Daily Republic: Friday, Feb. 11, 2022

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Timm officially announces 3rd District run He expects Spering’s backing Todd R. Hansen

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Leaven Kids participant Angelina Esparza hands out Valentine’s Day cards to Vacaville Fire Department

firefighters at the Mariposa Neighborhood Center in Vacaville, Thursday.

Leaven Kids event lifts up first responders WITH VALENTINE’S DAY CARDS

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VACAVILLE — Retired Air Force Col. David Hammerschmidt told a story Thursday to children in the Leaven Kids program at the Mariposa Center in Vacaville about being deployed for more than a year in Afghanistan.

Hammerschmidt, who served at Travis Air Force Base as the 60th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron commander, was away from his family when he received a special gift . . . thank you cards from children back in the states.

It was a special day for the 14 children in purple Leaven Kids shirts to meet Hammerschmidt and those who serve in the community to keep them safe, and offer them Valentine’s Day cards of encouragement.

Leaven Kids, formerly The Leaven, is the after-school mentoring and tutoring program

for children throughout the county who live in low-income neighborhoods.

“I received cards like you are giving today,” said Hammerschmidt, also a Leaven Kids board member. “I was 3,000 miles away and they made me feel special and happy, and they motivated me to work harder and do my job.”

Leaven Kids children also had visits from members of the Vacaville and Fairfield fire and police departments, a Solano County sheriff’s deputy, a pediatrician from Kaiser Permanente Vacaville Medical Center and a local pastor.

“Every year the kids get a chance to make Valentine’s Cards for troops, police, fire and medical first responders,” said Mark Lillis, executive director of Leaven Kids.

“It’s an opportunity for the kids to give back and build relationships with first responders.”

Fairfield Fire Chief Matt Luckenbach talked to the children about

having the coolest job in the world and how all the coolest jobs in the world to wear helmets – astronauts, race car drivers, football players, firemen.

“At the end of the day, our department works to keep our cities safer,” Luckenbach said.

Vacaville Police Chief Ian Schmutzler is also a board member for Leaven Kids. He talked about what he did as a police captain and his longtime relationship with the program.

“Being able to spend time with all of you is the best time of our jobs,” he said.

Lillis said Kaiser Permanente has provided funding for Leaven Kids and helped start the first center 12 years ago in Fairfield.

Dr. Jeffrey Gaborko, a Kaiser Permanente pediatrician in Vacaville, talked to the group about staying fit and safe.

See Cards, Page A8

Canada blockade escalates, shutting auto plants, 2-way traffic at border Tribune Content Agency At least six auto plants near the U.S.-Canada border have slashed output as the impact from a protest blocking truck traffic into Detroit begins rippling through both nations’ economies.

Toyota Motor Corp. said it will idle three plants in Ontario due to parts shortages caused by the bridge blockade.

General Motors Co. canceled two shifts at an SUV factory in Lansing, Michigan. Ford Motor Co. on Thursday reduced capacity at its factories in the province, while Stellantis NV curtailed shifts Wednesday night at multiple facilities in the U.S. and Canada, including a Ram pickup truck plant outside Detroit.

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Demonstrators against Covid-19 vaccine mandates block the roadway at the Ambassador Bridge border crossing, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, Wednesday. The protestors, who are in support of the Truckers Freedom Convoy in Ottawa, have blocked traffic in the Canada bound lanes of the bridge since Monday evening.

The worsening situation portends a lengthy and more intractable struggle as demonstrators move to restrict traffic at other bridges

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along the U.S.-Canadian border.

After blocking roads coming into Ontario earlier this week, protesters have expanded their action

in Windsor and are now restricting traffic into the U.S. Both countries are learning that the economic damage can pile up fast: Every day, about $355 million in goods cross the Ambassador Bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday urged Canadian officials to find a quick end to the crisis.

The concerns echoed warnings from Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens that the protest can’t be allowed to go on indefinitely because of the potential turmoil it can cause for businesses.

Traffic was not flowing in either direction as See Border, Page A8

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FAIRFIELD — “Yes, I’m running; yes, I’m announcing.”

Fairfield Councilman Chuck Timm, who has made no secret of his interest in the 3rd District Board of Supervisors seat, on Thursday officially announced his candidacy for the post.

And, yes, he TIMM fully expects to get the endorsement of the current seat-holder, Supervisor Jim Spering.

“But that will come later,” Timm said in a SPERING phone interview.

Timm had previously hedged his commitment to running for the office based on whether Spering was going to seek another four-year term. He said Spering plans to retire.

Spering left the door cracked a bit when

asked to comment, saying he does not plan to run, “for now.”

The 3rd District ballot could be crowded with Timm, and another former law enforcement officer, Joe Joyce, having declared they are all in, and Fairfield Councilwoman Catherine Moy and Suisun City Councilwoman Wanda Williams having expressed strong interest in the office.

Both Moy and Williams have pulled signatures in-lieu of filing fees documents, but neither could be reached for comment Thursday. The primary election is June 7.

The challenge of a full election seemed to intrigue Timm.

“The big thing is to figure out when the merry-go-round stops, who is still on board,” Timm said.

See Timm, Page A8

County adjusts highway zones to boost economic development Todd R. Hansen

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FAIRFIELD — Gone are churches and dairies.

Solano County supervisors this week introduced an ordinance to amend the text for highway and commercial zones with the stated goal of opening up the highway corridors to more economic development – specifically Interstate 80 east of Vacaville.

“Changes proposed support commercial uses near interchanges along I-80 to spur economic growth,” a staff presentation to the board stated.

The Tuesday afternoon vote was 4-0.

Supervisor Jim Spering had to leave the meeting early. “(It) includes addition or retail stores, truck stops, vehicle/ boat sales and lumber yards and building sup-

plies among other uses.

Other uses not suitable for highway commercial are removed, such as churches and dairies,” the presentation stated.

“Vehicle service stations and roadside stands more than 80 feet from the centerline of a street require minor use permits.”

Allan Calder, the county planning manager, said there are no I-80 corridor projects being reviewed right now that depended on the text changes to move forward, but said the county frequently gets inquiries about projects that do, including truck stops.

Indoor retails stores will now be allowed “by right,” which still requires the project to meet all zoning and use regulations, but will no longer be subject to environmental review.

The changes also See Zones, Page A8

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Progressive’s Dr. Rick’s book helps with my Parentamorphosis

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difference between watts and lumens to random store patrons and realized he needed help.

The you-can-read-itcover-to-cover-in17-minutes book has five chapters: Socializing, Tony Wade Physicality, Clothing & Back in the day Accessories, Home, and Media & Culture.

It contains practical things to Hi Tony, do in certain situations. For My name is Tricia. I’m part example, in socializing there is of the PR team at Progressive this nugget: and the team loved your article When greeting a barista, about the becoming your what should you say? parents commercials!

A) Mornin’, Chief.

Right before the holidays, B) Howdy.

Progressive decided to bring Dr. C) Hidee ho.

Rick’s practice out of the TV D) Small coffee, please. and on to coffee tables everyNow for some people who are where so readers everywhere too far gone in their parentacan recognize the signs and symptoms of Parentamorphosis morphosis, it may not be clear enough to offer multiple choice with “Dr. Rick Will See You questions, so in other parts he Now: A Guide to Un-Becoming Your Parents.” We’d love to send just spells it out. Like in you a copy if you can send this example: through your mailing address.

What your parents say when Thanks! the waiter clears your table: Tricia for Progressive “Our compliments to the chef.”

Boy howdy, you coulda “Clean plate club.” knocked me over with a feather!

“We obviously hated it.”

I was pleased as punch and “Time for a nap.” tickled pink to receive the “OK, twist my arm. Let’s see email. I experienced other old a dessert menu.” parental expressions, too, but What you should say when I’m old so I’ve forgotten them. the waiter clears your table: I will say that although it was “Thank you.” a pleasant surprise for ProgresThis one is gonna get me in sive representatives to do that, trouble, but methinks my wife would it have killed them to just may be a sufferer as well. have Dr. Rick or maybe Flo You see, she has a master’s give me a call? degree in English and when it Anyway, the book arrived a comes to editing she is amazing. couple of days ago and I love it.

It was satisfying and gratify- But when I read the “Telling ing to learn that Dr. Rick wasn’t Stories” section in Dr. Rick’s book, I realized that maybe just some snooty professional self-editing ain’t her strong suit looking down on us mere due to her becoming mortals who were slowly her parents. becoming our parents, but that Dr. Rick says that extraneous he had been a sufferer, too. details do not make a story After he bought his first home, better so focus on trimming he found himself extolling the virtues of clover as a high-traffic them and getting right to the lawn solution and explaining the point. The accompanying wrote a column a couple of weeks ago titled “My take on Progressive’s ‘becoming your parents’ commercials” where I expressed my love for those clever/ funny TV ads and offered a few of my own personal examples.

A few days later I received this email:

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has made the app free for Suisun City residents, and the RPM Department is excited for the possibilities,” Recreation Supervisor Marvin Mora said in a statement.

The app can be downloaded onto any phone or tablet and can be accessed on a computer.

The application will be provided to the Suisun City community for free until June 2023. Register at www.tinyurl. com/suisunrpm.

For more information, call Mora at 707-421-7200 or send an email to mmora@ suisun.com.

Suisun offers pre-K learning app for free

SUISUN CITY — A language and literacy app aimed at pre-kindergarten children is available, in a limited number of licenses, to families in Suisun City.

The city’s Recreation, Parks and Marina Department, through funding

by First 5 Solano, has 300 licenses for the Footsteps2Brilliance app.

“The F2B app is a great learning tool for the Suisun City preschool age population. Children may see great progress in their literacy and vocabulary skills leading up to kindergarten, and they only need to spend 15 minutes a day on the app. Funding through First 5 Solano

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Tony Wade poses with a copy of Dr. Rick’s book. illustration is of a woman talking to two people being held hostage by her story. Here is the way the word balloon augmented it: “We saw the most amazing thing yesterday when we were walking by Barbara’s house.

You know, the beige Tudor with the nice landscaping? She was outside with her two boys Oliver and Quinton so we stopped to chat. Quinton is the one who gets ear infections from the pool which they’ve never been able to figure out and her neighbor Deborah was there too, you know Deborah, the one with the little terrier it kind of looks like the one from the show I like but it has more brown in its coat, anyway, we stopped to talk because you know Deborah she’s a talker, so as we’re all

Members of the TaxWatchers group will meet at noon Friday at Benicia Grill II, 2390 N. Texas St. A discussion of upcoming events and issues of local, state and national interest will occur.

TaxWatchers describes itself as a nonpartisan group and welcomes anyone interested in making sure local lawmakers and public entities are using local money wisely, and not wasting tax dollars.

With upcoming elections, TaxWatchers members will be particularly active and encourage those interested in voting issues to join the fun and become educated on the various ballot topics.

The TaxWatchers meet the second Friday of the month.

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standing there, Oliver, Barbara’s son who’s been getting really into trains, looks up and points at a big bird that was flying by, so we all turn and what do you know, there was this beautiful majestic bird right above us and would you believe it, it was an eagle!

I had a meta-moment when I got to a page that said “Dr. Rick’s Quick Tip” that had an arrow pointing to the top right corner and said, “Do not lick your finger when turning this page. Or any page in this book.”

Oops. Too late. It was like he was watching me remotely or something.

One page in the chapter “Home” says “Throw These Things Away, Now.” I laughed looking at the items listed: plastic containers, miscella-

neous buttons, discarded batteries, receipts, hotel shampoos and . . . wait . . . what?

How did old user manuals get on the list? I literally have a file folder full of those! Sure I don’t own a 4 Head VCR anymore (or any kind) but dagnabit, I may someday!

Before you ask, there were no explicit instructions in the book about immediately ceasing use of the word dagnabit, so I am slowly weaning myself off it.

Another Quick Tip that hit a lil’ too close to home was about passwords and showed a computer monitor with a Post-it Note saying “Computer password: pa$$word.” I was ecstatic a few months ago to post a picture of the inside cover of my book, “Growing Up in Fairfield, California,” on Facebook. At that time it was still a PDF so I took a selfie with it showing on my laptop screen. Only after I posted it did I realize that my numerous passwords – yes all on Post-its near my laptop – were clearly visible so I had to retake it.

Now you actually can go to Progressive’s website and read/ download a PDF copy of the book for free by visiting: https://bit.ly/DrRickBook.

So I found it a bit ironic – and fitting – that that they offered to send me a hardcover copy. I only wish it was large print.

Now what I want next is for the Progressive folks to see this column and send me a Flo and Jamie graphic novel.

Fairfield freelance humor columnist and accidental local historian Tony Wade writes two weekly columns: “The Last Laugh” on Mondays and “Back in the Day” on Fridays, although sometimes he mixes things around to suit his purposes, like he did with this column. Wade is also the author of The History Press book “Growing Up In Fairfield, California.”

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COVID-19 PANDEMIC

County Board of Education ends resolution to stand against mandates Matt Miller

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FAIRFIELD — The Solano County Board of Education ended a proposed resolution to take a stand against a vaccine mandate for schoolchildren after a heated, emotional and often contentious discussion from both sides of the issue.

Close to 50 people were allowed to speak and more than 20 emails were read. Many were present in the small second floor board room with others waiting and watching on the first floor of the Board of Education building.

Some people brought banners, which were prohibited in the board room. Others entered without the currently mandated masks before being told to put them on.

President Teresa Lavell asked for a motion on the resolution. Trustee Amy Sharp supplied the first motion to approve.

But there was no second.

Without the second, the resolution was tabled and there was no further discussion.

The item up for consideration was having the board send a resolution requesting that Gov. Gavin Newsom rescind the proposed Covid-19 vaccine mandate for children and teens in public and private schools, and veto any legislation that would

require such a mandate.

Newsom has called for such a requirement for age groups for which vaccinations have received full authorization. Such a requirement could be in place for the start of the 2022-23 academic year.

Those who supported the resolution turned out in forced, with a few reduced to tears in talking about the safety of their children and the need to end masking.

Many of those who spoke said vaccinations should be the decision of the parents, that the vaccinations don’t work since Covid-19 spreads anyway among the vaccinated, and that natural immunity works. Many cited the low number of Covid cases for children, that long-term effects of the vaccination are not known, and many threatened to pull their children out of school if there was a mandate.

There were also those against masking of children who need to read the lips of their teachers and are currently unable to do so.

Those who were opposed to the resolution said a mandate is needed for safety requirements, there is a lot of research into the vaccine, no children should be placed at risk, and that the science should be trusted.

Most speakers had See Board, Page A4

Big case dump of January cases adds to Solano totals Todd R. Hansen

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FAIRFIELD — More than 2,500 January coronavirus cases were added Wednesday to Solano County’s pandemic total in the latest state reporting correction.

Despite the increase of 2,794 cases, of which only 209 were from the past two days, Dr. Bela Matyas said the county is in a full decline from the current surge of disease.

The total number of cases is now at 76,655.

Fairfield had the most old cases, with an overall increase of 1,247 for a pandemic total of 20,349.

No other jurisdiction experienced an increase above 700, with Vallejo (24,051) adding 653 cases, Vacaville (18,706) adding 443 and Suisun City (5,379) adding 302, the county reported.

“Almost all of those are from January,” said Matyas, who noted the effect was to see the peak of the surge climb, but the disease rate contin-

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FAIRFIELD — Time constraints and confusion about what Solano County supervisors wanted to hear from workgroups on pandemic relief funding led to a disjointed first presentation and the postponement of a second presentation.

The board faced a packed agenda of items on Tuesday that pushed the morning session into the afternoon when public hearings were scheduled on a host of land-use issues.

That resulted in the first workgroup on possible American Recovery Plan Act funding to Workforce and Small Business Recovery goals being clipped short and the presentation on Children and Education recovery pushed back to March 22.

The Workforce and Small Business Recovery requested just shy of $10.82 million in funding, divided across seven options. The group included Heather Henry, president and executive director of the Workforce Development

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FAIRFIELD — The Solano County Public Health Division continues to offer Covid-19 vaccination clinics and provides other information about the pandemic as well.

For information about pop-up clinics, go to

Board of Solano County, Tim Murrill, director of the Solano Napa Small Business Development Center, and Sean Quinn, a former Fairfield city manager who had served as the interim director of the Solano Economic Development Corp. until the recent hire of Chris Rico, who also attended, but was not a presenter.

Solano County has been awarded $86.9 million in ARPA funds, half of which was received in May 2021. The second half is expected this May. See Funding, Page A4

Solano joins other counties in lifting mask mandates for vaccinated residents Daily Republic Staff

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FAIRFIELD — Solano County is lifting the mask mandate for public indoor places Feb. 16, the Public Health Division announced in a joint release with 10 other counties and Berkeley.

The mask requirement stays in place for unvaccinated individuals MATYAS older than 2, and “businesses, venue operators and hosts may determine their own paths forward to protect staff and patrons and may choose to require all patrons to wear masks,” the announcement stated.

“We are encouraged by the progress we’ve seen within Solano County recently and will continue to monitor the case and hospitalization rates as we emerge from this

surge,” Dr. Bela Matyas, the Solano County public health officer, said in the announcement. “The best way to move forward is for every resident to protect themselves, their loved ones, and the community by getting vaccinated and boosted. We encourage all residents to wear a mask, stay home when you’re sick, and get boosted when eligible.”

Solano County had a peak of new coronavirus cases – 1,409 – on Jan. 12.

That dropped to 192 new cases as of Feb. 6.

“Additionally, Covid-19 hospitalizations, a better indicator of Covid-19’s impact in the community, has been steadily declining and is below 100 as of Feb. 7,” the announcement stated.

“Solano County saw this rapid decline in hospitalization and cases due

A woman wearing a face mask approaches her car near North Texas Street in Fairfield, Wednesday. ues to fall. At its highest, the most new cases in one day was 1,409 on Jan. 12. The highest sevenday average was 990.

The report comes on the same day Solano announced, along with the state and 10 area counties, that the mask mandate for indoor public spaces is being lifted starting Feb. 16, except for unvaccinated residents.

“The statewide numbers are clearly going down and that’s why the

governor is just letting the mandate expire,” Matyas said.

There were no new Covid-related deaths to report, holding at 388. The number of residents in the hospital with the disease went from 87 Monday to 80 Wednesday, with 21 patients in the intensive care units. There were 22 Monday, the county reported.

The 10-day case average did increase to 251.7 with the late reports,

Solano offers information on vaccine clinics

County stumbles during latest pandemic relief funding episode Todd R. Hansen

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but the seven-day positivity testing rate went from 21% to 19%.

The vaccination rates were the same: 71% for residents 5 or older who are fully vaccinated and 81% of that population has received at least one shot.

The number of boosters administered climbed to 138,274 – 47% of those who are old enough and have been fully vaccinated, the county reported.

The number of residents 5 to 11 who have received a vaccine shot was at 11,583, or 31.2% of that population, the county reported.

Dixon eclipsed 4,000 cases with 62 new reports, taking the total to 4,020. Benicia (2,922) added 58 cases; Rio Vista (1,040) added 27; and there were two new cases in the unincorporated area for a total of 188, the county reported.

Solano County does not post case updates on Thursdays. The next update is scheduled late Friday afternoon.

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Travis board looks at plans for upcoming school year Susan Hiland

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FAIRFIELD — The Travis School Board heard an update Tuesday on what the school district is doing to meet the required Local Control Accountability Plan.

A report called the Supplement to the Annual Update for the 2021-22 Local Control Accountability Plan covered much of the school district’s efforts toward budgeting, college preparations for students and other needs.

A staff report to the trustees outlines the steps taken by the district since last spring when school survey results were received with 1,635 responses from families, 1,401 responses from students and 256 responses from staff.

One of the things that Sue Brothers, assistant

Bar Association to host Black History Month virtual event Daily Republic Staff

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FAIRFIELD — Osby Davis, a former county supervisor and Vallejo mayor, will be one of the keynote speakers at a Black History Month gathering scheduled Feb. 17.

Ottis Bruce, the first African American deputy district attorney in Marin County, also will speak at the virtual event hosted by the Solano County Bar Association.

The cost is $25 for bar members and $40 for nonmembers. Confirm reservation at scba@solanobar.org.

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Board From Page A3 children in the county.

There were also some parents with health care backgrounds along with the presence of some local politicians.

Dr. Beta Matyas, the county’s public health officer, spoke at the beginning of the agenda item.

“There’s never been a better studied vaccine and this has been more effective than anyone expected,” Matyas said.

“I strongly recommend boosters and primary vaccinations. In my opinion, it is very safe and effective.”

The resolution showed data that California’s Covid-19 case rate for the 0 to 17 age group is proportionally lower than any other age group. For children, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that as of Jan. 10, 26.3% of children ages 5 to 11 and 64.3% of children ages 12 to 17 have received at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose.

The resolution stated that many parents, including those who are vaccinated and pro-vaccination, are “uncomfortable with subjecting their young children to a vaccination for which there is no longitudinal data.” The text of the resolution indicates the right of parents to make risk analysisbased decisions for their children, not school or government officials.

superintendent of Educational Services, noted at the beginning of her presentation was how the staff were stepping up to make this happen.

Brothers said she believes the coming year will be look more like the classrooms before the pandemic, with the exception of masks indoors.

“Still it is going to take several years of budgeting strategy to look like it did regularly,” she said.

Children in the district’s elementary schools receive supplemental instruction during the school day, but the district is still working to hire some additional instructional assistants and services are often affected because of the need to use intervention specialists to teach in classrooms when no substitutes are available, according to the staff report.

Teachers have begun to

Funding From Page A3 The board has committed $250,000 of the total to the Superior Court’s efforts to resolve landlord-tenant eviction cases.

The board also divided the funds that have actually been received into seven “buckets,” funding categories allowed by the U.S. Department of the Treasury in its pandemic relief guidelines.

The largest shares – $10 million each – went to Negative Economic Impacts, Services to Disproportionately Impacted Communities and Revenue Replacement for losses sustained by the county due to Covid-19.

It was reported that the Department of Health and Social Services had lost $22 million in revenue during the first year The resolution also stated that while parents are respected for their right to choose the most suitable educational program for their children, the Board of Education believed in the written resolution that the vaccine mandate could result in large numbers of families choosing to leave traditional in-person K-12 schools.

Solano County is the sixth most diverse county in the United States, according to data in the resolution, and the CDC reports that vaccination rates among adults differ significantly by race and ethnicity.

While the CDC does not currently report race/ ethnicity of vaccinated children, vaccination rates as of Jan. 10 among African Americans in California was 62% and among Latinos was 60%, according to data presented in the resolution.

This mandate could “effectively shut out a return to classrooms for a significant part of the population,” according to the resolution.

By limiting in-person education only to those with the vaccine, the resolution stated, some students will effectively be forced into independent study, which may not be an appropriate placement for every student, including those with exceptional needs under Education Code Section 51745. Forcing families to participate in independent study, the resolution continues, is inconsistent

right where we should be,” Brothers said.

The district has looked closely at the needs of English learners and is providing them with additional support, according to the staff report.

Counselors have helped high school students develop credit recovery plans to keep them on track for attending college. Some areas that after Measure of Academic Progress testing were shown to be weak were fourth and fifth grade math skills, assistance with English Learners, third-grade reading, and addressing math skills for older students who are looking to get basic college courses completed while in high school.

Other courses like history, world languages and visual arts as pre-college preparation courses

offer supplemental tutoring after school and the district continues to plan summer programs.

Laptops and carts were purchased and distributed as planned, with some delays due to what’s described in the staff report as supply chain challenges. The district is providing mental health services at schools and has filled a social worker position that was open for a few months in the fall.

The district is using assessments to identify unfinished learning, and teachers are providing additional instruction to help students close gaps, according to the staff report.

There are three areas for the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief III plan that need to be addressed: technology, math and reading.

“Overall the LCAP is

See Travis, Page A5

of the pandemic alone, losses that were offset by some Covid relief funding by shifting personnel to those response needs and due to savings from job positions now vacant.

Except for the courts, none of the more than $44 million in funds received have been committed, and Supervisor Jim Spering asked the staff to keep a running total of those commitments, by category, as the funding is awarded.

Henry had gotten through just part of her presentation when the time issue prompted Supervisor Monica Brown to interrupt and ask the group to come back with its most immediate needs. The rest of the presentation points were essentially summarized.

Henry said the top needs were $3.631 million for career navigation and employment programs and $2.372 million for talent pipeline initiatives.

with the Education Code Section 51747 requirement that independent study be a voluntary educational option.

The Solano County Board of Education acknowledged, in the resolution, the growing mental health crisis among children and would in all decisions weigh the need for “normalcy, acknowledging a shared responsibility to protect not only the physical and academic, but also the social, emotional and mental health of students.”

The Board of Education reiterated and supported the goal of stopping the spread of Covid-19. The resolution stated, however, that the governor’s K-12 student vaccine mandate and similar legislation is “illadvised and in opposition to the educational and social-emotional goals of parents.”

Supervisor Mitch Mashburn asked if the goals of the programs are to get residents back to work to get residents into jobs with livable wages, noting that businesses all across the county are offering work for $15 an hour.

“I think we need to get the money in the hands of the people who were hurt the most, and that’s the small businesses,” Supervisor Jim Spering said, noting also the kind of jobs that pay $50,000 or more a year really are not part of the county’s business landscape.

But helping the workforce, Henry said, is an essential part of helping small businesses because they cannot move forward without each other, a point supported by Supervisor Erin Hannigan, who added that mental health support for the workforce during the pandemic cannot be ignored, either.

Like Brown, Spering

The school board was going to hold public comment to 45 minutes of live speakers and 15 minute of email responses. The number of participants was increased because of the difficulty people were having hearing the discussion on the first floor.

The business on the resolution was also moved up on the agenda because of the public interest.

Once the resolution was tabled, Sharp criticized the decision. It appeared she was the lone voice among the board in support of the resolution, especially after there was no second to the motion.

When the resolution was tabled, many pro-resolution supporters stayed behind to yell and debate with trustees. Once things were settled, the rest of the meeting continued after the first three hours were spent on the resolution.

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Randy (James) Rickey

Randy (James) Rickey, 74, of Fairfield, California, passed away on Feb. 3, 2022, after a tragic fall.

Randy was born in 1947 to Rick and Dorothy Rickey in Albany, California. He grew up in El Cerrito, California, and graduated from Harry Ells High School in 1965.

Randy started working in the automotive industry at the age of 17. In 1968, he became an employee of San Pablo Automotive Supply, then in 1978, became an owner where he remained until his passing.

Randy was a respected businessman in the automotive community. He was very passionate about his work and appreciative of his employees.

Randy lived a full life. He enjoyed going to the horse races and playing golf with his friends. He was an avid member of the Green Valley Country Club. Randy loved his family and was extremely proud of them. He will be missed by all that knew him.

He is survived by his loving wife of 40 years, Georgena; daughters, Monique Bolton and Kathryn Folts; sister, Debbi Schmidt; sons-in-law, Aaron Bolton and Ben Folts; and grandchildren, Alexa, Marissa, Ysabela and Wyatt.

Randy was predeceased by his parents, Rick and Dorothy Rickey; son, James Rickey Jr.; and in-laws, George and June Azevedo.

Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, at St. David’s Church, 5641 Esmond Ave., Richmond, California. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery, 2540 Church Lane, San Pablo, California, followed by a reception at Rockefeller Lodge, 2650 Market Ave., San Pablo, California.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Autism Speaks, https://www.autismspeaks.org, or to Kyle Mann Fund - Cardiothoracic Surgery, https://give.stanford. edu, choose Stanford medicine. In other Stanford designation type in Kyle Mann Fund - Cardiothoracic Surgery in Memory of Randy Rickey.

also wanted the workgroups to be more focused on specifics rather than broader categories.

In the end, there was general support for providing an estimated $800,000 the workforce agency needs to keep its services whole after March, as well as a lowinterest small business loan program and a business incubator program that were also discussed.

Vallejo City Councilwoman Pippin Dew called into the meeting to specifically support funding an Early Learning Center in Vallejo, and representatives from the Hispanic and Black chambers of commerce requested support for minorityowned businesses, many of which missed out on early federal and state Covid-19 grants because of language issues, or they did not have the technology or agency support to seek those funds.

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Mask From Page A3 guidance provided by the California Department of Public Health.”

The 71% vaccination rate is for residents 5 or older who have been fully vaccinated.

“While relaxing indoor masking requirements is part of a population-level shift toward a ‘new normal’ of living with the disease, the health officers recognize that essential workers and communities of color continue to be highly impacted by Covid-19 and will need additional support to limit widening health disparities. Changes to health orders and recommendations may be updated as health officers follow the science and the data to evaluate whether additional

president of the Solano County Black Chamber of Commerce, said 41% of Black-owned businesses have been closed during the pandemic, though it was not clear if the reference was simply in-county businesses or a broader reference.

The Solano County chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness also requested $309,000 to support its programs. The county has received a number of requests, which are listed on the ARPA webpage on the county’s website.

There are 10 workgroups to make presentations to the board in the coming months. The others are Emergency Food Needs, Housing Assistance, Affordable Housing, Public Health Covid-19 Response, Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Nonprofit Aid, Infrastructure: Water and Sewer, and Infrastructure: Broadband.

protective measures may be needed as the virus evolves and if future surges occur,” the announcement stated.

“People should continue to choose layered prevention strategies, such as wearing wellfitted masks (N95 or double-layer cloth over surgical are best); staying home and testing when symptomatic; testing before gatherings; and improving indoor ventilation in situations where these strategies can add protection for themselves and others.”

Staying up to date on vaccinations was included in the recommendations.

The other counties that are lifting the state mandate are Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz and Sonoma, as well as Berkeley.

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Solano looks to mitigate lead paint in homes with young children Todd R. Hansen

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FAIRFIELD — Solano County supervisors this week accepted the work plan to mitigate lead paint issues in as many residences as possible.

The Public Health Division reported at the Tuesday meeting that 100 young children had dangerous levels of lead in their blood from exposure to lead paint, largely from homes and apartments built prior to 1978.

Solano was part of a landmark court victory against paint manufacturers and was awarded $4.99 million as part of that settlement. It has received $1.8 million to date. The rest is due by 2025, the county reported.

“It is anticipated that staffing and program delivery costs will account for approximately 15% of total costs, or $750,000, leaving approximately $4.2 million to address and abate lead hazards in homes. Of this amount, staff estimate that $1 million will be required for assessment, leaving the remaining $3.2 million for direct abatement activities,” the staff report to the board states.

The next step is an outreach program to identify

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The Public Health Division reports that 100 young children had dangerous levels of lead in their blood from exposure to lead paint. homes that need at least some work. The cost per home is not expected to be more than $30,000 with most in the $10,000 range.

The priority is to target homes with children 5 or younger.

Buildings that serve as day care centers are also eligible.

In other action, the board: n Ratified application, receipt of award and approval of the contract for the Microbusiness Covid-19 Relief Grant Program, and approved the $552,786 contract with the Solano County Workforce Development Board. n Approved an appropriations transfer for $518,524 for the

2021-22 fiscal year. n Approved the fiscal year 2021-22 property tax administration fee to recover the county’s cost to administer property taxes for cities and local agencies. n Accepted the Solano County Treasurer’s quarterly report for the period of Oct. 1 through Dec. 31. n Accepted $1 million from the California Department of Public Health for public health workforce development through June 30, 2023, and accepted $541,218 from the CDPH to support equitable recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic and respond to future public healthemergenciesthrough May 31, 2023. Approved

a $331,201 appropriation transfer to recognize the two unanticipated sources of revenue. n Approved a $275,000 contract with Redwood Community Health Coalition to support Covid-19 outreach and engagement across multiple community clinics through June 30. n Added two full-time equivalent limited-term health education specialists, one Public Health microbiologist, two Public Health nurses and one project manager through June 30, 2023. n Accepted three revenue allocations for a total of $830,113: $366,314 from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration; $77,101 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; and $386,698 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Approved an appropriation transfer for $830,113 to recognize the unanticipated revenues and budget appropriations for clinical and nonclinical equipment to support Health and Social Services, Family Health Services operational needs to prevent and respond to Covid-19 through June 30.

County supervisors recognize February as Black History Month Daily Republic Staff

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FAIRFIELD — Solano County supervisors on Tuesday acknowledged the achievements and contributions of African Americans with a resolution recognizing February as Black History Month.

“African Americans were enslaved in this country. However, they did not board slave ships as slaves,” the resolution adopted by the board states.

“They were kings, queens, heads of state, healers, doctors, scientists, librarians, educators and entrepreneurs throughout the African diaspora . . . Black History Month seeks to emphasize Black history and its cultural contributions to American life, and is designed to recognize and

pay tribute to the many contributions of African Americans to the history, society and culture of the United States of America,” the resolution adds.

“Black History Month celebrates the achievements of African Americans in the arts, civil rights, education, entertainment, government, history, law, literature, medicine, military, music, politics, science, sports and other endeavors.”

Solano County Library Services will host a number of related celebrations throughout the month. For more information, go to https:// solanolibrary.com.

Supervisor Monica Brown made the presentation along with Library Services Director Suzanne Olawski.

In other action,

the board: n Recognized March as National Nutrition Month in Solano County. n Approved a $500 contribution from the 2nd District general fund account to benefit the Fairfield-Suisun School District Early College High School Program. n Designated the county administrator, auditor-controller, sheriff, undersheriff, director of Administrative Services, or the Emergency Services manager as agents to execute all actions necessary to obtain state and federal financial assistance due to disaster conditions. n Accepted the Solano County Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, and related reports, for the 2020-21 fiscal year.

Auditor-Controller Phyllis

Solano County now recruiting participants for civil grand jury Daily Republic Staff

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FAIRFIELD — The Solano County civil grand jury is recruiting members to join the 19-member team for 2022-23.

The grand jury serves as a “watchdog” group that oversees county and city governments and how they function. The 19-member jury reviews citizen complaints to determine if they falls under grand jury jurisdiction.

If the grand jury determines a complaint is viable, it conducts research, interviews and

Travis From Page A4 are not a problem, Brothers said.

The district’s social workers are providing socio-emotional support.

Student support specialists and others provide

takes tours to determine if there are problems.

They make recommendations to resolve any issues.

The grand jury sends the report to the Solano County Superior Court and the department or agency under investigation for further action.

Members serve for one year and can extend their term for one more year at the pleasure of the presiding Superior Court judge. After they serve their term, grand jurors must take a year off before being able to serve again.

People interested in participating must be cit-

izens of the United States and must be 18 years of age or older. They must also reside in the county for at least one year immediately before being sworn in.

According to a press release from the Solano Superior Court, it is beneficial for volunteer jurors to be of good health, technologically savvy, have good writing skills, be openminded and able to work with others, and possess a sufficient knowledge of the English language.

Jurors must also have a genuine interest in their

check in/check out support for students who are struggling with motivation and work completion.

The district has developed ethnic studies and Adulting 101 (financial literacy) courses to implement next year as planned.

Some other areas that the district would like to work on are increasing enrollment for college

courses, which will save hundreds of dollars for students who want to get an associate degree from a community college.

Also, more students should be taking Algebra I and obtaining a C or better grade for college.

“We need to keep the focus on what we have been doing for the LCAP,” Brothers said.

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Taynton reported there were no negative issues highlighted in the report.

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Garamendi bill unlocks funding for Travis AFB access roads Daily Republic Staff

Base in Yuba County could also see improvements at Chuck Yeager FAIRFIELD — Rep. Road (Grass Valley John Garamendi, D-Wal- Gate), North Beale Road nut Grove, has introduced (Schneider Gate), Spenlegislation that would ceville Road/Camp designate roadways Beale Highway (Vassar leading to the Lake Gate) and gates of Travis South Beale Air Force Base Road (Wheatland as “defense Gate).

Rep. Doug access roads.”

LaMalfa (R-RichThe areas at vale) is the Travis would be bill’s original Air Base Parkway co-sponsor. (main Visitor “The comCenter/Hospital GARAMENDI m u n i t i e s Gate), Canon and surrounding Travis and Vanden roads (North Gate) and Petersen Road Beale do so much to ( S o u t h / C o m m e r c i a l support the bases,” Garamendi said in the release.

Truck Gate).

House Resolution “As these areas continue 6607 would allow proj- to grow, the military should pay its fair share ects to reduce traffic for roadway improvecongestion or other necments that allow for essary improvements to greater base access and automatically be eligi- reduce traffic congesble for funding under tion. I will always work to the U.S. Department of secure forward-looking Defense and Federal investments to expand Highway Adminis- Travis and Beale, while tration’s joint Defense ensuring that the Air Access Road Program, Force remains a good according to a press neighbor to its surroundrelease from Garamen- ing communities.” di’s office.

Garamendi repreCongress regu- sents all of Solano County larly funds a handful east of the Beniciaof defense access road Vallejo area. projects each year, the release states. Garamendi, chairman of Sunday sermon. the House Armed SerRead the wisdom vices Subcommittee on of various local Readiness, oversees all U.S. military instalpastors in “Religious lations and military View” on Sunday’s construction, including Religion page in the the Defense Access Road Program.

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Columns&Games A6 Friday, February 11, 2022 — DAILY REPUBLIC

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We’re sad that our grandsons won’t be able to visit this summer alone with your grandDear Annie: My sons. The bond between wife and I have three grandchild and grandgrandsons, 11, 8 and parent is a special one, 6. We live in different and it’s wonderful that states. Six years ago, you’re so close to all we asked our daughter three of them. if the boys could come Tell your daughfor a vacation. That ter how much you value year, the two oldest came, and the followAnnie Lane your grandparent-grandson trips, and ask what’s ing year, all three came Dear Annie preventing her ex-husto visit for two weeks. band from allowing one this When the pandemic hit, we year. If she’s comfortable, you were able to help out by taking care of the three boys for about might want to reach out to him directly and express your feelfour months.

Since the first visit, the boys’ ings to him, too.

If they’re still opposed, parents divorced. Now my exmaybe you fly to their state this son-in-law will not let the boys summer to maximize time with come for a visit. If he has given a reason, we are not aware of it. your grandsons.

Dear Annie: I am the oldest The boys discuss their upcomof five children. Two of my ing summer break when we younger siblings have already call. All three have discussed died, one of alcoholism at things they want to do when 59 and another of a drug overthey come visit. How do we dose at 55. A third, younger break the news to them that they will not be coming to visit? alcoholic sibling, now 59, has a life that is a real train wreck.

Our daughter did say she She seems well on the path to would come with the boys for following in our late siblings’ a two-week visit, but it’s not footsteps, and I am afraid she, the same for us. We just feel too, will die. She says she will the boys are different when it’s not quit drinking. just us and them, and not their I am terrified, angry, mom. We love our daughter and anxious, heartbroken and diswant to spend time with her, appointed. I have not been a but we want some special time with the boys, too. Are we being supportive big sister due to all too picky? — Sad/Mad Grandpa of these complicated feelings, but I also don’t know what my Dear Sad/Mad Grandpa: responsibilities are. Do I have You are not being too picky any? — Big Sister by wanting some quality time

Horoscopes

ARIES (March 21-April 19).

A common thought today: “What is wrong with them?”

There are hidden but logical causes and reasons for the undesirable behaviors of others.

Try and find them because they are the basis for dealing with others in a healthy manner.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20).

You’re gaining skills and building up desirable traits. Even so, you should never have to be a different person to succeed.

In each new version you’ll stay true to you.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21).

You have deep wells of creativity and will be drawn to those with similarly rich resources.

Seek an atmosphere of support and encouragement where everyone is safe to express themselves.

CANCER (June 22-July 22).

As others run from responsibility, you run toward it. Work is an essential part of who you are and your need for it is more ample than your need for play or rest.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).

Money is important, but not the most important, and certainly shouldn’t have the emphasis that certain people around you seem to give it. Chasing the dollar leads to hollow victory at best. Center your goals on helping.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).

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Dear Big Sister: Alcohol and substance abuse are debilitating and unforgiving addictions; I’m so sorry for the pain and loss it has caused you and your family. With the right resources and a strong, loving big sister on her side, I hope your younger sister will be able to regain control of her life.

The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence and her local Alcoholics Anonymous chapter are excellent places to start. A licensed therapist can also help your sister to work through the trauma of your family’s past and lead her to the root and recovery of her own addiction to drinking. (You may find comfort from your own Al-Anon chapter.)

Most importantly, let your sister know that she will always have you in her corner as a source of love and support.

She may be using drinking as a way to avoid her problems or find comfort in times of sadness and loneliness. With your shared past, the two of you can certainly relate to, and lean on, each other in dark times.

After all, that’s what sisters are for. But if she rejects your support, there’s really nothing you can do.

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by Holiday Mathis

Today’s birthday Grab the wheel if you must, but you’ll find this year quite un-steerable. Handle it like an ice skid – provide no resistance, enjoy the spin.

People you meet possess rare qualities like charm, tenderness and generosity. The next five months will combine your scenes and people in unexpected and auspicious ways. Libra and Pisces adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 3, 22, 1, 27 and 5.

When guests leave your home, you see them to the door, a gesture to soothe the transition and prevent emptiness from settling into the separation.

You’ll metaphorically enact this lovely gesture in other settings.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).

You allow yourself to be unserious and people relax around you. The spirit of playfulness, laughter and creativity will be your constant companions.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

You will receive a blessing of sorts. It won’t be from a religious official, and it won’t happen in a formal context.

You will feel the energy of this blessing open something up in you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21). People will have a strong need to categorize you, only because they’re trying to figure out where you fit into their lives. Just don’t let them define you. You define you, and that definition is ever evolving.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19). If love is a game, this will be a prize-winning round.

Hand on the buzzer, you’re ready to come up with the right answer. Make your move. Don’t wait to be sure.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 18). Artistic expression is stress relief. A regular creative practice will net you a calmer and more centered existence with the bonus of being masterful at your craft.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).

You’ll have your choice of a few different investments. It will be better to invest in a person than it will in an object or commodity. Tonight: Fortune favors you when you express your love in actions instead of words.

COUPLE OF THE WEEKEND: Cancer and Aquarius are a team for the ages, especially when they both cook, clean, hustle, spoil each other . . . the list goes on and adds up to a happy, healthy connection under these airy stars. If the weekend had a soundtrack, it would be filled with arias of joyous religiosity.

Bridge

THE MYSTERIOUS NEGATIVE DOUBLE In 1957, Al Roth and Tobias Stone introduced the Sputnik double, named for the Russian satellite. It was renamed the negative double, and the original version was modified so that now its primary aim is to locate a 4-4 major-suit fit. For example, you have the North hand in today’s

Sudoku

by Phillip Alder diagram. After your partner opens one club and West unkindly overcalls one spade, what do you do?

If playing penalty doubles, you are in an untenable position. You have the points to bid, but you have no sensible call available. Enter the negative double. It shows enough points to contest at the level the auction has reached and, in principle, four cards in an unbid major. (However, in this position, North might have five or six hearts when holding too few points to bid a forcing two hearts.) No length is promised in the second unbid suit, though the doubler will usually have length there, or length in partner’s first suit, or the values for a no-trump rebid.

South made a value rebid when he jumped to game. If North were very strong, he could move higher.

Against four hearts, West cashed his two top spades before shifting to the diamond jack.

Having lost two tricks, declarer had to play the trumps for only one loser.

This required finding an opponent with ace-doubleton. Judging that East would have one top honor for his two-spade raise, declarer won trick three with dummy’s diamond queen and led a heart to the queen. When that won, he returned a low heart and ducked in the dummy. The appearance of East’s ace was a pleasing sight.

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4:20 a.m. — Indecent exposure, 300 block of TRAVIS BOULEVARD 4:54 a.m. — Vehicle theft, 2200 block of CAMBRIDGE DRIVE 7:20 a.m. — Vehicle theft, 1500 block of MINNESOTA STREET 7:39 a.m. — Reckless driver, PEABODY ROAD 7:50 a.m. — Vehicle theft, 1500 block of UNION AVENUE 8:12 a.m. — Trespassing, 100 block of TABOR AVENUE 8:35 a.m. — Forgery, 5000 block of PEABODY ROAD 9:50 a.m. — Trespassing, 4800 block of SILVERADO DRIVE 10:28 a.m. — Battery, 600 block

3:19 a.m. — Fraud, 1300 block of REBECCA DRIVE 4:21 a.m. — Grand theft, 800 block of YOSEMITE WAY 8:20 a.m. — Fraud, 1400 block of HUMPHREY DRIVE 12:29 p.m. — Burglary, MAIN STREET

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Hawkins and the Rev. Sean Peters of Vacaville Crossroads Christian Church also shared words of encouragement with the children and talked about their jobs.

“The children always enjoy this event,” said Renee Tadlock, assistant executive director of Leaven Kids. “It also is an opportunity to acknowledge those who serve the community.”

From Page One “Make sure your body stays safe,” Gaborko said. “It’s also important to know how important you are.”

Vacaville Fire Chief Kris Concepcion, Fairfield Police Lt. Matt Bloesch, Solano County Sheriff’s Deputy Rex

Zones From Page One requires a minor use permit for any restaurant selling alcohol within 200 feet of a residential district.

There are also some permitting changes

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included, also designed to make economic projects simpler to navigate through the planning procedures.

These zone changes were less controversial than some of the proposed amendments to the agriculture zones, so the two were separated with the ag zones coming back to the board in March.

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PG&E planting wires underground to reduce California wildfire risk How much will it cost?

that are to be placed underground in the areas deemed at most risk to wildfire across PG&E’s territory.

The price tag is based on PG&E’s belief that it can do the job for $2.5 million per mile.

Yet PG&E plans to spend $3.75 million per mile this year, when it expects to complete 175 miles of work. And in a white paper published four years ago, PG&E said underground work costs $3 million per mile.

Nonetheless, Chief Executive Patti Poppe said she’s confident that as the project ramps up,

economies of scale and new technologies will bring costs into line. The utility expects to be planting 1,200 miles a year underground by 2026.

“We can dramatically reduce our costs every year,” she said on a conference call with Wall Street investment analysts. “With scale, we can improve the unit costs.”

While the expense of the project would be built into customer rates, Poppe said PG&E is embarking on costcutting efforts to keep customers’ electricity bills down. “It’s truly on us to make the business

more efficient,” she said.

The under-grounding project has been one of Poppe’s signature programs since arriving at PG&E more than a year ago. She announced the project in Chico, not far from where the 2018 Camp Fire destroyed more than 13,000 homes and killed 85 people in the deadliest wildfire in state history.

In January, Cal Fire investigators confirmed that PG&E equipment caused the Dixie Fire.

Poppe acknowledged that the cost estimates for the underground project remain just that – estimates. Although the company has performed some preliminary work, it doesn’t yet have contracts in place covering the full scope of the project.

“We have a lot more meat to put on the bones,” she said. “We have to prove that out, we have to do it.”

But she said the undergrounding effort is at the core of a series of initiatives that “give us a lot of confidence going forward in our ability to keep people safe.”

The Dixie Fire was the latest in a series of mega-fires that has put PG&E under intense scrutiny from regulators and others. Prosecutors in five counties are investigating possible criminal charges, and the company has been subpoenaed by the U.S. attorney in Sacramento. As it is, PG&E is under indictment in connection with the fatal 2020 Zogg Fire in Shasta County and the massive 2019 Kincade Fire in Sonoma County.

can get turned around quickly,” said Scott Vazin, a Toyota spokesman. “But it’s going to have a big impact on us for sure.”

Jeep-owner Stellantis had to cut short shifts at both Canadian and U.S. factories Wednesday night, though all of them had resumed production Thursday, the company said. The affected plants included a Ram truck facility in Sterling Heights, Michigan, and a Detroit plant that makes the Jeep Grand Cherokee, according to people familiar with the plants’ operating schedules.

Stellantis said it’s working closely with its carriers to get parts to factories and mitigate further disruptions. The situation brings “further hardship” to workers and industries already grappling with a fragile supply chain and pandemic effects, Jodi Tinson, a spokeswoman for Stellantis, said in an email.

GM cut two shifts in Lansing, where the automaker builds the mid-sized Chevrolet Traverse and Buick Enclave.

Ford said it shut its Windsor engine plant on Wednesday, but reopened the following day at reduced capacity. Its SUV assembly plant in Oakville is also operating at reduced capacity, the

company said.

Ontario is home to three of the largest autoparts suppliers in Canada: Martinrea International, Linamar Corp. and Magna International Inc., which collectively supply castings, engine and powertrain parts, seats and interior components, among other things.

“That bridge is very important for trade to the automotive industry,” said Sam Fiorani, vice president of global vehicle forecasting for AutoForecast Solutions.

“We’re looking at plants on both sides of the river being affected.”

The blockade started Monday as an offshoot of the trucker convoy in Ottawa to protest a vaccine mandate for drivers who travel across the U.S. border.

Since then, it has grown along with a right-wing movement that opposes Canada’s Covid-related restrictions and dislikes Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Among the protesters at the bridge this week was Steve Leather, a 52-year-old worker at Stellantis’ assembly plant in Windsor. Leather has been on unpaid leave since Jan. 31 because he refuses to get the vaccine, and he’s waiting to see if Unifor, his union, can

negotiate a workaround so he can return to work.

The union is in staunch opposition to the protest.

“These blockades at border crossings serve no purpose other than to attack workers’ jobs by threatening production slowdowns and additional periods of layoff,” said Shane Wark, assistant to Unifor President Jerry Dias. “They must come to an end.”

Settlements have been elusive, with Windsor’s police force and Ontario Provincial Police showing little progress in negotiations with protesters.

Elsewhere in the country, protests have shut down traffic at major border crossings in Manitoba and Alberta. Even as Alberta Premier Jason Kenney put an end to the province’s proofof-vaccination system Tuesday evening, protesters haven’t budged.

Police are trying to encourage protesters to move to a lawful location and are using a “soft touch” approach to keep the demonstrations peaceful, said Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superintendent Roberta McKale.

“Certainly it’s easier if people make the decision themselves to move,” McKale said Thursday by phone.

Tribune Content Agency SACRAMENTO — PG&E Corp. put a cost estimate of more than $25 billion Thursday on its effort to plant thousands of miles of power lines underground in an effort to tamp down wildfire risks.

Eight months after announcing the project as the Dixie Fire raged through Northern California, the utility’s chief executive defended the expense as a “gamechanging investment” that will make customers safer. The project will take years.

PG&E committed to the project last summer just days after it acknowledged to investigators that its equipment was the likely cause of the Dixie Fire, which began when a tree brushed against the utility’s power lines in a remote area of Plumas County.

The Dixie Fire eventually blossomed into the second-largest wildfire in California history, burning 963,309 acres across multiple counties.

More than 1,000 homes and other buildings were destroyed, and the fire devoured much of the tiny Plumas County community of Greenville.

Planting wires underground is one of the most expensive wildfire-risk strategies any utility can undertake – and it remains to be seen if the $25 billion estimate is high enough to cover the entire 10,000 miles

Border From Page One of Thursday morning as protesters blocked both Canada-bound traffic exiting the bridge and U.S.-bound vehicles entering it, said Dan Stamper, president of the Detroit International Bridge Co., which owns the Ambassador Bridge.

“We’re all anxious to see a resolution to the issue,” Stamper said in an interview.

The Windsor Police Department said on its Twitter account that lanes are open headed into the U.S., but demonstrators are “making it difficult to access the bridge.”

The fallout is starting to hit auto manufacturers, which have many manufacturing facilities in the area that rely on local distribution. Toyota stopped production at Ontario plants due to a lack of parts, the company said Thursday.

The factories in Woodstock and Cambridge, Ontario, make key models like the Lexus RX and RAV4 SUV, and will be down through Saturday.

“We’re working closely with the prime minister’s office and we’re hopeful that this

Timm From Page One The nomination period opens Monday and closes March 11.

If Spering does retire, the nomination period is extended March 16.

Timm has previously said he thinks it is important to have county supervisors who understand the issues cities face and that he would bring a current perspective to the Board of Supervisors, which with Spering, currently has four former council members.

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The Dixie Fire burns above the PG&E Bucks Creek Powerhouse off Highway 70 in Plumas County, July 21, 2021. The utility plans to spend $25 billion to bury power lines over a period of years to help prevent the triggering of fires.

Moy and Williams also are current council members.

“You can probably put this election in any city and the issues are the same,” said Timm, specifically noting homelessness, crime and growth. “So the MOY issues are the same (at the county level) just on a larger scale.”

Having a strong county-city relationship helps in dealing with those problems, Timm said. But the councilman, who joined the Fairfield council in 2007, does not want to sugarcoat the complexity of the issues, and the difficulty in

WILLIAMS finding solutions.

Homelessness alone raises a host of issues, including the individual’s civil rights versus a community’s rights.

“You have to have empathy, you have to have sympathy,” said Timm, adding, however, that the community has rights to protect as well.

Timm said he does support the oneeighth cent county sales tax proposed for the June 7 ballot, but only for wildfire safety needs. He points to the Coffey Park area of Santa Rosa, where 1,300 structures – mostly single-family homes – burned in the Tubbs Fire as evidence of why Solano County city voters need to support wildlands fire protection.

“That is part of government’s responsibility: infrastructure, public safety (policing) and fire,” Timm said. “How do you pay for that?”

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Some runs of FAST blue, green Dodd schedules town hall session bus service to be suspended from El Cerrito Norte BART.

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SUISUN CITY — The Solano Transportation Authority on Wednesday approved a reduced schedule for the FAST blue and green express services due to equipment and driver shortages.

“The Covid-19 pandemic has created a labor shortage in many sectors of the workforce throughout the region and country.

Beginning in December 2021, a shortage of bus drivers has greatly affecting the Solano Express Green Express, and Blue Line operated by (Fairfield and Suisun Transit) and has been further exacerbated during the Covid-19 surge due to the omicron variant,” the staff report to the board states.

Staffs of area bus services met in January to discuss possible adjustments to various routes. A public meeting was held Jan. 19 to inform riders of

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A FAST bus drives along North Texas Street in Fairfield, Thursday. The Solano Transportation Authority approved a reduced schedule for the FAST blue and green express services due to equipment and driver shortages. the likely recommendations and to get feedback.

The suspension of service begins Feb. 28.

There will be an update April 13. The changes are:

For the Green Express n 4:10 a.m. and 5:56 a.m. departures from Suisun Amtrak.

n 5:40 a.m. departure from Fairfield Transportation Center. n 5:11 a.m., 6:26 a.m. and 7:01 a.m. departures from El Cerrito del Norte BART. n 3:10 p.m. and 5 p.m. departures from Fairfield Transportation Center. n 4:01 p.m. and 5:48 p.m. departures

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FAIRFIELD — Volunteers are needed to assist Solano County with the 2022 Point In Time Count, scheduled for Feb. 23.

Communities across the country conduct a comprehensive unsheltered and sheltered homeless count every two years for those experiencing homelessness. PIT Counts measure not only the prevalence of homelessness in each community, but also provide data to better understand the nature and extent of homelessness.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development requires each local Continuum of Care group to conduct a

In brief Dixon PD reports shooting at store

DIXON — A convenient store clerk suffered a gunshot wound Tuesday night, according to the Dixon Police Department.

The dispatch center received a call at 10:21 p.m. that a male had been shot at a 7-Eleven located at 1075 N. First St. Officers responded and found the clerk with a gunshot wound. He was transported to Kaiser Permanente Vacaville Medical Center and was listed Wednesday in critical condition, police report.

The suspect, or suspects, fled the scene in a dark-colored sedan.

Detectives are currently investigating the shooting.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Sgt. Mick Geisser at 707-678-7070.

Jury From Page A5 community, the release states. They must also have a curious mind, have a willingness to research issues and have reliable transportation.

The grand jury investigates complaints about fire districts, law enforcement and any other city or county department that is part of a citizen complaint.

Anyone interested in joining the Solano County civil grand jury can access an application at https:// solano.courts.ca.gov/divisions/grand-jury/apply/ or call 707-435-2575.

biennial homeless PIT Count in order for local jurisdictions and service providers to apply for and receive federal funding for homeless system of care services.

The count was postponed last year because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Staff from Homeless Services recently met with local Solano County jurisdictions and Simtech Solutions to strategize planning for the upcoming Solano County PIT Count.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development mandates counties conduct a street count in order to qualify for certain funding.

Homeless Services is looking for volunteers

For the Blue Line n 6:20 a.m. departure from Fairfield Transportation Center to Sacramento. n 7:42 a.m. departure from Vacaville Transportation Center to Walnut Creek BART. n 7:58 a.m. departure from Sacramento to Fairfield Transportation Center. n 9 a.m. departure from Walnut Creek BART to Dixon Park & Ride. n 4:25 p.m. departure from Vacaville Transportation Center to Walnut Creek BART. n 5:40 p.m. departure from Walnut Creek BART to Dixon Park and Ride.

All other scheduled runs of the Blue Line and Green Express will continue to operate. For information and updated service schedules, contact Solano Mobility at 800-535-6883.

FAIRFIELD — Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, will host a virtual town hall at 6 p.m. Tuesday to discuss transportation challenges and possible solutions in the era of climate change.

Dodd’s featured guest will be Toks Omishakin, the newly DODD a p p o i n t e d secretary of the California State Transportation Agency. Other participants include Alfredo Pedroza, Napa County supervisor

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Dodd and his guests will take questions via email and telephone.

Email questions to townhall@ksvy. org or call-in 707-933-9133.

Watch the town hall live on Dodd’s FacebookpPage or the YouTube channel of SonomaTV. All of Solano County is in Dodd’s state Senate district.

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Thompson: $56M coming to state for EV charging Daily Republic Staff DRNEWS@DAILYREPUBLIC.NET

VALLEJO — Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, announced Thursday that more than $56 million is on the way to California from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to install electric vehicle charging stations along key roads and highways.

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FAIRFIELD — The California Highway Patrol will be looking for impaired drivers during the Super Bowl weekend.

The CHP is teaming with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on their “Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk” program.

“Getting behind the wheel while impaired can end tragically,” CHP Commissioner Amanda Ray said in a statement released Wednesday.

“Instead, make responsible decisions if your plans include alcohol and help keep everyone safe by planning for a sober ride home. Do not turn a day of fun into a lifetime of regret.”

Five people died and 105 others were injured in alcohol-involved crashes on California’s roadways on Super Bowl Sunday last year. That same day, CHP officers made 229 arrests for driving under the influence.

“If you are hosting a Super Bowl party, be responsible and help keep impaired drivers from getting behind the wheel.

Offer nonalcoholic beverage choices for designated drivers and remind your guests to designate a sober driver before the game begins,” the CHP statement said.

Anyone who sees someone suspected of driving while impaired is asked to call 9-1-1 with the vehicle’s description, location, license plate number and the vehicle’s direction of travel.

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FAIRFIELD — The period to declare the intention to run for Solano County Superior Court closed Wednesday without any challengers to the eight incumbent judges.

That means those judges will get new sixyear terms, and their names will not appear on the June 7 ballot.

Those judges are Judge Daniel J. Healy, Department 2; Judge E. Bradley Nelson, Department 4; Judge Tim P. Kam, Department 7; Judge Christine Donovan, Department 10; Judge Donna L. Stashyn, Department 18; Judge Alesia Jones, Department 22; Judge John B. Ellis, Department 23; and Judge Janice Williams, Department 25.

The nomination period for federal, state and county offices opens Monday.

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the production of electric vehicles and investing in the expansion of EV charging stations across the country,” Thompson said in the press release.

“As more money comes to California from this law, I look forward to ensuring that it is distributed equitably to all of our communities.”

The United States’

network of 100,000 chargers is current insufficient, according to the press release, to service the growing number of EV owners. It also struggles with inconsistent plug types, payment options and data availability.

The goal, according to the release, is to expand the U.S. network to 500,000 chargers and

grow electric vehicle sales to 50% of the automobile market by 2030.

Thompson currently represents the 5th Congressional District, which includes the Vallejo and Benicia areas in Solano County and all or parts of Napa, Contra Costa, Lake and Sonoma counties.

Vaca commission to hear General Plan report Daily Republic Staff

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VACAVILLE — The Planning Commission will meet by teleconference at 6 p.m. Tuesday where they will hear the 2021 Annual General Plan Progress Report from Senior Planner Tyra Hays.

The city is required each year to present

a progress report on the General Plan and submit it to the Governor’s Office by April 1.

The purpose of the report is to ensure active use of the General Plan, including the Housing Element, improve implementation of these documents, and to set annual implementation priorities.

Cities are also required

to submit a Successor Agency report annually as an addendum to the Housing Element as it relates to its affordable housing activities. The city uses the annual General Plan Report to monitor citywide housing production.

The commission will hear the report and provide any feedback it

deems necessary.

A General Plan is a community’s blueprint for future growth.

The commission will also hear status updates on the Building Division,

advanced planning and current planning, and hear the director’s report.

The meeting can be viewed live on the city’s YouTube Channel and on Cable Channel 26.

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Bryant Young elected to Pro Football HOF after long wait Tribune Content Agency Bryant Young’s wait is finally over.

The 49ers defensive tackle was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Thursday night in his 10th year of eligibility. Young, 50, a finalist for just the second time, was recognized for a 14-season career stuffed with accomplishments.

He is the franchise’s

sack leader (89.5) who was a four-time Pro Bowl selection and was the 1999 NFL Comeback Player of the Year. Young won that award after he returned from a broken leg to post 11 sacks, the second most of his career. Young was named to the NFL’s All-Decade team for the 1990s.

Young, the UPI Defensive Rookie of the Year

in 1994 after he was drafted seventh overall, was a first-team All-Pro in 1996 and a three-time second-team selection.

Young was a member of the 49ers’ last Super Bowl championship team as a rookie.

“B.Y.’s tenacity, dedication and leadership throughout his illustrious 14-year career earned him respect from his

teammates and the 49ers Faithful alike, helping him garner numerous career accolades highlighted by a Super Bowl championship,” 49ers ownership said in a statement. “While he inspired us all through his courageous play, his legacy derives from the integrity, class and character he exemplified to all See HOF, Page B2

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

Basketball Athletes Unlimited •Team Harrison vs. Team Brown, FS2, 4 p.m.

•Team Cloud vs. Team Hawkins, FS2, 6:30 p.m.

College men •Connecticut at Xavier, FS1, 4 p.m.

•Kent State at Akron, ESPN2, 4 p.m.

•Wright State at Milwaukee, ESPNU, 4 p.m.

•Iona at Siena, ESPNU, 6 p.m.

•St. Bonaventure at Saint Louis, ESPN2, 6 p.m.

•Nevada at Utah State, FS1, 6 p.m.

•Fresno State at Colorado State, CBSSN, 6:30 p.m.

•UNLV at Boise State, FS1, 8 p.m.

College women •Arizona at Arizona State, PAC12, 6 p.m.

•Colorado at California, P12BA, 7 p.m.

•Oregon at Oregon State, PAC12, 8 p.m.

NBA •Denver at Boston, NBATV, 4:30 p.m.

Fishing •Bassmaster, Elite Series at St. John’s River, FS1, 5 a.m.

Golf •Ladies European Tour, Magical Kenya Ladies Open, second round, GOLF, 4 a.m.

•Waste Management Phoenix Open, second round, GOLF, noon Gymnastics College women •LSU at Florida, SEC, 3 p.m.

•Georgia at Alabama, SEC, 4:30 p.m.

•Missouri at Auburn, SEC, 6 p.m.

Hockey College •Minnesota at Ohio State, BIG TEN, 3:30 p.m.

•Omaha at Miami, CBSSN, 4 p.m.

NHL •Seattle at Anaheim, HULU, 7 p.m.

Horse racing •America’s Day at the Races, FS2, noon

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Gold medallist Nathan Chen of Team United States celebrates during the Figure Skating Men Single Skating

medal ceremony on Day 6 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Beijing Medal Plaza, Thursday.

Chen’s sense of purpose made him destined for gold Helene Elliott LOS ANGELES TIMES

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athan Chen’s figure skating talent was apparent at a precocious age, surfacing quickly after he followed his hockey-playing older brothers out to the ice and realized he enjoyed the tickling breeze on his face and the problemsolving satisfaction of conquering a tricky jump or intricate spin. His resolve was obvious at an early age, too, never wavering despite his occasional bruised knee or bruised ego.

That unshakable sense of purpose was a key reason he commanded the ice this week and became an Olympic

ANALYSIS champion, the seventh American man to win an Olympic singles figure skating gold medal. It was the eighth gold medal won by American male singles skaters, including those that Dick Button won in 1948 and 1952. In addition, seven American women have won Olympic singles gold medals.

Clearly, Chen is in rare and exalted company.

“I actually didn’t know it was that few. That’s amazing,” he said on Thursday, after he landed five quadruple jumps in his Elton John-themed free skate performance and defeated Yuma

Prep boys basketball

Olympics •Hockey, men’s prelims, Czech Republic vs.

Switzerland, USA, 12:40 a.m.

•Freestyle skiing, mixed team aerials, final; snowboarding, men’s halfpipe, final; Alpine skiing, women’s super-G, Ch. 3, 1:05 a.m. (re-air) •Short track, women’s 1000, final; men’s relay semifinal and 500 heats, USA, 3 a.m.

•Skeleton, men’s event, heat 3, USA, 5 a.m.

•Skeleton, men’s event, heat 4, USA, 5:55 a.m.

•Hockey, women’s quarterfinals, USA, 6:40 a.m.

•Speed skating, men’s 10000, USA, 7:30 a.m.

•Biathlon, women’s sprint, 7.5km, USA, 8:30 a.m.

•Ski jumping, men’s large hill, qualifying, USA, 9:30 a.m.

•Curling, women’s round robin, United States vs. China, USA, 11 a.m.

•Speed skating, men’s 10000, cross country skiing, men’s 15km, Ch. 3, 11 a.m.

•Curling, men’s round robin, Canada vs. Switzerland, CNBC, 2 p.m.

•Hockey, teams TBD, USA, 2 p.m.

•Speed skating, men’s 10000, USA, 4:30 p.m. (re-air) •Skeleton, men’s final runs; snowboarding, mixed team cross, finals; women’s downhill, training; and more, Ch. 3, 5 p.m.

•Curling, women’s round robin, Sweden vs. Canada, CNBC, 5:05 p.m.

•Biathlon, women’s sprint, 7.5km, USA, 5:30 p.m. (re-air) •Cross country skiing, men’s 15km classical, USA, 6:30 p.m. (re-air) •Hockey, men’s prelims, United States vs. Canada, Ch. 3, 8 p.m.

•Hockey, men’s prelims, United States vs. Canada, USA, 8:10 p.m.

•Hockey, women’s quarterfinals, CNBC, 8:10 p.m.

•Biathlon, women’s 7.5km sprint, Ch. 3, 8:35 p.m.

•Skeleton, men’s final runs; snowboarding, mixed team cross, finals; women’s downhill, training; short track, women’s 1000 final; men’s relay semifinal, Ch. 3, 10:05 p.m. (re-air) •Curling, women’s round robin, Korea vs. ROC, 10:30 p.m.

•Cross country skiing, women’s 4x5km relay classical/freestyle, USA, 11:30 p.m.

Mustangs hold off Falcons, 63-59

Rugby •NRL, Australian Indigenous Women’s All-Stars vs.

New Zealand Maori, FS2, 10 p.m.

FAIRFIELD — The Fairfield High boys basketball team put together one of its best efforts of the season, but it wasn’t enough as Rodriguez overcame early foul trouble to hang of for a 63-59 win at Ronald D. Thompson Gymnasium, Wednesday night.

The Falcons (5-17, 1-8) grabbed a 19-10 lead after the first quarter only to have the Mustangs (18-4, 7-2) outscore them 14-5 in the second to forge a 24-24 tie at the break.

Rodriguez took a 43-37 lead after three quarters and hit its free throws down the stretch after

Soccer Ligue 1 •Paris Saint-Germain vs. Rennes, BEIN, 11:50 a.m.

Kagiyama of Japan by a staggering 332.60 points to 310.05.

“I don’t really have too many words for that. Just so thrilled,” Chen said. “I can’t believe this happened, honestly.”

Shoma Uno of Japan, the 2018 Olympic silver medalist, won bronze here with 293.00 points.

Yuzuru Hanyu, who became an idol in Japan while winning two straight Olympic titles and was expected to battle Chen for supremacy, narrowly missed his brave attempt to become the first skater to land a quadruple axel jump and finished fourth with 283.21 points.

Chen ended Hanyu’s reign with emphatic wins

in both phases of the competition. To Jason Brown, who became the only other American male singles entrant after Vincent Zhou tested positive for the coronavirus and withdrew before the event, Chen’s excellence was no surprise.

“I’m just so proud of him. No one deserves it more,” said Brown, who finished sixth without any quadruple jumps but with an appealing display of artistry. “I’ve been competing alongside him for over a decade. He just is like no one else.”

Chen’s energetic fist pump after his “La Boheme” short program expelled the last lingerSee Chen, Page B2

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FAIRFIELD — Jiana Creswell netted 19 points and Alyssa Jackson added 16 as the Vanden High girls basketball team captured the outright Monticello Empire League championship with an 81-42 win over Rodriguez at Jim Boyd Gym, Thursday night.

It marks the 22nd straight league title for the Vikings (21-3, 10-0), the last 16 under coaches Allison and Jake Johnson. Vanden has won 30 straight MEL games and is 39-1 since joining the league in 2018-19 and has won 113 of its last 114 league games.

Vanden also got 11 points from Ale Ibarra, nine each from Calonni Holloway and Taytum Johnson, and eight from Jaylen Kuehnel.

Vanden 98, Wood 29: At Wood’s Frank Molina Gymnasium on Tuesday, the Vikings

LOCAL REPORT clinched a tie for their 22nd straight league championship by jumping to a 32-9 lead after the first quarter and never looking back.

Alyssa Jackson poured in 25 points and added six rebounds, four steals and three assists, while Gabby Wright had 15 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and three steals; Kiari Roberts had 14 points, eight rebounds, six steals and five assists; Calonni Holloway had 13 points, four assists and four steals; Mila Sommano had 10 points, four rebounds; Jiana Creswell had eight points, five steals and four assists; and LaMiracle had 12 rebounds and three assists.

Bella Merritt led the Wildcats with 15 points.

Rodriguez 60, Fairfield 32: At Rodriguez on Tuesday, Camryn Washington needed 32 points to reach 1,000 for her career and that’s what she got, along with seven rebounds and four steals in leading the Mustangs to victory.

Brooklyn Giles added 11 points, nine rebounds and seven steals, while Rose Jamison had 10 points, eight rebounds and four steals as Rodriguez led 12-6 after the first quarter, 26-10 at the half and 41-18 after three quarters.

Lacrosse College men •Loyola (Maryland) at Rutgers, BIG TEN, 9 a.m.

•Manhattan at Duke, ACC, noon •Richmond at North Carolina, ACC, 2 p.m.

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Softball •Oklahoma State vs. Utah, PAC12, 1 p.m.

Volleyball College men •UC San Diego at BYU, BYUTV, 6 p.m.

Wrestling College •North Carolina State at Pittsburgh, ACC, 4 p.m.

•Ohio State at Minnesota, BIG TEN, 6 p.m.

WWE •Friday Night SmackDown, Chs. 2, 40 (KTXL), 8 p.m. (taped)

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Scoreboard HOCKEY

TV: Listings From Page B1

Saturday’s TV sports Basketball Athletes Unlimited •Team Harrison vs. Team Cloud, FS2, 4:30 p.m.

College men •Creighton at Georgetown, FS1, 9 a.m.

•Texas at Baylor, ESPN2, 9 a.m.

•Texas A&M at Auburn, ESPN, 9 a.m.

•Arkansas at Alabama, SEC, 9 a.m.

•Oklahoma at Kansas, Chs. 5, 13, 10 a.m.

•Seton Hall at Villanova, Chs. 2, 40 (KTXL), 10 a.m.

•Navy at Army, CBSSN, 10:30 a.m.

•Florida State at North Carolina, ESPN, 11 a.m.

•West Virginia at Oklahoma State, ESPN2, 11 a.m.

•South Carolina at Georgia, SEC, 11 a.m.

•Davidson at Rhode Island, ESPNU, 11 a.m.

•Rutgers at Wisconsin, FS1, 11 a.m.

•North Carolina State at Pittsburgh, ACC, noon •Indiana at Michigan State, Chs. 2, 40 (KTXL), 12:30 p.m.

•The Citadel at VMI, CBSSN, 12:30 p.m.

•Memphis at Houston, Chs. 7, 10, 12:30 p.m.

•Georgia Tech at Virginia, ESPN2, 1 p.m.

•Florida at Kentucky, ESPN, 1 p.m.

•Kansas State at Iowa State, ESPNU, 1 p.m.

•California at Oregon, PAC12, P12BA, 1 p.m.

•Marquette at Butler, FS1, 1:30 p.m.

•Duke at Boston College, ACC, 2 p.m.

•Fordham at Duquesne, CBSSN, 2:30 p.m.

•Syracuse at Virginia Tech, ESPN2, 3 p.m.

•Ohio State at Michigan, ESPN, 3 p.m.

•SMU at East Carolina, ESPNU, 3 p.m.

•Vanderbilt at Tennessee, SEC, 3 p.m.

•Arizona at Washington, PAC12, 3 p.m.

•DePaul at Providence, FS1, 3:30 p.m.

•Notre Dame at Clemson, ACC, 4 p.m.

•Utah at Colorado, PAC12, 5 p.m.

•Mississippi State at LSU, ESPN2, 5 p.m.

•South Florida at Wichita State, ESPNU, 5 p.m.

•Air Force at San Diego State, CBSSN, 5 p.m.

•Ole Miss at Missouri, SEC, 5:30 p.m.

•Penn State at Minnesota, BIG TEN, 5:30 p.m.

•BYU at Pepperdine, CBSSN, 7 p.m.

•UCLA at USC, ESPN, 7 p.m.

•Saint Mary’s at Gonzaga, ESPN2, 7 p.m.

•Arizona State at Washington State, ESPNU, 7 p.m.

•Stanford at Oregon State, PAC12, P12BA, 7:30 p.m.

College women •Navy at Army, CBSSN, 8 a.m.

NBA •Sacramento at Washington, NBCSCA, 4 p.m. (Vacaville only) •L.A. Lakers at Golden State, Chs. 7, 10, 5:30 p.m.

Fishing •Bassmaster, Elite Series at St. John’s River, FS1, 5 a.m.

Football NFL •Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2022, NFL, 6 p.m.

Golf •DP World Tour, Ras Al Khaimah Classic, third round, GOLF, 12:30 a.m.

•Ladies European Tour, Magical Kenya Ladies Open, third round, GOLF, 4 a.m.

•PGA Tour, Waste Management Phoenix Open, third round, GOLF, 10 a.m.

•PGA Tour, Waste Management, Phoenix Open, third round, Chs. 5, 13, noon •DP World Tour, Ras Al Khaimah Classic, final round, GOLF, midnight (Sunday) •Ladies European Tour, Magical Kenya Ladies Open, final round, GOLF, 3:30 a.m. (Sunday) Hockey College •Minnesota at Ohio State, BIG TEN, 3 p.m.

NHL •Toronto at Vancouver, NHL, 4 p.m.

Horse racing •America’s Day at the Races, FS2, 9 a.m.

Lacrosse College men •Holy Cross at Syracuse, ACC, 9:30 a.m.

NLL •New York at Georgia, ESPNEWS, 3 p.m.

Mixed martial arts •UFC 271, prelims, ESPN, 5 p.m.

Olympics •Biathlon, men’s sprint, 10km, USA, 1 a.m.

•Skeleton, men’s final runs; snowboarding, mixed team cross, finals; women’s downhill, training; short track, women’s 1000 final; men’s relay semifinal, Ch. 3, 1:05 a.m. (re-air) •Figure skating, ice dance and rhythm dance, USA, 3 a.m.

•Hockey, men’s prelims, ROC vs. Czech Republic, CNBC, 5:10 a.m.

•Speed skating, men 500, qualifying; women’s team pursuit, USA, 6:45 a.m.

•Skeleton, women’s heats 3 and 4, USA, 7:45 a.m.

•Hockey, men’s prelims, Switzerland vs. Denmark, USA, 9 a.m.

•Curling, men’s round robin, United States vs. Norway, USA, 11 a.m.

•Biathlon, men’s 10km sprint; speed skating, women’s team pursuit, qualifying; cross country skiing, women’s 4x5km relay, Ch. 3, 11:30 a.m.

•Curling, women’s round robin, Great Britain vs. United States, CNBC, 2 p.m.

•Hockey, men’s prelims, Canada vs. United States, USA, 2 p.m. (re-air) •Ski jumping, men’s large hill, final, USA, 4:30 p.m.

•Skeleton, women’s third and final runs; bobsled, women’s monobob, first and second runs; men’s giant slalom, first runs; figure skating, rhythm dance; and more, Ch. 3, 5 p.m.

•Curling, men’s round robin, United States vs. Canada, CNBC, 5:05 p.m.

•Cross country skiing, women’s 4x5km relay, classical/ freestyle, USA, 5:15 p.m.

•Freestyle skiing, women’s slopestyle, qualifying, USA, 6 p.m.

•Alpine skiing, women’s downhill, training, USA, 8 p.m.

•Cross country skiing, women’s 4x5km relay, classical/ freestyle, Ch. 3, 8 p.m.

•Curling, men’s round robin, Norway vs. Sweden, USA, 8 p.m.

•Hockey, men’s prelims, Slovakia vs. Latvia, CNBC, 8:10 p.m.

See TV, Page B10

NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Carolina 45 32 10 3 67 159 106 Pittsburgh 48 29 11 8 66 160 126 N.Y. Rangers 47 30 13 4 64 145 122 Washington 49 26 14 9 61 161 137 Columbus 45 22 22 1 45 145 166 N.Y. Islanders 40 17 17 6 40 99 108 New Jersey 48 17 26 5 39 141 172 Philadelphia 46 15 23 8 38 116 158 Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida 47 32 10 5 69 194 139 Tampa Bay 47 30 11 6 66 159 133 Toronto 44 30 11 3 63 159 120 Boston 45 26 16 3 55 133 130 Detroit 48 21 21 6 48 136 165 Ottawa 43 16 23 4 36 118 142 Buffalo 46 14 24 8 36 120 161 Montreal 46 8 31 7 23 102 184 Western Conference Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Colorado 45 33 8 4 70 186 131 Nashville 47 28 15 4 60 147 129 Minnesota 42 28 11 3 59 161 122 St. Louis 45 26 14 5 57 157 128 Dallas 44 24 18 2 50 133 134 Winnipeg 43 19 17 7 45 122 128 Chicago 47 17 23 7 41 116 157 Arizona 47 12 31 4 28 105 176 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vegas 48 28 17 3 59 162 143 Calgary 44 25 13 6 56 147 106 Los Angeles 47 24 16 7 55 136 130 Anaheim 48 23 16 9 55 141 137 Edmonton 44 23 18 3 49 143 146 SAN JOSE 46 22 20 4 48 126 142 Vancouver 48 21 21 6 48 123 133 Seattle 47 15 28 4 34 123 164 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two

Chen From Page B1 ing sour memories of his stumbles in the short program at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, which kept him out of medal contention.

He rose from 17th place to fifth and wondered if he’d get another chance at Olympic gold.

He was much better prepared when that chance came. With three world championships to his credit, the wisdom of experience and the aid of a sports psychologist he began seeing about a year ago, Chen approached the Beijing Games with optimism, not the dread he felt four years ago. His confidence got an additional boost during the first week in Beijing when he performed an excellent short program that helped the U.S. win a silver medal in the team competition.

The ghosts were gone.

“I saw him in 2018 and then I saw him this season and he’s just a completely different person now,” said U.S. women’s champion Mariah Bell, who trains with Chen at Great Park Ice in Irvine and became a trusted part of his support system during the Covid-19 pandemic.

“I think probably the people around him were more nervous than he was,” said Bell, who was too anxious to sit while Chen skated on Thursday and was jumping up and down for joy long after he left the ice. “I don’t want to put words in his mouth but obviously he was carrying the weight of the world. But he handled it so well. He deserves to be Olympic champion because few people can handle it.”

Without a little help, Chen’s dreams might have withered before they could blossom.

Figure skating is an expensive sport, and his immigrant parents, Beijing-born Hetty Wang and Zhidong Chen, didn’t have a lot of money to spend on skates, lessons

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wild cards per conference advance to playoffs.

Wednesday’s Games Detroit 6, Philadelphia 3 Chicago 4, Edmonton 1 Dallas 4, Nashville 3 Calgary 6, Vegas 0 Arizona 5, Seattle 2 N.Y. Islanders 6, Vancouver 3 Thursday’s Games Columbus 4, Buffalo 3, OT Carolina 6, Boston 0 Pittsburgh 2, Ottawa 0 Washington 5, Montreal 2 New Jersey 7, St. Louis 4 Calgary 5, Toronto 2 Colorado 3, Tampa Bay 2 Friday’s Games Winnipeg at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Edmonton, 6 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Arizona, 6:30 p.m.

Seattle at Anaheim, 7 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Philadelphia at Detroit, 9 a.m.

Boston at Ottawa, 9:30 a.m.

Columbus at Montreal, 9:30 a.m.

Toronto at Vancouver, 4 p.m.

Winnipeg at Nashville, 4 p.m.

Carolina at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Chicago at St. Louis, 5 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Ottawa at Washington, 9:30 a.m.

Buffalo at Montreal, 9:30 a.m.

Pittsburgh at New Jersey, 10:30 a.m.

Colorado at Dallas, 11 a.m.

BASKETBALL NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Philadelphia 32 22 .593 Toronto 31 23 .574 Boston 31 25 .554

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and competition costumes for the baby of their five children.

They tried to support him as best they could.

For a while, that meant Hetty drove Nathan from the family’s home in Salt Lake City to Lake Arrowhead several times a year so he could work on his skills with renowned coach Rafael Arutyunyan.

Hetty and Nathan would live in their car.

“And then one day he said, ‘Mom, if we do not move I will not make it.’

Eleven-year-old boy,” Arutyunyan said, his tone tinged with admiration.

“Then I knew it’s a chance.”

Still, the bills were piling up. Arutyunyan, himself an immigrant – he was born in the Soviet republic of Georgia and lived in Russia before moving to the United States – couldn’t bear to let money hold Chen back from a potentially brilliant career.

“Mom was giving me money in this hand, and I would take it in this hand and give it back to him,” Arutyunyan said, lifting one palm and then the other.

Nathan sometimes gave the cash back to Arutunyan, stuffing it in his coach’s pocket before running away. Hetty didn’t tell her son every detail of the family’s sacrifices, but he sensed those sacrifices were substantial. He didn’t want to waste their investment in him and his future.

“She would just try to scrap together some dollars and try to pay Raf,” Chen said. “And Raf obviously knew about the situation and thanks to the kindness of his heart was able to continue taking me in, taking as much money as we could provide him.

“But then at a certain point he was like, ‘I don’t really need that. I just want to help you achieve the goals that you want,’ and I’m forever grateful for that support.”

Arutyunyan shrugged off praise for his altruism.

“Why? Boy. Just a good boy,” he said. “I made

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enough money. You know money, how much money do you make? Everybody have his limits and I got enough money. I’m driving [a] Honda. I’m OK. I’m all right.”

Chen stuck with Arutyunyan as the coach moved to various rinks in California and landed at Great Park Ice when the facility opened in 2019.

Chen took some time away to attend Yale but put his studies on hold to focus on the Olympics.

Arutyunyan said their collaboration works because he is honest.

Chen said in a recent conversation it’s because Arutyunyan teaches skaters to be independent and not rely on him for everything.

“Which is honestly a little bit strange, but he teaches us how to be individual athletes, how we need to address our own careers, how we should take responsibility for our own careers,” Chen said. “I think the most important thing with that is that ultimately you’re on the ice, you’re by yourself. You’re not being held by the hand by your coach. Being able to be almost autonomous and know exactly what I need allows us as athletes to come to a competition and have confidence that we know what we’re doing.”

Chen also said he appreciates the comfortable atmosphere at the rink, which has drawn other elite international skaters. It’s also home to Americans Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier, who will compete in the pairs event.

“It’s nice to have training mates that are going through that alongside you,” Chen said.

“Not everything is going to be perfect every single day and we know that. To have another training mate who’s like, ‘Hey, you look like you need a shoulder to cry on or a helping hand,’ we all see that and we can help each other out. And I think having that sort of positive atmosphere within the skaters and

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having someone demanding, having that guiding force, is a really positive way to continue growing.”

Chen’s success will give him a larger platform to inspire Asian skaters in the way he was inspired by seeing Michelle Kwan, who won nine U.S. championships, five world titles, and Olympic medals in 1998 (silver) and 2002 (bronze). Kwan, also a child of immigrants, briefly was coached by Arutyunyan.

“For me growing up in Salt Lake City and having a face like Michelle Kwan was really inspirational,” Chen said. “And I know that having athletes that look like you certainly gives you the hope that you can do the same, and Michelle Kwan certainly was that for me. If I can hopefully do something similar — of course I’ll never really reach Michelle Kwan stature, but just to be able to have someone like that when I was growing up was really powerful and that goes back to the power of representation right now.”

Chen’s lone regret was that his parents and siblings couldn’t be here because Covid restrictions imposed by Games organizers barred overseas visitors from entering China.

“My mom grew up in Beijing, so to even think that my mom as a young kid grew up in this location and now I’m here, in 2022, competing at the Olympics and skating the way that I did, it certainly means a lot to me,” he said. “And of course, my dad spent a lot of time in Beijing as well and met my mom here. It just means the world.”

Arutyunyan evoked Hetty’s presence when Chen, knowing he had clinched the gold, skated off the ice and went to the kiss-and-cry area to await his score. “As soon as I sat down, he was like, ‘Thank your mom on TV,’ ” Chen said.

In case he forgot, thanks, Nathan’s mom.

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Young was among five modern-era players elected. He was joined by safety LeRoy Butler, linebacker Sam Mills, offensive tackle Tony Boselli and defensive lineman Richard Seymour.

Late Raiders wide receiver Cliff Branch was elected to the Hall as a senior-committee selection. Coach Dick Vermeil, a Calistoga native who attended San Jose

State, was also elected to the Hall.

Meanwhile, former 49ers linebacker Patrick Willis, one of the best defensive players of his generation who retired at 30 because of health issues, was not elected in his third year of eligibility. Willis was one of the 15 modern-era finalists for the first time this year.

Willis, 37, was a seventime Pro Bowl selection, a six-time All-Pro, he twice led the NFL in tackles and he was named the 2007 Defensive Rookie of the Year. Willis, who had

six 100-tackle seasons, was named to the league’s All-Decade teams for the 2010s.

Willis played in 112 career games, representing just seven full seasons. And the length of his career could explain his wait. It was believed to be less of barrier after the 2017 inductions of running back Terrell Davis (78 career games) and safety Kenny Easley (89). Boselli played in just 91 games.

The Hall of Fame class was announced at the NFL Honors awards

show in Los Angeles.

Niners’ Pro Bowl pass rusher Nick Bosa, who ranked fourth in the NFL with 15.5 sacks after returning from a severe knee injury, did not receive any votes for Comeback Player of the Year. Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (28 votes) won the award. Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott received 21 votes and Chargers safety Derwin James received one vote.

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CALMATTERS COMMENTARY

Legislative dynasties are becoming more common

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t’s common for authoritarian regimes to evolve into oligarchies with those in command bequeathing their positions to family members.

The extreme example is the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, otherwise known as North Korea, which is anything but democratic. Three generations of one family have ruled the nation for more than seven decades, ever since the Korean peninsula was divided into two nations in 1948 after many decades of Japanese control.

Kim Il-sung was the nation’s dictator until his death in 1994, and the scepter then passed to his son, Kim Jong-il and later to his grandson, Kim Jong-un.

One of the most important outcomes of the Dan Walters American revolt against the British Empire was to abolish the notion of hereditary power. George Washington, in fact, rejected suggestions that he become king of the new nation.

This historical summary is offered because of an increasing tendency in the California Legislature for seats to be passed on to close relatives, essentially effectively denying voters the opportunity to choose their representatives.

Kate Karpilow, former director of the California Center for Research on Women and Families, did the research on the phenomenon and wrote about it for CalMatters, focusing on what’s happening in a state Senate district in Southern California’s San Fernando Valley.

Bob Hertzberg, a former speaker of the state Assembly who returned to the Legislature eight years ago after a stint in private business, is being forced out of the Senate by term limits and hopes to extend his political career this year by becoming a Los Angeles County supervisor.

Hertzberg wants his son, Daniel, who works for a hotel as a business travel manager, to succeed him in the Senate and is tapping his network of powerful supporters to make that happen.

“There’s no board or commission service or local elected tenure,” Karpilow wrote of the younger Hertzberg. “No expertise building or managing a business, leading a local nonprofit or championing a neighborhood issue.

“Lacking relevant experience, Young Hertzberg’s campaign markets his enthusiasm and commitment ‘to fight day and night on behalf of working families.’ His campaign website and Twitter and Instagram accounts feature a pile-up of legislative and labor endorsements, secured in many instances, my sources tell me, by his father.

“How else could an untested, first-time candidate raise more than $500,000?”

How indeed? As Karpilow notes, having an influential politician as a father gives Daniel Hertzberg a leg up in competing with his fellow Democrat, Caroline Menjivar, for the seat.

The embryonic Hertzberg dynasty is not an isolated example, as Karpilow points out.

“The Arambulas, Burkes, Calderons, Canellas, Lowenthals, Mullins and Ridley-Thomases have also passed the political baton to a family member.

“Last year, Assemblymember Mia Bonta won the seat previously held by her husband, Attorney General Rob Bonta; Assemblymember Akilah Weber prevailed in a special election after Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed her mother, Shirley Weber, Secretary of State.”

There have been isolated instances of such political inheritances in years past, involving members of both parties. However, the practice has expanded in recent years, coincident with the Democrats’ achieving supermajorities in both legislative houses and competition between parties for legislative seats becoming virtually extinct.

It’s not a healthy condition. It severely limits the ability of voters to have legislators of their choosing because the anointed heirs have access to resources, particularly financing, that other candidates cannot muster.

Fundamentally, it’s a form of gerrymandering, the equally noxious practice of drawing legislative districts to favor a particular party, political faction or particular politician.

Unfortunately, it’s not illegal like gerrymandering, but it should be.

CalMatters is a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California’s state Capitol works and why it matters. For more columns by Dan Walters, go to calmatters.org/commentary.

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Pro sports set poor example for today’s youth

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rofessional sports are violent collision with both entertaining and excitplayers hitting the floor hard. ing for the regular sports What was concerning is that enthusiasts. However, similar to their NBA idols, as entertaining as they are, neither player offered any it’s also hard to watch sometype of concern for the other. times when I view it through It was a very poor display of the lens of a parent and sportsmanship. youth life skills coach.

As a coach, I truly underI am amazed at the conduct Deon D. Price stand and encourage of the players with millions aggressive, competitive play of impressionable youth observing. I but don’t condone the type of dirty, often watch games with my teenage below the belt type of action we see in son who plays high school sports. pro sports.

Watching sports is the one activity There is an unwritten rule or code he still enjoys doing with his pops. that NBA players follow that has Unfortunately, I find myself cringing players literally pummeling each at the amount of poor sportsmanother as they approach the basket. ship, bad attitudes and inappropriate What’s even more disturbing is the behavior on display. basketball community, particuWithout being a parental buzzkill, larly the analysts and commentators, I subtly try to find teachable moments are encouraging or even instigating as they occur. this nonsense with comments such Youth sports programs have as “a player should be knocked on always emphasized good sportsmanship and respect for your teammates, his butt,” referring to when a player drives to the basket, which was opponents and officials. So far, there the sentiments of one retired NBA has been an increasing amount of Hall of Famer. fines, suspensions and ejections in These foul, dirty suggestions are all three major sports including the being broadcasted to the world.

NBA, NFL and the MLB. During a Major League Baseball is full of recent NBA game, we actually witheadhunting, which is when a pitcher nessed a player literally trip an opponent to prevent him from getting intentionally tries to hit an opposing batter. When this occurs, it often to a loose ball. results in a bench-clearing brawl.

I am starting to see the negative influence of professional sports on the This is not a healthy competitive spirit, which is how these actions are youth sports community. sometimes described. This is blatant At a recent high school basketball game, I saw a player aggressively dirty play and poor sportsmanship.

I don’t advise young players to knock another player on the floor watch pro sports at all. in the process of trying to secure a What really bothers me is this rebound. I’m not sure if it was malicious or not but it resulted in a poor display of grown men misbe-

having is having a detrimental effect on the youth. We have good reason to be concerned for the millions of young athletes who admire, idolize and even worship in some cases these sports superstars. They mimic their every move and unfortunately take on some of their personality traits.

This powerful yet negative influence undoubtedly directly affects today’s youth generation.

What we are witnessing is nothing new.

Several years ago, NFL head coach for the New Orlean Saint Sean Payton was suspended for a year for paying his players bonuses for intentionally injuring opposing players during games. The 1990’s had some of the dirtiest actions with the Detroit Pistons implementing what they called the Jordan rule. This meant if superstar Michael Jordan or anyone else came close to the basket, they were instructed to “Put him down hard.” Let’s not forget the National Hockey League where player one-onone fights were so frequent they have become part of the game. The officials actually allow the players to physically pummel each other for several minutes until someone falls to the ice.

This is what professional sports has evolved into. There is no sportsmanship whatsoever. There should be a parental advisory notice before each game.

Deon D. Price is an author and youth life skills coach who lives in Fairfield.

He can be reached at thisyouthgeneration@gmail. com or follow him on Twitter @ youthgeneration.

COMMENTARY

States should save surpluses, not spend them

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rebalancing of consumpt’s one of the few silver tion spending will produce linings of the pandemic: State governments are major losses in state revenue. awash in money. Many are There is a chance, however, spending it – on education, of overshooting. For example, construction projects and tax spending on dental services cuts. They would be better was down more than 20% in off saving it for a rainy day.

2020, the last year for which There are two obvious there is data. When the panrejoinders to this recommendemic lifts completely, there Karl W. Smith will be a backlog of teeth dation, both of which can be best expressed as queswaiting to be pulled. tions. First: Isn’t it more fiscally Other services, from personal responsible to use the money for trainers to accountants, could see long-term needs and short-term tax a surge in spending as consumers relief? And second: You mean it’s not make up for all the things they put raining now? off during Covid. If and when this Both questions have the same happens, states will face even sharper answer: These are not normal times. shortfalls in revenue.

That means the fiscally prudent A second concern is inflation. course – Maryland Gov. Larry Europe experienced much of the Hogan’s plans for the state’s historic same shift in consumption patterns windfall, for example, include a mix as the U.S. But the trajectory of conof long-term spending on infrastrucsumption spending in Europe is ture and short-term tax relief – is not in line with what it was before the necessarily the wisest course. And pandemic. In the U.S., it has accelwhat feels like rain to many conerated at a record pace. So while sumers – inflation at its highest in Europe’s inflation seems to reflect almost four decades, and a stubbornly mostly transitory issues, the U.S.’s persistent pandemic – looks a lot difappears deeper. ferent from a budgetary perspective.

That acceleration in spending and The current state budget surthe associated rise in inflation are pluses are driven by several factors. direct consequences of the U.S. govFirst, the pandemic caused a shift in ernment’s much larger expenditure spending patterns, from services to of pandemic relief. In one way or goods. Most state sales taxes focus another, those trends have to correct on goods, so this shift caused a trethemselves. mendous expansion in the relative If nothing else, continued inflasales tax base. tion will lead the Federal Reserve to It’s highly unlikely that this raise interest rates. Some analysts are shift will be permanent. A simple expecting as many as seven rate hikes

this year. In that case, consumer spending could be cut sharply as the economy experiences a mini-recession similar to the one it went through in 2015-2016 – and states could see a precipitous drop in revenue.

Under a more fortunate scenario, there would be fewer rate increases and a more gradual decline in overall consumer spending. There are reasons to believe that might yet come to pass: Even with record levels of consumption, Americans were not able to spend all of the relief money the government doled out over the past two years.

Savings rates hit record levels, although they began to drop sharply at the end of 2021 and they should get back to normal sometime this year. When that happens, consumers may feel more hesitant about big purchases.

Under this scenario, the hit to states’ finances would be less severe.

Yet it’s still hard to argue that now isn’t a good time for states to make deposits into their rainy day funds.

Their residents’ cash position is almost certainly going to decline in the near future. So it makes sense for states to take this opportunity to improve theirs.

Karl W. Smith is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He was formerly vice president for federal policy at the Tax Foundation and assistant professor of economics at the University of North Carolina.

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‘This ain’t your mama’s ‘Color Purple’ ’ Tribune Content Agency Oprah Winfrey is bringing her life-changing experiences from “The Color Purple” to a new generation.

The TV mogul, who earned an Academy Award nomination for her role in Steven Spielberg’s 1985 adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel, has put together an all-star ensemble for the bigscreen musical remake, she announced Thursday.

The Warner Bros. film will be directed by Blitz Bazawule (“Black Is King,” “The Burial of Kojo”) and stars Fantasia Taylor (Celie), Colman Domingo (Celie’s abusive husband Mister), Danielle Brooks (Sofia), Halle Bailey (Celie’s sister Nettie), Corey Hawkins (Harpo), musician H.E.R. (Squeak) and Taraji P. Henson (Shug Avery).

“This ain’t your mama’s ‘Color Purple,’” Winfrey said in Vanity Fair, describing the new take on Alice Walker’s letter-driven novel about Celie – a poor, unloved, Southern Black girl the early 1900s who endures childhood rape, a brutalizing marriage and other harrowing experiences over the book’s decades-long span.

The musical version of “The Color Purple” opened on Broadway in 2005. It later won a Tony Award for best revival in 2015, and has been touring the world since. The show was produced

by Winfrey and Broadway veteran Scott Sanders, who are also producing the big-screen adaption along with Spielberg and the Oscar-nominated film’s original composer, Quincy Jones. Walker also serves as an executive producer on the film.

The movie musical begins shooting in Georgia next month and is slated to open in theaters on Dec. 20, 2023.

“It has been a vehicle for magic and purpose in my life,” Winfrey told the magazine. “I don’t know anybody who’s ever been associated with it whose life didn’t get enhanced. Everything comes from the original words of Alice Walker, which were grounded in love, really.

Love of this community. Love of these people. Love of those characters. And that just gets passed on and passed on and passed on. I can’t wait to see this next evolvement, which is not attached to having done it the way we’ve always done it.”

Taylor (nee Barrino), who made her Broadway debut in 2007 as Celie, will return to the role originally played

by Whoopi Goldberg in the 1985 film, while Brooks will return to the role she played on Broadway and Winfrey took on in the original film.

On Broadway, Celie was first played by Tony Award winner

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LaChanze. Cynthia Erivo won a 2016 Tony Award as Celie for the 2015 revival, with Brooks nominated that year in the same category – leading actress in a musical – for her portrayal of Sofia.

Taylor welcomed the announcement Thursday with a throwback video showing her reaction to learning she got the part.

“As I sit tonight and reflect on the journey my life has taken I believe I now understand what Redemption truly feels like,” the “American Idol” winner wrote. “The last time I stepped into this character, the similarities between what I portrayed on stage and what I experienced in my own reality were too close for comfort. I’ve learned since then that my pain was only an introduction to a greater purpose of meaning and assignment. I hope that every little black girl who is fighting to be heard and recognized also promises to never give up in spite of the costs.”

“Orange Is the New Black” star Brooks also shared a clip of Winfrey revealing that she would play Sofia, complete with Winfrey clad in purple-colored eyeglasses and turtleneck sweater.

“Blessings upon blessings.

Firstly, Thank you God. Secondly, So beyond grateful to @oprah for trusting me with playing, once again, this powerhouse of a woman,” she wrote. “She put her foot in that role and helped to change so many lives. I pray to do the same. The journey to getting to this moment was very humbling but I wouldn’t change it for the world!! I can’t wait to share Sofia with this next generation!!”

Though Winfrey lamented not having a part to play in the musical, she was proud to have Brooks and the new cast succeed her.

“There’s nothing I would want more than if there could be a part for me, but I think there isn’t. I had my day, and that time has now come and gone. I have passed the baton and I feel really, really great about that,” she told Vanity Fair.

On Instagram, Winfrey weighed in on the project’s legacy and the importance of bringing it to a new generation.

“Every single character from #TheColorPurple has been made iconic over the last 40 years through different iterations – from the Alice Walker novel to the Steven Spielberg movie to the Scott Sanders Broadway adaptations,” she wrote, sharing a video of her and Brooks.

“Reimagining the beloved musical on to the big screen is a challenge, but we as producers feel prepared to take it head on with the team we’ve brought together,” she continued. “From day one we knew we had to find the right cast to live up to [Blitz Bazawule’s] directorial vision and Marcus Gardley’s magical script – and we found them in in the knockout [Fantasia Taylor] (Celie), the mesmerizing [Henson] (Shug), the charming [Corey Hawkins] (Harpo), the multifaceted [H.E.R.] (Squeaky), the masterful [Domingo] (Mister), and the beautiful and talented [Bailey] (Young Nettie). But Sofia has my heart and I am ready to pass the purple baton on to the incredible [Brooks] who will bring her version to a new generation.”

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Love it or hate it, Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, which might have you in the mood . . . for watching a romantic movie or two, which is exactly what streaming services are betting on this week. Not only is the J. Lo/Owen Wilson rom-com “Marry Me” landing on Peacock along with its simultaneous theatrical release on Friday, but almost every major streamer is releasing new romantic movies this weekend as well, which will be sure to freshen up your roster of old rom-com favorites.

Launching on Amazon Prime Friday is “I Want You Back,” a film aiming to land in “When Harry Met Sally” territory.

Starring Charlie Day and Jenny Slate, “I Want You Back” has something for every Valentine’s Day emotion: it’s a breakup movie, a make up movie and a friendship story.

Day and Slate star as two recently dumped singles who make a pact to mutually break up their exes’ new relationships. Naturally, high jinks ensue, and rifts are driven though it’s obvious that these new friends are the ones that should be together. While the film, directed by Jason Orley and written by Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger, is somewhat predictable, Day and Slate are so charming and funny that these romantic machinations are fun to watch. Scott Eastwood and Gina Rodriguez co-star as the exes, while Manny Jacinto just about steals the show as a seductive middle school theater teacher. “I Want You Back” streams on Amazon Prime Friday.

Arriving in theaters and on Apple TV+ on Friday is Josephine Decker’s “The Sky is Everywhere,” an adap-

tation of Jandy Nelson’s young adult novel. This is a first love story intertwined with a grief story, as the young Lennon (Grace Kaufman) falls in love with guitarstrumming Joe (Jacques Coliman) in the aftermath of her beloved sister’s death. Decker directs with a swooning sense of magical realism, bringing to life Grace’s love of music and her surreal home filled with roses among the redwoods. It’s perfect for capturing, or bringing back, that uniquely heady rush of teenage emotions.

Along the same lines, Joey King stars in “The In Between” streaming on Paramount+ on Friday. In this story of teenage love and loss, directed by Arie Posin and written by Marc Klein, King stars as Tessa, a young photographer who falls in love with the strapping Skylar (Kyle Allen). When he’s killed in an accident, she believes he’s attempting to reach out to her from the afterlife.

For something a bit more titillating, the Korean sex comedy “Love and Leashes” arrives on Netflix on Friday as well. Directed

by Hyeon-jin Park, “Love and Leashes” stars two massive K-pop stars: Seohyun, of Girls’ Generation, and Lee Junyoung, also known as singer/rapper Jun, of U-KISS. This appealing pair co-star in the erotic comedy, as a pair of coworkers engaging in a unique relationship who end up falling in love.

And if all else fails, the old standbys are just a click or two away: “When Harry Met Sally” and “You’ve Got Mail” are streaming on HBO Max, while “Something’s Gotta Give” and “Sleepless in Seattle” are on Amazon Prime.

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Dow slides more than 500 points Bond yields surge on inflation hit The Washington Post The stock markets took a tumble on Thursday, sending shares of major companies south while bond yields ballooned, after a key economic report showed that inflation had accelerated to a 40-year high last month, ramping up speculation that federal bankers will move quicker than expected to raise interest rates.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq skidded 2.1% by the end of the day.

Stocks, especially those in the tech sector, tend to benefit from lower rates as some investors look past higher upfront costs to the likelihood of hefty profits down the line. The broader S&P 500 index shed 1.8%.

The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 526 points, or nearly 1.5%. All three indexes are down 2% or more year-to-date, according to MarketWatch.

Markets have been apoplectic in recent weeks, but sentiments had been improving as investors priced in the likelihood of several rate hikes and processed a string of economic data that suggested omicron cast less of a shadow over the economy than many had originally feared.

However, surging inflation has been heaping costs on households and businesses, sending up the prices of goods from freight to gas to groceries up sharply, and reining it in has become the Federal Reserve’s top priority.

The Labor Department reported Thursday that the consumer price index surged at a 7.5% annual pace, the highest level since February 1982.

“Inflation expectations were already high, so the hot read is likely not a welcomed one for the market,” Mike Loewengart, managing director of investment strategy at E-Trade, said Thursday in comments emailed to The Washington Post. “Investors have reacted in textbook fashion recently, selling big tech as Fed tightening looms larger, so we could see volatility today.”

Bond yields exploded in response to the inflation report, with the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note spiking above 2%.

In the shorter term, data released Thursday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics also showed prices rose 0.6% in January compared with December, same as the November-toDecember inflation rate, which officials revised upward slightly. Surging costs of food, electricity and shelter helped drive inflation higher last month, with household furnishings, clothing and medical care becoming costlier, while used-car costs continued to spiral, albeit at a slower pace than in prior months.

While the Federal Reserve had pledged to take action against inflation, uncertainty around its course has riled markets in recent weeks.

But the reality is that the current inflationary

environment is “unconventional,” and fueled in large part by supply chain disruptions that cannot be fixed with tighter monetary policy, Nancy Davis, founder of Quadratic Capital Management, said Thursday in comments emailed to The Post.

“Many of the factors driving inflation higher seem to be caused by supply chain constraints and fiscal stimulus and could naturally fade away on their own,” Davis noted. “However, those factors are taking a lot longer than expected to slow down. At the same time, commodity prices are increasing and further fueling inflation.”

Higher prices seep into “just about everything households and businesses busy,” Gabe Krajicek, chief executive of financial tech company Kasasa, said Thursday in comments emailed to The Post.

Total household debt grew by $1 trillion last year, marking the biggest spike in consumer debt loads since 2007, according to a report released earlier this week by the New York Fed. “Rising prices and inflation are causing consumers to dip further into their lines of credit,” Krajicek noted. “We are also on the cusp of rising interest rates, which will be just another form of inflation as the debt accumulated to this point will need to be paid back at progressively higher interest rates.”

Corporate earnings have been the major force behind market machinations in recent sessions, with performances from big names both sparking steep selloffs and big rallies.

A disappointing report from Meta Platforms last week saw the company shed more roughly $230 billion in market value (a record for a U.S. company) in a sell-off that spread and rattled markets. The next day, Amazon’s value swelled by $191 billion (also a record) after it reported blockbuster fourth-quarter revenue, lifting tech and other sectors alongside it. (Amazon founder Jeff Bezos owns The Washington Post.)

Investors were delivered a trove of good performances that suggested the economy is bouncing back from the pandemic depths.

The Walt Disney Co. rose 3.4%, lifted by a blowout earnings performance after markets closed Wednesday, including record income from its theme parks and resorts business and healthy growth among its Disney+ subscribers.

Coca-Cola’s shares rose about .5% after it reported better-thanexpected earnings, driven by the return of concession sales at major events, with sales of drinks away from home cresting prepandemic levels.

Twitter shares slipped nearly 2% following the social media giant’s earnings miss, as the company said it had mostly sidestepped privacy changes that have hurt its competitors, such as Facebook and Meta Platforms.

Inflation charges higher with larger-than-forecast gain Tribune Content Agency U.S. consumer prices surged in January by more than expected, sending the annual inflation rate to a fresh four-decade high and adding more urgency to the Federal Reserve’s plans to start raising interest rates.

The consumer price index climbed 7.5% from a year earlier following a 7% annual gain in December, according to Labor Department data released Thursday. The widely followed inflation gauge rose 0.6% in January from a month earlier, reflecting broad increases that included higher food, electricity and housing costs.

Excluding the volatile food and energy components, so-called core prices increased 6% from a year ago, also the most since 1982, and 0.6% from a month earlier.

U.S. Treasury yields surged, the dollar rose and stock futures slumped following the report. Economists projected a 7.3% year-over-year increase in the CPI and 0.4% gain from a month earlier, according to the Bloomberg survey medians.

The data reinforce the Fed’s intentions to begin raising rates next month to combat broad-based inflationary pressures and could lead markets to expect even more aggressive action from the central bank. The steady run-up in prices has eroded recent wage gains and diminished American families’ purchasing power, sucking much of the air out of what has been an exceptional bounceback in the U.S. economy.

Leading up to the Fed’s March 15-16 meeting, policy makers will also have the February CPI and employment reports in hand.

Investors boosted their expectations for a a half-point increase in the federal funds target rate in March following the report. While most economists expect a more gradual approach to liftoff – as has been telegraphed by several Fed officials – the acceleration of inflation on the heels of rapid wage gains will keep the possibility of a halfpoint hike on the table.

The rapid pickup in inflation boils down in large part to the mismatch between supply and demand. With the help of massive government stimulus, a surge in household purchases strained factories and global supply chains. Capacity constraints of U.S. producers trying to ramp up production were made worse by a smaller pool of available labor.

The tight labor market, in which the unemployment rate is now 4%, has led employers to bid up wages in an attempt to fill millions of job openings and retain workers.

Last year, compensation costs surged by the most in two decades.

Even so, wages aren’t keeping up with inflation.

Inflation-adjusted average hourly earnings fell 1.7% in January from a year earlier, marking the 10th straight decline, separate data showed Thursday.

Shelter costs – which are considered to be a more structural component of the CPI and make up about a third of the overall index – climbed 0.3% from the prior month.

The increase reflected the biggest jump in rent of primary residence since May 2001. Owners’ equiv-

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A customer points out what cut of meat they want in Washington, D.C., Tuesday. alent rent also rose.

Lodging away from home fell 3.9%, the weakest print since April 2020 and likely reflecting reduced travel amid the surge in Covid-19 infections.

Housing prices are expected to offer a tailwind to inflation in coming months.

Like wage increases, shelter is often considered a “sticky” component of inflation, meaning once prices rise, they’re less likely to come back down. A sustained acceleration in structural categories like shelter, rather than surges in volatile CPI components such as energy, presents a more serious threat to the central bank’s inflation target.

For President Joe Biden, the decades-high

inflation presents a risk to his party’s razor-thin congressional margins ahead of the midterm elections later this year. With many pointing to the White House’s stimulus bill last year as a key driver of the price increases, Biden’s approval ratings have taken a hit as Americans face higher prices at the gas pump and the grocery store.

Food prices rose 0.9% in January, the most in three months, and energy costs also advanced 0.9% on gains in fuel oil and electricity. Food inflation is up 7% from a year ago, the most since 1981.

The broad increase in the CPI also reflected higher prices for household furnishings, used vehicles, apparel and medical care. Prices of

household furnishings and health insurance both rose by the most on record on a month-to-month basis.

The report will likely further diminish the chances Biden’s Build Back Better plan will pass.

Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia, who has repeatedly stalled the legislation, has frequently cited inflation as a reason to slim down the package.

The latest CPI figures also reflect an update to the relative importance of certain categories in the consumer basket. The new weights, which are based on spending habits in 2019 and 2020, include changes like a bigger weighting for used cars and trucks – a reflection of how the pandemic changed consumption patterns in the U.S.

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“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.

• Ability to prospect new business via cold calling and other prospecting

techniques including social media where applicable • 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.

Report Job Company address: 1250 Texas Street., Fairfield, CA 94533

Send resume to bill.barno@mcnaughton.media

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS LODIRAL PERSONAL HOMECARE SERVICES

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NUMBER 2019000455 The following person(s) has/have abandoned the use of the Fictitious Business Name(s): Nujaree Suwanwiang, DBA: Thai E-San Kitchen 1440 Ary Lane, Ste B Dixon CA 95620 Solano The Fictitious Business Name referred to above was filed in Solano County on 03/07/2019 File Number 2019000455 1. Nujaree Suwanwiang 2001 Club Center Drive Sacramento CA 95835 Sacramento THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: an Individual 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.)

SIGNATURE OF REGISTRANT: /s/ Nujaree Suwanwiang This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Solano County on the date indicated by the filed stamp above.

CHARLES LOMELI, SOLANO COUNTY CLERK DR# 00052732 Published: Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25, 2022

LOCATED AT 1704 Springs Rd, Vallejo CA 94591 Solano. Mailing Address 1704 Springs Rd Vallejo, CA 94591. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) Loida Ralleta 1704 Springs Rd Vallejo, 94591. 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/ Loida T. Ralleta 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. 2022000083 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00052311 Published: Jan. 21, 28, Feb. 4, 11, 2022

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS BIG H DELI

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

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS SUPERIOR SMOG CHECK

LOCATED AT 4437 Central Place #B, Fairfield CA 94534 Solano. Mailing Address 4437 Central Place #B, Fairfield CA 94534. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) Big H Deli 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/Zeid Msarsa 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. 23, 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. 24, 2022 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2022000119 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00052484 Published: Jan. 28, Feb. 4, 11, 18, 2022

LOCATED AT 2980 Travis Blvd, Fairfield CA 94533 Solano. Mailing Address 2980 Travis Blvd, Fairfield CA 94533. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) Somboon Kitapan 647 Utah St Fairfield, 94522. 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/ Somboon Kitapan 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. 31, 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: Feb. 1, 2022 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2022000173 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00052728 Published: Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25, 2022

LOCATED AT 630 Orange Drive Unit M, Vacaville, CA 95687 Solano. Mailing Address 630 Orange Drive Unit M, Vacaville, CA 95687. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED

BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) Blue Sky Smog 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/ Abdul Jamil Sr. IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION Feb. 8, 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: Feb. 9, 2022 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2022000229 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00052870 Published: Feb. 11, 18, 25, March 4, 2022

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: SUSAN M. EDWARDS Case Number: P051261

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: OLIVIA JEAN BALDAIN Case Number: FPR051241

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Susan D. Edwards A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Sharon Duncan in the Superior Court of California, County of: Solano The Petition for Probate requests that: Sharon Duncan 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.

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Olivia Jean Baldain A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Jeanine Bailey in the Superior Court of California, County of: Solano The Petition for Probate requests that: Jeanine Bailey be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: DATE: MARCH 14, 2022 TIME: 8:30 a.m. DEPT.: 4 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, County of Solano 600 Union Ave Fairfield, CA 94533 Probate 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.

Petitioner: Julie Ann Talbo, Brockway Law, P.C. 415 Russell Avenue, Suite A Santa Rosa, CA 95403 707-757-7550 DR#00052859 Published: Feb.11, 14, 18, 2022

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: DATE: MARCH 2, 2022 TIME: 9:00 a.m. DEPT.: 22 Rm.: 3 (Old Courthouse) SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, County of Solano Old Solano Courthouse 580 Texas Street Fairfield CA 94533 If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1)four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for petitioner: Jeff Klink jeff@klinklaw.com 3200 L Street Sacramento, CA 95816 (916) 455-5575 DR#00052673 Published: Feb. 4, 7, 11, 2022

APN/Parcel ID: 0038-120-240 THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA IN COUNTY OF SOLANO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: PARCEL 2, PARCEL MAP FOR ROBERT GRIFFIN, BEING PARCEL "D", BOOK 3 PARCEL MAPS, PAGE 83 AKA LOT 54, TOLENAS FARM, BOOD 4 MAPS, PAGE 29, POR. SEC. 20, T. 5N., R. 1W, M.D.B & M. EXT., FILED FOR RECORD IN BOOK 25 OF PARCEL MAPS, PAGE 20 SOLANO COUNTY RECORDS DR#00052050 Feb. 4, 11, 18, 2022 SUISUN CITY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed proposals will be received by the City Clerk of the City of Suisun City, 701 Civic Center Blvd, Suisun City, CA, 94585 until 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, for work in accordance with the project plans and specifications to which special reference is made, as follows: McCoy Creek Trail Phase 2 Improvements Project No. ATPL-5032(032) The general work consists of installation of approximately ¾ mile long pedestrian/bike reinforced concrete trail, a prefabricated pedestrian steel bridge over Laurel Creek, bridge abutment reinforced concrete abutments, deep CIDH reinforced concrete pier foundations, vertical curb bulb-outs, enhanced crosswalks, solar powered rectangular rapid flashing beacons RRFBʼs and addition of street lights at each street crossing, traffic striping and pavement markings, signage, replacement of sidewalks and driveways with combined trail ramps/driveway approaches, landscaping, plantings and miscellaneous exercise equipment and furnishings along the new trail, and stackable precast concrete block retaining walls.

Construction work on this project shall begin no later than June 13, 2022, weather permitting.

OBTAINING CONTRACT DOCUMENTS: Copies of the contract document, specifications, and drawings may be obtained by logging on to http://www.blueprintexpress.com/suisuncity or by calling BPXpress Reprographics at 707-745-3593. These items may be obtained by prospective bidders upon receipt of a non-refundable fee of $150.00 per set, plus shipping.

Proposals will be opened and read aloud at 2:00 P.M. at City Hall, on the day specified above.

No pre-bid meeting is scheduled for this project.

For bonding purposes, the Engineers Estimate is $3.2 million.

Inquiries or questions based on alleged patent ambiguity of the plans, specifications or estimate must be communicated as a bidder inquiry prior to bid opening. Any such inquiries or questions, submitted after bid opening, will not be treated as a bid protest.

Refer to Section 2-1.06 of the Special Provisions for requirement of Contractors and Sub-contractors to be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) to be eligible to submit a responsive bid.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1770 et seq. of the Labor Code of California, the Director of Industrial Relations for the State of California has ascertained the current general prevailing rate of wages for employer purposes, in Solano County, State of California.

In accordance with the State of California Administrative Code Title 8, Group 3, Article 2, Section 16109, Publication of Prevailing rates by Awarding Bodies, copies of the applicable determinations of the Director are on file at the Public Works Department of the City of Suisun City and may be reviewed upon request. If there is a difference between the minimum wage rates predetermined by the Secretary of Labor and the prevailing wage rates determined by the Department of Industrial Relations for similar classifications of labor, the Contractor and his subcontractors shall pay not less than the higher wage rate.

Pursuant to Section 1773 of the Labor Code, the general prevailing rate of wages in the county in which the work is to be done has been determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations. These wage rates appear in the Department of Transportation publication entitled General Prevailing Wage Rates. Future effective wage rates, which have been predetermined and are on file with the Department of Industrial Relations are referenced but not printed in said publication.

The Contractor must be properly licensed as a contractor from contract award through Contract acceptance (Public Contract Code, Section 10164). The Contractor shall possess a valid Class A State of California contractorʼs license at the time the contract is awarded. At least 30% of the contract work is to be performed by the prime contractor.

Bids are required for the entire work described herein. This contract is subject to State contract, nondiscrimination and compliance requirements pursuant to Government Code, Section 12990.

The successful bidder shall furnish a bid bond, a payment bond and a performance bond, Materials & Labor Bond, and a one –year warranty bond when work is completed.

The Contractor and all sub-contractors shall possess a valid Suisun City business license prior to start of work.

The City of Suisun City reserves the right to postpone the date and time for the opening of proposals at any time prior to the date and time announced in the advertisement.

Bidders must direct all questions about the meaning or intent of Bidding documents to the City in writing via e-mail to Nick Lozano at nlozano@suisun.com and to Gemma Geluz at ggeluz@suisun.com. Interpretations or clarifications considered necessary by the City in response to such questions will be issued by Addenda via e-mail to those bidders who are on the planholders list maintained by BPXpress Reprographics. All bidders shall confirm that they have been included on the official planholders list maintained by BPXpress Reprographics. The deadline to submit questions is 12:00 noon on February 23, 2022, unless subsequently modified by the City by addendum. Only questions answered by formal written Addenda will be binding. Oral and other interpretations or clarifications will be without legal effect. It shall be the Bidderʼs responsibility to ensure it has received all Addenda issued prior to submitting a bid.

All proposals shall be valid for a period of sixty (60) days after the bid opening. The City of Suisun City reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to waive any defects or informality in the bidding.

DR#00052680 Published: Feb. 2, 11, 18, 2022

On December 14, 2021, the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing indefinitely suspended the license of Carmen Michelle Alaofin, PA License No. RN595337, last known of Fairfield, California, and Shiloh, Illinois, until such time as she proves that she is fit to practice with reasonable skill and safety and was assessed a $500 civil penalty. The Board took this action based on disciplinary action being taken against her license by the proper licensing authority of another state and her failure to report same to the Board.

DR#00052849 Published: Feb. 11, 2022 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: GLORIA JEAN WEATHERS Case Number: P050981 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Gloria Jean Weathers A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Fernando Weathers in the Superior Court of California, County of: Solano The Petition for Probate requests that: Fernando Weathers 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 22, 2022 TIME: 9:00 a.m. DEPT.: 22 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, County of Solano Old Solano Courthouse 580 Texas Street, 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: Fernando Weathers 37605 Barrinson St Palmdale CA 93550 (661) 350-5037 DR#00052589 Published: Feb. 4, 7, 11, 2022 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JOHN K. GUHL Case Number: P051231 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: John K. Guhl A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Justin K. Guhl in the Superior Court of California, County of: Solano The Petition for Probate requests that: Justin K. Guhl 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 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, County of Solano 600 Union Ave Fairfield, CA 94533 Civil (Probate) 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.

Petitioner: Raymond J. Fullerton and Emily V. DeMeo Geary, Shea, O'Donnell, Grattan & Mitchell, P.C. 90 South E Street, Suite 300 Santa Rosa, CA 95404 (707) 545-1660 DR#00052854 Published: Feb.11, 14, 18, 2022

Daily Republic - Friday, February 11, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS CITLALLI BRANDS, SOLANO HISPANO, ORGULLOSAMENTE JALISCIENSE LOCATED AT 2881 Calaveras Drive, Fairfield CA 94534 Solano. Mailing Address 2881 Calaveras Drive, Fairfield CA 94534 ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) Citlalli Flores Zepeda 2881 Calaveras Drive Fairfield, 94534. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: An Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Citlalli Flores Zepeda 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 Feb. 1, 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: Feb. 3, 2022 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2022000202 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00052832 Published: Feb.11, 18, 25, March 4, 2022

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS TIRE PROS & AUTO CARE LOCATED AT 2349 North Texas St, Fairfield, CA 94533 Solano. Mailing Address 4831 Winamac Dr, Sacramento CA 95835. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) Hussnian Sohail 4831 Winamac Dr Sacramento, 95835. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 01/24/2022.

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/ Hussnian Sohail 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. 23, 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. 24, 2022 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2022000118 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00052480 Published: Jan. 28, Feb. 4, 11, 18, 2022

ACCORDING TO THE LEASE BY AND BETWEEN THE FOLLOWING: NAME UNIT CONTENTS LAVONCY WALKER 308 GENERATOR, DRUM SET, TARP...

ORLANDO ACOSTA 337 MENS SHOES, X-MEN FIGURE, FOLDABLE TABLE...

DANILO GABUTINA 462 CROCK POT, STORAGE CABINET, TUBE FLOAT...

PATRICIA THOMPSON 526 BOOKS, COSTUMES, BOARD GAMES...

MARTINA ESPINOZA 556 SOFA, TOYS, BABY BOUNCER...

PATRICIA WEIGAND 580 FOOT MASSSAGER, MATTRESS TOPPER, CLOTHES...

BRIAN JOHNSON 705 DEEP FREEZER, TOOLS, VIDEO GAMES...

EMMA HARRIS 813 SEWING MACHINE, CHAIRS, VACUUM...

EMMA HARRIS 844 SWAMP COOLER, PRINTER, TV...

SHANTARAYE VICKERS 854 SHELVING, WALL ART, MATTRESS...

AND TKG-StorageMart and its related parties, assigns and affiliates IN ORDER TO PERFECT THE LIEN ON THE GOODS CONTAINED IN THEIR STORAGE UNITS. THE MANAGERS HAVE CUT THE LOCK ON THEIR UNITS. Items will be sold or otherwise disposed of on FEBRUARY 24TH, 2022 @ 10:00 am on storagetreasures.com , to satisfy owner's lien in accordance with state statutes, all bids are for the entire contents of the storage unit. StorageMart #2452, 2277 Walters Rd., Fairfield CA. 94533. (707) 429-4177, Opt #2 DR#00052659 Feb. 4, 11, 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 FAIRFIELD-SUISUN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT NOTICE INVITING BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the GOVERNING BOARD OF THE FAIRFIELDSUISUN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, OF THE COUNTY OF SOLANO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, will receive up to, but not later than, March 15, 2022 at 1:00 pm local time that will not be opened publicly, at the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District, Purchasing Department at 2490 Hilborn Road, Fairfield, CA 94534, bids for the following Project: Bid #2136-22 MOBILE GENERATOR Interested vendors are referred to the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District website for details, instructions, bid forms and addenda. It is the responsibility of the bidder to visit the website for all communication and updates. Each bid shall be made on forms prepared by the District in the Contract Documents. Bid packets will be available on February 11, 2022 by 4:00 pm accessed at: https://www.fsusd.org/Page/15594 Bids shall be delivered and addressed to the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District, Attention: Melissa Iriarte, Director of Purchasing & Contract Services, 3rd floor, 2490 Hilborn Road, Fairfield CA 94534, and shall be labeled “Bid #2136-22 Mobile Generator”, due no later than March 15, 2022 on or before 1:00 p.m., local time. Bids will not be considered unless they are received by the proper time. No oral, telegraphic, electronic, facsimile, or telephonic bids or modifications will be considered. It is the responsibility of the Bidder to see that any bid submitted shall have sufficient time to be received by the Purchasing Office before the Bid Submittal Deadline. Bids received after the deadline will be returned unopened.

Bids must bear original signatures and figures.

No bid may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the date set for the opening for bids except as provided pursuant to Public Contract Code section 5100, et seq.

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

DR#00052860 Published: Feb. 11, 18, 2022

B10 Friday, February 11, 2022 — DAILY REPUBLIC

Local From Page B1 Fairfield pulled to within three in the final minute.

Leroy Bryant led Rodriguez with 18 points, while Malik Dawson added nine and Justiz Armstrong eight.

The Falcons got 15 points from Jeremiah Cardwell, 12 each from David Johnson and Ray Holt Jr., and 11 from Vido Caragan.

The JV game was won

by Fairfield, 65-61, in overtime with Rashaud Holt and Evan Smith each scoring 16 to lead the Falcons, with Nicko Ignacio adding 11 and Amari Bryant 10.

Fairfield’s freshman team earned a 68-59 victory behind 19 points from Myron Jones, 13 from Jaiden Johnson and 11 each from Jose Saucedo and Patrick Moten.

Vanden 58, Wood 35: At Vanden’s Jim Boyd Gym, the Vikings (14-12, 8-1) held the Wildcats (17-9, 4-5) to five points in the second quarter and four in the fourth en route to a win that kept them in first place in the MEL and eliminated the latter from Sac-Joaquin Section playoff contention.

Takai Emerson-Hardy led Vanden with 16 points, followed by Tyler Thompson with 13 and Ahsan Huff with eight.

Kanye Kroon, Remy Hardin and Krishna Clay each scored nine points for Wood.

Vanden won the JV game 46-42 with the Vikings (16-4, 6-0) getting 13 points from True Perkins, 11 from Logan Bailey and 10 from Charlie Roark.

Valley Christian 83, Buckingham Charter 57: At Vacaville, the

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Knights () trailed 26-12 after the first quarter and pulled to within 56-51 after the third, but were outscored 27-6 in the fourth.

Ernest Turner paced Buckingham with 19 points, 11 rebounds and four assists, while Ian Cruz had 13 points and three rebounds, and Nigel Harrison 12 points, nine rebounds and two assists.

Prep boys soccer

Mustangs fall 5-0 in first round LOOMIS — The Rodriguez High boys soccer team’s stay in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II playoffs was short one as the 15th-seeded Mustangs were blanked 5-0 by No. 2 Del Oro, Thursday.

The Mustangs (8-9-1) yielded four first-half goals with the Golden Eagles (8-2-4) adding one in the second half. They host No. 7 Cordova of Rancho Cordova in Tuesday’s quarterfinals.

Dixon 1, Wood 0: At Dixon, the eighth-seeded Rams got a goal in the second half and made it stand up for a first-round SJS Division IV win that ended the season for the Wildcats (10-6-1).

JC women’s basketball

Falcons fall short in loss to Yuba MARYSVILLE — Dominique Eaglin notched a double-double and Zaire Brown fell a point shy of duplicating the feat, but it wasn’t enough to keep the Solano Community College women’s basketball team from falling 60-57 to Yuba

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DVC sails to 10-0 win over Solano PLEASANT HILL — The Solano Community College baseball team dropped its third straight game and fifth of six this season with a 10-0 loss to Diablo Valley College, Thursday.

Of the five losses for the Falcons, four have been by 10 runs or more.

No individual stats were available at press time.

Solano swept in DH

by Cosumnes River SACRAMENTO — Britney Lentino’s out-out single in the top of fourth inning was the lone hit for the Solano Community College softball team off Ashlee Toy as the Falcons were swept in a doubleheader, Tuesday, 3-0 and 11-2.

Maleah Martinez started for opener the Falcons, allowing three runs on five hits with five strikeouts and two walks over the first five innings.

Lentino pitched a scoreless inning in relief.

The second game was a struggle for Solano (0-3) in all phases as the Falcons committed five errors that led to seven unearned runs, pitcher Kalia Dondoy yielded 11 hits in four innings and the offense managed seven hits, all singles.

Maleah Martinez, who went 2-for-3 to lead

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

Temperature High/Low.............................74°/42° Average high .......................... 59.9° Average low............................ 41.5° A year ago............................ NA/NA Barometric pressure............30.09 Humidity...................................53%

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the attack, and Kourtney Patrick each drove in runs in the first inning as Solano took an early 2-0 lead. The Hawks got the runs back and then some in the bottom of the first, taking the lead for good with five runs.

JC softball

Almanac

Air Quality Index 55 Precipitation 0-50 51-100 101-150 151-200 201-300 Last 24 hours................................0″ Good Moderate Unhealthy Unhealthy Very sensitive unhealthy Month-to-date.............................0″ Normal Feb. rainfall ............. 3.03″ Source: Bay Area Air Quality Management District Season-to-date.......................... NA Normal seasonal rainfall....24.81″ UV Index This date last year...................... NA 4 Source: NWS and NOAA <2 3-5 6-7 8-10 11+ Source: United States Environmental Protection Agency

in Bay Valley Conference play, Wednesday.

Eaglin finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds, while Brown had nine points and 11 boards.

Cherika Rafan reached double figures with 11 points, with Genesis Ernie-Hamilton and Jaslyn Woods each finishing with seven.

The Falcons (11-9, 6-2) trailed 14-9 after the first quarter and 31-21 at the half before closing the gap to 47-40 after three quarters.

Regional forecast

Correction

Middle school boys basketball Mekhi Madison’s name was misspelled in a story on the Grange Middle School boys basketball team that appeared in Sunday’s Daily Republic.

Davis 76|49 Dixon Santa Rosa 78|50 76|46 Vacaville Napa 77|51 75|46 Fairfield/Suisun City 77|49 Vallejo Benicia 71|51 Rio Vista 74|51 75|46 Concord 74|44 Richmond 72|49 Walnut Creek 75|46 Oakland 72|49 San Francisco 71|52

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Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

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Moonrise..........................1:05 p.m.

Moonset.................4:38 a.m. (Sat.) San New First Qtr. Full Last Qtr. Pablo High Today 8:13 a.m.

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Skyline 16, Solano 2: At Rockville, the Falcons trailed 10-0 before getting on the board with a pair of runs in the bottom of the sixth, both scoring on a Dimitri McLen double, Solano’s lone extra-base hit of the contest.

Starter Dylan Tostrup took the loss, giving up five runs and two hits with four strikeouts and five walks over the first three innings.

Palo Alto 75|48

San Jose 77|46

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•Alpine skiing, men’s giant slalom, final run; freestyle skiing, women’s slopestyle; speed skating, men’s 500 final; ski jumping, men’s individual large hill; and more, Ch. 3, 8:30 p.m.

•Bobsled, women’s monobob, heats 1 and 2, USA, 10 p.m.

•Cross country skiing, men’s 4x10km relay, classical/freestyle, USA, 11 p.m.

•Skeleton, women’s third and final runs; bobsled, women’s monobob, first and second runs; men’s giant slalom, first runs; figure skating, rhythm dance; and more, Ch. 3, 11;30 p.m. (re-air) •Biathlon, women’s pursuit, 10km, USA, 1 a.m. (Sunday) •Hockey, men’s prelims, Finland vs. Sweden, USA, 1:40 a.m.

(Sunday) •Skeleton, women’s third and final runs; bobsled, women’s monobob, first and second runs; men’s giant slalom, first runs; figure skating, rhythm dance; and more, Ch. 3, 2:30 a.m. (Sunday, re-air) •Short track, men’s 500; women’s 3000 relay, USA, 3 a.m.

(Sunday) •Speed skating, women’s 500; men’s team pursuit; freestyle skiing, women’s aerials, qualifying; cross country skiing, men’s 4x10km relay; and more, Ch. 3, 5 a.m. (Sunday) •Hockey, men’s prelims, United States vs. Germany, USA, 5:10 a.m. (Sunday) •Curling, men’s round robin, United States vs. Sweden, USA, 7:30 a.m. (Sunday) Rugby •NRL, Australian Indigenous Men’s All-Stars vs. New Zealand Maori, FS2, 12:30 a.m.

•MLR, Old Glory D.C. vs. Austin, FS1, 6 p.m.

Soccer FIFA Club World Cup •Third-place match, FS2, 4:50 a.m.

•Final, FS2, 8:20 a.m.

Serie A •Lazio vs. Bologna, CBSSN, 6 a.m.

Premier League •Norwich City vs. Manchester City, Ch. 3, 9:30 a.m.

Super Ligue •Giresunspor vs. Fenerbahce, BEIN, 4:55 a.m.

•Galatasaray vs. Kayserispor, BEIN, 9:55 a.m.

Ligue 1 •Montpellier HSC vs. Lille, BEIN, 7:50 a.m.

•Olympique Lyonnais vs. OGC Nice, BEIN, 11:55 a.m.

•AS Monaco vs. FC Lorient, BEIN, 3:50 a.m. (Sunday) •Clermont Foot vs. AS Saint-Etienne, BEIN, 5:55 a.m. (Sunday) •RC Lens vs. Bordeaux, BEIN, 7:55 a.m. (Sunday) Liga MX •Club America vs. Santos Laguna, FS2, 7 p.m.

WSL •Man City vs. Man United, CNBC, 4:30 a.m. (Sunday) Tennis •Center Court, ATP Dallas, ATP Rotterdam, ATP, Buenos Aires, WTA St. Petersburg, semifinals, TENNIS, 3 a.m.

•Center Court, ATP Dallas, ATP Rotterdam, ATP, Buenos Aires, WTA St. Petersburg, semifinals, TENNIS, 10:30 a.m.

•Center Court, ATP Dallas, semifinals, TENNIS, 5 p.m.

•Center Court, ATP Rotterdam, WTA St. Petersburg, finals, TENNIS, 5:30 a.m. (Sunday) Track and field •PUMA American Track League, ESPN2, 7 a.m.

Volleyball College men •UC San Diego at BYU, BYUTV, 6 p.m.

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Wrestling •Maryland at Rutgers, BIG TEN, 11 a.m.

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