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Legislators propose new slate of Covid vaccine laws Elizabeth Aguilera CALMATTERS

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom is easing mask restrictions and declaring the pandemic is moving into a less critical phase. Yet an aggressive slate of Covid-19-related bills – to mandate vaccines for children and workers, to allow 12- to 17-year-olds to get the vaccine without parental consent and more – remain in play under the Capitol dome. The vaccine working group of Democratic legislators behind the proposals say their aim is to increase vaccination rates across all age groups, improve the state vaccine registration database and crack down on misinformation about the virus and the vaccine. Taken together, the adoption of these bills would make California an outlier among states – and give it the country’s most strict Covid-19 regulations. Other states are considering various mandates and legislation related to Covid-19, but none appear to have the coordination of this effort, steered by some of the most powerful legislators in Sacramento. “These bills all attempt to bring cohesion, consistency and clarity to our overall approach and response to the pandemic,” said Democratic Sen. Josh Newman of Fullerton, a

member of the group. The bills: n Senate Bill 871 would require all children 0 to 17 to get the Covid-19 vaccine to attend child care or school. n SB 866 would allow children 12 to 17 to get the Covid-19 vaccine without parental consent. n SB 1479 would require schools to continue testing and to create testing plans. n SB 1018 would require online platforms to be more transparent about how information is pushed out to consumers. n SB 1464 would force law enforcement officials to enforce public health orders. n Assembly Bill 1993 would require all employees, including independent contractors, to show proof of Covid-19 vaccine to work in California. n AB 1797 would make changes to the California Immunization Record Database. n AB 2098 would reclassify the sharing of Covid-19 “misinformation” by doctors and surgeons as unprofessional conduct that would result in disciplinary action. Critics said the bills infringe on the health privacy of children, interfere with how doctors work, impose a burden on businesses and workers, and rely on vaccines See Laws, Page A8

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Tony Tran receives a Covid-19 vaccination at the La Clinica de la Raza community vaccination site in Oakland, Jan. 4.

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A mother and child wait on a bus at the border in Medyka, Poland, to be taken to a safer place after crossing the

border from Ukraine, Saturday. The number of Ukrainians who crossed the border has surpassed 1.5 million.

Russian attacks intensify in Ukraine Zelenskyy again pleads for no-fly zone

Tribune Content Agency KYIV, Ukraine — With Russian troops besieging cities in Ukraine’s south, spurring a humanitarian catastrophe even as they press their offensive around the capital, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that the strategic coastal city of Odesa would soon be under attack as he again urged Western countries to create a no-fly zone. “Russians have always visited Odesa, felt only warmth in Odesa. . . . And now what? Bombs on Odesa? Artillery on Odesa?” Zelenskyy said in an impassioned video address Sunday. “It will be a war crime. It will be a historical crime.” His pleas came as as Ukrainian authorities tried and failed for a second consecutive day to evacuate civilians from Mariupol and Volnovakha, two cities in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region. Mariupol, a port city of half a million people, is a key part of Russia’s offensive to deny Ukraine any exit to the sea. An earlier cease-fire on Saturday broke down with both the Ukrainian and Russian sides accusing the other of violations. Both cities have in recent days suffered cut-offs of electricity, heat and food amid the encirclement by

Russian forces that have expanded their reach across the south. But the cease-fire didn’t materialize Sunday. Though a so-called “regime of silence” (meaning a cease-fire) was set to begin at 10 a.m. local time and last for 11 hours, it had collapsed by afternoon. Pavlo Kirilenko, head of the Ukrainian government’s military-civilian administration in Donetsk, said the evacuation convoy couldn’t leave, blaming the situation on Russian troops who he said were “regrouping their forces” and conducting “powerful shelling” of the city. “It is extremely dangerous to take people out under such conditions,” he said, adding that a humanitarian convoy was heading toward Mariupol from the city of Zaporizhzhia, more than 120 miles away, but had yet to reach its destination. The International Committee of the Red Cross confirmed that the estimated evacuation of some 200,000 people from Mariupol failed, saying the city was enduring “devastating scenes of human suffering.” “Today, our team began opening up the evacuation route from Mariupol before hostilities resumed,” the group said in a statement. “We remain in Mariu-

pol and are ready to help facilitate further attempts – if the parties reach an agreement.” Mykolaiev, another coastal city that Russian forces have tried to take in recent days ahead of a push on Odesa, prepared to put up a defense. Its mayor, Oleksandr Senkevich, said on a post in his official Facebook page that the city remained in Ukrainian hands and thanked employees of a local company who helped prepare Czech hedgehogs – the large, caltrops-shaped anti-tank obstacles. Later in the day, Zelenskyy posted another video message after reports of an eight-rocket barrage hitting the Vinnytsia regional airport, some 110 miles southwest of Kyiv: “Against our city against our peaceful Vinnytsia – which has never posed a threat to Russia in any way – a brutal, cynical missile strike has completely destroyed the airport.” He added that Russia was obliterating Ukrainian infrastructure and that it was the responsibility of Western leaders to create a no-fly zone. “If you do not do that, if you don’t at least give us aircraft for us to be able to protect ourselves, there can be only one conclusion: You also want us to See Russia, Page A8

‘New strategy’ would force some mentally ill into treatment Jocelyn Wiener CALMATTERS

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom last week unveiled a muchanticipated proposal to address a mental health crisis increasingly visible on trash-strewn sidewalks and in cramped jail cells around California. The proposal, known as the Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment (or CARE) Court, would provide a framework for courts to compel people with serious mental illnesses and substance use disorders into treatment, while also providing participants with supportive housing

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Governor Gavin Newsom at press conference on the next phase of the state’s pandemic response, Feb. 17. and wrap-around services. “This is a completely new strategy,” Newsom said at a press conference to introduce the new plan.

“And I hope that creates a space for a different conversation than we’ve had in the past.” All 58 counties would

be required to participate in the program, which is currently just a policy framework and still needs to be approved by the Legislature. Counties could face penalties for failing to provide requisite services, administration officials said. That’s one of several details that differentiates this proposal from Laura’s Law, which also entails court-ordered treatment but allows counties to decide whether they want to participate. Newsom noted that, in one year, only 218 people were served by Laura’s Law. The Newsom administration estimates the CARE Court program could

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serve between 7,000 and 12,000 Californians. Administration officials say the new proposal is different, in part, because of the resources it comes with. It builds on a

$12 billion allocation to address homelessness last year, as well as another $2 billion proposed this year, they said. People could come See Strategy, Page A8

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UNIVERSAL RULE: PRODUCE SECTION PANTOMIME If you are in the produce section at the supermarket, you must pretend to know how to determine the ripeness of all produce. This includes thumping on watermelons, juggling bananas, bowling with coconuts, bouncing pumpkins (an unripe one was the inspiration for a certain alternative rock band’s name, by the way) and caressing dragonfruit.

PERSONAL RULE: I USE MY WORDS I understand why people use emojis to try to express emotions online, however, the crying emoji is one I never use. That’s because I have seen

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people using it for the tragedy in Ukraine as well as for Popeye’s running out of chicken sandwiches.

PERSONAL RULE: CALL A DOG A DOG I love my Chiweenie Chunky Tiberius Wade, but I would never call him a “fur baby,” a term I loathe. I get why people use it, but the only time that should be used is if you’re the actual biological parents of a lycan such as in “An American Werewolf in London,” or Sully from “Monsters, Inc.”

PERSONAL RULE: RELIGION PUSHERS I have a very open mind when it comes to people practicing whatever religion they would like to – or not. However, the best way to ensure I will never, ever consider your religion for myself is for you to come knocking on my door uninvited to tell me about it. Especially since there is a clear “No Soliciting” sign where I live. Worse are strangers contacting

me on Facebook Messenger who ask me about other stuff like old-school Fairfield and then, after I have responded to their bait, switch it to their pitch. I would prefer they just do like those annoying calls that ask about your car’s extended warranty and be upfront about it. The result is the same and saves me time. Now, there are exceptions to this rule. Lately, a certain religious organization has resorted to sending out hand-written letters by their members in the U.S. mail. Please keep sending me those. I put the letters to good use: I use them to hone my origami skills and can now create a convincing duck-billed platypus, an armadillo and a weasel. Thanks, and God bless you. Fairfield freelance humor columnist and accidental local historian Tony Wade writes two weekly columns: “The Last Laugh” on Mondays and “Back in the Day” on Fridays. Wade is also the author of The History Press book “Growing Up In Fairfield, California.”

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Obituaries William ‘Bill’ Richard Hale July 5, 1946 — Feb. 20, 2022

Bill passed away unexpectedly at home on his ranch on Feb. 20, 2022. He was born in Sacramento, California. Bill graduated from Armijo High School in 1964 where he was an athlete in both track and field and football. Following graduation, he served in the National Guard for four years before returning to his roots in the Suisun Valley where he went into farming on his family’s property, Hale Ranch. He would go onto farm a variety of crops with his largest focuses being safflower, wheat, sugar beets and beans. Bill was awarded ‘Top Five Sugar Producers’ in 1996 and ‘Outstanding Sugar Producer’ in 1997 by Spreckels Sugar. He married Lorie (Flannery) in September 1988. They were married for 26 years before Lorie’s passing in 2014. During their marriage they had one daughter, Billie, born in April 1989. Aside from his passion for agriculture, he enjoyed many hobbies such as aviation, hunting, fishing, day-trips with his wife Lorie, and his love for black Labrador retrievers. During his early years, Bill enjoyed trips to Colorado for deer hunting with friends; in addition he was an active duck, pheasant and dove hunter. Bill also took frequent trips to Liberty Island for catfishing with his family. He was a member of the Native Sons of the Golden West Solano #39. He is preceded in death by his parents, Thomas D. and Mary Ione (Mangels); and sister, Mary Ann. We encourage all who knew Bill to help us remember him in a celebration of life at 1:30 p.m. Friday, March 11, 2022, at Bryan-Braker Funeral Home, 1850 W. Texas St., Fairfield. Reception to follow. The family kindly requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the SPCA, an organization both Bill and Lorie were donors to for many years. Arrangements under the care of Bryan-Braker Funeral Home, 707-425-4697.

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Sally Lunn

Sept. 29, 1939 — Feb. 11, 2022

Sally Jane (Baker) Lunn passed away in the early morning hours of Feb. 11, 2022, surrounded by her family following a brief illness. She was born in Michigan on Sept. 29, 1939, to Lester and Jane Baker. She met her beloved husband, Jim, in high school and they married shortly after college. Earlier this month they celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary. Sally and Jim moved to Paradise Valley Estates (PVE) located in Fairfield, California, from San Ramon, California, in December 2014. Sally worked as a teacher for many years before changing careers to work for the Department of Defense. While she enjoyed her roles outside the home, the roles she cherished most were that of those of loving mother and wife and supporting Jim as he furthered his Naval career. She was the consummate entertainer and enjoyed hosting weekly dinner parties for friends and family until retirement. She was known for being an excellent cook and the ‘hostess with mostess’. Sally will be remembered for her devotion to the love of her life, Jim, her even temperament and patience, her commitment to friends and family, and gracefully living life without complaint despite suffering debilitating back pain in her later years. She was also well-known for her literary prowess, both as an avid reader but also for her writing abilities. At PVE, she loved to volunteer and work with various committees that aimed to improve the living experience for residents. Throughout her life she thought of others first and so she did until the day she left this earth. She is survived by her loving husband, James (Jim) Lunn; daughter, Susan Thompson (Bobby); son, Michael Lunn (Holly); three grandchildren; and her brother, Terry Baker. Sally will be interred at the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery, Dixon, California. Service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests a donation in Sally’s name to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.

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The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County has risen to $5.37. But a few stations, including this Chevron station in downtown L.A., have surpassed $6 a gallon.

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average is $4.00 per gallon. Experts say Russia’s war on Ukraine and increase in gas demand coupled with a reduction in total supply are contributing to the prices that will probably keep rising as crude prices continue to climb. Even before Russia, one of the world’s top producers of petroleum and other crude oil, invaded neighboring Ukraine and set off Europe’s largest ground war in more than See Gas, Page A7

ROCKVILLE — The Solano Land Trust will open several of its locations this week and people from throughout the area are invited. A community science opportunity takes place from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday. This is an outdoor experience involving physical exertion. There is usually no shade. Those who take part should be prepared to be moving outdoors for approximately four hours. Depending on the citizen science goals for the day, participants may be hiking, doing physical work, and/or recording observations about plants and animals. They may be using hand tools like clippers; lifting, carrying and lowering supplies; bending over, squatting and kneeling on dirt, grasses and weeds; and sweating. Ages 12 and older who are comfortable with this kind of physical exertion are welcome. Those younger than 18 must be accompanied by an adult and must have a liability waiver signed by a parent or legal guardian. Tools are provided. Those who join the outing should bring a backpack with plenty of water and snacks; sturdy work gloves; eye protection (for example, sunglasses); boots or sturdy closed-toe shoes with tread for rough, steep and slippery terrain; long, sturdy pants and layered clothes they don’t mind getting dirty; protection from the elements – sun (sunscreen, hat, sunglasses), wind, fog, rain; bug repellent, their favorite gardening tools and binoculars to enjoy the birds. The location will be provided once registered to take part in the event. A nature hike at the

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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 hike 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 hike is deemed moderate to strenuous and covers 4 to 6 miles. Those who register for the hike should meet at the parking lot of the red Ice House at the corner of Rockville and Suisun Valley roads. A trail crew volunteer opportunity takes place from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday 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. Lynch Canyon is located at 3100 Lynch Road in Fairfield. A wildflowers and critters walk will take place from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday and Sunday at Jepson Prairie Preserve. Jepson Prairie Preserve is one of California’s best remaining examples of a vernal pool ecosystem and native grassland prairie. Dry and dormant most of the year, the prairie is transformed by winter rains into a tapestry of

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Antiques show returns to Dixon The Annual Dixon Antiques & Vintage Sale returns this weekend with a wide variety of items for sale. Exhibitors will show items such as Western Americana, folk art and Native American art, furniture and furnishings, vintage and estate jewelry, toys, tools, military, sporting items and more. Part of the proceeds benefit charities supported by Soroptimist International of Dixon.

They have thus far raised $17,000. Food will be provided by Soroptimist International of Dixon. The event will include a used book sale by Friends of the Dixon Public Library, and the Girl Scouts will bring cookies to purchase. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Dixon Fairgrounds, 655 S. 1st St. Admission will be $6. For more information, visit TBCAShows.info.

Virtual forum to cover child care issues The Solano County Office of Education and the Solano Child Care Planning Council invite families, caregivers, child care providers and the community to virtually attend the Child Care Community Forum from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday via Zoom. Presentations and a panel discussion will include Solano Family and Children’s Services (child care resource and referral services), Help Me Grow Solano, Solano Family Resource Centers and Vallejo First 5 Center. A Better Way’s training on mental health first aid will be offered, and participants can learn about local resources and organizations that provide support to children and families. The panel discussion will also address the See Week, Page A7

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My daughter’s narcissism is now spreading to teenage daughters Dear Annie: I love ious person, but he and your column and the the girls are so afraid advice you give. I never of offending Alice that thought I’d be sending a they go along with whatletter to you. ever she wants to try to My oldest daughkeep the peace. ter has given me a I know Alice hurts nudge, and I’m writing inside and is incredibly this while at her house. unhappy. She works at The problem is with Annie Lane a menial job but makes “Alice,” the middle of a good wage because of Dear Annie my three daughters. She her time there. It absohas always been difficult and lutely breaks my heart to see quick to anger. I’m afraid she her daughters fighting everyone takes after her mother in many and everything. Alice has made ways that aren’t necessarily her world very small, and these good. There is untreated mental girls are doing the same. I’ve illness on her mother’s side. had community members come I’ve spent my whole marriage up to me in the grocery store walking on eggshells, trying to and ask: “What’s the deal with stay in my wife’s good graces. Alice? Is she OK?” When they were growing up, Our oldest and youngand throughout most of their est have had some significant adult lives, my middle daughter obstacles and medical chalhas had it out for her younglenges to deal with, but they and est sister. She’s been relentless their children are happy and and cruel. The youngest has well-adjusted. Alice is sort of stuck up for herself and fought getting along with her younger back, but she has never retalsister now, but I’m afraid it’s an iated in a nasty way. I don’t act. She can put on a good show. know how I let this happen. I We’ve changed our will to guess I thought it was a phase specifically list who gets what. and always hoped they would We did this because we know become friends. We always that Alice would fight them treated all of our daughtooth and nail and try to end up ters the same. with all of our property. Now, fast-forward, we have I called the hotline for the grandchildren from all of National Alliance on Mental our girls. Unfortunately, this Illness, and I spoke with middle daughter has taught someone at NAMI about this. her teenage daughters to hate. I’ve given up on helping my I can’t believe this happened. wife and am not sure I can help Her husband is a kind, gregarmy daughter. None of us can

Horoscopes ARIES (March 21-April 19). Your brain lights up with all you learn today. If you happen to make mistakes along the way, consider yourself lucky. It’s a sign that you’re taking chances, living boldly and trying new things. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). More regulations and requirements mean fewer possible answers to the problem. When you’re stuck for the solution, take away some of the limits. What will ultimately work may be something outside your current set of rules. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). In your imagination, you should be able to do anything, even fly. Will you let yourself? Don’t clip your own wings. Allow yourself the pleasure of visualizing what you desire. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You’ll think the best of people, and they’ll exceed your expectations. And when you’re wrong, this is a kinder way to be wrong. Later, you’ll be proud of how you treated people. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). When it comes to your favorite thing, your enjoyment is multidimensional. The more you know about the inner workings, the more you appreciate it. As your comprehension grows, so does your pleasure.

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speak freely with her for fear of her cutting us off. Is there anything that can be done for those two beautiful teenage girls, or is this going to keep repeating for multiple generations? How have your other readers dealt with this? — Brokenhearted Papa Dear Brokenhearted Papa: You started your letter by saying that you have spent your whole marriage walking on eggshells in order to stay in your wife’s good graces. A quick internet search will show you that there are numerous books about living with people who are narcissistic or who have borderline personality disorders, and most have something to do with not walking on eggshells anymore. It sounds like your daughter copied what she saw in her mother, and your other daughters copied what they saw you do; namely, tiptoe around her. This is one of the most difficult personality types to be the son or daughter of, or to be married to, simply because they will never admit they have a problem and will always find fault in you. There are survivor groups. I think it is easier for you to focus on your daughter’s behavior more than your wife’s, but the truth is that you should probably put healing your marriage first.

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Today’s birthday You’ll do what you set out to do – remarkable considering your ambitious goals. Since you’ll be flying high, it’s important to check yourself; surround yourself with those strong enough to provide honest, quality feedback. You’ll benefit from a sale at the end of the spring. A new chapter begins with an alliance. Sagittarius and Capricorn adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 45, 2, 15, 30 and 16.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). People stir your curiosity. Because you seem open, they’ll tell you their stories unbidden. Has life brought you both to this place for a reason? You’ll certainly feel enriched by the intersection. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Your life is rife with lucky misunderstandings, fortuitous mistakes and enjoyable inconveniences. No event is “good” or “bad.” All events are merely “happening.” SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). The treasure map in your hand doesn’t technically make you

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Governments worsen the poverty rate in California

ife is tough for poor people in California – particularly the working poor who are trying to pay their way but must deal with the state’s very high costs for necessities such as rent, gasoline and utilities. In fact, those high living costs are the chief factors in the Census Bureau’s calculation that California has the nation’s highest poverty rate. The poor and the near-poor, as determined by the Public Policy Institute of California, are well over a third of the state’s nearly 40 million residents. California’s politicians talk a lot about the poverty conundrum and are forever advancing proposals to put a little more money in the pockets of poor families. However, at the same time, state and local government practices often exacerbate the tribulations of being poor in California. Restrictive land zoning processes, arbitrary building Dan Walters standards and crushing fees, for instance, make it nearly impossible to build cost-effective housing for low- and moderate-income families and the shortage of such housing drives up rents. Overly complicated state and local regulations on businesses and professions throw up roadblocks that make it difficult for enterprising poor Californians to lift themselves up. California’s public schools are notoriously lax in educating children from disadvantaged backgrounds. When the state gave schools billions of extra dollars to close what’s called the “achievement gap,” local officials diverted much of the money into other purposes. Months of school closures due to the Covid-19 pandemic widened the gap even more. Two recent news items frame how California’s poor are mistreated by policies enacted by officials who profess to sympathize with their plight. A coalition called Debt Free Justice California issued a report on how very hefty “civil assessments” tacked onto minor offenses, including traffic offenses, create a vicious circle for those who can’t afford them. When the assessments go unpaid, additional fines and fees ensue, sometimes resulting in the suspension of driver’s licenses that then make people unable to legally travel to and from work. Very often, the civil assessments have been tacked onto fines simply to raise money for programs and projects without raising taxes that might generate political backlash. Eight years ago, then-Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill that would have increased some traffic fines, calling it “a regressive increase that affects poor people disproportionately.” Brown, terming the state’s traffic court system a “hellhole of desperation’’ for the poor that had resulted in millions of driver’s license suspensions, called for an amnesty. The second news item came out of Oakland, whose left-of-center politicians constantly profess concern about the poor. A local social action group called Poor Magazine scraped and scrimped to build a four-unit housing project where the very poor could live rent-free, but it has sat vacant for a year while the city pestered the organization with demands for minor changes. “It’s taken months and tens of thousands of dollars to address the city’s seemingly neverending list of requirements, from adding three parking spaces Poor Magazine says residents likely won’t use, to painting the vents on the roof,” the Bay Area News Group reported. “In addition, the nonprofit now is on the hook for another $40,000 in fees.” Fees and arcane requirements are an impediment to much-needed housing construction throughout the state but this is an especially egregious example of arbitrary action by city officials that will prevent some desperately poor people from having roofs over their heads. “First, do no harm” is an age-old credo about medical treatment. If California politicians want to help the poor, they first should stop harming them. CalMatters is a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California’s state Capitol works and why it matters. For more columns by Dan Walters, go to calmatters.org/commentary.

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The Russian invasion is a worldwide threat

dolf Hitler’s forces Ukraine is an agricultural invaded and occucountry that can meet the food pied Czechoslovaneeds of 600 million people. kia on March 15, 1938. It is first in Europe in terms Britain Prime Minister of arable land area, third in Neville Chamberlain and the world by area of black soil French Premier Edouard (25% of the world’s volume), Daladier signed the Munich first in the world in exports Pact on Sept. 30, 1938, which of sunflower and sunflower gave Hitler the Sudetenland. Jim McCully oil, second in the world in That gave the Nazis 66% of barley production and fourth Czech coal, 70% of its iron and steel, in barley exports, is the third-largest and 70% of its electrical power. producer and fourth-largest exporter Great Britain, the U.S. and Russia of corn in the world, the fourth-largin the Budapest Memorandum in est producer of potatoes in the world, 1994 certified commitments to transthe fifth-largest rye producer in fer nuclear weapons to Russia but the world, is fifth in bee production more important were commit(75,000 tons) in the world, eighth in ments to ensure the sovereignty of the world in wheat exports and ninth Ukraine. Those commitments were in the world in the production of to: “refrain from the threat or use of chicken eggs. force against the territorial integrity The real reason Putin wants or political independence of Ukraine, Ukraine is for its wealth of natural refrain from economic coercion, seek resources, and like Hitler, rather than immediate United Nations Security purchasing them, he will take them Council (action) to provide assistance by force, theft on a worldwide scale. in the event of an act of aggression Also, he will not tolerate a western against Ukraine.” democracy on his border. Vladimir Putin’s Russian forces Russia is the world’s third-largest invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24. Ukraine oil producer after the U.S. and Saudi is the largest country in Europe Arabia, making up 60% of its export and has world-leading resources with revenue of more than $20 billion that include iron, manganese, titaannually. Sanctions on Russian oil nium, zirconium ores, coal, neon for exports would destroy the Russian computer chip production, natural economy and wipe out the income gas, uranium, gold reserves, the paying for Russia’s invasion of second-most mercury and graphUkraine. Russia is the largest energy ite, hydropower resources of supplier to Europe for oil, natural 44.7 billion kilowatt-hours annually, gas and coal. The United States could the third-most shale gas reserves pick up the slack, but President Joe in Europe, and fourth-most natural Biden has slowed America’s energy resource in value. development by stopping the Key-

stone XL pipeline, restricting oil and gas leases in the Arctic and imposing tougher regulation of oil and gas production in the United States. Germany, for 30 years, has increasingly relied on international institutions to maintain peace in Europe. It became dependent on Russian-supplied natural gas by shutting down its nuclear-powered reactors. Thankfully, Germany is now reversing those policies. History demonstrates the world always needs a traffic cop. That has shifted at times to include Rome, Spain, England, etc. Despite our isolationist history, we have been that cop since World War II. Making America Great Again does not void that objective. There will be a cop. Do you prefer China, Russia or America? President Biden needs to maximize U.S. production of oil and natural gas to reduce Russian exports. Does Biden have the courage to do this or is he another progressive left appeaser like Neville Chamberlain, too weak to stop another Hitler from taking over a weaker country for their huge natural resources and starting World War III? Biden may go down in history as the most inept and ineffective president in U.S. history. Jim McCully is a former chairman of the Solano County Republican Central Committee and former regional vice chairman of the California Republican Party. Kevin Ryan, Lou Webster, Roger Oberbeck and Earl Heal of The Right Stuff committee co-wrote this column.

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Putin versus Wilson rule of international law

ing and terrible cost of World uddenly, we’re in a War I, an American president new, very dangerannounced in his Fourous Cold War. What teen Points that the world can I add that hasn’t should be ruled by law, not been said? Let me try. by power. War had simply First, I think we are justibecome too costly in both life fied to call Vladimir Putin a and treasure. war criminal. He is harking Woodrow Wilson had back to the way European begun the long process of monarchs acted for the last Jack Batson changing cultural values, war 500 years or so. But much has being one of humanity’s most endurchanged. We now live in a Wilsonian ing. People scoffed. America rejected world. Here’s the history. the League of Nations based on fear of Most of those wars were land“entangling alliances” with war-lovgrabs, because land was the source of wealth. But then modernity began. ing Europe (in George Washington’s The source of greater wealth became view) and our love of isolation. Isolation was cheap. But we had commerce – carrying produce from always counted on the British to the earth to places that would pay police the world. But after World War high prices for it. Cotton and tea I the Brits were too exhausted to do come to mind. that, so warmongering dictators arose Then manufacturing came, which in the power vacuum. yielded unimaginable wealth. Land It took the ghastly cost of World no longer really mattered. Example: War II to make believers of all AmerJapan, which had about a postage icans, especially Republicans, to stamp of farmable land, became the police the world. Yet important voices hegemon of East Asia. Germany of isolationism remained. became the richest in Europe. Recently under our last presiNeither could feed its population. dent that retro-thought of isolation They traded manufactured goods for returned and again to the Republican food, but there had to be peace. No side. Now it’s up to you, dear readers, bandits or pirates. what to think about “America First,” In this way, Hitler, Mussolini and the kicking of our traditional allies, Tojo were throwbacks to an earlier our participation in the “entangling age. Japan was already the chief alliance” of NATO, and standing up benefactor of an East Asia Co-Prosfor little countries (like Ukraine) perity Sphere and Germany already like Wilson insisted we should do a the hegemon of Europe. World Wars century ago. I and II were out-of-date wars. The I side with Wilsonianism, the rule leaders of those countries ruined of international law and a coalition of their nations for an outdated cause. democracies to “make the world safe Now Putin does the same. for democracy” and peaceful trade. The political change began That’s why I was so shocked and 100 years ago. In view of the shock-

angered by George W. Bush when he violated the rules as he attacked Iraq based on the First Big Lie that Iraq had been complicit in 9/11. Bush’s action, I’m betting, will be seen in history as the event that triggered Russia and China to go rogue in their subsequent actions. “If America, the big voice for intentional law can do this, then it’s obvious that they don’t really believe it. They think it pertains to others, not themselves. Power still rules.” (Our allies were appalled as well. I’ve read that neither Dick Cheney nor George W. Bush will ever vacation in Europe due to them being arrested as war criminals.) As Wilson said so clearly back then, dictators love war and democracies are peaceful. Though imperfect, his position generally holds. The overwhelmingly negative worldwide reaction to something big powers used to do regularly seems proof the world has experienced a paradigm shift begun by the U.S. Be proud. International law needs enforcement. Rogues have to be stopped. Clearly, many Americans have lost the vision. President Joe Biden has described the vision for us to take up again. Not alone this time, but with a coalition of democracies. Predictably, our former president and his acolytes – nattering nabobs of negativism all – have called Putin the hero-genius. You choose. Jack Batson is a former member of the Fairfield City Council. Reach him by email at jsbatson@prodigy.net.

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Week From Page A3 impacts, responses and outcomes of the Covid-19 pandemic for the child care system, providers and the clients these organizations serve. “Every Solano family deserves access to high-quality resources and educational options for their children. This community forum can help parents and community members connect with the wideranging supports and programs available to Solano families,” Solano County Superintendent of Schools Lisette Estrella-Henderson said in a press release. The Solano Child Care Planning Council operates under the authority of the Board of Supervisors and the superintendent of schools. The council has the responsibility of planning and coordinating child care services in Solano County. The mission of the council is to provide leadership and advocacy for the development of high-quality, accessible and affordable child care programs for every child and family in Solano County. Council members include parents who are currently using or have used child care services, community members, public agencies that represent child care and child care providers. The session will take place via Zoom. Register in advance at https://bit.ly/3HF2RrE. For more information about the Solano Child Care Planning Council or the community forum, contact Bronwyn Kennedy, Solano Child Care Planning Council coordinator, at bkennedy@solanocoe.net.

Spring Forward Art & Demo Days ready to begin The Fairfield-Suisun City Visual Arts Association is looking for artists to participate in the inaugural Spring Forward Art & Demo Days. Artists will have the opportunity to display and sell their artwork. All booths will be located inside the conference

rooms at Village 360. Artists will be permitted to share a booth due to limited space. There is a maximum of two artists per booth. Artists will be displaying acrylic, oil, watercolor paintings, black and white and color photography, mixed media artwork, jewelry and items created with fused glass. The public is invited to participate in several interactive art demonstrations for Demo Days. Each demonstration can be up to one-hour long and may occur one or both days of the event. Artists will charge a small fee for the interactive demonstrations to cover their costs. Demo participants can either create art on canvas using small pebbles and sticks, learn how to create digital art on their iPad using Procreator (Apple charges a fee to download Procreator), or create greeting cards. Spring Forward Art & Demo Days take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Village 360, 4949 Suisun Valley Road. Food will be available to order from the Landing Restaurant and wine will be available from BackRoads Vines Winery. For more information or to register, visit www.fsvaa.art/ fsvaa-art-festivals or call Dennis Ariza at 707-688-8889.

League of Women Voters’ latest series continues 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 a statement. A pair of 90-minute discussions will take place at 3 and 7 p.m. Wednesday. Other ses-

sions are scheduled at 3 and 7 p.m. March 16. Send an email along 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.

Benicia store search honors Jack London The Benicia Main Street in March celebrates the city’s treasure trove of downtown antique, vintage and collectibles merchants with a special shopping promotion. Visitors to Benicia’s array of specialty shops on First Street can enter a drawing to win $100 in Downtown Dollars, redeemable at dozens of downtown businesses, by locating a framed photograph of Jack London inside participating stores. London was known to frequent Benicia during his early writing career. In fact, it was during his stay in this historic town that the author began writing two of his well-known works: “Tales of the Fish Patrol” and “John Barleycorn.” Shoppers who find a framed photo of London and who email the store name and the secret code word printed on the back of the frame to Benicia Main Street, info@beniciamainstreet. org, to enter the drawing. Earn one entry for each store, or score a double entry by purchasing an item at the store and showing the receipt to Benicia Main Street, located at 90 First St. Participating merchants include Adobe Second Chance Thrift Shop, 431 First St.; Antiques on First, 919 First St.; Elisa’s Cottage, 622 First St.; Fabulous Finds, 131 First St.; Pocket Monkey Vintage, 623 First St.; Resale Emporium, 129 First St.; Rosie Mae Uniques, 129 F First St.; and The Steffen Collection Antiques, 627 First St. Check store hours before going there.

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ings will occur this week. Some will be in-person and online, or just online. Check each agency’s website for details. The meetings include: n Suisun-Solano Water Authority Board Executive Committee, 9 a.m. Monday, City Hall council chamber, 701 Civic Center Blvd., Suisun City. Info: http://ca-sid.civicplus.com/ AgendaCenter. n Solano County Board of Supervisors, 9 a.m. Tuesday, County Government Center, 675 Texas St. Info: co. solano.ca.us. n Fairfield City Council, special meeting, 5 p.m. Tuesday, City Council chamber, 1000 Webster St. Info: www.fair field.ca.gov/gov/city_council/. n Travis School District Governing Board, 5 p.m. Tuesday closed session, 6 p.m. open session, Travis Education Center, 2775 De Ronde Drive, Fairfield. Info: travisusd.org. n Vacaville City Council, 6 p.m. Tuesday, council chamber, 650 Merchant St. Info: ci.vacaville.ca.us. n Suisun City Planning Commission, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, 701 Civic Center Blvd. Info: www.suisun.com/planningcommission. n Rio Vista Planning Commission, 6 p.m. Wednesday, City Hall council chamber, 1 Main Street. Info: riovistacity.com. n Solano County Board of Education, 6 p.m. Wednesday, City Hall council chamber, 701 Civic Center Blvd., Suisun City Info: www.suisun.com. n Solano Transportation Authority Board, 6 p.m. Wednesday, STA Board Room, 423 Main St., Suisun City. Info: www.sta.ca.gov. n Solano County Parks and Recreation Commission, 10 a.m. Thursday, hearing room, first floor, CAC lobby, 675 Texas St., Fairfield. Info: www.solano county.com/depts/rm/county park/parksnrec/agendas_n_ minutes.asp. n Fairfield-Suisun School District, 6 p.m. Thursday, firstfloor board room at Central Office, 2490 Hilborn Road, Fairfield. Info: www.fsusd.org.

Gas From Page A3 75 years, gas prices had ballooned in reaction to pandemic supply-chain issues and inflation. Eric Swanson, a professor of economics at the University of California, Irvine, said low-income residents will be hit hardest by the rising cost in gas and housing. Eventually, he said, it will also lead to higher prices for transported goods. In many places across the Southland, they already have. Carlos Perez, who owns C.P. Towing Service in El Monte, said increased gas prices recently forced him to raise his rates for several services, including a simple tire change and hauling crashed vehicles. “That’s just the business,” he said. “Everything is going up.” Perez, 55, who runs the company on his own and often works 14-hour shifts, typically covers Los Angeles and Orange counties but sometimes makes farther pickups, he said, including one that was 700 miles away. To cover that kind of mileage, he fills up his 2016 Peterbilt flatbed truck almost every day, shelling out $200 each time – up from $160 at this time last year, he said. It has been challenging, but Perez finds encouragement from his customers’ loyalty and positive reviews. “Gas is high, but what can you do?” he said. “I’m happy work hasn’t stopped.”

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Strategy From Page One into the program through short-term involuntary hospital stays (also known as “5150s”), through the criminal justice system or at the recommendation of family members, mental health providers or first responders, among others. They would not need to be homeless to participate. The court would order a tailored plan involving some combination of housing, medication and services, and would offer the support of a full clinical team, as well as a public defender and a “supporter” who could help a participant make care decisions and prepare advanced mental health directives. Unlike with conservatorships, which can be indefinite, participation would be time-limited–oneyear,with the possibility of an additional one-year extension. A stream of state and local leaders spoke to the urgency of the need at the news conference, held on the San Jose campus of Momentum for Health, a behavioral health treatment organization. Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Stephen Manley, a widely regarded trailblazer who has presided over that county’s mental health court for decades, told those gathered: “We need to stop trying to fix a failed system that is rapidly, in my view, from what I see every day, moving us back to where we were 100 years ago when the answer for the mentally ill was simply to incarcerate them, put them in the hospital and keep them there until they die.” Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, whose city has seen a dramatic burgeoning of encampments in its parks, vacant lots and underpasses, described joining the city’s homeless count on a recent freezing morning. She lost her composure as she shooed a rat off of a sleeping woman, she said. She later learned the woman had spent three years living in that same spot, feeding rats because they were her “chosen company” and refusing services. “She had been offered care, shelter, housing countless times but had been left to freeze on the pavement of our city,” Schaaf said. “It’s time that our Golden State stops walking by our greatest moral shame and faces it head-on with clarity and compassion.” With the new proposal, state leaders are trying to forge a new path beyond the decades-long stalemate surrounding involuntary treatment of the most seriously mentaly ill. Dr. Mark Ghaly, the secretary of Health and Human Services, described the need to move beyond “old and broken models.” The LantermanPetris-Short Act, which established the standards for involuntary treatment for people with disabilities, passed in 1967, more than half a century ago. In recent years, much of the debate about how to serve people with serious mental illness has centered on whether or not to change that law. Bills moving through the Legislature are still grappling with that question. Newsom took care to emphasize his interest in working with disabil-

‘The problem of homelessness is caused by the cost of housing, and we won’t solve homelessness, mental health or substance abuse problems in our communities by locking people up and drugging them against their will.’ — Kevin Baker, director of governmental relations for ACLU California Action

ity rights groups on the new proposal. Kevin Baker, director of governmental relations for ACLU California Action, said in an email to CalMatters his organization is “keeping an open mind” while waiting to see more details, though noting “there are a million questions and a million things that could go wrong.” “The problem of homelessness is caused by the cost of housing, and we won’t solve homelessness, mental health or substance abuse problems in our communities by locking people up and drugging them against their will,” he said. “New funding for housing and services would be good, if we also keep in mind that people don’t lose their civil liberties just because the government wants to help them, no matter how sincerely.” He added he thought the proposal is a significant and complex change in the law that should be heard by legislative committees and “not quietly slipped into a budget trailer bill as I hear may be the plan.” County behavioral health departments would shoulder significant responsibility for implementing the new plan. Michelle Doty Cabrera, executive director of the California Behavioral Health Directors Association, told CalMatters her members are all too aware of the “runaway train of need” for mental health services. While celebrating Newsom’s commitment to bring in more funding for housing, she said she worried the administration was not planning to allocate enough resources for increased services. “There’s no way you can squeeze blood from a turnip,” she said. “We’re at our limit in terms of what we can do. We need more resources to do more.” The California State Association of Public Administrators, Public Guardians and Public Conservators echoed this sentiment in a similar statement, saying they needed more resources to meet the “significant impacts” the program would undoubtedly have on demand for their services. Randall Hagar, legislative advocate and policy consultant for the Psychiatric Physicians Alliance of California, called the new proposal “really welcome.” “The governor has thrown down the gauntlet and said we’re going to change things in a big way,” he said. “It’s one of the first new ideas I’ve heard in a long time.” Jocelyn Wiener writes about health and mental health for CalMatters, exploring the intersection between government policies and people’s lives.

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Laws From Page One that do not in many cases prevent the transmission of Covid-19. “With these types of regulations, it doesn’t matter who you are: If you work or have children in California, you will be affected by these mandates,” said Christina Hildebrand, head of A Voice for Choice, a group focused on informed consent that has fought to keep personal belief exemptions for required vaccines since 2015. “This is going on while the rest of the world is getting rid of mandates and Covid requirements. and the governor is talking about his smarter plan and that we are moving into the endemic phase.” Newsom some two weeks ago said the state was turning a page and would begin treating Covid-19 as endemic, meaning treating the disease more like a flu. Monday, Newsom said March 11 was the last day schools would be under a state mask mandate, although masking would still be required for public transit and in health care settings. Mark Ghaly, the state’s top public health official, said Feb. 28 that while the state is moving away from masking, there could be new variants and surges of Covid-19. He referred to Newsom’s “SMARTER” plan’s advocacy of vaccines, which he said “have been a big part of the success in California.” The legislators behind these bills seem to be pulling out ahead of Newsom on Covid-19 issues. Newsom’s administration did not comment on the pending legislation. The governor is focused on opening up the state and is keenly aware Californians are experiencing pandemic fatigue. GOP political consultant Mike Madrid said while it might look like the legislators and Newsom are at odds, it’s actually two sides looking toward the same goal: an answer to the crisis. “They are legitimately trying to find a solution to the situation,” he said about the legislators. “Are they getting ahead of the governor? Yes. Are they going in a different direction? Yes. Are they trying to find a solution? Yes.” This is part of the political process, Madrid said. Early on in the pandemic, the Legislature deferred to Newsom to set the agenda because there was little information available. Now armed with two years of data and a vaccine, the Legislature is operating with more agency. It’s typical for the Legislature to respond to current events with immediate legislation and it’s their job to push the issues, said Kristina Bas Hamilton, a political consultant at KBH Advocacy. “The Legislature is an equal branch of government putting forth

Russia From Page One be slowly killed. This is also the responsibility of the world’s politicians. Western leaders. Today and Forever.” The conflict has spurred a mass exodus of Ukrainians fleeing either to the country’s western regions or neighboring nations. On Sunday, the United Nations’ High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said the number of Ukrainians who have crossed the border to the country’s neighbors surpassed

Glaser, general their priorities counsel for Physiand assuming cians for Informed they get the votes Consent, a doctor to pass they are group based in saying ‘goverNewport Beach nor, we want you that opposes all to go farther’ vaccine mandates. and then that’s “California has when discusreally alienated sions begin,” Bas AGUIAR-CURRY families and this is Hamilton said. “It’s the dance of state going to take more people out of the state.” government.” In previous years, vacThe ambitious vaccine legislation far cine-related bills have outpaces what other been so hotly contested that police had to remove states are doing. from the For instance, New protestors Hampshire is considering Capitol and Pan faced a bill that would mandate death threats. “This is a virus that our a federal Food and Drug Administration-approved kids are very resilient to,” vaccine for schoolchil- said McKeeman, of Let dren and New York Them Breathe, the San is considering requiring Diego-based parent coalithe Covid-19 vaccine for tion that opposes masks school attendance. Other and vaccine mandates. states are contemplating The group successfully legislation on the oppo- sued to overturn the San site end of the spectrum: Diego School District’s In Alabama, legislators vaccine mandate. “This are reviewing a bill that isn’t even a discussion we would allow employers should be having. With to be sued for injury or no long-term studies and death from the vaccine with no FDA approval for if it is mandated for most ages (of children) workers, according to the this bill should not have National Conference of been introduced.” Covid-19 is mild for State Legislatures. children in most cases It’s no surprise California’s Democratic- and vaccinated children supermajority Legislature still get the virus but would be considering a Pan points to cases in stricter slate of Covid bills. which children get very “We take California’s sick, are hospitalized role in the nation very or even die from the seriously,” Bas Hamil- disease as a reason for ton said. “It’s a state in the mandate. So far in which certain policies are California, 55 children able to go further than in have died from Covid-19, other places. The size of according to state data. the state in and of itself Two of those pediatric deaths were recorded in creates an enormous Solano County. push against the rest of “It’s not OK for chilthe country to follow.” dren to get disabled and Sen. Richard Pan, a die while we are waiting Sacramento Democrat for the final schedule,” and chairman of the Pan said. “Just because Senate Health Commitwe don’t know everything tee, is carrying several doesn’t mean we don’t try of the bills. Pan, a to stop it.” pediatrician, has been Hildebrand, of A Voice in the spotlight before for Choice, points to the for ushering controverpandemic’s quick evolusial vaccine-related bills tion with various surges through the Legislature, and ever-changing treathaving previously elim- ments for the disease as inated personal belief reasons to hold off on exemptions for chil- such a mandate. dren in public schools. “It’s premature and He also tightened the arbitrary,” Hildebrand rules for physicians said. “Adding the vaccine issuing vaccine medical for kids, day care through exemptions. 12th grade, is too broad. “The virus is not going The vaccine isn’t effecaway,” Pan said. “And tive with transmission so, it’s not just about and there need to be more temporary measures but clinical trials and longwe need ongoing mea- term studies. It should be sures to keep this virus left up to the parents and under control.” their doctors.” The legislative Data reviewed by working group is made researchers and the state up of Democratic Sens. of New York, released Pan, Newman and Scott last week, showed the Wiener of San Francisco, Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and Democratic Assem- for 5- to 11-year-olds is bly members Akilah significantly less effecWeber of San Diego, tive in preventing the Buffy Wicks of Oakland, disease among children Cecilia Aguiar-Curry of than in adolescents. But it Winters and Evan Low of does protect from severe Cupertino. All of the bills illness. Meanwhile, the are being sponsored by FDA recently put off ProtectUS, a pro-vaccine approving the vaccine group created by Crystal for infants and toddlers Strait, a former member younger than 5 until there of Pan’s staff. is more data about how a three-dose regimen The most contentious affects them. The vaccine mandate vaccine bills for workers faces strong The proposals opposition from busiexpected to receive ness groups that include the most heated debate the California chapter are the two that would of the National Fedmandate vaccines in eration of Independent schools and for busi- Businesses. Nationally, nesses, according to the organization sucsupporters and critics cessfully challenged the of the bills. federal workplace “Each of these bills mandate jettisoned by the removes the civil rights Supreme Court. The chapter’s state of some group,” said Greg 1.5 million. He characterized it as “the fastest-growing refugee crisis in Europe since World War II.”With Moscow’s offensive reaching dense urban areas and casualties among civilians spiking, Zelenskyy exhorted Western powers to close the skies over Ukraine and deny the Russians the freedom to operate their aircraft in a video released Sunday morning. “The world has the power to close our sky from Russian missiles. From Russian combat aircraft, helicopters,” he said. “If anyone still doubts, Ukraine needs

planes. In fact, it’s simple. When you have the will. To make the sky safe. The sky of Ukraine. The sky of Europe.” But European Union leader Charles Michel, in an interview Sunday, acknowledged that deploying fighter jets to enforce a no-fly zone over Ukraine could be seen by Russia as “NATO’s entry into the war and therefore risk World War III.” The United States is encouraging military aid to Ukraine through Poland, a NATO member. Poland could supply the Ukrainian resistance with Soviet-era fighter jets, while the United States

director John Kabateck called the bill an “absurdly unnecessary policy,” especially at a time when the governor recently said he is ready to start easing restrictions and recognizing the pandemic is becoming endemic. “Why in the world would we want to advance this kind of policy that further burdens not just small-business owners but all Californians and communities?” he said. “This policy is over-reactive and overburdensome for already stretched small-business owners trying to keep their doors open and their people employed.” Wicks said vaccinating all workers in the state helps raise the overall vaccination rate and cited companies such as United Airlines that have implemented their own vaccine requirements with success.

Other bills Wiener’s bill to allow 12- to 17-year-olds to get the Covid-19 vaccine without parental consent is also garnering a lot of pushback. “A 12-year-old can get an abortion, the HPV vaccine, the Hep B vaccine, mental health services and domestic abuse services,” he said. “We trust them to do that on their own and we should trust them (with the Covid-19 vaccine) as well.” Critics counter this kind of bill interferes with parental oversight. “There are a lot of decisions we guide kids through as they are maturing, especially during this time when we have seen a lot of pressure to get vaccinated,” McKeeman said. “That’s why they can’t drive or drink alcohol or join the military until they get to a certain age. Because there is a level of maturity that goes along with decisions that are unalterable.” The proposed changes to the state’s immunization registry raise questions for critics about the health privacy of children. “I don’t understand why schools are being given access to all of this data that doesn’t apply to them and it’s not their role to have,” Hildebrand said. “It’s concerning that all of this data gets to be made public.” Weber, who proposed the bill, said it would make it easier for schools to check vaccination and let them see what other vaccines their students have in case they choose to require more than the state already does. Adding race and ethnicity to the database, she said, would allow officials to target public health marketing efforts based on the data. So far, no opposition has emerged to the bills to combat social media misinformation or require law enforcement to uphold public health orders. Elizabeth Aguilera is an award-winning multimedia journalist who covers health and social services for CalMatters. can “backfill anything that they provide to the Ukrainians” to compensate for any resulting gap in Poland’s security, U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said Sunday on CNN. “We very much support them, providing MiGs, SUs, planes that Ukrainians can fly, to the Ukrainians,” Blinken said. Blinken added that the United States is toughening sanctions against Russia “virtually every day,” and is considering a ban on Russian oil – a move resisted until now because it could send energy prices surging.

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Stanford women win Pac-12 final, might be No. 1 Tribune Content Agency LAS VEGAS — used the Stanford Pac-12 tournament to reinforce its status as the top team in the conference. After it took care of Utah 73-48 in the tournament final Sunday afternoon, it could become the top-ranked team in the nation come Monday. The second-ranked Cardinal very well might move up to No. 1 because top-ranked South Carolina lost 64-62 in the SEC tour-

nament final. No matter where Stanford is ranked, it looks in prime position to defend its national title. The Cardinal (28-3) broke open a relatively close game Sunday by outscoring the Utes 21-5 in the fourth quarter. Stanford’s Haley Jones, the Pac-12 Player of the Year, put together another all-around gem: 19 points, six rebounds, four assists, two blocks and two steals. Jones was named the Pac-12 tournament Most Outstanding Player.

The CardiCameron nal’s Brink had 16 points and four blocks. Lexie Hull added 15 points. Stanford extended its winning streak to 20 games. It has won 34 in a row against Pac-12 teams. The Utes (20-11) were led by Brynna Maxwell, who had 16 points. Utah’s Kelsey Rees scored inside early in the third quarter to tie the game 32-32. The Cardinal

responded with a 15-4 run. That stretch began with Jones and Brink working the pick-and-roll on the left side of the lane. Jones’ pass led to Brink’s bucket that put the Cardinal back on top to stay. Jones capped the run by making two free-throw tries with 2:51 left in the period to give the Cardinal a 47-36 advantage. Stanford led 52-45 early in the fourth period before putting the game on ice with a 10-0 spurt: Lacie Hull nailed a 3, Brink

hit a follow, then Lexie Hull connected on a 3 and converted a layup. At that point, it was all over but the celebration. bolted Stanford to a 21-9 lead late in the first quarter before Utah’s Brynna Maxwell hit a jumper just before the buzzer to cut the Cardinal’s advantage to 10. Utah entered Sunday as the Pac-12’s leader in 3-pointers per game (9.4) and 3-point field-goal percentage (35.3). Long-

distance shooting enabled the Utes to cut the margin in the second quarter. They went 4-for-5 from beyond the arc in the period. Dasia Young knocked down two of those treys. The second one came with about 1:35 left in the half and it trimmed Stanford’s edge to 32-30. That’s how the half ended. Jones had a game-high 13 points at the break, See Stanford, Page B8

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he Warriors have answered the big question of the last few weeks. Things, indeed, can get worse. Given the circumstances around the game – the need for the Warriors to pick up a win – Golden State’s on Saturday night in Los Angeles could well be the most embarrassing loss of the season for the Dubs. The Warriors (43-21) have now have fallen to third place in the Western Conference standings behind Memphis (44-21) and Phoenix (51-12). They are losers of four straight games and eight of their last 10. That losing streak is almost guaranteed to become five, as the Warriors will not be sending Steph

ANALYSIS Curry, Klay Thompson and Andrew Wiggins to Denver on Monday for their rescheduled game with the Nuggets. Of course, the Warriors’ best players were likely poised to lose that game anyway, given the way they were playing. The Warriors’ slump goes well beyond the absence of Draymond Green. The do-it-all forward cannot come back soon enough – his absence is acutely felt on both sides of the ball – but there’s no way that one man can patch all the holes this team has developed over the last few weeks. These Warriors have fully lost the benefit of the doubt. They should no longer be considered title contenders based on their early-season work and Green’s possible return.

Perhaps Green can bring the Warriors back above that standard in the coming weeks. Perhaps Thompson will find his game, Wiggins will find some aggression, and Steve Kerr will find some player combinations that actually work once again. But until we see the Warriors play outstanding basketball for at least a week-long stretch once again, we have to presume that this team’s stay in the postseason will be shorter than anyone expected only a few weeks ago. The biggest issue is that the Warriors only have 18 games left to get right. Five weeks remain in the season. Things can quickly spiral out of control, but putting everything back together is going to take some time, and the Warriors are running out of time.

As if it wasn’t already apparent, these are not the dynastic Warriors of years past. This is a team that was playing two 19-year-olds in big fourth-quarter minutes Saturday night (and would have been justified to continue doing it). This is a team that’s relying on players making the NBA minimum to provide maximum output on a near-nightly basis. This is a team that needs a mercurial shooter (Jordan Poole) and an All-Star with mercurial aggression (Wiggins) to be at the top of their games to win. This is a team whose No. 2 offensive threat is a guard with a game predicated on rhythm who hasn’t found any since returning from two catastrophic leg injuries. If everything is See Warriors, Page B8

Not again: NBA admits critical errors by officials late in Kings’ loss to Mavs The Sacramento Bee For the second time in a week, the NBA has acknowledged officials made critical mistakes that might have cost the Kings a big win on the road. According to the Last Two Minute Report, officials missed two calls during the same sequence late in the fourth quarter of Sacramento’s 114-113 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday at American Airlines Center. The Kings were leading 110-109 with just over a minute remaining when De’Aaron Fox

brought the ball up the floor. The Last Two Minute report noted that Jalen Brunson should have been called for a defensive threesecond violation, which would have resulted in a technical foul. “Brunson (DAL) fails to fully clear the lane and is in the paint for longer than three seconds without imminently actively guarding an opponent,” the report stated. The Kings would have been awarded a free throw and possession of the ball with an opportunity to extend their lead, but the violation was not called. Instead, Fox dribbled out of a double-team and

drove against Spencer Dinwiddie, getting into the restricted area before throwing up a shot that missed badly as Fox fell to the floor. Dinwiddie should have been whistled for a foul that would have sent Fox to the line for two free throws, but the foul was not called. “Dinwiddie (DAL) makes contact with Fox’s (SAC) body as he gathers and enters his upward shooting motion,” the Last Two Minute Report stated. “The contact affects his driving shot attempt.” Fox tied his career-high with See Kings, Page B8

A pitch clock and other on-field rule changes in Major League Baseball now appear inevitable. In the latest round of labor negotiations between the owners and players Sunday to resolve the owners’ lockout, the union made a proposal including a concession that would allow for MLB to implement certain rules with a 45-day warning instead of the usual one year. It’s a sign that both sides are warming to the idea of making changes to quicken the pace of games and create more action on the field. Aside from the pitch clock, which would limit down time, the union is open to MLB’s proposal on limiting shifts – to open the field more to hitters – and using larger bases, to improve success rates for stealing bases and legging out infield hits along with curbing injuries. Owners and players met nine straight days through Tuesday in Florida without reaching a collective bargaining agreement, and the sides reconvened Thursday in New York and met again Sunday for more than an hour and a half. A competition committee would examine and recommend possible rule changes for no earlier than the 2023 season. Previously, owners proposed for the committee to include six management officials, two union representatives and an umpire. The union is pushing to be represented by four of its delegates. The union is not prepared to include computerized home-plate umpiring (robo umps) in the conversation. In the past, MLB could unilaterally implement rule changes with a year’s notice to the union, but usually negotiates. The sides agreed on the three-batter minimum for pitchers before the 2020 season. MLB is seeking a 14-second pitch clock with the bases empty and 19-second pitch clock with runners

‘Simply put, we are deadlocked. We will try to figure out how to respond, but nothing in this proposal makes it easy.’ — Glen Caplin, MLB spokesperson

aboard, the request coming after MLB studied the pace of play in the minors as a result of a pitch clock, according to ESPN. Sunday’s negotiations brought the sides no closer to an agreement on their biggest point of contention, the competitive balance tax. The players still want a $238 million tax threshold in the first year of the CBA while the owners are at $220 million. A big gap ($50 million) remains on bonus pools targeting pre-arbitration players after the union moved from $85 million to $80 million. The owners remain at $30 million. “We were hoping to see movement in our direction to give us additional flexibility and get a deal done quickly,” MLB spokesperson Glen Caplin said. “The Players Association chose to come back to us with a proposal that was worse than Monday night and was not designed to move the process forward. “On some issues, they even went backwards. Simply put, we are deadlocked. We will try to figure out how to respond, but nothing in this proposal makes it easy.” Caplin’s comments and use of “deadlock” can be seen as tactics in the owners’ war of words – to try to publicly generate a sense that the two sides have reached an impasse, even as the players continue negotiating to end the owners’ lockout. The first week of regular-season games have been canceled, and more will have to be canceled soon.

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CORNISH PASTIES

How to make proper Cornish pasties,

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the English hand pie that dates back centuries

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ou may not think of Cornish pasties as a romantic food, but they will always remind me of the time my husband, Andrew, sort of proposed. We were traveling in England, having dated for just a few months. It was evening and we were getting ready for bed. I remember folding a shirt to pack in my suitcase when Andrew, taking a break from his book, gazed in my direction for a few minutes and said, “I think I’d like to marry you one day.” Trying to appear casual, I mumbled something along the lines of, “Oh, cool, sounds good,” and for the rest of the evening, we acted as if this conversation never happened. The next day, we found ourselves in Cornwall, eating Cornish pasties and learning of their rich history. And while I loved both the meal and the history lesson, I was busy replaying the event of the previous night, trying to figure out how to talk about it while also sounding nonchalant. Sinking my teeth into the pasty, chewing on the comforting and hearty filling, I contemplated betrothal, and whether my response was sufficiently enthusiastic but not so much so as to suggest desperation. For years now, I’ve wanted to learn how to make Cornish pasties, if only because just thinking of them makes me think of that time in England when our lives were less complicated, before a child, a mortgage and several moves. In many ways, our relationship has grown to be a little bit like this sturdy, hand pie favored by 17th-century miners. Neither is frilly or fancy, and both are dependable, honest, comforting and nourishing. According to the “Oxford Companion to Food,” the word pasty (pronounced pah-sti), came into English from the old French, which in turn got it from the Latin word pasta (dough). In the Middle Ages, pasties, which were typically consumed by the wealthy, tended to be large, filled with meat or fish, and generously seasoned. Though pasty recipes can be found as early as 13th century France, Cornish pasties date back to 17th- and 18th-century England where they became popular with the working class, especially miners, who carried the pasties with them for a midday repast. To put it in contemporary parlance, Cornish pasties are the original Hot

Pockets minus the microwave. At one time, what went inside the pasty was anyone’s guess, prompting Irish cookery writer Theodora FitzGibbon, quoted in the “Oxford Companion of Food,” to write: “It is said in Cornwall that the Devil never crossed the River Tamar into that county for the fear of the Cornish woman’s habit of putting anything and everything into a pasty.” But in 2011, Cornish pasties were granted Protected Geographical Indication status by the European Commission, so to qualify as a Cornish pasty, the pasty must be prepared – though not necessarily baked – in Cornwall; and the filling ingredients must contain potato, onion, rutabaga and cubed beef (usually skirt steak), seasoned with salt and pepper, and encased in short crust pastry, often made with a mixture of lard and butter. The pasty must also be shaped like a D and have a thick crimp on the side, not on top. The inside of the pasty must remain chunky, with individually identifiable pieces of filling. In the past, miners’ initials were carved into the pastry, most likely to discourage theft, and when the meat prices were too high, the steak was replaced by potatoes, for an all-vegetable pasty. There’s plenty of lore to explain the thick, crimped crust: Designed as a handle of sorts, it allowed miners to hold the pie in their hands, which were often contaminated with arsenic. The leftover crusts would get tossed into the mine to encourage the good will of the mine spirits, known as “knockers,” who warned of impending collapse or the location of rich ore. You can also find photographs with pasties wrapped in paper or cloth, however, suggesting they were probably eaten whole as well. While trying to nail down the best recipe and testing several versions, I realized a couple of things: Authentic pasty pastry (say that five times fast), is best made using protein-rich bread flour rather than all-purpose, and there’s no such thing as overworking the dough. You want to really knead the pastry to develop gluten and elasticity, which helps to produce a crust that holds its shape and serves as a carrying case for the meal. When it comes to the filling, you want to chop the ingredients into bite-size chunks sizable enough to maintain their shape after baking. And under no circumstances should you use carrots in the filling, though I’ve yet to find anyone to

explain why. My only tweak is a modest addition of thyme leaves to the filling – the herb commonly used in English cooking complements the meat and vegetables with its earthy fragrance. I like to make pasties as a hearty supper and serve them to my people. As I go through the process of making and kneading the dough, of carefully chopping the filling ingredients, of shaping, rolling and crimping the pasty, I think of how it’s those unfancy acts of love that add up to something. It’s the everyday work we put into taking care of those we love and that often goes unnoticed, that builds a strong foundation. When you bite into a pasty, you’ll notice it’s not stewy and lush, but is instead spartan. Luxury, it is not. The few ingredients mean there’s nothing to hide behind, nothing is obfuscated, but at the same time, the meal is delicious, comforting and honest, like a good marriage. CORNISH PASTIES Active time: 1 hour | Total time: 2 hours, plus at least 3 hours’ dough resting time 6 servings (makes 6 pasties) These hand pies, which have been made for centuries in Cornwall, were granted protected status by the European Commission, meaning only pasties made in Cornwall from a traditional recipe are officially “Cornish pasties,” according to the Cornish Pasty Association. This recipe closely follows the traditional recipe, using beef, potatoes, onions and rutabaga in a sturdy, durable crust. Cornish tin and copper miners in the 1700s and 1800s used the thick, crimped edge of crust as a handle that they then discarded after eating, as miners’ hands were dirty and/or carried traces of arsenic. It was common for miners’ initials to be carved into the dough to discourage theft. British baker Paul Hollywood emphasizes the importance of crimping, having been told “you need 21 crimps to make a proper pasty.” If you’re keen on making a traditional pleat, you can watch a few videos online to get a sense, but feel free to crimp and seal the crust however you like. Make Ahead: The dough needs to be prepared at least 3 hours and up to 2 days before baking the pasties. Storage: The dough can be tightly wrapped and refrigerated for up to 2 days and frozen for up to 2 months (defrost in the refrigerator overnight). Assembled and unbaked pasties can be tightly wrapped in plastic wrap, then foil, and frozen for up to 2 months; bake from frozen, adding 10 to 15 minutes baking time. Leftover pasties can be refrigerated for up to 3 days; reheat in a 350-degree oven for about 20 minutes before serving. Where to Buy: Lard can be found at well-stocked supermarkets

Use your index finger and thumb to crimp and twist the edge, tucking the ends underneath. or at butcher shops. For the dough: 4 cups (500 grams) bread flour (see NOTES) 1 teaspoon fine salt 9 tablespoons (127 grams) unsalted butter, preferably high-fat European style, such as Plugra or Kerrygold (may substitute with vegan butter, such as Miyoko’s Creamery brand, see NOTES) 3 ⁄4 cup (180 milliliters) ice water For the pastry: 1 ⁄2 cup plus 1 tablespoon (118 grams) lard or shortening, see NOTES For the filling: 12 ounces (340 grams) skirt steak, cut into 3⁄4 -inch cubes 10 ounces (284 grams) Yukon Gold potato, peeled and diced into 1⁄2 -inch cubes 5 ounces (150 grams) rutabaga, peeled and diced into 1⁄2 -inch cubes 1 small yellow onion (5 ounces/150 grams), diced into 1⁄2 -inch cubes 1 1⁄2 teaspoons minced fresh thyme leaves or 3 ⁄4 teaspoon dried 1 teaspoon fine salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper For assembly: 1 large egg 1 tablespoon heavy cream, half-and-half, milk or water Make the dough: In a large bowl, whisk together the flour with the salt. Add the butter and shortening or lard and, using your fingers, rub it into the flour until the mixture is crumbly, with varied size pieces of flour-covered fat the size of rice and small beans. Add the water and mix with your hand until a wet, shaggy dough comes together, about 2 minutes, then knead in the bowl until it becomes elastic, 5 to 8 minutes. The dough will be very sticky, but as you knead, it will become smoother and pull little bits of dough from the sides of the bowl. This is an important step, as proper kneading will develop glutens, giving the pastry the strength needed to hold the filling and retain its shape. Divide the dough into 6 equal pieces between 150 and 160 grams each. Shape the dough into disks,

wrap them in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 3 hours and up to 2 days. Make the filling and assemble the pasties: When ready to bake, position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 425 degrees. Line a large, rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. In a large bowl, mix together the meat, potatoes, rutabaga, onion and thyme until combined; you should have about 5 cups. Season the mixture with salt and pepper and gently toss to combine. Lightly flour your work surface and, working with one dough piece at a time, remove the dough from the plastic wrap. Lightly flour the dough and the rolling pin and roll out the dough into circles approximately 9 inches in diameter. In a small bowl, whisk together the egg with the cream, half-andhalf, milk or water to form an egg wash. Add a generous 3⁄4 cup (about 150 grams) of the filling on top half of each pastry circle, brush the border with the egg wash, then fold the pastry over the top and seal in a half-circle. Use your index finger and thumb to crimp and twist the edge, tucking the ends underneath. (You also can use a fork to crimp the edge.) Transfer the pasty to the prepared baking sheet and repeat with the remaining dough and filling. Using a pastry brush, brush the pasties with the egg wash. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until the pasties start to brown, then reduce the temperature to 350 degrees and continue to bake for another 30 to 40 minutes or until the pasties are a rich golden brown. Remove from the oven, let cool for about 15 minutes and serve. VARIATION: You can make a meatless version of the pasty (it’s not officially a Cornish pasty then) by replacing the weight of meat with equal weight of additional potatoes. NOTES: To make the pastry portable, the dough needs to be sturdy enough to encase the filling without breaking, which makes bread flour ideal for using in the pasty crust. You may substitute with all-purpose flour, but the crust may crack more easily. We had good results making pastry using lard and butter, shortening and butter, and shortening and vegan butter, so depending on your dietary preferences, use what works best for you. Nutrition information per serving (1 pasty) | Calories: 734; Total Fat: 38 g; Saturated Fat: 16 g; Cholesterol: 82 mg; Sodium: 985 mg; Carbohydrates: 73 g; Dietary Fiber: 4 g; Sugar: 3 g; Protein: 24 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. Adapted from Cornish Pasty Association, BBC Good Food, Paul Hollywood and King Arthur Baking.

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Pork with toxic risk in US food supply amid FDA stalemate

Pigs in a pen at a farm in Iowa. American pork production has boomed in recent decades to keep pace with demand for exports.

Bloomberg merica’s hog farmers have been fattening up their pigs with an antibiotic added into animal feed that was deemed safe for nearly four decades. Then six years ago, regulators realized they might be wrong – and that cancer-causing chemicals could be making their way to consumers through pork chops and hot dogs. With the threat of dangerous carcinogens entering the food supply, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration decided it would yank approval for the drug, called carbadox. But then, the agency quickly backed down. At every junction, the drug’s maker, Phibro Animal Health Corp., has battled to keep selling carbadox. And so far, the FDA keeps conceding. Carbadox is banned in Canada and Europe. But a huge share of pork products in the U.S. are made with the stuff, and it’s used by 90% of American feed producers today. As the saga drags on, the FDA will once again consider the safety of the product at a public hearing on March 10. Phibro is expected to sustain its fight to keep carbadox alive. “It’s frustrating,” said Steven Roach, safe and healthy food program director at the nonprofit Food Animal Concerns Trust. “Even after they decided to withdraw it, almost six years later, it’s still on the market – people are still exposed to residues.” “We shouldn’t intentionally be adding carcinogens to our food,” he said. In an emailed response to questions from Bloomberg News, Phibro Chief Financial Officer Damian Finio said that the company “can ensure consumers that no residues of carcinogenic concern can be detected at the end” of the 42-day period that is required between giving a hog carbadox and when it is slaughtered. Consumers the world over

In 2016, the agency finally are rethinking what they eat, The antibiotic, marketed under sending demand surging for the brand name Mecadox, is gave notice it wanted to withfoods that are organic, free- sold in bags of tiny yellow crys- draw carbadox approval after a year of calls and meetings with range and pasture-raised. Meat, tals that are added to pig feed. An exemption in U.S. law the company hadn’t produced and what gets fed to livestock, has come under particular scru- allows for cancer-causing drugs anything that would prove the tiny, with even companies like to be used to grow livestock drug is safe.The FDA said at McDonald’s pledging to move as long as harmful residues the time it had found “there toward more antibiotic-free can’t be passed from animal to could be potential risk to human proteins. And while regulators human. The clause was named health from ingesting pork” in other countries, especially the DES Proviso after one of from animals treated with carbin Europe, have applied closer the drugs that was approved adox, adding that removing the inspection to what they’ll allow because of it, diethylstilbes- product from the market would reduce lifetime to market, the FDA cancer risk to has sometimes failed consumers, to keep pace. according to a The agency has 2016 statement. a history of getting Six years tangled in long, later, carbadrawn-out battles to dox is still on get potentially danthe market. gerous animal drugs In that time, off the market. In its sales have the early 2000s, new — Steven Roach, safe and healthy food program director at risen by 57% to research raised the nonprofit Food Animal Concerns Trust $22 million in questions about the year ending an antibiotic used Dec. 31, accordon chickens that contained arsenic, also a carcin- trol. DES itself was later pulled ing to Phibro filings. Phibro says the data it proogen. The FDA did some limited from market in the 1970s after research that prompted Pfizer an increasing number of cows vided to the FDA proves Inc. to stop selling one of the tested positive for carcinogenic carbadox is safe. The company arsenic-containing drugs, rox- residues. That ban, too, came has also submitted an alterarsone, in 2011, but the last of only after another long battle native test method for agency consideration, according to the arsenic-containing antibiot- with the industry. Carbadox has benefited from CFO Finio.The company also ics didn’t come off the market the DES Proviso for years. often notes that carbadox isn’t until 2016. Data presented in the early used in humans, and there“It’s often the case that action on animal drugs takes 2000s to an international com- fore is important in efforts to longer than it should,” said mittee that advises the World prevent antibiotic resistance. Keeve Nachman, director of Health Organization and the The National Pork Producers the Johns Hopkins Center for United Nations showed that the Council made this argument a Livable Future’s Food Pro- testing method used to make the in comments in September duction and Public Health assumption that nothing car- 2020 to the FDA and again in Program. Nachman did exten- cinogenic would remain in the response to questions from tissue of pigs was flawed. That Bloomberg News. sive research on roxarsone. In July 2020, the FDA said Carbadox is also used to prompted the international comtreat certain animal diseases, mittee to declare there is no that after the years of back and but the marketing brochure safe level of carbadox in feed forth with Phibro, the company Phibro posts online is largely use. The European Union and “failed to establish that carbfocused on weight gain. It touts Canada had already banned car- adox is safe for use under the a study that found pigs fed the badox simply because it was approved conditions.” At the drug were as much as 10 pounds carcinogenic, even before it was same time, the agency filed a heavier than ones that weren’t, revealed that the residue-testing new notice saying it planned to method was inaccurate. revoke approval for the method depending on the dose. After the international com- Phibro used to test for the carThe drug first won U.S. approval in 1972, when it was mittee’s findings, the FDA asked cinogenic residues. Phibro once being produced by Pfizer, for data and information from again challenged the agency, according to FDA documents. Phibro, “which did take time and this month’s FDA hearing In 2000, Pfizer sold its animal- to generate,” Veronika Pfaef- comes more than a year and a feed business to Phibro, which fle, a spokeswoman, for the half later. If the testing method is in turn took control of carbadox. agency said.

‘It’s frustrating. Even after they decided to withdraw it, almost six years later, it’s still on the market – people are still exposed to residues. We shouldn’t intentionally be adding carcinogens to our food.”

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finally revoked, the FDA said only then would it file a notice that it plans to withdraw approval of carbadox, likely setting off another monthsor even years-long process to remove the drug from the market. Going after the testing method, the FDA determined, “is the most straightforward and least resource-intensive process for removing carbadox from the market,” the agency’s Pfaeffle said.Phibro plans to continue its fight. “In the event that, following the hearing, the FDA continues to assert that carbadox should be removed from the market, we will argue that we are entitled to and expect to have a full evidentiary hearing on the merits before an administrative law judge,” Phibro said in its financial report for the quarter ending Dec. 31. Carbadox’s use for animal weight gain has been in line with the direction of America’s hog industry. “Bottom line, Mecadox can help you market more pork,” Phibro’s marketing brochure states, referring to the brand name. American pork production has boomed in recent decades to keep pace with demand for exports. Pigs have grown to enormous sizes, allowing farmers to make more money per animal. The average U.S. hog weight has ballooned to about 216 pounds (98 kilograms), or roughly 10 pounds more than the 20-year average. Carbadox sales have been so robust that Phibro announced in 2019 it completed a new, dedicated manufacturing operation to produce more of the drug. Michael Hansen, a senior staff scientist at Consumer Reports, said he’s frustrated carbadox has grown in popularity while it’s been under this cloud. “It’s like c’mon, they’ve known this for 20 years and done nothing about it,” he said.

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The future of Gotham? 10 actors we could see as Batman

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Tribune Content Agency Robert Pattinson is the current occupant of Wayne Manor, and with the way things are going for “The Batman,” it looks like he may stay there for awhile. But no one stays Batman forever, so it’s never too early to start fantasy booking who will be the next actor to put on the Batsuit. From Oscar winners to up-and-comers to established superstars, here’s a list of 10 actors we’d love to see drive the Batmobile.

10. Nicholas Hoult He was almost our current Batman. The star of “The Great” (and, way back in 2002, “About a Boy”) was reportedly neck-and-neck (or cape-andcape) with Robert Pattinson to be given the keys to the Batcave in “The Batman.” He lost out to R-Pattz, but the dashing Brit has the charm, humor and brooding ability required to protect Gotham while fighting off its bad guys. Don’t count him out of the role just yet.

9. Mahershala Ali The two-time Oscar winner would be an older Batman; he’s currently 48, and that’s four years older than Ben Affleck was when he suited up as the Caped Crusader in “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.” But Ali has a calm, steely presence and can still light up a room at a Gotham City charity event. And if Liam Neeson is still messing dudes up in his late 60s, Ali can surely still handle himself in a fight.

8. Lucas Hedges The 25-year-old “Manchester by the Sea” Oscar nominee is a consistently solid actor who is still looking for the largescale breakout role that would make him a household name. He has the goods for Batman, but that streak of mischievousness in his grin might make him more suited to a Batman villain role. Either way, he’s ready for his moment. Cast the kid!

7. Liam Hemsworth When the Hemsworths are sitting around the dinner table, you just know that Chris loves to tease his little brother about how he’s Thor, and Liam is, well, the former Mr. Miley Cyrus. That score can be evened, as Liam could pull off a stint in the Batsuit, since has the physical stature needed for the role as well as the jawline required to show off his chin underneath the Bat helmet. Bonus points if they cast his brother as a villain in the same movie.

6. Timothee Chalamet “Dune” showed he could

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Actor Jake Gyllenhaal arrives for the 10th annual LACMA Art+Film gala at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in Los Angeles, Nov. 6, 2021. do cerebral sci-fi action, so how about Batman? It would be worth it just for the reaction of the internet when the first pics of bulked up Chalamet make their way online. Pattinson is our most emo Batman, Chalamet would be our most sensitive Batman. Would he fight the bad guys or just ask them why they’re being so mean? You can’t get much darker than “The Batman,” Chalamet could be the Dark Knight who lightens things up a bit.

5. Michael B. Jordan In “Black Panther,” Jordan was one of the most memorable comic book villains we’ve ever seen on screen. But he’s got hero blood running through him as well, in addition to the razzle dazzle needed to fill out the Batsuit. That Batsuit might have to be restructured to fit all of Jordan’s muscles – did you see him in “A Journal for Jordan?” (checks box office grosses: no, you didn’t) – and Gotham City might not be ready for a Bruce Wayne this dashing. Which means it’s time to give him a try.

4. Oscar Isaac He’s a franchise machine – he was in “X-Men” and “Star Wars,” he’s in “Dune,” he voices a character in “Spider-Man: Into the Spider Verse” and its upcoming sequel and he’s one of the stars of the upcoming Marvel series “Moon Knight” – so it would be Gotham City’s loss if they didn’t get a piece of the actor as well. What more convincing is needed?

3. Henry Golding The star showed his natural charisma and burned up the screen in “Crazy Rich Asians.” Not so much in last year’s G.I. Joe adventure “Snake Eyes,” but in that movie, he wore a mask that entirely obscured his head. Is that what you want to do when you have Henry

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Mahershala Ali arrives at the 90th Academy Awards, March 4, 2018. Golding on screen? He’d be able to bring much more to Batman – including the lower half of his face – and he could be the smoothest Bruce Wayne ever. Downsides? None!

2. Dev Patel

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From “The Green Knight” to “The Dark Knight,” the 31-year-old Brit – an Oscar nominee for his performance in “Lion” – has showed that he can do dark and forlorn on screen, as well as heroic, as well as quiet and contemplative. And he’s only grown into a deeper, more introspective actor since making his screen debut in “Slumdog Millionaire.” In many ways, it seems Patel is just getting started. And he would make “Batman” all his own.

1. Jake Gyllenhaal He’s done superhero material before – he played Mysterio in “Spider-Man: Far From Home” – but Gyllenhaal is worthy of center stage in a franchise, a role the one-time “Donnie Darko” has yet to take. He is an actor who has gone very dark before (see “Nightcrawler”) and has never shied away from difficult material. But the all-out blockbuster has alluded him, and “Batman” could be his chance to take the throne.

THE NINE-CARD SUIT AT THE OTHER TABLE Yesterday, we looked at the action on this crazy deal from the 2009 match between England and the EBU (English Bridge Union). At the first table, after the EBU South opened one spade, West overcalled with a cautious four hearts (I like five hearts) and ended up defending against an unbeatable six spades doubled. Plus 1660 to

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FAIRFIELD — This weekend will have several new movies for viewers to enjoy. At Regal Theaters in Fairfield will be “Radhe Shyam,” a romantic movie in Hindu. Also in theaters will be “Tyson’s Run,” about an autistic teenager who starts high school with a dream of becoming a marathon winner. Open nationwide are: “Tyson’s Run,” in which Tyson (Major Dodson) attends public school for the first time. While helping his father clean up after the football team, Tyson befriends champion marathon runner Aklilu. Autism has never held him back from following his dreams, and he becomes determined to run his first marathon. The film is rated PG. “Radhe Shyam,” an Indian period romance film written and directed by Radha Krishna Kumar, starring Prabhas and Pooja Hegde. This film is in Hindi with subtitles and is not rated. In limited release nationwide are: “The Hyperions,” in which Professor Ruckus Mandelbaum (Cary Elwes) invents the Titan badge that gives humans superpowers. A small family of superheroes forms. A decade later in 1979, a new line of superheroes has taken up the badges and two of the originals want them back. This film is rated R. “Fear,” in which friends gather after a pandemic to relax and celebrate the end of a long ordeal at the remote Tahoe Mountains to stay at the “Historic Strawberry Lodge.” Peace and tranquility are not to be found in the resort as slowly it becomes

apparent something is very wrong at Strawberry Lodge. This film is not rated. “Gold,” in which two drifters, traveling through the desert, find the biggest gold nugget ever discovered. They devise a plan to get the nugget out of the ground with one man returning with the gear while the other must wait, guarding the prize. The task of waiting becomes a fight for survival – battling wild dogs and horrible weather. The question is, will his friend return for him? The film is rated R. “The Exorcism of God,” in which American priest Peter Williams (Will Beinbrink) is hiding an oppressive, dark secret. While working in Mexico, the locals believe him to be a saint but that may not be the case. He gets to face the demons that have been haunting him, to find his redemption. The film is rated R. “I Am Here,” a documentary that tells the true story of Ella Blumenthal. She celebrates her 98th birthday in the film while sharing her remarkable history. She is one of the oldest living survivors to bear witness to the Holocaust. The film tells her story through a mixture of dynamic animation and documentary footage. The film is rated PG-13. For information on Edwards Cinemas in Fairfield, visit www. regmovies.com/ theatres/regal-edwardsfairfield-imax. For Vacaville showtimes, visit www.brendentheatres.com. For Vallejo showtimes, check www. cinemark.com/theatres/ ca-vallejo.

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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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Section 1.01 Notice is hereby given that the Board of Education of the Vacaville Unified School District of Solano County, hereinafter referred to as "District," will receive sealed Proposals for:

ARTICLE 1. GENERAL

Bid Package #22-03: Browns Valley, Callison, and Cooper Elementary Schools Improvements Project • Classroom technology improvements • Accessibility improvements • Roofing replacement • Other work as shown in the documents and as required for a complete and operational project. Notice is hereby given that the Project is a public works project within the requirements of Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1 of the California Labor Code, and that each Bidder and all Subcontractors are required to be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 at the time of bidding. Failure of the Bidder or a listed Subcontractor to be registered at the time of bidding shall render the Bid nonresponsive and unavailable for award. Notice is hereby given that the Project is subject to the requirements of Public Contract Code section 20111.6 as a project funded under the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act of 1998 or a project that involves a projected expenditure of one million dollars ($1,000,000) or more and is funded from a state school bond. As such, the District will accept Bids only from Bidders prequalified by the District. In addition, any electrical, mechanical, and plumbing subcontractors (as defined by Public Contract Code section 20111.6(k) and all subcontractors holding a class A or B license that will perform any type of work covered by the specialty licenses listed in section 20111.6(k)) must be prequalified by the District. The type of work for which subcontractors must be prequalified is the work encompassed in the following license classifications: C-4, C-7, C-10, C-16, C20, C-34, C-36, C-38, C-42, C-43 and C-46, whether performed by a contractor with a Class C license or a Class A or B license. A list of prequalified contractors and electrical, mechanical, and plumbing Subcontractors is posted on the District’s website at http://measurea-vusd-ca.schoolloop.com. Contractors and subcontractors that are required to be prequalified are required to submit prequalification packages no later than thirty (30) days prior to bid date or within five (5) days of the last bid advertisement if advertised less than thirty (30) days before bids are due, but no later than ten (10) business days before bids are due. The District will not consider any Bid in which the Bidder, or any Subcontractor that was required to be prequalified, is not actually prequalified within five (5) days before the bid date. The District’s Prequalification Application is available on the District’s website at http://measurea-vusd-ca.schoolloop.com. If the bidder will not perform the mechanical, electrical and/or plumbing (MEP) work itself, then a prequalified MEP subcontractor must be listed on the subcontractor listing form, including specifically identifying mechanical, electrical and/or plumbing in the “portion” of work. Proposals are due: BID INFORMATION Location: Vacaville Unified School District, 401 Nut Tree Road, Vacaville, CA 95687 Contact: District Representative: Patrick J. Neelan, Capital Program Management, Inc. (916)-779-5912 Date: April 5, 2022 Time: No later than 2:00 PM

Section 1.01 Notice is hereby given that the Board of Education of the Vacaville Unified School District of Solano County, hereinafter referred to as "District," will receive sealed Proposals for: Bid Package #: 22-04, Alamo ES, Padan ES, Vaca Peña MS – Improvement Project • Alamo ES: Classroom Technology Upgrades, ADA Upgrades/Sitework. • Padan ES: Classroom Technology Upgrades, ADA Upgrades/Sitework; Increase Parking Spaces, Restroom Improvements; New Shade Structure; Misc. Improvements. • Vaca Peña MS: Classroom Technology Upgrades, ADA Upgrades/Sitework, Counseling Center And Conference Room Revisions, Misc. Improvements. Add Alternates: Two New Shade Structures. Notice is hereby given that the Project is a public works project within the requirements of Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1 of the California Labor Code, and that each Bidder and all Subcontractors are required to be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 at the time of bidding. Failure of the Bidder or a listed Subcontractor to be registered at the time of bidding shall render the Bid nonresponsive and unavailable for award. Notice is hereby given that the Project is subject to the requirements of Public Contract Code section 20111.6 as a project funded under the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act of 1998 or a project that involves a projected expenditure of one million dollars ($1,000,000) or more and is funded from a state school bond. As such, the District will accept Bids only from Bidders prequalified by the District. In addition, any electrical, mechanical, and plumbing subcontractors (as defined by Public Contract Code section 20111.6(k) and all subcontractors holding a class A or B license that will perform any type of work covered by the specialty licenses listed in section 20111.6(k)) must be prequalified by the District. The type of work for which subcontractors must be prequalified is the work encompassed in the following license classifications: C-4, C-7, C-10, C-16, C20, C-34, C-36, C-38, C-42, C-43 and C-46, whether performed by a contractor with a Class C license or a Class A or B license. A list of prequalified contractors and electrical, mechanical, and plumbing Subcontractors is posted on the District’s website at http://measurea-vusd-ca.schoolloop.com.

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Contractors and subcontractors that are required to be prequalified are required to submit prequalification packages no later than thirty (30) days prior to bid date or within five (5) days of the last bid advertisement if advertised less than thirty (30) days before bids are due, but no later than ten (10) business days before bids are due. The District will not consider any Bid in which the Bidder, or any Subcontractor that was required to be prequalified, is not actually prequalified within five (5) days before the bid date. The District’s Prequalification Application is available on the District’s website at http://measurea-vusd-ca.schoolloop.com. If the bidder will not perform the mechanical, electrical and/or plumbing (MEP) work itself, then a prequalified MEP subcontractor must be listed on the subcontractor listing form, including specifically identifying mechanical, electrical and/or plumbing in the “portion” of work. Proposals are due:

At this time such proposals will be opened and publicly read.

BID INFORMATION Location: Vacaville Unified School District, 401 Nut Tree Road, Vacaville, CA 95687 Contact: District Representative: Windy Buller, Capital Program Management, Inc. (916) 779-5911 Date: March 31, 2022 Time: No later than 1:00 PM

Contractor License Classification Required: Class A or B

At this time such proposals will be opened and publicly read.

Section 1.02 Mandatory Pre bid conference will be held at:

Contractor License Classification Required: Class A or B

MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE INFORMATION Locations: Starting at Callison Elementary School 6261 Vanden Road, Vacaville, CA 95687, under flag pole in front of Admin Office, then after examination of this Site, the Conference will move next to Cooper Elementary School 750 Christine Dr, Vacaville, CA 95687, followed by Browns Valley Elementary School 333 Wrentham Dr, Vacaville, CA 95688. Contact: District Representative: Patrick J. Neelan, Capital Program Management, Inc. (916)-779-5912 Date: March 16, 2022 Time: 2:00 PM

Section 1.02 Mandatory Pre bid conference will be held at:

Attendance for duration of meeting is mandatory and each prime contract bidder (referred to as “Bidder” or “Bidders”) shall be required to certify, as part of its Proposal Form, that it attended the entirety of the Pre-Bid conference. Failure to include the certification will render the bid non-responsive. Failure to attend the mandatory, Pre-Bid conference waives the right to submit a bid. For all Pre-Bid visits (other than the Pre-bid conference), Bidder must make an appointment with the District Representative prior to visiting the Site. Appropriate COVID-19 protocols will be required.

Section 1.03 Overall coordination of the Project will be the responsibility of the District Representative. All inquiries regarding the bid are to be directed to District Representative, Patrick J. Neelan, PatrickN@CapitalPM.com.

Section 1.04 Contracts for construction will be direct prime contracts with the District. All Project procedures and documents are designed to facilitate delivery of the Project through prime construction contracts. The District's forms shall be used for all documents. Bidders shall read and review the Bidding Documents carefully, and shall familiarize themselves thoroughly with all requirements.

Section 1.05 Each bid proposal shall conform to the requirements of the Contract Documents. The bid documents may be obtained at bidder’s expense from Signature Reprographics, (916) 454-0800 or electronically at https:/signaturerepro.com.

Section 1.06 No bid will be considered unless it is accompanied by Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Bid Bond from a surety authorized to do business in California for ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the Combined Base Bid Amount, including additive Alternate Bids, made payable to the District. The above-mentioned check or bid bond shall be given as a guarantee that the Bidder shall, if selected by the District, execute the Contracts, in conformance with the Contract Documents. For more information, refer to Section 00 2000, Article 1, Section 1.06.

Section 1.07 Bids shall not expire for a period of 90 days after the date set for the bid opening. Within ten (10) days after notification of the District’s Notice of Intent to Award the Contracts, the successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Labor and Material Bond and a Faithful Performance Bond for each Contract. For further information, refer to Sections 00 6113.13 and 00 6113.16.

Section 1.08 The District is an equal opportunity employer. Refer to General Conditions Section 00 7000, Article 7, Section 7.10. The District encourages the participation of DVBE businesses. Refer to Special Provisions Section 00 8000.

The District has set an overall goal for this Project that Bidders obtain a minimum of 3% of their bid amount in participation by certified Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises (“DVBE”). The participation may be through work or supply of materials. If a Bidder is unable to obtain the full 3% participation by one or more DVBEs, then the bid may be found responsive only if it establishes “good faith efforts” to meet the goal. The requirements for good faith efforts are set forth in Special Provisions Section 00 8000, Article 4 and the attachments thereto.

Section 1.09 The successful Bidder shall be required to pay its workers on this Project a sum not less than the general prevailing rate (applicable at time of bid advertisement date) of per diem wages and not less than the general prevailing rate for holiday and overtime work for work of a similar character in the locality in which the Project is performed, as provided under California Labor Code Sections 1726-1861. Copies of the prevailing rate of per diem wages are on file at the Vacaville Unified School District, 401 Nut Tree Road, Vacaville, CA 95687, and shall be made available to any interested party upon request. They may also be obtained on the internet at http://www.dir.ca.gov/OPRL/DPreWageDetermination.htm Refer to General Conditions Section 00 7000, Article 7. The Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations.

Section 1.10 The governing board of the District reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to waive any irregularity in any proposals received.

Section 1.11 At the request and expense of the successful Bidder, eligible securities shall be accepted in lieu of retention payments to insure performance under the Contract, pursuant to California Public Contract Code Section 22300. Refer to Exhibit H and General Conditions Section 00 7000, Article 12, Section 12.05. Said securities shall be deposited prior to the submission of the successful Bidder’s first progress payment application.

Section 1.12 The successful Bidder shall have at least one supervising technician on call in the event that the existing fire alarm, security clocks, intercom, telephone and data systems are damaged during the course of construction or the Contract requires relocation of existing devices. The supervising technician is required to be on Site during all aspects of repair, modifications and testing. For fire alarm modifications and repairs the supervising technician is required to have at a minimum NICET LEVEL 2 Certification or equal. The District may consider optional Underwriters Laboratories Certification, factory training or contractor demonstrated equal experience/training with prior approval. The supervising technician must also have a minimum 5 years installation experience. DR#00053382 Published: March 7, 14, 2022

MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE INFORMATION Location: Starting at Alamo Elementary School, 500 S. Orchard Avenue, Vacaville Followed by Padan Elementary School, 200 Padan School Road, Vacaville Followed by Vaca Peña Middle School, 200 Keith Way, Vacaville Contact: District Representative: Windy Buller, Capital Program Management, Inc. (916) 779-5911 Date: March 15, 2022 Time: 3:00 PM

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: HAZEL COX Case Number: P051297 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Hazel Cox A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Solano County Public Administrator in the Superior Court of California, County of: Solano The Petition for Probate requests that: Solano County Public Administrator be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedent's will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: DATE: APRIL 8, 2022 TIME: 8:30 a.m. DEPT.: 4 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SOLANO 580 Texas Street Fairfield, CA 94533 Probate If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1)four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for petitioner: Julie Barga, Deputy County Counsel (SBN: 197203) 675 Texas Street, Ste. 6600 Fairfield, CA 94533 (707) 784-6140 DR#00053326 Published: March 4, 7, 11, 2022

Sports

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Scoreboard BASKETBALL

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EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Philadelphia 39 24 .619 39 27 .591 Boston Toronto 34 30 .531 Brooklyn 32 33 .492 New York 25 38 .397 Central Division W L Pct Milwaukee 40 25 .615 Chicago 39 25 .609 37 27 .578 Cleveland Indiana 22 44 .333 17 47 .266 Detroit Southeast Division W L Pct Miami 43 22 .662 Charlotte 32 33 .492 Atlanta 31 32 .492 Washington 29 34 .460 Orlando 16 49 .246 WESTERN CONFERENCE Northwest Division W L Pct Utah 40 23 .635 38 26 .594 Denver Minnesota 36 29 .554 Portland 25 38 .397 Oklahoma City 20 44 .313 Pacific Division W L Pct 51 13 .797 Phoenix GOLDEN STATE 43 21 .672 34 31 .523 L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers 28 35 .444 SACRAMENTO 24 42 .364

GB — 1½ 5½ 8 14 GB — ½ 2½ 18½ 22½ GB — 11 11 13 27 GB — 2½ 5 15 20½ GB — 8 17½ 22½ 28

Southwest Division W L Pct GB 44 22 .667 — Memphis Dallas 39 25 .609 4 New Orleans 27 37 .422 16 San Antonio 24 40 .375 19 16 48 .250 27 Houston Sunday’s Games Boston 126, Brooklyn 120 Milwaukee 132, Phoenix 122 Washington 133, Indiana 123 Houston 123, Memphis 112 Utah 116, Oklahoma City 103 Cleveland 104, Toronto 96 Denver 138, New Orleans 130, OT New York at L.A. Clippers, (n) Monday’s Games GOLDEN STATE at Denver, 6 p.m. New York at SACRAMENTO, 7:30 p.m. Atlanta at Detroit, 4 p.m. Chicago at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Houston at Miami, 4:30 p.m. Portland at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Utah at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday’s Games L.A. Clippers at GOLDEN STATE, 7 p.m. Brooklyn at Charlotte, 4 p.m. Cleveland at Indiana, 4 p.m. Phoenix at Orlando, 4 p.m. New Orleans at Memphis, 4:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Denver at SACRAMENTO, 7 p.m. Boston at Charlotte, 4 p.m. Chicago at Detroit, 4 p.m. Phoenix at Miami, 4:30 p.m. Atlanta at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Houston, 5 p.m. Oklahoma City at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Orlando at New Orleans, 5 p.m. New York at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Toronto at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m. Portland at Utah, 7 p.m. Washington at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m. Thursday’s Games GOLDEN STATE at Denver, 7 p.m.

Vancouver 57 28 23 6 62 164 161 SAN JOSE 56 24 25 7 55 145 179 Seattle 58 17 36 5 39 148 207 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs. Sunday’s Games Anaheim 3, SAN JOSE 2, OT Los Angeles 3, Buffalo 0 New Jersey 3, St. Louis 2, OT Dallas 6, Minnesota 3 Tampa Bay 6, Chicago 3 N.Y. Rangers 4, Winnipeg 1 Carolina 3, Seattle 2 Vegas 2, Ottawa 1 Monday’s Games Los Angeles at Boston, 4 p.m. Florida at Buffalo, 4 p.m. Toronto at Columbus, 4 p.m. Colorado at N.Y. Islanders, 4:30 p.m. Edmonton at Calgary, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Colorado at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Vegas at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Florida at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. Arizona at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Ottawa at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Dallas at Nashville, 5 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Tampa Bay at Winnipeg, 5 p.m. Seattle at Toronto, 5 p.m. Anaheim at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. Washington at Calgary, 6 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Washington at Edmonton, 5 p.m. Montreal at Vancouver, 7:30 p.m. Thursday’s Games SAN JOSE at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Chicago at Boston, 4 p.m. Vegas at Buffalo, 4 p.m. Arizona at Toronto, 4 p.m. Seattle at Ottawa, 4 p.m. Minnesota at Detroit, 4 p.m. Philadelphia at Florida, 4 p.m. Winnipeg at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Colorado at Carolina, 4 p.m. Columbus at N.Y. Islanders, 4:30 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Anaheim at Nashville, 5 p.m. Tampa Bay at Calgary, 6 p.m.

Brooklyn at Philadelphia, 4:30 p.m.

EASTERN CONFERENCE Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Carolina 56 39 12 5 83 191 134 N.Y. Rangers 56 36 15 5 77 169 139 Pittsburgh 57 34 14 9 77 185 152 Washington 57 30 18 9 69 185 158 Columbus 56 28 25 3 59 186 205 N.Y. Islanders 52 21 23 8 50 133 147 New Jersey 56 20 31 5 45 171 202 Philadelphia 55 17 28 10 44 139 192 Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 55 37 12 6 80 192 155 Florida 55 37 13 5 79 227 163 Toronto 55 35 16 4 74 202 163 Boston 56 34 18 4 72 171 152 Detroit 56 24 26 6 54 163 203 Buffalo 57 18 31 8 44 153 203 Ottawa 55 19 31 5 43 142 179 Montreal 56 15 34 7 37 137 212 Western Conference Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Colorado 56 40 11 5 85 222 159 St. Louis 55 32 16 7 71 194 151 Minnesota 54 32 19 3 67 203 177 Dallas 55 32 20 3 67 165 160 Nashville 55 31 20 4 66 174 155 Winnipeg 56 24 22 10 58 167 174 Chicago 57 20 29 8 48 144 198 Arizona 55 16 35 4 36 132 201 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Calgary 54 33 14 7 73 190 133 Los Angeles 57 31 19 7 69 169 160 Vegas 57 32 21 4 68 184 167 Edmonton 56 30 22 4 64 182 180 Anaheim 58 27 22 9 63 172 179

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

Basketball College men

•CAA, semifinals, 3 p.m. •Horizon, semifinals, Wright State vs. Cleveland State, ESPNU, 4 p.m. •SoCon, championship, ESPN, 4 p.m. •Sun Belt, championship, ESPN2, 4 p.m. •CAA, semifinals, CBSSN, 5:30 p.m. •WCC, semifinals, ESPN, 6 p.m. •Horizon, semifinals, Northern Kentucky vs. Purdue-Fort Wayne, ESPN2, 6:30 p.m. •WCC, semifinals, ESPN2, 8:30 p.m. College women •Sun Belt, championship, ESPNU, 11 a.m. •WCC, semifinals, BYUTV, noon •WCC, semifinals, BYUTV, 2:30 p.m. •Big East, championship, FS1, 5 p.m. NBA •Golden State at Denver, NBCSBA, NBATV, 6 p.m. •New York at Sacramento, NBCSCA, 7:30 p.m. (Vacaville only)

Warriors: Couldn’t contain LeBron From Page B1 working for the Warriors, this team is formidable. But when was the last time that happened against a quality opponent? I actually have an answer for that question: It was Jan. 25. The 49ers were still playing football back then. “If the playoffs started tomorrow, we would be in some trouble,” Curry said Saturday night. In all, the Warriors have won four games against true playoff teams since Thompson returned to the lineup – and Green exited – on Jan. 9. All of those wins happened in the first two weeks of his return. “We are not stepping

on teams when they are down,” Kerr said. “We are making mistakes and allowing teams to hang around. And when you do that in this league, you’re dead.” I suggested last Sunday that the Warriors’ collapse to the Mavericks would be a pivot point in the season. A week later, this team is already spinning. That Dallas game doesn’t even look like a warning sign of what was to come anymore – we can go further back and see the issues developing. This is a team that cannot defend a big man. Saturday night was another example of a top center working them over. LeBron James saw the start at the 5 for the

Lakers on Saturday – we had seen LeBron play some center in NBA Finals past, a tactical effort to neutralize Green. This time around, James was at the 5 because the depleted Lakers had no better options. He scored 56 points in the game – 26 coming in the paint – while drawing eight fouls. James worked the Warriors over, and, as we have seen over the last few weeks, that inside pressure has created outside opportunities for Warriors opponents. The Lakers are a bottom-third team in the NBA in 3-point shooting, but on Saturday night, with the Warriors constantly collapsing into the paint in vain, Los Angeles

Hockey

looked fantastic from beyond the arc, making 44 percent of its 3s. The Warriors are 27th in defensive efficiency over the last 10 games. This is not the team that stormed out of the gates this season and made a statement to the rest of the NBA that they were back. The Warriors are a far cry from that now. No, this team has more excuses than answers right now. And there are simply too many “ifs” being tossed around with the Warriors to view them as a serious threat to win it all.

NHL

•Toronto at Columbus, HULU, 4 p.m. Soccer Super Lig

•Besiktas vs. Basaksehir, BEIN, 8:55 a.m. Premier League •Tottenham vs. Everton, USA, noon

Tuesday’s TV sports Basketball College men

•ACC, first round, ACC, 11 a.m. •ACC, first round, ACC, 1:30 p.m. •ASUN, championship, ESPN2, 2 p.m. •ACC, first round, ACC, 4 p.m. •Northeast, championship, ESPN2, 4 p.m. •Horizon, championship, ESPN, 4 p.m. •CAA, championship, CBSSN, 4 p.m. •Summit, championship, ESPN2, 6 p.m. •WCC, championship, ESPN, 6 p.m. College women •Horizon, championship, ESPNU, 9 a.m. •Summit, championship, ESPNU, 11 a.m.

Kings From Page B1 44 points, but the Kings came up short after Dorian Finney-Smith made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 3.8 seconds remaining. The loss left the Kings 4 1/2 games behind the New Orleans Pelicans for the final play-in

Weather 5-Day Forecast

FOR FAIRFIELD-SUISUN CITY

Today Sunny

spot in the Western Conference with only 16 games remaining. This latest bit of misfortune came one week after the NBA admitted officials missed a crucial call on reigning MVP Nikola Jokic in the Kings’ 115-110 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Feb. 26. According to the Last Two Minute Report for that game, Jokic should have been called for an

Almanac

Statistics for Travis Air Force Base for yesterday through 5 p.m. Temperature High/Low.............................69°/30° Average high .......................... 64.8° Average low............................ 44.3° A year ago............................ NA/NA Barometric pressure............30.22 Humidity...................................39%

Air Quality Index 38 Precipitation 0-50 51-100 101-150 151-200 201-300 Last 24 hours................................0″ Good Moderate Unhealthy Unhealthy Very sensitive unhealthy Month-to-date....................... 0.11″ Normal March rainfall ......... 3.03″ Source: Bay Area Air Quality Management District Season-to-date.......................... NA Normal seasonal rainfall....24.81″ UV Index This date last year...................... NA 4 Source: NWS and NOAA <2 3-5 6-7 8-10 11+ Good Moderate

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Tonight Mostly clear

Tuesday Sunny

73|42 Wednesday Sunny

69|41 Thursday Sunny

67|39 Friday Sunny

70|39 Lake Berryessa

Elevation

Storage in acre feet (a.f.)

409.92 1,028,457

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minutes of a close game. The NBA previously admitted officials missed a critical call in the Kings’ 108-102 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Jan. 5 in Sacramento. The Last Two Minute Report stated that Hawks guard Delon Wright should have been called for a shooting foul on Fox with 25.7 seconds remaining and the Kings trailing by two.

illegal screen on Fox with 31.1 seconds remaining. Fox attempted to get around the screen, but a hip nudge from Jokic sent him sprawling to the floor, freeing up Monte Morris for a 3-pointer that put the Nuggets up 113-110. This is the third time since early January the Kings have been the victim of oversights by officials in the last two

Regional forecast

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

Sunrise..............................6:31 a.m. Sunset...............................6:07 p.m. Moonrise..........................9:13 a.m. Moonset........................ 11:34 p.m. San New First Qtr. Full Last Qtr. Pablo High Today 3:15 a.m. 4:20 p.m. March 31 March 10 March 18 March 24 Tuesday 3:48 a.m. 5:42 p.m. Source: U.S. Naval Observatory

San Mateo 66|44 Palo Alto 66|42

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5.53 4.08 5.41 3.78

0.74 2.02 0.75 2.57

9:48 a.m. 9:27 p.m. 10:46 a.m. 10:15 p.m.

Suisun High Today 5:04 a.m. 6:28 p.m. Tuesday 5:32 a.m. 7:44 p.m.

•L.A. Clippers at Golden State, TNT, NBCSBA, 7 p.m. Hockey NHL

•Arizona at Detroit, HULU, 4:30 p.m. Soccer CONCACAF

•Women’s U-20 championship, FS2, noon •Champions League, quarterfinals, first leg, New York City FC vs. Comunicaciones FC, FS1, 5 p.m. •Champions League, quarterfinals, first leg, Seattle Sounders vs. Club Leon, FS1, 7 p.m. UEFA •Champions League, round of 16, leg 2, Liverpool vs. Inter Milan, Chs. 5, 13,, noon Copa Sudamericana •First round, first leg, Estudiantes de Merida vs. Metropolitanos, BEIN, 2:05 p.m. •First round, first leg, Royal Pari vs. CD Oriente Petrolero, BEIN, 6:30 p.m. (taped) •First round, first leg, Nublense vs. CD Union La Calera, BEIN, 8:30 p.m. (taped) Copa Libertadores •Second round, second leg, America FC vs. Barcelona, BEIN, 4:20 p.m.

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5.08 3.82 5.06 3.63

0.59 1.27 0.62

12:49 p.m. None 12:01 a.m. 1:52 p.m.

•New Orleans at Memphis, TNT, 4:30 p.m.

Stanford: No. 1?

San Jose 67|39

Tides

(feet) Low

•WCC, championship, ESPNU, 1 p.m. NBA

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but she also had two fouls. Lacie Hull and Brink each also had two fouls. Brink played only five minutes in the half. Briefly: South Carolina did beat visiting Stanford 65-61 on Dec. 21. Stanford has not lost since then. . . . Stanford outrebounded Utah 41-30. Utah, the sixth seed, opened the tournament by slipping past 11th-seeded Cal 66-60 on Wednesday. The Utes proceeded to knock off third-seeded Washington State

South Carolina did beat visiting Stanford 65-61 on Dec. 21. Stanford as not lost since then. 70-59 on Thursday and second-seeded Oregon 80-73 on Friday. Stanford, the top seed, dispatched eighth-seeded Oregon State 57-44 on Thursday and fifth-seeded Colorado 71-45 on Friday.

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