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The 49th Military Police Brigade welcomes incoming brigade commander Lt. Col. Eric Sharyer, left, and honors outgoing brigade commander Col. Marlena DeCelle, right, at the Sgt. 1st Class Lawson Memorial Armory

in Fairfield, Saturday. With command and control of nearly 2,500 citizen-soldiers, the 49th Military Police Brigade is the largest brigade-sized unit in the California National Guard.

49th Military Police Brigade holds change-of-command ceremony K aty St. Clair

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FAIRFIELD — When Col. Marlena A. DeCelle took command of the California Army National Guard 49th Military Brigade in March 2020, little did she know she would be overseeing response teams on the front lines of some of America’s most tumultuous times – the Covid-19 pandemic and the George Floyd protests. Unfazed, she jumped in, referring to it as a part of her job, which was to “deal with challenges in our society.” DeCelle passed the baton Saturday at the National Guard headquarters in Fairfield to Lt. Col. Eric W. C. Sharyer at a change-ofcommand ceremony in front of colleagues, family and friends. The 49th Military Police Brigade is the largest brigadesize unit in the California Army National Guard, with command and control of nearly 2,500 citizen-soldiers throughout the state. It has served in operations such as

Desert Storm, Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. It also supports California’s first responders during wildfires, landslides and civil disturbances. Saturday, after the formation of troops, an invocation, presentation of the colors, and, of course, the national anthem, Gen. Timothy Rieger served as master of cereLT. COL. SHARYER monies, beginning with praise for DeCelle’s tenure as commander. He praised her “soldiers-first” mentality, which he said produced extraordinary results and achievements. DeCelle said a few words as well in her own down-to-earth style, referring to her “bad ass” welcome when she began her two-year tour of service and how blessed and honored she was to have served. “This is one of the best experiences of my career,” she said.

“These are the most professional, committed individuals that I have ever had the pleasure to serve with,” adding they all “rolled deep.” Then Sharyer took the microphone. Prior to becoming commander of the 49th Military Brigade, he served as deputy commander, with multiple tours around the world and several awards and decorations for his service. “They say success has many fathers, but I have many fathers . . . and mothers,” he told the crowd. He also joked about a promotion he got in the past: He said, “There’s your desk, there’s your phone. You’re a smart guy, you’ll figure it out.” Sharyer thanked many of the colleagues and soldiers he said he had the honor to serve with and whose mentorship got him where he is today. He also had kind words for DeCelle, calling her the “best of the bunch” and saying her See Brigade, Page A9

Vacaville school job fair seeks to match people to positions Susan Hiland

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VACAVILLE — The Vacaville School District has more than 30 job openings that need to be filled – positions that do not require either a teaching or administrative credential. Don’t want to work full time? That’s fine because the district has positions that are part-time with benefits, according to Manolo Garcia, director of Human Resources. “If you work four hours or more you get benefits,” he said. K.C. Alves of Vacaville retired last year from her job and found herself with a lot of spare time. “I’m bored,” she said. “I subbed here years ago for the district and I loved it. I would really

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Potential employees came out to the Vacaville School District’s Classified Job Fair at Markham Elementary School in Vacaville, Saturday. worked for the school like to do it again.” Alves said she is district for five years as interested in substi- the director of Student tute teaching because it Nutrition and on Satgives her a more flexi- urday volunteered to come in and make tacos ble schedule. “I can go do things and cookies so potenif I need to, which I tial employees could couldn’t do working full see what great food they would be making to feed time,” she said. Juan Cordon has the children.

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“I think of my work as a type of therapy,” Cordon said. “It’s a place where if you do a good job you bring smiles to people’s faces. You add happiness to their life with new foods that they may never have tried.” The kitchen at Markham Elementary School is spotless, shiny and smelled of seasoned meat that was cooking See Jobs, Page A9

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LONDON — Ireland’s foreign affairs minister says that Russia is to move its planned military drills outside the country’s exclusive economic zone. Simon Coveney said on Saturday he has received assurances from his Russian counterpart that the drills will not take place off the southwest coast of Ireland. The artillery drills were to take place at the start of February in international waters, but within Irish-controlled airspace and the country’s exclusive economic zone. The planned drills had caused considerable upset and controversy in Ireland. Coveney tweeted: “This week I wrote to my counterpart, the Minister of Defence of Russia, to request a reconsideration of naval exercises off the

Irish coast. “This evening I received a letter confirming the Russian exercises will be relocated outside of Ireland’s EEZ. “I welcome this response.” In a statement, the Russian ambassador to Ireland Yury Filatov said: “In response to the requests from the Irish government as well as from the Irish South and West Fish Producers Organisation, the Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation Sergey Shoigu has made a decision, as a gesture of goodwill, to relocate the exercises by the Russian Navy, planned for February 3 to 8, outside the Irish exclusive economic zone (EEZ), with the aim not to hinder fishing activities by the Irish vessels in the traditional fishing areas.” Irish fishermen had planned to travel to the See Russia, Page A9

Powerful storm snarls traffic on East Coast Tribune Content Agency Snow will come to an end across New York City after sunset from the powerful nor’easter that snarled travel up and down the East Coast, dropped snow by the foot, and lashed Massachusetts with hurricane-force wind gusts that knocked out power to thousands. New York got between 7.5 inches in Central Park to 10.3 inches at John F. Kennedy International Airport through the day, but across a large part of central and eastern Long Island totals reached above 20 inches, said Zack Taylor, a senior branch forecaster at the U.S. Weather Prediction Center. Across New Jersey there were reports of up to 18 inches, and some parts of eastern Massachusetts got 2 feet, the National Weather Service said. Boston has about 14.5 inches and snow should continue through midnight.

“The worst is probably over for the New York City metro area,” Taylor said. “The wind will still be an issue through tonight into the first part of tomorrow with blow and drifting snow.” Temperatures will drop to 12 degrees Fahrenheit in Manhattan and 4 degrees in Boston, and together with the wind will feel closer to minus 5 to minus 10 overnight. “There are going to be pretty dangerous wind chills across much of the Northeast,” Taylor said. The storm played havoc with ground, rail and air transportation across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. The powerful nor’easter dragged heavy snow and winds up Interstate 95 and the parallel Northeast Corridor rail route, passing over several major airports along the way. More than 6,000 flights have been canceled since Friday, including 1,057 on Sunday, See Storm, Page A9

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Exposing the malarkey behind reporting on stock market changes

e’ve all heard or news events and the read a variation of stock market is somethis and we’ve thing we accept because generally accepted it: we’ve all heard it for “The stock market was decades. We’re like up 400 points today on people in the Middle news that the inflation Ages who were sure the rate slowed sun rotated around in February.” Brad Stanhope Earth because they’d Or, “Stocks were Like I was sayin’ heard it for decades. Or down sharply today, due Raiders fans who to concerns over tensions in the believe their team is special Middle East.” because they’ve heard themOr, “Stocks remained mixed selves say it for decades. today on news that Apple A caveat: Sometimes, news expects fourth-quarter earnings events do drive the perforto fall short of expectations.” mance of the stock market. That’s the template for When there’s dramatic financial reporting on the stock market – news (a country declares one that has been in place at bankruptcy, Microsoft or Apple least since I was a kid, when announces a brilliant success or virtually every radio or TV miserable failure, a catastrophic broadcast had a “business” news event happens), it affects segment that primarily reported the stock market. But the rest of on the stock market. the time, here’s what I suspect I call baloney. happens: Business reporters look at the stock market and The connection between

then find a news item that could have some sort of financial angle. And connect them. Stocks are up on the news of . . . uh . . . a trade agreement between Panama and Canada! Or maybe a tech company’s earnings are better than expected. Or maybe the number of jobs created last month was up. Stocks are down on news of . . . uh . . . an oil spill in Saudi Arabia! Or persistent rumors that the Fed may raise interest rates. Or reports that a big company will have a disappointing report. I spent several years choosing stories to appear on the Daily Republic business pages. I always suspected the reporting on the stock market was bunk, but I also always picked stock market stories because they’re the scoreboard of the financial world.

We’ve become more sophisticated over the past decade in how we view the stock market. We realize an increase in stock prices doesn’t mean things are better for all of us. We realize stock prices going down doesn’t mean imminent catastrophe for all of us. The stock market is not directly connected to us, any more than an increase in the stock market is connected to the news of the day. Really, it’s absurd when you think about parallels. What if someone wrote, “The new Batman movie had a huge weekend box office after news broke Friday that Samsung’s new Galaxy phone exceeded sales expectations.” Or if you read, “The Warriors won their third straight game last night on news that Russia was sending more troops to the Ukrainian border.”

How about if someone reported, “The number of Covid infections dropped today on news that Britney Spears’ conservatorship would end.” We’d laugh at that. Or . . . maybe we’d adopt that as our strategy. Consider a world where you make this kind of announcement: “I won’t make it to work today on news of disappointing fourth-quarter earnings for Exxon.” Or you explain away a failure by saying, “I didn’t clean up the kitchen because of rumors Netflix is raising its monthly fees.” Wait a second. Maybe this all makes sense. And if it doesn’t, that’s probably due to rumors the Fed may boost the prime rate. Reach Brad Stanhope at bradstanhope@outlook.com.

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ident George W. Bush’s cat, India, in 2009 - and one of only a dozen feline inhabitants in the entire history of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Andrew Hager, historian for the online Presidential Pet Museum, attributes the disparity to personality – both the presidents’ and the cats’. Presidents tend to be extroverted, a trait they share with dogs, which have been the most popular presidential pet by far. “I always think that some of it is the fact that cats are a little bit less trainable,” says Hager. “So it’s harder to bring a cat to a news conference and have it sit there and look cute.” The first presidential cats belonged to Abraham Lincoln, who famously fed Tabby and Dixie with the White House’s gold forks. When his wife objected, the president apocryphally quipped that if the gold fork was good enough for former president James Buchanan, it was good enough for Tabby. Other famous feline White House residents include Amy Carter’s siamese cat, Misty Malarky Ying Yang, who made an appearance during President Jimmy Carter’s first state dinner. President Bill Clinton’s black-and-white cat, Socks, was a frequent visitor of the Oval Office and was occasionally walked outdoors on a leash. But Bush’s black cat, India, was frequently overshadowed by his Scot-

WASHINGTON — The long-awaited White House cat has joined the Biden family – and her name is Willow. Michael LaRosa, a spokesman for first lady Jill Biden, confirmed the 2-year-old, grayand-white short-haired tabby’s arrival, saying the cat is “settling into the White House with her favorite toys, treats and plenty of room to smell and explore.” Willow is named after Jill Biden’s hometown of Willow Grove, Pa. The cat comes from an unnamed Western Pennsylvania farm where the Bidens made a campaign trip in 2020. “Willow made quite an impression on Dr. Biden in 2020 when she jumped up on the stage and interrupted her remarks during a campaign stop,” wrote LaRosa in a news release. “Seeing their immediate bond, the owner of the farm knew that Willow belonged with Dr. Biden.” The cat joins Commander, the German shepherd puppy the Bidens adopted last month, following the death of their dog Champ and the rehoming of their dog Major, both German shepherds. Major had trouble adjusting to his new home in the White House, having made headlines for several biting incidents. Major was the first shelter dog in the White House. Willow will be the first cat to live in the White House since Pres-

tish terriers, Barney and Miss Beazley. The Biden family had announced their intention to get a cat before they even moved into the White House, in a late November 2020 interview with CBS. The subject came up frequently in briefings: Last March, White House press secretary Jen Psaki deflected a reporter’s question, saying, “We know that the cat will break the Internet, but I don’t have any update on its status.” Since then, the White House has teased the cat’s arrival as being imminent. Last April, Jill Biden told the “Today” show that the cat was “waiting in the wings.” At the time, Major was receiving special training to acclimate the dog to cats. In September, Jill Biden told the New York Times that the cat’s arrival was delayed because of Major’s behavioral issues and revealed that the pet was in another household’s temporary care. “The cat is still being fostered with somebody who loves the cat,” she told the Times. “I don’t even know whether I can get the cat back at this point.” But when Commander’s arrival (and Major’s rehoming) was announced in December, LaRosa confirmed that the cat would join the family by the end of January. No word yet on if Willow has been introduced to Commander — and whether the pair get along.

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County tops 70,000 Covid cases Vacaville board

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FAIRFIELD — Solano County hit two pandemic milestones Friday as the total number of coronavirus cases surpassed 70,000 and active cases once again topped 5,000. The county’s total number of Covid-19 cases hit 70,343 with 1,365 reported since Wednesday’s update. The number of active cases remained high after a staggering increase mid-January. There were 1,143 active cases Jan. 10; 5,666 cases Jan. 12; 6,845 cases Jan. 14; and 6,210 Jan. 19. The number of active cases stood at 5,292 Monday, dipped to 4,786 Wednesday and rose to 5,404 Friday. Dr. Bela Matyas, the county public health officer, said in a phone interview Friday that the numbers are starting to crash the county’s database. The county updates its dashboard on the website between 4 to 6 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, but could not get the numbers up until after 7 p.m. Friday. “The numbers are getting too high to function,” Matyas said. “With 70,000 cases we are going to have to charge the way we do analysis because we are reaching the breaking point.” The number of total deaths held steady Friday at 375, though Matyas said there have been three more since Wednesday. Those numbers did not reach the state database in time to be reported and will likely be reflected in Monday’s report. The three deaths were individuals over 65 who were unvaccinated. One was a woman living in a long-term care facility. The other two were men living in the community.

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A pedestrian walks along Pennsylvania Avenue in Fairfield while wearing a face mask, Friday. The county had 154 Covid patients hospitalized Friday with 33 in ICUs. That is up five on hospitalizations and down one in intensive care. “Half the hospitalizations that are positive are not sick and they find out they had Covid coming in for different reasons” Matyas said. “That’s much less of a burden on the hospitals. There has been a lot of breakthroughs for those vaccinated, but it tend to be more mild, like a mild cold, or they are asymptomatic.” Covid hospitalizations were shown to have peaked Jan. 22 with 207, but Matyas said he now believes that total was a mistake. He said he believes the current peak was closer to 163. The highest peak came Jan. 7, 2021, with 173 hospitalizations. “That number was so much higher than the other days,” Matyas said of the 207 total. “I believe we may have double counted one of the hospitals.” The seven-day positiv-

ity testing rate inch down from 32% Wednesday to 30% Friday. Vallejo saw its total number of cases go up by 455 for a new count of 22,260. Vacaville added 348 cases since Wednesday, taking that city’s total to 17,292. Fairfield is at 18,297 with its 347 new cases, the county reported. Suisun City (4,843) added 63 cases; Dixon (3,778) added 62; Benicia (2,741) added 67; Rio Vista (951) added 21; and there were two new coronavirus cases in the unincorporated area for a total of 181, the county reported. Vaccination percentages stayed the same: 70% for residents 5 or older who are fully vaccinated and another 10% of that population who have received at least one shot. The county reports 130,177 booster shots have been administered. The percentage of children 5 to 11 who have received a vaccination shot rose to 11,064, or 29.8% of that population. The number is still nearly half as much as the higher

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VACAVILLE — The city has selected Magellan Advisors to develop a Broadband Master Plan that will address the area’s internet access for residents and commercial customers. Magellan’s plan will provide details about available infrastructure and a gap analysis, along with recommendations for routes and locations for a fiber and/or wireless buildout to pave the city’s digital highway. The city intends to use the plan to prioritize fiber network expansion for public facilities, and to

Thompson encourages wildfire support Matt Miller

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VALLEJO — Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, led a letter alongside 13 House colleagues from affected districts to President Joe Biden, calling for a more robust strategy in identifying and responding to wildfires. Jim Costa of the Central Valley and Joe Neguse of See Wildfire, Page A5

ensure continuous connectivity and resilience for public safety, emergency response and other essential functions. The goal of the plan is to also improve commercial access and increase the area’s economic competitiveness to attract and retain industry. Many households also still lack sufficient bandwidth to meet their needs. The city intends to address the digital divide by increasing high-speed internet access for low-income and disadvantaged communities as well. City and Magellan Advisors staff members will engage the community over the coming

age category of teenagers. Matyas said he was not sure why unless parents were still cautious about getting their young children vaccinated. Solano County does not post case updates on weekends. The next update is scheduled late Monday afternoon. ••• Most people who have Covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, experience only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. Some people, especially older adults and those with underlying health problems, experience more severe illness such as pneumonia. The vast majority of people who contract Covid-19 recover from their illness.

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VACAVILLE — The school board heard an overview this week of the governor’s proposed budget as it looks at the possibility of a cut to state funding due to a drop in attendance. Kelly Burks, assistant superintendent of Business and Administrative Services, covered highlights of the state budget plan and how it affects the Vacaville School District. The Department of Finance BURKS two years ago projected the 2022-23 state budget at $130 billion. The newest proposal is a budget of $200 billion. But the windfall in state revenue will not necessarily translate into a windfall at the local level. “It came in much higher than projected,” Burks said Thursday of the state budget. “It’s difficult to project during a pandemic; nothing to refer to as far as that goes. Luckily it changes in our favor.” The increase in projected state revenue comes from a quicker recovery of the economy than expected from the pandemic recession along with a stronger stock market, according to a staff report. Higher

inflation is also having an effect on the economy, along with higher personal income and sales and corporation taxes, which account for 95% of state revenue. “All of those taxes came in higher than projected,” Burks said. Some things that are affecting schools include staffing shortages, declining enrollment, lower attendance rates, supply chain issues and the highest inflation in more than 30 years, according to a staff report. “School districts face a lot of the same issues. Right now it’s about human resource shortages. We need teachers, substitutes and classified personnel,” Burks said. The Great Resignation of 2021 is affecting schools as well as every sector of business. “It is a unique situation, the Great Resignation or the Big Quit,” Burks said. “It is where employees are voluntarily resigning.” The hardest months were in April, May and June in 2021, according to the state Department of Labor. Approximately 11 million people quit their jobs in 2021. See Board, Page A5

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Lewis Alan Wilson

Sept. 19, 1933 — Jan. 10, 2022

12 years he fully Lewis Alan retired and moved Wilson was welto his vacation comed home by home in Truckee. his Heavenly He enjoyed Father on Jan. 10, snow skiing, fishing 2022. He passed and talking with away at the age of his Truckee neigh88 in Vacaville after bors. In 1999, he a lengthy illness began an annual due to advancing block party for his dementia. neighbors to get to He was born in know one another. Newport, Rhode AIR FORCE This continued to Island, on Sept. 19, VETERAN grow each year 1933, to George and until 2020 when it was canEleanor Wilson. He grew up in Newport celed because of Covid. with his parents, who both Helping his neighbors with preceded him in death snow removal, pine needle along with his late siblings, cleanup or turning on their George Jr., Emily, Leroy and heat when coming for the Margie. He is survived by his weekend earned him the sister, Barbara Smith; and honorary title of ‘The Mayor’. He began attending brother, Robert Wilson. At 17, he enlisted in the Valley Church in 1995 when U.S. Air Force where he did his daughter and her family his basic training in New moved to Vacaville. He was York. Later, he was stationed active in their lives, attendat Travis AFB where he met ing church with them most and married Rebecca Poff weekends and attending and his only child Deborah his grandchildren’s school and sports activities. He was was born. While living in Suisun active in the church – ushCity, he served as a volun- ering, helping with monthly teer firefighter. During his men’s breakfast and service 21 years in the Air Force projects to help those in he was also stationed in need. He is survived by his Taiwan, Southern California, Florida, Okinawa and South daughter, Deborah, and her husband, Scott; grandchilDakota. Upon retirement in 1972, dren, Kevin, Tim and Corinne he moved to Fairfield and (and husband Matthew). He was preceded in worked for Recognition Equipment as a computer death by granddaughter, technician for 10 years. He Heather. Funeral arrangements began working for Tharco Container Co. in 1982 as a by Vaca Hills Chapel Funeral machine operator and after Home.

Ruclare Pauling

Jan. 10, 1936 — Nov. 23, 2021

Rev. Ruclare David Pauling passed away at home on Nov. 23, 2021. He was born in Cherokee, Iowa, in 1936. He attended Concordia Seminary, was ordained and entered the Lutheran ministry. In 1961, he married Patricia Pauling nee Nicolet (passed away Jan 8, 2022). Ruclare served as the parish minister in Bonners Ferry, Idaho; Naperville, Illinois; Faribaut, Minnesota, and Fairfield, California. He retired from the California Lutheran Interim Ministry three years ago and was a longtime active member of the Fairfield

Host Lions Club. Ruclare celebrated both his 60th wedding anniversary to Patricia Pauling and 60 years in the Lutheran ministry in August 2021. He was loved and will be missed. Ruclare is survived by his children, Rebecca and Matt; daughter-in-law, Erin; sisters, Kristin and Melody; brother, David; sister-in-law, Linda; and four grandchildren. Memorial service for Ruclare and Patricia Pauling will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 580 Trinity Drive, Vacaville, California.

Patricia Pauling

May 11, 1938 — Jan. 8, 2022

Patricia Ann Nicolet Pauling passed away at home on Jan. 8, 2022. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1938. Patricia received her nursing degree from Lutheran General Deaconess Hospital and worked as a nurse for over 50 years. In 1961, Patricia married Ruclare Pauling (he passed away Nov. 23, 2021). She retired from Fairfield’s NorthBay Medical Center in 2000. Patricia celebrated her 60th wedding anniversary to Ruclare Pauling in August

2021. She was loved and will be missed. Patricia is survived by her children, Rebecca and Matt; daughter-in-law, Erin; brother, Michael; sister-inlaw, Carol; and four grandchildren; she had a talent for making dear and precious friends, Carol, Christine, Hilda and Nancy. Memorial service for Patricia and Ruclare Pauling will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 580 Trinity Drive, Vacaville, California.

Sandra J. Stringer

May 1, 1951 — Jan. 12, 2022

Longtime Fairfield resident and San Francisco native, Sandra J. Stringer passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, in Vallejo, California. Visitation will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, at Wiggins-Knipp Funeral Home, 524 Capitol St., Vallejo, California. Funeral service will

be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, also at WigginsKnipp Funeral Home. Burial will follow funeral service at Skyview Memorial Lawn Cemetery, 200 Rollingwood Drive, Vallejo, California. Arrangements entrusted to Wiggins-Knipp Funeral Home, 524 Capitol St., Vallejo, California, 707-642-4459.

Mr. Pa’u passed away enjoyed barbecuing, hosting many family getpeacefully on Dec. togethers and 29, 2021, at the age the company of of 85 years, with his his faithful dog family by his side, Midway, who he at NorthBay Hosnamed in honor of pital in Fairfield, the ship he served. California. Mr. Pa’u was Mr. Pa’u’s milia man of honor tary career spanned and integrity, with 27 years, begina kind and loving ning at NAS Patuxheart. His love and ent River, Maryland, devotion to his on the USS Wasp, family extended to and also serving at many of his daughNAS Barbers Point NAVY VETERAN ters’ friends, their in Honolulu, Hawaii, NAS Moffett Field in Moun- children and grandchildren, tain View, California, NAS and his nephews over the Alameda where he served years. One of his most on the USS Midway CVA meaningful achievements 41 and the USS Enterprise in his life was being known as ‘Papa’ to so many who CVN-65. Mr. Pa’u made several knew him, and to all who overseas deployments on loved him. Mr. Pa’u is survived by both aircraft carriers during the Vietnam War. After the his wife of 59 years, Agnes; Etwina Pa’u, first time he served on the children, USS Enterprise, Mr. Pa’u JoAnne and Kelly Farney, was transferred to NAS Doris Pau Mendoza and Ben Dallas, Texas, and then on Mendoza of Danville, Tracey to NAS Whiting Field in Pa’u of Roseville, Vonnie Milton, Florida. Toward the Ezell (Abel) of San Antonio, end of his NAS Whiting Texas, and Janice Barry Field assignment in Florida, (John), Stephanie Anderson Mr. Pa’u took an isolated of Natomas; grandchildren, tour of duty for a year to the Brenden, Shannon, Aaron, island of Diego Garcia in John Ben, Ian, Anthony, the Indian Ocean, so that Jacob, Angelica, Ariana, upon his return he would Ioane, Mikaele, Tali’a and receive orders back to the Ali’i; great-grandchildren, USS Enterprise and he K.J., Tehani, Talia, Nainoa, could move his family back Quinn, Colin and Carter; to Alameda, California, for cousin, Siniva Anoa’i and three more years and retire family; nephews, Stanley from military service. Pa’u (Melissa), Alika Pa’u Mr. Pa’u was honored to and Steve Pa’u, all of Masserve in the United States sachusetts, and Mace Pa’u Navy. He was a dedicated (Rhona) of San Jose. career soldier and proud Mr. Pau was preceded in to have served his country. death by brothers, Mua’au He had fond memories Pa’u and Taele Pa’u; and of working on the flight nephews, Patrick Pa’u and deck of the aircraft carri- Taele Pa’u Jr. ers, passing through the A private service will Panama Canal, and seeing be held on Feb. 23, 2022. the world from the decks This will include a Mass of of several ships. He proudly Christian Burial immeditold stories of the long hours ately followed by a full milspent directing the planes itary honors service at the to safety during takeoff and Sacramento Valley National landings. Cemetery. After retiring, Mr. Pa’u The family would like worked at the Navy base on to extend their gratitude to Mare Island for the Morale doctors and staff at Sutter Welfare Recreation Depart- Medical in Fairfield, Vetment as the gym manager erans Affairs Health Care for several years. System, NorthBay HospiMr. Pa’u was passionate tal, the Caregivers from about keeping fit and joined Always Best Care and his son-in-law, Kelly, to work Extended Family Care, Conout and swim at gyms in tinuum Hospice and Carrie Fairfield. He enjoyed many Faulkner. post-workout breakfasts In lieu of flowers, the with his gym friends. family asks if you want to Mr. Pa’u’s grandchildren make a donation they can brought so much joy to his be made to the Alzheimer’s life. They kept him very busy Association in memory of over the years with many Ioane Pa’u . baseball, basketball, footFuneral arrangements ball games, rugby matches, by McCune Garden Chapel taekwondo competitions, of Vacaville, California, band reviews, track meets 707-448-6546. and piano recitals. Mr. Pa’u

Dona (Mendes) Lopez March 5, 1952 — Dec. 29, 2021

Dona Kay (Mendes) Lopez, longtime resident of Vacaville, passed away Dec. 29, 2021, in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. Dona was born in Elmira, California, on March 5, 1952, to Frank and Margaret (Bagge) Mendes. She was the youngest of 10 children. She married Jose M. LopezLopez of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, on Jan. 3, 1979, in Fairfield, California. She was a wife, mother and homemaker. She is survived by her husband, Jose M. LopezLopez; and was a mother of three children and one stepson, Tom J. Lopez; son, Don Mendes; daughters, Maria and Juanita Lopez; and grandmother of seven boys; one granddaughter; surviving relatives, sisters, Margaret and Elsie;

brothers, Robert and Harold; her ‘favorite son-inlaw’, Jeremy; and her partner in crime and best friend, Connie Rosa. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Leonard, David, John and Raymond (Hugoton, Kansas), and sister, Frances. We would like to thank Tata and Gangui with all our hearts for being a surrogate family and caring for Mom and Dad in our absence. You will never know what this means to us. The viewing was held in Moca, PR, on Jan. 3, 2022, her 43rd wedding anniversary. She was laid to rest at the Atlantic Garden Veteran’s Cemetery, in Aguadilla, PR. A celebration of life will be planned for this year.

In brief Rotary hosts meeting about Enriching Lives program

SUISUN CITY — The Fairfield-Suisun Rotary Club will host a Zoom meeting Tuesday to hear about the Enriching Lives program. Allen Davis, certification specialist for the Fairfield office of Enriching Lives, will be the guest speaker. Enriching Lives provides adults with developmental disabilities the opportunity to live in the community by matching them with providers who are able to give them a supportive environment of care and supervision and whose skillsets and lifestyle meet their needs. It is an alternative to in-home support services when family members cannot provide adequate care, support and education. The public is invited to join the meeting to hear from Davis and learn more, by writing to fsrotaryclub@gmail.com to request the Zoom link.

Governor appoints Vallejo man to state transportation commission VALLEJO — Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday the appointment of Jay Bradshaw, 54, of Vallejo, to the California Transportation Commission. Bradshaw has been the executive secretary-treasurer of the Northern California Carpenters Regional Council since 2021. He was executive director of the Carpenters 46 Northern CaliforniaCountiesConference Board from 2019-21. Bradshaw also served as director of organizing for the Northern California Carpenters Regional Council from 2007-19, where he was assistant director of the organization from 2001-07. He is a member of Leadership San Francisco, the California Alliance for Jobs and Transportation.

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Police chiefs to join Tri-City NAACP for virtual session on policing, recruitment FAIRFIELD — The Tri-City NAACP’s February meeting will have some special guests. The online meeting will begin at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 5. The Legal Redress Committee will host the meeting. The program will focus on “Community Policing & Recruiting African American Officers.” Fairfield Police Chief Deanna Cantrell, Suisun City Police Chief Aaron Roth and Vacaville Police Chief Ian Schmutzler will be the panelists. Register at https:// zoom.us/meeting/register/ tJIqd-yhqjsiGdSnWA365CzUW4hqSH82xL-.

Vallejo Fire Department re-launches first responder fees VALLEJO — The Fire Department is re-launching its First Responder Fee Program. The revamped notice to patients states the program will only collect fees from insurance companies of those who are assessed or treated by Vallejo firefighters. The Vallejo City Council approved an agreement with Medic Ambulance in May 2021 to provide First Responder Fee billing services. Medic Ambulance will collect patient and insurance information and assume the responsibility of working with insurance companies to collect the fees as set by the Master Fee Schedule and approved by the council each year. More information about the First Responder Fee is available on the city’s website, cityofvallejo.net.

Pittsburgh bridge under investigation after big collapse Tribune Content Agency PITTSBURGH — Frick Park will remain closed until further notice, city officials announced Saturday morning, as government inspectors begin to determine what caused the bridge carrying Forbes Avenue over the park to collapse early Friday. Though the city’s Department of Parks and Recreation announced the closure of all trails and woods around 10 a.m., there were still people strolling through the park beforehand, particularly close to the site of the Fern Hollow Bridge wreckage, where crews were beginning clean-up work. The actual crash site

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Elon Musk offers freshman $5,000 to stop tracking jet

In wildfire ‘pivot,’ experts are questioning federal focus

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WASHINGTON — A series of forest fires burned 3 million acres in Idaho, Montana and Washington over two days in 1910, prompting a new firefighting era. After those fires, which charred a region a bit smaller than Delaware, it became federal practice to stop the use of humanset fires to cull excess fuel. In 1935, the Forest Service set policy to extinguish all wildland fires the morning after detection. By 1944, the federal government had debuted Smokey Bear, whose catchphrase – “Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires!” – underscored a suppression focus. “We have a history of suppressing wildfires,” Cecilia Clavet, senior policy adviser at the Nature Conservancy, said. “Some of those wildfires are actually healthy for the ecosystem and help to create more wildfire-adapted landscapes.” More than a century later, the U.S. Forest Service is trying to pivot from that long-held practice and instead use smaller fires as a tool to limit catastrophic blazes fed by decades of fuel buildup. The shift comes as more Americans live in fire paths and climate change is accelerating fire and drought.

ORLANDO, Florida — A University of Central Florida freshman received a $5,000 offer from Elon Musk to take down his Twitter account, which tracks the billionaire’s private jet, according to a report from WKMG. Jack Sweeney, a 19-year-old freshman at UCF, manages @ElonJet, a Twitter account that uses a bot to track Musk’s private jet and follows him wherever he goes. Sweeney said he created an algorithm that tracks flight data through a plane’s transponder, the report said. The account caught the attention of Musk, who messaged Sweeney asking him to take the account down due to security risks, the report said. “Never intended for it to create a secu-

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Another issue is the 160,000 students who left the state over the past year. The governor’s proposal of Proposition 98 revenues – the primary source of state funding for education – relies heavily on one-time money from various programs–toincludepandemic relief funds. “We receive 38% of the funding revenue from these one-time funds,” Burks said. Enrollment and average daily attendance in the Vacaville School District have decreased over the past two years, which affects funding for the district. Schools have two options for funding. They can use the prior year numbers or current year numbers, which helps districts in declining enrollment situations. “We didn’t report attendance for 2020-21 to the state, so everything is based on our 2019 reported numbers still, so we are held harmless as far as funding for attendance,” Burks said. “We are one of seven states that have funding based on attendance.” The Vacaville district will be funded based on the year’s numbers for 2021-22. The district’s average daily attendance was 12,885 in 2019-20 but has dropped by 442 students during the pandemic to 12,443 in 2021-22. The district is usual at a 95% attendance rate but currently sits at 93%. The numbers are coming back up slowly, Burks said. Historic levels of infla-

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Colorado joined Thompson in heading up the leader. There were also 11 other House members who signed, including Rep. John Garamendi, D-Walnut Grove. “California has experienced some of the most devastating wildfires that our country has seen in recent years, with countless homes, businesses and livelihoods destroyed,” Thompson said in a press release from his office. “As climate change continues to put communities throughout the West at an elevated risk for wildfires, increased action to identify and combat these destructive events is imperative.” Thompson went on to say he and his colleagues

rity concern,” Sweeney is reported to have said in their private conversation. “I put a good amount of time into development and now make income from it that helps in college.” After the Tesla founder offered him $5,000 to delete the account, the 19-yearold counter-offered for $50,000, the report said. “We track the plane not who may or may not be on board,” Sweeney tweeted from the jettracking account. The teen said Musk asked him for help to update his security system but went silent after having said, “It doesn’t seem right to pay to shut this down,” according to the station. Musk is the famed business man and entrepreneur known mostly for SpaceX and his electric cars, Tesla, Inc.

tion are explained by the combination of federal stimulus funds, consumer demand for goods and low supply. “This affects the district through the Consumer Price Index, which increased by 7% in 2021,” Burks said, not only directly in the supply category and services but also in the budgets for any future projects. “The budget will be adjusted for the coming year to reflect this difference,” Burks said. The governor’s budget looks at funds for Special Education that includes using one-time money from the Inclusive Early Education Program. Mental health funding will go to the districts directly. The governor proposes giving the full cost-of-living allowance to schools at 5.33%. There is also a proposal to dedicate some of the one-time money, that portion that is not part of required Proposition 98 funding, for new construction and modernization of buildings. This will pay back some of the funds the district plans for construction. “If this goes through, it could fund about 75% of the projects on the backlog list,” Burks said. “We have about $20 million of proposed projects on the list for funding.” “We are really facing a unique situation with declining enrollment but also a large drop in attendance rate,” Burks said. “It’s not just about the dollars but the way they serve students in this district.” Burks reminded the board that this is just a proposal and will change over the next few months.

know their constituents are depending on federal action, and “we implore the administration to leverage our resources and ensure an effective response to wildfires.” The letter calls on the Biden administration to revisit the National Fire Plan, which has not been updated in more than a decade, according to the press release. It goes on to call for the administration to better leverage the country’s resources and ensure that the federal government, state and tribal governments, nonprofit organizations and the private sector work together to provide a comprehensive response to wildfires. Thompson represents the Vallejo and Benicia areas of Solano County. Garamendi represents the rest of Solano County and Winters in neighboring Yolo County.

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Firefighters battle the Bond Fire, started by a structure fire that extended into nearby vegetation, along Silverado Canyon Road in Silverado during the 2020 fire season. The 10-year strategy, announced Jan. 18, hews closer to what scientists have recommended for years: an emphasis on using human-lit fires to prevent massive conflagrations. But some wildfire experts say the new plan may place too much focus on protecting buildings and urban areas adjacent to wilderness, and that it could lead to complacency from people who live in at-risk zones. The Forest Service said it will use about $5.5 billion from the bipartisan infrastructure bill (PL 117-58) on the plan and to train wildland firefighters, raise their pay and convert more than 1,000 seasonal firefighters to year-round employees. With nearly one-quarter of the contiguous U.S. at moderate or high fire

risk, according to federal officials, the agency said it would first treat, through logging, mechanical thinning and prescribed burns, 20 million acres of Forest Service land and support efforts to treat another 30 million acres in local, state, tribal or private hands. (The Forest Service manages 193 million acres of national forest land.) Brian Ferebee, who is leading the new approach and is the agency’s chief executive for intergovernmental relations, put the total expense of the 10-year plan around $50 billion. Of the $5.5 billion from the infrastructure bill, $3 billion will go to this firefighting plan, he said in an interview Tuesday. “We think that is a great and significant down payment,” he said.

Early steps to clear out fuel will start this year, with projects in the Sierra Nevada mountains, the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, the Pacific Northwest and the Southwest. Republicans in Congress and timber interests have long advocated more aggressive logging practices, in part citing fire breaks as techniques to cut off advancing wildfires. While Ferebee did not exclude any methods of reducing the fuel backlog, he said the Forest Service’s new approach centers around human-set fires, mechanical thinning and pruning to clear debris. Though the agency formally ditched its policy of aggressive suppression that began in the 1910s by the 1970s, the effects of accumulated fuels – shrubs, grasses, trees, leaves, pine needles – remained. “Fuel buildups have now reached crisis proportions,” the plan says, noting how ponderosa pine stands that historically include “40 to 60 trees of all sizes per acre” are clogged. “Today, many of these same open woodlands have become dense forests with hundreds of trees per acre, including thickets that erupt when ignited by people or dry lightning.”

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Taiwan VP holds call with Pelosi to brace US ties Tribune Content Agency WASHINGTON — Taiwanese Vice President William Lai held a video call with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi – his second meeting with a senior U.S. politician in two days – on topics including human rights in China. Pelosi, who has called for a diplomatic boycott of next month’s Beijing Winter Olym-

pics, reiterated her concern about Chinese human rights abuses, according to a senior Democratic aide familiar with the call. She also discussed strong bipartisan support in Congress for Taiwan, according to the aide. U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris greeted Lai at the inauguration of Honduran President Xiomara Castro on Thursday, a fleeting encounter that risks

increasing tension between Washington and Beijing. Lai, whose country is regarded by China as a breakaway province, described Pelosi as a friend of Taiwan and a champion of human rights. China regularly protests any interactions by foreign officials with those from Taipei. Lai and Harris chatted for about 30 seconds according to Kolas Yotaka, spokesperson for the

Taiwanese president’s office, who added that Lai thanked the U.S. for its “rock-solid” support of the island. The U.S. has recognized Beijing for decades as the “sole legal government of China” under its “one China policy,” without clarifying its position on Taiwan’s sovereignty. China and the U.S. could face military conflict over the future of Taiwan, which is the

“biggest tinderbox” between the two countries, Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Qin Gang told National Public Radio. “If the Taiwanese authorities, emboldened by the United States, keep going down the road for independence, it most likely will involve China and the United States, the two big countries, in a military conflict,” Qin said in an interview with the U.S. broadcaster posted Friday.

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Supporters arrive at Parliament Hill for the Freedom Truck Convoy to protest against Covid-19 vaccine mandates and

restrictions in Ottawa, Canada, Saturday. The vaccine protest has become polarizing.

Trucker vaccine rule brings polarizing protest in Canada Tribune Content Agency OTTAWA, Canada — A convoy of truckers and others who oppose vaccine mandates has rolled into Ottawa for a weekend of rowdy protests, putting Canada’s capital city on edge amid warnings from police that they don’t know how large the crowds will get. Saturday saw thousands of protesters pile into downtown Ottawa and onto the grounds of Canada’s Parliament buildings, while a long line of big rigs, pickup trucks, RVs and other assorted vehicles trickled through the streets blasting on their horns, bringing gridlock to the city core. The protest group has attracted an unusual amount of international attention, having been championed on prime time Fox News shows, Joe Rogan’s podcast and Elon Musk’s Twitter feed. The initial motivation for the protest was a new rule requiring truckers to show proof of vaccination when entering Canada, which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government implemented on Jan. 15. Until then, truckers had been allowed to cross the U.S.-Canada border with few restrictions. The U.S. imposed a similar mandate on Jan. 22. But the protest has morphed into a catch-all movement of people angry at public health restrictions meant to control the spread of Covid-19. A crowd-funding campaign has hauled in more than C$7 million ($5.5 million U.S.) through Go Fund Me to support

the truckers. While many of the protesters on Saturday had profanity laced antiTrudeau signs and were denouncing everything from mask mandates to pharmaceutical companies, there were at least some truckers who came out to protest the border rule. One man sitting in a semi truck near Parliament Hill, who gave his name as Emo and said he immigrated from Bulgaria 20 years ago, told Bloomberg News he crosses the U.S.-Canada border three times a week shipping produce, and is vaccinated only because he had to in order to keep working. “They forced me to get vaccinated, it wasn’t my choice,” he said. “My message is: Let everybody choose what to do to his body.” But the Canadian Trucking Alliance, a federation representing provincial trucking organizations, released a statement Saturday warning the protests are unrepresentative of the broader industry. The CTA has said about 90% of Canadian truckers are vaccinated, and that the industry must “adapt and comply” with the border mandate. “While a number of Canadians are in Ottawa to voice their displeasure over this mandate, it also appears that a great number of these protesters have no connection to the trucking industry and have a separate agenda beyond a disagreement over cross border vaccine requirements,” the statement said. A heavy police presence was keeping an eye on the crowd Saturday. A day earlier, Ottawa Police Chief Peter Sloly told media they

were preparing for all possibilities. “The demonstrations this weekend will be unique, fluid, risky and significant,” Sloly said. Canada is not immune to violence but, with few exceptions, protests tend to be orderly affairs. Convoy organizers have pledged to cooperate and be peaceful. Police have expressed concern the protests could attract violent actors seeking to provoke law enforcement. The demonstrators have been hailed as heroes by anti-vaccine groups on mainstream and alternative social media platforms. On Twitter, a search by Bloomberg News found posts amplifying the activities of the convoy in Arabic, Dutch, German and Spanish. Facebook groups and pages about the trucker convoy have grown to tens of thousands of users. At least some of the organizers of the convoy appear to have motivations that go well beyond relaxing health restrictions or loosening vaccine rules. One group, called Canada Unity, produced a manifesto calling on Gov. General Mary Simon, Queen Elizabeth II’s representative in the country, to topple Trudeau’s government. Trudeau, who is currently isolating after being exposed to Covid-19, disparaged the convoy during a press conference on Wednesday. “The small fringe minority of people who are on their way to Ottawa, or who are holding unacceptable views that they’re expressing, do not represent the views of Canadians,” Trudeau said.

Florida logs over 1,000 new Covid deaths Tribune Content Agency PALM BEACH, Fla. — As the omicron wave of the coronavirus recedes across Florida, the scope of its deadliness has begun to take shape. For the first time since mid-October, Florida logged more than 1,000 Covid-19 deaths in a week, state health officials reported Friday. Viral fatalities rose by 1,192 since Jan. 21, data from the state Health Department shows. That’s nearly twice as many new victims reported last week, and more than seven times as many four weeks ago. And the omicron death wave appears to be rising

as fast as the delta variant surge from last summer. During delta, it took six weeks – July 9 to Aug. 13 – for seven-day death totals to skyrocket from a low of less than 200 to more than 1,000. During this recent swing, health officials counted just 122 new deaths during the week ending Dec. 24, but in the six weeks since then, under omicron, that tally has grown, breaking 1,000 this week. Florida’s Covid-19 death toll stands at 64,955 residents. The state in June stopped reporting fatalities among nonresidents who tested positive here.

Coronavirus fatalities take weeks to enter official statistics reported by state health officials. Meanwhile, infections and hospitalizations continue to drop from their record levels earlier this month. Florida documented 197,768 new cases this week, down from a high of 429,311 during the week ended Jan. 14. Viral levels are dropping faster in some counties. Palm Beach County logged 8,711 new infections, about one-third of the number of new cases recorded two weeks ago. Florida’s total case count stands at 5,478,671 residents

since the pandemic officially began March 2020. Palm Beach County is at 348,041. About 23.5% of tests statewide and 19.7% in Palm Beach County came back positive in the past week, lower than the rates of above 30% recorded two to three weeks ago. Vaccinations, meanwhile, slumped to a 12-week low. State officials added just 50,214 to Florida’s tally of people who are at least partially inoculated. That’s the lowest seven-day sum since the week ending Nov. 12. A total of 15,191,315 residents statewide have gotten at least one shot of the vaccine.

WASHINGTON — Democrats anticipate a new White House request for additional funds to cushion the fallout from a lingering Covid-19 pandemic that could pump more money into testing, vaccines, hospitals and schools. But after several previous rounds of relief, including last year’s mammoth $1.9 trillion package, any new request is sure to be met with questions about whether existing funds are still in the pipeline. Of $5.7 trillion in fiscal support Congress has provided since early 2020, about $800 billion remains unspent or uncommitted, according to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a think tank, though those figures are reported with a lag. Two key Republican senators have already raised questions about why the nation faces a virus testing shortage after Congress appropriated what they estimated to be $82.6 billion for testing-related programs over the last two years. “It does not appear to be because of a lack of funding, but a more fundamental lack of strategy and a failure to anticipate future testing needs by the administration,” they wrote. “It is unclear to us why we are facing such dire circumstances now,” wrote Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt, the ranking Republican on the Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee, and North Carolina Sen. Richard M. Burr, the top GOP member of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, in a Jan. 3 letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra. The Department of Health and Human Services estimated it has received $97 billion for testing, mitigation and contact tracing over the last two years, of which $18 billion remained unobligated as of Jan. 11, according to a Republican aide on the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. The department told lawmakers that it has plans in place to spend most of the unobligated $18 billion, leaving only $4.6 billion completely unallocated, said the aide, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss communications that have not been made public. And some unobligated funding was to be expected, the department told senators, because the money was designed to be spent over multiple years. The spending included $4.5 billion to purchase and distribute the 500 million tests recently announced by

the Biden administration. And legislators provided $29.4 billion to states to build and promote their own testing, mitigation and contact tracing programs, according to HHS figures provided by the aide.

‘More money isn’t the answer’ House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer, D-Md., told reporters earlier this month that the White House may request additional money “to make sure schools have resources to keep themselves safe.” Blunt and Burr have also raised questions about the pace of pandemic-related education spending, as schools struggle to reopen or stay open amid rising cases from the omicron variant. In a Jan. 10 letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, the senators wrote that 86 percent of pandemicrelated funding for K-12 schools remained unspent, along with 36 percent for colleges and universities. They tallied up a total $266 billion in prior appropriations, with $191 billion still available. “We know that more money isn’t the answer,” they wrote. An Education Department aide who wasn’t authorized to speak for the record said all federal money was released to the states as of last year, and “they should be making every effort to disburse those funds to their local districts.” Clearly cognizant of the criticism, the Biden administration has been careful to differentiate between immediate needs, which it says are funded, and more longrange plans. “We have what we need to fight this moment in the crisis,” White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters at a recent briefing. “But we have continued discussions and engagements with Congress about what we may need.” But even some Democrats have expressed frustration with the pace of pandemic spending at the state and local level. “I don’t know that we need another package, because the money we’ve spent hasn’t been used already on the ground,” said Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., a centrist facing a tough reelection fight this fall in a reconfigured district. On top of direct funding for education, Congress and successive administrations have pumped in about $500 billion for miscellaneous state and local government needs. The latest round from last March was worth $350 billion.

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Congress must act to secure viable free press

merica’s free press is in crisis. Today, many local newspapers are under incredible financial pressure and in jeopardy of going out of business because the control of access to trustworthy news online has become concentrated between two Big Tech companies: Facebook and Google. They set the rules for how, where and when we see journalistic content online and how much revenue is made – and by whom – from the hard work of journalists. Big Tech’s dominance over news distribution and the ad sales it drives threatens quality journalism, and the cost of inaction – the decline of local news – is too great to continue to ignore. We have all seen in recent years how critical the free press is to a functioning democracy, as the spread of dangerous misinformation online has permeated our culture. Big Tech platforms are built to favor content that drive clicks which, in turn, favors extreme and outrageous misinformation. They undervalue quality news content and, as a result, the information ecosystem has become increasingly confusing and unhealthy. As newsrooms across America have downsized or shuttered, Facebook has filled the void with untrustworthy sources, becoming America’s de facto local news source. Additionally, these platforms’ revenue models are structurally built around distributing content that separates us, which could not be more alarming in our highly fractured and partisan environment. The government cannot regulate news under the First Amendment, leaving the duopoly of Facebook and Google free to handle it as they see fit. Ironically, U.S. antitrust laws prevent small and local papers from coming together to negotiate fair compensation from the tech giants for the news content they pay to produce. Though this crisis may seem insurmountable, given the stranglehold Big Tech has on journalism, we have a viable solution. We are asking our members of Congress to support the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act, a bipartisan bill that is specifically focused on addressing Google and Facebook’s threat to the free press. The JCPA would provide a temporary, limited antitrust safe harbor for news publishers to collectively negotiate with Facebook and Google for fair compensation for the use of their content. It’s narrowly tailored to ensure that coordination by news publishers is only in the interest of protecting trustworthy, quality journalism. Our Founders understood that quality journalism is key to sustaining civic society. This is why a free press is enshrined in the U.S. Constitution, and it’s why we must ensure that the people who create journalistic content are compensated for their work. It is imperative to take reasonable and meaningful steps to protect this important institution. With the passage of the JCPA, all news publishers, especially small and local newspapers, would finally be able to ask the tech platforms for the compensation they need, and deserve. We applaud those members of Congress across the country and on both sides of the aisle who have already shown their commitment to local journalism by co-sponsoring the JCPA. But we need support from every member of Congress. We are asking our members of Congress to support the JCPA, which would give news publishers the ability to seek fair compensation for use of their content, and which would allow them to continue to invest in the critical newsgathering and reporting on which Americans depend. We hope the Solano County’s representatives in Congress, Reps. John Garamendi and Mike Thompson, along with the entirety of the state’s congressional delegation will agree that the honest, quality reporting we provide for our community – and the future of all local journalism – is worth fighting for. We urge them to join their colleagues in co-sponsoring the JCPA today. Join us in asking Garamendi and Thompson to state their support for Senate Bill 673, the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2021. You can reach Garamendi’s office in Fairfield at 707-438-1822 and Thompson’s office in Vallejo at 707-645-1888.

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Hubris and reality My friend, Jack Batson, never fails to present thought-provoking columns. Though I often disagree, he seldom lacks at least some logic and truth in his presentations. Yes, hubris or pride for an individual is loathsome as noted also in Holy Scriptures. But might there be in it some justifiable value for a country to counter some evil bravado of a competing and threatening empire? There can be true “reality” with concurrence of some “hubris” if a morally righteous nation has the Jutzpah and resolve to protect a lesser nation by an almighty mission backed by an almighty God. Protecting the sanity of a nation and fostering freedom and religious liberty has undeniable merit, the absence of which historically always brings intolerable abuses of the citizenry. We have a “mandate from heaven.” Conversely, Batson seems to suggest acquiescence to China’s threats on Taiwan and Putin’s threats on Ukraine. If so, I strongly disagree. Taiwan is a real powerhouse of industry as well as freedom (I have been all over that country twice). It also has a moderately well preserved Christian heritage, notably fostered

in past by Chiang Kai-shek. We as a people/nation must stand and protect allies from the barbarous hands and aggression of totalitarians like Russia and China. And what freedom is more important and pervasive than religious freedom? The issue of Ukraine and Taiwan are quite analogous. Both peoples are at risk of losing freedom and independence from despots. Taiwan and Ukraine will win with military “hubris” and the determination of responsible allies. Dictators will not risk their pride with losable aggression but will watch intently for any “leak in the dam” of competitors’ righteous resolve. The stakes for ethical people and believers are “high and mighty.” The past culture of contributions of both Russia and China are beyond debate, but let that not blind us to the existential threat of world domination and loss of freedom in all its forms. The scenario of Taiwan as an independent “state” of China is much too ideological and would opportunize China’s takeover much easier and quicker than the Hong Kong grab. God says (1 John 4:4) we can overcome “because he that is within us is greater than he that is in the world.” Though a country may be imperfect, this promise may well apply also

if there is a specific righteous resolve nationally. Bill Coburn, M.D. Fairfield

Homeless encampments, bike paths not a good combination I am worried about the homeless situation in Fairfield. My Boy Scouts troop does an annual bike ride along the path from Solano Community College to the Fairfield Gateway. However, even our large group is cautious of the time of day we do this ride because of the large number of homeless encampments along the path. If a large group of Scouts doesn’t feel entirely safe on the path, it’s hard to imagine a single runner or a parent with a stroller even daring to get close to it. The path ends up underutilized because people feel unsafe traveling it in small numbers or when it’s dark. I would like to see the Fairfield City Council tackle the homeless situation in a meaningful way, not only here but all over Fairfield. Charlie Young Fairfield

COMMENTARY

2 statewide election races to keep eye on

Marc Levine. e can pretty much Lara, a former legislaassume that Gavin Newsom will be retor from Los Angeles, and elected this year Levine, who represents Marin to a second term as CalCounty, may not be ideologiifornia’s governor. cal twins, but both are more Given that near-certainty, or less conventional liberals 2022’s most significant statewho generally pay homage to wide race will be Attorney the Democratic Party’s estabGeneral Rob Bonta’s bid lished list of do’s and don’ts. Dan Walters for a full term amid rising Their contest is becoming public angst about crime. a case study in what happens Newsom appointed Bonta last year when one party is utterly dominant. after Xavier Becerra resigned to It fragments into internal factions – become secretary of Health and in essence, quasi-parties – defined Human Services in President Joe by personality, ethnicity, gender or Biden’s cabinet. minute ideological differences that Bonta is strongly identified with vie for influence. the criminal justice reform moveOne sees it in the perpetual ment that critics say is at last partially infighting among Democrats in responsible for the uptick in property party strongholds such as San Franand violent crimes by reducing puncisco and among Republicans in ishment for lawbreakers and putting the few places where the GOP premore of them back on the street vails, such as Kern County. Nature rather than behind bars. abhors a vacuum and in the absence A leading critic, Sacramento Disof two-party competition, it becomes trict Attorney Anne Marie Schubert, internalized. is not Bonta’s only would-be chalAccordingly, Lara and Levine are lenger, but probably would be the assembling coalitions of Democratic one with the greatest chance of Party factions. Lara, who is Latino unseating him. It’s a test of whether and gay, is counting on support from California voters see crime as a organizations that represent those game-changing issue. two groups, for instance. Levine, However it would play out, a meanwhile, has picked up major Bonta-Schubert duel would be a backing from the California Nurses straightforward contest between two Association. ideological foes. Are there any real issues sepA more complex and therefore arating the two? Levine, whose district has been wracked by wildmore interesting political match is fire, basically accuses Lara of being emerging for the lesser office of state too cozy with the insurance industry insurance commissioner, with Demhe regulates. ocratic incumbent Ricardo Lara From the onset of Lara’s term facing Democratic Assemblyman

three years ago, he’s taken fire from Consumer Watchdog, which sponsored the 1988 ballot measure that, among other things, converted the insurance commissioner from an appointee of the governor into an elected position. Lara, however, has depicted himself as a stern and effective regulator while dealing with an insurance crisis ignited by the spate of wildfires. Insurers have paid out billions of dollars to compensate victims of recent wildfires and some have threatened to refuse to cover property in fire-prone areas and/or abandon California altogether. Lara has intervened with a series of orders to insurers that they continue coverage in areas hit by fire, invoking a power from legislation he sponsored as a state senator. The orders, he says, “help give people the breathing room they desperately need as they recover.” He’s also ordered the Fair Plan, the state’s insurer of last resort, to offer more comprehensive coverage and proposed other insurance reforms. It’s unclear whether insurers will help Lara fend off Levine’s challenge. Were they to jump in with big campaign checks, it might hand Levine a weapon to persuade voters that Lara is their protector, rather than their regulator. 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.

COLUMNS

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Our daughter abandoned us after we supported her for years Dear Annie: I am that is on our property. heartbroken about our She went from job 33-year-old daughto job. Eventually, ter. She has never been she managed to get a responsible person. on disability. She still We paid for her to go to frequently asked for college. We bought her a financial help. car. She totaled the car She eventually and had no qualms about was able to get lowasking us to replace it. Annie Lane cost housing in a city Her college years 50 miles away. She also Dear Annie were spent using drugs got her “dream job,” but and having many different sex she quit after three months. partners. Miraculously, she Over the past year, I have graduated with a good GPA. had multiple surgeries and am She has never kept a job for in constant pain. I still work more than three months. We online. She has not called to paid her rent for a while. Then check on my health. She will not she wanted to move back home. answer my calls. She will not Rather than move her into our answer my texts. She does comhouse, we renovated a cabin municate with her brother. She

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promised to join us for Thanksgiving but did not show up and has not talked to us since. If we did anything wrong with raising her, it was to give her too much. Now she has completely abandoned her father and me. She indicated to our son that she is more angry with me. But she will not say what she is angry about. I have heard that she has a boyfriend. All I can guess is that she is using him for money, and that is all she has wanted for years. How can I emotionally survive this abandonment? — Heartbroken Mom Dear Heartbroken Mom: Cut yourself some slack. As

a parent, you tried the best you could. Yes, you are right that you have given her a little too much. But the bigger issue might be that she has a drug problem, not just an entitlement problem. If so, she needs help, but she is an adult now, so how do you do that? The best way is to tell her you love her and be there for her emotionally but not financially. She needs you. Stop judging her for the way she is living. Accept the person she is, and love her, but don’t give her money. Dear Annie: Sometimes, marriages don’t last, and the rings remain unseen for years. Why not sell the rings and give

the proceeds to charity? This act turns our relics of disappointment into hope for others. Diamonds and gold can be transformed for good. It was a positive step for me, and I recommend it. — Sharing Hope Dear Sharing Hope: What a wonderful suggestion. I hope your suggestion encourages others to turn a difficult situation into something positive that can hopefully bring some joy to others in the world. Now more than ever, it is important that we are kind to one another and give people the benefit of the doubt. Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@ creators.com.

FOR YOUR HEALTH

by Holiday Mathis

Today’s birthday You’ll often get the choice between now and later. Choose now. Later has a way of disappearing. This is a year to seize your moments whether or not you feel ready. Your talents and instincts get shaped this year because you use them often and deliberately. Gut-based choices bring you love and profit. Gemini and Libra adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 6, 40, 1, 18 and 27.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Common sense tells us not to risk what we value, yet there is something more complicated about the matter. Competition, jealousy, passion and other heated emotions can cause people to put strange things on the line. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). If today were a slot machine it would be coming up all sevens, paid out in fortuitous connections. Seize opportunities because they won’t come again in exactly this lucky way. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). There will be a little drama, but no need to accuse, blame or complain. You’ll simply speak about how you feel from a very loving heart and finally be heard. CANCER (June 22-July 22). If life is a classroom, you’ll need to sit up front today to hear the teacher. Do the cool kids sit up front? No. But it’s better to understand the lesson than to hang in the back with the glamorous ignorant. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). If you can look back and see that you’ve made many mistakes, it means you’ve lived, risked and grown. Experience will be its own reward, but that’s not the only one you’ll get for your trouble. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Supposedly, while doing what you love you’re not working at all. That doesn’t mean you won’t sweat or come away with sore muscles. You’re a child on the playground of life. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). No good comes of perseveration. No one else is thinking of your past mistakes, so you should let them go, too. Distract yourself with adventure. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Some people settle for trying to look busy when others are watching. You genuinely want to be of service, so when you don’t have work to do, you’ll find some. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). To embrace life is to willingly wrap your arms around traffic jams and noisy neighbors, inconvenient tasks and unreliable friends. But with your stellar attitude, you will also find much sweetness in today’s hug of reality. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). While your high level of personal responsibility can’t entirely make up for the inconsiderate general public, it will set a precedent that others will follow, making more of a difference than you’ll ever know. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ll handle attention with your usual modesty. Your charms are further enhanced by the illusion that you are unaware of them. But of course you must have some small idea of the effect you create, right? PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Coordinating timing between two or three people shouldn’t be this hard. Maybe there’s a reason. Pull back for an objective view and ask, “What is the best use of my time?” CELEBRITY PROFILES: Christian Bale has proven that he’ll go to extremes for the parts he plays: gaining and losing weight, perfecting accents, performing stunts and growing the long, flowing beard of Moses. Sun and Mercury in Aquarius suggest that for Bale, acting is about more than entertaining the masses. These planets indicate a sincere desire to elevate humanity through the journey of storytelling. Write Holiday Mathis at HolidayMathis.com.

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Caring for children’s hearts T A heart-healthy lifestyle for children includes participating in at least one hour of physical activity per day.

Dr. Tami Hendriksz

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he heart is the most important muscle in the body, and it is important that we keep it as healthy as possible. It helps to get blood, oxygen and nutrients to all of our cells. Heart problems can occur in individuals of all ages. Some children are born with heart problems (heart defects), while other children may develop heart problems as they grow. February is National Heart Month and is a great time to learn about ways to care for all children’s hearts. Heart defects occur in about one in 100 live births, and as such, they are the most common type of birth defect. Heart defects can range from holes in the heart, to abnormal connections within the heart, to narrowed arteries taking blood away from the heart. Some of these defects are life-threatening and require emergent surgery in the newborn period, whereas others are minor and cause no symptoms at all. Congenital heart defects will often not cause symptoms until they are severe. Symptoms of a heart defect can include: n A heart murmur (an extra “swishing” sound that occurs during the heartbeat). n Breathing difficulty or rapid breathing. n Chest pain or passing out

during exercise. n Heart racing or heart skipping a beat. n Increasing difficulty exercising (getting tired out more quickly than usual). n Poor feeding (child becoming tired or sweaty when eating). n Blue color of the skin and body (cyanosis). n Abnormal blood pressure. If a child experiences these symptoms, they should be evaluated by their pediatrician as soon as possible. There are other heart problems that children can develop, or acquire, as they grow. These include problems like atherosclerosis, a narrowing or blockage of the small blood vessels that carry blood throughout the body. Atherosclerosis begins to develop in early childhood and is the leading cause of heart attack, stroke and death in adults. Risk factors for atherosclerosis include genetic components (having family members with the disease), being overweight or obese, having elevated blood pressure, having high cholesterol, engaging in little to no physical activity, and being exposed to smoke (either smoking or being exposed to secondhand smoke). Luckily, keeping the heart as healthy as possible at all ages can help to reduce these risks. A heart-healthy lifestyle for children includes: n Getting at least nine hours of sleep at night.

n Eating five servings of fruits and vegetables a day. Encourage children to eat a fruit or vegetable with every meal and reach for fruits and vegetables as easy snacks. n Limiting screen time to two hours per day. This includes time spent on tablets, computers, cellphones, watching television and playing video games. If cutting back to two hours is too difficult, then just cutting back in general will be healthier. n Participating in at least one hour of physical activity per day. This can be done in a variety of ways, including walking, running, hiking, biking, dancing, jumping rope, playing soccer or other sports, playing tag, doing exercise or dance workouts from YouTube, etc. The exercise doesn’t have to be done all at once: 10 minutes here, 15 minutes there – as long as it adds up to an hour a day. n Avoid sugar-added beverages. Sugar-added beverages include soda, juice, sweet tea, sports drinks and certain drink mixes. Drinking a lot of sugar-added beverages is associated with obesity and can also contribute to irritation, ulcers and belly pain. Water is the healthiest beverage a child can drink. Dr. Tami Hendriksz is a mother, pediatrician and the dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Touro University California, a partner of Solano Public Health.

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THURSDAY, JAN. 27 1:17 a.m. — Trespassing, 2400 block of SOUTH WATNEY WAY 1:50 a.m. — Residential burglary, 500 block of CEMENT HILL ROAD 6:04 a.m. — Vandalism, 4800 block of SILVERADO DRIVE 6:24 a.m. — Vehicle theft, 2600 block of VISTA GRANDE 7:19 a.m. — Assault with a deadly weapon, CLAY BANK ROAD 7:32 a.m. — Vandalism, 2200 block of CONCORD COURT 7:37 a.m. — Indecent exposure, 1000 block of WEBSTER STREET 7:55 a.m. — Vandalism, 2500 block of HILBORN ROAD 9:47 a.m. — Indecent exposure, 700 block of EAST TRAVIS BOULEVARD 10:25 a.m. — Indecent exposure, 1200 block of EMPIRE STREET 10:29 a.m. — Vehicle burglary, 100 block of HAWTHORN DRIVE 10:59 a.m. — Battery, 600 block of WHITEHALL CIRCLE 11 a.m. — Reckless driver, PEABODY ROAD 11:31 a.m. — Grand theft, PITTMAN ROAD 12:58 p.m. — Battery, 3000 block of TRAVIS BOULEVARD 1:14 p.m. — Battery, WOOLNER AVENUE 1:30 p.m. — Hit-and-run property damage, AUTO MALL PARKWAY 2:02 p.m. — Battery, 1600 block of NORTH TEXAS STREET 2:51 p.m. — Battery, BUSINESS CENTER DRIVE 2:53 p.m. — Hit-and-run property damage, 300 block of GARDENIA CIRCLE 3:38 p.m. — Battery, 1700 block of NORTH TEXAS STREET 6:15 p.m. — Grand theft, 200 block of RED TOP ROAD 6:18 p.m. — Drunken driver, ILLINOIS STREET 8:02 p.m. — Hit-and-run property damage, 400 block of MADISON STREET 8:04 p.m. — Drunken driver, WESTBOUND INTERSTATE 80 8:54 p.m. — Trespassing, 1300 block of TRAVIS BOULEVARD 9:55 p.m. — Trespassing, 2200 block of GATEWAY COURT 10:40 p.m. — Hit-and-run property damage, 1500 block of MEADOWLARK DRIVE 11:33 p.m. — Indecent exposure, 300 block of PITTMAN ROAD

FRIDAY, JAN. 28 12:08 a.m. — Trespassing, 2700 block of NORTH TEXAS STREET 12:16 a.m. — Shots fired, 3100 block of POTRERO WAY 7:04 a.m. — Vehicle theft, 1400 block of HOLIDAY LANE 7:15 a.m. — Vandalism, 1300 block of WEST TEXAS STREET 8:14 a.m. — Embezzlement, 2700 block of NORTH TEXAS STREET 10:04 a.m. — Hit-and-run property damage, 2500 block of NORTH TEXAS STREET 10:17 a.m. — Vehicle theft, 2700 block of WHITE ALDER COURT 10:21 a.m. — Drunken driver, WALTERS ROAD

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10:23 a.m. — Hit-and-run property damage, AUTO MALL PARKWAY 11:36 a.m. — Battery, 500 block of ALASKA AVENUE 11:43 a.m. — Battery, 2300 block of NORTH TEXAS STREET 12:26 p.m. — Drunken driver, 600 block of PARISIO CIRCLE 12:29 p.m. — Trespassing, 600 block of CEMENT HILL ROAD 1:14 p.m. — Battery, 500 block of AIRLIFT DRIVE 1:23 p.m. — Grand theft, 500 block of FIESTA COURT 2:28 p.m. — Vehicle theft, PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE 2:49 p.m. — Hit-and-run property damage, 800 block of FIRST STREET 3:19 p.m. — Vehicle theft, 2400 block of PEACH TREE DRIVE 3:54 p.m. — Forgery, 900 block of WOOD HOLLOW COURT 3:55 p.m. — Vandalism, 2100 block of CADENASSO DRIVE 4:34 p.m. — Hit-and-run property damage, 100 block of BODIN CIRCLE 5:19 p.m. — Reckless driver, WESTAMERICA DRIVE 5:41 p.m. — Forgery, 600 block of OAKBROOK DRIVE 5:50 p.m. — Commercial burglary, 800 block of EAST TRAVIS BOULEVARD 7:23 p.m. — Grand theft, 300 block of HOPKINS DRIVE 7:39 p.m. — Drunken driveer, 2400 block of WATERMAN BOULEVARD 8:32 p.m. — Battery, 1200 block of SPRIG COURT 9:40 p.m. — Battery, GOYA DRIVE 10:09 p.m. — Trespassing, 300 block of BECK AVENUE 11:15 p.m. — Hit-and-run property damage, KIDDER AVENUE

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Tribune Content Agency SAN JOSE — Despite California’s drought, a proposed statewide November ballot measure to speed up the construction of new dams and other large water projects – and provide billions of dollars to fund them – has fallen short in its fundraising goals and is likely to be withdrawn by early next week. The initiative would require that 2% of California’s general fund, or about $4 billion, be set aside every year to expand water supplies. Those could include new dams and reservoirs, desalination plants, recycled water plants and other projects such as upgrading canals and pipes. The measure also would streamline permitting for those projects. But the campaign has failed to gain momentum and is far short of the nearly 1 million signatures needed by the end of April to qualify for the ballot. Organizers say to have any chance, they must raise $10 million by Feb. 1 to hire paid signature gatherers and ramp up efforts. As of Wednesday, they had raised only $165,000, nearly all of it from Central Valley farmers. “We haven’t been able to find big donors who have been willing to come in and make this happen,” said Edward Ring, a spokesman for the campaign, known as More Water Now. “If somebody called us in the next week and said ‘I don’t care how much this costs, get it on the ballot,’ we could,” he added. “But after Feb. 1, we can’t. You have to draw the line somewhere.” The measure, known as the “Water Infrastructure Funding Act of 2022,” needs 997,132 signatures of registered

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The Colorado River churns through the Palo Verde Diversion Dam near Blythe, California. Some river water is channeled from the dam to local farm fields. voters by April 29 to qualify for the November statewide ballot. But Ring said volunteers have obtained “less than 100,000” with only about 90 days until the deadline. Supporters of the measure, who include farmers, desalination advocates and several Southern California water agencies, say California has not built enough new reservoirs, desalination plants and other water projects in recent decades because there are too many delays, too many lawsuits and too much red tape. But environmentalists mobilized fast to oppose the campaign. They said that the measure would limit the power of state agencies like the Coastal Commission, shift funds from other state priorities, and violate a long-standing principle where local users of water help pay the costs of big projects in their areas rather than having the state’s general fund pick up most or all of the tab.

Suisun City THURSDAY, JAN. 27 2:50 p.m. — Fraud, 400 block of CANVASBACK DRIVE 3:11 p.m. — Vandalism, 200 block of RAILROAD AVENUE

FRIDAY, JAN. 28 2:10 a.m. — Assault with a deadly weapon, BLUEJAY DRIVE / CANARY DRIVE 3:58 a.m. — Prowler, BEECHWOOD CIRCLE 9 a.m. — Fraud, 1300 block of WORLEY ROAD 9:17 a.m. — Hit-and-run with injury, 1000 block of ANDERSON DRIVE 1:10 p.m. — Fraud, 200 block of RAMBLER ROSE LANE 3:32 p.m. — Assault 400 block of WHISPERING BAY LANE 3:41 p.m. — Reckless driver, EMPEROR DRIVE / LONGSPUR DRIVE

Russian embassy, who said it was “not true” that an agreement had been reached on “buffer zones” in the area for fishing boats. The Department of Transport had also issued a marine notice that the Russian navy was set to carry out maneuvers off the southwest coast of Ireland from next Thursday. It is not known where the naval exercises will now take place. Ireland is a member of the European Union but is not part of NATO.

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People visit stations for various job categories during the Vacaville School District’s job fair for classified employees at Markham Elementary in Vacaville, Saturday.

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From Page One in the oven. “I have never seen a school district align with nutrition,” Cordon said. “I mean, the superintendent feels that it is important to have healthy foods and so does the board, and that doesn’t happen all the time.” The shortage of staff members can be attributed to Covid but also the abundance of jobs flooding the job market, according to Chris Hulett, assistant superintendent of Human Resources. School district officials were looking Saturday to fill what are designated as classified positions – those that do not require teaching or administrative credentials – for full-time and part-time work.

“It has been harder to fill positions. People have choices for jobs and everyone is competing for better wages,” Hulett said. “This is a really good place to work because we are a small town employee so everyone is like family.” This was the district’s second job fair as a call-out for classified workers. “I am pretty concerned with getting the positions filled,” Superintendent Jane Shamieh said. Shamieh said she hopes prospective employees can get the feel of how much the district loves its employees. “Everyone here today volunteered to come out,” she said. “This was not mandatory but people love their job and that says a lot that they came on a Saturday.” One of her goals has been to get people in who want to be there. “Our employees are valued,” she said.

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LOS ANGELES — Last August, Los Angeles police officers arrested two people in Lincoln Heights carrying a pair of shiny new .22 caliber handguns. The guns were clean, like they came right off the shelf – not at all like the ones typically found following arrests. Just days later, officers patrolling in neighboring Northeast L.A. arrested a person with a similar handgun, in the same pristine condition. A trace of the weapons revealed they came from a batch of 36 handguns reported missing as they were being shipped by train to Tennessee, Los Angeles Police Department officials said. One of the suspects arrested revealed that he had bought the weapons on the street – and that they had come from cargo trains in the nearby Lincoln Heights rail yards. He casually mentioned that he could not afford the price of a shotgun being offered for sale, police investigators said. Shortly afterward, LAPD and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested two other suspects with two of those shotguns and later learned they were part of a missing shipment of 46 shotguns. The thefts of the weapons offer a sobering peek into the vulnerability of rail networks that are part of the supply routes that help deliver an untold number of guns to stores and consumers ever year. Law enforcement sources told the Los Angeles Times they are investigating whether an argument over the stolen weaponry led to the killing of one man. “I’ve got 24 years in LAPD, ex-military, secret clearance and I have to wait 10 days to get a new firearm and these guys are going into these containers with no locks and getting guns,” said Capt. German Hurtado, who oversees the LAPD’s Hollenbeck Division, which patrols the Lincoln Heights rail yards. “These guns were unguarded, unprotected . . . God knows how many guns have been stolen that way.” Only a handful of the 82 guns known to have been stolen from trains passing through the Eastside neighborhood have been recovered. Investigators are not yet sure how many other weapons may have been pilfered, Hurtado said.

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Soldiers from the 49th Military Police Brigade move into formation before a ceremony to welcome their new commander, Lt. Col. Eric W.C. Sharyer, in Fairfield, Saturday.

Brigade From Page One “soldier-first emphasis” will be her “legacy.” After each spoke, there was another invocation.

But this is the Army National Guard; when your motto is, “Always ready,” you have to get back to work. Job one: Put a picture of DeCelle on the Commander Hall of Fame Wall inside. “I’m looking forward to it,” she said.

according to FlightAware, an airline tracking service. On the ground, Amtrak canceled all high-speed Acela trains between Washington, New York and Boston and is running a modified schedule for Northeast Regional trains south of Manhattan. The Long Island Rail Road suspended service, while Metro North and New Jersey Transit also modified scheduled trips while dropping some others. Power was out for more than 130,000 customers from Florida to Maine, with Massachusetts taking the heaviest blow with

119,702 blacked out by 4 p.m. local time, according to PowerOutage. us. Observers clocked winds of 81 miles per hour on Cape Cod in Massachusetts, over the hurricane-strength threshold of 74 mph. In addition to the wind and snow, there were reports of flooding along the coast. On Friday, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu declared a snow emergency and opened 24-hour shelters. New Jersey declared a state of emergency starting at 5 p.m. Friday in preparation. New York State followed suit at 8 p.m. Taylor of the National Weather Service said the sun should reappear Sunday across much of the region.

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49ers’ 5 keys to beating Rams for NFC championship Cam Inman MERCURY NEWS

he NFL seems on the verge of a tectonic shift. Nine franchises are hiring new coaches. Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks are in limbo. Chaos can commence any second. Then there are the 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams, NFC West rivals closing in on a Super Bowl return. One could be the next champion, the

ANALYSIS next dynasty. Their race to the NFC summit finishes Sunday, with one of them winning the Halas Trophy at SoFi Stadium, where the victor returns for Super Bowl LVI two weeks later. Of course, the dynastyforming Kansas City Chiefs might be waiting for them, in their third straight Super Bowl if they win the AFC crown against Cincinnati. Looking ahead to

a Super Bowl is taboo. Reflecting on a pass Super Bowl defeat, however, is an acceptable inspiration. “It was really tough to lose that especially with the team we had,” Nick Bosa said.” Now it’s becoming extremely real that we can be there again.” The 2018 Rams and the ‘19 Niners sustained Super Bowl losses, then missed the playoffs the next year, per hangover protocol. Now, they’re on the hunt, for

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overdue vengeance, one might say. “The thing I remember most from watching (Super Bowl LIV) and hearing it was George Kittle saying we’re going to be back, and back with a vengeance,”

kicker Robbie Gould said. “That’s something that’ always stuck in my mind since we lost to KC. “But even more important, you’ve got the perfect group of hungry guys from ‘19 but also some great additions form other places that have been through the same experience.” Almost half (22) of the 49ers’ 2019 roster remains. Only 12 Rams remain from 2018. Will the Rams feel like they’re entitled to

the Super Bowl berth because that Lombardi Trophy will be awarded on their home field Feb. 13? Will the 49ers play as desperate and successfully as their past three elimination games? Here are five ways for the 49ers to advance to their eighth Super Bowl: 1. RUN AT AND PAST THEM The 49ers ran for 125 yards after halftime last meeting. That came after just 10 yards on five

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LOCAL REPORT

Vacaville reclaims SJS team dual wrestling title

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Quarterback Tom Brady waves to fans after the Bucs beat the Eagles in the wild-card round. Will there be a

next game for the Bucs and Brady or is the future Hall of Famer retiring from the NFL?

Reports: Brady to retire after Hall of Fame career Tribune Content Agency TAMPA.Fla. — The last image of Tom Brady playing in the NFL will be of his team relying on his right arm to rally from a 24-point deficit and tie its NFC division playoff game against the Los Angeles Rams with less than a minute to play. Brady did everything he could, but the Bucs eventually collapsed on defense and lost, 30-27, on Matt Gay’s 30-yard field goal as time expired. The clock also has finally drained on the remarkable career of the

NFL’s greatest quarterback, just when football fans – especially in Tampa Bay – were clasping their hands in prayer for another Brady comeback, if only for one more season. ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Jeff Darlington reported Saturday afternoon that Brady is retiring, and TB12 Sports posted a tweet listing Brady’s career accomplishments and thanking him for it all before later deleting it. However, the Bucs and coach Bruce Arians had not received any word about those plans from Brady or

his agent. “No he hasn’t (retired) that we know of,” Arians told the Tampa Bay Times just minutes after media reports. “Agent (Donald Yee) just told us he hasn’t made up his mind.” Yee said Brady should comment on his future soon. “I understand the advance speculation about Tom’s future,” Yee said in a statement. “Without getting into the accuracy or inaccuracy of what’s being reported, Tom will be the only person to express his plans with complete accuracy. He knows the realities of

the football business and planning calendar as well as anybody, so that should be soon.” However the message came out, Brady goes out on his own terms and on top. While the final season of his illustrious career didn’t end with confetti in his hair, he led the NFL in passing yards (5,316) and touchdowns (43) during the regular season, making the case that even at 44 years old, he was the best to do it at his position. Those closest to Brady say that while he knows See Brady, Page A11

Barty ends 44-year drought for home winner of an Aussie Open singles title Tribune Content Agency MELBOURNE, Australia — Ashleigh Barty brilliantly fulfilled her country’s expectations by defeating American Danielle Collins to become the first home player in 44 years to win an Australian Open singles title. The world No. 1 recovered from 5-1 down in the second set to clinch a 6-3, 7-6 (7-2) victory over firsttime Grand Slam finalist Collins and claim her third major title. She ends the long reign of 1978 champion Chris O’Neil as the last home winner of the women’s or men’s singles and, by maintaining her perfect record in Slam finals, becomes the only active player other than Serena Williams to have won major titles on three different surfaces. Having shrugged off the pressure to breeze

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Australia’s Ashleigh Barty poses with the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup after defeating the United States’ Danielle Collins in the women’s final of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park, Saturday, in Melbourne, Australia. through to the final, Barty had to use all her competitive instincts to overcome 30th-ranked Collins, who brought the best out of her opponent in a terrific second set. Barty now just needs the US Open to complete a career Grand Slam, having won the French Open in 2019 and Wim-

bledon last summer, and it seems clear that women’s tennis has found its consistent champion. Fittingly, Barty received the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup from her mentor, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, who won the title four times in the 1970s Taking the micro-

phone, Barty said: “First and foremost I have to say congratulations to Danielle and your team. I know you’ll be fighting for many more of these in the future. “As an Aussie, the most important part of the tournament is being able to share it with so many people. This crowd is one of the most fun I’ve ever played in front of. “You brought so much joy, you relaxed me and forced me to play my best tennis. This is just a dream come true for me and I am so proud to be an Aussie.” Collins paid tribute to Barty in a classy runner-up speech, saying: “First I think I owe a big congratulations to Ash on a phenomenal two weeks and a phenomenal couple of years. “I really admire you See Barty, Page A11

SACRAMENTO — Avenging a loss to Oakdale from 2020, the last time the Sac-Joaquin Section held its team duals championship, Vacaville reclaimed its crown by pinning the Mustangs, 41-19, at Natomas High, Saturday. The Bulldogs opened the day by demolishing Del Oro of Loomis, 57-21, in the semifinals. It was the 23rd SJS team duals title for Vacaville, 10 more than the other winners combined by Ponderosa of Shingle Springs (6), Elk Grove (4), Folsom (2) and Oakdale (1). The Bulldogs have also finished second nine times. There was no team duals meet in 2021 because the SacJoaquin Section held no postseason competitions that year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

City schools compete in double dual at Vanden FAIRFIELD — Wrestling teams from the four city schools met at Vanden on Wednesday for what turned out to be four dual matches where only one had been scheduled. “The Dual was supposed to be with just Rodriquez, but due to all the canceled matches because of outbreaks with Covid it turned into a quad meet,” said Vanden coach Lloyd Wilson in an email, “which was a surprise to me and my staff. We only have one mat and scheduled one official. Things started off rocky with all the city schools showing up to our little venue but somehow . . . we pulled it all together for a very interesting evening, not to mention a long one.” The proceedings opened with Rodriguez defeating the Vikings, 48-21. Winners for the Mustangs were Trevor Vega (145 pounds), Elijah Rayrao (152) and Deven Lakhan (heavyweight) by pin, Andre Naser (106) and Jeremiah Cruz (138) by decision, and Josiah Guevara (126), Munther Saleh (170), Abelardo Manzo (182) and Andres Gonzales (195) by forfeit. Winners for Vanden were Micah Lee (115) and Morales (162) by pin, Shreyas Bajrachary (122) by forfeit and Nathaniel Soria (132) by 4-0 decision. The Mustangs then fell to Armijo, 39-37, though they got wins by pin from Saleh (182), by technical fall from Rayrao (152),

by major decision from Naser (106), Cruz (138) and Guevara (126) and by forfeit from forfeit Andres Gonzales (195) and Vega (145). After defeating Fairfield 42-12 in what Wilson described as a “forfeit fest,” the Vikings fell 64-18 to Armijo, getting wins by pin from Bajachary (122) and Soria (132) and by forfeit from Shelton (147). Armijo and Fairfield results were not available.

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Rodriguez pitches shutouts in two quarters FAIRFIELD — The Rodriguez High girls basketball team shut out Armijo in the second and third quarters while not giving up much in the other two en route to a 58-13 home Monticello Empire League victory over Armijo, Thursday. Rose Jamison topped the Mustangs (13-6, 5-1 MEL) with 21 points, while Brooklyn Giles added 13. Rodriguez won the JV game 43-10 with Mila Bulauan scoring 16 points, Ava Kirk eight and Leiana Valentine and Tea Madriaga seven apience.

Vanden 80, Vacaville 21: At Vanden’s Jim Boyd Gym, the Vikings (15-3, 6-0 MEL) jumped to a 30-3 lead after the first quarter and moved closer to their 22nd straight league championship with their 26th consecutive MEL victory. Kiki Roberts led Vanden with 24 points and seven steals, while Alyssa Jackson had 16 points and five steals, Jiana Creswell 13 points and Calonni Holloway eight points. Wood 62, Fairfield 15: At Wood’s Frank Molina Gymnasium, Athena Brombacher poured in 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the Wildcats (11-6, 4-2) didn’t allow the Falcons (3-10, 0-5) to score more than six points in any quarter. Kailei Gomez was next with 16 points, most of it coming on four 3-pointers, while Lucia Alexander scored eight points and Andrea Howard, Natalia Gomez and Jazmine Langi each pulled down seven rebounds.

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MEL race tightens as Bulldogs top Vikings VACAVILLE — The Monticello Empire League boys basketball race got a little tighter with getting past Vanden, 48-43, at Harold Youngblood Gymnasium, Friday. The Bulldogs See Local, Page A12

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Scoreboard HOCKEY

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Basketball College men •Cincinnati at East Carolina, ESPNU, 9 a.m. •Ohio State at Purdue, Chs. 5, 13, 9 a.m. •Fordham at George Washington, USA, 9 a.m. •Minnesota at Wisconsin, BIG TEN, 10 a.m. •Loyola of Chicago at Drake, ESPN2, 11 a.m. •George Mason at UMass, USA, 11 a.m. •Loyola of Maryland, CBSSN, 3 p.m. •New Orleans at McNeese State, ESPNU, 3 p.m. •Colorado at Washington State, FS1, 7 p.m. College women •Pittsburgh at Syracuse, ACC, 9 a.m. •South Carolina at Florida, SEC, 9 a.m. •VCU at Rhode Island, CBSSN, 9 a.m. •Boston College at Notre Dame, ACC, 11 a.m. •Kentucky at LSU, SEC, 11 a.m. •Richmond at Saint Louis, CBSSN, 11 a.m. •Duke at Louisville, ESPN, noon •Wisconsin at Minnesota, BIG TEN, noon •USC at Oregon, PAC12, noon •Texas A&M at Mississippi State, SEC, 1 p.m. •Arizona at Stanford, ESPN2, 1 p.m. •North Carolina at North Carolina State, ACC, 1 p.m. •DePaul at Seton Hall, FS1, 1:30 p.m. •Missouri at Alabama, SEC, 3 p.m. •Georgia Tech at Clemson, ACC, 3 p.m.

EASTERN CONFERENCE Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Carolina 41 30 9 2 62 145 97 Pittsburgh 44 27 10 7 61 148 116 N.Y. Rangers 45 28 13 4 60 137 118 Washington 45 24 12 9 57 145 122 Columbus 41 19 21 1 39 126 148 N.Y. Islanders 36 15 15 6 36 86 97 Philadelphia 44 14 22 8 36 110 151 New Jersey 43 15 23 5 35 121 150 Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida 45 31 9 5 67 184 130 Tampa Bay 45 29 10 6 64 154 128 Toronto 40 27 10 3 57 140 107 Boston 41 25 13 3 53 127 112 Detroit 45 19 20 6 44 125 156 Buffalo 43 14 22 7 35 114 148 Ottawa 38 13 21 4 30 106 130 Montreal 43 8 28 7 23 96 166 Western Conference Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Colorado 42 31 8 3 65 177 125 Nashville 45 27 14 4 58 140 123 St. Louis 44 26 13 5 57 153 121 Minnesota 39 26 10 3 55 152 117 Dallas 41 22 17 2 46 120 126 Winnipeg 41 18 16 7 43 119 125 Chicago 44 16 21 7 39 111 148 Arizona 43 10 29 4 24 94 163 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vegas 45 26 16 3 55 153 135 Anaheim 47 23 16 8 54 140 135 Los Angeles 45 22 16 7 51 127 124 SAN JOSE 44 22 19 3 47 123 137 Calgary 39 20 13 6 46 127 99 Edmonton 40 22 16 2 46 135 132 Vancouver 43 19 19 5 43 110 120 Seattle 43 14 25 4 32 114 153 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for

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Figure skating •Four Continents, men’s and women’s free skates, Ch. 3, 1 p.m. (taped) Football NFL Conference Championships •AFC, Cincinnati at Kansas City, Chs. 5, 13, noon •NFC, San Francisco at L.A. Rams, Chs. 2, 40 (KTXL), 3:30 p.m. Golf •LPGA Tour, Gainbridge LPGA, final round, GOLF, 11 a.m. Gymnastics College women •Michigan State at Michigan, ESPNU, 11 a.m. •Denver at Oklahoma, ESPN, 2 p.m. •Rutgers at Ohio State, BIG TEN, 2 p.m. •Arizona at UCLA, PAC12, 2 p.m. Hockey NHL •Seattle at N.Y. Rangers, NHL, 10 a.m. •San Jose at Carolina, NBCSCA, 2 p.m. Horse racing •America’s Day at the Races, FS2, noon Motorsports •Rolex 24 at Daytona, part 4, USA, 3 a.m. •Rolex 24 at Daytona, part 5, Ch. 3, 9 a.m. •Supercross, Anaheim, Ch. 3, 9 a.m. Pickleball •PPA Tour, Desert Ridge Open, FS2, 7:30 a.m. Rodeo •PBR, Wrangler Long Live Cowboys, CBSSN, 5 p.m. Soccer Copa America Futsal •Ecuador vs. Chile, FS2, 6 a.m. •Ecuador vs. Uruguay, FS2, 6 a.m. (Monday) •Bolivia vs. Paraguay, FS2, 8 a.m. (Monday) French Cup •Bergerac vs. AS Saint-Etienne, BEIN, 9:20 p.m •RC Lens vs. AS Monaco, BEIN, 11:50 a.m. Africa Cup of Nations •Quarterfinals, Egypt vs. Morocco, BEIN, 2 p.m. (taped) •Quarterfinals, Senegal vs. Equatorial Guinea, BEIN, 4 p.m. (taped) Tennis •Australian Open, men’s championship, ESPN, 12:30 a.m. •Australian Open, men’s championship, ESPN2, 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. (taped) •ATP Pune, early rounds, TENNIS, 11:30 p.m. •ATP Pune, early rounds, TENNIS, 3 a.m. (Monday) •ATP Montpellier, early rounds, TENNIS, 7 a.m. (Monday)

Barty: Triumphs From Page A10 as the player you are and the variety in your game, hopefully I can implement some of that in mine.” Organizers were permitted to increase ticket sales to 80% of capacity and it was a terrific roar that greeted the arrival of Barty on court. This was a huge occasion for Australian sports and among the crowd were two people who could put themselves in Barty’s shoes – Sydney Olympic heroes Cathy Freeman and Ian Thorpe – as well as Hollywood star Russell Crowe. Barty looked nervous while Collins settled reasonably well and immediately sought to pounce on Barty’s second serve. At 2-2, the home favorite found herself staring at a break point but whipped a forehand winner to save it, and from there Barty, and the tense crowd, relaxed

into the occasion. A wild double fault from Collins on break point in the next game gave Barty the advantage, and the top seed was untroubled through the rest of the first set. The 25-year-old’s serve is the foundation of her game, and she had been broken just once in six matches, but that became twice in the second game of the second set as Barty again paid for not landing more first serves. Collins chose that moment to unleash one of her trademark yells of ‘Come on’ towards her team, and there was another when she saved two break points in the next game. The 28-year-old was into top gear now and producing the first-strike tennis that carried her to a swift semifinal victory over Iga Swiatek, who said afterwards that Collins’ ball was the fastest she had faced.

Brady From Page A10 he can absolutely still play at a championship level, the desire to spend more time with his wife and three children is what ultimately convinced him to end an unparalleled career after 21 seasons. “Tom loves football, he loves everything about it and he pours all he has into being the best quarterback and leader for his coaches and teammates,” quarterbacks coach Clyde Christensen told the Tampa Bay Times. “But he also wants to be a Hall of Fame dad and a Hall of Fame husband. That’s just as important and probably more so than being a Hall of Fame quarterback.” In two seasons with the Bucs that seemed to streak past like a meteor across the sky, Brady won 29 games as well as division, conference and the Super Bowl 55 titles. He walks away in tremendous physical condition thanks to his TB12 fitness regimen as the greatest NFL player of all time with seven Super Bowl rings and 10 appearances in the league’s championship game. For the Bucs, it’s the end of a two-year fantasy. Brady’s retirement didn’t catch the Bucs completely off guard. Even though he was under contract for another year and had talked about playing until he was 45, they knew it was a possibility he could walk away at any time. But it does leave the Bucs in the market for another quarterback. The only one under contract with the Bucs is Kyle Trask, the Florida Gators star who was inactive every game during his rookie season. Backup Blaine Gabbert is a free agent but would be an option. However, on Monday coach Bruce Arians talked about wanting to see which quarterback was behind “Door No. 2.” Having gone 12 straight seasons without sniffing the playoffs and not having won a postseason game since beating the Raiders in Super Bowl 37, the Bucs were able to convince Brady to leave New England as a free agent for one of the league’s most forlorn franchises. John Spytek, the Bucs’ vice president of player personnel, nicknamed the top-secret pursuit of Brady “Operation Shoeless Joe Jackson” from Field of Dreams, the movie about the Black Sox scandal. “If we build it, he will come,” Spytek explained. The Bucs had built a solid nucleus of young talent, especially on offense with Mike Evans, Chris Godwin and an ascending offensive line. Once Brady signed a

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overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs. Friday’s Games Detroit 3, Pittsburgh 2, SO Minnesota 3, N.Y. Rangers 2 Colorado 6, Chicago 4 Boston 2, Arizona 1 Washington 5, Dallas 0 Saturday’s Games Florida 5, SAN JOSE 4, OT Anaheim 2, Ottawa 1 Philadelphia 4, Los Angeles 3, OT Winnipeg 4, St. Louis 1 Edmonton 7, Montreal 2 Toronto 7, Detroit 4 Vegas 3, Tampa Bay 2, SO Carolina 2, New Jersey 1 Buffalo 3, Arizona 1 Vancouver at Calgary, (n) Sunday’s Games SAN JOSE at Carolina, 2 p.m. Seattle at N.Y. Rangers, 10 a.m. Los Angeles at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m. Boston at Dallas, 4 p.m. Columbus at Montreal, 4 p.m. Minnesota at N.Y. Islanders, 4:30 p.m. Buffalo at Colorado, 5 p.m. Monday’s Games Florida at Columbus, 4 p.m. Vancouver at Chicago, 4:30 p.m. New Jersey at Toronto, 4:30 p.m. Edmonton at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m. Anaheim at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

BASKETBALL NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Philadelphia 30 19 .612 Brooklyn 29 20 .592 24 23 .511 Toronto Boston 26 25 .510

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two-year, $50 million contract in March 2020 as a free agent, the Bucs added to that arsenal of weapons. Brady convinced the Bucs to trade for the rights to Rob Gronkowski, then talked the game’s best tight end out of retirement. He lobbied for the Bucs to sign running back Leonard Fournette, who had been cut adrift by Jacksonville. Halfway through the 2020 season, he convinced the Bucs to sign Antonio Brown following an eight-game suspension by the NFL for assaulting a moving van driver. What Brady accomplished in two seasons in Tampa Bay is nothing short of miraculous. He arrived in Tampa during a worldwide pandemic, and Covid-19 restrictions

23 27 .460 7½ Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 30 18 .625 — Cleveland 30 19 .612 ½ Milwaukee 31 20 .608 ½ Indiana 18 33 .353 13½ Detroit 11 37 .229 19 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 32 18 .640 — Charlotte 28 22 .560 4 Washington 23 25 .479 8 Atlanta 23 26 .469 8½ Orlando 10 40 .200 22 WESTERN CONFERENCE Northwest Division W L Pct GB Utah 30 20 .600 — Denver 27 21 .563 2 Minnesota 24 25 .490 5½ Portland 21 28 .429 8½ Oklahoma City 14 34 .292 15 Pacific Division W L Pct GB Phoenix 39 9 .813 — GOLDEN STATE 37 13 .740 3 L.A. Clippers 25 26 .490 15½ L.A. Lakers 24 26 .480 16 SACRAMENTO 18 33 .353 15½ Southwest Division W L Pct GB Memphis 35 17 .673 — Dallas 29 21 .580 5 San Antonio 19 31 .380 15 New Orleans 18 31 .367 15½ Houston 14 35 .286 19½ Friday’s Games Orlando 119, Detroit 103 Charlotte 117, L.A. Lakers 114 Atlanta 108, Boston 92 Denver 116, New Orleans 105 Miami 121, L.A. Clippers 114 Portland 125, Houston 110 Memphis 119, Utah 109 Indiana 113, Oklahoma City 110, OT San Antonio 131, Chicago 122 Phoenix 134, Minnesota 124 Milwaukee 123, New York 108 Saturday’s Games Philadelphia 103, SACRAMENTO 101 GOLDEN State 110, Brooklyn 106 Boston 107, New Orleans 97 Dallas 132, Indiana 105 Toronto 124, Miami 120, 3OT Memphis 115, Washington 95 Sunday’s Games L.A. Lakers at Atlanta, 10 a.m. L.A. Clippers at Charlotte, 10 a.m.

prevented players and coaches from gathering at the team facilities that were under lockdown. So Brady tried to organize workouts. He was kicked out of a Tampa park that was closed for Covid-19 protocols and walked into the wrong house looking for offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich, who lived next door. After those missteps, Brady and his new Bucs teammates settled on early morning workouts during the spring and summer at Berkeley Preparatory School. With no formal offseason program and only an abbreviated training camp, the Bucs stumbled to a 7-5 start. Brady tried to adapt to head coach Bruce Arians’ vertical offense, but during the bye week of that first

Portland at Chicago, 12:30 p.m. Cleveland at Detroit, 3 p.m. Dallas at Orlando, 4 p.m. Denver at Milwaukee, 4 p.m. Utah at Minnesota, 5 p.m. San Antonio at Phoenix, 5 p.m. Monday’s Games SACRAMENTO at New York, 4:30 p.m. GOLDEN STATE at Houston, 5 p.m. New Orleans at Cleveland, 4 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Indiana, 4 p.m. Memphis at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Miami at Boston, 4:30 p.m. Toronto at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m. Portland at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.

FOOTBALL NFL Playoffs Wild Card Round Saturday, Jan. 15 Cincinnati 26, Las Vegas 19 Buffalo 47, New England 17 Sunday, Jan. 16 SAN FRANCISCO 23, Dallas 17 Tampa Bay 31, Philadelphia 15 Kansas City 42, Pittsburgh 15 Monday, Jan. 17 L.A. Rams 34, Arizona 11 Divisional Round Saturday, Jan. 22 SAN FRANCISCO 13, Green Bay 10 Cincinnati 19, Tennessee 16 Sunday, Jan. 23 L.A. Rams 30, Tampa Bay 27 Kansas City 42, Buffalo 36 Conference Championships Sunday’s Games SAN FRANCISCO at L.A. Rams, 3:30 p.m. Cincinnati at Kansas City, noon Pro Bowl Sunday, Feb. 6 AFC vs. NFC, noon Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 13 Teams TBD, 3:30 p.m.

season – after back-to-back losses to the Rams and Chiefs – they made some subtle changes. Offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich incorporated more pre-snap motions, playaction passes and made a bigger commitment to running the football. The defense also improved and the Bucs went on a tear, winning eight straight games, including three playoff games in a row on the road. Brady beat the Saints’ Drew Brees, the Packers’ Aaron Rodgers and the Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes in succession. Brady’s additions all paid off in the 31-9 win over the Chiefs in Super Bowl 55. Gronkowski caught two touchdown passes, Brown had one touchdown catch and Fournette had a rushing score.

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49ers From Page A10 carries en route to a 17-3, first-half deficit. Racking up carries, yards and minutes is what the 49ers’ offense does best. Well, that and coming through in the clutch, like they did against the Rams in Week 18, not to mention Saturday night at Green Bay, where Deebo Samuel’s thirddown conversion run set up Gould’s game-winning kick. Samuel took a beating last game, with hits to his right leg and shoulder. He’s tough, however, and the 49ers’ most physically imposing receiver/rusher since the likes of Anquan Boldin, Frank Gore and Terrell Owens. Elijah Mitchell is averaging 3.4 yards per carry in the playoffs, with only one of his 44 carries going for a touchdown, and his longest run has been 16 yards. There’s more in those rookie legs, and his vision is needed to find lanes through an imposing defensive front, with help of the mastery Shanahan seems to scheme up each meeting. Left tackle Trent Williams’ ankle injury is a concern, and although he missed last game against the Rams with an elbow sprain, he likely won’t miss his first NFC Championship Game. Just don’t expect him to line up as a lead-blocking fullback like he did twice in Green Bay. But expect the Rams’ zone defense to be as vulnerable as ever against the 49ers’ rushing attack. 2. BETTER PASS RUSH Say neither team can run and control the clock. Say one has to air it out in a comeback. Then disaster awaits if these punishing defensive fronts can attack such a one-dimensional scheme. The Rams’ offer star power in Aaron Donald, Von Miller, Leonard Floyd, and others. Each meeting, the 49ers linemen and blockers surprisingly answer that challenge, even on the right side where guard Daniel Brunskill seems to magically transform into Donald’s kryptonite. Right tackle Tom Compton’s pass protection regressed at Green Bay, so he’ll need to be on his A-game, perhaps with help from Kittle or other double-team blocks. The 49ers sacked Matthew Stafford five times in their regular-season finale, then Dak Prescott five times in Dallas, then Aaron Rodgers five times in the divisional round.

This defensive front is definitely deeper and hotter than their 2019 famed unit. Arik Armstead and D.J. Jones are keys to disrupting this game from the interior, caving in the pocket while Nick Bosa (18 sacks) brackets in Stafford along with former Rams’ pass rusher Samson Ebukam. Others to watch are Raiders castoff Arden Key, Packers’ punt blocker Jordan Willis and ex-Texans prospect Charles Omenihu. Such pressure will help a secondary that’s come on so strong it merits a nickname, such as “ The Secret Service,” considering its veteran presence and willingness to step up lately in the line of fire. 3. OFFENSIVE CATALYSTS Samuel and the Rams’ Cooper Kupp made first-team All-Pro, and they didn’t stop there. These offensive catalysts have come through in the playoffs. Which can make the bigger impact? The 49ers’ key to containing Kupp is not letting him get behind the safeties and into the open field for one or two of Stafford’s down-field daggers. Let Kupp get his 100-plus yards on underneath routes with his nifty footwork and sure hands. Samuel must will the 49ers’ offense, yet again. All eyes will be on him. He, like Garoppolo, is 6-0 against the Rams. When the 49ers aren’t ushering Samuel around the edge with the ball, going to him in the air will work just fine, too. “Usually, wide receivers are prima donnas and guys who don’t want much contact,” Bosa said. “. . . Obviously, Deebo is just a savage football player. Nothing more to it. He’s a beast.” 4. TURNOVER TIME What team can fumble away four of its final 10 possessions and still survive? The Rams. Well, then, the 49ers will just have to force five turnovers this game, right? No, just one could do the trick if it’s timely. Stafford’s aggressive nature contributed to a career-high 17 interceptions in the regular season. That included two against the 49ers in Week 18 – an athletic effort by Emmanuel Moseley on a deep shot, and then the game-winning clincher in overtime by Ambry Thomas. How comfortable will the Rams be to hand off to Cam Akers, who fumbled twice Sunday in Tampa? Conversely, the 49ers don’t ever get too comfortable on a

Garoppolo pass. He’s yielded six interceptions the past four games. Overall, he’s totaled 14 interceptions against 20 touchdown passes. The 49ers are 7-0 when none of his passes are intercepted (187 attempts in those starts), and, as Garoppolo’s staunch supporters love to note, he is 35-15 as the 49ers’ starter and 4-1 in playoff action. The 49ers haven’t lost a fumble in the playoffs, and rookie running back Ellijah Mitchell (not to jinx him or anything) has zero lost fumbles in 274 touches. 5. SOMEBODY UNEXPECTED Garoppolo owns two Super Bowl rings as Tom Brady’s backup in New England, and this is his second NFC final in three years. He knows the quirks that come with playoff football. “Every postseason that I’ve been paying close attention to over the past years, there’s always somebody who you won’t expect to make the play, (and they) make the play,” Garoppolo said. “And whether it’s our team, another team, it’s just something that I’ve noticed over the years.” Did anyone notice Jordan Willis was even on the 49ers before he blocked a punt, which rookie Talanoa Hufanga recovered for a tying touchdown, making both players household names, at least in 49ers’ homes? “What he did was incredible and he played a huge part in winning that game for us,” Garoppolo added of Willis. “So when you have guys do that, that’s what makes for a good team, man. That’s what makes you tough to beat.” So who are the candidates for unlikely heroes? Well, by definition, that can’t be a Pro Bowler. That rules out the 49ers’ Williams, Samuel, Nick Bosa, Kyle Juszczyk and George Kittle; and, the Rams’ Donald, Kupp, Jalen Ramsey, and kicker Matt Gay. It could be a 49ers’ defensive linemen with a strip-sack. Linebacker “Big Play” Dre Greenlaw would make sense, as would any cornerback who makes an interception. Maybe it will be Ebukam, who was on that 2018 Rams’ team that lost in the Super Bowl to Brady’s Buccaneers. SoFi Stadium will be the final stop, one way or another. “The only thing I’m lacking now is being a world champion,” the Rams’ Donald said. “But to get to that point, we’ve got to win this week.”

Local From Page A10 improved to (14-7 overall and 4-2 in the Monticello Empire League, while Vanden fell to 11-12 and 5-1.

Rodriguez 82, Armijo 58: At Armijo’s E. Gary Vaughn Gymnasium, Leroy Bryant and Jerel Victor each scored 14 points, while Malik Dawson had 13 to lift the Mustangs (15-3, 4-1) past the Royals (0-19, 0-5). Bryant added seven assists and four steals, while Dawson made it a double-double with 11 rebounds. The Mustangs led 33-14 after the first quarter and 48-31 at the half, before extending their advantage to 67-47 after three. It was the 19th straight loss for Armijo, believed to be the longest losing streak in school history. Vallejo 53, Fairfield 50: At Vallejo’s Bottari Gymnasium on Saturday, former MEL and Solano County Athletic Conference rivals battled with the Red Hawks (7-7) outscoring the Falcons (5-13) 31-27 over the final two quarters after trailing 23-22 at halftime. David Johnson led Fairfield with 18 points, followed by Vido Caragan and Ray Holt Jr. with 11 apiece. Donovan Saiyad topped Vallejo with 13. In the JV game, Fairfield cruised to a 63-17 victory behind 14 points from Evan Smith and 10 from Amari Bryant.

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Scoreless draw beneficial to RHS VACAVILLE — When it comes to staying in first place, winning wasn’t the only thing for the Rodriguez High girls soccer team. With freshman goalkeeper Paton King making several key saves, the Mustangs battled Vacaville to a 0-0 draw at Zunino Stadium, Thursday, an outcome that allowed Rodriguez (6-3-2, 6-0-2) to stay just ahead of the

Bulldogs (12-6-1, 5-1-1) in the Monticello Empire League standings. Vacaville goalkeeper Kaylei Capossela was credited with two saves.

Vanden 8, Fairfield 0: At Fairfield’s Schaefer Stadium on Thursday, the Vikings (6-4-2, 4-2-2) jumped to a 3-0 lead at the break before exploding for five goals in the second half. Sophia-Alessandra Montano topped Vanden with four goals na two assists, while Breanna Davis had a goal and two assists, Delanee Suncin, Gian Ayson and Ava Cervantes each netted one goal, and Jordyn Peter and Katelyn Walbolt each had an assist. Fairfield fell to 2-10-1 overall, 1-7 in the MEL. Wood 4, Armijo 0: At Wood’s Wildcat Stadium on Thursday, the Wildcats (6-4-2, 4-2-1) got two goals from Yaritza Thompson and one each from Emily Kopf and Breahna Dixon in rolling past the Royals (1-15, 0-8).

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Bulldogs tie Mustangs to clinch SJS playoff spot FAIRFIELD — The Rodriguez High boys soccer team got a firsthalf goal from Cameron Belandres but Vacaville matched it in the second half with a goal by Alejandro Verdugo to escape with a 1-1 draw and clinch a Sac-Joaquin Section playoff berth at Coach Ed Hopkins Memorial Stadium, Friday. Diego Biscosho assisted on the goal and goalkeeper Roger Neri was credited with five saves for the Mustangs (6-8-1, 4-3-1), while Micah Navarro had an assist for the first-place Bulldogs (9-0-3, 6-0-2).

Wood 2, Armijo 1: At Armijo’s Brownlee Field on Friday, Isaiah Hurtado and Gabe Sanchez each netted goals for the Wildcats (9-5-3, 5-2-1), who led 1-0 at the break, with Andres Morales getting an assist. Goalkeeper Jonathon Harrington kept the deficit from being more with a diving save on a penalty kick. Down 2-0, the Royals (6-9, 5-3) got on the board with less than

10 minutes to go on a goal by Abraham Perez. Armijo won the JV game 5-1, getting goals from Edwing Saucedo and Jovani Jimenez in the first half, and in the second from Santiago Alverez (in the first 10 seconds off a nifty pass from Dawson Le), with two more from Saucedo. The Royals improved to 5-1-2 in the MEL. Vanden 3, Fairfield 0: At Vanden’s George A. Gammon Field, the Vikings (1-12, 1-7) got their first win of the season by blanking the Falcons (2-14-1, 1-7).

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Solano drops first two games to San Mateo ROCKVILLE — The Solano Community College baseball team is still looking for its first lead of the young season after dropping a 16-1 decision to San Mateo at Billy and Louise Yarbrough Field, Saturday afternoon. The Falcons (0-2) trailed 4-0 before getting their lone run of the game when Dillon Nosrati singled in Eli De Guzman with one out in the bottom of the second. Also getting hits for Solano were De Guzman, which went for a double, Victor Vega, Michael Vena, Dimitri McLen and Austin Menessini. Starter Jesse Rodriguez took the loss, allowing four runs (three earned), on two hits with four walks and four strikeouts. The same two teams play at San Mateo on Tuesday at 2 p.m. San Mateo 14, Solano 2: At San Mateo, the Falcons opened their season on Thursday by struggling on offense and defense, striking out 16 times while giving up six walks and committing four errors that led to five unearned runs. On the positive side, Solano banged out 12 hits with Nico Castrillo going 3-for-4, Victor Vega 2-for-4 and Dimitri McLen 2-for-3 with an RBI.

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t’s not often a play promises real yogurt and bacon in every performance. Bay Area Stage’s “American Buffalo,” which opened Friday, does that. “Things get broken on purpose” as well, said Jeff Lowe, who is directing the David Mamet play. The play opened in Chicago in 1975 and won the Obie Award for Best New Play and Performance with William H. Macy as one of the stars. The production won the 1977 New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best American Play. The show is set in a junk shop and centers on the owner, who sold a buffalo nickel for $90 and suspects it’s worth more. With the help of his brother, plans are put in place to steal the coin back. A buddy learns of the scheme and persuades the junk shop owner his brother is too inexperienced and untrustworthy for the

Stage’s “Odd Couple.” The others burglary and proposes himself as a replacement. As preparations for are new to the BAS Stage. The show is set in the burglary begin, trust takes “The actors are top of a big hit as each has its own a junk shop and centers on the their game, well known back story. Area actors, and owner, who sold a buffalo nickel Bay “I chose this play because they are all a joy for me the action takes place for $90 and suspects it’s worth to direct,” Lowe said. entirely within the confines “We had a read-through more. With the help of his of a junk store, ‘Don’s Resale weeks ago, but other than brother, plans are put in place that, the cast of ‘American Shop.’ This seemed to accurately reflect the new state of Buffalo’ has performed all to steal the coin back. our venue. There are only three but one rehearsal on Zoom. actors in the play to keep the popThe three actors in the play are ulation down onstage,” Lowe said. “It’s awesome people and performers, a hard-hitting, raunchy, disturbingly funny and together, have managed to create great Mamet play that every adult of consent age characters with meaningful relationships.” should come see.” Bay Area Stage was a week and a half Lowe selected the show for its master- from opening “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” when ful Mamet dialogue. It’s terse and often the pandemic hit in 2020. The show was canvulgar at times. celed, with the hope of returning to the stage The cast includes Michael Salley as in a few months. Donny Dubrow; Luke Winders as Bobby; Lowe said he felt, at the time, it would be and Peter Warden as Teacher Walter Cole. Warden played Felix Unger in Bay Area See Buffalo, Page B3

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For John Ortiz, “Promised Land” was the first chance he got to be a success without playing a drug dealer. After decades on screen in “Carlito’s Way,” “Miami Vice” and “Fast & Furious,” Ortiz seemed locked into a cliche: the Latino man who busted heads for cash and worked his way up underground. “Promised Land,”

which premiered Monday on ABC, gave him something different. “It goes beyond the one or two types that predominantly covered Latino characters on the screen forever,” the 53-year-old Brooklyn, New York, native, whose father owned a bodega in Bedford-Stuyvesant, told the Daily News. “To me, what’s been painful about that is not that that doesn’t exist in the world,

but that we are so much more than that. This type of scope, with this amount of characters, allows us to explore the story, explore our culture, in a non-monolithic way and to really be nuanced about it. “The weight of feeling like you have to represent it all with one character, which has been the pattern for many years, has been See Land, Page B3

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FAIRFIELD — The latest surge of the coronavirus has again caused Lucky Penny Productions to alter its performance plans. “Disney’s High School Musical,” which was scheduled to open this past Friday and run through Feb. 6, has been pushed back to Aug. 5-14. All tickets already sold for this show featuring a cast of young actors have

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Land From Page B1 relieved. No one has the burden of representing the whole scope of Latino culture.” Ortiz stars as Joe Sandoval, the patriarch of a Latino family and magnate of a California vineyard desperate to keep a handle on both his children and his company. The show is bursting with soapy drama, from Sandoval’s ex-wife (Bellamy Young), the sole descendant of the winery’s founder, to his new blended family and five children, all fighting for his legacy. “You see both the beauty of chasing your dreams, especially when the prizes do come, but also the cost of it,” Ortiz said. “He’s at a point where the mountain he’s built, a beautiful mountain, is not only starting to crumble but he’s now faced with the fact that he might have become a different person on more than one level and he’s forced to be confronted with that truth.” Intermingled is a second timeline, about three immigrants who cross the wall and make their way to that same winery, attempting to

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hill,” she said. In a way, Margaret serves as the villain, setting out to take down Joe and his family. But she’s also trying to reclaim the company that she feels is hers. “She starts again in a whole new industry and becomes a titan, so as much as she’s coming home for revenge . . . she’s also coming home a very changed person and able to be in her own skin in her own home. She knows who she is now and she has — John Ortiz nothing left to prove to anyone,” Young, really the only difference 51, told The News. is the passage of time. My On a whim, Lopez sent grandparents and great- a letter to Bruce Springgrandparents worked in steen, asking to use fields, worked in facto- one of his songs in the ries,” he told The News. “Promised Land” pilot. “Promised Land,” he Springsteen gave him said, is the immigrant “Born in the U.S.A.” story at two different “Using this very Amerplaces on the journey: “the ican song, by perhaps the family empire at the quintessential American height of its power and recording artist, the idea the scrappy immigrant I liked was taking ‘Born story of how the empire in the U.S.A.’ and reclaimcame to be.” ing it on behalf of millions Young, who plays of Americans who are Margaret Honey- not born in the U.S.A. but croft, the winery heir are reborn in the U.S.A.,” and Joe’s ex-wife who Lopez told The News. returns with vengeance “I think for millions of on her mind, called it a Americans who emigrate story of the American here, they embody the Dream working. American dream as well if “You can really put not better than Americans your life on the line and whose families have been wind up in a castle on the here for generations.” build a life for themselves. Creator Matt Lopez, a third-generation American, got the idea at Home Depot, watching a group of day laborers waiting for someone to need them. “I had this cathartic epiphany moment where their lives seemed so different than mine, but

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Veterinarians find dogs, cats can get Covid Tribune Content Agency FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — As omicron sweeps through households in Florida, more pet owners are reporting their dogs or cats show signs of coronavirus. While Covid-19 in pets is a rare occurrence, veterinarians now know it can happen. Pets worldwide, including cats and dogs, have been infected with the virus that causes Covid-19, mostly after close contact with people with Covid-19. One manufacturer of a Covid PCR test for pets, IDEXX Laboratories, has tested over 5,000 specimens collected from dogs, cats and horses who had respiratory illnesses. The tests confirmed more than three dozen cases of Covid in a dog or cat during the pandemic. The animals most often were in a household where humans had the virus. Unlike the proliferation of at-home kits for humans, the Covid test for pets is a nasal or throat swab that must be ordered and conducted by a veterinarian.

Florida veterinarians treat symptoms Dr. Alison Birken of Victoria Park Animal Hospital in Fort Lauderdale said if a dog or cat comes into her office with symptoms such as diarrhea or vomiting and someone in the household has had Covid, she is treating the symptoms rather than testing the animal for the virus. “It is not common for dogs and cats to contract Covid from humans and if they do the signs are mild,” she said. Cats are more susceptible than dogs, and more likely to get Covid from their owners, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Some cats who have tested positive for Covid became ill with respiratory and breathing problems, and one cat also had vomiting and diarrhea, according to veterinarians with VCA Animal Hospitals. Large cats, particularly tigers and lions, have also been affected by the virus. An outbreak at the Bronx Zoo in New York State, likely due to an infected zookeeper, resulted in 4 tigers and 3 lions with coughs and respiratory problems. Another outbreak in Malayan tigers occurred at Zoo Knoxville, Tennessee. Rodents have had coro-

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Dr. Mark Planco poses with a dachshund named Domino at Planco Veterinary Care in Wellington, Fla., Monday. navirus too. Last week, Hong Kong announced a cull of more than 1,000 pet hamsters and the quarantining of their owners in response to fears that coronavirus had been transmitted from the pets to people. Covid cases also have been confirmed in mink, ferrets, gorillas, snow leopards and cougars.

What research shows Researchers at Texas A&M University sampled more than 580 pets living in homes where at least one person was infected and found that 100 of the animals were infected too. Only about a quarter of those infected had signs and they were mild. “Infected people who share space with their pets can infect their pets, just as humans can infect other people,” said Sarah Hamer, a lead researcher with Texas A & M examining how Covid-19 is impacting pets. With omicron highly infectious, social media is filled with posts from pet owners convinced their dog or cat has the virus. Wellington veterinarian, Dr. Mark Planco, said he has only seen one dog

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with upper respiratory illness after his owners tested positive. Because the symptoms were mild, the dog was not tested and recovered on his own. “Covid testing mostly is occurring in farm settings where the virus

could lead to large losses,” Planco said. “Right now the susceptibility is low for pets. We could end up with mutation that is more capable of infecting dogs and cats but so far I haven’t seen it,” he said. The CDC said a dog

or cat with Covid would show these symptoms: fever, cough, difficulty breathing, sluggishness, sneezing, runny nose, loss of appetite, eye discharge, vomiting and diarrhea. With omicron still infecting people in

Florida, veterinarians say if you have Covid, you can take steps to prevent your cat or dog from getting the virus, too: Avoid contact with your pet including petting snuggling, being kissed or licked, sharing food, and sleeping in the same bed. And, wear a mask and wash your hands before and after you interact with your pet. Dr. Lori Teller, a veterinarian and clinical associate professor at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, said pet owners do not need to be overly concerned. “A few hundred dogs and cats have tested positive compared to millions of people.” She said there is no research that indicates pets can pass on Covid to each other. If your dog or cat shows signs, veterinarians say they would first test them for common respiratory diseases most common to them, before ordering a Covid test. Teller said veterinarians would treat the symptoms by recommending your pet gets lots of rest and fluids, and if needed, anti-inflammatory or fever-reducing medications. Teller said no one knows why some dogs and cats get Covid. “That’s the question of the hour. It’s likely those animals have co-morbidities like diabetes or heart disease are at risk. The same co-morbidities that put humans at higher risk.” “The best way to protect your pet is to protect yourself,” she said.

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As part of the Ford Pro pilot program participants will have access to Ford electric vehicles and other services.

Why commercial customers are poised to lead EV transformation Tribune Content Agency SEBASTOPOL — Steve Dutton can’t get his hands on an electric pickup fast enough. The fifth-generation northern California farmer and his family grow wine grapes and apples on a 1,400-acre ranch in this Sonoma County farming community. As part of a just-announced pilot program, Ford Motor Co. will equip Dutton Ranch and two other farms in the county with electric trucks, E-Transit cargo vans, charging stations and software services. Dutton hopes to have an F-150 Lightning Pro soon – and that’s when he’ll really start to see the impact of moving to an electric, digitally enhanced vehicle fleet. “The benefit is going to be when we can buy a Lightning and replace this truck,” he said of one of the 70 or so fossil fuelpowered vans and trucks that move workers, equipment and goods across dozens of work sites on the farm each day. While retail customers in the United States generally remain wary of electric vehicles’ costs, battery range and charging availability, a growing number of fleet owners like Dutton are ready to make the transition. They’re driven by estimates of lower costs, more data, the impacts of climate change on their businesses, tightening environmental regulations and now the launch of a bevy of electric work trucks and vans. Ford and some of its fiercest competitors are placing big bets on commercial and government fleet customers becoming the leaders in the electric and digital transition transforming the automotive industry in the most fundamental shift since Henry Ford created the moving assembly line. General Motors Co. has launched an electric delivery van business. Stellantis NV has lined up Amazon.com Inc. as the first buyer for an electric version of its cargo van. EV startups like Rivian Automotive Inc. have leveraged contracts with major fleet owners to win over Wall Street. Several are launching EVs in the lucrative pickup truck segment. And Ford executives say their commercial business is spearheading their growth strategy for the 118-year-old automaker. “I want to be explicit: Ford Pro is leading Ford’s transformation to always-

on. Ford Pro is one of the biggest bets we have to lead the connected, electric mobility future,” said Ford CEO Jim Farley, speaking from Dutton Ranch earlier this week. “We’re not going to cede the future to anyone in this category.”

Lower costs, emissions The Inglenook chateau sits nestled back from St. Helena Highway in northern California’s Napa Valley wine country. The storied winery, which dates back to 1879 and now is owned by legendary film director Francis Ford Coppola, overlooks the vineyards that span 235 of the estate’s 1,700 acres. Inglenook, according to winemaker Chris Phelps, is “always looking for incremental ways to improve not just what we do, but how we do it.” Now, they plan to do that by introducing Ford’s electric commercial vehicles and software services into their operation. The winery’s relationship with Ford started with an email exchange between Coppola and Alexandra Ford English, Executive Chairman Bill Ford’s daughter and a member of the automaker’s board of directors. Coppola wrote to her, he recounted during an event at the winery earlier this week, to share his Detroit connection: his father was a flautist for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and his middle name is a nod to Henry Ford Hospital, where he was born in 1939. “I thought she’d get a kick, and I also slipped in a little note that, by the way, I own the winery Inglenook and we’re very proud . . . we only allow electric cars on the property, and so I was excited that Ford had announced the F-150 Lightning,” Coppola said. The winery has been certified organic since 1994, and for over a decade has used a small fleet of electric vehicles and a few gas-powered pickups. Now that electric-powered trucks are hitting the market, Inglenook leaders are eager to add them to the fleet. “There’s applications all over the place for these vehicles,” Phelps said. One example: Inglenook is building a 22,000-squarefoot winery cave equipped with 120 fermentation tanks. Gas-powered vehicles can’t enter the site because of carbon monoxide risks. But electric trucks and vans could be used to haul materials

and goods back and forth from the cave. There also are potential benefits for the winery’s harvests, which yield some 400 to 500 tons of grapes that are processed on the property each year. “Grapes are very sensitive to the environment that surrounds them,” Phelps said. “Going electric, we can do away with those emissions and we can take care of our fruit to make super high premium wines.” How pollution and climate change affect the quality of their products is a key consideration for commercial customers, especially in agriculture, who are looking to phase out fossil fuel-burning vehicles, experts, auto executives and farmers themselves say. “Climate change has really affected their lives, the people that grow here,” Farley told The Detroit News. “I think they’ll be really important advocates for this transition for electric.” In fact, the pilot program in Sonoma County – which is home to more than 1,800 wine grape growers and 60,000 acres of vineyards – was initiated by the Sonoma County Winegrowers group that is led by sustainability advocate Karissa Kruse. Since 2014, the organization has worked toward making its members’ operations 100% sustainable, and Kruse said she sees the Ford pilot as the next step in that effort. Managing cost is another major consideration for fleet operators. Right now, electric vehicles have higher upfront prices than their gaspowered counterparts, but they also have the potential to save owners money over time because they’re generally cheaper to power and have fewer maintenance needs. Duff Bevill of Bevill Vineyard Management in Sonoma County’s Healdsburg, one of the pilot program’s participants, isn’t put off by the higher sticker price of an electric truck or van. Like many fleet operators, he already spends well above sticker price to customize his vehicles and is focused on the total cost over the vehicle’s lifetime: “As we get more confident in these vehicles, that will be the direction that I expect to go.” And Dutton Ranch, for example, spends about $5,000 per month to fuel its vehicle fleet. As it electrifies its fleet, the farm will be able to slash fuel costs and use solar energy

to power its fleet. “Talk about being sustainable,” Steve Dutton said. “Doesn’t get much better than that.”

Competing strategies Likewise, automakers see some key advantages in introducing EVs to commercial customers. Fleet owners understand the cost savings. They don’t want more battery range than they need. They’re trying to meet tightening environmental regulations and the expectations of investors increasing their focus on environmental, social, and governance factors. And some of them are looking to grab a slice of the pie as the federal government looks to electrify its massive fleet. “It makes complete sense to go with commercial and government fleet business first,” said Michelle Krebs, executive analyst at Cox Automotive. Commercial trucks and vans tend to have lower fuel economy and higher emissions, she noted, so the environmental impact of phasing out gas- and diesel-powered fleets is significant. Plus, she said, it’s more impactful to the environment and EV adoption overall to start with owners who are buying a large number of vehicles. And automakers contend that higher sales volumes will help them reduce battery costs, bringing the price tag for EVs down and eventually making them more accessible to retail customers. See Electric, Page B7

California Attorney General Rob Bonta has a message for big tech companies, including those in the state: he’s going to take action when they violate laws. “This is priority space for me: To hold big corporations, Big Tech specifically, accountable,” Bonta, 50, said in an interview Thursday. “You should expect to see more.” When he took on the job in April, replacing Xavier Becerra who was named U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary, Bonta inherited and joined several investigations and lawsuits in the tech space. Among them is a recently launched multistate investigation of Meta Platforms Inc.’s Instagram and its effect on the mental health of young people. California is also part of a multistate suit against Alphabet Inc.’s Google over anticompetitive concerns with its Play app store policies, as well as an appeal challenging a court’s dismissal of lawsuits regarding Meta’s power. “In Big Tech, we are seeing companies that are doing things and are at the size that we’ve never seen before, and we certainly are concerned about impacts on young people, as an example, on consumers generally when it comes to privacy, when it comes to consumer choice,” Bonta said. “We want competition. We want innovation.” Bonta, a former state legislator appointed to his post by Governor Gavin Newsom, foresees more legal fights. The ongoing investigation into Instagram’s impact on young users “could lead to a legal action down the road depending on how the investigation goes,” he said without specifying a time frame on how soon the states may decide to sue. The investigation is in its early stages, according to Bonta, who added that he expects “full cooperation” from Meta. Bonta questions whether Meta should be able to do acquisitions similar to its purchases of Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014 – takeovers that came under sharp scrutiny in the monopoly suit he and other states are fighting to revive after a Washington judge ruled that the states waited too long to file their complaint. “It can’t be part of the model that when

there’s competition, you eat it up, you gobble it up,” Bonta said. “Competition is good for consumers, so we’re concerned about that.” Legislative action is also needed to revamp U.S. antitrust laws to “capture today’s modern business models,” he said. Californians also want consumer choice, Bonta said, referring to the multistate suit challenging Google’s lucrative Google Play app store business model. His office is also preparing to add its voice to the antitrust fight between Apple Inc. and Epic Games Inc. over whether the iPhone maker’s App Store policies hurt consumers and developers. His office will present similar arguments made in the Google Play fight in the App Store dispute, according to Bonta. “Single-entity dominance creates a lack of choice, perhaps a lack of quality, perhaps less privacy protections, certainly potential less innovation, when there’s no one competing with them to provide another option or to provide incentive to innovate and do best by consumers,” Bonta said. “So the theory is similar, just applied to a different case.” Bonta also explained that his office won’t necessarily participate in every regulatory action aimed at tech, such as the lawsuits by other states alleging that Google’s location tracking function violates user privacy. “I wouldn’t read too much into the states that are involved and are not involved right now,” he said. “There are many issues and we try to put our resources where we can make the most impact.” Asked whether aggressive enforcement by his office might encourage businesses to leave the state, Bonta said successful companies should also be able to play fair. “We’re proud of our companies. We want them to stay here and follow the law.” Bonta, a Democrat, is up for election later this year. A recent breakout in crime, particularly smash-and-grab robberies, is also a concern, Bonta said in a separate interview Thursday on Bloomberg Television’s “Balance of Power.” “We are working with the governor and his new budget proposal, the safety plan, to make sure we are addressing those spikes, taking them head-on.”

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Electric From Page B6 Automakers are targeting fleet customers to varying degrees. Commercial vehicles tend to be a stronger business in the U.S. for the domestic automakers, with Ford leading with about 40% of the market. The Dearborn automaker in May announced the launch of Ford Pro, a standalone commercial vehicle business that executives see as a key part of a growth strategy that looks to generate new, recurring revenue streams from digital services and other products. Ford Pro is targeting revenue of $45 billion by 2025, up from $27 billion in 2019, and this week reported that it has

125,000 fleet customers in the U.S. Underscoring the growth potential it sees, the company projects that 70% of the full-size bus and van industry and onethird of the full-size pickup segment will go electric in the U.S. by 2030. Ford Pro also announced it has gotten 10,000 orders for the E-Transit, which Farley described as a “breakthrough” because Ford derives so much of its profits from commercial customers in Europe and the U.S. “We believe we’re in a totally unique position to dominate the light-duty commercial vehicle business and service,” Farley said. But Ford is not the only player in the game. Stellantis is preparing to introduce the electric Ram ProMaster van in the U.S. next year, and it has an electric Ram pickup coming in 2024.

GM last year revealed BrightDrop, a subsidiary focused on building electric delivery vehicles and targeting $5 billion in revenue by mid-decade. BrightDrop recently announced that Walmart had reserved 5,000 vans and FedEx Corp. had added 2,000 to its initial order of 500. And GM recently revealed the electric version of its Chevrolet Silverado, which is slated to launch next year. Rivian, meanwhile, has a contract to build 100,000 electric delivery vans for Amazon. And underscoring the demand in the commercial market, Oak Park-based startup Bollinger Motors recently said it was canceling consumer orders for its B2 pickup and B1 SUV in favor of focusing on products for the commercial truck business. But while some of its

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tion is a key piece of Ford’s growth strategy, Farley has said the move to convert vehicles into software-equipped data generators is the most significant change taking place at Ford and in the industry. “I’m really excited about the electrification of the products, but I’m actually more excited about this data, software, physical services integrated business,” he said. “That to me is the future of our industry, and that’s going to start at Ford with Pro.” At Dutton Ranch, for example, the owners acknowledged it will take years to convert to EVs, given that their current fleet has vehicles dating back to the 1990s. And in general, fleets turn over only 10% to 15% of their vehicles per year, according to Ford. Still, the winegrow-

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS SOLANO FLAG FOOTBALL BESOS LASH AND BEAUTY BAR LOCATED AT 5006 Rowe Dr, Fairfield, CA, 94533 Solano. Mailing Address 5006 Rowe Dr, Fairfield, CA, 94533. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S)Annie Payne 5006 Rowe Dr Fairfield, 94533. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Annie Payne IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION Jan. 13, 2027. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: Jan. 14, 2022 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2022000081 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00052644 Published: Jan. 30, Feb. 6, 13, 20, 2022

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LOCATED AT 2788 Shearwater Way, Fairfield CA 94533 Solano. Mailing Address 2788 Shearwater Way, Fairfield CA 94533. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) California Imaging LLC CA. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a Limited Liability Company The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 12/21/2021. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Kurt Bourez IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION Dec. 27, 2026. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: Dec. 28, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2021002473 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00052372 Published: Jan. 23, 30, Feb. 6, 13, 2022

LOCATED AT 5265 Putah Creek Road Winters CA 95694 Solano. Mailing Address 5017 Brower Ct Granite Bay CA 95746 Placer. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) #1 Zainab Husain 5017 Brower Ct Granite Bay 95746 #2 Li Schmidt 409A J Street Davis 95616. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a General Partnership The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Zainab Husain IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION Jan. 12, 2027. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: Jan. 13, 2022 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2022000074 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00052591 Published: Jan. 30, Feb. 6, 13, 20, 2022

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING; THE HEARING BOARD OF THE BAY AREA AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT; IN THE MATTER OF THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL OFFICER of the BAY AREA AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT vs. VALERO REFINING COMPANY - CALIFORNIA; DOCKET NO.: 3731; A public hearing will be held Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at 9:30 A.M. to consider the Accusation of Violation of Regulation 8, Rule 2, Accusation and (Proposed) Stipulated Conditional Order for Abatement against VALERO REFINING COMPANY - CALIFORNIA, to address the venting of regulated air contaminants through Valero Refining Company’s process vent ST302 in a manner exceeding standards set forth in District Regulation 8-2, at 3400 East Second Street, Benicia, CA 94510 (Solano County). This hearing will be conducted under procedures authorized by Assembly Bill 361. The public may observe this hearing through the webcast of the hearing by clicking the link available on the Air District’s website for the hearing, https://bayareametro.zoom.us/j/88980571855 (webinar ID: 889 8057 1855). The public may also participate remotely via phone (669) 900-6833 or (408) 6380968. Interested members of the public will be allowed an opportunity to testify in these matters. The file may be reviewed by contacting the Clerk of the Boards, Marcy Hiratzka, at 415.749.5073, or mhiratzka@baaqmd.gov. The above hearing date and time may be changed without further published notice. Those participating by phone who would like to make a comment can use the “raise hand” feature by dialing “*9”. In order to receive the full Zoom experience, please make sure your application is up to date. 1/30/22 CNS-3550224# THE DAILY REPUBLIC DR#00052521 Published: Jan. 30, 2022 Notice of Self Storage Sale Please take notice Central Self Storage - East Travis 837 E Travis Blvd Fairfield CA 94533 intends to hold an auction of the goods stored in a self-service storage unit by the following persons. The sale will occur as an online auction via www.storagetreasures.com on 2/16/2022 at 12:00 PM. Unless stated otherwise the description of the contents are household goods and furnishings: Christ Cordell David Dorr Cindy Llewellyn Sandor Sklar Teena Camarillo Stacey Bayes Olga Briceno Christopher Thornhill Patricia McCollum Cathy Baker Olivia Liera Shon M Winstead Aureema Long Deborah Talley Johnathin Brooks All property is being stored at the above self-storage facility. This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply. See manager for details. 1/30, 2/6/22 CNS-3548500# THE DAILY REPUBLIC DR#00052382 Jan. 30, Feb. 6, 2022 Edward J. Corey, Jr., State Bar No. 142453 Gary Rothstein, State Bar No. 143157 weintraub tobin chediak coleman grodin LAW CORPORATION 400 Capitol Mall, 11th Floor Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 558-6000 – Main (916) 446-1611 – Facsimile Attorneys for Conservator, Amy A. Self IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SOLANO In the Conservatorship of RITA ELIZABETH SAVIOTTI, also known as RITA ANN SAVIOTTI, RITA JOE SAVIOTTI, and JOE RITA SAVIOTTI, Conservatee.) Case No. P050421 NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE (Prob. Code, § 10300.) 1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, subject to confirmation by this Court, on March 15, 2022, or thereafter within the time allowed by law, Amy A. Self, as Conservator of the Estate of Rita Elizabeth Saviotti, also known as Rita Ann Saviotti, Rita Joe Saviotti, and Joe Rita Saviotti, will sell at private sale to the highest and best net bidder on the terms and conditions stated below, all the right, title, and interest of Rita Elizabeth Saviotti, also known as Rita Ann Saviotti, Rita Joe Saviotti, and Joe Rita Saviotti (“the Conservatee”) at the time of sale, in the real property situated in Solano County, California, described as follows: Real property commonly known as 1574 Magazine Street, Vallejo, California 94591, APN: 0075-064-120 (the “Property”), and more particularly described as follows: LOT 71, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP ENTITLED: “LA RIVIERA, UNIT NO. 1”, FILED IN THE RECORDER OF SOLANO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA ON NOVEMBER 6, 1952, IN BOOK 13 OF MAPS, AT PAGE(S) 15. 2. The Property will be sold subject to current taxes, covenants, conditions, restrictions, reservations, rights, rights of way, and easements of record, with any encumbrances of record to be satisfied by either of the following options: (i) the purchase price, or (ii) the purchaser shall assume any encumbrances of record. 3. The Property is to be sold on an “as is” basis, except for title. 4. Bids or offers are invited for the Property and must be in writing and can be mailed to the office of Edward J. Corey, Jr., Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin Law Corporation, attorneys for the Conservator, at 400 Capitol Mall, 11th Floor, Sacramento, California, 95814, or delivered to Edward J. Corey, Jr., personally, at any time after first publication of this notice and before any sale is made. 5. The Property will be sold on the following terms: All cash, or part cash and part credit, the terms and conditions of credit as are acceptable to the fiduciary and the Court, ten percent (10%) of the amount of the bid to accompany the offer by certified check, and the balance to be paid on confirmation of sale by the Court. 6. Taxes, rents, operating and maintenance expenses, and premiums on insurance acceptable to the purchaser shall be prorated as of the date of recording of conveyance. Examination of title, recording of conveyance, transfer taxes, and any title insurance policy shall be at the expense of the purchaser of purchasers. 7. The undersigned reserves the right to refuse to accept any or all bids. 8. For further information and bid forms, contact Edward J. Corey, Jr., Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin Law Corporation, 400 Capitol Mall, 11th Floor, Sacramento, California 95814.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS ACADEMY OF LEARNING FOR E.C.E. LEADERS LOCATED AT 401 Bald Pate Drive, Suisun City CA 94585 Solano. Mailing Address 2665 Merganser Drive, Suisun City CA 94585. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) Academy of Learning & Child Dev Ctr LLC CA. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a Limited Liability Company The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Brenda A. Hardaway IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION Jan. 17, 2027. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: Jan. 18, 2022 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2022000088 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00052380 Published: Jan. 23, 30, Feb. 6, 13, 2022

NOTICE OF AUCTION SALE in accordance with the provisions of California Self Storage Facilities Act sections 21700-21715, there being due and unpaid rent, storage fees and costs. Notice is hereby given that the goods which are stored at Willie’s Truck Parts will be sold at a public auction at 3002 Rockville Road, Fairfield, CA 94534. Cash only. Sale date: 02/08/2022 at 09:00 AM. Furniture, tools, household goods, fishing gear, dirt bike, boat. #36 Jillian Rhodes, #72 Wayne Mills, #107 Stevey Raiff, #148 Christopher Poujade. Storage Auction Experts, Bond #5860870, (209) 667-5797 DR#00052396 Jan. 23, 30, 2022 ANNOUNCEMENT OF PRE-QUALIFICATION PROCEDURES AND OPEN DATES FOR ANNUAL PRE-QUALIFICATION Notice is given that the Suisun Resource Conservation District (SRCD) has determined that all bidders on public works to be undertaken by SRCD must be pre-qualified prior to submitting bids. It is mandatory for all Licensed Contractors who intend to submit bids fully complete the pre-qualification questionnaire, provide all requested materials, and be approved by SRCD to be on the final Bidders list. No bid will be accepted from a Contractor that has failed to comply with these requirements. I. Pre-qualification Questionnaires can be obtained by contacting SRCD at 2544 Grizzly Island Rd., Suisun, CA 94585 or downloaded at http://www.suisunrcd.org/ II. Paper or digital filled questionnaires will be accepted until 5:00 PM Pacific Standard Time on Tuesday, 15 February 2022, at Suisun Resource Conservation District, 2544 Grizzly Island Rd., Suisun, CA 94585 III. SRCD reserves the right to waive minor irregularities and omissions in the information contained in the pre-qualification application submitted, to make all final determinations, and to determine at any time that the pre-qualification procedures will not be applied to a future public works project. For additional information or questions, please contact John Takekawa at jtakekawa@suisunrcd.org or 707-425-9302 x2. DR#00052431 Published: Jan. 26, 28, 30, 31, Feb. 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 2022 NOTICE OF SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on December 16, 2021, the People of the State of California filed a Petition to preserve for subsequent levy or seizure the assets or property in the control of ERIC FAULKS to wit, A 2020 Hyundai Kona Ultimate vehicle license plate number 8PEK232 and a 2008 Lincoln SUV, California license plate number 7NUG401. If you have a legal interest in this property, you must, within thirty (30) days from the date of the first publication of this notice or within thirty (30) days of your receipt of this notice, file a verified claim stating the nature and extent of your interest with the Clerk of the Marin County Superior Court, Hall of Justice, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903. An endorsed copy of the verified claim must be served upon the Marin County District Attorney, Hall of Justice, Room 145, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903. Use case number SC218149A in any communication with the Court or the District Attorney. 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 PUBLIC NOTICE Solano County hereby announces a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goal of 4.76% for FFY 2022/2023/2024 airport construction contracts. The proposed goals and rationale are available for inspection between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday at the Government Center, 675 Texas Street, Ste 2500 Fairfield, CA 94533 for 30 days from the date of this publication. Comments on the DBE goal will be accepted for 30 days from the date of this publication and can be sent to the following: Megan Greve - DBELO General Services Director Solano County Government Center 675 Texas Street, Suite 2500 Fairfield, CA 94533 (707) 784-7900 MMGreve@SolanoCounty.com OR Shaun A. Bouy M: 267-702-5190 DBE/ACDBE Compliance Specialist – Western Pacific Region Office of Civil Rights Federal Aviation Administration U.S. Department of Transportation 777 S. Aviation Blvd, Suite 150 El Segundo, CA 90245 Shaun.A.Bouy@faa.gov Contract Goals The Solano County will use contract goals to meet any portion of the overall goal that the recipient does not project being able to meet using RN means. Contract goals are established so that, over the period to which the overall goal applies, they will cumulatively result in meeting any portion of the recipient’s overall goal that is not projected to be met through the use of RN means.

Dated: December 31, 2021

The Solano County will establish contract goals only on those FAA/DOT-assisted airport contracts that have subcontracting possibilities. It need not establish a contract goal on every such contract, and the size of the contract goals will be adapted to the circumstances of each such contract (e.g., type and location of work and availability of DBE’s to perform the particular type of work).

/s/ Amy A. Self, as Conservator of the Person and Estate of Rita Elizabeth Saviotti, also known as Rita Ann Saviotti, Rita Joe Saviotti, and Joe Rita Saviotti DR#00052394 Published: Jan. 23, 26, 30, 2022

We will express our contract goals as a percentage of the Federal share of a FAA/DOTassisted airport contract. DR#00052510 Published: Jan. 30, 2022

LOCATED AT 1713 Redwood St, Vallejo CA 94590 Solano. Mailing Address 1713 Redwood St, Vallejo CA 94590. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) Enrique V Islas 1713 Redwood St Vallejo, 94590. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Enrique Vazquez Islas IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION Jan. 25, 2027. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: Jan. 26, 2022 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2022000133 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00052588 Published: Jan. 30, Feb. 6, 13, 20, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS AMERICAN ARTIST ASSOCIATION, WITH 27 JENNIFER'S LOCATED AT 358 Golden Slopes Court, Benicia CA 94510 Solano. Mailing Address 358 Golden Slopes Court, Benicia CA 94510. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) Jennifer A Robinson 358 Golden Slopes Court Benicia, 94510. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Jennifer Robinson IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION Jan. 25, 2027. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: Jan. 26, 2022 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2022000134 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00052583 Published: Jan. 30, Feb. 6, 13, 20, 2022 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: THOMAS CHARLES MARTIN Case Number: P051244 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Thomas Charles Martin; Thomas C. Martin; Thomas Martin A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Isabella A. Martin in the Superior Court of California, County of: Solano The Petition for Probate requests that: Isabella A. Martin be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedent's will and codicils, if any be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: DATE: MARCH 7, 2022 TIME: 8:30 a.m. DEPT.: 4, Rm. 305 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, County of Solano 600 Union Avenue PO Caller 5000 Fairfield, CA 94533 Hall of Justice 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: Yvonne F. Thrasher, Esq. 78 Cernon Street, Suite A Vacaville, CA 95688-2808 (707) 447-1200 DR#00052585 Published: Jan. 30, Feb. 2, 6, 2022

Classifieds: 707-427-6936 Child Start Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Change Process Consultation Child Start has released a RFQ for a Change Process Consultant to help the agency with becoming a trauma- and resilience-informed organization. Consultation services can be offered in-person and/or remotely. Statements of Qualifications are due in-person or by email by February 15, 2022. For more information, please view the RFQ located on the a g e n c y w e b s i t e : https://www.childstartinc.org/wpcontent/uploads/2022/01/child-start-rfqfor-change-process-consultation-1.pdf DR#00052270 Published: Jan. 19, 21, 23, 24, 26, 28, 30, 31, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS VALENCIANA CONCRETE INC LOCATED AT 442 Reis Av. Vallejo 94591 Solano. Mailing Address 422 Reis Av, Vallejo 94591. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) Valenciana Concrete Inc CA. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a Corporation The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 01/13/2022. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Luis Manuel Valencia Medina IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION Jan. 12, 2027. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: Jan. 13, 2022 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2022000064 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00052221 Published: Jan. 16, 23, 30, Feb. 6, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS PRIMITIVE WATER SOLUTIONS LOCATED AT 626 Kinglet St, Suisun City Solano. Mailing Address 626 Kinglet St, Suisun City. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) Nick Lais 626 Kinglet St Suisun City, 94585. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 12/10/2021. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Nick Lais IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION DEC. 12, 2026. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: Dec. 13, 2021 New ASSIGNED FILE NO.2021002394 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00052067 Published: Jan. 9, 16, 23, 30, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS SINBORDES DESIGN LOCATED AT 506 Toyon Ln, Vacaville CA. Mailing Address 506 Toyon Ln, Vacaville. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) Sinbordes Design CA. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a Corporation The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Deilly Echeverri IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION Jan. 13, 2027. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: Jan. 14, 2022 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2022000082 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00052358 Published: Jan. 23, 30, Feb. 6, 13, 2022

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMUNITY SERVICES OFFICER $41,558-$50,523 (Hourly Pay $19.98 - $24.29) DOQ The City of Rio Vista is currently accepting applications for the position of Community Services Officer. Under general supervision, performs tasks and duties related to code enforcement, nuisance abatement, evidence, parking, abandoned vehicles, neighborhood watch programs, crime prevention programs, senior citizen programs, youth education programs, conducting residential and commercial security inspections, crime prevention programs aimed at businesses, departmental training and providing public service announcements, networking with community agencies, such as domestic violence program’s and victim witness programs, back up for the office support staff and other related duties as required.

Education and/or Experience: The following are minimal qualifications necessary for entry into the classification. Any combination of education and experience that has provided the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary for a Community Services Officer. A typical way of obtaining the required qualifications is to possess a high school diploma or equivalent. Prior experience in code enforcement is desirable. License/Certificate: Possession of a Class C California driver’s license by date of appointment. Specialized assignments may require additional certifications as necessary.

Compensation & Benefits: Benefits for this position according to its representation unit, OPEIU, Local 29.  Monthly Base Salary: $3,464 - $4,210  Health/Medical Benefits: Medical through CalPERS, 90% employer paid, employee contributes 10% of the monthly cost of their selected medical plan.  Dental, Vision & Life: City paid dental, vision and life insurance plans.  Retirement: The City contracts with California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), Classic Member: 2% at 55 formula with employee paying the employee’s share. New Pers Member (PEPRA) 2% at 62 as per AB 340. The City participates in Social Security.  Vacation: 12 days paid vacation for the first three years of service, maximum 25 days annually after 20 years of service.  Holidays: 14 paid holidays and 2 paid floating holidays per year.  Sick Leave: Accrued at the rate of 8 hours per month. Detailed benefits information is available on the City’s website at www.riovistacity.com under the Human Resources Department menu.

Final filing date: To be considered for the exciting opportunity, a completed Employment Application must be received by the City. This position will remain open until filled or until a significant number of applicants are received. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply early as this position will close without notice. A City of Rio Vista Application may be obtained online at https://www.riovistacity.com/employment-opportunities/. RESUMES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED IN LIEU OF COMPLETED APPLICATION BUT MAY BE ATTACHED.

Processing: All properly completed applications will be reviewed for minimum qualifications and only the most qualified individuals will be invited to continue in the selection process. The selection process may consist of the following components: practical exercise, oral interview and finalist interview. Prospective employee will undergo, and must successfully pass, a background reference check (including fingerprinting), physical examination and drug screen. Must show proof of United States (US) citizenship or authorization to work in the US. THE CITY OF RIO VISTA IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER The information contained in this announcement is subject to change and does not constitute either an expressed or implied contract.

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Compensation: Commensurate with experience Benefits Offered: 401K, Dental, Medical, Vision Employment Type: Full-Time

Why Work Here?

“We are a vital part of our community and do good that helps to make it a great place to live and work.” The Daily Republic is a local media company in Fairfield, California. Besides the Daily Republic we publish Discover Solano Magazine, Solano Life, Gold Mine, Travis Tailwind and operate a jobs portal and combined digital events/ticketing platform. We have 150k+ monthly users across our digital properties and thousands of print subscribers. We are a proud part of McNaughton Media, a family-owned and operated media company with multiple news brands serving communities between the Bay and South Lake Tahoe. We are modern publishers: we are an advertising wholesaler and distribute region-specific news and information across newspapers, magazines, iOS apps, newsletters, podcasts, special publications, pamphlets, flyers, Facebook Instant Articles, Apple News stories etc. We think our advertisers should be everywhere our customers are, across media -- along with us. We offer creative services and enhance our first-party marketing offerings through partnerships with major technology companies. We are wholesale providers of all kinds of advertising, from Pandora, to Hulu, to whatever is next in consumer technology. Through our partners, we have access to 98% of advertising supply and maintain Premier Partner status with Google. We give our local businesses a seat at the table for cutting-edge digital advertising technologies. The primary role of a Marketing Sales Representative is to help marketers at small to medium-sized businesses meet their goals by growing revenue for both their company and ours. She or he does this by working with local companies to map out their sales funnel and offer the right media products to provide them with advertising to the right customer, at the right time, in the right place. We learn about customer needs, co-develop campaigns to meet those needs, execute creative graphics to achieve results and optimize delivery to ensure success. A Media Sales Representative develops and presents multimedia sales campaigns to meet the diversified needs of our customers and maximize customer ROI.

• Develops and demonstrates expert knowledge and understanding of all

McNaughton Media sales and marketing assets, including all newspaper products, digital products and digital marketing services such as SEO and SEM. • Represent and embrace new, non-traditional products and services that the company may introduce as we look to diversify new revenue streams that capitalize on our customer base and local scale. • Effectively communicates with sales management to provide accurate revenue forecasts and market intelligence. • Cold calls previous customers and new companies to book meetings to assess their needs and showcase our capabilities. • Maintains the highest levels of personal and professional behavior in the workplace and in the market. • Drives customer retention through excellent customer service.

Position Requirements Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: • Knowledge of competitive media and marketing landscape; use for new business development and sales analysis.

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• Ability to prospect new business via cold calling and other prospecting techniques including social media where applicable

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMUNITY SERVICES OFFICER (Temporary Position No Benefits) Hourly Pay $19.98 - $24.29 DOQ The City of Rio Vista is currently establishing an interest list for the position of Community Services Officer. Under general supervision, performs tasks and duties related to code enforcement, nuisance abatement, evidence, parking, abandoned vehicles, neighborhood watch programs, crime prevention programs, senior citizen programs, youth education programs, conducting residential and commercial security inspections, crime prevention programs aimed at businesses, departmental training and providing public service announcements, networking with community agencies, such as domestic violence program’s and victim witness programs, back up for the office support staff and other related duties as required.

Compensation & Benefits: This is a temporary position with no benefits. Expected hours may be up to 20 hours a week subject to the needs of the City.  No medical or retirement benefits for part time position  Sick Leave: Paid sick leave shall be credited at the beginning of each fiscal year on July 1st at the rate of twenty-four (24) hours for the fiscal year. No unused sick leave accrual shall be carried over to the following fiscal year. Detailed benefits information is available on the City’s website at www.riovistacity.com under the Human Resources Department menu.

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Human Resource analyst/deputy City Clerk Monthly Salary $5,020 - $6,102 DOQ The City of Rio Vista is currently accepting applications for the position of Human Resource Analyst/

Deputy City Clerk

Under direction of the City Manager, plans, administers, and implements a full-service human resources program including recruitment and selection, worker’s compensation, employee performance evaluation, employee orientation, classification and compensation programs, and risk management functions; the incumbent is deputized to receive legal documents for the City in the absence of the City Clerk. Acts for the City Clerk on a relief basis, transcribes minutes of the proceedings, and follows-up on City Council actions; attests, publishes and posts ordinances and resolutions; executes legal contracts; and responds to a variety of questions and inquiries. The Human Resource Analyst/Deputy City Clerk is a single, high-level position classification within the City Manager’s Office, with particular program responsibilities in the areas of personnel, employee benefits and risk management. The incumbent is expected to exercise judgment and initiative in the performance of duties. Please refer to the Human Resource Analyst/Deputy City Clerk job description at https://www.riovistacity.com/job-description/ for a full list of job duties and necessary knowledge, skills and abilities.

Education and/or Experience:

Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities is to possess the equivalent to graduation from high school with supplemental business school or applicable college-level course work from an accredited college or university with major course work in human resources, business administration, public administration, or a related field. Five years of experience involving a variety of administrative responsibilities that include personnel, record keeping and benefit programs. Experience working in a public agency setting and dealing with the public is highly desirable. Possession of, or the ability to obtain, a valid class C California driver’s license. Possession of a Human Resources Certification from an accredited college is highly desirable.

Compensation & Benefits:

The City of Rio Vista provides an excellent total compensation and benefits package:  Monthly Base Salary: $5,020 – $6,102  Health/Medical Benefits: Medical through CalPERS, 90% employer paid, employee contributes 10% of the monthly cost of their selected medical plan.  Dental, Vision & Life: City paid dental, vision and life insurance plans.  Retirement: The City contracts with California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), Classic Member: 2% at 55 formula with employee paying the employee’s share. New Pers Member (PEPRA) 2% at 62 as per AB 340. The City participates in Social Security.  Vacation: 12 days paid vacation for the first three years of service, maximum 25 days annually after 20 years of service.  Holidays: 14 paid holidays and 2 paid floating holidays per year.  Sick Leave: Accrued at the rate of 8 hours per month. Detailed benefits information is available on the City’s website at www.riovistacity.com under the Human Resources Department menu.

Final filing date:

To be considered for the exciting opportunity, a completed Employment Application must be received by the City. This position will remain open until filled or until a significant number of applicants are received. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply early as this position will close without notice. A City of Rio Vista application may be obtained online at https://www.riovistacity.com/employment-opportunities/. RESUMES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED IN LIEU OF COMPLETED APPLICATION BUT MAY BE ATTACHED.

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• Highly motivated, self-starting individual with initiative and drive to succeed • Ability to close new business and exceed sales targets • Understands that it takes “no’s” to get to “yes.” • Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to build and deliver effective presentations to different experience levels.

• Strong networking and community involvement. • Eagerness to learn, continually seeking to improve. • Strong time management and follow-up skills. • Organized with an attention to detail. • Must possess a valid state driver’s license, cell phone and reliable transportation.

Education & Experience: • B.A. preferred, but not required, depending on experience. • A minimum of one year of sales experience, preferably in outside sales, is

required. (Media sales not required, but some sales experience is a must.)

• Prior experience in digital marketing is highly desirable.

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For one Pasadena neighborhood, gun violence remains unrelenting Tribune Content Agency LOS ANGELES — The streets were slick with rain in northwest Pasadena when Jamal Patterson went to watch “Monday Night Football” at his mother’s house last October. The 24-year-old was sitting in a car with two other men across the street from his mother’s home after the game when someone shot into the car. Patterson usually sat on his mother’s front porch with his friends, but the recent rain made everything wet. Patterson, a father of two, died three days later at Huntington Memorial Hospital. One month later and one block over on Raymond Avenue, 13-yearold Iran Moreno was playing video games in his home when he was shot by someone who fired from the street. He was rushed to the same hospital as Patterson and died later that night. “There’s always shooting, always gang violence around. They’re always hurting the most innocent people,” Iran’s cousin, Maria Balvaneda, said during a vigil at Villa Parke. In Pasadena, shootings rose 22% between 2020 and 2021, from 60 to 73, according to the police department. Seven were killed in 2020 and six more last year. The increase – part of a spike in homicides across Los Angeles

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means the team behind the project, Desert Wave Ventures and Beach Street Development, can aim to have shovels in the ground by summer. The project is said to be the first luxury surf resort of its kind in the world. “We received unanimous approval, no speakers in opposition,” said Marco Gonzalez, one of the project partners. “I think it speaks to the work we did on the community side, environmental side and how we worked with city staff to make this project as good as it came out.” Gonzalez said the developers plan to hire locals for jobs on site.

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