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New Covid sick leave leaves out at least 1 in 4 California workers Grace Gedye CALMATTERS

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom last week signed a law that requires large employers in California to offer workers up to 80 hours of Covid-related paid sick leave. But there’s a catch: The bill, which the Legislature passed Feb. 7, doesn’t apply to small employers with 25 or fewer workers. That exemption – which California’s 2021 COovid sick leave law also included – applies to more than 90% of companies in California and leaves at least one in four workers without access to the new paid leave, according to data from California’s Employment Development Department. Without additional leave, most workers in California are legally entitled to just three paid sick days. Early in the pandemic, the federal government was reimbursing employers for Covid sick leave, including small employers. But in September 2021, both the state law and the federal reimburse-

ments for additional paid Covid leave lapsed. “Both state and federal leaders are to blame here for being shortsighted and not anticipating the need for additional paid leave,” said Kristin Schumacher, senior policy analyst for California Budget and Policy Center. California Department of Public Health guidelines say workers who are exposed to Covid or test positive should quarantine or isolate for at least five days. “When people don’t have paid sick days, they will work sick – and that’s a real danger,” said Jenya Cassidy, director of California Work and Family Coalition, which advocates for paid leave policies. This new law is the product of compromise, she said, and it will wind up helping a lot of workers. But, she said, “obviously if we’re trying to do this for public health and for the health and well-being of workers and their families, then why would anybody be exempted? Nobody should be exempted.” “This employee threshold was part of finding compromise with

employer organizations and legislators concerned about the economic impact of the pandemic on small businesses,” said Senate President Toni Atkins, a San Diego Democrat, in a statement.

Bad for smallbusiness workers The vast majority of businesses in California have four or fewer employees, according to data from California’s Employment Development Department. Workers at smaller companies earn lower wages, on average, than employees at larger firms, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s concerning because nationally, workers with household incomes under $25,000 were 3.5 times as likely to miss a week of work due to Covid-19 compared to workers with household incomes of $100,000 or more, according to analysis from the Economic Policy Institute. See Leave, Page A7

WINDSOR, Ontario — The Ambassador Bridge is set to reopen, bringing Canada’s “national economic crisis” to an end, Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens said Sunday. “Border crossings will reopen when it is safe to do so and I defer to police and border agencies to make that determination,” Dilkens tweeted about 11 a.m. Sunday. On Sunday, police at the demonstration site near the Ambassador Bridge engaged protesters for continued enforcement and multiple arrests were made, Windsor Police Service said. “The arrested persons are all facing a charge of mischief. Multiple vehicles within the demonstration area were also seized,” police stated. “You will see a continued police presence in the area in order to maintain an environment that is safe. In an effort to work towards resuming traffic flow, a continuous assessment of the situation is vital to ensure a sustainable solution.”

Before noon, chants of “freedom!” could be heard as demonstrators were cleared out of all areas near the bridge. The Windsor Police Department announced Sunday morning it was stepping up enforcement of a court injunction against the Ambassador Bridge protests. “Enforcement will continue in the demonstration area and there will be zero tolerance for illegal activity. The public should avoid the area,” Windsor police tweeted just before 9 a.m. Sunday. Canadian police are blocking all streets within view of the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor. At about 10:15 a.m. demonstrators and media were ordered to leave the Windsor strip mall at the south side of the Ambassador Bridge or be removed for trespassing. Business owners were asking people to remove their vehicles from the private property. Police are blocking all streets within view of the bridge and limiting media to a sidewalk See Bridge, Page A7

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An armored vehicle slowly follows law enforcement officers as they walk a line through the Ambassador Bridge protesters unhappy over Canada’s Covid-19 mandates, in Windsor, Ontario, Feb. 12, 2022.

Why is a tenant protection bill failing in the state Legislature? Manuela Tobias CALMATTERS

SACRAMENTO — Tenant advocates, racial equity groups, YIMBYs and even some of their usual opponents wanted to see the bill pass. The cities of San Francisco and Los Angeles – which rarely see eye to eye on housing issues – as well as every Democrat on the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee had signed on. So why did Assembly Bill 854, which would have curbed an owner’s ability to evict their tenants using the Ellis Act in rent-controlled jurisdictions, die without even a floor vote in the Democratic-supermajority Assembly? Proponents of the longtime progressive priority – which promised to preserve the stock of affordable apartments amid a historic shortage – point to an aggressive

campaign mounted by the deep-pocketed real estate industry. “It’s insane to see so many groups working really hard on this and then still for it to not be enough because the opposition’s influence on our legislature is so immense,” said Sarah Abdeshahian, an advocate at the Tenderloin Housing Clinic, which co-sponsored the bill. But just as a diverse group of advocates coalesced to support the bill, thousands of property owners – even those outside unincorporated Los Angeles County and 20 rent-stabilized cities directly affected – opposed it, united by a sense that the state is chipping away at their rights, just as Covid-19 has decimated their business. “ ‘It may not be in my area, but it could be, next time,’ ” Sanjay Wagle, senior vice president of governmental affairs at the California Associa-

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An aerial view of the 400 Catalina apartment building (center) and 416 Catalina Street (center left) next door in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles. tion of Realtors, said his members told him. “I think there’s a growing sense of sort of commonality of interest, which may not have existed before, between the Fresno property owner and the San Francisco property owner.” Assemblyman Alex Lee, the Democrat from San Jose who authored

the bill, says the legislation would have passed out of the Assembly and over to the state Senate but for the recent departures of four Democrats: Lorena Gonzalez from San Diego, Ed Chau from Monterey Park, David Chiu from San Francisco and Jim Frazier from Fairfield. Lee is still weighing whether to reintroduce

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“substantially the same bill” next year or this legislative cycle – an option left on the table by having avoided a losing floor vote. Similar bills have been introduced, unsuccessfully, at least three times before. “All those things are on the table luckily, and that’s something we’re still working out with our coalition, given the volatility of resignations,” Lee said. “That’s always our wild card.” “This issue has been

around for years and I understand the vote got very close, with significant new support for many corners,” said Chiu, former chairman of the Assembly Housing and Community Development Community, who co-authored the bill last year and is now San Francisco city attorney. “And so I’m hopeful that there will be a real conversation about this in the coming months.” See Tenant, Page A7

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Valentine’s Day with a Disney focus

Those Disney cards have heard and actually have been one were the gold standard of those people who and you didn’t give decried the “everybody those to just gets a trophy” mentality. anybody, did you? I mean, life just ain’t like Well, in a word, yes. that. I’m writing this the In the I Grew Up in Friday before Super Fairfield Too Facebook Bowl Sunday so I don’t group, locals shared Tony Wade about Valentine’s Days know who is now the The last laugh Super Bowl champion, of their childhoods: but what I do know is Michelle Ryan that the NFL didn’t decide to Myers: This year my grandgive the loser an identical daughter’s fourth-grade class Lombardi award. has the option to do it the way Now some may say that the we did it back in the day. She “everybody gets a trophy” thing opted out. She said, “It’s not like is a new phenomenon, but I I love everyone in my class, have evidence to the contrary: Grandma. I mean I like them, Valentine’s Day back when but not enough to give them a I was a kid. love card.” Here’s how it went down: Cynthia Simpson: That was You bought a box of Valentine’s actually a good idea. When we cards and then were forced to didn’t do it that way, I give one to every single kid in got maybe two. the class. That bully, Rick Linda Kelley: We had it that Moriarity, who punched me in you signed a card, but didn’t the stomach near the monkey address it. You could make out bars at recess? He gets a one for the whole class. The valentine. Susan Yak, who I teacher put them all in a box have had a crush on since first and we had a Valentine’s grade? She gets a valentine. The parade where we just stuck our new kid whose name I can’t hand in and picked out a card. It remember who wears pants that was fun seeing whose you got are flooding and always smells and how many from the same like peanut butter? He gets person. I remember it as a valentine. just being fun. I was like a prepubescent Chuck Davis: In elementary Oprah Winfrey: “You get a school we had to give cards to valentine! You get a valentine! everyone in class, but I spent a You get a valentine! Everybody lot of time going through the box gets a valentine!” of cards to find just the right It was ludicrous. ones for the girls I liked. Then I Still, it messed with my head would spend more time carewhen I got one from a girl I had fully selecting the heart candies with the words I wanted them to a crush on (Susan Yak was just read. All the rest just went one of a long stream of girls I willy-nilly into the envelopes. I never, ever talked to but my was very clever, maybe a little eyes adored. So close, so close too clever because it never and yet so far). What I mean is, worked! And still does not to this if they gave me a generic day. I need to up my game. drugstore valentine, that was Maybe some Haiku. . . . one thing. But if I got one that I came across a 1965 ad from featured a Walt Disney characRagle’s Pharmacy which used ter, well now, that was to be located downtown at something altogether different.

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Tony Wade as a Sith Lord, his wife Beth as a Jedi Knight and their pooch Chunky Tiberius Wade as a Jedi Master in the Valentine’s Day art Tony had made for Beth. 932 Texas St., which I thought at a quick glance was about Valentine’s Day. It was not. The two big letters highlighted “VD” referred to . . . well, venereal disease. Sorry for taking this column in an awkward direction just now. Anyway, I know many people get stressed about Valentine’s Day. Single people, couples, married folks: It can be viewed like some sort of test of love or something. It has never been that way for me personally. I usually get my wife Beth a card and we go out to eat. However, a couple of years ago we decided, just for us, to not use food as

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celebration anymore. I also did not get her a card this year (generic or Disney), much less jewelry or anything like that. My gift mixed old school with our shared pop culture geekiness. Make Me Jedi, a company that creates personalized works of art, lured me in with their unique and fun products. Well, that and their 50% off Valentine’s Day deal. Our artwork features me as a Sith Lord (Raiders fans are all Sith Lords), Beth as a Jedi and our pooch Chunky Tiberius Wade as a Jedi Master about to put a rebel beat down

on someone. Oh, and I just remembered that Star Wars is owned by Disney now so it ties back to our childhood nicely. I’m not giving one to anybody else, though. 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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Obituaries Johanna ‘Annie’ Strybos June 26, 1929 — Feb. 3, 2022

Johanna ‘Annie’ Strybos, of Fairfield, California, passed away at home on Feb. 3, 2022, at the age of 92. She was surrounded by the love of her family. Annie was born Johanna Francina Coenraadina Huberta Pronk on June 26, 1929, in Holland. She and her husband, Trudo Petrus Strybos, bravely immigrated to America on an ocean liner, The Maasdam, crossing the Atlantic Ocean in 1950 in search of a new life. They were 21 years old. She fondly recalled her first glance at Lady Liberty in New York Harbor. This was her chance at freedom. Neither of them spoke English, but they learned fast and became citizens of the United States shortly thereafter. They eventually settled in Fairfield, California. They were married for 40 years until his passing on April 12, 1990. She studied to become a Nursing Assistant, and compassionately cared for homebound elderly patients. She was an active bowler, and loved playing cards regularly with friends and family. She was known for her delicious Dutch cooking. She will forever be lovingly remembered by her family and many friends. She is survived by her children, Lori and John of Fairfield, California, and Maria of Bellingham, Washington; she was blessed by nine grandchildren, Amanda, Zach, Tyler, Cayse, Jason, Sarah and Elizabeth (twins), Annie and Jessica; and 12 great-grandchildren, Nevaeh, Anastazia, Charlie, Lila, Mavis, Johanna, Dylan, Cassidy, Layla, Zayn, Christian and Anthony. She was preceded in death by her husband, Trudo; son, Peter; twin granddaughters, Sarah and Elizabeth; and great-granddaughter, Anastazia. A private graveside service will be at a later date. Arrangements under the care of Fairfield Funeral Home, 707-425-1041. Please sign the guestbook at www.fairfieldfuneral-home.com.

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.

SF Flyway Festival has something for everyone TRIBUNE CONTENT AGENCY

Each year the San Francisco Flyway Festival seems to have everything that a longtime bird enthusiast would want. For those just getting into the sport, the 27th Annual event had something for those people as well. On Saturday morning, Mare Island Preserve Field Guide Michelle Eliker gave a tour and hike along the San Pablo Bay Trail on Mare Island titled, “Beginning Birding for All Ages.” New enthusiasts were taught lessons on how to spot birds and the best ways to capture great photos of them. Along the trail near a pond, Eliker helped a few people spot out Buffleheads, Wigeons, Coots, Dabbling Ducks and even a Red Tail Hawk to name a few. “My mom was a birder, so growing up one day in Southern California I looked up and say a beautiful yellow and red bird called a western tanager,” Eliker said. “From then on I was hooked. To this day when I saw one (western tanager) it brings me back to that first day.” Eliker told the inexperienced bird watchers that the most important thing when starting out is to look all around for movement. “You’ll see movement first,” Eliker said. “But habitat is also important.

If you’re looking at a pond at a certain time you can expect to see movement at a certain time.” Eliker went on to say the four things that can really help out someone watching birds for the first time is sound, shape, habitat and movement. “It’s fun to do this event every year and getting new birders and finding out how they get excited for the sport,” Eliker said. “It’s also great to be outside and be in the beauty of nature.” Molly Kauffman and Bill Bonnett were just two people taking advantage of Eliker hosting a hike and tour during the Flyway Festival. “We live in Sunnyvale and we’re always looking for things to do outside,” Kauffman said. “We started hiking more and we went to Pinnacles National Park but there weren’t too many birds. It turned out we need better binoculars.” Eliker also told the new enthusiasts that a good pair of binoculars was the way to go instead of a tripod and camera when first starting out. “You want a pair of binoculars that have about an 8 by 30 magnification,” Eliker said. “That will set you out on the right path. After that if you get more interested you can always See Flyway, Page A8

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Rush Ranch hosts a Get the Rush open house each month.

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SUISUN CITY — The Solano Land Trust will host the Get the Rush open house from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday. Activities include a Discovery Science area, Access Adventure waggon rides and visits to a working blacksmith’s shop. A Marsh Walk starts at 10:30 a.m. Covid-19 safety measures will be in place with face coverings strongly recommended. Get the Rush happens the third Saturday of each month. No advance registration is required. Admission is free. A separate Mindfulness Meditation and Yoga Hike starts at 9 a.m. and requires advance registration by email to solanolandtrust.org. Rush Ranch is located at 3521 Grizzly Island Road outside of Suisun City.

Roaring ’20s theme for fundraiser Soroptimist International of Central Solano County invites the community to support its virtual fundraiser, “Soroptimist Speakeasy: The Roaring ’20s,” to celebrate the group’s 20th anniversary. Slip into your best flapper attire, enjoy hot jazzy music, grab your hooch and learn how to mix a 1920s cocktail such as the French 75 during the “Mixology with Jackie” presentation. Red-hot silent auction items can be bid on from your phone for those of you who want to break into your stash of mad money. The event will occur from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $60 per person and include champagne and dessert (drive-thru pick up Saturday). Tickets and sponsorships may be purchased through www. sicentralsolano.com/ spring-fund-raiser, or checks may be made to SI Central Solano County and mailed to P.O. Box 225, Fairfield, CA 94533. All donations support programs for women and girls. Soroptimist is a global volunteer organization that provides women and girls with access to the education and training they need to achieve economic empowerment. The national Soroptimist

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organization celebrated 100 years of service in 2021. The Soroptimist International of Central Solano County will celebrate 20 years of service in June. They have made donations to the community of more than $35,000 per year in support of programs for women and girls. For more information, visit their website, send an email to tempe. hoover@sicentralsolano. com or call 707-290-6953.

Osby Davis to speak at Black History event Osby Davis, a former county supervisor and Vallejo mayor, will be one of the keynote speakers Thursday at a Black History Month gathering. 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 event will occur from noon to 1:15 p.m. The cost is $25 for bar members and $40 for nonmembers. Confirm reservation at scba@ solanobar.org. Members get one hour of MCLE credit.

Garden Club to talk roses at next meeting The Fairfield Garden Club will hear from master rosarian and president of the North Bay Roses Society, Karen Anne McCann, at the February Garden Club meeting. McCann will talk about growing and caring for roses. Roses are some of the most popular and beautiful plants grown. Many novice and experienced gardeners are intimidated by the rose plant and think they are harder to grow than they really are. But the truth is, with a little care and know-how, you can grow gorgeous rose bushes that will produce perfect blooms for you to enjoy season after season. The talk begins at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Fairfield Adult Recreation Center, 1200 Civic Center Drive.

For more information, call Mary Colridge at 707-330-9920.

League of Women Voters will host series

City set to provide info on project

The League of Women Voters Solano County is hosting a discussion of Heather McGhee’s “The Sum of Us” during a series of virtual events. “ ‘The Sum of Us’ proposes that a rising tide of awareness of racist policies and beliefs will ‘lift all boats.’ If racism is removed from public policymaking, shared interests prevail, and everyone benefits. ‘The Sum of Us’ illustrates McGhee’s conviction that racism fuels bad policymaking: Across the nation, she illustrates how a ‘solidarity dividend’ enables public policy that reflects the needs of all,” the organizers said in a statement. A pair of 90-minute discussions will take place at 3 and 7 p.m. Wednesday. Other sessions are scheduled at 3 and 7 p.m. Feb. 23, March 2, March 9 and March 16. Send an email along with with contact information and your choice of session to league host Craig Paterson at patersoncc@gmail. com. A Zoom link close to the start date will be returned.

The city’s Public Works Engineering Division will hold a virtual meeting from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday to update the community on the status of the Downtown Striping and Intersection Improvement Project. The goal of this project is to divert commuter/cutthrough traffic, increase on-street parking, install bike lanes and convert traffic signals off of Texas Street. Visit the city web page at fairfield.ca.gov/ meeting for access to the virtual information about the meeting. For more information, send an email to Public Works Assistant Engineer Phil Layoso at playoso@ fairfield.ca.gov or call 707-428-7505.

Tri-City NAACP hosts BHM event The second annual Black History Celebration in Vacaville is scheduled for noon Saturday at CreekWalk Plaza in Andrews Park. The theme of the event is “Amplify Our Voices: Be(coming) The Change in Vacaville, California.” Commemorative banners will hang on the Second Street Bridge for the month. “The celebration will honor African American changemakers in Vacaville, with a special focus on young people,” a statement from the event organizers said. “The goal of this year’s Black History Month Celebration is to educate the community about the contributions of African Americans to Vacaville that are also worth noting and celebrating year-round.” A complete list of honorees will be announced prior to the free community event. Andrews Park is located along the 600 block of East Monte Vista Avenue. The Vacaville Public Library-Town Square branch backs onto the park, which is also accessible from downtown at Davis and Main streets. For more information, send an email to Johnicon George at president@ tri-citynaacp.org or Brooke Fox at info@ downtownvacaville.com.

Handful of gov’t meetings on calendar Central Solano County recents have an opportunity this week to take part in a number of government meetings that all open to the public. They include: n Fairfield Suisun Sewer District Executive Committee, 4:30 p.m. Monday, 1010 Chadbourne Road, executive conference room, Fairfield (teleconference only). Info: fssd.com. n Fairfield City Council, 6 p.m. Tuesday, City Council chamber, 1000 Webster St. (teleconference only). Info: www.fairfield.ca.gov/gov/ city_council. n Solano Irrigation District, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Lake Berryessa Room, 810 Vaca Valley Parkway, Vacaville. Info: ca-sid. civicplus.com. n Vacaville Planning Commission, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Vacaville City Hall, council chamber, 650 Merchant St. Info: www.ci.vacaville.ca.us. n Suisun City Council, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, City Council chamber, 701 Civic Center Blvd. Info: www.suisun.com/ government/city-council.

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Reflections on love at Valentine’s Dear Readers: Wishing you all a Happy Valentine’s Day! May this year be filled with love, forgiveness and joy. Below are a few of some beautiful poems on the subject of love – both romantic love and the love of nature.

And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance or nature’s changing course untrimm’d; But thy eternal summer shall not fade, Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st; Nor shall death Annie Lane brag thou wander’st Dear Annie (love is more thicker in his shade, than forget) When in eternal lines to time By e. e. cummings thou grow’st: love is more thicker So long as men can breathe than forget or eyes can see, more thinner than recall So long lives this, and this more seldom than a gives life to thee. wave is wet Sonnet 43: How Do more frequent than to fail I Love Thee? it is most mad and moonly By Elizabeth Barrett Browning and less it shall unbe How do I love thee? Let me than all the sea which only count the ways. is deeper than the sea I love thee to the depth and love is less always breadth and height than to win My soul can reach, when less never than alive feeling out of sight less bigger than the For the ends of being and least begin ideal grace. less littler than forgive I love thee to the level of it is most sane and sunly every day’s and more it cannot die Most quiet need, by sun and than all the sky which only candle-light. is higher than the sky I love thee freely, as men Sonnet 18: Shall I Compare strive for right. Thee to a Summer’s Day? I love thee purely, as they By William Shakespeare turn from praise. Shall I compare thee to a I love thee with the summer’s day? passion put to use Thou art more lovely and In my old griefs, and with more temperate: my childhood’s faith. Rough winds do shake the I love thee with a love I darling buds of May, seemed to lose And summer’s lease hath all With my lost saints. I love too short a date; thee with the breath, Sometime too hot the eye of Smiles, tears, of all my life; heaven shines, and, if God choose, And often is his gold comI shall but love thee better plexion dimm’d; after death.

Horoscopes ARIES (March 21-April 19). You want to get to know someone but you’re not ready to reveal everything about yourself just yet. Don’t think too hard about how to proceed. It’s a dance, not a science. Feel the rhythm and go. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Realizing the implications, you are not sure if you want to jump at the opportunity for more power. Authority implies responsibility for others. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Socially, you have many options today. Don’t be discouraged by those who seem to relish creating doubt. To surround yourself with positive people is to live in sunshine. CANCER (June 22-July 22). This isn’t a fairytale but a love story, full of magic stitched into the details with golden thread. Tend to the little things and the big picture shimmers. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Affection comes in many forms. It can feel like butterflies that accompany high hopes of connection, the pangs of longing or something similar to what you feel when you see food coming at a restaurant. It’s all good! VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Love is a verb. Today you

Daily Cryptoquotes

When You Are Old By William Butler Yeats When you are old and grey and full of sleep, And nodding by the fire, take down this book, And slowly read, and dream of the soft look Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep; How many loved your moments of glad grace, And loved your beauty with love false or true, But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you, And loved the sorrows of your changing face; And bending down beside the glowing bars, Murmur, a little sadly, how Love fled And paced upon the mountains overhead And hid his face amid a crowd of stars. Come, and Be my Baby By Maya Angelou The highway is full of big cars going nowhere fast And folks is smoking anything that’ll burn Some people wrap their lies around a cocktail glass And you sit wondering where you’re going to turn I got it. Come. And be my baby. Some prophets say the world is gonna end tomorrow But others say we’ve got a week or two The paper is full of every kind of blooming horror And you sit wondering What you’re gonna do. I got it. Come. And be my baby.

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Today’s birthday You’ll shine as you influence, teach, help many and get paid. Celebrate to the hilt; you’ve long worked for this. You’ll see a happy resolution to a family problem. Your personal life gets velvety smooth, which makes all else feel good, even breathing. Also featured: Hot tickets and a brilliant investment. Leo and Pisces adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 2, 7, 1, 17 and 30.

are likely to work love, play love, dance love and speak love today. Just don’t buy love because if it’s for sale, it’s probably not love. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’re a skilled sculptor, shaping relationships and turning them into works of art. The choices you make will define your love, and the actions you take will confirm it. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Despite knowing that the person who cares the least in the relationship has the most

control, you would rather care more and submit to the wide array of feelings attachment can produce. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21). You will be attracted to the person who challenges you. You’ll sing the song, play the game, meet the challenge . . . and then you’ll do it all over again at the next level and then the next. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19). While you are inspired and impressed by people with noble qualities, it is also important to be around people who make you feel like you belong and are accepted. You’ll get the best of both worlds. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 18). True happiness is impossible to achieve in isolation; it is dependent upon the contentment of others. You’ll have evidence of their contentment today, fortifying your sunshine agenda. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Like every other human, you occasionally experience moments of self-doubt. Yet you show up, a beacon of competence, ready to take on the challenge. The power of your presence attracts love.

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A candidate to improve California GOP’s image?

t one level, it makes absolutely no sense for state Sen. Brian Dahle or any other Republican to run for governor of California. The state’s sharp political shift from a purple state where the GOP could often win to one of the nation’s bluest bastions, which began a quarter-century ago, dooms any Republican candidate for any statewide office. Running against an incumbent Democratic governor with fairly high approval ratings and who has twice garnered nearly two-thirds of the votes, as Dahle declared he wants to do, is a political kamikaze mission. Nevertheless, Dahle, who represents a sprawling senate district in the state’s northeastern corner, will give it a try, hoping against hope that public unhappiness about Gov. Gavin Dan Walters Newsom’s one-man management of the Covid-19 pandemic will give him an opening. “I love California, this amazing, beautiful state that used to be the land of opportunity,” Dahle said as he declared his candidacy in Redding. “But its leadership is so poor that people are running for the state line . . . trust me, if you get four more years of this dictator, it will cost you a lot more.” “I am not some smooth-talking wine salesman from San Francisco,” he added. “I’m a farmer from Bieber. You might say I’m the underdog.” He certainly is. It would take some sort of cataclysmic collapse by Newsom – some act of omission or commission that turned millions of Californians against him – to give Dahle or any other Republican even a slight chance of prevailing. Newsom does have a tendency to fall on his face, as shown by his infamous attendance at a lobbyist’s birthday party without mask while exhorting Californians to mask-up. But it would take a much larger screwup to turn the tide this year. All of that notwithstanding, by running for governor this year, Dahle could do something to help the California GOP, which now claims fewer than a quarter of the state’s registered voters – make it more respectable. Although the GOP’s decline began in the 1990s for a variety of political, economic and demographic reasons, the advent of Donald Trump as the party’s commanding figure accelerated its descent into irrelevance. In 2018, midway through Trump’s presidency, Republicans lost half of their California congressional seats, and while the party rebounded a bit in 2020, Democrats continue to play the Trump card. Newsom’s campaign spokesman, Nathan Click, dismissed Dahle’s candidacy as showing a “sad state of affairs for the California Republican Party.” “They are trying to pass off the same milqueTrump-toast that Californians soundly rejected last year,” Click said in a statement. Dahle has the reputation of being a mainstream conservative and a serious lawmaker, more Reaganite than Trumpie, and would perform a valuable service for his party and the state by separating himself from Trump and his acolytes. It would be difficult, especially since Dahle’s rural district is a hotbed of Trump cultists, as witnessed by the recent recall of a Republican Shasta County supervisor accused of not being militant enough. The image of Republicans today not only hurts the party in a state like California, but hurts California because it needs a healthy twoparty political system to curb the Democrats’ loonier element. The state works best when politics are playing out in the moderate middle, where consensus and compromise prevail. A dignified, issue-oriented Republican challenge to Newsom, either by Dahle or another candidate, could begin to polish the party’s tarnished brand and help it regain credibility among no-party-preference moderates. They are as numerous as GOP voters and some are unhappy with the Democrats’ left turn and Newsom’s somewhat erratic ways. 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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The true intention of Jan. 6 not being said

hile the House Select During the violent riots Committee investiwithin the George Floyd gates and the news protests, President Donald media pontificates Trump also did not invoke on what 100,000 adults at the the Act because several Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, had governors refused federal in their minds, let us logiassistance while their cities cally evaluate the facts and were in chaos and burning. compare them to opinions The Jan. 6 march was that many are espousing. planned to protest election Earl Heal President Joe Biden proceedings and integrity. promptly labeled the gathering an Attendees did not intend to overthrow insurrection and some have applied the government. Was their objecthat term to the entire crowd in an tive not similar to Virginia parents official House assembly. The media strongly objecting to Louden County has widely employed a term, “Threat school boards questionable teachto democracy.” ing? Of 100,000 or more attendees on The Insurrection Act of 1807 was Jan. 6, 725 (0.7%) were arrested and enacted for suppression of civil disonly five were sentenced for physiorder, insurrection or rebellion and cal assault to a year or more in jail. has been invoked 27 times. It proProsecutors reported most interrovides statutory exception to the Posse gated people testified they were there Comitatus Act, which limits federal to demonstrate concern over election military use for law enforcement. It procedure and integrity. requires the president to proclaim Acting Defense Secretary Chrisan order to the insurgents to distopher C. Miller testified, during a perse before invocation. Causes have Jan. 3 meeting, that President Trump included a slave rebellion, Civil War, asked if National Guard troops would suppression of the Ku Klux Klan, be needed and was told no. However, labor disputes, enforcement of deseg- Capitol Police Chief Steven Sung did regation in Alabama and Mississippi place his forces on alert. and five times for race riots in the Prosecution so far indicates 1960s. Alabama’s Democratic govercharges were for misdemeanors (e.g., nor George Wallace – even when his trespassing or entering a restricted actions defied the law – was not cast area) plus five convicted for physias an “insurrectionist.” cal assault. One handgun, never fired, Presidents in later years have is far from Biden’s proclamation of sometimes considered invoking the insurrection. If any protestor is found Insurrection Act lawfully without the to have had government overthrow respective governor’s request but in mind, he should be ferreted from did not because of inconsistency with the 100,000 attendees and prosecuted past precedent, political difficulty and accordingly. the potential for such a move to be There were no insurrection deemed unconstitutional. charges made in the Department of

Justice Jan. 15, 2022, report. From evidence published so far, the Capitol riot was a normal demonstration that a small faction led out of control. The absence of insurrection charges apparently embarrassed some scaremonger members of Congress to object and rumors now indicate some insurrection charges are going to be issued. Will the juries convict or follow past precedent? Leadership at all organization levels generally falls into two broad categories: team players and autocrats. America’s presidential history illustrates both. Both may succeed in their objectives. The team player, as a statesman, will gamble his next reelection on faith in the people and do what is best for the state. The autocrat will publicly support some popular issues but distract the voters with something to fear when promoting a less popular issue that disregards historic freedoms. A response to the Jan. 6 riot has been a deeply flawed Democratic voting rights bill to remove most voting security protection. Fortunately, it failed to pass so far. Peaceful Capitol marches have a long history, but this was not one of them. No one condones the violence, but this was not insurrection. What occurred Jan. 6, 2021, as disturbing as it is, cannot be used to justify a voting bill that cancels time-proven safeguards. Earl Heal is a retired Air Force officer, former airline pilot and former member of the Solano County Republican Central Committee. Contact him at healearlniki@att.net.

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ere’s something Congress out of its chamwe can all agree bers chanting, “Nancy, where on: This country is are you?” and “Hang Mike an angry mess. Pence”? The Three PercentBut why? Multiple polls ers are “ordinary citizens?” show that on many important This is a turning point. issues the differences are not More than 140 former Repubgreat. On gun control, trade, lican leaders and officials education, Russia and China, were awakened from their and even immigration the difJack Batson habitual silence and said the ferences are what one could awful truth: The RNC “has normally expect between liberals ceded control of a once-great moveand conservatives. So why are we so ment to grifters and extremists.” angry with each other? Finally! This followed Mike Last week I ventured my guess, Pence’s statement a few days which has come from years of wonbefore that “President Trump is dering. We have an out-of-control wrong. I did not have the power to right-wing media. change the election [on Jan. 6].” Conservatives will immediately Sen. Mitch McConnell has also had counter with CNN and MSNBC along enough, calling the Jan. 6 attackers with the other mainstream media “insurrectionists.” outlets. Don’t be deceived. Watch But make no mistake. Donald an hour of MSNBC and an hour of Trump is still in complete control Fox in the evening. One’s tone is of the party and his followers clearly mocking and angry, and the remain fanatics. other reports in a normal tone. One How and why? Trump has engaged is geared to enrage and the other’s in conspiracy stories that bear no voice is normal. resemblance to reality. It began on It’s dividing our country and Day One. “I had the largest inauthreatening our entire political heriguration audience in history!” And tage – democracy. it hasn’t stopped. “I won the elecIf you don’t think it’s that bad, tion, by a lot!” you only have to reflect on what We now can say that a huge the Republican National Commitnumber of people can’t resist contee did last week. It censured its two spiracy theories. I will guess they’re members on the House Committee also usually conservatives. That was on Jan. 6, Adam Kinzinger and Liz certainly true during the McCarCheney, for “participating in a Demthy years. I recently read that 20% of ocrat-led persecution of ordinary our population is now “unconnected citizens engaged in legitimate politiwith reality.” cal discourse.” What can cause such a widespread What a bombshell! Legitimate phenomenon? Only a conspiratorialpolitical discourse is breaking doors centered media. And I include in that and windows of the Capitol, attacking police, urinating on walls, driving all the wild books, websites and blogs

that churn out conspiracies galore. And why do people do it? Money. There’s big, big bucks in it. Ask Rupert Murdoch or Sean Hannity. I engaged last week with two victims of this machine. The first was in my barbershop. My wife gives excellent cuts, but after Covid, I’m back to the shop to hear all the scuttlebutt. Last week, did I ever! Did you know that George Washington was our eighth president? Did you know that the present Constitution is not the original? It was secretly discarded in 1871. That the person we see today as Hillary Clinton is really a look-alike? And, yes, she is in a blood cult. The whole federal government and the two political parties are corrupt. This chap was in his late 20s and obviously intelligent. Where did he get all this, I asked. And sure enough, the answer was what I hear from many conservatives: “I do my own research.” The other was from a man I’ve known for maybe six months. He’s intelligent, generous and otherwise ordinary. He thinks that since JFK both parties, the government and CIA have been behind the entire drug trade. He just took some Ivermectin horse de-wormer and “it worked.” He almost trembled as he spoke. These men are victims of an enormous conspiracy machine. I don’t think our country can survive if it continues. I think the GOP certainly won’t. Jack Batson is a former member of the Fairfield City Council. Reach him by email at jsbatson@prodigy.net.

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Bridge From Page One beside a gas station. About 40 demonstrators were there. Some had wrapped themselves in Canadian flags and held signs that read “No Vax Mandates” and “(explicit) Trudeau.” Tom Lyons, a retired Windsor firefighter, is among the supporters. Lyons said while he supports the vaccines, he also supports the truckers who are against the mandates. “I believe that 90% of truckers are vaccinated but they don’t like the idea of the mandates and digital tracking,” said Lyons, 70. “Crazy thing is the truckers drive alone all the time. The old one-size-fits-all doesn’t fit all the time. The protest is just starting to impact trade with the automotive industry and Windsor feeder plants have had to send people home. A good majority of people I talk to support this.” Earlier, at about 8:15 a.m., Windsor police had tweeted

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Protecting small landlords – or big business? The bill took aim at the Ellis Act, a 1985 state law that allows owners of rent-controlled properties to evict their tenants if they take all the units of a building off the rental market – a path that could otherwise be blocked by local governments guarding the precious stock of affordable units. Once off the market, those apartments can be sold as condos or demolished to make way for new homes. More than 27,000 rentcontrolled units have been removed in Los Angeles since 2001 using the Ellis Act, while San Francisco has lost about 5,000 units since then. And they’re sorely needed: the California Housing Partnershipestimates1.2million low-income renter households don’t have access to an affordable home, and building a new government-subsidized unit costs an average of $500,000. Lee’s bill mandated a five-year holding period before evicting tenants – an attempt to allow struggling property owners to go out of business, as had been the law’s original intent, while preventing speculators from buying up cheap properties and flipping them overnight. The bill also restricted the use of such evictions to one building per owner per decade. That would significantly curb Ellis Act evictions, as three-quarters of evictions in Los Angeles between 2016 and 2019 occurred within five years of purchase, according to a recent analysis by Alexander Ferrer, policy and research analyst at SAJE in Los Angeles.

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that it was making arrests and towing cars. Vehicles blocking the bridge were also removed Saturday and police warned that protesters who remained at or near the bridge would face arrest if they did not leave. At 5:30 p.m. Saturday, nine hours after Canadian police began enforcing the injunction, the two sides seemed to reach a stalemate that continued deep into the evening. On Sunday, police at the demonstration site engaged protesters for continued enforcement and multiple arrests were made, Windsor Police Service said. “The arrested persons are all facing a charge of mischief. Multiple vehicles within the demonstration area were also seized,” police stated. “You will see a continued police presence in the area in order to maintain an environment that is safe. In an effort to work towards resuming traffic flow, a continuous assessment of the situation is vital to ensure a sustainable solution.”

“You tear down an old building, you want to build something that’s going to maximize your income,” said John Greenwood, the developer’s attorney. “So it’s hard to incentivize building lowincome property. And these Ellis Act evictions do displace poorer people, that’s understood. But, you know, that’s also the definition of progress – making things better.” According to Greenwood, the tenant will be able to rent an affordable unit in the new building, provided she qualifies. Ellis Act restrictions in LA stipulate that if a developer builds market-rate units, a portion of them must be affordable, or all the units must be rentcontrolled after the initial rent is set. But in contrast to rent-controlled units, affordable housing usually comes with income and immigration status restrictions, and sometimes, a long waitlist. Demolishing rent-stabilized housing to make way for exponentially more housing is taking place across Los Angeles, according to Moira O’Neill, senior research fellow at the Center for Law, Energy and the Environment at UC Berkeley, who recently coauthored a report for the California Air Resources Board about social equity in housing development patterns. O’Neill and her colleagues found that the demolition of at least 2,400 housing units in LA between 2014 and 2017 gave way to at least 12,000 new units. But the demolition of 1,600 units that were rent stabilized gave way to only about 1,300 affordable units on those same sites. Their geographic distribution was particularly troubling. While every neighborhood type saw a loss of rent-stabilized units, most were lost in more

and UPS have seen their stock soar during the pandemic, profit margins for many small businesses have worn thin. Larger employers generally have more cash on hand and easier access to credit, so they might have an easier time adapting to new costs, said David Nelson, director of public policy for California Asian Pacific Chamber of Commerce. “If the exemption was not put in place for small businesses, a mandate

like that likely could have been the death knell for many small businesses, especially minority small businesses,” said Nelson. He estimates the average Asian American and Pacific Islander-owned business in California has between four and 12 employees. But leaving small businesses out entirely wasn’t the only option lawmakers had to soften the impact. California will have a $21 billion surplus for the coming budget year, based on the Newsom administration’s projections. Seemingly everyone involved in California state politics has their own idea for how to spend it. That includes smallbusiness advocates, who say the state could have reimbursed small-business owners for providing additional paid sick leave to workers. “We recognize, especially with another historic surplus in the budget, that there are ways that

the administration could make this place that small-business owners are in much easier,” said Bianca Blomquist, California policy director for the advocacy group Small Business Majority. Other small-business groups opposed the law, despite the exemption for small employers. “There’s this assumption by the progressives in the Capitol that employers are not doing their part,” and making leave available, said John Kabateck, California state director for the National Federation of Independent Businesses. “California is rich with employee leave programs,” he said, pointing to a list of leave programs, many of which do not apply to workers exposed to Covid-19, such as time to serve on a jury, or for victims of domestic violence to file restraining orders. Jim Relles, a florist in Sacramento, is glad the

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maintain peace & order.” An Ontario judge granted an injunction Friday against protesters but crowds remained defiant over the weekend despite it. The protesters are in opposi-

understated. Some landlords, he said, have gone nearly two years without rent payments, thanks to eviction bans, while still having to upkeep their properties. “Among small rental property owners there’s this sense of, ‘Wait a minute. We’re enduring all these problems right now and again, more burdens are being placed,’ ” he said. Tenant attorney Sean Chandra, from Public Counsel in Los Angeles, said the threat of an Ellis Act eviction remains a crucial tool for landlords, even if the court process isn’t completed. Instead of going through the Ellis Act, which mandates relocation costs between $8,650 and $22,350 depending on a renter’s age, income and tenure in the building, some owners pay tenants to leave by their own choice in “cash for keys” arrangements. Chandra’s client, who declined to be interviewed, is facing an Ellis Act eviction at 416 S.Catalina St. in Koreatown. The elderly woman and her adult son are paying $975 a month for their two-bedroom in the six-unit building, where they moved in 1996. The stucco-clad, L-shaped two-story, originally commissioned by a Los Angeles Times advertising executive in 1940, was deemed historic by the city, which means it can’t be demolished. The owner is hoping to mount it on a truck and move it elsewhere – and renting isn’t in the picture. The owner plans to erect a luxury tower in its place – following in the footsteps of a 61-unit tower next door, where a 576-foot studio rents for $2,654 a month and where, according to the building’s website, “living your best life has never been easier.”

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Late Saturday, Windsor police tweeted that it had arrested a 27-year-old male for “a criminal offense in relation to the demonstration. Officers will intervene when necessary to ensure the safety of the public &

But because of a glaring lack of transparency around who owns buildings in California, the effect on mom-and-pop landlords – a group the Legislature holds dearly – is difficult to determine. In an opposition letter to lawmakers, the California Association of Realtors asserted the bill would devastate “Struggling Small Property Owners Who Are Seniors or Individuals of Color.” “I think it’s concernmongering for a problem that we don’t know exists,” Ferrer said, citing the lack of demographic data on property owners. Wagle cited anecdotal evidence from their members. Ferrer’s analysis found that owners who had a property registered under their own name evicted tenants, on average, eight years after purchase – while limited liability companies, responsible for more than half of those evictions, did so in an average of just three years. But in California, it’s not uncommon for individual property owners to put even a single rental into an LLC. That means a bid to win more votes – an amendment that carved out an exemption for “natural persons” who own no more than four residential units – is “not logical,” according to Debra Carlton, executive vice president and chief lobbyist for the California Apartment Association. Ferrer found 45% of Ellis Act evictions during that time period in Los Angeles were filed by owners who held five properties or less – LA’s definition of a mom and pop landlord – a percentage Wagle, from the California Association of Realtors, says is not insignificant. Besides, he argued, the impact of the pandemic on small-property owners should not be

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affluent areas of LA like Westwood and Brentwood. Only 241 affordable units replaced the 1,092 rent-stabilized units lost in those same neighborhoods. About half of the rent-stabilized units demolished in moderate income areas, like parts of Koreatown, were replaced with affordable housing. “It makes sense that people are trying to prevent that,” O’Neill said.

Policy and politics at the Capitol California YIMBY, which often supports housing production efforts, backed the bill because production alone isn’t enough, said legislative director Louis Mirante. “I think California YIMBY is a great example of an organization that endeavors to find the three P solutions: The production solutions, the tenant protection solutions and the affordable housing preservation solutions,” he said. “We’re not eager to pit those solutions against each other.” The California Apartment Association, however,dubbedthebillthe “Stay in Business Forever Act,” arguing that it restricted landlords’ freedoms. Carlton said while a property owner could still sell their building, without the option of turning below-market apartments into more profitable condos or market-rate units, the universe of buyers shrinks considerably. The powerful California Chamber of Commerce opposed the measure for the same reason, as did the California Building Industry Association. Carlton also argued the bill would block “tenancies in common,” in which several families buy a duplex or fourplex together – the only way new leave requirement won’t affect his business. He’s got 19 employees and said it’s been hard to keep up with shifting requirements during the pandemic. A new paid leave policy would mean more bookkeeping and another rule to stay on top of.

What other Covid protections do small-business workers have? Small-business employees who are exposed to Covid at work have significantly more protections than workers who get exposed or sick outside of work. Under California’s Covid-19 workplace rules, workers who get sick due to a workplace exposure are supposed to be sent home with full pay until they’re able to return to work. If an employer offers more sick days than the minimum of three that workers are granted by

for some families to enter homeownership as median home prices top $700,000 in California. “I support homeownership, but the question is: ‘How are you getting there?’ ” said Joan Ling, an urban planning professor at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs. “Are you going to get there by dislocating renter families that most likely are going to have to move out of the area where they are living? There’s a big public policy question here.” Abdeshahian, from the Tenderloin Housing Clinic, said during the two weeks leading up to the vote, the legislators who had originally demonstrated their support for the bill began parroting the talking points they read in opposition letters by the Realtors and the Apartment Association, which spent $1.6 million and $1.3 million, respectively, in total lobbying efforts in 2021. “That’s what killed this bill,” she said. “It became just like an annoying screaming match where the Apartment Association will be saying one thing, we’d be saying another, and why would they listen to us when we don’t give them any money for their re-election, but the Apartment Association is the reason that they’re in office?” “I just don’t buy that,” Carlton responded, describing a clear division between the organization’s lobbying and campaign efforts. “This has just been a consistent policy that legislators haven’t agreed with.” Manuela Tobias is the housing reporter for CalMatters. Her stories focus on the political dynamics and economic and racial inequities that have contributed to the housing crisis in California and its potential solutions. state law, then they can ask workers to use those additional sick days to quarantine or recover. Workers who are sure they were exposed to Covid outside of work don’t have the same pay protection, but they might be eligible for other programs, such as disability insurance. The state has a website to help workers figure out what sort of leave they’re eligible for based on their situation. Cassidy, from the Work and Family Coalition, said she hopes small-business owners are working paid sick leave for Covid into their budgets: “It really seems like being able to support workers should be a very basic cost of doing business.” Grace Gedye covers California’s economy for CalMatters. Previously, she was an editor at the Washington Monthly.

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‘We want competitors.’ Here’s the vision for the Kings from GM Monte McNair’s trades Tribune Content Agency Kings general manager Monte McNair remade roughly half the team’s roster last week by shipping out four players and bringing in six ahead of Thursday’s trade deadline. Doing so has changed the path of the organization, both in the near term and the future, while putting his stamp on the

roster in the most significant way since he took over in September of 2020. “We want competitors, toughness,” McNair said in a news conference Saturday, his first with reporters since making the two trades. “We need to improve our rebounding and defense. And I think all these guys that we’ve brought are not just great players, good

talents, all that type of stuff, but guys that are going to fit into that type of culture we’re trying to build here.” The Kings haven’t been known for having a strong culture, a theme that predates McNair’s tenure. The 15-year playoff drought has been wrought with turmoil, tension, bad roster decisions, controversial

coaching changes and front office makeovers. McNair’s mandate – on top of getting the Kings back to the playoffs for the first time since 2006 – is to make Sacramento a desirable small-market destination that brings fans out in droves like the roaring Arco Arena days at the turn of the century. Whether or not these latest moves can spur an

organizational turnaround is up for debate. The Kings have 24 games following Saturday’s win in Washington to make a push for the play-in tournament, where they’ll have at least a puncher’s chance to break into the playoffs as one of the top eight seeds. McNair said the process of targeting players began in the summer with conversa-

tions with other teams throughout the league. It ramped up in December, when players who signed new contracts last offseason first became eligible to get dealt. Then things began moving more quickly at the start of last week. “Being disciplined is tough some times,” See Kings, Page B8

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Rams rally to beat Bengals for first L.A. Super Bowl title Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — Throughout their all-in, boom-or-bust season, Rams coach Sean McVay and his players stuck with a common refrain. During winning and losing streaks, after comeback victories and embarrassing defeats, they opined that they were authoring their own story, and they intended to finish with a flourish. On Sunday, in Super Bowl LVI they penned the final chapter. And it was a pulsating finish. The Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 before 70,048 at SoFi Stadium

to win the first Super Bowl title in Los Angeles Rams history. Quarterback Matthew Stafford passed for three touchdowns and a defense led by Aaron Donald and Von Miller sacked Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow seven times as the Ram became the second consecutive team to win the Super Bowl in their home stadium. Stafford connected on a one-yard touchdown pass to Cooper Kupp with 1:25 left in the fourth quarter for the go-ahead score and the eventual win. Next season, the Rams will have a chance to become the first team to win consecutive Super

Bowl titles since the New England Patriots in 2004 and 2005. But they will savor this championship run, which now establishes the Rams as a force in a Los Angeles sports landscape that includes the Lakers and Dodgers, franchises that have won multiple NBA and World Series title and are embedded in local sports fans psyche. Six years after returning from St. Louis, a franchise that played its first game in Los Angeles in 1946 won the NFL title as a Los Angeles team for the first time since 1951. And three years after he was schooled by New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick in Super

Bowl LIII, Rams coach Sean McVay cemented himself in history by leading his team to win over Bengals coach Zac Taylor, a former Rams assistant. The star-studded Rams began the season with a mandate to play in a Super Bowl that was played in owner Stan Kroenke’s $5-billion stadium. General manager Les Snead and coach Sean McVay assembled a roster full of All-Pros and future Hall of Famers. The foundation was there – with stars such as Donald drafted in 2014, lineman Andrew See Title, Page B8

Erin Jackson breaks through barriers to win speedskating Olympic gold Los Angeles Times BEIJING — Erin Jackson didn’t let this chance go to waste. After teammate Brittany Bowe gave up her qualifying spot in the 500-meter speedskating race to ensure Jackson could compete at the Olympics despite a slip during the Olympic trials, the top-ranked sprinter repaid her longtime friend’s selfless gesture by winning a gold medal on Sunday at the National Speedskating Oval. Skating in the second-to-last heat, Jackson blazed to a 37.04second finish to become the first U.S. woman to medal in the 500 meters since 1994 and win the United States’ first individual speedskating medal at any distance since Shani Davis and Chad Hedrick took gold and bronze, respectively, in the 1,000 meters in 2010. Jackson, who four years

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The United States’ Erin Jackson reacts after winning the gold medal during the Women’s 500m during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, Sunday. ago became the first Black woman to represent the United States in speedskating at the Olympics, is now the first Black woman to win a speedskating gold medal for the United States.

Japan’s Miho Takagi finished 0.08 seconds behind Jackson for silver and Angeline Golikova of the Russian Olympic Committee (37.21 seconds) took bronze. Jackson, 29, waited for the final heat, watching the final two competitors race past her as she stood on the opposite end of the oval from the finish line. Her eyes glued on the video screen, Jackson raised her arms in the air when the final times flashed in the arena. She hugged her coach Ryan Shimabukuro still staring at the video board as if to confirm that the numbers were real, then she sank onto the padded rink wall with her head in her hands. She skated a victory lap, holding an American flag over her head. Bowe, who was added to the 500-meter race when other counSee Gold, Page B8

Basketball College men •Saint Louis at St. Bonaventure, CBSSN, 2 p.m. •West Virginia at Kansas State, ESPN2, 4 p.m. •Virginia at Virginia Tech, ESPN, 2 p.m. •NC Central at Coppin State, ESPNU, 4 p.m. •Bucknell at Lehigh, CBSSN, 4 p.m. •Oklahoma State at Kansas, ESPN, 6 p.m. •Washington State at Oregon, ESPNU, 6 p.m. •Georgetown at Creighton, FS1, 6 p.m. •Dayton at Rhode Island, CBSSN, 6 p.m. College women •Florida at Auburn, SEC, 4 p.m. •Indiana at Nebraska, BIG TEN, 4 p.m. •Maryland at Iowa, ESPN2, 6 p.m. •Ohio State at Illinois, BIG TEN, 6 p.m. NBA •Sacramento at Brooklyn, NBCSCA, 4:30 p.m. (Vacaville only) •San Antonio at Chicago, NBATV, 5 p.m. •Golden State at L.A. Clippers, NBCSBA, NBATV, 7:30 p.m. Hockey NHL •Edmonton at San Jose, NBCSCA, 7:30 p.m. Olympics •Ski jumping, men’s team, large hill, USA, 7:30 a.m. •Bobsled, two-man, heat 2, USA, 9 a.m. •Freestyle skiing, men’s slopestyle, qualifying, USA, 10 a.m. •Curling, men’s round robin, ROC vs. Sweden, USA, 11 a.m. •Ski jumping, men’s team large hill; freestyle skiing, women’s slopestyle, final; snowboarding, men’s big air, qualifying; bobsled, women’s monobob, final runs, Ch. 3, 11 a.m. •Curling, women’s round robin, Switzerland vs. Sweden, CNBC, 2 p.m. •Hockey, women’s semifinal, USA, 2 p.m. •Ski jumping, men’s team, large hill, USA, 4:30 p.m. (re-air) •Freestyle skiing, women’s aerials, final; snowboarding, women’s big air, final’ bobsled, men’s two-man, first and second runs; Alpine skiing, women’s downhill, Ch. 3, 5 p.m. •Curling, men’s round robin, Switzerland vs. United States, CNBC, 5:05 p.m. •Freestyle skiing, men’s slopestyle, final, USA, 5:30 p.m. •Snowboarding, men’s big-air, qualifying, USA, 7 p.m. •Hockey, men’s quarterfinals, CNBC, USA, 8:10 p.m. •Hockey, men’s quarterfinals, Ch. 3, 8:30 p.m. •Snowboarding, men’s big air event, final; Ch. 3, 9:05 p.m. •Speed skating, men’s and women’s team pursuit, finals, USA, 10:30 p.m. •Freestyle skiing, women’s aerials, final; snowboarding, women’s big air, final’ bobsled, men’s two-man, first and second runs; Alpine skiing, women’s downhill, Ch. 3, 11:35 p.m. (re-air) Soccer Super Lig •Adana Demirspor vs. Besiktas, BEIN, 8:55 a.m. Copa Libertadores •First round, second leg, Barcelona SC vs. Torque, BEIN, 4:20 p.m. Tennis •Center Court, ATP Delray Beach, ATP Rio de Janeiro, ATP Marseille, ATP Doha, WTA Dubai, early rounds, TENNIS, 2 and 3 a.m. •Center Court, ATP Delray Beach, ATP Rio de Janeiro, ATP Marseille, ATP Doha, WTA Dubai, early rounds, TENNIS, 3 p.m.

Tuesday’s TV sports Basketball College men •Kent State at Toledo, CBSSN, 3 p.m. •Michigan State at Penn State, BIG TEN, 3:30 p.m. •Texas at Oklahoma, ESPN2, 4 p.m. •Florida at Texas A&M, SEC, 4 p.m. •South Carolina at Ole Miss, ESPNU, 4 p.m. •Wake Forest at Duke, ESPN, 4 p.m. •Villanova at Providence, CBSSN, 5 p.m. •NC State at Georgia Tech, ACC, 5 p.m. •Minnesota at Ohio State, BIG TEN, 5:30 p.m.

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This fudgy chocolate Bundt cake is dramatic, delicious Becky Krystal

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n more than one occasion, the Post food team has gotten into a discussion where we’ve had to draw a line in the sand: Are you Team Pie, or are you Team Cake? My answer has been and always will be Team Cake. I will gladly eat any type of cake, though chocolate is at the top of the list. When I realized we didn’t have a straightforward chocolate Bundt cake in our recipe archives, I knew I had to get one in there. Nothing fancy, mind you – just something that was pure chocolate to its very core and, even better, pretty simple to make. The result is a deep, dark and plush cake dressed up mostly by the shape of the Bundt pan and a drizzle of the optional, but highly recommended, glaze. It’s so cocoa-forward it may remind you of a brownie. “Fudgy” was the happy reaction from several of my tasters. I did a few rounds of testing before deciding I wanted to take an old Post recipe from cookbook author Marcy Goldman in a new direction. Her recipe was a riff on the famous Pillsbury Bake-Off Tunnel of Fudge Cake, and I had some ideas for how I’d go about using the framework to create my own ideal cake. Here’s what really makes my version click. n Dutch-process cocoa powder – an entire cup – brings rich, robust cocoa flavor. Blooming it in hot water with espresso powder further amplifies the chocolate. Don’t swap in natural cocoa powder, which is more acidic, as this recipe’s ingredients (dairy, leavener, etc.) have been configured to work with Dutch. My absolute favorite is King Arthur Baking’s Double Dutch Dark Cocoa. I also tested with Droste, an excellent brand more widely available at grocery stores and online. n A mix of butter and oil gives the cake the ideal cross in texture between a pound cake and layer cake – not as dense or dry as the former or as open and wet as the latter. Instead, you get a fairly tight crumb that’s still very tender. n Cutting back the white sugar really lets the chocolate flavor shine through. I rely more on brown sugar (dark or light, doesn’t matter), which reinforces that moist texture I was after. n Many similar cakes use a ganache glaze made with heavy cream and chopped chocolate. Neither of those were in my cake, so I set about creating one made with ingredients already in the recipe. My solution is basically a reverse-engineered ganache made with butter, milk and cocoa powder. The only extra ingredient is honey, which I assume is in most bakers’ pantries. The honey is ideal for

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Chocolate Bundt Cake. making the glaze smooth, glossy and delightfully chewy without the risk of turning brittle as it sets. Heck, if the glaze is the only thing you take away from this recipe to use on other desserts, I would not be mad. It’s that good. I use vanilla extract to flavor it, but you can make it your own with other extracts (orange, almond, mint) or liqueurs (amaretto, Kahlua, Frangelico). n The Bundt pan adds instant flair, but if you don’t have one, the recipe converts beautifully to a loaf. And if you’re vegan, you will not be disappointed by the dairy- and egg-free version of this cake, which is arguably even fudgier and more tender than the original. CHOCOLATE BUNDT CAKE Chocolate lovers will rejoice at the deep, dark cocoa-forward flavors of this ultra-plush Bundt reminiscent of the classic tunnel of fudge cake. A full cup of Dutch-process cocoa powder bloomed in hot water with espresso powder accentuates the chocolate. Instead of adding a filling, we drape the cake in an optional glaze made with butter, cocoa powder, honey and milk – no need to buy separate ingredients for a ganache. This cake can also be made as a loaf, as well as vegan. See the VARIATIONS below. Active time: 45 minutes Total time: 1 hour 35 minutes 14 – 16 servings Storage: The baked and glazed cake can be stored covered at room temperature for up to 4 days. Freeze leftovers in an airtight container for up to 1 month. For the cake: 1 cup (95 grams) Dutchprocess cocoa powder 1 tablespoon instant espresso powder 1 cup (240 milliliters) boiling water 1 cup (240 milliliters) whole

or reduced-fat milk 2 1⁄2 cups (310 grams) allpurpose flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 ⁄2 teaspoon fine salt 1 cup (220 grams) packed light or dark brown sugar 1 ⁄2 cup (100 grams) granulated sugar 1 ⁄2 cup (120 milliliters) neutral oil, such as canola 8 tablespoons (1 stick/113 grams) unsalted butter, softened but cool to the touch 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 large eggs, at room temperature For the optional glaze: 3 tablespoons Dutchprocess cocoa powder 2 tablespoons honey Pinch fine salt 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 2 tablespoons whole or reduced-fat milk, plus more as needed 1 ⁄4 teaspoon vanilla extract Make the cake: Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees. Coat a large (10- to 15-cup/2.3- to 3.5-liter) Bundt pan with baking spray, or grease thoroughly with a thin layer of vegetable oil. Pay extra attention to the center tube, where sticking is especially likely. In a medium bowl or 4-cup (1-liter) glass liquid measuring cup, whisk together the cocoa and espresso powders until combined. Pour in the boiling water, whisking again until thoroughly combined. The mixture will thicken and turn glossy, almost like pudding. Let cool slightly, then whisk in the milk until incorporated. In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or using a large bowl and a handheld mixer, beat the brown and granulated sugars, oil and butter on medium speed until lightened in color, creamy and fluffy, about

2 minutes, scraping down the sides and bottom of the bowl and attachment as needed. Still on medium, beat in the vanilla extract, then the eggs, one at a time, waiting until the first is incorporated before adding the second. Scrape down the bowl again. On low speed, gradually add half the cocoa powder mixture. The batter may look separated or curdled, but not to worry. After the liquid has been thoroughly mixed in, stop the mixer, add half the flour mixture and mix again on low until the dry ingredients are incorporated. Repeat with the remaining cocoa mixture and then the remaining flour mixture. Stop the mixer and scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl once more. Turn the mixer back on to medium and beat for about 30 seconds. Remove the bowl from the mixer, and do one last scrapeand-stir with a flexible spatula to make sure there are no dry pockets or slicks of unincorporated butter on the sides or bottom of the bowl. The finished batter will be thick and glossy, almost like a soft pudding or mousse. Scrape the batter into the prepared Bundt pan and smooth the top with the back of a spoon or offset spatula. Gently tap the pan a few times on the counter to pop any air pockets in the batter. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until a cake tester (or wooden skewer) inserted into the center comes out clean. When pressed lightly with your finger, the cake should spring back a bit, but it may still feel very soft. That’s OK; it will firm up as it cools. Transfer the pan to a wire rack and let rest for 10 minutes. Use a small, flexible spatula or a roundedged knife to loosen the sides of the cake from the pan and then invert onto the rack. Let the cake cool completely. Make the optional glaze: In a small bowl, combine the cocoa powder, honey and salt. No need to stir, as it will come together smoothly once you add the remaining ingredients. In a 2-cup (480-milliliter) glass

liquid measuring cup, combine the butter and milk. Microwave on HIGH until the butter has melted, 30 seconds to 1 minute. The milk may foam, so keep an eye on it, pausing the microwave and stirring as needed. Pour the butter mixture into the cocoa powder mixture and whisk until glossy, smooth and wellcombined. Whisk in the vanilla. It’s possible that after whisking, the glaze will cool and thicken enough to not be pourable. If so, just pop it back into the microwave for 10 to 20 seconds on HIGH, or until it’s glossy and thin enough to drizzle over the cake. You can heat it more or less depending on how much you want it to drip down the cake – warmer and it will go all the way down, slightly less hot and it will go slower and not as far. If it still seems on the thick side, thin with additional milk, as needed. Drizzle the glaze around the top of the cake, letting it drip down the sides. If desired, use a spoon or offset spatula to push more of it over and down. Let the glaze set for about 30 minutes before cutting and serving, or storing. VARIATIONS: This recipe can also be made as a loaf cake. For two loaves, use the ingredient amounts as written, but you can also halve them to make one loaf. We preferred the height of an 8 1⁄2 -by-4 1⁄2 inch loaf pan, but a 9-by-5-inch pan will work, as well. Grease the loaf pan(s) with a thin layer of oil, then line with a piece of parchment paper cut to form a sling along the long sides of the pan. Proceed with the recipe as written (if you do two loaves, each pan will need about 720 grams of batter), baking for about 50 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before lifting the cake out of the pan using the parchment sling. Glaze, if desired, as above. To make this vegan, substitute nondairy milk and vegan butter (one-for-one swaps) in both the cake and glaze. Leave out the eggs, and beat 1 1⁄2 teaspoons cider vinegar into the cake batter along with the vanilla. For the glaze, agave syrup can be used in place of the honey. Nutrition information per serving, based on 16, with the glaze and using reduced-fat milk: Calories: 304 | Total Fat: 16 g | Saturated Fat: 6 g | Cholesterol: 43 mg | Sodium: 185 mg | Carbohydrates: 40 g | Dietary Fiber: 3 g | Sugar: 20 g | Protein: 5 g This analysis is an estimate based on available ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s or nutritionist’s advice. From Post staff writer Becky Krystal, inspired by a 1997 Post recipe from cookbook author Marcy Goldman.

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What are the differences between dumplings, pot stickers? The Washington Post Every week The Washington Post Food staff fields questions about all things edible. Here are edited excerpts from a recent chat. Q: What’s the difference between dumplings and pot stickers? A: I believe it’s a case of rectangles and squares. Dumpling is the more generic term to refer to wrappers filled with ingredients that can then be boiled, steamed or pan-fried. (There can be other types of dumplings too, such as in chicken and dumplings.) Pot stickers refer only to the pan-fried dumplings. — Aaron Hutcherson

Q: Many recipes for vegan cream or cheese sauces use soaked and pureed cashews to replace the dairy products. Is there a substitute for cashews for those who are allergic or for those who are concerned about the negative environmental

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Pork and chive dumplings. and ethical impacts of cashew production? A: Yes, cashew cream is a beautiful thing. For those who are allergic, try using blanched slivered almonds, which also “cream” up pretty well when soaked/pureed. As for the environmental/ethical impacts, you might look for a Fair Trade certified brand – they’re rare, but I’ve been buying from one of them, Beyond, and can vouch for the product. — Joe Yonan

Q: If kepac manis is “sweet

soy sauce,” can I make an acceptable substitute by adding sugar or honey to regular soy sauce or, since it’s what I have in the kitchen, Kikkoman? Please specify quantities. A: Yes, you can sub 1 tablespoons soy sauce and 2 tablespoons brown sugar for 3 tablespoons kecap manis. — J.Y.

Q: I am trying to eat healthier and get more fiber in my diet. I also like to bake. I recently bought whole wheat pastry flour. Can I just substitute that for white flour when making cakes, cookies and muffins? Or should I do half wheat, half white? Will the baked items taste substantially different using whole wheat pastry flour? A: Whole-wheat pastry flour is a really good pick for baking because it’s actually made from a different type of wheat than regular whole-wheat flour – it’s softer and lower-protein. So,

you get nice and tender results without as much of the prominent whole-wheat flavor. Ellie Krieger uses it exclusively in a lot of her recipes for us. It’s an especially good option for cookies and muffins. Cakes you might want to be a little more cautious, at least at first, since those generally need more structure than the other types of baked goods. Starting a cake recipe with a 50-50 mix of the whole-wheat pastry and all-purpose is a reasonable plan and then if it seems to work, you can move even more in the direction of cutting all-purpose. That being said, there are lots of recipes out there that would be designed to use wholewheat pastry flour from the get-go. So, you wouldn’t have to worry at all. — Becky Krystal

Q: When I see recipes for removing water from cooked cauliflower rice (or defrosted frozen spinach) they usually

suggest wringing it out in a towel. Don’t want to waste paper towels nor end up with a dish towel covered with stuckon veggie bits. Could I just spread it out on a sheet pan and dry uncovered in the oven at a low temp? If so, what temp and for how long? Alternatively, what about dry sautéing on a low flame in a skillet until the excess water evaporates? A: I guess it really depends on what you’re going to cook, but I’d be worried about doing too much pre-cooking and altering the texture using one of the methods you’re asking about. Honestly, I use my dish towels. I got a big, inexpensive pack of 24 and just do whatever I want to them. I wring zucchini and spinach in mine. After I’m done, I rinse them off and toss in the laundry. It does seem like the least-fussy solution, lowest-risk solution to me. — B.K.

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Don’t have a 401(k) through work? Californians have CalSavers and other options

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ears in the making, California’s CalSavers retirement savings program is available now to hundreds of thousands of workers whose employers don’t offer pensions or 401(k) plans. The program is the state’s response to a looming threat to its aging population: Millions of California workers, especially those in lower-wage jobs, have stashed away far too little money for their retirement. State Treasurer Fiona Ma warns on her office’s website that more than half of workers age 25 to 44 have projected retirement incomes of less than twice the federal poverty level. That translates to an income of $27,180 for a person living alone or $36,620 for a couple. “Among households age 55 and older, nearly one-third have no retirement savings or pension assets,” Ma wrote, citing a 2015 report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Although anyone can set up an individual retirement account, which offers some important tax breaks, studies show that people are far more likely to set money aside for retirement if they have a savings plan at work, especially if their employer kicks in some matching dollars. And according to a 2019 study by the UC Berkeley Labor Center, more than 60% of private sector workers in this state who were 25 to 64 years old had no company-supplied plan to build savings for retirement by deferring some income (as in a pension) or redirecting part of their paychecks into investments (as in a 401(k) plan). Hence the CalSavers Trust Retirement Savings Act, which was signed into law in 2016. The act gives employers with five or more workers a choice: Either offer a pension, 401(k) or other qualified retirement savings plan, or enroll their workers in CalSavers. The deadlines were Sept. 30, 2020, for companies with more than 100 employees and June 30, 2021, for companies with 51 to 100 employees; companies with five to 50 employees must comply by June 30, 2022. Close to 400 companies that faced the 2020 deadline, including 164 in Los Angeles County, have yet to comply, and this month the state is starting to penalize them. Here’s an outline of the CalSavers program and some of the alternatives employers have to meet the state’s mandate.

What is CalSavers? Launched formally in July 2019, CalSavers seeks to help an estimated 7.5 million workers with no employersponsored retirement plan by sweeping them automatically into an individual retirement account overseen by the state. Katie Selenski, CalSavers’ executive director, said employers cited three main reasons for not offering a retirement plan: the fees charged by plan administrators, the paperwork involved, and the threat of being held liable for not acting in their employees’ best financial interests. “We address all three,” Selenski said – employers pay no fees to CalSavers, which manages much of the paperwork and takes on the liability as the plan sponsor. Private employers (including nonprofits) that employ five or more people in California without offering them a qualifying retirement plan are required to sign up with CalSavers and submit a list of workers in this state. CalSavers then enrolls all of those workers into the program, creating IRAs that they can take with them no matter how many times they change jobs. Workers have 30 days to opt out; if they do, they can always enroll later. Workers whose employers are not participating and selfemployed Californians can also sign up with the program

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Employees of Walker Workshop, an architectural firm, will soon be offered a new savings program called CalSavers. CalSavers is a new program that will offer individual retirement accounts to California directly; 1,451 of them have done so thus far, Selenski said. To be eligible, employees have to be at least 18 years old, work in California and have a Social Security or taxpayer identification number.

How does the program work? If you decide to participate, your employer will deduct a portion of your pay and send it to CalSavers, which invests it into one or more funds managed by State Street Global Advisors and Newton Investment Management. The default contribution is 5% in the first year, rising to 8% in the fourth, but you can adjust that up or down. The most you can contribute each year is $6,000 until age 50, at which point it rises to $7,000. You can choose from among five types of IRAs with different investment strategies. By default, your money is placed into a low-interest money market fund for the first 30 days, then moved into a “target date” fund that shifts your holdings into less risky investments as your near retirement age. The other options are a bond “index” fund, which is a low-fee fund that mirrors the performance of a broad range of corporate and government bonds; two different equity index funds that track a range of either U.S. or international stocks; and a “sustainable” fund that invests in companies that meet certain environmental, social and governance criteria. You can split your contributions among multiple different funds or put them all into a single fund. Noteworthy features of the program include: n The accounts are all Roth IRAs, which means you’ll still have to pay income tax upfront on the money you contribute, but you won’t pay taxes on the account’s earnings or the money you withdraw if you retire or become disabled. Roth IRAs also allow you to take out money that you contributed, but if you withdraw money the account earned before the account is five years old and you’ve turned 59½, you may have to pay taxes on it and a 10% penalty. By contrast, the money you contribute to a traditional IRA is not subject to income taxes, but you’ll owe taxes (and, potentially, early withdrawal penalties) on any money you take out. Contributing to either kind of IRA can yield a big tax break for low- and moderateincome Californians. If your household income is below $34,000 for a single person (or $51,000 for a head of household, or $68,000 for a married couple), you’ll qualify for a federal retirement savings contributions credit of 10% to 50% of the amount you put into your IRA. n Because of the restrictions placed by federal tax law, the program does not allow

your employer to match your contributions.

Who is participating? The number of workers with accounts in CalSavers has grown rapidly since its launch as more employers have signed on. And, according to Selenski, the participation rate has been a consistent 70% at the companies that have rolled out CalSavers IRAs. That’s an encouraging number, she said, considering that the median income of those workers is estimated to be less than $30,000. Roughly half of the money contributed has come from employees at serviceindustry companies, such as restaurants, hotels and retailers. Still, Ma’s office reports that fewer than 220,000 people were enrolled as of December 2021; according to CalSavers, only 2% of the nearly 290,000 employers covered by the state mandate are fully on board, and only 8% have at least started the sign-up process. About 20% have been exempted because they have a qualifying retirement program, leaving more than 70% of the covered employers “nonresponsive” – that is, noncompliant. The vast majority of that latter group is small employers that don’t have to comply until June 30. But the Franchise Tax Board is starting to assess penalties of $250 per eligible worker on companies with more than 100 employees; that penalty will triple for companies that do not comply within 90 days. Meanwhile, employees in the program are slowly but steadily increasing their retirement savings, with the average amount per person growing steadily over the last year to just under $800 in December. Granted, that’s a relatively low number, but that’s true in part because employees haven’t been enrolled very long. The average contribution of about $150 per month also reflects the modest annual incomes of the typical worker in the program. Selenski said that 35% of the IRAs set up by CalSavers include contributions from more than one employer. “Either these are people who are working multiple jobs, or it reflects mobility in the labor market,” she said.

What are the drawbacks? It’s hard to argue that people shouldn’t set aside money for retirement. Social Security benefits alone aren’t enough to provide for a comfortable living in a high-cost state like California, and if your career is in a lower-paying industry, they may not even be enough to keep you out of poverty. According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, nearly 10% of elderly Social Security recipients in 2018, or 1.4 million people, had incomes below the federal poverty level. And the earlier you start

workers. Employees at the firm include project manager Sean Gaffney, left, and studio director, Charles Chambers, center, in Los Angeles, Nov. 26, 2018. saving, the more your savings will grow over time. But setting aside a portion of your income means you have less on hand to cover today’s expenses, and for low-wage workers, that can be a challenge. In a 2018 study published in the Journal of Retirement, three economists from Illinois State University and the University of Kentucky argued that workers who owed money on their credit cards, cars or college loans would be better advised to pay off their debts than to invest in a CalSavers IRA if the interest rate on their debts was higher than the expected return on their IRA. But the study assumes that workers blindly enroll and remain in CalSavers, rather than choosing how much to contribute (they can put in as little as 1% of their paycheck) and then not withdrawing their contributions when in a pinch. The program opted for Roth IRAs, Selenski said, precisely because they give enrollees penalty-free access to the money they put into their accounts. “Our opt-out rate is just under 30%, which demonstrates that some individuals are making the decision to not participate, and that could be for a variety of reasons, including cash flow needs,” she said in an email. Other critics argue that CalSavers’ expenses are too high, eating into the returns on workers’ IRAs. The fee for CalSavers’ target-age funds is 0.89%, or $8.90 per $1,000 invested. The fees assessed on similar funds by Vanguard, a low-cost investment house, are about .15%, or $1.50 per $1,000. Fees are a significant concern for investors because their cost compounds over time as the value of your investment grows. The program has also taken flak online because of its reliance on IRAs instead of 401(k) plans, which would allow bigger worker contributions as well as matching contributions from employers. But requiring employers to offer 401(k) s would run afoul of the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, which preempts state laws that affect the benefits offered by employers. (CalSavers itself was challenged as a violation of ERISA, but the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in May 2021 that it was a state program, not an employerprovided benefit.)

Are there alternatives? There are countless investment options out there for workers who want to start an IRA on their own, many of them with lower fees than CalSavers’. So why don’t more people set up IRAs? One issue for many is a shortage of disposable income. Another is fear. “People don’t

want to make a bad or stupid decision about their money,” said Laurie Rowley, chief executive of Icon Savings Plan, which helps companies set up IRAs for their workers. “The bottom line is it’s not happening,” Selenski said. “People are not going to sign up for these accounts on their own.” And yet small businesses aren’t wild about governmentrun retirement plans. A Pew Charitable Trusts survey of 1,600 small business owners in 2016 found wide interest in retirement benefits, but more than half opposed having state government operate their plan. At the same time, at least half said offering a retirement savings plan was too costly and burdensome, and that their employees weren’t interested in it. State law no longer allows employers to stay on the sidelines, however. So if they don’t like the idea of signing up for CalSavers, they have at least four alternatives: n Sponsoring a pension, 401(k) or similar retirement savings plan. These can be costly and time-consuming, but employers can offload much of the work to one of the many investment houses, banks and specialized vendors that serve as plan administrators. • If they have 100 or fewer employees, offering a SIMPLE IRA plan. These plans carry few of the liability worries that pensions and 401(k) plans do. Notably, employers have to contribute 2% to 3% of a worker’s pay to that worker’s SIMPLE IRA. A wide array of investment houses, banks and vendors are available to set up and administer such plans for a fee. n Offering a simplified employee pension (SEP), which is an IRA with a twist: Employers, not workers, make all the contributions to the accounts. Similar to SIMPLE IRA plans, the employer has to contribute at the same rate to all employees’ SEP IRAs, but the contribution limits are considerably higher – up to 25% of a worker’s pay, to a maximum of $61,000 in 2022. These plans are also available through banks and investment firms. n Offering a payroll deduction IRA with automatic enrollment for workers, as CalSavers does. Icon is one of a number of specialized companies and investment firms that can set up one of these plans for a fee. The mandate on employers has led more of them to create retirement savings plans outside of CalSavers, financial industry executives say. That’s consistent with the state’s goal in setting up CalSavers, which was to get more workers into some kind of retirement savings plan, Selenski said. “We’re agnostic about that,” she added. “We’re mission driven to get people access to a retirement program.”

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or Valentine’s Day, romcoms often get all the press – who doesn’t want a charming trifle for this most romantic of holidays? But sometimes, romantic drama is the way to go, getting yourself lost in something gorgeously swoonworthy. Here are a baker’s dozen of my favorite dramas about love. I’ve noted the streaming services that include them, but all can likely be rented from services like Vudu, Google Play, Apple TV or Amazon Prime Video. Happy Valentine’s Day to all; may it be filled with sweeping music and devastating glances. “The Age of Innocence” (1993): If you’re liking HBO’s “The Gilded Age,” you will LOVE this lush Martin Scorsese film, based on Edith Wharton’s novel of passion, propriety and regret in Old New York. Michelle Pfeiffer and Daniel Day-Lewis, particularly in a quiet but insanely steamy scene in a carriage, radiate impossibly gorgeous chemistry. (Streaming on Amazon Prime Video) “Bright Star” (2009): Jane Campion, in the Oscar hunt this year for “The Power of the Dog,” wrote and directed this exquisite, heartbreaking drama about the poet John Keats (Ben Whishaw) and his doomed romance with his neighbor, Fanny Brawne (Abbie Cornish). It’s as much an ode to poetry as it is to love. (Netflix) “Casablanca” (1942): Need I say anything about this one? Bogie, Bergman and “As Time Goes By.” Classic for a reason. (HBO Max) “Crazy Heart” (2009): Even though it won a couple of Oscars (including best actor for Jeff Bridges), I think a lot of people missed this delicate character drama. It’s worth tracking down. Bridges, as a worn-down country singer, gives one of his great career’s best performances (a lovely companion piece to his work in “The Fabulous Baker

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Boys”). Maggie Gyllenhaal plays the journalist with whom he finds a gentle connection. (Amazon Prime) “Disobedience” (2018): Another one that wasn’t widely seen, this quiet but passionate film takes place within an Orthodox Jewish community in London, where two women (Rachel Weisz, Rachel McAdams) – one now married – secretly rekindle a long-ago-forbidden relationship. It’s director Sebastian Lelio’s first English-language film, and much of it is told wordlessly, with great generosity of spirit toward its characters. (Hulu) “The French Lieutenant’s Woman” (1981): If you love romantic drama and you haven’t seen this one, have I got a treat for you. Picture a young Meryl Streep and a young Jeremy Irons, in dual roles: They’re playing actors filming a swoony period drama while carrying on an affair. I first saw this movie while young and impressionable, and it’s occupied prime real estate in my mind ever since. (HBO Max) “If Beale Street Could Talk” (2018): Barry Jenkins (“Moonlight”) makes gorgeous films, and this one, based on the James Baldwin novel, finds exquisite cinematic language for love and longing. It’s a terribly sad story – a young couple (KiKi Layne, Stephan James) is separated when one is unjustly incarcerated – but love, in all its forms, shines brightly in every frame. (Hulu) “In the Mood for Love” (2000): I couldn’t leave out Wong Kar-wai’s masterpiece of romantic yearning; it’s easily in my top 10 movies of all time. Set in 1962 Hong Kong, it’s a simple story of two people (Tony Leung Chiuwai, Maggie Cheung Man-yuk) whose spouses are having an affair – but oh, the lushness of its colors, the hypnotic velvet of its score, the poignancy of the main characters’ quiet expressions. I may just have to watch it again right now. (HBO Max)

“Love & Basketball” (2000): You don’t have to be a sports fan to love Gina PrinceBythewood’s warmhearted tale of two kids (Sanaa Lathan, Omar Epps) growing up, falling hard for basketball and for each other. And note that, though this one isn’t a comedy, it does have the happiest of endings. (HBO Max) “Loving” (2016): Based on the true-life story of an interracial couple who just wanted to raise their family in their small Virginia town (and whose case led to the U.S. Supreme Court striking down state laws banning interracial marriage), this sensitive and lovely film is about a fight for justice and about two people (played with quiet chemistry by Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga) who have found home in each other. (Netflix) “Phantom Thread” (2017): If you like your romantic dramas with an elegant dollop of weird, check out Paul Thomas Anderson’s tale of a midcentury London fashion designer (Daniel Day-Lewis) and his unexpected muse (Vicky Krieps). Gorgeous, mesmerizing and thoroughly odd; just try to look away. (Netflix) “The Photograph” (2020): Stella Meghie’s old-school drama was one of the last films I saw in a theater before the pandemic arrived two years ago, and I remember it like a romantic dream. In it, two lovely people (Issa Rae, LaKeith Stanfield) dig into the past while falling for each other in the present; it’s a pleasure to fall along with them. (HBO Max) “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” (2019): Another swoony period romance, this time set on an island in 1770s France, where two women – one an artist (Noemie Merlant) hired to paint an engagement portrait of the other (Adele Haenel) – find unexpected passion together. It’s a gorgeous slow burn; little happens, but everything happens, as writer/director Celine Sciamma immerses us in painterly beauty. (Hulu)

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“Strawberry Mansion,” a wacky surreal film set in 2035 when people’s dreams are filled with ads and product placement. Taxes must be paid on these commodities, so beleaguered taxman James Preble (Kentucker Audley) arrives at a run-down house in the countryside for a routine audit and encounters Bella Isadora (Penny Fuller), a lifelong dreamer who remains resolutely analog, circumventing the surveillance state with VHS tapes and homemade headgear. As Preble makes his way through Bella’s archive of the unconscious, he begins to fall in love with visions of her younger self (Grace Glowicki). Family secrets long suppressed start to emerge, threatening their budding relationship. The question becomes, can they leave the modern world and escape into the Strawberry Mansion for good? This film is not rated. “Ted K,” which tells the tale of Ted Kaczynski (Sharlto Copley) before he became the Unabomber. Kaczynski lived in Montana in a secluded cabin in the mountains far away from people. He unravels, believing conspiracy theories and lies until he decides to deal with the problem of people in a series of sabotages, which lead to deadly bomb attacks. Ted K becomes the Unabomber, terrifying the national with senseless attacks. This film is rated R. For information on Edwards Cinemas in Fairfield, visit www.regmovies.com/theatres/ regal-edwards-fairfield-imax. For Vacaville showtimes, visit www. brendentheatres.com. For Vallejo showtimes, check www.cinemark. com/theatres/ca-vallejo. More information about upcoming films is available at www.movieinsider.com.

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS Solano Transportation Authority (STA) will receive sealed construction bids for the Suisun City Train Depot Lighting and Bus Shelter Improvements Project by an electronic bidding process. Paper bids will not be accepted. Electronic bids shall be submitted through www.bidexpress.com until 2:00 PM on Tuesday February 22, 2022 after which time said bids will be opened and read electronically due to COVID-19 restrictions. A non-mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting for the project will be held on Friday, February 11, 2022 at 2:00pm via Zoom at the following link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82238874797?pwd=VTQ1eEtIdUlJcG9RSStqQWFCWXAydz09 (Meeting ID: 822 3887 4797 Passcode: 644443). General work description: Furnish and install two bus shelters with benches, relocate one destination sign, and install two street light poles at the Suisun Train Station pursuant to Caltrans 2018 Standard Specifications and Standard Plans. The Engineer's cost estimate is approximately $180,850.00 and the completion time is 160 working days with 10 working days allowed on the train station platform (150 working days to procure materials and no more than 10 consecutive working days to perform work). A Class B General Engineering Contractors license is required, and the successful bidder must pay prevailing wages. Contract Documents will be available from www.bidexpress.com. DR#00052595 Published: Jan. 31, Feb. 7, 14, 2022 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JOHN K. GUHL Case Number: P051231

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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.

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.

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. Attorney for 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

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. Attorney for 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

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Why efforts to scale back California’s ‘three strikes’ law for juveniles are failing Los Angeles Times SACRAMENTO — Marco Flores was just 16 in 2007 when he and a group of friends attended a party in Pacoima, where an argument broke out and one of his friends shot and killed a man who was patting down guests for weapons. Flores, who said he wasn’t involved in the killing but fled the scene, was arrested with two codefendants and charged with crimes including murder. He agreed to a plea deal with the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office to avoid the harshest possible sentence and to avoid going to trial in adult court. But prosecutors can use sentence enhancements to add time, including those allowed under California’s “three strikes” law, which was approved by voters in a 1994 ballot measure. Flores received 11 years for voluntary manslaughter, which was counted as a strike. His deal required him to admit to a separate crime – a robbery in which he was a suspect– that added a second, juvenile strike and doubled his sentence to 22 years. A gun enhancement added another decade. Another serious or violent felony could land Flores, now 30, in prison for the rest of his life. “I carry that I have two strikes with me,” Flores said. “I was just a kid. I wasn’t thinking right. I take full responsibility for my choices. But I feel like I still carry that with me.” Sentences like Flores’ are why criminal justice activists are lobbying the California Legislature to eliminate juvenile adjudications from the

three-strikes law. They argue that the policy disproportionately affects youth offenders of color and fails to consider their brain maturity. Advocates also say that because juvenile adjudications aren’t handled in criminal court with the opportunity for a jury trial, they shouldn’t be used as sentence enhancements for adult felonies. Strikes are given for serious or violent felonies such as rape, murder, robbery and assault with a firearm. A prior strike can double the sentence of a second felony, even if it is not violent or serious, and a third strike could mean 25 years to life in prison. If a defendant who is at least 16 years old was previously found to have committed a crime as a juvenile – called an adjudication – that can also be considered a strike. Advocates saw their best hope to change California’s three-strikes law fizzle last month in the state Capitol, a result of opposition from moderate Democrats and a number of legislative vacancies that left supporters short on the votes needed for passage. Assembly Bill 1127 by Assembly member Miguel Santiago, D-Los Angeles, would have prohibited juvenile adjudications from being considered a strike. It would have also applied retroactively, giving those serving a three-strike sentence with a juvenile adjudication a shot at resentencing. The bill’s demise offers a snapshot of the deep division among Democrats in Sacramento when it comes to proposals that would scale back California’s tough criminal

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Marco Flores would benefit from an effort in the state legislature to eliminate juvenile strikes in California’s three-strikes law. He is photographed in Reseda Park, in Reseda, Feb. 5, 2022. justice laws, particularly in an election year when crime will be a top issue. Its failure also challenges the ambitious agenda of the Committee on Revision of the Penal Code, an independent seven-person commission that recommended a total repeal of the three-strikes law in a December report. The panel argued that California’s application of the law has deepened racial inequities without enhancing public safety. According to the report, more than 33,000 people in California’s prisons are serving three-strikes sentences, a third of the total population. Eighty percent of those sentenced under three strikes are people of color. The committee recommended eliminating juvenile adjudications from three strikes as an alternative to total repeal of the law, acknowledging that it was a “difficult goal.” In 2009, the California Supreme Court ruled

that juvenile adjudications can be used to enhance an adult criminal sentence. Another effort to change the law could require another ballot measure, similar to when voters in 2012 passed an initiative to limit the imposition of a third strike to a conviction for a violent or serious crime, or a two-thirds majority vote in both houses of the Legislature. Michael Romano, chairman of the committee and a Stanford Law School lecturer, said California should focus on rehabilitating youths rather than issuing strikes that “can come back and really have a significant impact on a future sentence.” Miguel Garcia, 28, has earned three associate degrees, a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of California, Riverside, graduated without debt, serves on several juvenile justice committees in the state, owns a

home in Fresno and is a father to two daughters. But he still can’t shake a 2010 juvenile strike for attempted murder, despite his “extraordinary level of rehabilitation,” according to a Board of Juvenile Hearings honorable discharge order. Garcia was 16 when he committed the crime and served three years before he was granted a discharge from a juvenile parole board. He now works as a state youth justice specialist for the Anti-Recidivism Coalition, a Los Angeles nonprofit that supports formerly incarcerated people and supported AB 1127. “The juvenile justice system was not meant to leave the young person worse than when they arrived, but better in hopes that they thrive in the community that they returned to,” he said. “The juvenile strike does not leave me better off.” Supporters of AB 1127, including the L.A. County district attorney’s office, aren’t giving up on hopes to change the law this year. Santiago said he will introduce another bill before a mid-February deadline, though it’s unlikely to be as sweeping. “Justice work is hard work, and it takes time,” Santiago said. “Rolling back some of the heavy, hard-on-crime, lock-themup, throw-away-the-keys [law] has taken us decades to turn around. This is part of the process. We have to change hearts, minds and souls.” Among the minds Santiago has to change is that of his colleague, Assembly member Jim Cooper, D-Elk Grove. The former captain in the Sacramento County

Sheriff’s Department said there is little appetite in the Legislature this year for bills like AB 1127, which he said fails to consider victims. Cooper is now running for sheriff, and told the Sacramento Bee that he will make youth outreach a top priority on the job. Cooper instead favors bolstering rehabilitation programs and searching for other ways to reduce recidivism. He said Santiago’s new proposal shouldn’t include eliminating a juvenile strike for crimes such as rape and murder. “Some things are so reprehensible that you don’t get a second chance,” he said. “If they want to help the most people, leave the sex stuff out, the violent stuff out. They want to have a blanket exemption for everybody. And to be honest, that’s what’s hurting them on these bills.” The California District Attorneys Association shares some of the same worries. Greg Totten, the association’s chief executive, raised concerns with the bill’s retroactivity, and said it would strip from judges and prosecutors the flexibility to apply or remove a strike. “If we can take a young person that is engaged in criminal misconduct in the juvenile court system, and direct them in a positive, more productive pathway, we’re going to do that,” Totten said. “But there’s a balance to the scales of justice. … The scale has to be balanced to reflect what happened to the victims.” Flores hopes that legislation like AB 1127 will help him start anew.

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All played key roles on Sunday, as did lessheralded players such as linebacker Ernest Jones, tight end Brycen Hopkins and defensive tackle A’Shawn Robinson. Stafford, who toiled for

12 seasons and never won a playoff game in Detroit, answered all the questions about his ability to win when it counted most. He led the Rams to playoff wins over the Arizona Cardinals, the defend-

ing Super Bowl-champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers and, on the one-year anniversary of the blockbuster deal that brought him to the Rams, the rival San Francisco 49ers. He was especially clutch against the Buccaneers, engineering a game-winning drive in the final 42 seconds to outBrady Tom Brady, beat the Buccaneers and send Brady into retirement with a defeat. Stafford completed 26 of 40 passes for 283 yards and three touchdowns, with two interceptions. Kupp caught eight passes for 92 yards and two touchdowns. Burrow completed 22 of 33 passes for yards and one touchdown.

won four of the season’s eight World cup events. But after slipping and finishing third at the Olympic trials, Jackson knew the importance of a perfect race when it counted. Going through the satisfaction of a successful season to the devastation of almost missing out on an Olympic spot because of a fluke mistake to the elation of her first Olympic gold medal was a “roller coaster,” Jackson said. “It’s been a wild ride,” Jackson said, “but I think that makes it even sweeter.” Only five years ago, Jackson wasn’t even training full time on the ice. The Ocala, Fla., native

who has a degree in materials science and engineering from Florida started with inline skating and roller derby before switching to the ice in September 2017. Four months later, she qualified for the Pyeongchang Olympics, where she finished 24th in the 500 meters. After recently describing Jackson as still in her “infancy” in the sport, Shimabukuro, the U.S. long track speedskating coach, said with a smile, “maybe she skipped elementary school and jumped to college.” Although hopes for Olympic glory motivated her switch from inline to speedskating on ice,

Jackson didn’t think a gold medal was a realistic possibility until five months ago when she won her first World Cup event. The victory on Nov. 12 in Poland was the first time a Black American woman won a speedskating World Cup race. “Hopefully it has an effect,” Jackson said of her historic gold medal. “Hopefully we can see more minorities, especially in the USA, getting out and trying some of these winter sports. And I always hope to be a good example especially with helping kids see that they don’t have to just choose one between school and sports.”

modern game. Kings fans surely won’t be mad about the Bagley experience finally coming to an end. His time in Sacramento was emblematic of the organizational dysfunction from the top down, and somehow McNair was able to get three players in DeVincenzo, Lyles and Jackson who could potentially help with rotation roles in that trade. And by getting rid of Hield, who went with Haliburton and Thompson to the Indiana Pacers, the Kings are out from under his $38 million due over the next two seasons. Of course, the biggest gamble was trading away Haliburton, arguably the Kings’ best player, who turns 22 later this month, and would have been under team control on his rookie contract through 2025. Haliburton represented the type of homegrown star the Kings have lacked during their long downturn. Though he was clearly their best trade asset given fellow guard De’Aaron Fox signed a max contract worth some $163 million in November of 2020, making him less desirable around the league. “Ty’s a fantastic player as we all know, certainly a fantastic person as well,” McNair said. “This league is tough, and we know we have to give up talent to get talent. Any move can be viewed as a roll of the dice but our job is to make those decisions that we think put us in the best place to succeed

going forward. Bringing in a two-time All-Star who’s 25 (Sabonis), we think will be with us not just for the short term but we hope has a long future here in Sacramento – in addition to other guys who are proven winners in this league. That opportunity was something we couldn’t pass up.”

ously we had to give up some good things to get them, the things that we brought in, but we did it in a way where now we could use our picks and the flexibility this summer to continue to improve the team, and add the talent around the guys that we have. It just so happened that this time there were no picks and we were able to keep them. But if the opportunity presents itself down the line, we’ll be aggressive to go use those when the time comes.” On the coaching front, McNair was asked to evaluate interim coach Alvin Gentry, who took over after Luke Walton was fired in November. McNair was asked if there’s been any thought about removing the interim tag from Gentry’s title and hiring him full time. McNair mostly sidestepped the question. What he didn’t say – like endorsing Gentry by saying he’ll be in the mix next season – might be the most notable part of his answer. “He’s been creative in trying to figure out ways to get our team playing better,” Gentry said. “We’ve seen some strides. Now he’s got a test to incorporate six new guys in the fold. Certainly Wednesday night, with half of them in there, on very little practice time, was fun to see. And so, Alvin’s been around the league. He’s seen so many situations, so I have no doubt he’s going to get these guys ready for the next 25 (games).”

From Page B1 Whitworth and injured receiver Robert Woods signed shortly after McVay was hired in 2017, receiver Cooper Kupp drafted in 2017, and a 2019 trade for star cornerback Jalen Ramsey. But with the biggest spectacle in American sports coming to Kroenke’s gleaming new palace, Snead and McVay went it into overdrive. They traded for Stafford before the season, traded for Miller and signed Beckham during the season and signed star safety Eric Weddle out of retirement before the playoffs.

Gold From Page B1 tries couldn’t fill their quotas, finished 16th with a time of 38.04 seconds. The three-time Olympian said she screamed so loud cheering for Jackson that she nearly passed out. “I want this moment to be all about her,” Bowe said. “She’s done this, she went to the start line on her own and she skated the best 500 of her life to be Olympic champion.” Fellow American Kimi Goetz finished 18th with a time of 38.25 seconds. Jackson entered the race as the favorite, having

Kings From Page B1 McNair said. “And we knew we wanted to get this thing back to the playoffs. That’s our stated goal. But we also need to wait for the right opportunity and it’s certainly is nice when the first game (the win over the Timberwolves Wednesday) goes like that. We hope the second and third and subsequent games go just as well.”

The Kings’ haul The new players brought in: center Domantas Sabonis, swing men Justin Holiday, Jeremy Lamb, Donte DeVincenzo, Trey Lyles and Josh Jackson. Sent elsewhere were guard Tyrese Haliburton, sharp shooter Buddy Hield, reserve big man Tristan Thompson and all-time draft bust Marvin Bagley, the second pick in 2018 infamously selected ahead of stars Luka Doncic and Trey Young. Last week’s moves give the Kings more depth, passing, defense and versatility, the last of which was a buzz word from McNair on Saturday. For the Kings to improve defensively, where they’re perennially one of the worst teams in the NBA, they needed more athleticism on the wings to play the switchable style that’s become imperative in the

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Keeping Haliburton and trading Fox likely would have meant parting with draft picks to entice other teams to take on Fox’s contract. But the Kings managed to upgrade their roster without dealing away any draft capital, which could be used to restock the roster going forward. McNair, after all, has found a pair of promising players in his two drafts with Haliburton and rookie Davion Mitchell. But McNair said Saturday he wouldn’t rule out trading draft picks if another targeted player springs available. Sacramento has all its first-round selections through 2029. The Kings received a 2023 pick from the Pacers in the Haliburton-Sabonis trade. “We’re always trying to just see how we deploy our picks, our flexibility of the future and all those things to add talent. So it’s always a balance for us,” McNair said. “In this case, we were actually about to net out a plus pick in the two trades, with a future second-round pick. Obvi-

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Scoreboard HOCKEY NHL Sunday’s Games Ottawa 4, Washington 1 Buffalo 5, Montreal 3 Pittsburgh 4, New Jersey 2 Colorado 4, Dallas 0 Monday’s Games Edmonton at SAN JOSE, 7:30 p.m. Detroit at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Toronto at Seattle, 6 p.m. Chicago at Winnipeg, 6 p.m. Tuesday’s Games St. Louis at Ottawa, 4 p.m. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Buffalo, 4 p.m. Tampa Bay at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Boston at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m. Washington at Nashville, 5 p.m. Columbus at Calgary, 6 p.m. Dallas at Colorado, 6 p.m. Edmonton at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Minnesota at Winnipeg, 4 p.m. Florida at Carolina, 4:30 p.m. Anaheim at Calgary, 6:30 p.m. Colorado at Vegas, 7 p.m.

BASKETBALL Sunday’s Games Boston 105, Atlanta 95 Minnesota 129, Indiana 120 Monday’s Games SACRAMENTO at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m. GOLDEN STATE at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m. Detroit at Washington, 4 p.m. Oklahoma City at New York, 4:30 p.m. San Antonio at Chicago, 5 p.m. Portland at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. Toronto at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Orlando at Denver, 6 p.m. Houston at Utah, 6 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Cleveland at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m. Dallas at Miami, 4:30 p.m.

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

FOOTBALL NFL Playoffs Wild Card Round Saturday, Jan. 15 Cincinnati 26, Las Vegas 19 Buffalo 47, New England 17 Sunday, Jan. 16 SAN FRANCISCO 23, Dallas 17 Tampa Bay 31, Philadelphia 15 Kansas City 42, Pittsburgh 15 Monday, Jan. 17 L.A. Rams 34, Arizona 11 Divisional Round Saturday, Jan. 22 SAN FRANCISCO 13, Green Bay 10 Cincinnati 19, Tennessee 16 Sunday, Jan. 23 L.A. Rams 30, Tampa Bay 27 Kansas City 42, Buffalo 36, OT Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 30 L.A. Rams 20, SAN FRANCISCO 17 Cincinnati 27, Kansas City 24, OT Pro Bowl Sunday, Feb. 6 AFC 41, NFC 35 Super Bowl Sunday’s Game L.A. Rams 23, Cincinnati 20