If the first two steps sound relatively easy, the last one does not. To recruit at an elite level, you need elite infrastructure. “You can have the plan,” Luginbill said. “But if you don’t have the bullets in the gun or the horses in the stable to run the race, you’re always going to be running from behind.” The bullets and horses take many forms. Facilities like the $85 million football building Florida will open later this year are one part. So are food, housing, technology, sports science and everything else. That’s why Franklin – who has the nation’s No. 6 incoming class at Penn State – said it takes an all-in commitmentnition and rich

calendar Monday’s TV sports Note: Some events may be canceled or moved to different times and/or stations because of Covid-19 considerations

Basketball College men •Boston University at American, CBSSN, 4 p.m. NBA •Milwaukee at Charlotte, NBATV, 4 p.m. •Cleveland at Sacramento, NBCSCA, 7 p.m. ( Vacaville only) Football College •FBC Championship, Alabama vs. Georgia, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS, SEC, 5 p.m. Soccer Africa Cup of Nations •Senegal vs. Zimbabwe, BEIN, 4:50 a.m. •Comoros vs. Gabon, BEIN, 10:55 a.m. •Guinea vs. Malawi, BEIN, 1 p.m. (taped) •Morocco vs. Ghana, BEIN, 4 p.m. (taped) Super Lig •Fenerbahce vs. Adana Demirspor, BEIN, 8:55 a.m. Tennis •Center Court, WTA Sydney, WTA Adelaide 2, early rounds, TENNIS, 3 a.m. •Center Court, WTA Sydney, WTA Adelaide 2, early rounds, TENNIS, 4 p.m.

Tuesday’s TV sports Basketball College men •Hofstra at Towson, CBSSN, 2 p.,m. •Rutgers at Penn State, BIG TEN, 3:30 p.m. •South Carolina at Tennessee, SEC, 3:30 p.m. •Pittsburgh at Syracuse, ESPNU, 4 p.m. •Kentucky at Vanderbilt, ESPN, 4 p.m. •DePaul at Marquette, FS1, 4 p.m. •Saint Louis at Dayton, CBSSN, 4 p.m. •Miami at Florida State, ACC, 5 p.m. •Ole Miss at Texas A&M, SEC, 5:30 p.m. •Illinois at Nebraska, BIG TEN, 5:30 p.m. •Auburn at Alabama, ESPN, 6 p.m. •:Purdue at Michigan, ESPN2, 6 p.m. •Oklahoma State at West Virginia, ESPNU, 6 p.m. •Providence at Creighton, FS1, 6 p.m. •Valparaiso at Loyola of Chicago, CBSSN, 6 p.m. •New Mexico at UNLV, CBSSN, 8 p.m. Hockey NHL •Detroit at San Jose, HULU, 7:30 p.m. Soccer Africa Cup of Nations •Algeria vs. Sierra Leone,BEIN, 4:50 a.m. •NIgeria vs. Egypt, BEIN, 7:50 a.m. •Sudan vs. Guinea-Bissau, BEIN, 10:50 a.m. •Tunisia vs. Mali, BEIN, 4:50 a.m. (Wednesday) •Mauritania vs. Gambia, BEIN, 7:50 a.m. (Wednesday) Tennis •Center Court, WTA Sydney, WTA Adelaide 2, early rounds, TENNIS, 3 a.m. •Center Court, WTA Sydney, WTA Adelaide 2, early rounds, TENNIS, 4 p.m. •Center Court, WTA Sydney, WTA Adelaide 2, early rounds, TENNIS, 3 a.m. (Wednesday)

49ers: Big comeback nets playoff berth to the Rams’ 24-yard line and then a 9-yarder to the 8, teeing up Gould for the winning points. The comeback took hold in a riveting third quarter. Samuel produced two touchdowns, first on a 16-yard run and then on a stunning, 24-yard option pass that tied the score at 17. Garpopolo didn’t look too impaired by his thumb, but he did have two passes intercepted, the second of which halted a potential go-ahead scoring drive with 7:42 to go. Making that Rams’ interception was Jalen Ramsey, who broke up the pass intended for George Kittle and juggled the ball until seizing it

From Page B1 tying touchdown pass from Samuel amid a third-quarter rally. Garoppolo, playing with a sore thumb that kept him out last game, overcame a yucky first half and finished 23-of-32 for 316 yards, with a touchdown and two interceptions. That touchdown (to Jennings) forced overtime and extended the 49ers’ season, not to mention the quarterbacks’ tenure that seemed doomed a year ago when the 49ers pursued Stafford in a trade and then traded up to draft Trey Lance. OK, back to Jennings, and that is what the 49ers did in overtime. The second-year receiver who came up with a 34-yard reception

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in the end zone, sparking hope for a Rams’ revival. (Garoppolo tried in vain for officials to call a roughingthe-quarterback penalty, after he got hit in the helmet after the throw.) That set the off-Hollywood stage for fourth-quarter fireworks, and the Rams used the NFL’s most productive tandem this season: Stafford to Kupp. They hooked up on a 30-yard catch (on third-and-6) and then connected for a go-ahead touchdown on a 4-yard reception (third-and-goal) with 2:29 left. It wasn’t enough for the Rams, who still clinched the NFC West and the No. 4 seed, earning them a home date next weekend with division runner-up Arizona.

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Antonio Brown talks with Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians during happier times at a practice in 2020.

Brown: Still fights From Page B1 have the texts proving exactly that.) “The Bucs’ chosen time was pure gamesmanship. It was a pretextual termination to give them a reason to cut AB. They did this because they know that (coach) Bruce Arians’ on-the-field termination of AB was unlawful. So they tried covering it up using their latest dirty trick: ‘Surprise attack’ medical care that they never intended for AB to receive.’’ Brown has maintained he did not re-enter last Sunday’s game against the Jets in the second half because his injured left ankle was bothering him. He missed two days of practice leading up to the game but was cleared to play and responded with three catches for 26 yards in the first half. Arians said Brown was irritated and loudly complained about his lack of targets in the locker room at halftime. Arians said when Brown

was told to go into the game, he refused. That’s when Arians said he told Brown, ”You’re done. Get the eff out of here.’' Brown took off his jersey and shoulder pads, ran through the end zone at MetLife Stadium and left early. Brown, 33, said on the Full Send Podcast on Friday that he planned to continue his career after undergoing surgery to clean up his ankle. “Of course I’m planning on playing football next season,’' he said. “You see what I’ve been able to do on a hurt ankle? It’s been four years since I’ve been able to be in this situation where I could be in good health and a good team that really has my back. These guys have been treating me to the opposite of who I am, and I’ve been able to accept that role for a couple years out of respect. “But I’m looking forward to getting my ankle cleaned up, I’m looking forward to reigniting my career.’'