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Parents lose patience over school mask mandate Joe Hong

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SACRAMENTO — Since California health officials decreed the end of the mask mandate for restaurants and grocery stores two weeks ago and then the indoor mask mandate last week for people who are vaccinated, frustrated parents have been asking: When can their children take their masks off at school? They didn’t get any answers during a much anticipated press conference Feb. 14 hosted by California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly, who said the state would wait until Feb. 28 to potentially change masking rules at schools. The California Teachers Association, one of the state’s largest unions with more than 300,000 members, supported the decision to “pause and gather more information” before revising the mask mandate for schools. But some parents and educators, who until recently supported strict mask

rules in the classroom, are losing their patience. “I really started thinking, why aren’t we talking about the masks coming off?” said Dr. Will Sheldon, an Oakland parent and a family medicine doctor. “There was no discussion of what the off-ramps are going to be.”

Concerns over education quality Parents and educators interviewed by CalMatters said the social and emotional harms of long-term masking need to be weighed against what appear to be the minimal benefits of masking amid rising vaccination rates and receding case numbers. Sheldon said his daughter has had a harder time making new friends because masks cover her facial expressions. But of greater concern, he said, are the children he sees in his clinic who are deaf or have other language delays and rely on reading lips to learn speech See Mask, Page A7

Agriculture secretary: Some inflation the result of businesses ‘taking advantage’ Bloomberg News U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said some recent price increases were the result of businesses “taking advantage” of the coronavirus pandemic and supply chain disruptions to push up food costs. Food prices have soared globally in the past year as economies recover from the pandemic and amid a jump in energy and fertilizer costs. Transporters are also struggling to cope with the extra demand for goods, leading to huge delays at ports. “The question is whether all those increases are directly correlated to those causes or whether people are taking advantage,” he said, referring to the fertilizer and seed industries. “There are some comments I’ve read – attributed to some folks in the agribusiness world – where

they’re suggesting or at least intimating that this is an opportunity to raise prices beyond what is necessary to deal with supply-chain challenges they may face.” The rise in food costs has contributed to U.S. inflation accelerating to 7.5%, putting pressure on President Joe Biden ahead of November’s midterm elections. Food prices should start to fall as the U.S. economy normalizes and supply problems are resolved, Vilsack said. “If they come down, will they come down commensurate with how much they went up?” he said. “If they don’t, that would suggest there’s something more afoot here. People should be asking those questions.” The government will allow imports of Mexican avocados to See Prices, Page A7

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Eddie Daniels administers rapid Covid-19 tests at Greater St. Paul Church in downtown Oakland, Jan. 4, 2022.

Gavin Newsom administration outlines future plans for Covid Ana B. Ibarra and Kristen Hwang CALMATTERS

SACRAMENTO — Vowing to be smarter after lessons learned over the past two years, the Newsom administration last week gave a glimpse of what the next few months – and potentially years – may look like in California with Covid-19 likely to stick around. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s health secretary, Dr. Mark Ghaly, said the state’s new plan marks a shift in the handling of the pandemic toward preparedness, acknowledging that officials will have to be flexible to respond to any new variants of concern. The state dubbed its new plan “SMARTER,” an acronym for its seven areas of focus: shots, masks,

awareness, readiness, testing, education and Rx treatments. “It is clear the virus will remain with us for some time, if not forever. It is less clear how often and how much it will continue to impact our health and well-being,” the state’s plan reads. The strategy unveiled Thursday includes preventive planning like stockpiling 75 million masks and bringing in 30 million overthe-counter tests, as well as assisting hard-hit disadvantaged communities and schools, and increasing the health care workforce by at least another 3,000 staff if there’s another surge. The goals: Capacity to perform at least half a million tests per day and administer 200,000 vaccines per day on top of what’s available at phar-

macies or doctors’ offices, expand school-based vaccine sites by 25% and ensure that therapies are available and affordable. Also included is building on current wastewater surveillance and genome sequencing to have a better understanding of the evolving virus, and pursuing a public-private partnership with a Covid-19 test manufacturer that can secure a supply chain for California. The administration’s pandemic plan intentionally does not set thresholds that would trigger certain actions, like its controversial multiple-color tiered plan for closing and reopening businesses in 2020. Instead, flexibility is imporSee Plans, Page A7

Ukraine tensions accelerate, Kamala Harris departs Europe, Russia extends troop exercises Los Angeles Times MUNICH, Germany — With tens of thousands of Russian troops canceling withdrawal plans near Ukraine’s northern frontier, and as tensions intensified in the country’s eastern Donbas region, Western and Russian leaders continued to engage in a high-stakes dance Sunday mixing equal parts diplomatic bickering and military puffery – but with little sign that their efforts could successfully forestall the biggest conflict in Europe since World War II. In the east, where the Ukrainian government has been mired for years in a stalemate against Russia-installed separatists, observers reported barrages of shelling across the cease-fire line established between the belligerents in 2015. And in a step designed to bolster Moscow’s narrative of an impending Ukrainian onslaught on the separatist enclaves, separatist authorities on Sunday suspended

leisure, cultural, entertainment and educational events until further notice. Earlier in the weekend, the separatists began evacuating thousands of women and children from Ukraine while ordering men of fighting age to gird for battle. The intensification of hostilities in the east came as Belarus announced that some 30,000 Russian troops would extend their stay beyond the conclusion of joint exercises, countering earlier statements that not a single Russian soldier would remain on Belarus’ territory after Sunday. In a statement released by the Belarusian military on Telegram, Belarusian Defense Minister Lt. Gen. Viktor Khrenin said that though the joint exercises – dubbed Allied Resolve 2022 – had concluded, the “increase in military activity near the external borders of the Union State [Russia and Belarus] and the aggravation of the situation in Donbas” had pushed

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My ideas for future Super Bowl halftime shows

irst off, I just want to Elvis Presley, Michael say how disappointed Jackson and Prince. I am in my brother While that would Kelvin’s “The Other blow the doors off by Side” column about the itself, the truly cool part Super Bowl halftime of the show would be show that published last the Hologram Reunions. week. Not that I disMaurice and Robin (and agreed with him. Quite appearance Tony Wade abyspecial the opposite. It’s just that Andy) Gibb holoThe last laugh I had called dibs on grams would join lone writing a surviving brother Barry for column about it. a Bee Gees medley. The Jam I was flabbergasted that Master Jay hologram would he flagrantly disregarded my reunite Run-DMC. Kurt Cobain calling of the sacred code of and Nirvana would be together dibs and wrote his own piece. I again. The Who’s famed rhythm mean, even Brad Stañhope and section, John Entwhistle and I have a working dibs relationKeith Moon, would rejoin Roger ship, but not my own brudda? Daltry and Pete Townshend. No matter. Actually, I And then John Lennon and wasn’t going to write about this George Harrison holograms year’s show, but give ideas for would make the Fab Four future ones. come alive once more (well, So there. kinda) when they performed a medley of Beatles hits with Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. The Hologram Reunion Now I know there is a certain Halftime Show creepiness factor here that Kelvin, like many viewers of would turn some people off, but this year’s Super Bowl halftime the show would win them over. show, half-expected the Tupac I think it would be important to Shakur hologram to make a really focus on the music and special guest appearance when not do things like use a clip of Dr. Dre sat down at the piano Haley Joel Osment saying “I see and played a little bit of “I Ain’t dead people” from “The Sixth Mad Atcha.” It was a tease Sense” in the introduction. without a payoff. But what about having a halftime show that The Ands Bands would bring back many dearly I think it is high time that departed musical artists, using all those groups that featured technology? backup musicians or singers Besides Tupac, the show could feature numerous legends connected to the lead singer from the past like Jimi Hendrix with “and” or “&” be given the opportunity to finally taste the playing the “Star-Spanspotlight all on their own. What gled Banner,” James Brown I mean is, how about a halfspinnin’, slidin’, screamin’ and time show featuring The Pips, singin’ “Cold Sweat,” Chuck The Miracles, The HeartbreakBerry duck-walking across the ers and The News? It might be stage and playing “Roll Over a li’l awkward without Gladys Beethoven” and many more. Knight, Smokey Robinson, Tom I’m talking Aretha Franklin, Petty and Huey Lewis at first . . Little Richard, David Bowie, Otis Redding, Ray Charles, . actually it would be awkward

the whole time. Never mind.

AC/DC When an away team is facing a big third down in an NFL game, what song do the home stadium folks usually play? “Shiny Happy People” by R.E.M.? “Hot Potato” by The Wiggles? “Walking On Sunshine” by Katrina and The Waves? Uh, no. They play AC/DC’s “Hell’s Bells” the leadoff batter from the Australian rockers’ 1980 album “Back in Black,” which happens to be the second best-selling album in music history after MJ’s “Thriller.” Having AC/DC play the Super Bowl halftime should have been a no-brainer years ago. Especially since original rhythm guitarist Malcom Young died in 2017 and would now need to be a hologram for the show.

Weird Al Yankovic Ten years ago I did a phone interview with song parodist Weird Al to write an advance for a show he was doing in Napa. I have interviewed many famous folks and have always been chill when doing it. But with Weird Al, it was hard to contain the fanboy in me. At the beginning of the interview I told him that I enjoyed his work in a reasoned, calm and sane voice while simultaneously my inner voice was going, “I’m talking to Weird Al! Squeeeeeee!” Weird Al would crush a Super Bowl halftime show. Besides the numerous classic parodies like “Eat It,” “Fat,” “Amish Paradise,” “White & Nerdy” and “Yoda,” among others, there would be room to include a couple of his originals. One from his 2014 album “Mandatory Fun” is perfect. It’s

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An illustration of an AC/DC halftime show using Pixabay images. a marching band tune called “Sports Song.” Here’s a taste of the lyrics: “We’ve played teams across the nation And you’re the worst one we’ve come across Try to assimilate that information And it just might help you cope with your impending loss Oh, and if somehow we are still failing To affectively articulate the points at hand Allow us now to summarize them in a manner That your feeble brains can understand We’re great (we’re great) And you suck (you suck) We’re great (we’re great) And you suck (you suck) We’re great (we’re great) And you suck (you suck) You see there’s us (we’re great) And then there’s

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you (you suck) We’re really, really great (really great) In contrast, you really suck (really suck) OK, full disclosure, we’re not that great But nevertheless, you suck.” I was also gonna suggest another original I love called “Weasel Stomping Day” that celebrates a fictional holiday where people spread mayonnaise on their lawns, wear Viking helmets and don heavy boots to stomp the little rodents to death, but I was afraid you might think that I, too, was weird, so I won’t. Fairfield freelance humor columnist and accidental local historian Tony Wade writes two weekly columns: “The Last Laugh” on Mondays and “Back in the Day” on Fridays. Wade is also the author of The History Press book “Growing Up In Fairfield, California.”

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Advocacy group Vessels of Vallejo suspending weekly activities Tribune Content Agency The large advocacy group, Vessels of Vallejo, announced online earlier this week that it is suspending its week-toweek activities for 2022. Vessels of Vallejo organized many Black Lives Matter events in 2020 and 2021. The group rented billboards in Vallejo and San Francisco demanding justice for Sean Monterossa, who was killed by Vallejo police officer Jarrett Tonn on June 2, 2020. The billboards contained art from Oree Originol, who in 2014 launched Justice for Our Lives, an open source digital portrait series of people killed by U.S. law

enforcement. One of the billboards was just a block away from the Vallejo police station, while another was on the corner of Sonoma Boulevard and Virginia Street. There were four locations in all. The group also hosted a book group in 2021 where the community read “How to Be an Antiracist” by Ibram X. Kendi. However, earlier this week the group wrote a message on its Facebook page saying it would suspend its weekto-week activities. “Since June of 2020, @vesselsofvallejo has See Group, Page A8

Police helicopter crashes into ocean, killing California officer Tribune Content Agency A police helicopter crashed into the Pacific Ocean off Newport Beach in California, killing one officer and injuring a second, authorities said. The Huntington Beach Police Department helicopter went down while responding to a call at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19, police said at a news briefing. “You could tell that it was in trouble and it looked like it was losing control, looked like it was spiraling a bit,” onlooker Joseph Thore told KTLA. Officer Nicholas Vella, 44, a 14-year veteran of the police force, died in the crash, Huntington Beach police wrote on Facebook. He leaves a wife and daughter. A second officer on the helicopter, a 16-year veteran, is listed in critical condition, Huntington Beach Police Chief Eric Parra said at the news briefing. “This is a difficult night for all of us, and I would ask for your prayers and your support

as we support our officer’s family and as we continue to grieve through this,” Parra said. The National Transportation Safety Board and the Orange County Sheriff’s Department are investigating the crash, he said. The cause of the crash is not yet known. “I looked outside, saw it going in circles and saw it take off the southwest, and then I heard it fall and crash,” onlooker Alex Burchinal told The Orange County Register. Other onlookers at a nearby restaurant screamed as the helicopter went down into the water, witnesses told the publication. “This is truly a really heartbreaking time for all of us here in Huntington Beach,” said Mayor Barbara Delgleize, the Los Angeles Times reported. A helicopter crashed into the surf near South Beach in Miami Beach on Saturday afternoon, injuring the two people aboard, the Miami Herald reported.

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Chuck Tonnacliff, left, helps Sylvia Dove, 6, cut a geode during the Vallejo Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show at the Solano

County Fairgrounds, Feb. 22, 2020. Dove kept half of the geode for herself and gave the other half to her father, Noah.

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VALLEJO — Rockhounds can scour the tables for treasures at the 56th Annual Vallejo Gem and Mineral Show this weekend. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Solano County Fairgrounds, 900 Fairgrounds Drive. Visitors can participate in a prize drawing, try their hand at geode cutting or give the silent auction a try. Plenty of activities are planned specifically for children. Ticket pricing can be found at VJGems.org.

LWV continues ‘The Sum of Us’ series 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 that continue this week. “ ‘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

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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. 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 paterson cc@gmail.com. A Zoom link close to the start date will be returned.

Free webinars available through SBDC The Solano-Napa Small Business Development Center is offering a pair of free business training webinars this week. “How to Get Free

Dem club plans virtual fundraiser The Northern Solano Democratic Club will host a virtual fundraiser “Cooking with Alice” at 4 p.m. Saturday via the Zoom platform. Alice Fried, a native of New Orleans, invites participants to cook along with her while she makes creole shrimp and grits. Join Fried and special guest Suisun City Mayor

Lori Wilson, candidate for state’s 11th Assembly District seat, sharing her recipe for success. Admission to Alice’s Kitchen is $30. Register by Monday for a list of ingredients to be sent along with the Zoom invitation at https://secure. actblue.com/donate/ nsdc-cooking-2.22 or send an email to pres.nsdc@ gmail.com for more information.

Pair of government meetings on holiday week’s calendar A couple of government meetings are on calendar this week. They are open to the public either in person or virtually – or both. It is best to check the website for each agency before deciding to attend in person. This week’s meetings include: n Solano Irrigation District, special meeting, 6 p.m. Tuesday, (Zoom only) Lake Berryessa Room, 810 Vaca Valley Parkway, Vacaville. Info: ca-sid.civicplus.com. n Vacaville City Council, 6 p.m. Tuesday, council chamber, 650 Merchant St. Info: ci.vacaville.ca.us.

ACLU pens letter in response to 72-hour eviction notices in Vallejo Tribune Content Agency It didn’t take long for the ACLU to voice its displeasure with recent 72-hour eviction notices given to the unsheltered. A day after the unsheltered near the JFK Library in Vallejo were given the notices to vacate the area, the ACLU penned a letter to the City of Vallejo to demand a withdrawal of the notices. The eviction notices were put out just five days before the scheduled Feb. 23 Solano County and Vallejo Pointin-Time Count that helps take care of the unsheltered. The ACLU is a group that aims to make sure that Constitutional rights to free speech, privacy and due process are put into practice. In the letter to the City of Vallejo, Andrea Sorce and Kris Kelley write that the eviction notices are “disturbing and unacceptable.” “As we have previously stated in light of

the 2019 Martin vs. Boise court ruling, cities may not enforce anti-camping and disorderly conduct ordinances if shelter beds are not reasonably available,” the statement reads. “It is clear that there are not enough shelter beds currently in Vallejo to accommodate our unhoused population, and the available options have requirements or religious affiliations which may restrict practical access. As we determine next steps for the anti-camping ordinance, which has not been updated since 2014 it is essential that Council direct staff and VPD to cease all sweeps of encampments.” The letter to city staff came just a few hours after the TimesHerald published a story Friday afternoon about the notices possibly making the Vallejo/Solano County Point event useless. The annual event is scheduled to obtain a snapshot census of people experiencing homelessness in the community and

includes people who, on the night of the count, are sheltered or living in emergency shelters/ transitional housing, or unsheltered and staying outdoors or places not designed for habitation including vehicles, streets, parks and abandoned buildings. The count is conducted at least biennially and is a requirement to receive homeless assistance funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The count also presents an opportunity to raise awareness of the myriad challenges homeless citizens face, hear personal experiences from those experiencing homelessness, and demonstrate the compassion and generosity of the community. Sorce and Kelley also write that “equally disturbing is the fact that the City issued this notice on the Friday before a holiday weekend.” However, the TimesHerald confirmed that the notices were first

sent out on Thursday, Feb. 17. “Whether intentional or coincidental does not in good faith provide the notice necessary to these individuals to adequately respond,” the letter continues. Sorce and Kelley wrote that they’ll be monitoring these issues and will respond after the holiday weekend. In the meantime, the ACLU goes on to urge the City to rescind the the eviction notices immediately, cease all plans to sweep encampments city-wide and inform the unhoused community near the library of those plans so “they do not have to suffer through the weekend in fear of being displaced or having their possessions taken from them.” The ACLU wasn’t the only to respond to the notices. On Friday afternoon Vallejo City Councilmember Cristina Arriola took to Twitter to express her outrage over the incident. “It’s a holiday weekend

and I want my community to know that I am against this cruel act against our un-housed, on the part of the city and in particular, the VPD,” Arriola wrote. “It is disgraceful as it comes on the heels of the March 8 ( City Council) meeting when council is expected to approve a $30 million loan to retrofit 400 Mare Island Way for a Police HQ.” Earlier in the week a few people wrote to Natalie Peterson, an administrative analyst with the City Manager’s Office. The emails asked if the Vallejo Police Department were aware of the Feb. 23 Point-of-Time count when the eviction notices were placed. Peterson responded by saying, “The City is aware of the PIT Count happening next week, and does not intend to interfere with the count. Over the past year, the VPD Community Services Division has made several visits to the library encampment, and has offered various services to

the individuals at this site; including working with Coordinated Entry System to secure housing. The 72-Hour Notices that were posted (Thursday) provide information regarding available shelter beds, free bus passes to the listed shelter and vaccine sites, and information regarding the retrieval of items removed during the planned clean-up.” However, housing advocate Joey Carrizales said that the response was “totally unacceptable.” “What stinks is I go talk to my homeless friends living in that area and I look at their faces which have grown disheveled and more dark because of the sun and they ask me, ‘Where am I supposed to go?’” Carrizales told the Times-Herald on Friday. “‘Where am I supposed to go’ they keep asking. That always brings me to tears.”

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Gratitude gives us rewards in countless ways throughout life time to express your Dear Annie: I was raised in a Southern gratitude is somefamily that insisted on thing to be annoyed by, but the only reason I teaching good manners. can think of is that she As an adult, I have conherself does not write tinued to practice good thank-you notes and etiquette and have referenced Emily Post and doesn’t want to write your articles when I’m Annie Lane them, so maybe she feels guilty about that not sure what’s right. Dear Annie and is blaming you. I’ve been with my Since you have a great relapartner for almost 15 years and have a wonderful relationtionship, I’d suggest talking to ship with his family. I’m always her about it. Be inquisitive and careful to remember cards for not argumentative. Maybe she has another reason. If she asks birthdays and thank-you notes. you to stop sending them, then, His mother and I have a of course, forgo the notes to great relationship, but it has come to my attention that she is her. But keep sending them to annoyed that I write thank-you everyone else. Dear Annie: It seems that I notes. I’ve been unable to get a see letters written to advice colgood answer as to why. I’ve always thought the point umnists on a regular basis from people complaining that their of etiquette was to make the people around you feel comgrandchildren or nieces and nephews never take the time to fortable and welcome. If I’m send a thank-you note or a text making her uncomfortable, I should forgo the notes, right? — message to express gratitude for a gift. Too Nice in California When I was hiring employDear Too Nice in California: ees and interviewing various If your mother-in-law doesn’t like your thank-you notes, that job candidates, I paid attention to this issue. I noticed that says more about her than you. many applicants had the qualI’m not sure how taking the

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). You do the work and produce the product. A number of results will follow, including (but not limited to) happy customers, muscle aches, accolades, friends and magic. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Would you be more willing to rack up mistakes if you knew you had to make a certain number of them to get to the prize? Pretend it’s so. Try and fail, grow and learn; you will get there! GEMINI (May 21-June 21). It’s like a hide-and-seek game in which you are the seeker. If the others haven’t done their job, an advantage falls to you. A time frame was set, and now, ready or not, here you come. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You may find that your backup plan is even more satisfying than plan A. Because you’re so prepared for anything, you’ll move forward with confidence that attracts only the best. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Play around with the problem. Try shaking it, turning it and poking it to see what it’s made of. This one doesn’t need a delicate touch, but rather to be called out, opened up and examined fully. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). The plot of the day will be shaped by your strong sense of duty. As a loyal friend, you do what’s right for a relationship

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ifications to do the job. But I needed to see that extra something that set one apart from the rest. Good manners, such as writing a thank-you note or sending an email after an interview – those were gestures that helped me separate candidates for the job. An employee who expresses gratitude, not just to a boss but to anyone who helps them accomplish their goals, is a promotable asset to any company. And “anyone” includes the maintenance staff, receptionist and cafeteria workers. Your goal, as a parent, isn’t to have a 6-year-old writing thank-you notes. Your goal is to raise an employable adult. — Consideration for Hiring Dear Consideration: Thank you for pointing out the practical positive outcomes from showing gratitude. You can even get a job. Gratitude grants us rewards in countless ways in all areas of life, and you have highlighted an important one. Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@ creators.com.

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Today’s birthday You’re a fix-it pro. You’ll get broken things up and running to lucrative effect. Smiles and happy customers surround you. Formal education is a feature of 2022, and you’ll thrive as you apply what you learn. You’ll invest creative energy into building relationships and derive satisfaction and pride from the resulting bonds. Libra and Aries adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 8, 40, 1, 11 and 20.

even when it’s inconvenient or uncomfortable. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You won’t only feel moved to give to your family but you’ll also be inspired to join forces with a friend or group to help others. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Someone may want to mentor you because they see your potential. Although you may not be eager for advice at this point, it will feel comforting to know that your contribution is valued. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21). Even though you are the most generous of the bunch, you prefer not to be noticed. In fact, being called out in this way embarrasses you. It is therefore best if you give anonymously.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19). If you hide your heart, you’ll forget where it is – and then how will you love? Deny your heart and its voice will diminish. A silenced heart serves no one. The right thing to do with a heart is listen to it. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 18). Everyone has a certain amount of time they can tolerate going without attention. It can be days for some, minutes for others. You will be acutely sensitive to the attention needs of others and all too aware of your own. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). They need your invigorating presence at a function where, quite frankly, everyone will be bored without you. Have fun with the things others take too seriously, and go where you’re most useful. CELEBRITY PROFILES: In eight seasons of “Game of Thrones,” Sophie Turner saw the character Sansa Stark from childhood pettiness through the tortures and duties of leadership. Strong Pisces and Aquarius influences in Turner’s natal chart offer the intuition and social consciousness of a natural-born leader. Turner’s moon and Venus are in Aries, the sign of the warrior. Look for her in the upcoming miniseries “The Staircase.”

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opened with a weak two-bid in hearts. West leads the heart king. East overtakes with his ace and returns the heart two. West takes that trick and plays a third heart, which East ruffs with his spade seven. West opened with a classic weak two-bid, showing a good six-card suit with two of the top three or three of the top five honors and 6-10 high-card points. North should have contented himself with a three-heart cue-bid, inviting game. But the vulnerable game bonus was – as it always is – a powerful lure. West led a third heart with two aims in mind: first, to stop South from obtaining a discard on the heart 10; then, possibly, to arrange a trump promotion. His play realized both goals. East’s ruff did stop the heart 10 from winning a trick, and, when South overruffed the spade seven with his jack, West was in happy position of being able to THE ELUSIVE PLAY IS the collect a trump trick. Eventually, South couldn’t avoid losing a diamond trick as STILL ELUSIVE well: down one. Mahatma Gandhi wrote, “In the If only South had been willing to attitude of silence the soul finds the trade a loser for a loser. He should have path in a clearer light, and what is discarded a low diamond – an elusive and deceptive resolves itself inevitable loser – under East’s spade into crystal clearness. Our life is a long seven. Then he would have been able to and arduous quest after Truth.” pick up West’s trumps without loss and Some bridge plays are elusive. See if made his contract. you can spot the key one in today’s COPYRIGHT: 2022, UNITED FEATURE SYNDICATE deal. South is in four spades after West

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Mahatma Gandhi wrote, “In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in a clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness. Our life is a long and arduous quest after Truth.”

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Has truth left us at altar of political ambition?

estern civilization has an undisputed trend toward liberty and freedom resulting in experimentation in democratic governance. The concept of Democracy as the vehicle toward liberty has been, by and large, in ascendence for a long time. History has witnessed this in war and peace, tyrannical political philosophies from Socialism to Fascism to Communism have arisen and demonstrably failed because of this desire as man’s eternal yearning for liberty remains strong and seemingly fundamental to our nature. Where is America in 2022? After listening to President Joe Biden’s embarrassing recent press conference in Georgia, frankly, as my father would say, standing in need of prayer. It was sad watching and listening to a man in decline. Far too many of our so-called leaders elected, appointed or too often self-appointed are hyperbolic with mostly useless banter leading to silly behavJim McCully ior. It seems we have come to a point where political discourse has descended into sound and fury signifying little of value. Special Counsel John Durham released another report Feb. 11 as part of his long quest for truth surrounding the alleged Russia-Trump conspiracy. What he found is a fabrication by the campaign of Hillary Clinton to undermine candidate and then President Donald Trump. Durham reveals computer server tampering of Trump campaign, private corporate and later White House servers. Folks, this isn’t dirty politics, it’s sedition. Will there be criminal charges? Prominent names were revealed as having various degrees of involvement in this attack on our presidential election in 2016 through the continuation of a conspiracy to infiltrate and undermine a sitting president. One of those named in this tawdry affair is Jake Sullivan, the current national security adviser for President Biden. He was a top adviser in the 2016 Clinton campaign and a fastriser in D.C. bureaucratic power politics slated to be Mrs. Clinton’s national security adviser. Mr. Sullivan is married to Margaret Goodlander, the current counsel to former Supreme Court nominee and now Attorney General Merrick Garland. Guests at their 2015 wedding included former President Bill Clinton, “President in waiting” Hillary Clinton, current Secretary of State Antony Blinken and current Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, to name a few. Mr. Sullivan was at the center of this entire sordid affair. People had elected Trump as president, showing their choice. Then he was hounded and impeached over a hoax. This is astounding and disgusting, too. A president and the public’s trust were undermined; with 40 million taxpayer dollars knowingly wasted. Breathtaking! Ambition is a good thing but taken too far it’s highly dangerous. When individuals lose their moral center, it’s often surprising. When people at the top of America’s political power structure lose it, this is staggering. It seems we have strayed far from our core American values. As Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida said: “Bidens’s cabinet and senior adviser picks all went to Ivy League schools, have strong resumes, attend all the right conferences and will tragically be polite and orderly caretakers of America’s decline.” Regardless of political philosophy, plain common sense is in woefully short supply. Some years ago, a friend was elected in Solano County. He asked me how I thought governance worked. I told him people go through a self-sorting process determining how to function. People have a set of chosen values in life. Eventually, the nature and behavior of the population will resemble a bell-shaped curve. Indeed, the closer one gets to the center is where understanding, compromise and agreements are made on how to handle matters. America has historically been a center-right, fiscally responsible nation. In modern times we have seemingly slowly lost our way. Truth is a precious commodity. Extreme views aren’t the order of the day despite propaganda to the contrary. My friend is a successful mayor because he understands this. The 2022 elections are looming. Please pay attention. Jim McCully is a former chairman of the Solano County Republican Central Committee and former regional vice chairman of the California Republican Party.

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CALMATTERS COMMENTARY

Another misuse of environmental quality

ere I to write and much of local governanother book about ment, to the state. As state California poliand local workforces became tics — which is very almost totally unionized, unlikely — it would be the concentration of finantitled “Unintended Consecial power in Sacramento quences,” detailing how politgave unions the motivation ical policy decrees mutate to reshape the Legislature to have unforeseen effects. into an overwhelmingly proExamples of the synDan Walters union body. drome are legion, but here The California Environare just two: mental Quality Act, also signed by n In the 1960s, newly elected Gov. Reagan, is a third major example. Its Ronald Reagan signed two pieces of stated aim was to compel sponsors legislation that purported to reform of projects to evaluate their impacts the care and treatment of the menon the environment and mitigate, as tally ill. They set in motion a phaseout much as possible, adverse effects. of the state’s extensive system of Over the more than half-century mental hospitals in favor of commusince its passage, however, CEQA has nity mental health clinics. Reagan morphed into a legal morass that can wanted to save money and advocates stall even the most benign projects for the mentally ill had decried the indefinitely as opponents raise objecprison-like, abusive atmosphere of tions that often have nothing to do the hospitals. with environmental protection. Reagan, successor governors and It’s not uncommon, for example, the Legislature never fully delivfor construction unions to threaten ered on the promise of community or file CEQA lawsuits in ill-disguised mental health care, leaving many efforts to force project managers of the mentally ill then and since to into giving their members exclusive fend for themselves and contributaccess to jobs. CEQA has become so ing to the homeless crisis that now onerous that the Legislature often afflicts the state. gives high-profile projects – such as n Two seemingly distinct acts in sports arenas – specific exemptions the late 1970s, the extension of from some of its provisions, includcollective bargaining rights to ing this year’s Super Bowl stadium California’s public employees in 1975 in Inglewood. and the passage of Proposition 13, the CEQA is a major factor, although landmark property tax limit, in 1978, not the only one, in California’s together led to public employee inability to build enough housing, unions’ dominance of the Legislature. especially homes for low- and moderProposition 13 indirectly shifted ate-income families, to meet demand. financial responsibility for schools, Those who don’t want such housing

in their neighborhoods use CEQA as a tool to stop construction, or delay it so long that it becomes financially unworkable. The latest example of CEQA’s being bent for purposes never envisioned is occurring in Berkeley, where the city government and a group called Save Berkeley’s Neighborhoods sued to block the University of California’s plans to expand enrollment. Alameda County Judge Brad Seligman upheld their challenge to UC’s plans for a new academic building and faculty housing, declaring the project’s CEQA studies were inadequate and did not fully account for impacts on noise, housing and displacement. The university was also ordered to freeze its enrollment at 2020-21 levels. It’s the same sort of not-in-mybackyard attitude that has been so detrimental to bridging the gap between California’s housing needs and its housing production, and in this case will block access by several thousand students who had planned to enter the university. CEQA’s unintended consequences cry out for reform, something former Gov. Jerry Brown once described as “the Lord’s work,” even though he was unwilling to take it on. 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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US can’t let Russia create sphere of influence

he current showdown used covert action, inforbetween Russia and the mation warfare and other West is deeply perplexmeans to undermine Mosing to many critics of cow’s control. American foreign policy. This hostility to spheres Why, they ask, doesn’t the of influence owed to several U.S. simply accede to some of of America’s most prominent Russian President Vladimir diplomatic traits. The desire Putin’s demands – acknowlfor markets and resources edge that Ukraine will never Hal Brands in foreign nations led Amerjoin the North Atlantic Treaty icans to fear the economic Organization and accept a Russian consequences of a divided world. An sphere of influence in the former interest in democracy and human Soviet Union? rights didn’t always lead the U.S. to The answer is more deeply rooted behave nobly in its own neighborin American history than many hood, but it did make Americans observers might realize. For better squeamish about tolerating authorior worse, U.S. policy has long been tarian control of other regions. characterized by opposition to hostile From a strategic viewpoint, U.S. spheres of influence. That project planners worried that powerful reached triumphant heights during rivals would use regional spheres of the post-Cold War era, but is being influence as springboards to global tested severely today. aggression. Not least, America’s For much of recorded history, sense of exceptionalism – its convicspheres of influence have been a tion that the U.S. used power more normal part of global affairs. Great benevolently than other states – eased powers typically try to carve out any guilt over the apparent hypocrisy privileged domains as a way of conof denying to others what America trolling events near their borders and claimed for itself. keeping threats at bay. America’s anti-spheres project America is no exception: It gradu- climaxed after the Cold War. The ally kicked the European powers out Soviet bloc was no more. Washingof the Caribbean and Latin America ton possessed such massive economic on its way to superpower status. “The and military advantages, along United States is practically sovereign with a global network of allies, that on this continent,” Secretary of State it could prevent even large counRichard Olney declared in 1895, “and tries from extending their grasp over its fiat is law upon the subjects to nations next door. which it confines its interposition.” To prove the point, the Pentagon Yet the U.S. had a different attidispatched two aircraft carriers in tude toward other countries’ spheres 1996 to prevent China from menacof influence. In the 1800s and early ing Taiwan. The U.S. also expanded 1900s, U.S. officials aimed to prevent NATO into Eastern Europe to hedge China from being sliced and diced against the creation of a reinvigoby foreign powers. In World War rated Russian empire. None other I, Washington fought to prevent than Joe Biden, then Barack Obama’s Imperial Germany from dominatvice president, declared in 2009 that ing territories running from Eastern “we will not – will not – recognize any Europe to the English Channel. In nation having a sphere of influence.” World War II, the U.S. fought to Biden is certainly right that the prevent Nazi Germany and ImpeU.S. benefits from a sphere-less rial Japan from seizing domains world. Much of the world, for that vaster still. matter, seems to agree: It is remarkEven during the Cold War, able that so many countries, from America challenged the Soviet bloc U.S. allies in the Pacific to the Baltic in Eastern Europe: While the use of states and others in Europe, are force was off the table, Washington willing to court America’s influ-

ence to avoid being coerced by rivals closer to home. This backstory also helps explain why the U.S. is unwilling to close NATO’s door to Ukraine and grant Moscow veto power over the geopolitical choices of its neighbors. That would represent a return to the darker, more dangerous world U.S. officials have long worked to overcome. Yet what seemed relatively easy at the height of America’s post-Cold War predominance looks dramatically harder today. Putin’s Russia has redeveloped the military capability to subjugate Ukraine and other nonaligned states on its borders. Putin has undertaken efforts, over the space of 15 years, to reassert Russia’s regional primacy, even by invading countries such as Georgia that resisted its influence. Today, the Russian ruler is essentially threatening to destroy Ukraine rather than allow it to chart its own geopolitical destiny. The U.S., in turn, has promised to impose massive economic and diplomatic costs on Putin if he follows through on this threat, perhaps not physically thwarting an invasion of Ukraine but making it unprofitable and unrepeatable. That effort is likely to lead to a tense, protracted clash between Washington and Moscow, featuring ongoing coercion and the potential for escalation in Eastern Europe and beyond. America’s determination to deny Russia an autocratic sphere of influence is now running head-on into Putin’s determination to create one. Which means the costs and risks associated with this time-honored aspect of U.S. policy are about to go up. Hal Brands is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist, the Henry Kissinger Distinguished Professor at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies and a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. Most recently, he is the author of “The Twilight Struggle: What the Cold War Teaches Us About Great-Power Rivalry Today.”

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Mask From Page One and reading. “I think they were a good idea early in the pandemic,” Sheldon said. “At this point, I’m more than ready for them to change. I think we’ve gone to an extreme.” Meanwhile, public health experts are saying masks will play a smaller role in 2022’s pandemic playbook. “As omicron quiets down, we’re approaching a point where we can take masks off,” said Robert Schooley, a professor of medicine at UC San Diego. “But if I had a 5- to 12-year-old who wasn’t vaccinated, I would still want them to keep the masks on until they get vaccinated. It’s not always trivial when a child gets Covid.” High-quality, tight-fitting masks have been shown to protect against transmission, but they don’t completely eliminate the risk of getting Covid19. And with the low risk of serious illness for children, some parents are saying it’s time to lift the mask mandate and take a step toward normalcy. While not all parents oppose masks in schools – CalMatters spoke to parents who thought they should embrace all measures to reduce the death count – some worry the masks are reducing their child’s enthusiasm for learning. “I want my son to feel excited and connected,” said Patricia Johnson, an Oakland parent of a first-grader. “That’s what I’ve wanted from school all along. I want him to love school.” Jason Peplinski, the superintendent of Simi Valley School District, said public health experts can’t underestimate the effect wearing masks for two years has had on children. He hopes the mandate lifts for all students. A middle ground, he said, would be a logistical nightmare. “What I don’t want to happen is for the governor to say if you’re vaccinated you can unmask,” Peplinski said. “That puts the onus on school districts.” Some teachers are also calling for an end to the mask mandate. Bevin Abbe, a vocal music teacher at Santa Susana High School in Simi Valley, said masks have been stifling her students’ creative expression for too long. She worries that more introverted students are hiding behind their masks, delaying their social development. Abbe said debate over masking has become heated in her county of Ventura. Her district’s teachers union declined to take a position.

Prices From Page One restart on Monday, ending a weeklong suspension triggered by a threat against a U.S. Department of Agriculture food inspector. Wholesale prices in Chicago surged 59% during the ban, according to USDA data compiled by Bloomberg. “I would raise some serious questions about that cost increase given the fact it was obvious this was a short-term situation,”

“Our union has chosen to respect the different views of our membership and society, at large,” said union president Amanda Hogan. “We have not taken a position on masks in the past and are unlikely to in the future.”

Public health experts endorse masks The California Department of Public Health issued its school mask mandate in July as most of the state’s school districts were set to return to fully in-person instruction for the first time since the start of the pandemic. The mandate placed the responsibility of enforcement on local school officials. As the omicron surge led to record case numbers among students, teachers and staff, many schools were pushed to a breaking point. But as case numbers decline, more states are starting to lift school mask mandates and taking steps toward normalcy. Lawmakers in some more conservative states are working to ban mask mandates altogether. Simi Valley’s Peplinski and parents opposing the mask mandate say it doesn’t make sense for a vaccinated child to be able to eat at a restaurant or shop for groceries without a mask but have to put one on in the classroom. Public health experts, however, say the comparison isn’t completely valid because education is compulsory and students spend most of their time at schools. “If you want to go to a restaurant, that’s your choice,” said Andrew Noymer, a public health professor at UC Irvine. “But kids need to be in schools, and I’d like to see them protected as much as possible.” Noymer said masks should be required at schools to eliminate the possibility of returning to virtual instruction. That said, he thinks the mandate could be lifted in the next month or so once case numbers and hospitalization rates are back down to where they were last May. Noymer said the state could set various thresholds for case numbers, hospitalization rates and vaccination rates that would trigger an end to the mask mandate for schools. But Ghaly provided no concrete metrics last Monday. He said the state would continue monitoring a variety of data points for the next two weeks. Until then, some parents will remain exasperated. “All they did was announce that they’re having another press conference in two weeks,” said Sheldon. “It felt like they were just kicking the can down the road.” Vilsack said when asked about the 59% figure. “There’s no justification for that. None.” He rejected a call from Republicans for “damages” from China to address shortfalls in purchases of U.S. exports. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and a group of colleagues said last week that Beijing failed to meet a commitment as part of the first phase of a U.S.-China trade deal to buy $16 billion of agricultural goods in 2020 and 2021.

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Plans From Page One tant now, Ghaly said. For example, a deadly variant may require that the state focus on preventing cases, while a less virulent variant may prompt the state to focus on hospitalizations. “Today is about balance,” Ghaly said. “Balance between a message of hope and successful adaptation but also prepared vigilance.” The new blueprint comes as more than 20,000 new Covid-19 cases a day were reported in California, according to the state’s seven-day average on Wednesday. So far 8.2 million infections have been reported and 82,382 people have died since the pandemic began two years ago. The administration promised to be more precise and targeted in its efforts to combat Covid: “We will be smarter than ever before, using the lessons of the last two years to approach mitigation and adaptation measures through effective and timely strategies,” the plan’s introduction says. “Throughout the pandemic, we have leaned on science and relied on tools that create protection.” The strategy comes in the wake of two years that have prompted widespread criticism of the state’s handling of the pandemic: n Covid-19 testing has been slow and fraught with shortages and long wait times – even now. Backlogs up to 65,000 people in the early months of the pandemic prompted partnerships with UC labs and the rushed building of a $25 million lab. The Valencia Branch Laboratory’s

Ukraine From Page One Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus to “decided to continue checking the response forces of the Union State” – a statement implying that they would remain indefinitely in the area and feeding fears of an imminent plan to invade. The intensification in attacks came as Vice President Kamala Harris concluded a trip to Munich, Germany, on Sunday aimed at shoring up Western alliances. President Joe Biden, who said Friday that he believed war was imminent, planned to huddle with his national security staff later Sunday. The president and other Western leaders have warned that a Russian disinformation campaign is underway aimed at blaming Ukraine for starting a war – despite a lack of evidence that the country has provoked tensions with Russiabacked separatists. “It certainly looks like everything we said was likely to occur in the lead-up to the actual invasion is happening,” Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” Blinken reiterated his plan to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov later in the coming week as long as Russia holds off on any invasion, adding: “[I]t’s my responsibility to do everything I can to try diplomatically to prevent a war. And so I will leave no stone unturned to do that.” Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III agreed there was little expectation that tensions would cool. “I don’t believe it’s a bluff,” Austin said

$1.7 billion no-bid contract has yet to deliver on its lofty promises of highcapacity testing. n Booster uptake has been slow despite California making them widely available ahead of federal regulators. So far, 74% of eligible Californians have received two doses and 55% have received a booster, according to state data. n Hospitals have struggled under the weight of the pandemic with staffing shortages and high case counts. The National Guard has been deployed multiple times, particularly in the Central Valley. n Workers and the economy have taken a beating, with widespread omicron illnesses devastating many businesses. Marking a shift, the state on Wednesday lifted a statewide requirement that vaccinated people wear masks in indoor public spaces, although it is still “strongly recommended.” Masks are still required for everyone in health care settings, prisons and schools. A new fourtier masking system will guide Californians when masks are required and when they’re only recommended. Dr. Kim Rhoads, a UC San Francisco associate professor of epidemiology and biostatistics, criticized the endemic strategy and the lifting of the mask mandate because returning to “normal” will disproportionately hurt people of color. “Normal was benefitting certain people and hurting others. That’s how we ended up with these Covid disparities to begin with,” said Rhoads, a long-time community organizer who has helped bring Covid testing and vaccination to Black communities in the Bay Area. But Dr. George Rutherford, an epidemiologist

at UC San Francisco, said the timing of the state’s plan is prudent. “There are two epidemics going on: There is the biological epidemic and there’s the epidemic of fear and angst. I think we may have aged out of that second one at a time when the biological epidemic is falling,” he said. The plan sends a message of “we’re not going to be in the war room all the time,” he said. Asked if the administration’s plan lacked anything, Rutherford said he thought the plan was comprehensive, and perhaps other states could look at it for guidance. The state plans to spend $1.7 billion over three years “to recruit, train, hire and advance an ethnically and culturally inclusive health and human services workforce.” “We’re behind. We have work to do,” Ghaly said, referencing the need to vaccinate more Black and brown Californians. Newsom, at an afternoon press conference in Fontana, said with the plan, the state is moving from a crisis mindset to one where residents learn to live with the virus. “We are taking a more sensible and, I would argue, more sustainable health care approach based on the lessons learned to prepare for the unknown,” Newsom said. Some people took to Twitter quickly to mock the acronym and the plan. “It’s called the DUMBER plan and will use the exact same strategies that haven’t worked over the past two years,” tweeted one resident who opposes masks in schools. California – and the world – has been hit by four surges since the pandemic’s start. The winter 2020-21 surge killed the most people. Omicron at its peak recorded nearly

three times as many cases in California compared to last winter, although fewer people have died. Ghaly said Californians should expect seasonal upticks, like when school starts up or during the winter. With that could come masking rules and a need for more testing. Experts predict that Covid-19 will eventually become “endemic.” To reach that phase, however, infections would have to stabilize, meaning no outbreaks or rampant upticks. Endemic “means it’s at a constant level – that constant level may be low or it may be high, it may be somewhere in between, but it’s not going up and down,” Rutherford said. Ideally, that case rate would be much lower than the current rates, county health officials say. “Right now our case rate is on the high side. It is coming down, which is good to see, but it is still pretty high,” Fresno County’s public health officer Dr. Rais Vohra said in a press briefing last week. Fresno has a seven-day average daily case rate of 67.7 new cases per 100,000 people. Statewide, it’s 42.3 cases per 100,000. “If the case transmission rate came down to say five in 100,000 people, that would be a really good sign,” Vohra said.

on ABC’s “This Week.” Russian President Vladimir Putin has “assembled the kinds of things that you would need to conduct a successful invasion.” Still, Anatoly Antonov, the Russian ambassador to the U.S., insisted “there is no invasion, and there is no such plans,” in an interview with CBS’ “Face the Nation” in which he brushed aside questions about the extension of drills in Belarus and other actions that have alarmed the West. Concluding three days of meetings with European allies before departing for Washington, Harris emphasized unity and solidarity and a commitment to Ukraine. But she stopped short of making any new concessions to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a day after his fiery speech at the Munich Security Conference calling on allies to do more to help his nation avoid – and potentially defend itself from – a Russian attack. “Let us recognize the position he’s in: His country is virtually surrounded by Russian troops,” Harris said during a 16-minute question-and-answer session with reporters at her hotel. “He came here to make a very clear point that he does not stand alone. In fact, I told him in our meeting, the United States stands with you.” Harris, however, would not commit the U.S. to delivering additional defense aid to Ukraine, as Zelenskyy requested during a meeting with her Sunday. “Depending on what happens in the coming days, we will reevaluate the need that Ukraine has and our ability to support,” she said. Zelenskyy risked leaving his vulnerable country to meet with Harris and deliver a last-

ditch plea to allies and security experts gathered in Germany. “We will defend our land with or without the support of partners,” he said Saturday. “Whether they give us hundreds of modern weapons or 5,000 helmets.” “We appreciate any help, but everyone should understand that these are not charitable contributions that Ukraine should ask for,” Zelenskyy continued. “This is your contribution to the security of Europe and the world, where Ukraine has been a reliable shield for eight years.” Ukrainians on Sunday were preparing to commemorate the eighth anniversary of the Maidan protests. Some 50 people were killed Feb. 20, 2014, during anti-government demonstrations against then-President Viktor Yanukovych. Yanukovych, who was pro-Moscow and had rejected closer ties with Europe, fled the country the following day. Ultimately more than 100 Ukrainians died during the demonstrations. Zelenskyy has intensified his country’s move toward Europe, provoking the ire of Putin, who sees Ukraine, a former Soviet republic, as part of a return to a more powerful Russia. Harris avoided commenting on Zelenskyy’s stated intention to seek membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Putin has demanded that Ukraine be banned from joining NATO as a condition of ending tensions. While Kyiv is still a long way from qualifying for membership, the U.S. and NATO have rejected Putin’s demand. “I’m not going to second-guess President Zelenskyy’s desires for his own country,” Harris said, adding that NATO membership “is

a process,” one that “doesn’t happen overnight” and is a matter for all 30 countries in the alliance to decide. Harris also held firm on the administration’s use of the threat of economic sanctions as a deterrent against Russia. Zelenskyy has urged the West to levy sanctions before a potential invasion, suggesting that doing so after tanks cross his border won’t do his country much good. On Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron called Putin in another attempt at finding a diplomatic off-ramp to avoid hostilities. But there seemed to be little progress. A Kremlin statement following the Macron call said Putin stressed the necessity for the U.S. and NATO to take seriously Moscow’s concerns over long-term security guarantees. Putin blamed the escalating tension on “provocations from Ukrainian militants” as well as NATO countries sending arms and materiel to Kyiv. He added that the move by NATO encouraged the Ukrainian government to pursue a military solution to retake the Donbas region. Putin also accused Kyiv of slow-walking the Minsk accords, the 2015 agreement meant to stop the violence in the Donbas region and reintegrate separatist areas under government control. Khrenin, the Belarus defense minister, said that joint military exercises, involving about 30,000 Russian troops gathered near Ukraine’s northern border for the past 10 days, would continue beyond their scheduled end date of Sunday, according to the Russian state news operator Tass. The force represents a significant portion of the estimated 150,000 troops positioned for a potential invasion.

Ana B. Ibarra is a Sacramento-based health reporter. She joined CalMatters in 2020 after four years at Kaiser Health News, where she covered California health care and policy. Kristen Hwang reports on health care and policy for CalMatters. She is passionate about humanizing data-driven stories and examining the intersection of public health and social justice.

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With no more rent control these S.F. tenants are seeing rents soar Tribune Content Agency Over the past few weeks, residents of the Frederick Douglas Haynes Garden Apartments in San Francisco’s Fillmore district have been moving back to their homes after property owner HumanGood completed an eight-month renovation of the 104unit complex. The homecoming was met with mixed reviews by residents. Some said they appreciated the new stoves and refrigerators, and better lighting, but complained that they had lost square footage. Others said that their showers had low water pressure and took too long to heat up. But for some of the tenants in the affordable complex at Golden Gate Avenue and Buchanan Street, the reopening is coming with a major downside: a scary jump in rent. Patricia and Leroy Beasley, who live in the apartments with their daughter and grandson, have seen their post-construction rent jump 36%, from $1,408 to $1,921 a month. And that’s just the beginning: the family has been notified it will see $513 annual increases for five years – a total of $2,565 – bringing their rent for the three-bedroom place to $3,973 a month by 2026. Patricia Beasley, who worked for the city for 39 years before retiring in 2011, said she was shocked to learn that her apartment was not pro-

tected by rent control. Her husband was a property manager before retirement. The family, city natives, moved to the complex in 1977. “I know we have to pay rent increases – but that large amount?” she said. “That is too much.” The rent increases are the result of a law that exempts federally funded affordable housing complexes from rent control. Because the property recently went through a $100 million recapital-

“They are trying to squeeze as much profit as possible out of this multifamily building,” — Maria Zamudio, an organizer with Housing Rights Committee of S.F.

ization and renovation paid for with Low-Income Housing Tax Credits, rent control doesn’t apply to the building. For 84 of the units, that is not a problem because there are project-based Section 8 vouchers attached to the apartments. But for the other 20 units, half of which are occupied, HumanGood is jacking up rents to come into compliance with Department of Housing and Urban Development rules, which require that households pay 30% of their

income on rent. For the Beasley family, the giant leap in rent stems from the fact that their daughter Mia, a single mom of a highschool freshman, works at UCSF. Combined with her parents’ retirement income, the family makes enough to stay in San Francisco, but would not be able to afford a marketrate unit in the city. Maria Zamudio, an organizer with Housing Rights Committee of San Francisco, said HumanGood, which bought the property from the Third Baptist Church, has been pressuring residents to move into smaller units, dividing multigenerational families like the Beasleys to convert the larger three-bedroom apartments into more efficient and lucrative one- and two-bedrooms. “They are trying to squeeze as much profit as possible out of this multifamily building,” Zamudio said. “They are offering buyouts, saying, ‘Hey this unit is too big for you. Don’t you want something smaller?’ Folks are feeling manipulated.” In a statement to The Chronicle, HumanGood said the company is “proud of our renovated Frederick Douglas Haynes community in San Francisco, which serves low-income seniors and families in the heart of San Francisco’s Fillmore District.” “We completed construction of the project in January 2022, and all residents have returned to their homes in the ren-

ovated community,” the group said. It added that the property is “HUD regulated” and that the tenants had lost their attempts to argue that the units are subject to rent control. So far, residents’ efforts to argue their plight before the city have been unsuccessful. An attorney representing eight of the households seeing rent increases appealed the case to the Rent Board, arguing that the city’s rent control ordinance includes an “exception to the exemption” that allows protection for tenants living in properties where low-income tax credits have been used. At that hearing, in December, tenants explained that they moved into the property well before the tax credits were obtained and should therefore be under rent control. The rent board rejected the appeal. Supervisor Dean Preston, who represents the Western Addition, said this is the third time he has dealt with residents in low-income housing complexes losing rent control protection because of tax-credit investment. “They are facing rent increases because of a financial regulatory agreement that they were not even a part of,” Preston said. “It’s totally unfair to the tenants.” In a city that invests heavily in affordable housing and where a new unit costs $800,000 to build, the relatively small

Group From Page A3 upheld abolitionist and anti-capitalist initiatives in Vallejo including political education, mutual aid, art activism, and community organizing,” the statement reads. “We’ve partnered with faculty from @tourocalifornia activists from @ justice4sean_ @vallejohousingjusticecoalition @ aclu_norcal @dsaeastbay and many amazing local groups and individuals! We’ve embraced the New Year as an opportunity to reflect on our successes and strategize the best way to extend the reach and impact of our efforts. Our former Steering Committee members and other Vessels members have branched out and re-grouped, and are continuing their work as different group identities, with different Instagram accounts.” Vessels of Vallejo goes on to say that as a collective, it will be largely inactive through the 2022-2023 school year with co-organizer Louis Michael teaching and pursuing a graduate degree. “Vessels has always had a long-range vision for social change, could very well come together again in the future, and may even assemble for political actions when the need and opportunity arises, though its week-to-week activities are suspended for now,” the statement continues. “Thanks to all the many who have shown up, donated, and collaborated with us this past year and a half! We couldn’t have accomplished what we have without each one of you!”

amount needed to help tenants stay in their units is a pittance, Preston said. He argued the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development should step in to help these families stay in their units. “It blows my mind that (the agency) has not just found a way to fund this,” he said. In a statement, the housing and community development office said it “regularly works with property managers and residents to ensure that we are in compliance with meeting income requirements and that rents match resident income.” Frederick Douglas Haynes is largely home to the sort of longtime Black families that have been forced out of San Francisco over the past 50 years, originally because of development and more recently because of rising housing costs. On a recent afternoon, neighbor Renee Cyprien, a Navy veteran who retired after a career as a Greyhound bus driver, construction worker, and medical clerk, stopped by to commiserate with the Beasley family. Cyprien said her unit is under Section 8 but that she supports the right of her neighbors to be protected by rent control. “Five hundred bucks? That is a heavy load. You still have bills to pay,” she said. “They are not accounting for that. It’s not like this is a luxury condo or anything. But it’s home.”

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Despite containing coronavirus, Beijing Games couldn’t escape other problems Los Angeles Times BEIJING – After nearly three weeks, both joyous and problematic, this city had reason to celebrate with golden fireworks exploding across the black sky above the stadium known as the Bird’s Nest. The Winter Olympics had delivered Nathan Chen’s redemptive victory in figure skating and Norway’s recordbreaking run, among other

highlights. The host country’s newest superstar, Eileen Gu, had won three medals. “I’m so grateful to China for everything they’ve done for this event,” the new superstar of freestyle skiing said. “I think that this is a monumental moment.” As children carried traditional lanterns across the stadium floor, dancing beneath a giant snowflake, Sunday’s closing ceremony rejoiced in the

fact that thousands of athletes had convened from around the world with no significant coronavirus outbreak. Amid dire predictions, a strict “closedloop” system had pushed daily cases to zero by the end. “The success of the countermeasures means the success of the Games,” an organizing committee official said. But for all the obvious triumphs in Beijing, these Olympics never escaped dark

clouds that loomed overhead from the start. No blazing downhill run could fully distract from China’s troubling human rights record. No hockey shootout could offset what happened in women’s figure skating, a premier event besmirched by doping allegations and scenes of a crestfallen young athlete harangued by her coach. “I was very, very disturbed,” said Thomas Bach, president

of the International Olympic Committee. “It was chilling to see this.” In all, nearly 3,000 athletes assembled to compete in seven sports, vying for gold in 109 events. Thousands more coaches, officials and journalists joined the Olympic bubble, a city within a city, insulated from the public by security personnel and miles of chain-link fencing. See Beijing, Page B8

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Austin Cindric edges Bubba Wallace to win Daytona 500 Tribune Content Agency DAYTONA BEACH — Rookie Austin Cindric nudged Bubba Wallace to win Sunday’s Daytona 500. Wallace, one of the NASCAR Cup Series’ biggest names, was leading midway through the final stage but faded with 17 laps to go. He recovered to push for the win but came up short. Cindric led on the restart after a late crash to put his No. 2 Team Penske Ford into victory. The formal debut of NASCAR’s Next Gen car began with tire

issues. Kaz Grala lost one in the first stage, seemingly from a poorly secured lugnut. Justin Haley had a tire break down, and the crew of Ryan Blaney’s Ford had issues getting one back on. The cars, as expected, could not stop the big crashes this superspeedway is known for. The first big one came near the end of the first stage when Brad Keselowski was pushing rookie Harrison Burton at the front of the pack. Burton nosed left into the inside lane and into William Byron’s No.

24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. Burton briefly went upside down, though he settled back on the wheels of his No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford. “It’s never good,” said Burton, who was unharmed. The eight-car wreck also involved Denny Hamlin, the Tampa-born star who was aiming for his fourth 500 victory. It was the first time Hamlin had ever crashed out of the Great American Race. That incident allowed Martin Truex to win the first stage. Truex also led an incident-free second stage as the field

settled into a single-file line to continue feeling out the Next Gen cars. The next caution came on lap 152 when Tyler Reddick got loose when something broke in the back of his No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet. Reddick hit the wall, then crashed into Truex. A pair of former 500 and series champions, Kurt Busch and Joey Logano, were also collected in the chain reaction, while Tampa’s Aric Almirola escaped untouched. The final 40 laps began with side-to-side See Daytona, Page B8

By the time the closing ceremony ended at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, women were responsible for winning the majority of Team USA’s 25 medals. Female athletes on Team USA took home 17 medals, the most by any nation at the winter Games, with 13 from women’s events and four more in mixed-gender competitions. That included gold and silver medals in the inaugural monobob event by Kaillie Humphries and Elana Meyers Taylor, respectively. Women also dominated the snowboarding events: Chloe Kim cemented her gold in the women’s halfpipe event, Lindsey Jacobellis won gold for women’s snowboard cross, and Julia Marino took home silver for women’s slopestyle. Even so, all the success at the Olympics is just “a veneer of gender equality’’ that hides issues that can plague women athletes, from a lack of funding to outsized scrutiny on social media platforms by viewers at home,

said Michele Donnelly, a sports management professor at Brock University in Ontario. She said medal numbers alone aren’t proof of parity at the Olympics, where an estimated 45% of all athletes in Beijing were women. “We get a really skewed sense of how far the Games have come in terms of gender equality,” Donnelly said. “We celebrate the wins and we don’t often have the conversation about the fact that they’re in spite of the much more limited resources that women’s sports are receiving.” For female athletes in particular, a lack of monetary support at the Olympic level can echo the disparate funding available to organizations such as the WNBA, the National Women’s Soccer League and the Premier Hockey Federation, especially when compared to their male counterparts. Though members of Team USA are not paid to participate in the Games, they can receive cash prizes from the U.S. See Women, Page B8

Andrew Wiggins got the Covid vaccine and became an All-Star Tribune Content Agency In the middle of a recent interview, not long after earning his first All-Star selection, Andrew Wiggins was interrupted by a Warriors staffer boarding the team bus after practice. “Who’s made you great this year?” the person teased. “This guy never used to want to do media. Now he’s an AllStar and wants to do media,” quipped another. Wiggins cracked a smile, one that has come with increasing frequency this season, and laughed. “It comes with it, bro. What do you want me to do?” The playful back-and-forth illustrated Wiggins’ growing comfort level in Golden State but also the miles of ground tread – 42 wins, the first AllStar campaign of his eight-year career, the first months of his second daughter’s life – since

the tense way the season started, with questions over his vaccination status. Wiggins, a quiet Canadian from the suburbs of Toronto, still has to be persuaded to do interviews, even as he has settled in with the Warriors, a situation he calls the best of his career. He’s been an integral piece on the Warriors’ path to the second-best record in the NBA and been embraced by fans so much so that their votes – 3.4 million – were the driving force behind his All-Star nod. It was only five months ago that Wiggins faced a future as a possible pariah, over reservations he still has over a vaccine proven to be safe and effective, in one of the country’s most vaccinated cities. If Wiggins didn’t get vaccinated, a San Francisco ordinance would have prevented him from playing inside Chase Center, potentially derail-

ing the Warriors’ season. “I still wish I hadn’t gotten it,” Wiggins told the Bay Area News Group last week. “Bigger picture, it all worked out for the best. I’m here on the most exciting team in the league. I’m an All-Star. So I feel like I made the right choice at the end of the day.” The Warriors’ 42-17 record has come as a surprise, and it certainly would not have happened without Wiggins putting his personal reservations aside and getting the shot. Look no further for a counterfactual than the Brooklyn Nets, whose title aspirations are in serious peril with Kyrie Irving still holding out over a similar mandate in New York. When Wiggins arrived at Chase Center for media day at the end of September to welcome the start of the season, he had been paying attention to Irving’s saga and weighing

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Andrew Wiggins is introduced to the crowd at the start of practice for the NBA All-Star Game, Saturday. his own options. The room of reporters peppered Wiggins with questions over his vaccination status, the defining storyline of the day, and Wiggins didn’t provide many answers. It wasn’t until a week later, after Wiggins had relented, that he explained that his reluctance came from a family history of

negative reactions to medication and a general distrust of modern medicine. By then, he had been thrust into the center of one the country’s most polarizing topics. Wiggins is a private person – he met his best friends in elementary school and his longtime girlfriend in high See All-Star, Page B8

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Roast sausages over cabbage, sauerkraut for hearty, tangy sheet-pan meal

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The Washington Post It can take a cabbage anywhere from 40 to 150 days to grow to full size. Smaller cabbages, like bok choy, mature rather quickly. But larger ones, such as quintal d’alsace, the massive green and white cabbages that thrive in Alsace in Northeastern France, spend many months in the ground. They grow so large that a human baby can nestle comfortably in their sturdy, blossomed leaves. No matter what Xavier Roberts’s Cabbage Patch Kids suggests, babies are not born from cabbages. But these massive plants can become a hearty meal: Choucroute garnie is a traditional spread from the region, a feast of sauerkraut – sûrkrût in Alsatian, which means sour herb – potatoes, mustard and a frankly unholy pile of Rey Lopez/The Washington Post pork: knuckles, Sheet-Pan Sausages With jowls, shoulders, Sauerkraut and Mustard. bellies and feet, pickled or cured or turned into sausages. But choucroute garnie isn’t really from France, according to Françoise Branget, author of “French Country Cooking: Authentic Recipes from Every Region, and a former politician. “It arrived in France before the Revolution with the Swiss Guard of the ancien regime,” Branget writes. “At that time the dish merely consisted of cabbage. By the nineteenth century, potatoes were added. When various meats and charcuterie appeared with it, it became choucroute garnie.” Subgenres of the dish exist in pockets throughout the region: Choucroute strasbourgeoise features Strasbourg sausages, which have a characteristic snap. Choucroute paysanne is a more casual, country-style version with bacon. Traditional recipes are scented with juniper berries, peppercorns, garlic, bay leaves and wine, generally riesling from the region. When made with champagne, it’s called choucroute royale. It’s a wintertime dish, hearty and filling. But it can be severely labor-intensive. This recipe, for sausages roasted atop shredded cabbage, onions and jarred sauerkraut, is inspired by the flavors of the Alsatian classic. Serve it with tiny boiled potatoes, crusty bread, a green salad, a glass of riesling and a lot of mustard. SHEET-PAN SAUSAGES WITH SAUERKRAUT AND MUSTARD Active time: 10 minutes | Total time: 40 minutes 4 servings This sheet-pan dinner is loosely based on the Alsatian choucroute garnie, a dish of sauerkraut and various cuts of pork, including sausages. Here, sauerkraut, shredded cabbage and onions are seasoned with mustard. Then, pork sausages are nestled into the vegetables, and the whole thing gets a generous glug of cider before it goes in the oven. Storage Notes: Leftovers can be refrigerated in a covered container for up to 4 days. To make this vegan use large, cooked or canned and drained, white beans or vegan sausages instead of the pork sausages. To reduce the sodium content use low-sodium sausage, rinse the sauerkraut, or omit the kraut and use 5 cups shredded cabbage instead. If you prefer a less acidic dish use more fresh cabbage than sauerkraut. Dislike onion? Slice up a potato instead. No apple cider? White wine, beer (alcoholic or not) or vegetable broth will work here, too. Canola or olive oil, for greasing 3 cups (20 ounces) sauerkraut with its liquid 2 cups (6 ounces) shredded cabbage (any kind) 1 small red onion (about 5 ounces), sliced 1 tablespoon mustard, preferably whole grain, plus more for serving 1 pound pork sausage, such as Polish or sweet or hot Italian (about 5; may substitute veggie sausage) 1 cup hard or fresh apple cider Sprigs of fresh thyme, for garnish (optional) Crusty bread, sandwich rolls, or roasted or mashed potatoes, for serving (optional) Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 400 degrees. Grease a large, rimmed baking sheet with oil and add the sauerkraut, cabbage, onion and mustard. Using tongs or your hands, mix until the mustard is evenly distributed and then flatten into an even layer. Nestle the sausages atop the vegetables and pour the cider over everything. Roast for 15 minutes, then rotate the pan front to back and roast for another 15 minutes, or until the sausages are cooked through and the cabbage and onions are tender. Add the thyme sprigs, if using, before serving family-style with additional crusty bread, sandwich rolls or potatoes and mustard, if using. Nutrition information per serving (1 1⁄4 sausage and 1 1⁄2 cups vegetables) | Calories: 292; Total Fat: 19 g; Saturated Fat: 6 g; Cholesterol: 81 mg; Sodium: 1612 mg; Carbohydrates: 9 g; Dietary Fiber: 5 g; Sugars: 3 g; Protein: 21 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 staff writer G. Daniela Galarza.

Broccoli-chicken burgers

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with gooey pockets of cheddar create a juicy sandwich with moxie

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hicken and turkey have a reputation for making dry burgers, leaving them open and available for futzing with in the hopes of making them not dry – maybe even flavorful. Dare I say delicious? That would be great, wouldn’t it? These burgers, made with ground chicken, are not only juicy, but they have personality. They have pockets of gooey cheese, as well as browned, crispy cheese. They have singed, tender scallions. And they even pack a vegetable. All that’s required of you is to chop up a bunch of broccoli and scallions, grate some very sharp cheddar, and mix it all into the ground meat. Form into patties, salt and pepper the outsides, and pan-fry until browned and cooked through. The additions thwart any chances of dryness, but also taste so good that you’d want to include them even if they weren’t problem-solvers. Lean meats need moisture and fat to prevent them from drying out. The vegetable kingdom has lots of options that are full of moisture. Spinach and leafy herbs, cabbage, carrots and broccoli, among other vegetables, are all nearly 90 percent water. As they cook, they release their flavor and juices into what’s around them. If what’s around them is lean meat, that meat is getting added moisture. Ding ding ding. This recipe liberates broccoli from the floret and instead has you finely chop both the frilly tops and sturdy stem. That way, in the time it takes the burger to cook, the small broccoli bits on the inside of the burger steam to tender and the bits on the surface of the patty brown as if they were roasted.

Perhaps my favorite part of the broccoli-cheddar chicken burger recipe is the cheese. The grated cheddar trapped inside the burger will melt and goo (like the sliced cheese you normally put on top of the burger), while the shreds on the outside will crisp like frico – or the cheese slice that dribbled down to the skillet surface. The mix of flavors and textures belies just how little you did to get there. It’s the genius idea of food editor Emma Laperruque over at Food52, and follows the same thinking behind why some people add bacon or butter into their patties – fat adds flavor and moisture. The same idea could be applied to any number of vegetables and dairy. You could mix ground chicken or turkey with grated carrot, garlic, cumin seed; eat that patty in a pita with a generous dollop of yogurt. Or make one in the spirit of spanakopita with spinach, dill, parsley, scallions and feta mixed in. And so on. With broccoli, scallions and cheddar, we’ve set these burgers up for success, but there’s one last simple, important, but sneaky step: salt. Don’t worry about mixing salt into the meat itself. Instead, only salt the outsides of the patties right before cooking. That way, it doesn’t have a chance of drawing out moisture. Phew! Dryness averted, yet again. BROCCOLI-CHICKEN CHEESEBURGERS Total time: 30 mins 6 servings A patty with this much moxie, that has been liberated from dryness and blahness, doesn’t need much in the way of fixings. A toasted bun or bread slices and ketchup, mustard, pickles, lettuce, tomato, onions or even sauerkraut would be swell. But you may want to eat these

patties on their own, dragged through mustard. If you can’t find ground chicken or turkey, ask a butcher to grind it fresh. Storage Notes: Refrigerate leftover patties for up to 4 days. 1 pound ground chicken or turkey, preferably dark meat 2 cups finely chopped broccoli head and stem (about 6 ounces) 1 1⁄2 cups (6 ounces) grated sharp cheddar cheese 2 scallions, thinly sliced 2 tablespoons olive oil Fine sea salt Freshly cracked black pepper 6 buns, for serving Yellow or stone ground mustard, for serving (optional) Lettuce leaves, for serving (optional) Sliced tomato, for serving (optional) Sliced pickles, for serving (optional) In a large bowl, use your hands to mix together the ground chicken, broccoli, cheddar and scallions until combined. Form 6 patties that are about a 1⁄2 -inch wider than your buns. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat the oil until shimmering. Season the patties with salt and pepper, then add them to the skillet and cook until browned and cooked through to an internal temperature of 165 degrees, about 4 minutes per side. While the patties are cooking, lightly toast the buns, if desired. Spread mustard on the buns. Transfer the patties to buns and top with lettuce, tomato and pickle, if using. Nutrition information per serving (1 burger on a bun with 2 teaspoons mustard, lettuce, tomato): Calories: 411; Total Fat: 22 g; Saturated Fat: 8 g; Cholesterol: 93 mg; Sodium: 529 mg; Total Carbohydrates: 28 g; Dietary Fiber: 2 g; Sugar: 5 g; Protein: 26g 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 food writer Ali Slagle.

This radicchio, grapefruit salad is pleasingly bitter

dressing, creamy olor compelled me to create dabs of goat cheese this salad – I and a rich crunch was drawn in by the of toasted walnuts. variety of red You could substiwinter produce at tute any mild, soft the market and had cheese or nut, or even the urge to bring it veer away from the together. But while red theme and use the resulting dish Ellie Krieger arugula or chicory turned out as instead of radicchio. Nourish beautifully as I had Whichever way hoped, I was surprised to you go, you will wind up realize that the element that with a stunning salad that made it so enchanting offers a welcome conwasn’t its rich shades of red, trast when served with but its bitterness. hearty winter stews or Wait, what? Bitterness? roasted dishes, thanks, in Yes! Bitterness may the large part, to its alluring one basic taste is routinely bitterness. thought of as a negative, one RADICCHIO AND RED to avoid or cover up. But GRAPEFRUIT SALAD when present in balance, even as a leading flavor like 15 minutes in this salad, it can make a 4 servings (3 cups) dish, giving it complexity This salad centers on red winter and boldness that demands produce, with radicchio bringthe eater’s attention and ing a peppery crispness, red keeps them craving the grapefruit adding its signature next forkful. bite mellowed by juicy sweetThat’s definitely the case ness, and red onion offering here where radicchio sets an enlivening snap. That pleasthe stage with its peppery antly bitter trio is countered crispness, red grapefruit with a lightly sweetened balbrings its signature bite samic dressing, creamy dabs of mellowed by juicy sweetgoat cheese and a rich crunch of toasted walnuts for a stunning ness, and red onion adds an salad that offers a welcome conenlivening snap. trast when served with hearty That pleasantly bitter winter stews or roasted dishes. trio is countered with a 1 lightly sweetened balsamic ⁄4 cup (1 ounce)

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Radicchio and Red Grapefruit Salad. walnut pieces 1 large red grapefruit 2 tablespoons extravirgin olive oil 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar 1 teaspoon honey 1 ⁄4 teaspoon fine salt 1 ⁄4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 3 cups lightly packed, torn radicchio leaves (1 head) 1 ⁄4 small red onion, thinly sliced into rings (12 slices) 2 ounces soft goat cheese (chevre) In a small dry skillet over medium heat, toast the walnuts, tossing or stirring frequently, until fragrant, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from the heat, transfer to a small bowl and let cool. Using a sharp paring knife, trim the top and bottom off the grapefruit. Stand it on one end and, cutting downward following the curve of the fruit,

remove all the rind and white pith. Hold the fruit over a medium bowl and cut each grapefruit segment from its membrane, letting the segment drop into the bowl. Squeeze any juice from the remaining membrane into a small bowl or jar. In another medium bowl, whisk together the oil, vinegar, honey, salt, pepper and 1 tablespoon of the grapefruit juice. (Reserve the remaining juice for another use, such as drinking it.) Add the radicchio to the bowl with the dressing and toss to coat. To serve, arrange about 3 ⁄4 cup of the radicchio onto each plate then evenly divide the grapefruit segments, onion, goat cheese and the walnuts over each portion. You can also arrange the salad in a large salad bowl and serve it family-style. Nutrition information per serving (3⁄4 cup salad), based on 4 | Calories: 192; Total Fat: 15 g; Saturated Fat: 4 g; Cholesterol: 7 mg; Sodium: 208 mg; Carbohydrates: 12 g; Dietary Fiber: 2 g; Sugar: 7 g; Protein: 5g This analysis is an estimate based on available ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s or nutritionist’s advice. From cookbook author and registered nutritionist Ellie Krieger.

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The IRS says that electronically filing an error-free tax return is more important than ever this year, using either software, a tax professional or the agency’s Free File program.

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Everything to know before you file, how to get your refund fast Sarah Foster BANKRATE.COM

ith tax-filing season already underway, experts are warning taxpayers to brace for another year of delays and complications – underscoring the importance of filing early and preparing your information carefully. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) started accepting 2021 tax returns on Jan. 24, more than two weeks earlier than the start of last year’s filing date. Most taxpayers have until April 18 to file, but the agency has a long road ahead of it. Coronavirus stimulus checks and scaled-up child tax credit payments are creating extra work for IRS officials at the same time as widespread staffing shortages and a backlog of unprocessed paper returns stretching into the millions. “In many areas, we are unable to deliver the amount of service and enforcement that our taxpayers and tax system deserves and needs,” according to IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig in a statement. “This is frustrating for taxpayers, for IRS employees and for me.” Here’s everything you should know about preparing your return, filing your taxes and getting your refund as quickly as possible.

What to know about the 2022 tax-filing season Even in 2022, the unprecedented nature of this year’s tax-filing season all comes down to the Covid pandemic. The federal government tasked the IRS with delivering most of the direct aid approved for 2021 in President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan, whether that was the child tax credit or stimulus checks. “We urge extra attention to those who received an Economic Impact Payment or an advance Child Tax Credit last year,” Rettig said. “People should make sure they report the correct amount on their tax return to avoid delays.” Those features can cause delays because they leave more room for error – either because the IRS didn’t tally Americans’ stimulus totals correctly or because taxpayers made a math error. “Taxpayers are not submitting their tax returns as normal this year,” says Garrett Watson, senior policy analyst at the Tax Foundation. “There’s going to be wide variations in peoples’ experiences during this year’s tax season – some are going to see disruptions.” When a tax return doesn’t match up with IRS records, it’s placed in the agency’s paper processing backlog, a logjam that’s been increasingly harder to work through amid hiring and

training challenges. That means taxpayers are likely to encounter delays if they make a mistake when they file – or even if they submit an error-free paper return. Taxpayers who also wait up until the last minute risk accumulating a significant wait time, experts say. “Getting started early and filing electronically are the two most important things,” Watson says. “What we’re seeing right now is that the backlog is primarily on the paper side. For folks who are looking to submit their return or have to submit corrections and are engaged in that paper process are much more likely to deal with delays this year.” Your first step should be calculating how much in taxes you withheld during the year, as well as how much in credits you’re expected to receive. This can help give you an idea of your tax refund, as well as any taxes you might end up owing – and you might also be able to catch mistakes early before you file.

yet sent them. Yet, unlike stimulus checks, the IRS will require taxpayers to reconcile any overpayments. That means, if your income situation improved in 2021 or if you claimed fewer dependents last year than the IRS knew about, you’ll have to pay back the overpaid child tax credit. In most cases, you won’t be hit with a bill because the IRS can settle your balance by dipping into your refund. To be eligible for the full first $2,000 of the credit, the adjusted gross income (AGI) of married couples filing jointly must not have exceeded $400,000, while for single filers, heads of household, and all other filing statuses, AGI must be less than $200,000. To be eligible for the remaining $1,000 or $1,500, single filers’ earnings can’t top $75,000, heads of households’ incomes can’t surpass $112,500, and married couples can’t make more than $150,000. After that, the credit falls by $50 per every $1,000 over the income threshold.

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If you’re a U.S. household with dependent children, you’ll want to pay careful attention when submitting your tax return this season because it’s your main opportunity to reconcile any missing child tax credit payments – or settle any overpaid balances from throughout the year. Keep an eye out for “Letter 6419” from the IRS, which should detail how much money you’ve already received through the program. The maximum credit a household can receive per each child under age 5 totaled $3,600, while the maximum payment for U.S. families with children between the ages of 6 and 17 reached $3,000. Before, the credit was $2,000 for all dependents. Unless they opted out, most households have likely received half of the credit they’re eligible for via six monthly advance payments. That means they can expect to receive their remaining balance of up to $1,800 or $1,500 on their 2021 tax return, meaning the credit will be slightly smaller than what they’re used to. On the flipside, taxpayers who opted out of the advance payments will be able to claim the full credit on their 2021 tax return – a sizable return compared to the original $2,000 amount. Low-income Americans can also expect to receive a bigger child tax credit than they’re used to because the credit was made fully refundable for 2021. U.S. families that adopted a child or had a baby in 2021 will be able to claim any child tax credit money that the IRS hasn’t

Millions of Americans in 2021 were eligible for a third stimulus check worth up to $1,400 per every qualifying individual in their household. If you haven’t yet received it or are missing the full amount for which you’re eligible, you’ll be able to by claiming the 2021 Recovery Rebate Credit. Start by calculating how much you’re entitled to receive based on your household’s income and number of dependents. Single filers were eligible for the full $1,400 credit so long as their AGI didn’t surpass $75,000, while married filers couldn’t make more than $150,000 and heads of households had to earn less than $112,500. Dependents were also eligible for a $1,400 payment. Then, keep an eye out for “Letter 6475” from the IRS, which should detail how much you’ve already received. Perhaps the IRS didn’t know you adopted a child or had a baby in 2021; maybe your income situation declined. All those circumstances could combine to make you eligible for additional stimulus money. Unlike child tax credit payments, the IRS doesn’t expect taxpayers to repay any overpaid money. The IRS, however, will not automatically calculate the 2021 recovery rebate credit for you, meaning it’s up to you to make sure you don’t leave any money behind. Experts say Americans can amend a submitted tax return if they realize that they forgot to claim a missing stimulus payment after the fact – though that could lead to longer wait times.

“That may take longer to ultimately get the amount that you’re owed,” Watson says. “The IRS is not super aggressive about correcting returns where they owe you money, though they will come after you if you owe them money. That’s where it’ll land on folks to get that money back.”

Unemployment benefits Nearly 24 million Americans in 2021 applied for jobless benefits, almost 15% of the labor force. State unemployment agencies were also paying out an extra $300 each week up until September. All that counts as taxable income for 2021, unlike in the year prior when the first $10,400 of those payments were tax exempt. That means any benefits you received last year are subject to full taxation. Most automatically end up withholding taxes on their checks, Watson says, but it could add to your tax bill if you forgot.

When to expect your refund – and how to get it fast If you submit your tax return electronically and without errors, taxpayers should expect to see their refund within 21 days of when they file, so long as they choose direct deposit. The exact timeline, however, depends on how you file and how you want your refund paid out. Here’s an estimate of what you can expect: n One to three weeks, for those who e-file with direct deposit; n Three weeks, for those who paper file with direct deposit; and n Six to eight weeks, for those who e-file or paper file with a refund check in the mail. Important to note, the IRS cannot legally issue any child tax credit or earned income tax credit refunds before mid-February – a legal requirement designed to prevent the agency from paying out any fraudulent refunds. Last year, the average tax refund topped $2,800, the agency said.

2022 tax season calendar: Key dates and deadlines to remember n April 18: Deadline to file your 2021 tax return or request a six-month extension, though you’ll still need to pay any taxes you owe to avoid penalties or fees. n April 19: Deadline to file your 2021 tax return for taxpayers who live in Maine or Massachusetts. n October 17: Deadline to file your 2021 tax return if you requested a sixmonth extension.

n Check with your state’s tax agency to determine when your state taxes are due.

Tax-filing checklist: Key documents you may need to gather n Form W-2, which your employer will provide. This form lists how much you were paid in 2021, as well as how much in taxes you withheld. n Form 1098, which shows how much you paid in interest on a mortgage or student loan. n Form 1099, which reports income that you made working as an independent contractor or from unemployment benefits. You might also receive Form 1099-INT, which reports savings account interest earnings. n Letter 6419 is intended to help you track Child Tax Credit payments. n Letter 6475 is intended to help you track Economic Impact Payments.

Bottom line: File early – but don’t rush The IRS says that electronically filing an error-free tax return is more important than ever this year, using either software, a tax professional or the agency’s Free File program – which is open to any individual who earns $73,000 or less a year. “Taxpayers should aim to create the least amount of obstacles for the IRS in reviewing their tax filing,” says Tony Molina, CPA, product evangelist at Wealthfront. “The more complications and obstacles you create for the IRS, the higher chance your return will be delayed. You should absolutely aim to file early, but not at the detriment of causing even more delays through filing errors.” Once you get all your required documents from financial firms and your employers, consider keeping them all in one place by creating a physical or digital folder, Molina says. Even if you make less than is required to file a tax return ($12,400 for single filers in 2021), you could be leaving money on the table if you choose not to file. Individuals in this tax bracket will need to submit a return to claim any missing stimulus or child tax credit money. Work with a tax preparer to make sure that you get your questions answered and avoid calling the IRS directly, as the agency says it is still handling a record number of calls with limited resources. “If you leave this until the last minute, you’ll likely find yourself procrastinating even further and waiting until the last minute to file,” Molina says. “In that case, filing on April 15 will put you at the end of the IRS queue, and that’s the last place you want to be.”

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Eddie Vedder and The Earthlings perform at the Beacon Theatre in New York, Feb. 3.

Vedder’s ‘Earthling’ album a star-studded delight Michael Rietmulder THE SEATTLE TIMES

wo years ago, Eddie Vedder stood in a lounge-y Hollywood event space, packed with industry types and high-end speakers to premiere Pearl Jam’s 11th studio album, “Gigaton.” With a twinkle in his eye, Vedder hinted, as modestly as possible, he felt the band captured “a little sort of magic” in what is arguably the Seattle giants’ best album in the latter half of their career. Whatever spark, magic or pixie dust Vedder brought to the “Gigaton” table may have helped ignite his new solo album, “Earthling.” While it’s a completely different record than “Gigaton,” Vedder’s first solo album in 11 years, released last week, is equally inspired, its twists and turns more cohesive with fewer songwriting heads coming together. Touring in support of the album, Vedder assembled an all-star band, The Earthlings, featuring Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, ex-Chili-turned-PJ touring member Josh Klinghoffer and producer/guitarist Andrew Watt, who all feature heavily on “Earthling.” Joining the core four on the road are Jane’s Addiction bassist Chris Chaney and Vedder’s singer-songwriter bud Glen Hansard, who’s also opening the shows. Here are five things to know about “Earthling.”

Producer Andrew Watt is a Pearl Jam superfan At first glance, the Vedder-Watt connection that sparked “Earthling” seems like a serious odd couple. What common ground would the 57-year-old rock great who helped upend popular music in the ’90s have with a 31-yearold pop producer whose resume highlights involve working with

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Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus and Post Malone? Turns out Watt is a die-hard PJ fan, who told Variety he’s seen the band 40-plus times, despite being in diapers when “Ten” came out. Apparently, Vedder was rehearsing for a benefit concert last spring at Watt’s Beverly Hills studio. What started as messing around during downtime prompted a threeday session that produced soaring opener “Invincible” and buzz-saw hand-clapper “Power of Right.”

Vedder recruited some serious star power Presumably, one of the cooler aspects of being a famous rock guy is having a famous rock guy’s Rolodex. Even beyond the all-star band, those connections were put to good use on “Earthling,” with Vedder at times leaning into sounds more associated with his collaborators. A jumping piano rocker duet with Elton John (“Picture”) has the Rocket Man squarely in his element, sounding like he wants to bust out one of his old piano handstands. Elsewhere, the Tom Petty-channeling “Long Way” appropriately features Heartbreakers keyboardist Benmont Tench on the organ. And living Beatle Ringo Starr hops behind the kit on the playfully regal “Mrs. Mills,” with its strings and horns giving off slight “Sgt. Pepper” vibes by the end. The title’s a nod to a fabled 1905 upright piano once used by British pianist Gladys Mills, which the Beatles and others later recorded with at Abbey Road Studios.

Stevie Wonder plays harmonica on a punk song On the other end of the spectrum, the album’s splashiest guest, Stevie Wonder, takes a walk on Vedder’s punk side,

coloring “Try” – a rambunctious, full-sprint bop – with country-blues harmonica licks. The airtight ripper is possibly the first Stevie Wonder song one could legitimately mosh to, which is kinda weird and unexpectedly satisfying. “Try” is a highlight among a trio of up-tempo rockers – including the mealy “Good and Evil” and “Rose of Jericho” – in the album’s back half, which arrive with varying results. After partnering with Hansard for the acoustic “Flag Day” soundtrack (savory as it was), it’s nice to hear Ed let his inner punk out here.

Vedder’s late biological father sings on ‘On My Way’ Vedder never met his biological father, a well-known piece of his childhood that inspired Pearl Jam smash “Alive.” But in a roundabout connection through former Chicago Cubs player and trumpeter Carmen Fanzone, Vedder got his hands on a CD of his father, an amateur musician, singing a handful of songs. Clips of his father’s sampled voice lace the album’s beautifully haunting coda, “On My Way.”

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‘Brother the Cloud’ speculation Last month, Vedder released one of the album’s most poignant tracks, “Brother the Cloud,” as a single, its lyrics prompting speculation among fans that the mournful, midtempo rocker is about the loss of Chris Cornell and/or Vedder’s half-brother who died in a climbing accident in 2016. Thus far, Vedder’s declined to detail the song’s precise inspiration, telling The New York Times only that he’d “rather leave it interpretive.” But the lyrics certainly seem to deal with grief and anger spurred by an unexpected loss of a loved one.

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: RUBY MAE POULLARD Case Number: P051275 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Ruby Mae Poullard A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Burman Hubbard in the Superior Court of California, County of: Solano The Petition for Probate requests that: Burman Hubbard be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedent's will and codicils, if any be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: DATE: MARCH 22, 2022 TIME: 9:00 a.m. DEPT.: 22 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, County of Solano Old Solano Courthouse 580 Texas Street Fairfield, CA 94533 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: Lisa E. Lindsey 3600 American River Drive, Suite 108 Sacramento, CA 95864 (916) 569-0667 DR#00052965 Published: Feb.18, 21, 25, 2022

Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Section 21700 of the Business and Professions Code, State of California, the undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding. This lien sale shall be conducted online at www.storagetreasures.com where additional information about the sale and the contents to be auctioned will be posted at least seven (7) days before the sale date. The contents will be sold to the highest bidder on 03/09/2022 at 12:00PM. B0061 April Castaneda A0074 Philip Chidester H0017 Dexter Dent A0127 Mitch John Nielson A0184 Rosalina Silva B0115 Willie L Turner A0202 Sarah Palmisano A0204 Tyesha L Davis This sale is subject to cancellation without notice in the event of settlement between owner and obligated party. SECURITY PUBLIC STORAGE 606 Parker Rd, Fairfield, CA 94553 DR#00053035 Published Feb. 21, 28, 2022 NOTICE TO BIDDERS / INVITATION TO BID 1. Notice is hereby given that the governing board (“Board”) of the FAIRFIELD-SUISUN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (“District”) will receive sealed bids for the following project: BID #22F-126 PLAYGROUND INSTALLATION AT VARIOUS SITES 2. Sealed Bids will be received until 2:00 p.m., March 15, 2022 at the office of the Facilities & Construction Department, located at 2490 Hilborn Road, Fairfield, California, after which time the bids will be opened and publicly read aloud, in conference room #102 at 2490 Hilborn Road, Fairfield, CA 94533. Any claim by a bidder of error in its bid must be made in compliance with section 5100 et seq. of the Public Contract Code. Any bid that is submitted after this time shall be non-responsive and returned to the bidder. 3. The Project consists of: 1) Demolition and off-site disposal of existing bark play boxes and associated structures, curbs, foundations, fill and adjacent paving and other items 2) Preparation of site for, and the installation of, new concrete curbs, play surfacing, patch paving, and storm drainage. 3) Installation of Owner-Supplied play equipment. 4) Installation of new resilient, pouredin-place, playground safety surfacing 5) Modification of existing irrigation and landscaping. 4. All bids shall be on the form provided by the District. Each bid must conform and be responsive to all pertinent Contract Documents, including, but not limited to, the Instructions to Bidders. 5. To bid on this Project, the Bidder is required to possess one or more of the following State of California Contractor Licenses: A (General Engineering) or B (General Building) The Bidder's license(s) must be active and in good standing at the time of the bid opening and must remain so throughout the term of the Contract. 6. As security for its Bid, each bidder shall provide with its Bid form • a bid bond issued by an admitted surety insurer on the form provided by the District, • cash, or • a cashier's check or a certified check, drawn to the order of the FAIRFIELD-SUISUN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid price. This bid security shall be a guarantee that the Bidder shall, within seven (7) calendar days after the date of the Notice of Award, enter into a contract with the District for the performance of the services as stipulated in the bid. 7. The successful Bidder shall be required to furnish a 100% Performance Bond and a 100% Payment Bond if it is awarded the contract for the Project. 8. The successful Bidder may substitute securities for any monies withheld by the District to ensure performance under the Contract, in accordance with the provisions of section 22300 of the Public Contract Code. 9. The successful Bidder and its subcontractors shall pay all workers on the Project not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and the general prevailing rate for holiday and overtime work as determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations, State of California, for the type of work performed and the locality in which the work is to be performed within the boundaries of the District, pursuant to sections 1770 et seq. of the California Labor Code. Prevailing wage rates are on file with the District and are available to any interested party on request or at www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/statistics_and_databases.html. Bidders and Bidders’ subcontractors shall comply with the registration and qualification requirements pursuant to sections 1725.5 and 1771.1 of the California Labor Code. 10. A non-mandatory pre-bid conference and site visit will be held on March 1, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at H. Glenn Richardson, 1069 Meadowlark, Fairfield, California, for the purpose of acquainting bidders with the bid documents and the work site. Please meet in front of the school office. 11. Contract Documents can be downloaded from the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District Website at https://www.fsusd.org/Page/16402 12. The District’s Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids and/or waive any irregularity in any bid received. If the District awards the Contract, the security of unsuccessful bidder(s) shall be returned within sixty (60) days from the time the award is made. Unless otherwise required by law, no bidder may withdraw its bi d for ninety (90) days after the date of the bid opening. 13. The District shall award the Contract, if it awards it at all, to the lowest responsive responsible bidder based on: The base bid DR#00052948 Published: Feb. 21, 28, 2022

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China plans to feed 80 million with ‘seawater rice’ Bloomberg News Jinghai district in northern China is hardly a rice-growing paradise. Located along the coast of the Bohai Sea, over half of the region’s land is made of salty, alkaline soil where crops can’t survive. Yet, last autumn, Jinghai produced 100 hectares of rice. The secret to the bountiful harvest is new salt-tolerant rice strains developed by Chinese scientists in the hope of ensuring food security that’s been threatened by rising sea levels, increasing grain demand and supply chain disruptions. Known as “seawater rice” because it’s grown in salty soil near the sea, the strains were created by over-expressing a gene from selected wild rice that’s more resistant to saline and alkali. Test fields in Tianjin – the municipality that encompasses Jinghai – recorded a yield of 4.6 metric tons per acre last year, higher than the national average for production of standard rice varieties. The breakthrough comes as China searches for ways to secure domestic food and energy supplies as global warming and geopolitical tensions make imports less reliable. The nation has one-fifth of the world’s population, and that many mouths to feed, with less than 10% of the Earth’s arable land. Meanwhile, grain consumption is rising quickly as the country grows more wealthy. “Seeds are the ‘chips’ of agriculture,” said Wan Jili, a manager at Qingdao Saline-Alkali Tolerant Rice Research and Development Center, drawing a parallel between the crucial role semiconductors play in the development of new technologies and their role in the ongoing trade war between the U.S. and China. Seawater rice could help improve China’s grain production in the face of an “extremely complicated situation regarding climate change and global food security,” she said. China has been studying salt-tolerant rice since at least the 1950s. But the term “seawater rice” only started to gain mainstream attention in recent years after the late Yuan Longping, once the nation’s top agricultural scientist, began researching the idea in 2012. Yuan, known as the “father of hybrid rice,” is considered a national hero for boosting grain harvests and saving millions from hunger thanks to his work on high-yielding hybrid rice varieties in the 1970s. In 2016, he selected six locations across the country with different soil conditions that were turned into testing fields for salt-tolerant rice. The following year, China established the research center in Qingdao where Wan

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An aerial image taken on Nov. 1, 2021, shows volunteers helping farmers harvest rice in Huzhuang, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province. works. The institute’s goal is to harvest 30 million tons of rice using 6.7 million hectares of barren land. “We could feed 80 million more people” with salt-tolerant rice, Yuan said in a documentary broadcast in 2020. “Agricultural researchers like us should shoulder the responsibility to safeguard food security,” he told a local newspaper in 2018. Climate change has made the task more urgent. China’s coastal waters have risen faster than the global average over the last 40 years, a worrying trend given the country’s deep reliance on its long and low eastern coast for grain production. Successfully growing salt-tolerant rice on a large scale would allow the country to utilize more of the increasingly salty land in the area. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, sea levels around the world could rise as much as 59 centimeters by the end of the century if the planet warms by 2 degrees Celsius. Oceans surrounding the U.S. will swell faster within the next three decades than they did in the past century, according to a report this week led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. President Xi Jinping has stressed in several recent meetings with top government officials that ensuring the supply of primary goods is a “major strategic issue” given climate and geopolitical pressures. “The food of the Chinese people must be

made by and remain in the hands of the Chinese,” he said at a gathering of the Politburo Standing Committee meeting in December. Chinese scientists are betting that land once dismissed as barren can be turned into productive grain-producing plots. About 100 million hectares of land in the country, about the size of Egypt, is high in saline and alkaline. Meanwhile arable land has decreased 6% from 2009 to 2019 because of urbanization, pollution and overuse of fertilizers. To make use of salty soil, farmers traditionally dilute their fields with large amounts of fresh water. The approach is still commonly used in some coastal regions. But the method requires vast amounts of water and often doesn’t improve yields enough to make sense economically. “China is looking at another method now, to develop grain varieties that can withstand the soil’s saltiness,” said Zhang Zhaoxin, a researcher with China’s agricultural ministry. While seawater rice has mostly been planted on trial fields so far, Zhang said he believes commercial cultivation will soon take off with the government’s support. The research team in Qingdao said last October that it can meet the goal of growing 6.7 million hectares of seawater rice within ten years. In 2021, the group was put in charge of 400,000 hectares of land to expand production of seawater rice.

Queen Elizabeth II tested positive for Covid19, making her the third member of the royal family to be diagnosed with the virus this month, officials announced Sunday. “Her Majesty is experiencing mild cold like symptoms but expects to continue light duties at Windsor over the coming week,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement. “She will continue to receive medical attention and will follow all the appropriate guidelines.” The 95-year-old British monarch’s eldest son, Prince Charles, tested positive for Covid-19 on Feb. 10. He was said to have met with the queen days before his positive test, but she didn’t experience symptoms in the days after his diagnosis. Charles’ wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, tested positive for the virus last week. Royal officials said Charles, 73, and Camilla, 74, started self-isolating after their positive tests. The queen, Charles and Camilla are each believed to be fully vaccinated. Charles, who is next in line for the British throne, tested positive for Covid-19 in March 2020. “On behalf of myself and the whole of @UKLabour, wishing Her Majesty The Queen good health and a speedy recovery,” tweeted Keir Starmer, the head of the Labour Party, on Sunday. “Get well soon, Ma’am,” Starmer wrote.

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With the omicron variant still surging in early February, credentialed participants were given a choice: Either get vaccinated or isolate for three weeks in advance. Thousands of tests were administered each day and few spectators were allowed in the stands. By Games’ end, positive coronavirus results totaled just 437. Organizers were not as effective at tamping down other problems. Hot-button political issues – the persecution of Muslim Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities, crackdowns on Hong Kong protests, aggressive policies directed at neighboring countries such as Taiwan – refused to subside. Activists mocked the Games’ motto, “Together for a Shared Future,” and the conversation turned chippy at a news con-

All-Star From Page B1 school, and he lists ‘Call of Duty’ and napping as his two favorite off-thecourt activities – so he begrudged the attention as much as the policy that put him in the position. “I think for Andrew it was difficult to become embroiled in all that,” coach Steve Kerr said. “Everybody who knows him loves him, loves his demeanor, loves his approach to life, the way he treats people. He’s just a fantastic human being. I think you throw all that in the mix, and people move on.” Wiggins’ breakout season is often sourced to the huge performance he had early this season against his former team – while missing only five shots in a Nov. 10 win over Minnesota – but it can just as easily be traced back to the support he received from his teammates throughout the vaccine saga. Steph Curry was among a long list of Warriors who took public stances in support of Wiggins, knowing full

Basketball College men •American at Colgate, CBSSN, 3:30 p.m. •Florida State at Boston College, ACC, 4 p.m. •Louisville at North Carolina, ESPN, 4 p.m. •Penn State at Maryland, ESPN2, 4 p.m. •Indiana at Ohio State, FS1, 4 p.m. •Alabama State at Bethune-Cookman, ESPNU, 6 p.m. •Baylor at Oklahoma State, ESPN, 6 p.m. •Arizona State at UCLA, FS1, 6 p.m. College women •Penn State at Michigan State, BIG TEN, 3 p.m. •Indiana at Iowa, BIG TEN, 5 p.m. Lintao Zhang/Getty Images/TNS

The Olympic Cauldron and rings are seen as performers dance during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at Beijing National Stadium in Beijing, China, Sunday. ference last week when journalists asked about concentration camps and forced labor in the Xinjiang region. “I feel obliged to make a quick comment,” Yan Jiarong, an organizing committee spokeswoman, blurted out. “I think these questions are based on lies.” An IOC spokesman

tried to focus the dialogue on sport but Yan shifted to politics again, responding to questions about Taiwan, whose sovereignty her country contests. “I want to say there is only one China in the world,” she said. “Taiwan is an indivisible part of China.” There was no such discord in the closing

ceremony, which had fans waving plastic clappers, making a sound that approximated either rain or a swarm of locusts. Highlights from the Games played on the scoreboard, but even sports, which were supposed to draw attention away from controversy, had been problematic in Beijing.

well the repercussions his decision could have on their season. That support, Wiggins said, acted as a trustbuilding exercise with his teammates, none of whom he had shared the court with for more than 68 games – many much fewer – since being acquired in February 2020. With Golden State, Wiggins has found a situation unlike any other in his career, where he’s relied upon but not scapegoated, expectations are high but not unruly and, most importantly to Wiggins, they are winning. “You know people have your back and you have their back,” Wiggins said. “That goes a long way on the court and off the court.” In Minnesota, Wiggins had a reputation as an inefficient, ball-dominant scorer on offense and a defender with all the size and skill but lacking consistent effort. He was the first overall pick who never lived up to his potential. With Golden State, Wiggins has transformed into an efficient wing scorer while matching up every night against the opponent’s top offensive threat. This season

will mark only the second playoff appearance of his career. “I think with the transition from our Finals runs to where we are now, he fit a specific role at the 3 spot,” Curry said. “He can be an amazing defender. He can give us different looks on offense that we necessarily didn’t have. And just allowing him to take pressure off himself in terms of fitting into how we play and what we do.” Surrounded by such playmakers as Curry and Draymond Green – and, now, Klay Thompson – the Warriors have taken the ball out of Wiggins’ hands, allowing him to hone in on his spot-up shooting while still finding opportunities to attack the basket. Wiggins has set career highs in true shooting percentage each season since joining Golden State, a figure that never topped 50% in 5 1/2 seasons in Minnesota. This season, Wiggins has posted a career-best 56.2% effective field goal percentage while also shooting better than 40% from 3-point distance for the first time in his career, fueled by career highs in his frequency and success with

catch-and-shoot triples. “It’s just a matter of him buying into that process, staying consistent, and he’s gotten better at every single opportunity since he’s been here,” Curry said. “He obviously has a new accomplishment to show for it. . . . I know we’re all crazy excited for him.” In fact, when the All-Star starters were announced, the players’ group chat exploded in congratulatory messages for Wiggins. It wasn’t until half an hour later that Green remembered to congratulate Curry, too. As the text messages were rolling in, Wiggins was sitting up in bed, woken from a nap by his girlfriend and their daughter telling him the news. “I thought I was dreaming,” he said. “I was just shocked. I didn’t really know what to think or what to do.” At the start of the season, when Wiggins was weighing his options, he said he envisioned a number of scenarios. Ultimately, he said, the decision to get the shot came down to a single thought: Sunday night marks one step toward what he was talking about.

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racing. Team Penske Fords were on the inside, led by rookie Austin Cindric. Toyotas were on the outside, with Wallace ahead of Kyle Busch. Ricky Stenhouse, who won Daytona’s July race in 2017, soon joined the mix at the front and took the lead. The next big one came with 10 laps to go, when Kevin Harvick and reigning Cup champion Kyle Larson lost control. The crash brought out the red flag.

Olympic and Paralympic Committee for each medal they bring home. Some athletes have lucrative endorsement deals that match their superstar status – Kim has deals with companies including Nike, Toyota and Monster Beverage – while others have day jobs that may or may not overlap with their sport. The Olympic Games tend to inspire more coverage of women’s sports than is typically in the

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Olympic Games. While Donnelly is heartened by the gains made by female athletes and their teams in recent years, she cautions against potential backsliding due to complacency, as well as against treating this year’s gathering as milestone without looking at the broader context. There are fewer opportunities for women at the winter Olympics too, with 51 men’s events and 46 for women and 12 additional mixed-gender contests. Many sports, including bobsled and luge, allocate more spots for men than women.

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mainstream, but the difference in the ways each sport is judged can send subliminal messages to viewers about the relative skill of athletes overall. Five female skiers on Feb. 8 were disqualified from competing in the mixed-team ski jumping event due to uniforms that were considered too baggy, and some events task female athletes with different courses than male athletes. These regulations can incorrectly signal to viewers that female athletes are performing at a less elite level than men are – when, make no mistake, they are all at the same

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Gymnastics College women •Arizona at California, PAC12, P12BA, 2 p.m. •Utah at Washington, PAC12, 6 p.m. Hockey NHL •Seattle at Vancouver, NHL, 7 p.m. Horse racing •America’s Day at the Races, FS2, noon Soccer Super Lig •Goztepe vs. Galatasaray, BEIN, 8:55 a.m. Tennis •Center Court, ATP Dubai, ATP Acapulco, ATP Santiago, WTA Doha, WTA Guadalajara, early rounds, 2 and 3 a.m. •Center Court, ATP Dubai, ATP Acapulco, ATP Santiago, WTA Doha, WTA Guadalajara, early rounds, 3 p.m.

Tuesday’s TV sports Baseball College •Pepperdine at UCLA, PAC12, 6 p.m. •Santa Clara at Stanford, P12BA, 6 p.m. Basketball College men •Tennessee at Missouri, SEC, 4 p.m. •Arkansas at Florida, ESPN2, 4 p.m. •Georgia at Texas A&M, ESPNU, 4 p.m. •Rhode Island at St. Bonaventure, CBSSN, 4 p.m. •Miami at Pittsburgh, ACC, 5 p.m. •Villanova at UConn, FS1, 5 p.m. •Nebraska at Northwestern, BIG TEN, 5 p.m. •Kansas State at Kansas, ESPN, 6 p.m., •Alabama at Vanderbilt, SEC, 6 p.m. •San Diego State at Boise State, CBSSN, 6 p.m. •New Mexico at Utah State, FS1, 7 p.m. •UNLV at Nevada, CBSSN, 8 p.m. Hockey NHL •San Jose at Anaheim, NBCSCA, 7 p.m. •N.Y. Islanders at Seattle, HULU, 7 p.m. Soccer Super Lig •Alanyaspor vs. Trabzonspor, BEIN, 9 a.m. UEFA Champions League •Round of 16, first leg, Chelsea vs. LOSC Lille, CBSSN, noon CONCACAF Champions League •Round of 16, second leg, New England Revolution vs. Cavaly AS, FS2, 3 p.m. •Round of 16, second leg, CF Montreal vs. Santos Laguna, FS2, 5 p.m. •Round of 16, second leg, Club Leon vs. CD Guastatoya, FS2, 7 p.m. Copa Libertadores •Second round, first leg, Everton vs. Monagas SC, BEIN, 2:05 p.m. •Second round, first leg, Millonarios vs. Fluminense FC, BEIN, 4:20 p.m. Tennis •Center Court, ATP Dubai, ATP Acapulco, ATP Santiago, WTA Doha, WTA Guadalajara, early rounds, 2 and 3 a.m. •Center Court, ATP Dubai, ATP Acapulco, ATP Santiago, WTA Doha, WTA Guadalajara, early rounds, 3 p.m. •Center Court, ATP Dubai, ATP Acapulco, ATP Santiago, WTA Doha, WTA Guadalajara, early rounds, 2 and 3 a.m. (Wednesday)

Scoreboard HOCKEY NHL Sunday’s Games Vegas 4, SAN JOSE 1 Carolina 4, Pittsburgh 3 Montreal 3, N.Y. Islanders 2 (S.O.) Florida 5, Chicago 2 N.Y. Rangers 2, Ottawa 1 Columbus 7, Buffalo 3 Arizona 3, Dallas 1 Minnesota 7, Edmonton 3 Monday’s Games Colorado at Boston, 10 a.m. Carolina at Philadelphia, noon Winnipeg at Calgary, 1 p.m. Toronto at Montreal, 4 p.m. Seattle at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Tuesday’s Games SAN JOSE at Anaheim, 7 p.m. Nashville at Florida, 4 p.m. Toronto at Columbus, 4 p.m. Minnesota at Ottawa, 4 p.m. St. Louis at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Seattle, 7 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Winnipeg at Dallas, 4:30 p.m. Colorado at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Edmonton at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m. Buffalo at Montreal, 4:30 p.m. Los Angeles at Arizona, 7 p.m. Thursday’s Games N.Y. Islanders at SAN JOSE, 7:30 p.m. New Jersey at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. Minnesota at Toronto, 4 p.m. Columbus at Florida, 4 p.m/ Washington at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m. Dallas at Nashville, 5:30 p.m. Calgary at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Boston at Seattle, 7 p.m.

Friday’s Games Columbus at Carolina, 4 p.m. Buffalo at St. Louis, 5 p.m. New Jersey at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. Winnipeg at Colorado, 6 p.m. Vegas at Arizona, 6:30 p.m. Los Angeles at Anaheim, 7 p.m.

BASKETBALL NBA Sunday’s Game NBA All-Star Game, Team LeBron 163, Team Durant 160 Monday’s Games No games scheduled Tuesday’s Games No games scheduled Wednesday’s Games No games scheduled Thursday’s Games GOLDEN STATE at Portland, 7 p.m. Denver at SACRAMENTO, 7 p.m. Cleveland at Detroit, 4 p.m. Boston at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m. Atlanta at Chicago, 5 p.m. Memphis at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Phoenix at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. Friday’s Games Toronto at Charlotte, 4 p.m. Oklahoma City at Indiana, 4 p.m. Houston at Orlando, 4 p.m. San Antonio at Washington, 4 p.m. Miami at New York, 4:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Minnesota, 5 p.m. New Orleans at Phoenix, 6 p.m. Dallas at Utah, 6 p.m. L.A. Clippers at L.A. Lakers, 7 p.m.

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