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Dr. Kim Rhoads has helped set up the Umoja Health pop-up clinic in Oakland to vaccinate Black residents.

Covid-19 has turned deadlier for Black Californians,

who have the state’s lowest vaccination rate Kristen Hwang CALMATTERS

OAKLAND — Deondray Moore sat in a plastic folding chair, rolled up his sleeve and got his first Covid-19 shot in the parking lot of Center of Hope Community Church in Oakland about a week ago. He was the last in his family to get vaccinated after putting it off for more than a year, and only acquiesced because he wants to be in the delivery room when his son is born this summer. “My mom has been trying to get me vaccinated forever, since the (vaccines) came out,” Moore said. “My partner got it quick, and her kids got it as fast as they could. She wasn’t playing around. She was like ‘Don’t miss out on the baby.’ ” The 35-year-old Oakland native,

an African American, knows multiple people who have contracted Covid-19 and died. Moore wears a mask and doesn’t go out much. But he’s suspicious of the vaccine and the way it was developed. “I just don’t trust the government,” he said. African Americans, who have a litany of historical reasons to mistrust public health officials and doctors, have the lowest vaccination rate in the state, at 55%. Covid-19 has become deadlier for Black Californians since the widespread availability of vaccinations, and vaccine hesitancy could be among the reasons why. Other races, which have higher vaccination rates, have seen death rates rise, but not as dramatically. A CalMatters analysis shows since last summer, the rate of Black Californians dying from

Covid-19 has increased tenfold — from one death per 100,000 people last July to 10.4 deaths this week. That surpasses Latinos and all races except Pacific Islanders, who are dying at the rate of 14.7 per 100,000, according to state data. And while statewide deaths from Covid have declined in the past week, they have continued to rise for African Americans. So far, 5,544 Black people have died from the virus in California. Dr. Kim Rhoads, an associate professor of epidemiology at the University of California, San Francisco, said she isn’t surprised by the growing death rate among African Americans. “Disparities aren’t new. They aren’t new to Covid,” said Rhoads, who helped organize the

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agreed to negotiations with Russia on Sunday “without preconditions” even as Moscow put its nuclear forces on high alert and Russian troops bore down on Kyiv and continued their thrust toward a number of cities across the country. The Ukrainian government plans to dispatch a delegation to meet with its Russian counterparts “without preconditions” on the Ukrainian-Belarusian border, near the Pripyat River, according to a statement issued by Zelenskyy’s official channel on the Telegram messaging app. Earlier in the day, an aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin and the head of the Russian delegation, Vladimir Medinsky, had set a 3 p.m. local time deadline for Ukraine to join negotiations, saying that rejecting the proposal would put “all responsibility for the bloodshed” on the Ukrainian side, according to a report from Russian state news outlet RIA. Confirmation of the Ukrainians’ participation was received moments before the deadline ran out, Medinsky later said. “For our part, we guarantee 100% safety of the route, passage, and we will wait at this place for a delegation of the Ukrainian administration.” It remains unclear who will head the Ukrainian delegation and where exactly it will meet. Zelenskyy’s statement said Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko would take responsibility “for ensuring that all planes, helicopters and missiles stationed on Belarusian territory remain on the ground during the Ukrainian delegation’s travel, talks and return.” Zelenskyy had rejected an earlier call for negotiations in Belarus, saying that holding talks there – per Moscow’s demand – was untenable when Belarusian territory was being used as a staging ground for the Russian invasion. “Of course, we want peace, we want to meet, we want for the war to end,” Zelenskyy said earlier. “Warsaw, Bratislava, Budapest, Istanbul, Baku – we have suggested all that to Russia.”

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‘We don’t count’: The Californians who can’t return to normal Ana B. Ibarra CALMATTERS

Renata Garza-Silva loves movies – she longs to sit in a theater without having to worry about Covid-19 and whether others around her are masked. Hillary Liber dreams about going back to the gym. She misses her inperson fitness classes, but for now a makeshift home workout space in the middle of her living room will have to do. Garza-Silva, who is immunocompromised, and Liber, who is diabetic, are among the millions of Californians at greater risk of complications from a Covid-19 infection despite being fully vaccinated. Both women worry that the statewide protective measuresthat had given them some peace of mind during the pandemic are now lifting, increasing their susceptibility and limiting where they can go and what they can do.

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Renata Garza-Silva, a teacher in Los Angeles, poses for a portrait inside her classroom, Thursday, Feb. 17. Throughout California, people like Garza-Silva and Liber who have health conditions, such as heart disease, autoimmune disorders and diabetes, are forced to re-evaluate their risks. Every day, they ask themselves whether buying groceries, going to work, eating at a restaurant or visiting the post office is worth the risk of contracting a virus that could leave them hospitalized – or worse.

For people at higher risk, the pandemic has meant walking a fine line for two years. “I’m always balancing out the fear of missing out with the fear of going out,” Liber said. For people at higher risk, the pandemic has meant walking a fine line for two years. “I’m always balancing out the fear of missing out with the fear of going out,” Liber said. Under loosened state guidelines, vaccinated

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The People’s Court case of the Fed Exed Dave’s Burger

OICEOVER: What a Dave’s Giant Hamyou are about to burger that you had witness is real. The to have one Fed participants are not Exed to you? actors. They are actual MR. SPRECKEL: litigants with a case Well, the restaurant pending in civil court. has been there since Both parties have 1963 and generations agreed to drop their of Fairfielders grew up claims and have their Tony Wade eating them. I moved cases settled here, away more than 35 years The last laugh before Judge Marilyn ago and I had a really Milian, in our forum: The bad hankerin’ for one. People’s Court! JUDGE MARILY MILIAN: BALIFF DOUGLAS: The Why not just go and visit your honorable Judge Marilyn hometown instead of hatching Milian is now presiding. (Judge this cockamamie plan to get one Milian enters and sits at bench) delivered to you? The litigants have been sworn, MR. SPRECKEL: Well, the your honor. defendant said he could send JUDGE MARILYN MILIAN: me one, which was cheaper. Thank you Douglas. Now, I have JUDGE MARILYN MILIAN: been doing this show for a long Ah! We have a saying in time and I thought I’d seen it all. Spanish, ‘Lo barato sale caro’: Dog bites, car accidents, stolen “The cheap comes out expenproperty – you name it. But this sive.” So what happened when is a new one. Mr. Spreckel, your you got your hamburger? complaint alleges that you asked MR. SPRECKEL: Well, I your friend, or I guess your heated the patty in the micronow former friend, Mr. Corning wave, put it back on the bun to mail you a hamburger, is and ate it. that right? JUDGE MARILYN MILIAN: MR. SPRECKEL: Well, actu- And the next thing you know, ally I asked him to Fed Ex it. shockingly, you got food poisonJUDGE MARILYN MILIAN: ing and ended up in the hospital. My bad, that’s right you asked You want the defendant to pay him to Fed Ex it. Now, can I ask your $200 co-pay for your emeryou a question? Where do you gency room visit, plus the price live Mr. Spreckel? of the hamburger and the cost MR. SPRECKEL: to ship it. Let me hear from you, Mesa, Arizona. Mr. Corning. You thought this JUDGE MARILYN MILIAN: was a good idea? Do they not have hamburgers in MR. CORNING: At the time, Mesa, Arizona? yes, your honor, I figured he MR. SPRECKEL: Well, could get it in two days and it not this particular kind of should have been fine. hamburger, Judge. It was a JUDGE MARILYN MILIAN: Dave’s Giant Hamburger from You two are like a real-life my hometown of Fairfield, “Dumb & Dumber.” Neither one California. of you thought this might not JUDGE MARILYN MILIAN: be the best way to handle perAnd what is so special about ishable food? Mr. Spreckel, you

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agreed to this ridiculous plan so why should I make Mr. Corning pay for your medical bills and the burger? MR. SPRECKEL: Well, your honor, that’s not all I’m suing for. JUDGE MARILYN MILIAN: Oh, that’s right! You are also suing for emotional distress. Please do tell me about that. MR. SPRECKEL: Judge, I grew up on Utah Street, which is just about as close as you could live to Dave’s and I went there all the time growing up. I used to go there when Dave Heim, the original owner, was still around. I know what a Dave’s Giant Hamburger looks like and tastes like. This was not a Dave’s Giant Hamburger. JUDGE MARILYN MILIAN: Oh you’re a hamburger detective now? You think your

friend sent you a counterfeit hamburger? Where’s your proof of that? MR. SPRECKEL: Well, for one they used to be much bigger than the one he sent me. As a kid, I could barely finish it. JUDGE MARILYN MILIAN: Well, you’re not a kid anymore so maybe your perspective changed as you are now bigger. Mr. Corning, did you send your ex-friend a counterfeit burger? MR. CORNING: No your honor. I bought it at Dave’s and sent it the same day. JUDGE MARILYN MILIAN: Even if he had sent you a different hamburger, how would that cause you emotional distress to the tune of $2,500? Court is here to make you whole not get a bonanza for you. Plaintiffs come in here all the time and want to hear “cha-ching, let that cash

register ring.” That’s not the way it works. MR. SPRECKEL: Judge, I had dreams of finally having another Dave’s Giant Hamburger after all these years and it became a nightmare when I saw what he sent me and then it made me sick. JUDGE MARILYN MILIAN: But you ate it! If you eat it you have to pay for it. MR. SPRECKEL: But your honor, it also wasn’t even what I ordered. JUDGE MARILYN MILIAN: What do you mean? MR. SPRECKEL: I specifically requested grilled onions and it had raw onion on it! JUDGE MARILYN MILIAN: OK, I’ve heard enough . . . MR. SPRECKEL: But your honor . . . JUDGE MARILYN MILIAN: No! I’m done! Stick a fork in me, I’m done! You two geniuses deserve each other. I am not going to make Mr. Corning pay you a total of $3,000 when even a child knows you can’t ship perishable food for two days with no refrigeration and expect it to be fine to eat. So one thing I have to know though, Mr. Spreckel, were the French fries OK? MR. SPRECKEL: Dave’s doesn’t serve French fries, judge. JUDGE MARILYN MILIAN: Verdict for the defendant! (raps gavel) Get out of my courtroom! 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.”

Golden Girls’ fans can gather again for show-themed cruise Tribune Content Agency Of course a “Golden Girls” cruise is sailing out of Miami. Where else? The fourth version of the Golden Fans at Sea themed cruise is planned for April 2023, open to up to 1,000 fans of Rose, Dorothy, Blanche and Ma! . . . I mean Sophia. The event’s first two cruises sailed back-to-back in February 2020, and sold out according to travel agent Cindy Levine, who is organizing bookings for the upcoming voyage. A third sailing just took place on Celebrity Apex in January. The next one is a 5-night affair on board Celebrity Summit sailing from PortMiami from Saturday, April 8, to Thursday, April 13, with stops in Key West and Cozumel plus two sea days. “The first sailing sold out in 1 1/2 days! The second sailing sold out in just a few months and this sailing that we just had in 2022 was lower capacity due to CDC and people not feeling 100% to sail but 2023 will sell out,” Levine said in an email. Activities planned include a bar crawl in the Keys, karaoka, trivia, celebrity panels, costume parade, game shows and dance parties. In Cozumel, those who book through the agency get to go on the Shady Pines Goes to the Beach

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From left, Estelle Getty, Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan and Betty White in “The Golden Girls.” Group Excursion. Guests for this sailing have yet to be announced. Past cruises featured Rue McClanahan’s sister Melinda as well as producer and show screenwriter Stan Zimmerman. Levine said that to be included in the group events, bookings have to be made through goldenfansatsea.com. Inside staterooms start around $1,000 per person based on double occupancy with balcony staterooms up to about $2,500 per person. Suites run from $3,400 to nearly $14,500 for the ship’s penthouse suite.

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The thrill of a good cleanup in Vallejo Tribune Content Agency Vallejo residents were promised a night out on the town with Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and the Joker. But first they had to do some chores. The community came out early Saturday morning to the Norman King Center in Vallejo to pick up garbage around South Vallejo and Sonoma Boulevard for “Beautify Vallejo Day.” For three hours of work, the first 50 people who showed up were given a free ticket to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. Some knew about the tradeoff, while some people came out to help just because it felt like the right thing to do. “I’d say about 30 to 40 percent of the people who showed up today to help came because of the Six Flags tickets,” Visit Vallejo Digital Marketing Manager Manny Angel said, with a laugh. “Then there are some who find out later they are getting a free ticket who shrug and say, ‘Uh, why not?’ But no matter why they came it is nice to know that so many people came out to support the community Spending an early Saturday like this is a testament to the community and how much pride they have for Vallejo.” The event, sponsored by Visit Vallejo and Film Mare Island, had 50 people by 10 a.m. as volunteers picked up anything from cigarette butts to plastic wrappers, sofas and refrigerators, microwaves and busted televisions. To many, it seemed like the right thing to do. Hogan Middle and Pennycook Elementary school students Dendrick Dilley, Kainoa Kaai, Kylan and Kali McNeal all came early because they had participated in events like this in the past. However, when asked if they would enjoy their free tickets, they momentarily were clueless. When this reporter informed they would be getting free tickets to Six Flags for three hours of work, their eyes became wide before high-five-ing each other as if they won a jackpot.” “Why did I come here today? I don’t have nothing better to do,” Kali McNeal said. Kali’s friend,

Dilley, agreed and said. “It’s something positive to do outside where we get some fresh air. We did this last year and went on Sonoma but up another street to a park. When you walk on the street you start to notice more how much trash there is.” The quartet of workers said they picked up a lot of trash but the weirdest thing they saw was a dirty pillow. Vallejo Council member Cristina Arriola was also on hand to pick up trash. Arriola has been a regular at community events like this one, having been a part of a Jesse Bethel High group that found remains of an old pistol at a previous cleanup. “Yeah didn’t find anything like that this time,” Arriola said, with a laugh. “It’s all trash from fast food. That’s why you have so many obese people around here. This area right here is a low income so you see a lot of trash right here (Magazine Street), but you go closer to Cal Maritime and you barely see anything. But what people are doing today is wonderful. I would like to see every neighborhood do something like this on a monthly basis. We had people come here today that aren’t even from this neighborhood, although the Six Flags tickets might have something to do with that.” Arriola loved that people were picking up trash, but like Angel and Cineleave’s Director of Studio Development’s Mark Walters, she also envisioned the area having something nice to look at. “I just visualize going out on that lawn (points to empty lot near Norman King Center) and just planting wild seeds all over the place for flowers,” Arriola said. “It would be nice if it didn’t look so depressing. With a lot of flowers there could be this rainbow of colors here.” Walters, who helped run the event with Angel, thanked Shelee Loughmiller for her help with the project. Loughmiller is the community engagement and volunteer coordinator with the City of Vallejo. She was on hand for the event but spending a majority of her time transporting trash in her car.

Amber Alert issued for 2-year-old who was in mom’s car when it was stolen Tribune Content Agency The California Highway Patrol early Sunday issued an Amber Alert for a 2-year-old boy missing in Sunnyvale. Officers responded at 3:51 a.m. to a report of a child abduction/ vehicle theft in the 500 block of North Matilda Avenue, Sunnyvale police said on Twitter. They determined that Jacob Jardine was inside his mother’s car when it was stolen as she was unloading groceries, according to the tweet from the Department of Public Safety. The identity of the person who stole the vehicle was not known, police said, and they released no initial information indicating whether the abduction was intended or a result of

vehicle theft. The Amber Alert was in effect for Santa Clara, San Mateo, San Francisco, Santa Cruz and Alameda counties. “Sunnyvale officers and detectives are actively searching for Jacob at this time,” the Twitter post said. “Please call 911 if you see the car or Jacob.” Jacob was described as 3 feet tall, 25 pounds, with red, curly hair and brown eyes. He was wearing a white hooded sweatshirt and white and gray pants. A police flyer described the vehicle as a brown 2008 Buick Enclave with the left headlight and taillight out and a blue “Baby on Board” sticker. The vehicle has temporary paper license plates from Georgia, with the number unknown, police said.

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A birds of prey hike is scheduled for March 6 at Lynch Canyon. It wil be the last of the season.

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ROCKVILLE — The Solano Land Trust will open three of its locations this weekend and people from throughout the area are invited. A mountain bike tour of the Patwino Worrtla Kodoi Dihi Open Space Park takes place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Those who choose to take part in the bike tour will have a chance to explore the hills between Suisun Valley and Green Valley and see sweeping views of Solano County and beyond while enjoying the vistas of Solano County and searching for wildflowers. The course covers 7 to 10 miles with approximately 1,500 feet of climbing. Those who register for the bike tour should meet at the parking lot of the red Ice House at the corner of Rockville and Suisun Valley roads. A nature hike is planned from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the King-Swett Ranches. People are invited to explore the hills between Fairfield, Benicia and Vallejo. Solano Land Trust docents will guide you through the ranches. Docents will share insights about the birds

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and other wildlife that call this area home, and give you a great workout. The hike is deemed moderate to moderately strenuous. Space is limited. Meet at the ParkN-Ride lot at 140 Red Top Road. A birds of prey hike – the final one of the season – takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at Lynch Canyon. Lynch Canyon is home to golden eagles and hawks. It is also a magnet for migrating and overwintering birds of prey. It provides them with more than 1,000 undeveloped acres where they can hunt and rest. Some feathered visitors come from as far away as the Arctic Circle. This hike will be between 4 and 6 miles. The guided hike is $10 per person. The parking is $6 per vehicle, which goes to support Solano County Parks. Lynch Canyon is located at 3100 Lynch Road in Fairfield.

Covid-19 safety measures will be in place for each activity. Face coverings are strongly recommended. Advance registration is required for each activity. Information about how to register is available at solanolandtrust. org. Select the Activity Calendar link and search for the event. Select the Find Out More link, and then select the Registration Required link.

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 9 and March 16. Send an email along with with contact information and your choice of session to league host Craig Paterson at patersoncc@gmail. com. A Zoom link close to the start date will be returned.

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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 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

Element 7 staff will host a good neighbor community meeting at 6:30 p.m. Friday to discuss the operation of a cannabis dispensary at 300 Railroad Ave. The project will include a retail showroom at the corner of Railroad and Sunset avenues. Construction of the tenant improvements on the project is estimated to begin in mid-2022 with completion and a grand opening this fall. The virtual good neighbor community meeting is an applicant-sponsored meeting. Suisun City staff will not take part in the session. See Week, Page A7

Vallejo community ‘comes together’ for Black History Month event Tribune Content Agency Six months ago, Tonya Moore, executive director of the Vallejo Immersive Center, had an idea to help bring people together for Black History Month. Rather than put something together herself, she decided to work with her friend and Solano AIDS Coalition President Mario Saucedo. “When you team up with the right people for the right causes, this kind of stuff happens,” Saucedo said pointing toward people participating in the first-ever Black History Month event put on by the duo. “It’s our first time doing this. It’s possibly not how she envisioned it and it’s not how I envisioned it, but nobody knows that but me and her and that’s fine because it’s happening,” Saucedo said with a laugh, while hugging Moore. The Saturday event held outside the Immersive Learning Center on Georgia Street in downtown Vallejo brought numerous people to play

music, eat different foods, speak about their cultures and educated themselves on their own history. . “At the top of every hour we’re going to have people making speeches about Black History,” Moore said. “You can hear the music going on and then we’re also going to have an ancestry search. People can come in the learning center and I’ll help guide them on the computer in finding out more about their family. I’ll be here to help them see who far their ancestry goes.” There was also a media exhibit showing information on the Inca, Maya and Aztec cultures, just to name a few. Tribal Commissioner for the Maipuri Araun Nation, Chef Amen Hetep Isra-EL performed a cleansing ritual early in the event. Moore was happy to educate people about Black History all over the world. “We’re not talking about Black History in just one place,” Moore said. “We’ve been everywhere. We’ve discussing Black History

in North America, Central America and South America. We’re not going to concentrate on just one group. Africans are everywhere. But we’re also going to be talking about the Latino Culture. I want to help bring us together and show that we are all connected.” The music was also connecting people on Georgia Street, as a large crowd gathered to watch Sistahs of the Drum, a 17-year group from Oakland that excels at playing many different kinds of drums. “It’s empowering. Our group tries to empower people watching and their response empowers us,” group leader Mar Stevens said. “We excel in West African rhythms and we want to pass on that lineage. There was a time that only men played in the drums, but we’re showing that women can play too.” Sandy Mills, also with Sistahs of the Drum, also enjoyed the event. “We’re used to coming to events like this in Oakland, but today felt great because we having

played in so long due to Covid,” Mills said. “It’s nice to see people again, especially at the Black History Month event like this one. It’s awesome.” The Black History Month event put on by Saucedo and Moore was just one of many occurring in Vallejo during the day. On Amador Street, Solano County’s Zoom & Drive-Thru African American Community Baby Shower was held. Occurring later in the night at the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum was Askari Sowonde’s “Strength, Courage, Wisdom” event which aimed to focus on current Vallejo event while telling the public to “Put down that gun and turn lead into lead.” That event was scheduled to have speeches by longtime city advocate Phil “Maui” Wilson as well as Sharon Henry, who is opposing Krishna Abrams for Solano County District Attorney in this year’s election. Musical artist Eric “MaseratiE” Abercrombie was also scheduled to perform.

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Child of divorced parents offers advice for family gatherings Dear Annie: I have are resilient” line is so some thoughts to share often used when parents with “Avoiding Ex,” divorce, to which I say, the man dodging his we had no choice but to allegedly drama-crefind ways to live with ating ex, and any other the tension that comes divorced parents with from feeling pulled in grown children. Grow multiple directions. up, please, for the sake “Avoiding Ex’s” of your kids and granddaughter is probably Annie Lane kids. You are, after all, hoping to enjoy an amiDear Annie the parents who chose cable holiday with all for your child’s family to look the people she loves in one the way it does. space. So here are the choices My parents split up when I for “Avoiding Ex” (and I would was young, and I’ve spent the say the same to his ex-wife): vast majority of my life navigat- Either graciously accept your ing the holidays with divorced daughter’s invitation, check all parents. They have always been your baggage and drama at her amicable for my sake, which doorstep and enjoy the holidays was such a gift. Even so, and with your child’s family – which though it’s been more than includes both of her parents. Or 30 years, I always dread this politely decline her invitation time of year. with zero expectation that she There is so much preswill rearrange her schedule to sure and expectation to juggle find time to spend with you for parents, family events, etc. No the holidays. matter where I am on ThanksEither way, you’re choosing giving or Christmas, and even to be an adult and likely giving though everyone lives within your daughter the gift of a driving distance so I can see calm, expectation-free holiday both sides of the family every season. My hunch is that it holiday, I always feel like I’m may end up being the best one letting people down. There is your daughter can rememalways a worry that I’m not ber! — Hate Feeling Stuck being equitable with my time. in the Middle I thought adulthood would Dear Hate Feeling Stuck bring relief, but it has only in the Middle: Thank you for gotten more complicated your letter. I’m hoping that as I’ve gained in-laws, chilyour excellent suggestions will dren and other loved ones who help navigate the holidays in need to be added to the comthe future – and also help to plicated holiday equation. It’s shed light on parents’ expecexhausting, even in the best tations of their children’s time of circumstances. The “kids commitments.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). What feels arduous and static at the beginning will prove to have its own powerful momentum once it gets going. You’re on the right track; you just need to build it out a little more. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). The one who finishes first is not the winner. The winner will be determined by some other criteria more subtle and strange. For instance, the one who involves the most senses while listening. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Many times a day, you have feelings you don’t act on. Your maturity allows you to separate yourself from your emotions so you can try to understand them without identifying too strongly with them. CANCER (June 22-July 22). The minimum you expect from yourself is to add value. Ultimately, your goal is to multiply the good fortune of those around you. You’ll do it, especially by spreading a positive message to a large number of people. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Being brave is your specialty. You’ll make the cold call, introduce yourself to a stranger or risk rejection in another way. You’ll put yourself out there

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Dear Annie: My boyfriend of almost three years is very childish. If I do something he does not like, he will try to retaliate or even the score in some way. For instance, I do not want to do a particular act in the bedroom. It makes me super uncomfortable. No matter how many times I explain this, he says it’s his favorite thing and if I don’t do it, then it’s a dealbreaker. So sometimes I suffer through it, but other times I flatout refuse. Well, the other day, I refused. Now he won’t kiss me. He says that since I won’t do that for him, kissing is off the table until I do it. How is that fair? How can we navigate through this without calling it quits? I want to make him happy, but I also don’t want to do what he’s asking me to do. Your advice would be greatly appreciated. — Underperforming in Rhode Island Dear Underperforming: What he is doing is not fair at all; in fact, it is cruel. Just because he doesn’t get his way, he threatens to stop kissing you? What a louse. “His way or the highway” is no way to have a mutually loving relationship. It’s your body and your choice. He has no right to force you to do anything. I say it might be time to call it quits. Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@ creators.com.

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Today’s birthday Welcome to a sociable year of harmonious relationships. Embrace your delights but also the bothersome things, as there’s a huge opportunity hiding inside a persnickety problem. As you learn how to change things, you’ll pick up valuable skills. Group work is favored. A dream will spring to life. Gemini and Scorpio adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 9, 17, 8, 33 and 41.

and create opportunities. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). The memorized pitch, the skillful presentation . . . You admire these displays but are not particularly influenced by them. You prefer people to speak naturally and candidly, which you’ll get today. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You do not have proof of your ability in a certain field, yet you feel deep down in your being that you can and will do whatever it takes to succeed. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You’re good for the morale of a group. You’re funny. People lighten up around you. You can

make things happen with indirect suggestions of the sort that won’t trigger people’s defenses. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21). There are no insignificant mysteries in life. Investigate the subject that interests you. An answer to some minor problem might be the solution to what ails the world. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19). No one wants to spend their time fake laughing. Luckily, you won’t have to. Funny people will solve more than one problem for you today. They keep you from boredom while answering the call of the moment. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 18). Rather than attacking the problem head-on, take a sideways look at it; the new slant leads to a breakthrough. You will be rewarded for your brilliant thinking. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Proceeding through fear takes courage. But sometimes it’s better not to give yourself a chance to be afraid. Just move. If everyone pondered the possible consequences, we would have fewer heroes.

THE POINTS POINT THE WAY Edward Hodnett, who wrote “The Art of Problem Solving: How to Improve Your Methods,” pointed out that “if you don’t ask the right questions, you don’t get the right answers. A question asked in the right way often points to its own answer. Asking questions is the ABC of diagnosis. Only the inquiring mind

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by Phillip Alder solves problems.” That applies in spades for a bridge player! This deal highlights one of the key questions to be asked if you wish to declare or defend well. How should South play in four spades? West leads the club king and immediately switches to the diamond king. After West opened one no-trump, showing 15-17 points, and East made a transfer bid, South’s four-spade bid was not for the faint of heart. It could easily have cost 500 or 800. But South bought an excellent dummy. South had two club losers, so she had to restrict her major-suit losers to one. But how should she have attempted to do that? The key was to track the high-card points. West had already advertised 12: the club ace-king and diamond king-queen. So, he had to have one of the major-suit kings, but not both. Declarer won the second trick with the diamond ace and immediately ran the heart queen. When it lost to the king, East was marked with the spade king, and it had to be a singleton or a doubleton because of West’s opening bid. South won West’s heart return on the board and led the spade five to her queen. Plus 420 was a cold top. COPYRIGHT: 2022, UNITED FEATURE SYNDICATE

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Sports betting, the state’s next legal vice?

alifornians over the last several decades have increasingly embraced activities that had long been scorned – and often outlawed – as harmful vices. The trend began in 1984 when voters approved a state-operated lottery, emulating several other states, in a ballot measure largely sponsored by a company that made lottery scratch-off tickets. It used the slogan “the schools win, too,” because most of the net proceeds were to be spent public education. The initial lottery consisted of scratch-off tickets, but eventually, it became a full-fledged gambling operation with regular drawings for multimillion-dollar jackpots, some of them connected to those of other states. The scratchers are still sold, with a current advertising slogan of “A little play can make your day.” The next big move on legalizing vice came in the 1990s when several of California’s povertyDan Walters stricken Indian tribes, taking advantage of a federal court ruling, bootstrapped into full casino gambling. The tribes started with bingo parlors, expanded into slot machines of dubious legality and then used their profits to become big political players in the Legislature and persuade voters they should have a gambling monopoly. That allowed them to borrow enough money to create full-fledged casino resorts rivaling those of Nevada and, ironically, forge partnerships with Nevada corporations that had attempted to block tribal gaming. Gambling wasn’t the only vice to gain legal respectability. In 1996, as the tribes were solidifying their monopoly, voters allowed the sale and consumption of marijuana for medicinal purposes and two decades later, via a ballot measure sponsored by then-Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, made it fully legal, subject to state and local regulation. Despite legalization, the above-board cannabis industry has struggled to achieve the high level of activity advocates want, in part because weed is still illegal in the federal government’s eyes. State taxes are also a burden on the legal industry and estimated 90% of marijuana grown and processed in California still goes into the underground market, much of it exported to other states. California voters this year will be asked to take the next step in the legalization of vice – making it OK to bet on sporting events. Sports betting is legal in 30 other states, thanks to a 2018 U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down a federal anti-gambling law, and professional sports leagues, which long shunned gambling on their games, now have deals with big online sports wagering operations. Efforts to legalize sports betting in the California Legislature stalemated and some Indian tribes that had so adroitly gained a casino monopoly a quarter-century ago quickly qualified a ballot measure that would allow sports wagering, but only in their casinos. Two other measures are in various stages of qualifying for this year’s ballot, including one sponsored by the online betting corporations that directly challenges the tribal measure, and another by a tribal coalition that would also allow online betting under tribal control. The competing interests have pledged to spend tens of millions of dollars to promote their versions and oppose their rivals. Voters will be bombarded by television and online ads that will be confusing at best, since all purport to have the same goal. It’s impossible to predict which, if any, will prevail, a new statewide poll indicates. The poll by UC-Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies found that 45% of registered voters support sports betting in concept, with 33% opposed. That’s a starting point for the campaigns but there’s a well-established tenet of ballot measure politics that if voters are confused, they tend to vote “no” and there’s the potential for mass confusion on this issue. 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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agriculture. and use issues are in the news again. The county “That which is urban has petitioned the city should be municipal,” was the of Fairfield to negoticatch-phrase. ate a deal in which Fairfield Good deal. Sensible. Solano would treat Solano IrrigaCounty was the first county in tion District water to make California that controlled its it potable, then sell it back growth. The result has been to SID, which would then stunningly successful. Drive provide it to a Middle Green Jack Batson up the county’s spine, InterValley housing project in state 80. First you see Vallejo, the county. (Phew! Get all that?) then green, then Fairfield, then green, A dozen years ago developer then Vacaville, then green, then Anthony Russo began the process of Dixon and more green. Do you like it? planting 400 houses in rural Middle I do! (I was raised in Los Angeles.) Green Valley. The houses would be But developers prefer profits to clustered in unobtrusive places; most open space and good planning. For of the land along Green Valley Road decades they have lusted over rural would remain in farming. The valley Suisun Valley and Green Valley. would maintain its rural look and feel. They’re flat, adjacent to a highway, Not bad. In its overall concept, the with lots of water and sewer close by Orderly Growth Committee liked it. in Fairfield. Who cares about grape The big question was (and is), vines, anyway? Who cares about some where will residents get their water of the best agricultural soil in the and sewer service? The plan conworld? Not developers. tained various options to explore. Years ago growth-crazy FairOne was to get those services from field annexed Lower Green Valley. the city of Fairfield and the FairfieldSoon legendary developer Billy YarSuisun Sewer District. The Orderly brough bought Middle Green Valley Growth Committee didn’t like that and got ready to propose that it, too, option because it would create a terri- be annexed. Citizens revolted and ble precedent: supporting urban-like stopped that during the “land use development in our county’s agriwars” of the late 1990s. cultural areas. That’s been off-limits So now it falls on Billy’s son-in-law for 35 years. to develop Middle Green Valley as a Let’s go back to when the county county project – but with a plan to get established the concept of orderly city water-purification services. growth. Urban-type development The Orderly Growth Committee like houses, offices and factories says, not so fast. Fairfield’s General would be restricted to Solano’s seven Plan states we won’t extend our municipalities. Cities have infra“basic city services” beyond our structure (police, fire, water, sewer, Urban Limit Line. The county’s own streets, etc.) to support urban-type environmental report warned them growth. The county would focus on of this fact.

But now, the county wants Fairfield to treat SID water and sell it back to SID for delivery to Middle Green Valley. They cleverly say Fairfield isn’t supplying water “service,” just treating it. “Fairfield’s General Plan doesn’t apply here,” it says. Sadly, six members of the City Council seem to agree. One, however, disagrees – Catherine Moy. She figures “treatment” of water – making it safe to drink – qualifies as “basic city service.” I agree. To test this, let’s not treat Fairfield’s water for a week and see what the people of Fairfield say. Is treatment of city water basic or an elective service? There are those who think Orderly Growth is splitting hairs on Russo’s proposal. But his gambit to get municipal services is dangerous because of its precedent. The precedent could lead to development of pieces of the Fairfield-Vacaville Green Belt on Vanden Road or in Suisun Valley. This effort could be the beginning of the unraveling of the whole idea of orderly growth, that urban uses should stay in the cities. It invites the Los Angelization of rural Solano County. Supervisors Jim Spering and John Vasquez, both “developer-friendly,” have been openly talking about “affordable housing in the county.” Talk to the cities, boys. That’s where affordable housing goes. And to the Fairfield City Council: Please represent your citizens, not developers. Jack Batson is a former member of the Fairfield City Council. Reach him by email at jsbatson@prodigy.net.

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Are we discouraged by our own actions?

and ultimately lost or saved ears ago, I saw an interhad to be crushing. With the view of the very sucluxury of hindsight, most of cessful entertainer and those decisions made, where businesswoman Lucille the outcome was far from Ball. She said something certain, proved right, but cerimportant: “One of the things I tainly not all. learned the hard way was that The overarching characit doesn’t pay to get discourteristic they had in common aged.” Over the years I have thought about her admoniJim McCully was what Ball said: They didn’t get discouraged tion. I have tried to follow her because the decision cost was too advice. However, more importantly, great if they did. For instance, if I thought about the great leaders we Washington had not crossed the Delhave had in America and their lives. aware, surprising the enemy when This past week we celebrated many were skeptical of his decision, Presidents Day honoring Preswould we have won the Revolutionidents George Washington and ary War? Maybe yes, maybe no. Abraham Lincoln. However, one thing is certain: HesIf there were ever two men who could have succumbed to discourage- itancy would have created a much harder task with far greater sacrifice ment, it was them. Each was thrust and the probability of a far differinto crisis situations both personally, ent outcome. dangerous and professionally diffiIf Lincoln had not held on until he cult for them and world shaking for America. Both men were highly intel- found Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, whom ligent and determined in their beliefs. he could count on to fight, would he have taken the offered and politically One arguably created America as attractive route when the so-called a nation, becoming “The father of “Copperheads” clamoring were for our country,” while the other held an end to the war and a negotiated it together in time of great turmoil, settlement where the Confederate becoming “The great emancipator.” States of America would return to the Each was a man of his time and cirUnion with the status quo, leaving cumstance; one from a prominent slavery in place? This extreme colonial family, the other a humble, element of the Democratic Party hardscrabble beginning. gained in support when the Union These men, while great, were forces did poorly and decreased not perfect. Each struggled, as all when they won victories. Lincoln was do, with family and professional hard pressed coming up to the elecmatters, including joys, sorrows, tion in 1864 but when Gen. William deaths of loved ones, etc. In their Tecumseh Sherman took Atlanta, his cases, the weight of decisions where chances markedly improved because thousands of lives were at stake

this disruptive and disloyal group’s influence began its collapse. Yet had Sherman not prevailed, or other thing happened putting in jeopardy the election, would Lincoln have persevered? I believe he would because by 1864 he, like Washington, had withstood years of absolute horror professionally and, not insignificantly, personally. He held up comforting his family through their personal tragedies while lifting the spirits of staff and the nation. Lincoln was determined to hold the Union together and did until the end, regardless of inducements to the contrary. He believed in Freedom. He believed in America. Washington and Lincoln are arguably our greatest leaders. There have certainly been others that one can point out depending upon one’s own personal beliefs. Yet all the men, some more so than others, who have held the office in war and peace or through great economic upheaval and dislocation brought something of value to this great office. Each had to remain undiscouraged, and this is far from easy. Administrations pass. America will remain. As the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. said: “I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I still have a dream.” Do you? 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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Week From Page A3 Login with Zoom using the meeting number 742-7897-0580. The passcode is HWY7cV. An artist’s rendering, and more information, can be found on the city’s website: https://www. suisun.com.

Learn how to sleuth for female ancestry Gena Philibert-Ortega will present “25 Tips for Researching Your Female Ancestors” at the next meeting of the Solano County Genealogical Society. The virtual presentation begins at 11 a.m. Saturday. Finding female ancestors can be a challenge. Historically, women typically adopted their husbands’ surnames when they married and use that name the rest of their lives. Property and estate records were usually recorded only in the husband’s name. Nonetheless, there are records out there that document their lives. Genealogical researcher and genealogical speaker Gena Philibert-Ortega has specialized in researching the women in family trees and the lives they led. Philibert-Ortega holds a master’s degree in interdisciplinary studies and a master’s degree in religion. Her published works include three books and numerous articles in magazines and online. Her writings can be

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Children enjoy a hands-on science learning program at the Vacaville Recreation Expo, April 28, 2018. found on her blogs, “Gena’s Genealogy” and “Food.Family. Ephemera,” and on the GenealogyBank blog. She is also editor of the Utah Genealogical Association’s magazine, Crossroads. Her most recent book is “From the Family Kitchen: Discover Your Food Heritage and Preserve Favorite Recipes.” Philibert-Ortega’s current research includes women’s repatriation and citizenship in the 20th century, foodways and community in fundraising cookbooks, and women’s material culture. Guests are welcome to attend this free event. If interested, send an email to the society at

scgs@scgsca.org no later than 4 p.m. Friday, and request an invitation. More information on society activities can be found at www. scgsca.org.

Recreation Expo returns to Vacaville The city will host the annual Vacaville Recreation Expo this weekend. This free event is an opportunity to talk to instructors and find camps and classes for the family. There will be discounts, drawings, prizes, demonstrations and more.

People may sign up early for summer camps and save up to 10% with some available promotions. The event will take place from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Ulatis Community Center, 1000 Ulatis Drive. For more information, visit CityofVacaville.com/ CivicRec..

Several government meetings on calendar Various government ings will be held this Some are online only, in-person. Check the

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priate website for attendance information. The meetings include: n Vacaville Planning Commission, special meeting, 6 p.m. Monday, City Hall, council chamber, 650 Merchant St. Info: www.ci.vacaville.ca.us. n Rio Vista Public Safety Commission, 4 p.m. Monday, City Hall, council chamber, 1 Main St. Info: www. riovistacity.com/publicsafety-commissionagenda. n Solano County Board of Supervisors, 9 a.m. Tuesday, County Government Center, 675 Texas St., Fairfield. Info: co.solano.ca.us. n Suisun City Council, special meeting, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, City Council chamber, 701 Civic Center Blvd. Info: www.suisun.com/government/ city-council. n Fairfield City Council, 6 p.m. Tuesday, City Council chamber, 1000 Webster St. Info: www.fairfield.ca.gov/gov/ city_council/. n Rio Vista City Council, 6 p.m. Tuesday, City Council chamber, City Hall, One Main St. Info: www.riovistacity.com/ city-council. n Vacaville Parks and Recreation, 6 p.m. Wednesday, council chamber, 650 Merchant St. Info: www.ci.vacaville. ca.us/city-government/ city-commissions. n Solano County Planning Commission, 7 p.m. Thursday, 675 Texas St., Fairfield. Info: solanocounty.com/depts/ rm/boardscommissions/solano_ county_planning_commission/ agendas.asp

California adventurer attempts to ski 240 miles – alone – in remote Alaskan wilderness. In winter Tribune Content Agency At the top of a rise overlooking a snowy alpine meadow near South Lake Tahoe, Roland Banas unscrewed his Nalgene water canister and took a few sips, the crown of his head glistening with perspiration. He’d just towed an 80-pound sled full of winter camping gear a mile uphill on cross-country skis at 9,000 feet of elevation. “Definitely a good workout,” he said between sips. It was warm for a February afternoon, about 40 degrees Fahrenheit, with blue skies above the treetops. Banas, a Frenchman who lives in Orangevale, near Folsom, is 47 years old, with the lean body of an endurance athlete, a closecropped buzz cut and 5 o’clock shadow. He wore wrap-around sunglasses, nylon pants and leather boots clipped into his narrow skis, which were fitted with fur skins for ascending icy slopes. The sled was attached via a waist harness, and Banas pulled it along with the aid of a ski pole in each hand. He was in the mountains to prepare for a trip few people have attempted: a solo winter backcountry ski tour in Alaska’s Brooks Range, a 700-mile, razor-edged spine of peaks extending into the Arctic Circle. It is one of the more remote areas on Earth, with a climate so harsh that the few stunted trees and plants able to root there can scarcely survive. An article in Columbia Climate School’s State of the Planet news publication describes it as a place where “the Earth as most of us know it comes to an end.” For humans, it is even less habitable. Frequent Arctic winds, barren terrain, grizzlies and roaming wolf packs keep away all but a small number of villagers who live there yearround. It is brutal in winter, when the landscape is crusted in snow, bone-chilling blizzards spin down from the top of the world and temperatures can drop low enough to break a thermometer. Banas recalled some of this as he stood in his skis above the Sierra meadow, sweating lightly. “I can’t sweat in Alaska. If I was sweating like this and it was -20, -30, I’d be in trouble,” he said. “The water is gonna drain heat from your body and you’ll go into hypothermia pretty quick.” Banas is an accomplished solo trekker who thrives in extreme environments. In

the past four years, he has ticked off a short list of extraordinary feats, including a two-week winter excursion across the frozen surface of Russia’s 400-mile-long Lake Baikal and a world-first backcountry summer traverse of Death Valley. In the Brooks, he sees a chance to test his fortitude in one of Earth’s wildest landscapes. Banas has mapped out a 240mile route through the frozen tundra. His bags are packed. He plans to fly from Sacramento to Anchorage on Sunday and embark alone into the icy range on Wednesday from the small village of Ambler. From any point on his journey, the nearest person may be 100 miles away. “Alaska is really the last frontier,” he said. “It’s one of these places where you can be so alone and so remote that it feels like you’re exploring a place nobody has been. That’s something I’m really curious to experience.” n n n Little about Banas’ lifestyle suggests a man driven to extremes. He runs a daycare for 140 children with about 18 staffers, a job that is normally stable and predictable, though it has been anything but during the pandemic. He attributes his adventurous streak to growing up in a village at the foot of the French Alps with parents who encouraged him to explore. As a boy, Banas and his friends would hike and bike through the countryside on weekend excursions – “microadventures,” he calls them. “That stayed with me,” Banas says. “Early on, it was just like: do your thing and have fun.” After college in France, Banas worked as an earth science engineer in the oil and gas industry, which afforded him the flexibility to live in Qatar, Vietnam, the United Arab Emirates, Canada, Mexico and the United States. In 2014, Banas and his then-wife bought the childcare business and decided to settle down in Orangevale to raise their two young sons. For fun, he wrenches on vintage Japanese and European motorcycles, spends time with his girlfriend and takes his sons, 9 and 11 years old, mountain biking in the Sierra foothills. To stay in shape, he runs about 30 miles per week, mostly on trails near Folsom Lake. It’s a great life, Banas says, but it sometimes feels mundane.

“With my routines, I don’t have the challenge I crave, and it starts to get to me,” he says. So every couple of years, Banas takes leave of his life for a few weeks and ventures into nature’s harshest environs. n n n That gnawing feeling of stagnancy led him to hike the length of Death Valley – twice. On his first crossing, he trekked 167 miles, off trail, by himself, during winter. Traveling through the Mojave Desert unsupported over seven days meant humping all the water he’d need for the journey, sleeping on frozen salt flats and grinding over miles of sand dunes. Beginning in 2015, Banas failed four separate attempts before completing the journey in January 2019. “That is something about me: If I can’t do something because it’s too much for me, it’s one thing. But if I do something and I fail and I know why I failed, I can’t just leave it, I have to try again,” Banas said. “I enjoy getting over my failures.” He experienced doubts, physical aches and emotional lows during the desert treks but came away from the final crossing feeling peaceful, even enlightened – and also with a fastest-known time to his name. “Being out there and singly focused on one thing for so many days and hours was a very deep reset,” Banas said. “You shed a lot of the day-to-day annoyances that chew on your life and don’t have any meaning and refocus on what matters to you.” He emerged from the desert gripped by a deep curiosity about his physical potential. “I thought, this is hard but it’s not the hardest I can do,” he said. “What I thought was originally a one-off sort of opened a door to me: Maybe I can try something else, too.” n n n The Death Valley trip popped up on the radars of niche outdoor media outlets but didn’t win Banas the big-name sponsors that might fund his next adventure. Still, it propelled him toward another solo excursion, this one in an arguably more challenging setting. In March 2020, Banas flew to Siberia to attempt a crossing of Lake Baikal, the world’s largest and deepest body of freshwater, which in winter freezes over into one vast ice rink larger than all of Belgium. He’d read that polar explorers train there, “which sounded pretty cool,” he said, and began working out the logistics of a tra-

verse in his head. “Once I start thinking about that stuff, it’s really hard for me to drop it,” he said. Banas spent 15 days walking and skiing Baikal’s length, crossing paths with ice fishermen, local villagers and the occasional tourist. In the evenings, he attached his tent to the lake’s frozen surface with ice screws and melted snow for cooking and consumption. At night, he’d frequently awaken to thunderous cracking sounds of deep ice shifting beneath him. But he wasn’t able to unplug. A week into the trip, Banas’ satellite communication device began beeping with texts from his children and daycare staffers back home. A virus outbreak was shutting down civilization, and Banas couldn’t escape it, even on a frozen lake in Siberia. He finished the trip and hurried home. “It was hard to disconnect,” he said. “I did enjoy the trip, but it wasn’t a proper reset.” A few months later, seeking the respite he felt the pandemic had stolen from him on Baikal, Banas set out into Death Valley again – this time in summer, when temperatures there can hit 130 degrees Fahrenheit. He towed his gear and supplies in a wheeled cart that, at the start, held 29 gallons of water and weighed 340 pounds. The 181-mile hike took him a little more than five days. It’s the first and only time anyone has completed such a trip. n n n The Brooks Range will test Banas in new ways. A simple mistake like, say, exerting himself to the point of sweating, could compound and become catastrophic. “You’re always one stupid mistake away from death,” said Andrew Skurka, a preeminent wilderness guide who has led trips in the Brooks for the past four summers. “This is not like the Sierra, where you can wander around pretty pleasantly. It’s a different category of wilderness.” Banas’ route will take him from Ambler east through Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve to the village of Anaktuvuk Pass, about 240 miles away. But there are no trails to follow, no guidebooks on the Brooks and very few trip reports online, so he’ll have to chart his path on the fly and break trail through the snow for the duration of his journey while dragging a sled weighing about 140 pounds. He has packed

camping gear, freeze-dried meals, extra clothes and boots, a solar panel and an iPhone loaded with music and at least one Jack London audio book. Much of Banas’ route traces the paths of the region’s major rivers through wide valleys, which are frozen over into flat glaciers, perilously thin and slick in places. Of major concern is the potential for overflows of deep subterranean water that can push to the surface and rush across a frozen expanse, soaking through boots and icing up ski bindings. Winds blasting through the range can knock a person over. When inclement weather arrives, Banas will have to set up camp quickly and burrow into his tent. “It can be violent and there aren’t places to hide,” Skurka said. The intense cold, which can plummet to -50, will complicate every facet of Banas’ trip. It kills electronics, saps batteries and freezes the moisture on a person’s face. Banas will try to keep his skin covered at all times. Adventurers have abandoned winter crossings of the Brooks after succumbing to frostnip on their noses and fingertips. The scale of the landscape, from the endless valleys to soaring, jagged spires, can overwhelm the senses and induce anxiety attacks in newcomers, said Australian explorer John Cantor, who has traveled in the Brooks many times. “A number of people attempting a summer traverse have given up on day one,” he said. “It’s very common. It’s a terrifying place.” Banas will carry a satellite emergency beacon in case something goes wrong. He has corresponded with a local guide and a bush pilot who would likely be called to his rescue. His first priority, he says, is returning home safely to his children. “The one rule is, basically, don’t die,” he says. “I’ve taken all the precautions to make sure I come back, no matter what.” Banas has budgeted three weeks in the wilderness. He expects to arrive at Anaktuvuk Pass and fly home before the end of March. When asked if he is afraid of what he’ll encounter there, he replied, “Of course I am.” “There’s a level of worry and anxiety that comes with the unknown, but that’s part of the trip,” he said. “I’m not scared of what happens out there. I want this insecurity and discomfort. That’s the whole point.”

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Black From Page One community clinic where Moore got his shot. For some Black residents, the disparity grew worse after vaccines became widely available last summer, according to a study from UC Santa Cruz and UC San Francisco researchers. Middle-aged Blacks make up a growing, disproportionate share of the Californians who died, while the proportion shrank for Latinos and others: In March 2021, Black people ages 40 to 64, who make up roughly 5% of all middle-aged Californians, accounted for 6% of Covid-19 deaths in that age group. But a few months later, their numbers skyrocketed, accounting for 21% by last July, according to the study. In contrast, middle-aged Latinos accounted for 66% of all Covid-19 deaths at the beginning of March 2021, but then last July shrank to 30%, mirroring their proportion of all middleaged Californians. Lead researcher Alicia Riley said preliminary data through November shows continuing disparities. So why did the vaccines apparently help Latinos but not Black Californians? It’s possible that those who are most at risk of dying from the disease aren’t getting vaccinated. Younger African Americans also may not have been included in early vaccination campaigns or may have felt they weren’t at risk of severe illness or death. “What’s puzzling to me is that they have a really different story in terms of who’s dying,” said Riley, a UC Santa Cruz assistant professor of global and community health. “Are the people who were at risk of dying in the Latino community actually being reached with vaccination, whereas somehow that’s not happening for Black Californians as effectively?” Experts say myriad other factors could also be driving the trend, including poverty, lack of insurance, distrust of the health care system and higher rates of health complications like diabetes or heart disease.

Normal From Page One 3% of adultsare estimated to be on immunosuppressive medication. Others with chronic illnesses should also continue to be more cautious, experts say.The CDC lists people with diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart failure, coronary artery disease and kidney disease, among others, as likely to get very sick from Covid-19. In California, 2.5 million people have been diagnosed with dia-

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The increased share of deaths for Black Californians is a powerful sign of “who was left behind when everyone else was kind of moving on out of the pandemic,” Riley said. The study did not find significant differences for other age groups, although state data suggests Black children fare worse than other races, too. Black children in California are the second most likely to die from the virus among Californians younger than 18, with 1.2 deaths per 100,000 Black children. Pacific Islanders are twice as likely to die from Covid as Black children, while all other races have less than one Covid-19 death per 100,000 children. The drivers for African American deaths are likely deeper than vaccination disparities. Rhoads, who studies death disparities in Black cancer patients, said pre-existing health complications also aren’t entirely to blame. Structural factors like poor quality health care also likely contribute to higher death rates, she said. For instance, medical devices like the pulse oximeter, which is used to determine whether a patient needs supplemental oxygen, don’t work well on dark skin. “If we just say comorbidities, then we’re blaming the victim number one and we’re washing our hands of any responsibility,” Rhoads said.

Vaccine campaigns successful for some Substantial gains have been made among Latinos, according to Riley’s study. After bearing the brunt in the early stages, Latinos’ death rate dropped from nearly 25 deaths per 100,000 people in January 2021 to one death per 100,000 in July. Over the past month, the California Department of Public Health estimates 7.2 Latinos died of Covid per 100,000 people, lower than the statewide rate of eight per 100,000. Around June 2021 the percentage of fully vaccinated Latinos outstripped Blacks and Native Americans, leaving Blacks in last place. Only 57% of Latinos are fully vaccinated, but some hard hit agricultural areas like Imperial County were quick to accept the betes, butmillions more are estimatedto be undiagnosed or prediabetic. And7% of adults in California – about 2.1 million people – have been diagnosed with heart disease.

Vaccines offer some protection Many people with health conditions gain strong protection from vaccines, experts say, but others less so. Transplant patients, like Garza-Silva, take immunosuppressive drugs so their immune system won’t attack their new organ, leaving them vulnerable to infections. For some, the first two doses of the vaccine do not provide adequate protection, and in some cases, even a third dose hasn’t been sufficient, prompting federal health officials to allow people with compromised immune systems to receive a fourth dose. Garza-Silva has received three doses and is talking to her doctor about the fourth. “Being fully vaccinated protects you dramatically, even if you have a chronic condition,” saidDr. Mark Henderson, an internal medicine physician at UC Davis Health. Still, they face an elevated risk. At Henderson’s hospital, about 20% of people hospitalized for Covid-19 are vaccinated – most of them have a health condition that makes them susceptible. Diabetes, for example, is known to affect immune

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George Dowell, 40, receives the Covid-19 vaccine at Umoja Health pop-up clinic in Oakland, Thursday, February 17. The clinic works to vaccinate Black community members against Covid-19 by hosting pop-up sites staffed by people from the community. churches, schools and neighborhoods where they know vaccination rates are low. It takes patience and continued effort, Rhoads said. At Castlemont High School in Oakland, where the clinic frequently sets up shop, it was several weeks before many Black students trusted them enough to get the vaccine. “The Latino students came immediately,” she said. “But as we’ve been there over time, we’re starting to see more and more of the African American students come through, and then we started to see people bringing their parents.”

vaccine – and it has made a difference. Eduardo Garcia, senior policy manager for the Latino Community Foundation, said high death rates among Latinos early in the pandemic galvanized local groups and clinics to dole out vaccines and combat misinformation. “Over 34,000 California Latinos have died since the beginning of the pandemic,” Garcia said. “It touched people close to home. I think that also created an impulse for people to get information from reliable sources and get the vaccine.” Rhoads said refocusing Covid-19 vaccination messaging on preventing deaths rather than infections is important for equity, particularly since getting her community to trust the vaccine has been harder. “It’s about a historical relationship between Black people and public health and health care,” Rhoads said. “Instead of saying lack of trust, I’m saying there’s no relationship there, so there should be no expectation of trust.” That trust was further shaken last spring when the Food and Drug Administration warned of rare but severe side effects associated with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Rhoads said the number of people seeking vaccinations at her clinic dropped precipitously. To help bridge the gap, Rhoads founded Umoja Health, a collective of community and faith-based organizations in the Bay Area, to make Covid-19 testing and vaccination easy and accessible for African Americans. They bring pop-up clinic supplies to

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recent announcement that California would be moving into a new phase of the pandemic worries advocates and community health organizers like Rhoads. The new state action plan acknowledges continuing disparities when it comes to Covid-19 deaths and highlights money in Newsom’s budget that includes $819 million to expand Medi-Cal to undocumented individuals next year, $1.7 billion to spend in a more diverse health care workforce over five years and $65 million to fund the creation of an office of community partnerships and strategic communication. But the plan offers little in terms of immediate action to fix disparities, and includes no specific programs to help Black communities. The state health department Thursday announced new $27 million contracts would be awarded to more

function, Henderson explained. “White blood cells, which are the basis of fighting infections, don’t work the same way in diabetics.” Diabetes was listed as an underlying condition in15% of Covid-19 deathsnationwide. As the state and nation look to turn the page on the pandemic, these patients, as well as older residents, have to be more vigilant in keeping up with boosters and wearing masks, Henderson said. “The pandemic has always been about the vulnerable. In terms of the havoc that it’s wreaked, it has been about the elderly, the medically vulnerable and now those who are unvaccinated,” Henderson said. Andy Imparato, director of Disability Rights California, said that unlike conversations around vaccine distribution in which advocates were able to provide input, they were not invited to discuss thestate’s SMARTER plan, a blueprint released this month that will set the stage for the next phase of the pandemic. The plan sets preparedness goals that state officials say will help them quickly respond and adapt to changing conditions, including new variants. But the 30-page document mentions people with underlying medical conditions only to emphasize that they use masks and stay up-to-date on their shots. Under the state’s exist-

ing guidelines, vaccinated people can go maskless in most public places. People who are unvaccinated must still wear a mask in all public settings, although throughout the pandemic, the rules have rarely been enforced, mostly leaving it up to businesses to decide whether to check vaccination status. And even then,vaccinated people can still transmit the virus. High-risk individuals can’t live in a bubble. People with health conditions or disabilities, for example, often depend on others for assistance. Many people with heart disease or diabetes have to venture out into the world to work. “We want the state to recognize those who even after they have been vaccinated are at high risk,” Imparato said. “We recognize that the state is trying to balance competing demands, including keeping business afloat and helping people resume their lives, but we don’t want it to happen prematurely.” The state is alsoexpected to soon set a datefor when masks will be able to come off inside schools. The imminent end of indoor masking at schools concerns Garza-Silva, who teaches middle school film appreciation for the Los Angeles Unified School District. In a sign of loosening protections, the district recently announced that it is lifting its outdoor mask mandate. Her students, she said,

‘Back to normal’ threatens Blacks and Pacific Islanders

than 100 communitybased health organizations to shore up vaccination efforts in underserved communities, including African American ones. However, community advocates worry that rhetoric used by Newsom like “turning the page” on the pandemic will ultimately prevent groups that have never caught up from moving forward. “We still have growing death rates and case rates. How can we move forward in the pandemic when we’re still suffering?” said Karla Thomas, policy director for the UCLA Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Covid-19 Data Policy Lab. Throughout the pandemic, Pacific Islanders have been hit the hardest by Covid-19. Their mortality rate is nearly twice that of the statewide rate and nearly six times higher than the lowest rate of 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people among those who identify as multiracial. While data suggests that Pacific Islanders are nearly 100% vaccinated, Thomas said there is reason to believe the state’s numbers are inaccurate. At times that number has creeped above 100%. From personal experience, Thomas said she is one of only two people in her 50-person Samoan church in San Bernardino that she knows is vaccinated. It’s not uncommon for there to be more than two funerals a month in her community. “I’m really concerned that we’re not taking an equitable approach to mitigate the pandemic among (Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander) communities and other communities of color,” Thomas said. She criticized the lifting of the state’s mask mandate on Feb. 15 and the governor’s endemic plan. Rhoads echoed Thomas’ sentiments. The pandemic “is not over. It’s not for people who aren’t vaccinated, who don’t have regular health care,” she said. Rhoads and more than 35 organizations have sent a letter to the state health department in part criticizing the state’s inconsistent and confusing messaging on masking. The health department’s initial criteria for lifting the indoor mask mandate included vaccination are very understanding of her immunocompromised condition and are good about wearing masks in the classroom. She keeps windows and doors open for better airflow. She doesn’t know what will happen when masks are no longer required in schools. “Our principal has been very supportive, and maybe it will be OK for students to wear masks at least for my class, I really don’t know,” she said. Earlier this month,a Placer County high school teacher, who was fully vaccinated but had suppressed immunity from prescriptions treating his autoimmune disorder, died from Covif after returning to the classroom.

Looking to the future One hopeful sign is that therapeutics, like Remdesivir, are now much more widely available than in the earlier days – although during the omicron surge supply still struggled to keep up with demand, said Dr. Shira Abeles, an infectious disease specialist at UC San Diego Health. Also, another recently approved drug,known as Evusheld, can be used as a preventive measure, before infection, for those at highest risk, although that is still only available in more limited supplies. Liber, who lives in San Diego, said one of her friends who also is high risk was treated with monoclonal antibodies when they caught Covid,

and infection rates that were unmet when the mandate expired. Rhoads said instances like this erode public trust in government and scientific organizations, particularly among groups that placed little faith in the institutions to begin with. In response, the department agreed to schedule a meeting between Rhoads and State Public Health Officer Dr. Tomas Aragon. In a separate response to CalMatters, the state health department said vaccine equity was the “north star” of its efforts to reach marginalized communities, and that it would continue to partner with community organizations, ethnic media, translators and faith-based groups. “This work is ongoing, and closing the equity gap across all California communities remains a priority to the state’s vaccination efforts,” the department said in a statement.

‘Nothing to be afraid of’ In Oakland at the Umoja clinic, George Dowell, a 40-year-old African American, said he was getting his second vaccination dose because he didn’t “want to be left behind” as more and more businesses require proof of vaccination for entry. Dowell is among the age group experiencing higher death rates in Riley’s study. He spent the past year watching vaccinated friends and family carefully for side effects before deciding to get the shot himself. Social media and misinformation played a role in Dowell’s hesitation. “I was listening to certain people, social media, instead of listening to myself and doing what’s right,” Dowell said. He decided it was time about three weeks ago. He found the Umoja clinic while driving around the neighborhood and got his first Pfizer-BioNTech shot. Dowell wanted to show his school-age nieces and nephews that “there was nothing to be afraid of” as they became eligible for the vaccine. Dowell’s 27-year-old son is also unvaccinated, and Dowell said he promised he would call to let him know how he feels after this second shot. “but there’s no guarantee it’ll be available if I need it.” Her Type 1 diabetes is well-managed, but she knows that in combination with her age, 68, “back to normal” for her may still be a long way off. But “I’m not 15 anymore, I don’t have my whole life ahead of me,” she said. People older than 65 account for71% of Covid-19 deathsin California. About 84% of older Californians are vaccinated with two doses and 72% are boosted. At the beginning of the pandemic, Liber and her husband were on total lockdown, rarely leaving their house. “We got really good at Amazon and Instacart,” she said. Vaccines and stricter mask guidelines gave her some confidence to resume some of her favorite activities. When cases came down and things started to look a little better, she journeyed to restaurants to eat outdoors on patios. It’s happened so infrequently in the past two years that she knows exactly how many times she’s dined out – five. But every surge sends her back inside, and she fears pandemic-weary people will forget about people like her and stop taking precautions. “I still want to do things,” she said, “I don’t want to give up on life.”

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‘Man-made disaster’: Arizona spring-training cities, fans feel brunt of MLB labor lockout Tribune Content Agency For Giants fan Dennis Allen, a trip to spring training is an annual rite. Allen, 74, lives in Felton, near Santa Cruz, and has two brothers in Atlanta. Pre-pandemic, Allen said, the three made a regular trip to meet in Arizona and catch a few Cactus League games. “The whole deal is

it basically brings us together,” Allen said. This is typically the time when baseball fans flock in droves to Arizona and Florida, where the sharp report of baseballs caroming off bats and thudding into gloves on sun-soaked, manicured fields marks the sport’s return from winter. Allen and his brothers planned

a March 10 arrival this year, bought tickets for three games and booked a vacation rental. They recently canceled those plans, Allen said, as baseball remains in the lockout that has already delayed the start of major-league spring training and could jeopardize an on-time Opening Day. With Major League Baseball and the Players

Association holding daily bargaining talks this past week, hope for a new labor agreement lingers. But when the sport will start up again is uncertain. And Allen said he and his brothers had to decide – cancel their Tempe, Ariz., rental or risk not being able to get reimbursed. “Obviously, the labor dispute is a heartbreaker,” Allen said, “because

there’s no baseball.” Nearly three months into the owner-instituted lockout, major-league camps remain shuttered and MLB has said it will delay the regular season if no deal is in place by Monday. Spring training games are already delayed until at least March 8, a date that would be pushed back again barring real progress in labor talks.

The move has repercussions – on fans having to alter planned trips and on the Arizona and Florida cities where MLB teams make their spring training homes. Those cities count on fans who arrive each spring and infuse local economies. Right now, that effect is largely absent. It’s also significant. See MLB, Page B8

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Washington Redskins tight end Vernon Davis is shown in Deptember 2019.

How Vernon Davis went from Pro Bowl tight end to movie and TV action star The Washington Post The request was innocent enough. Former Washington tight end Vernon Davis was on “SportsCenter” in 2020, days after retiring from the NFL and discussed his future Hollywood aspirations. The host asked Davis, decked out in suit and tie, to reenact a couple of lines from his upcoming movie “Red Winter.” That’s when things got a little weird. Davis instantly furrowed his brow, squeezed his eyes shut and went into a lip-quivering, chest-heaving fake cry. The full ugly cry lasted just 11 seconds before Davis straightened up and went back to his

usual smiling self. There were mixed reactions to the moment, though it was just one example of how the former Pro Bowl selection and Super Bowl champ has attacked his post-football career. “I remember I was watching. and I’m like, ‘Oh no, oh no,’ because It was awkward,” marketing agent Patrick Powell said. “I know no one was ready for it. It was cool in the fact of it was no fear. I’m just going to put this out here; I don’t care what anyone thinks about it. This is my art; this is my craft. Even the host, when he was done, he was kind of like, ‘Ok.’ “I got so many text messages, and Vernon got so many text messages, and people were

like, maybe you shouldn’t have did it like that. . . . Oh, my gosh, he got a lot of flak for that.” Davis, however, is now set to be all over the screen just two years later. He has a role in the movie “Gasoline Alley” with Bruce Willis and Luke Wilson that debuted Friday. In March, it’s “A Day to Die” with Willis and Kevin Dillon, and Davis will serve as a judge on the Fox show “Domino Masters.” “Dear Best Friend” is already airing on BET Plus, and “Chariot” with John Malkovich is scheduled to release this year. All of this started in 2013 when Davis appeared on an episode of “The League” while he was a star for the

San Francisco 49ers. Actor Danny Glover suggested acting classes at the Shelton Theatre in San Francisco, which he has been taking ever since. Davis bypassed several offers from “Dancing with the Stars” before accepting shortly after retiring. An acting career in the mold of Terry Crews, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson or John Cena is a goal. Transitioning into the entertainment business is easier said than done, even for those who are already recognizable celebrities. At one point, Davis had spent thousands of dollars on classes and sent out hundreds See Davis, Page B8

Vladimir Putin, black belt in judo, suspended as honorary president of judo federation The Washington Post The International Judo Federation said in a statement Sunday that it was suspending Russian President Vladimir Putin as its honorary president and ambassador, citing the “ongoing war conflict in Ukraine.” The announcement came as Russian forces continued to bombard the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and other cities, leading to heavy street fighting and back-andforth rocket firing. The judo organization, which brings together more than 200 national federations, said Friday it had canceled its Grand Slam event in Kazan, Russia, which was set to be held in May. IJF President Marius Vizer said he was “saddened by the current

international situation,” although the statement on the cancellation did not directly refer to Russia or Ukraine. Following Russia’s invasion, some went on Twitter to call on the group to take additional steps to remove Putin from his leadership post. The IFJ, which was founded in 1951 and has its headquarters in Hungary, said the unfolding conflict was a “result of inefficient dialogue at international level.” Putin, 69, is a keen judoka and holds a black belt. He has co-written a book titled “Judo: History, Theory, Practice” and also starred in an instructional video, titled “Let’s Learn Judo with Vladimir Putin.” In 2019, Putin was videoed sparring with Olympic athletes at a judo

training session in Sochi, with Euro News reporting at the time that the president was shown on Russian television toppling several opponents before being taken down by a female judoka. Putin also holds grandmaster rank in taekwondo, which he was awarded in 2013 by Choue Chung-won, president of the World Taekwondo Federation. While Putin has not practiced the sport himself, the honor was bestowed in recognition of his work developing the Korean martial art in Russia, the federation said in a statement at the time. Following the move, the Independent reported that Putin’s award would place him a ranking higher than martial arts expert and action movie star Chuck Norris.

Warriors forward Draymond Green has been fighting to get back on the court since a token appearance in their Jan. 9 game, to share in the joy of Klay Thompson’s return to action. He hasn’t played real minutes in a game since Jan. 5. Sure, Green has missed games here and there throughout his nine years in the NBA. But he has never been sidelined like this. Because of a nagging back injury, Green has been inactive in the Warriors’ past 21 games entering Sunday’s matchup with the Mavericks and been a non-factor in their past 23 games. There’s still no clear timetable for his return. It’s the most consecutive games he has missed in his career. And dealing with an injury such as this, creeping up on his 32nd birthday in just a few days, the road back has been tough. “Not being able to do anything, not being able to travel, not being able to sit on the bench, not being able to just be around the team,” Green said Saturday in his first media availability since before the All-Star break. “And then going from the absolute top to the absolute bottom. And when I say absolute top, I mean the absolute top of my performance to the absolute bottom of my performance. You know, to go from playing at the level I was playing at to not being able to do anything, I think that’s the toughest part.” It was hard for Green to wrap his mind around his back injury when it happened. “It just kind of came out of nowhere,” he said. It took him time to come to terms with is situation, but once he did, all his energy and focus has gone into rejoining his teammates as quickly as possible. Green took a big step forward on the road back Saturday when he went through non-contact practice at Chase Center ahead of the Sunday’s home game against the Dallas Mavericks, a first for him since suffering his back injury. “Draymond is one of our vocal leaders, you know,” center Kevon Looney said. “So having him in practice just brings different energy. This is toward the end

of the year so practices can be dragging at times. But having a fresh voice and fresh energy like that, it brings a lot of sparks to us. Our practice was at another level today just having (him) out there.” Reporters were escorted into the gym at the end of practice and Green could be seen on the court participating in shooting drills with a coach. He was moving around well, knocking down 3-pointers and driving hard to the rim. He was reciting rap lyrics throughout the workout and looked like his lighthearted self. “Draymond was energetic, talking and being really vocal, so it was a lot of fun today,” Looney said. Shortly after Warriors’ coach Steve Kerr arrived at the podium for his post-practice news conference, reporters were told that Green continued to work out for another 45 minutes.

“I was dominating when I got hurt . . . I plan on coming back and dominating” — Draymond Green

Green looked good. And when he spoke to reporters after his workout was finished, he said he felt good, too. “I’m getting my explosiveness back, getting my wind back,” Green said. “It was good to be in practice today. And, you know, just to feel that energy – to be out there with the guys with some structure, kind of filling back in, figuring out the different things we’ve installed since I’ve been out. It’s still a little ways away, you know. But overall, I feel great. I continue to see progress, continue to see myself getting stronger. So, I’ll continue to take it day by day.” There have been few updates on Green’s status throughout his recovery, and never anything concrete. During Sunday’s NBA All-Star game broadcast on TNT, the four-time All-Star selection told the nation that he was hoping to make his return within the next three to four weeks.

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Mushroom, White Bean and Rice Skillet.

Mushroom, white bean, rice skillet is all about umami A aron Hutcherson THE WASHINGTON POST

hearty, filling, one-pot meal can be a lifesaver on busy weeknights, and this recipe is no exception. Two pantry staples – canned beans and rice – form the base of this dish, and it’s bursting with mushroom flavor thanks to the pairing of canned fungi and a retro recipe shortcut: condensed cream of mushroom soup. You’ll start by sauteing a diced onion with canned mushroom pieces and stems in olive oil. (Make sure to pat the mushrooms dry with a clean kitchen towel or paper towels to limit splattering.) Dried thyme, black pepper and garlic powder complement the mushrooms and diced onion beautifully, filling your kitchen with an alluring aroma as they mingle in the pan. The canned condensed cream of mushroom soup doubles down on the fungi’s earthy umami flavor. The old-school ingredient often associated with green bean casserole at Thanksgiving can be incredibly useful in a variety of instances, particularly for those reliant on canned goods and other pantry items for much of their cooking. My first recipe test stopped there, more or less, and while I enjoyed the taste of my new creation, I couldn’t help but wonder: Could it be more? Then I remembered the leftover bottle of Worcestershire sauce I purchased to make Cincinnati Chili. It’s not a regular part of my cooking arsenal – anchovies are a traditional component of the condiment and I have a fish allergy, however, there are now vegan versions that I can enjoy – but using it reminded me that a couple of tablespoons are a magic bullet for adding umami and pizazz. A few dashes later, I found it gave just the right amount of oomph my palate was looking for. (If you don’t already have a bottle in your pantry, this dish is still delicious without it.) After the ingredients have simmered and the rice is steamed and soft, scoop the beautifully beige masterpiece into bowls and top with French’s Crispy Fried Onions – which I’ve now taken to eating like potato chips – for a bit of crunch. (Alternatively, jarred fried shallots commonly found in Asian markets would work well, too.) MUSHROOM, WHITE BEAN AND RICE SKILLET 45 minutes 4 servings This one-skillet pantry meal is hearty and filling thanks to beans and rice. Canned mushrooms and condensed cream of mushroom soup bring a pleasant earthiness, and you can increase the umami with a couple spoonfuls of Worcestershire sauce, if you have it. Serve it with French’s Crispy Fried Onions for a little crunch. Storage Notes: Refrigerate leftovers for up to 4 days. NOTE: When shopping, opt for the unsalted version of the condensed cream of mushroom soup, if available, so you have more control over sodium levels. Otherwise, you may want to omit or reduce the salt initially added to the recipe. 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil One (13.25-ounce) can mushrooms pieces and stems, drained, rinsed and patted dry 1 small yellow onion (about 5 ounces), diced 1 teaspoon dried thyme 1 ⁄2 teaspoon fine salt, plus more to taste 1 ⁄2 teaspoon ground black pepper, plus more to taste 1 ⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder 2 cups water 1 1⁄4 cups long-grain white rice, such as basmati, rinsed One (15-ounce) can white beans, such as cannellini or Great Northern, drained and rinsed, or 1 1⁄2 cups cooked white beans One (10.5-ounce) can unsalted condensed cream of mushroom soup 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce (optional; may substitute with vegan or gluten-free Worcestershire sauce) French’s Crispy Fried Onions, for serving In a large skillet with a lid, heat the oil over medium heat until shimmering. Add the mushrooms, onion, thyme, salt, pepper and garlic powder and cook, stirring regularly, until the onions begin to soften and turn translucent, 7 to 10 minutes. Add the water, rice, beans, soup and Worcestershire sauce, if using, and bring to a simmer, scraping up any bits that may be stuck to the bottom of the pan. Reduce the heat to low to maintain a simmer, cover and cook, stirring regularly so the bottom of the pan doesn’t burn, until the rice is al dente, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside to steam the rice until soft, about 10 minutes. Taste, and season with more salt and/or pepper, as desired. To serve, spoon into bowls and top with French’s Crispy Fried Onions. Nutrition information per serving (1 1⁄2 cups) | Calories: 438; Total Fat: 12 g; Saturated Fat: 2 g; Cholesterol: 0 mg; Sodium: 674 mg; Carbohydrates: 72 g; Dietary Fiber: 6 g; Sugar: 2 g; Protein: 9 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. Recipe from staff writer Aaron Hutcherson.

How to use your microwave to bake, steam, fry, proof, more BEYOND HEATING LEFTOVERS Becky Krystal

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he microwave is an essential appliance in my house. The two times my microwave went on the fritz and eventually broke in the past two years sent me into a panic. Now I have a shiny new one, and I’m appreciating the versatility of this handy kitchen staple to an even greater degree. You can do so much more than reheat leftovers in a microwave, though that is what I use it for more than anything else. Here are a few more ways to get the most out of it.

Baking If you’re a fan of microwave mug cakes, you’ll get no dissent from me (and skeptics, please let folks have their joy where they can). But I encourage you to think of other ways you can “bake” in your microwave. Case in point: 6-minute Berry Cobbler Mugs. This recipe from cookbook author Nancy Baggett starts like many a mug cake, heating a mix of flour, sugar, cinnamon and salt, followed by the addition of butter. The topping is then portioned over a mix of your pick of fresh or frozen fruit before one last round in the microwave. Voilà – mini cobblers. She takes a similar approach with Super-Quick ‘Baked’ Fruit and Yogurt Mug, where the juices of the cooked fruit are mixed with yogurt for an attractive, tasty parfait.

Steaming The microwave is a great option for steaming vegetables when you don’t have the equipment or inclination to do it on the stovetop or in your Instant Pot. For small frozen vegetables, such as peas or corn, I put them in a bowl with just a tablespoon or so of water, cover with a plate and microwave until they’re done. That kind of food is ready generally in less than 3 minutes, though many packages offer guidance on microwave cooking. Squash, potatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, snap peas and snow peas are also good candidates for microwave steaming. Larger items do well in shallow baking dishes, again with a few tablespoons of water. You can use a vented glass or silicone lid or plastic wrap with some holes punched into it. Heat on high until tender enough to be pierced with a fork or knife tip.

‘Frying’ As Baggett explains, “Microwave ovens cannot only steam food, but in some situations can toast, fry and even caramelize. And that makes all the difference. All sorts of dry or lowmoisture ingredients – flour, sugar, nuts, uncooked rice, onions, celery, bacon and many more – can go from

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Try making Nancy Baggett’s 6-minute Berry Cobbler Mugs in your microwave. raw-tasting to mellow, aromatic and even crisp with a minute or two of ‘micro-toasting’ or ‘micro-frying.’ ” In Microwave-Baked Potato, Bacon, Chive and Cheese Soup Mugs, for example, she microwaves a few slices of bacon in between layers of paper towels until brown and crisp. America’s Test Kitchen is also a proponent of microwave frying, especially with alliums, though it has offered suggestions on how to crisp olives, capers and herbs, too. Make microwave-fried shallots by heating 1⁄2 cup vegetable oil with 3 thinly sliced shallots for 5 minutes, then stir every 2 minutes until they begin to brown, 4 to 6 more minutes. Drop the stirring increments to 30 seconds and microwave until deeply golden brown, up to 2 more minutes, then drain on a paper towel and season with salt.

Proofing dough I don’t know whether I’ll ever have a kitchen kitted out with a proofing drawer a la “Great British Baking Show.” The microwave, however, makes a pretty good alternative when you need a warm, draft-free spot to let bread dough rise. Place a cup or small bowl of hot water in the microwave – or heat in there first – and then pop in your covered dough. While I can’t really envision a circumstance in which someone would turn on the microwave without first opening the door, it’s never a bad idea to put a sticky note on the front of the appliance as a heads-up. Bonus points if you also write down the time you started your proof.

Melting I almost never melt butter on the stovetop, unless I am planning to do other prep there as well. It’s usually a safe bet to do it in the microwave,

though some appliances may be powerful enough to cause the butter to explode – lookin’ at you, Food Lab microwave. If you’re unsure about how melting butter will go in your microwave, or if you’ve had similar blowups, try using reduced, instead of full, heat for a gentler approach (this is often controlled with a “power level” button). Covering the bowl or measuring cup with wax paper is added insurance. That being said, investigate whether your microwave has a melt function. My new one does, and I love it, especially because it doesn’t go at full power and allows you to specify how much (half or full stick) you’re melting. I also often melt chocolate in the microwave. Like butter, slow and steady is better, as chocolate that’s overheated can easily be ruined. My melt function has a chocolate option, too. The reduced heat combined with frequent stirring makes this a relatively mess-free strategy when you don’t want to bother with a double boiler on the stovetop.

Drying herbs Keep this tactic in mind for summer when your herb plants go wild. The Oregon State University Extension Service says you should never dry more than 1 to 2 cups at a time and recommends you check your microwave instructions for guidance. Layer the herbs between two sheets of plain white paper towels (recycled paper towels may contain scraps of metal that can arc, it says). “A general guide for drying 1 cup of herbs is to cook on high for 1 to 2 minutes in 7001,200 watt ovens; 2 to 4 minutes in 650-700 watt ovens; and 3 to 6 minutes in 500-600 watt ovens. Stir the herbs every 30 seconds after the first minute until almost dry, and then let them finish drying at room temperature.”

This garlicky tofu stir-fry brings the heat

tir-fries can be a boon in a busy cook’s kitchen – quick to prepare and incredibly versatile, they dish up a whole lot of flavor without a whole lot of fuss (though you may have to do some chopping). Meats can generally be Gretchen McKay swapped Gretchen’s table out for vegan proteins like tofu or tempeh, and likewise with any vegetables you might include. If you don’t like beans or carrots, for instance, peppers or broccoli are an easy substitute; the only rule is to make sure you add hard vegetables to the pan before quick-cooking ones so they’re crisp and tender at the same time. This recipe pairs tofu with crispy, pan-fried mushrooms, celery and paper-thin slices of ginger in a sauce infused with chili pepper – a welcome punch of gentle heat on a chilly winter day. Extra-firm tofu (or firm, if you can’t find that) works

best in this dish, because it will keep its shape during frying; soft or silken tofu will fall apart. Also be sure to press as much water as you can out of the block before cooking it by pressing it between two layers of folded paper towels or a clean kitchen cloth. I like the spicy, garlicky kick of chili oil with crunchy garlic, but it’s completely optional if you’re not a fan – if you omit, simply add a little more soy sauce to get a good glaze on the tofu. If you use gluten-free soy sauce, the dish will appeal to those with gluten sensitivities or allergies as well. Serve with white or brown rice. For lunch the next day, I reheated the leftovers in a cast-iron skillet in a 350-degree oven until the tofu and veggies crisped up, about 10 minutes. STIR-FRIED TOFU WITH CRISPY GARLIC CHILI 1 14-ounce block extrafirm tofu, drained and pressed 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided 12 ounces baby bella or button white mushrooms, stems trimmed, cut into

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This quick and easy tofu stir-fry features colorful vegetables and a spicy chili garlic sauce. thick slices 3 celery stalks, thinly sliced on a diagonal 2-inch piece ginger, peeled, thinly sliced 1 jalapeño chile, thinly sliced 2 green onions, sliced on the diagonal 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 tablespoon crunchy garlic with chili oil, or more to taste 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil Juice of 1 lime Handful coarsely chopped cilantro 4 cups cooked shortgrain or brown rice, for serving Cut block of tofu into thirds crosswise, then cut each piece crosswise again, and then into ½-inch pieces. Pat dry with

paper towels. Heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high. When oil is shimmering and easily slides across surface of pan, carefully add tofu in a single layer and cook, undisturbed, until golden brown underneath, about 4-5 minutes. Flip each piece over and continue to cook until browned on second side, another 4 minutes. Transfer tofu to a plate, leaving oil in pan. Pour remaining 1 tablespoon vegetable oil into skillet and heat over medium-high until shimmering. Add mushrooms to pan and cook, undisturbed, until crisp around the edges and browned underneath, about 5 minutes. Give mushrooms a toss and continue to cook, tossing often, until browned and crispy in most spots, about 4 minutes longer. Add fried tofu, celery, ginger, chile, green onion, soy sauce, crunchy garlic and sesame oil to pan. Cook, tossing often, until celery is crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and add lime juice. Scatter cilantro over and toss once more. Serve over or alongside cooked brown or white rice. Serves 4. Adapted from bonappetit. com

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FAIRIELD — Batman returns for another installment of the crime-fighting masked superhero in “The Batman,” coming out this week. This time Batman (Robert Pattinson) must figure out why the Riddler begins murdering politicians and government officials, leading him down a twisted path of lies and conspiracy, forcing him to face the ultimate questions of the truth about his family’s company. This film is rated PG-13. In limited release nationwide: “After Yang,” in which Jake (Colin Farrell) searches for a way to repair his daughter Mika’s companion andriod. In the process, he comes to realize he has been missing out on his life. He becomes closer to his wife (Jodie Turner-Smith) and daughter, reconnecting as a family, when he didn’t even realize they were disconnected. This film is not rated. “Asking for it,” the story of a smalltown waitress (Kiersey Clemons) who is sexually assaulted after a date with an old friend. She befriends a mysterious stranger who introducers her to an all femme gang that decide to take matters to a new level of vigilantism in a search for justice. This film is rated R. “Great Freedom,” a film set in postwar Germany where being a homosexual is a crime. Hans (Franz Rogowski) is found guilty for his homosexuality and imprisonment under Paragraph 175. The years roll by and he is repeatedly spied on and jailed. In repeated jail terms, Hans bonds with his cellmate Viktor (Georg Friedrich), a convicted murderer. The unlikely friendship turns into something deeper over time. This film is not rated. “Huda’s Salon,” in which Reem, a young mother married to a jealous man, goes to Huda’s salon in Bethlehem. But this ordinary visit turns sour when Huda, after having put

Reem in a shameful situation, blackmails her to have her work for the secret service of the occupiers, and thus betray her people. The film is rated R. “Mother Schmuckers,” a comedy about two very dumb brothers, Issachar and Zabulon, who lose their mother’s beloved dog. She gives them 24 hours to return him, otherwise they are both out of the house. This foreign film raised controversy at the Sundance Film Festival but still managed to receive several film awards. The film is not rated. “Nightride,” a film shot in Belfast, Ireland about small-time dealer Budge (Moe Dunford) as he tries to pull one last deal with cash borrowed from a dangerous loan shark. Budge finds himself in deep trouble when the deal falls through and he must find his lost product and a new buyer before the loan sharks find him. This film is not rated. “The Changed,” in which something has taken possession of the hearts and minds of the populace. Kim (Clare Foley), Mac (Jason Alan Smith) and Jane (Carlee Avers) try to convince themselves it’s paranoia, but before long the city is besieged by the changed. By the time they realize an alien intelligence has merged with their neighbor, Bill (Tony Todd), a horde of changed is amassing outside their suburban home. The film is not rated. “The Pink Cloud,” in which a deadly pink cloud appears in the sky, forcing everyone to stay home. Strangers at first, Giovana and Yago try to take on the role of being a couple as years of lockdown pass. While Yago is living in a utopia, Giovana feels trapped inside. The film is rated R. For information on Edwards Cinemas in Fairfield, visit www.reg movies.com/theatres/ regal-edwards-fairfieldimax. For Vacaville showtimes, visit www. brendentheatres.com.

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Alan Ritchson, left, stars as Jack Reacher in “Reacher” with Martin Roach as Picard.

Step aside Cruise, there’s a new Jack Reacher on Amazon Prime By Rick Kogan CHICAGO TRIBUNE

aving watched, with great enjoyment if a bit of cringing at its violence, the first season of “Reacher” on Amazon Prime, I fully understand why it has been such a hit. Reacher is the creation of prolific British author Lee Child, who has written more than 25 novels featuring Jack Reacher, an ex-military policeman, trained sniper, crack investigator and determined loner. These books have collectively sold more than100 million copies. The popularity of these books – having read nearly a dozen, I find them artful and forceful – has naturally led to screens. There have been two movies, both starring Tom Cruise. He is, as you surely know, a movie star of the brightest and most popular tier, but this casting choice infuriated many of the character’s literary fans. Cruise has described Reacher as “sort of a Dirty Harry, a James Bond, a Josey Wales,” but he is comparatively diminutive to the “real” thing, standing 5 feet, 7 inches tall, whereas Reacher is 6 feet, 5 inches. And so did many readers carp and complain. That has ever been. Nelson Algren was displeased by Frank Sinatra portraying his character Frankie Machine in “The Man with the Golden Arm.” And was anybody pleased with Leonardo DiCaprio as the title character of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby”? Charlton Heston as Moses? Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra? One can fashion an endless such list, since many people – both authors and readers – form clear images of characters on the page. My colleague, critic Michael Phillips, reviewed both Cruiseas-Reacher films and was not troubled by the actor’s phy-

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sique. He was, however, troubled by the films. Taking the measure of 2012′s “Jack Reacher,” to which he awarded two-and-a-half stars, Phillips wrote in part, that it works “sleekly and well” but that it was not “an easy movie to enjoy … in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., school killings and the 28 dead.” In 2016 Phillips reviewed “Jack Reacher: Never Go Back.” In giving the film a paltry two stars, he wrote that Reacher was a person of “superhuman killing skills and a keen eye for justice.” He also noted that the film’s “violence grows increasingly wearying.” Amazon’s streaming adaptation of the book stars Alan Ritchson, an actor with a modest resume (a role on the CW series “Smallville” and three seasons as the crimefighting Hawk on HBO’s “Titans” series) but considerable size and muscled bulk at over 6 feet tall. Over eight episodes and based on the first Reacher novel, 1997′s “The Killing Floor,” the new show has Reacher become involved in a wicked conspiracy after he is arrested in smalltown Georgia for a crime he didn’t commit. It premiered in early February and reviews have been wildly favorable. John Powers, the critic-at-large for NPR’s “Fresh Air with Terry Gross,” focused his review on the series’ star, writing that Ritchson has “abs the size of Evian bottles” and that his “deadpan line-readings sometimes made me think of early Clint Eastwood, (giving) Reacher the intimidating, man-mountain presence missing from the movie version played by bantamweight Tom Cruise. Ritchson’s Reacher could use Cruise’s as a sock puppet.” Harsh, perhaps, but on target. Citing the fact that “Reacher” was one of its top five most watched shows of

all time, Amazon took only three days to announce a second season, also to star Ritchson and be helmed by writer/producer/showrunner Nick Santora. Child was an executive producer and intimately involved, as he will be for Season 2, saying of the announcement, “This is very exciting news, and I can’t wait to get started.” It is unknown at this point which of the other Reacher novels is to be brought to screen. But Ritchsonwill continue what must be a serious workout routine, in order to maintain what one critic called “biceps the size of Serrano hams.” New supporting characters will be cast. And Child will keep writing. In 2020 he announced that he had signed a four-book deal for more of Jack Reacher. He collaborates with his younger brother Andrew Grant. The first of these books, “The Sentinel” and “Better Off Dead,” were published in 2021, using the names Lee Child and Andrew Child. It’s a fine pairing and they are good novels, which is what I expected, having read many of Andrew’s previous books. Plus, Iknew him when he and his talented writer wife, Tasha Alexander, lived in Chicago for a time a few years ago. Will any of the brothers’ books make it to the screen? You never know. Perhaps all writers and readers and viewers might be served by what Scott Turow, Chicago’s bestselling author who has some of his books adapted for film, once said, “I really believe that the movie will never be as good as the book, both because the book goes on longer – a movie is basically an abridgment of a book – and because books are internal. But they are incredibly powerful. The visual format is, you know, amazing.”

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comprehensive thinking.” Is that true? Surely those who specialize have to see the big picture. In bridge, for example, because A happened, you may be able to draw conclusion B. How did that apply in today’s deal? South was in four spades. West led the club ace, then shifted to the heart nine (top of nothing). East won with the king, collected the club king and tried to cash the heart ace. After ruffing, how did declarer deduce the trump layout? Also, what do you think of the auction? Considering the bidding first, South was not enthusiastic about his opening bid because he might have had an awkward rebid. However, usually it pays to open, and it is advantageous to be bidding spades. North’s four-spade raise was debatable. That was a “weak freak,” showing a lot of spades and few points. The response risked missing a slam, but North judged that unlikely and hoped to silence the opponents. OTHER FACTORS If spades were 2-1, there was no problem; but what if they were 3-0? MAY BE HELPFUL Who would have the three? In “Operating Manual for Spaceship It had to be West because his Earth,” R. Buckminster Fuller wrote, (debatable) opening lead marked him with only two clubs. He was unlikely to “Of course, our failures are a consehave 11 red cards, and leading from a quence of many factors, but possibly doubleton meant he was looking for a one of the most important is the fact that society operates on the theory that ruff, which he would not have done specialization is the key to success, not with a spade void. COPYRIGHT: 2022, UNITED FEATURE SYNDICATE realizing that specialization precludes

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Is the economy really that bad?

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An employee assists Will Butler, 31, find the type of steak he wants at the grocery store in Los Angeles, Jan. 21, 2021.

Why inflation has the middle class so on edge

Tribune Content Agency t first, it was just a few things in the meat and produce sections that caught Gayle Stafford’s eye. But soon she noticed that prices were rising for soup and cereal. And it wasn’t just in the supermarket. With overall inflation now running at a 40-year high of 7.5%, Stafford, a schoolteacher who lives outside Cincinnati, suddenly finds herself worrying about the family’s financial future, especially for her two adult kids. “How are they going to be able to afford anything?” she asks, worried that surging inflation could price them out of the market for a house or other staples of the middle-class American dream. Stafford and her husband, Gary, who works in tech support for grocers, have secure jobs that pay at or above the national median. Their lives have not been substantially affected by inflation. Yet like millions of other Americans, including families with at least a modicum of financial security, inflation has suddenly become the dominant influence on their outlook, personally and politically. For economists, the surge in public alarm over inflation is puzzling. By most measures, both the national economy and the personal economies of Americans are doing quite well. Gross domestic product rose last year at the fastest pace since 1984, recovering all of the output lost during the pandemicinduced recession in 2020. Moreover, the unemployment rate has fallen to 4%, and it was down to 2.8% most recently for the Cincinnati area. Real estate and other asset prices, which matter for homeowners like the Staffords, remain well above year-ago levels. Even so, inflation appears to have an outsize impression on consumers’ attitudes, in part because unlike most other economic data, higher prices tend to have a direct and often visceral impact on people’s everyday lives.

Gayle Stafford, 55, could tell you almost exactly what the latest inflation rate is, and how that’s prompted her to drive a little farther away to buy groceries at discount stores. She’s taught herself to waste less and serve up more leftovers. Her husband now buys sides of beef from a wholesale restaurant supplier to save the supermarket’s markup for preparing and packaging separate cuts. They haven’t yet figured out similar strategies for dealing with the sudden upward spiral in the cost of heating their home. Their most recent monthly electricity bill was $460, about $100 more than a year earlier – just about the average 27% increase over last year in overall energy prices across the nation in January. U.S. retail gasoline prices, on average, fell to less than $2 per gallon in the spring of 2020, but have since surged to $3.43. Those prices could go even higher if Russia invades Ukraine and its massive energy exports to the West are interrupted by U.S. and European sanctions. “Inflation kind of more than cancels out all the good stuff,” said Jeff Jones, senior editor of Gallup, referring to consumer responses to public opinion polls about economic indicators. But there’s another component that makes families like the Staffords feel a particular bite from inflation. For all employees in the private sector, average hourly wages were up 5.7% in January over the last 12 months. Apart from a couple of months early in the pandemic, that is the fastest wage growth in at least 15 years. But the better pay was more than offset by inflation, which means most saw a loss of purchasing power. And that was a startling and unsettling change after a decade or more of stability, during which wage gains generally were small but inflation was only about 2% per year. Workers on the lower end of the income scale, who are hit hardest when inflation rises, have gotten the biggest bump up

in earnings, especially in industries such as hospitality. But middle-income households may feel as if they got pay cuts. Like other school districts facing labor shortages, Stafford’s system sharply boosted starting pay to attract new teachers, but veterans like her got raises that amounted to about 2%. “I’m glad they’re increasing the starting pay and that retail workers are getting more, and the service industry too. That is absolutely necessary for a living wage,” Stafford said. “But what about the people that are the inbetween – the non-rich people, the middle class or lower middle class?” In the University of Michigan’s latest consumer survey this month, the sentiment index fell to a level not seen since the tail end of the Great Recession in 2009 when unemployment was nearly 10%. Are things today that bad? Clearly not, but the survey director, Richard Curtin, said consumers had gotten so used to living with subdued inflation that the sudden run-up in prices has been a shock. Most people living today, including millennials and Gen Xers before them, weren’t working or even born when the nation last had a serious bout of high inflation in the 1970s and early ’80s. “One of the untold stories,” Curtin said, “is that if you look at middle-income and households with a couple of kids, who have a big food budget and energy budget, their costs have increased proportionately more than others. And they have voiced more concern about rising inflation than either the younger or older folks, or the richer or poorer folks.” Curtin and other economists worry that because of this phenomenon, more primeage workers will be demanding bigger raises to keep up with prices, which could result in broader wage gains that in turn could trigger persistent inflation as companies pass on higher costs to consumers. For now, Federal Reserve officials say they don’t yet see a wage price spiral. And the

Fed is planning to raise interest rates starting next month in a bid to cool growth and lower the inflation rate, although many economists worry that policymakers are already behind the curve and could step on the brakes too hard and trigger a recession. Ricky Volpe, an agribusiness professor at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, says consumers are likely to get some relief on grocery prices soon. Although pandemic-driven mismatches in supply and demand have had a role, Volpe said, food inflation should level off significantly because the weather conditions, always an important factor, have been better this past year in California and elsewhere. And agribusiness is responding to the widespread supply chain and labor shortage challenges. Still, Volpe said, it may not do a whole lot for consumers’ mood or feelings about the economy. Food accounts for only about 13% of a typical household’s budget for goods and services, based on the weight in calculating consumer price inflation. But grocery spending seems to have an outsize effect on how they feel about their finances and economic conditions generally. Moreover, while food prices may stop surging, they won’t be coming down, at least not any time soon. In January, the price of pork was up 14% from a year earlier, and beef rose even faster. Milk, a kind of bellwether item for families, went up 1.8% in a single month. “People feel price increases; they don’t really feel price stagnation,” Volpe said. Inflation also may be serving as a stand-in for other things people are unhappy about, including political polarization, deeper changes in society, and the seemingly endless pandemic. “Even if gas continues to cost a little more and milk continues to cost a little more, but now I don’t have to wear a mask around and I can get together with my friends and do what I want, I might just be feeling better. And those negative feel-

ings about the economy are not going to necessarily feel so negative anymore,” said Marc Hetherington, a political scientist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. But Saria Hawkins-Banda, 30, who with her husband, Lewis, and their two young kids, isn’t so sure. Like the Staffords, the Fort Worth family is solidly middle class, their incomes above the median $73,000 for that metro area. Hawkins-Banda sees – and feels – the squeeze from inflation as a worker, consumer and small-business owner all wrapped in one. She works full time in sales and project management for an educational tech company. She’s been able to work at home, saving money on gasoline and other expenses. And the couple took advantage of the housing boom and rock-bottom interest rates last year, refinancing their mortgage. But neither she nor her husband, a physical therapist, got raises that kept up with inflation over the last 12 months. In August 2020, HawkinsBanda also launched an online business selling luxury office stationery and accessories tailored for Black women. Business at her firm, Manifest Your Purpose, has been good. She hired a part-time employee to help with marketing. And she’s sold out of her best product: stylized office journals. But inflation has eaten away at her profits. “Inflation has made journals that I used to pay $3 to buy wholesale, now they’re $4 or $5. So it’s like, how am I going to continue to turn a profit?” she said. “You don’t want to lose money, but you don’t want to upset your customers,” said Hawkins-Banda, noting she’s a big consumer herself. “Everything’s gone up. As a business owner, I understand that,” she said. “But as a consumer, it’s like, ‘Oh, my God. Why are these prices going up?’ ”

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CITATION FOR PUBLICATION UNDER WELFARE & INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTION 294 CASE NUMBER: J45360 CHILD’S NAME: BAILEY CONAWAY-REYES 1.TO: MELVIN GREEN (DOB UNKNOWN), AUREA REYES (DOB 02/28/1988) AND ANYONE CLAIMING TO BE A PARENT OF BAILEY CONAWAY-REYES BORN ON 10/13/2021 AT FAIRFIELD, CA. 2. A HEARING WILL BE HELD ON MAY 10, 2022, AT 9:00 AM IN DEPT. 23 AT THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SOLANO, LOCATED AT 600 UNION AVE., FAIRFIELD, CA 94533. 3. AT THE HEARING THE COURT WILL CONSIDER THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SOCIAL WORKER. 4. THE SOCIAL WORKER WILL RECOMMEND THAT YOUR CHILD BE FREED FROM YOUR LEGAL CUSTODY SO THAT THE CHILD MAY BE ADOPTED. IF THE COURT FOLLOWS THE RECOMMENDATION, ALL YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD WILL BE TERMINATED. 5. YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO BE PRESENT AT THE HEARING, TO PRESENT EVIDENCE, AND YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE REPRESENTED BY AN ATTORNEY. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE AN ATTORNEY AND CANNOT AFFORD TO HIRE ONE, THE COURT WILL APPOINT AN ATTORNEY FOR YOU. 6. IF THE COURT TERMINATES YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS, THE ORDER MAY BE FINAL. 7. THE COURT WILL PROCEED WITH THIS HEARING WHETHER OR NOT YOU ARE PRESENT. DATE: FEBRUARY 8, 2022 CLERK, BY, DEPUTY DR#00053037 Published: Feb. 28, March 7, 14, 21, 2022 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY 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

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 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-127 MARY BIRD PLAYGROUND RELOCATION 2. Sealed Bids will be received until 1:00 p.m., March 29, 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: Site demolition of existing play area, turf, asphalt, concrete, and utilities. Construction of a new resilient surface play area, install owner-supplied and salvaged play equipment, modify and install new irrigation, turf fencing, utilities. 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 8, 2022 at 11 a.m. at Mary Bird School, 420 East Tabor Ave., Fairfield, California, for the purpose of acquainting bidders with the bid documents and the work site. Please meet in front of the school office. 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 bid 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 amount only. DR#00053127 Published: Feb. 28, March 7, 2022

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also set for 15 home games at Scottsdale Stadium, six between Saturday and March 8. The Cactus League said in a statement it was “extremely disappointed” about its season being delayed. “We as a city are heavily invested in the spring training facilities for the Oakland A’s and also the Chicago Cubs – we have many, many millions of dollars that we’ve invested in these ballparks that are now sitting empty,” Giles said. “When something like a pandemic occurs, that’s not anyone’s fault, arguably, you live with it. But it’s just very frustrating when it’s a man-made disaster.” The city of Mesa in 2019 paid off debt it had taken on to build Sloan Park, the Cubs’ spring facility, and renovate Hohokam Stadium for the A’s. “But that doesn’t mean that we aren’t still severely financially impacted with the lost revenues” of canceled games, Giles said. In Scottsdale, Mayor David Ortega said other events like the recent Phoenix Open golf tournament and current Arabian Horse Show have kept visitors streaming into town. Still, the spring training question is weighty. “Every game is worth $2 million in revenue to

the city,” Ortega said. “Any lost game is a loss of that revenue. But more than that, of course, the season is priceless, right? People have been coming to Scottsdale for spring training since 1955. We are great hosts.” Also taking a hit, for the third year in a row, are the local charities and team charities that hold fundraisers at spring-training games. The Giants work closely with the Scottsdale Charros, who raise more than $1 million during a typical exhibition season, with the proceeds going to youth sports, education and charitable grants. “It affects us dramatically,” Charros executive director Dennis Robbins said. “We raise the majority of our dollars that we give back to the community from spring-training baseball through advertising sales and sponsorships, Charro Lodge tickets, banners in the outfield and the baseball program. The 50/50 raffle is affected by the delay. We’ve lost over 25% of the games already, and who knows how many more we’ll lose?” Commissioner Rob Manfred has said he believes a four-week spring training is the minimum needed to prepare for the season. Even on that timeline, the league and players union

would need to strike a deal by the end of February, give or take a few days, to allow for a March 31 start to the season. The sides have differed on key issues including the competitive balance tax for teams and minimum salaries for players; priorities for the union include attaining better pay for players earlier in their careers and addressing concerns of teams tanking. “All our plans have been postponed, but we expect that the different parties will get together and make it happen for spring training Cactus League this year,” Ortega said. Added Giles, “Things can happen very quickly once the political side of this is figured out. So I think once the lockout is ended, we can be hosting games in just a few days.” Fans’ plans might be less adaptable. A’s fan Rich Stein, of Lake Forest, near Irvine, said he had arranged to celebrate his 50th birthday, March 5, with a spring training trip. He rented an Airbnb and friends booked flights from Wisconsin, Oregon and California. It’s too late to cancel, Stein said, so they’re going anyway and will improvise if no baseball is being played. “One of my buddies was like, ‘Let’s have a Wiffle ball tournament!” Stein said. “I guess now we’re going to play Wiffle ball that Saturday instead of going to a game.” A’s fan John Tice said he bought plane fares to Arizona months ago, for mid-March, but held off making other plans amid the lockout. As a fan, following the lockout is “frustrating,” said Tice, of Fairfield. “It’s pretty obvious MLB for too long was not taking this serious and just thought they could kick the can down the road on this thing. I don’t blame players at all. They’re securing their futures in the best way they can.”

lie. It was hard to kind of just open up.” Creegan pointed to acting classes as the key - the same approach Davis has taken. But that’s far from all that’s on the former tight end’s plate. He’s one of the lead investors in the construction of a soundstage in Fitzgerald, Ga., that costs seven figures. That’s where “Gasoline Alley” was filmed. The portfolio includes five Jamba Juice franchises, RASA Indian restaurant in D.C., Plucked Chicken and Beer in the Bay Area and real estate properties. The latest endeavor goes back to his football roots with the Q Collar, a lightweight device that wraps around the neck to reduce the risk of concussions. Davis, who was always dedicated to health and fitness during his career, saw linebacker Luke Kuechly wearing one, and he began researching and getting involved with the company. Concussions are what ultimately

ended Davis’s 14-year career. The device is the only FDA approved sports equipment geared to protect the brain. Oh, Davis is also working on an album under the name Vern D, a nickname he received from former Washington tight end Jordan Reed. “I think the ultimate goal here is just to be the best at whatever it is that I’m doing,” Davis said. “Always put your best foot forward. Whatever you’re doing, just strive to be the best, and don’t really think about the money.” That same mind-set has been present in Davis’s efforts away from the workplace. His philanthropy in D.C. led Mayor Mayor Muriel Bowser to declare March 12 “Vernon Davis Day” three years ago. He is still based in the area and is helping his son through the football recruiting process. “I’m successful, then I give hope and inspiration to those who are behind me and those who want to do it,” Davis said. “It’s

always bigger than us.” Writer, producer and director DeShon Hardy believes Davis’s relentless approach will be why he’s ultimately successful in the entertainment realm. He noted that Davis works with multiple acting coaches and on multiple projects at the same time. Other celebrities may have certain expectations or want to put on a certain public face because of their status, but Hardy said that’s not how Davis operates. The ESPN ugly cry was a clear example. “His willingness to be vulnerable,” Hardy said. “A lot of celebrities or high-profile athletes can’t show a weakness. They can’t show a vulnerability that they have. He’s willing to cry. He’s willing to do all these things to step outside the box of just not being a star ballplayer. And that’s the biggest thing. “One thing about Vernon: He wants to be coached. He wants to be better.”

From Page B1 Fifteen teams, including the Giants and A’s, have spring facilities in Arizona. In 2018, the Cactus League generated $644 million in economic impact, according to an Arizona State University study. In 2020, when the pandemic halved its season, the league generated a $363.6 million impact. “We call it ‘Christmas in March,’” said Mayor John Giles of Mesa, Ariz., where the A’s and Chicago Cubs hold spring training. “It really does have that type of notable impact on our sales tax revenues, our bed tax, so it’s something that we count on when we’re doing our city budget.” About six in 10 Cactus League fans attend from out of state, according to the 2020 study by ASU, which found the average such fan spent about $335 per day and stayed five days in the Phoenix area. For a third straight year, though, spring training is unfolding atypically. The pandemic halted the Cactus League in 2020, and attendance at its ballparks was limited in 2021. This year, MLB has postponed early spring games. (It said teams would offer refunds to fans who bought tickets). In a statement, MLB said it “must” delay spring games without a collective bargaining agreement in place. The players union responded to that claim as “false. Nothing requires the league to delay the start of spring training, much like nothing required the league’s decision to implement the lockout in the first place.” The A’s were scheduled for 15 home games at Hohokam Stadium this spring, three in the first week, six of them now canceled. The Giants were

Davis From Page B1 of video reads and wasn’t receiving much feedback, let alone a gig. Former sports journalist Nick Creegan recently traversed the same road. He got his first job out of the blue on “David Meets Man” that finished shooting in 2018. Creegan went 20 months without even getting a callback for his many, many auditions. Things fell into place in 2021 when the entire year was booked and he received starring roles in “Law & Order: Organized Crime” and “Batwoman.” “When you decide to be an actor, it’s kind of just like you’re deciding to deal with rejection,” Creegan said. “You kind of form a relationship with that rejection. It’s like a love-hate kind of situation. “Vulnerability is the main key to acting. . . . At first, it was very hard for me. I’m not going to

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

Baseball College •St. John’s at Oregon, PAC12, 2 p.m. Basketball College men •Syracuse at North Carolina, ESPN, 4 p.m. •Wichita State at Memphis, ESPNU, 4 p.m. •Northwestern at Iowa, BIG TEN, 5 p.m. •Baylor at Texas, ESPN, 6 p.m. •Kansas State at Texas Tech, ESPN2, 6 p.m. •Jackson State at Prairie View A&M, ESPNU, 6 p.m. •UCLA at Washington, ESPN2, 8 p.m. •Washington State at Oregon State, ESPNU, 8 p.m. College women •Baylor at Iowa State, ESPN2, 4 p.m. NBA •Charlotte at Milwaukee, NBATV, 5 p.m. •Sacramento at Oklahoma City, NBCSCA, 5 p.m. (Vacaville only) Hockey NHL •Boston at Los Angeles, NHL, 7:30 p.m. Soccer Super Lig •Kasimpasa Spor Kulubu vs. Fenerbahce, BEIN, 8:55 a.m. Tennis •Center Court, WTA Lyon, WTA Monterrey, early rounds, TENNIS, 2:30 and 3 a.m. •Center Court, WTA Lyon, WTA Monterrey, early rounds, TENNIS, 3 p.m.

Tuesday’s TV sports Baseball College •Oklahoma State at Arizona State, PAC12, 4 p.m. •Long Beach State at UCLA, PAC12, 7 p.m. Basketball College men •Dayton at Richmond, CBSSN, 3:30 p.m. •Providence at Villanova, CBSSN, 3:30 p.m. •West Virginia at Oklahoma ESPN2, 4 p.m. •Mississippi at South Carolina, ESPNU, 4 p.m. •Ole Miss at Kentucky, ESPN, 4 p.m. •Nebraska at Ohio State, BIG TEN, 4 p.m. •Duke at Pittsburgh, ACC, 5 p.m. •Florida at Vanderbilt, SEC, 5:30 p.m. •Michigan State at Michigan, FS1, 5:30 p.m. •St. Bonaventure at VCU, CBSSN, 5:30 p.m. •Purdue at Wisconsin, ESPN, 6 p.m. •Louisville at Virginia Tech, ESPN2, 6 p.m. •Cincinnati at Houston, ESPNU, 6 p.m. •Arizona at USC, ESPN, 8 p.m. NBA •Atlanta at Boston, TNT, 4:30 p.m. •Golden State at Minnesota, NBCSBA, 5 p.m. •Dallas at L.A. Lakers, TNT, 7 p.m. Hockey NHL •New Jersey at Columbus, HULU, 4 p.m. •San Jose at Vegas, NBCSCA, 7 p.m. Lacrosse College women •Syracuse at Northwestern, BIG TEN, 1 p.m. Soccer Coppa Italia •Semifinals, Milan vs. Inter, CBSSN, noon Ligue 1 •OGC Nice vs. Versailles, BEIN, 12:05 p.m. Copa Libertadores •Second round, second leg, Monagas vs. Everton, BEIN, 2:15 p.m. •Second round, second leg, Fluminense FC vs. Millonarios, BEIN, 4:20 p.m. Softball •Michigan vs. North Carolina, ACC, 2 p.m. Tennis •Center Court, WTA Lyon, WTA Monterrey, early rounds, TENNIS, 2:30 and 3 a.m. •Center Court, WTA Lyon, WTA Monterrey, early rounds, TENNIS, 3 p.m. •Center Court, WTA Lyon, early rounds, TENNIS, 3 a.m. (Wednesday)

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Regional forecast Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

San Jose 75|45

Sunday’s Games Dallas 107, GOLDEN STATE 101 Philadelphia 125, New York 109 Utah 118, Phoenix 114 Indiana 128, Boston 107 Detroit 127, Charlotte 126 L.A. Clippers 99, Houston 98 Denver at Portland (n) New Orleans at L.A. Lakers (n) Monday’s Games SACRAMENTO at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. Minnesota at Cleveland, 4 p.m. Indiana at Orlando, 4 p.m. Toronto at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m. Chicago at Miami, 4:30 p.m. San Antonio at Memphis, 5 p.m. Charlotte at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. Tuesday’s Games GOLDEN STATE at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Detroit at Washington, 4 p.m. Atlanta at Boston, 4:30 p.m. Brooklyn at Toronto, 4:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Houston, 5 p.m. Dallas at L.A. Lakers, 7 p.m. Wednesday’s Games SACRAMENTO at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Charlotte at Cleveland, 4 p.m. Indiana at Orlando, 4 p.m. New York at Philadelphia, 4:30 p.m. Utah at Houston, 5 p.m. Miami at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. Oklahoma City at Denver, 6 p.m.

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