Daily Republic: Monday, March 28, 2022

Biden to propose deficit cuts in his budget A3

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Gas money: Is it better to send out checks or suspend a tax? Grace Gedye CALMATTERS

California is flush with cash – the state has an estimated budget surplus of $21 billion – and, separately, gas prices are way up. Those two facts combined have lawmakers tripping over themselves with spending proposals to help people with rising costs. Last week, a cohort of Assemblymembers proposed giving every California taxpayer $400 to offset new, higher prices for goods and especially gas. A few days later, the Los Angeles Times reported details of another proposal, this one from Democratic leaders in the Legislature: $200 to each taxpayer, plus $200 for each kid for families making up to $250,000, and a grant program with the same benefits for people who don’t file income taxes. On Wednesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom threw yet another idea into the mix which, among other things, would give car and truck owners $400 per vehicle via debit cards, for up to two vehicles per person. The governor’s proposal does not have an income cap “in order to include all Californians who are facing higher prices due to the cost of oil,” the administration said in a statement. The plans to send cash to Californians directly come on the heels of Republican calls to temporarily suspend the state’s gas tax of roughly

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Angela Vázquez, shown at her Los Angeles home, has been suffering from symptoms of long Covid for almost two years.

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Long Covid could have inequitable impact on Californians

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t’s been two years since Angela Meriquez Vazquez was infected with Covid-19, but some of her most debilitating symptoms remain. Migraines, fatigue, brain fog, heart palpitations, insomnia and sometimes even a fever are among the symptoms that disrupt her day-to-day life. Lisette Duarte still needs an inhaler eight months after her Covid-19 infection, and damage to her voice box occasionally leaves her struggling to speak. She can’t

return to work, so she relies on Medi-Cal for her health coverage. Long Covid is a mysterious, debilitating and difficult-to-diagnose compilation of post-infection problems that have affected perhaps millions of Californians. And health experts fear that the toll will be especially harsh for Latinos, African Americans and low-income residents, who already face a disproportionate impact from Covid-19 as well as less access to quality health care. At least 20 specialized, postCovid programs have been set up at medical centers in California to

help treat these long-haul patients. But they already are overburdened, and experts fear that long Covid could go largely unaddressed or misdiagnosed in people who have few resources. “What we know is that because the greatest amount of exposure happens in low-income communities, they will have the highest burden of long Covid,” said Dr. Neeta Thakur, a pulmonary and critical care doctor at UC San Francisco. Long Covid patients often need a team of specialists because cardiac, See Covid, Page A8

Blinken: US isn’t seeking regime change in Russia Ukraine leader says the West lacks courage Tribune Content Agency LVIV, Ukraine — Removing Russian President Vladimir Putin from power is not on Washington’s agenda, the top U.S. diplomat said Sunday as Ukraine’s leader accused the West of lacking courage for failing to commit fighter jets and tanks to his nation’s war against invading Russian forces. President Joe Biden’s

dramatic Saturday declaration – “For God’s sake, this man cannot remain in power,” a reference to Putin – has prompted a frantic effort from U.S. officials to walk back what appeared to be a White House endorsement of pushing the Russian leader out of office. “We do not have a strategy of regime change in Russia, or anywhere else, for that matter,” Secretary of State Antony J.

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Blinken told reporters in Jerusalem on Sunday. “In this case, as in any case, it’s up to the people of the country in question, it’s up to the Russian people.” Biden’s off-the-cuff remarks in Warsaw at the finale of a rousing, proUkrainian speech have prompted a firestorm of criticism at a moment when some fear the war in Ukraine could escalate into a larger, even more catastrophic conflict. Now in its second month, the war has turned into a grinding ordeal as Russian forces expand their reach across the north and south while Ukrainian counter-

offensives have pushed Russian soldiers back from advancing on the capital, Kyiv. Biden’s comments “made a difficult situation more difficult and a dangerous situation more dangerous,” Richard Haass, a veteran U.S. diplomat and chairman of the New York-based Council on Foreign Relations, wrote on Twitter. “This is obvious. Less obvious is how to undo the damage,” he added, suggesting that Biden’s team make it clear that they are indeed willing to deal with the current Russian leadership.

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Decisions, decisions, when getting new glasses

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hilarious. Well, until I remember when I was in my early 40s and did it recently. one night I sat down, More than once. turned on my reading You know, as a kid I lamp, cracked open a always wanted to wear book and discovered to glasses. I thought they my shock and horror made you look smarter, that I could not make out studious and grown up. I the words on the page. I guess it kinda depends don’t mean that they Tony Wade on the glasses though. were in Klingon or that Here’s what I mean. The last laugh they were just a bit too When I was in high falutin’ for a lowly suburfourth grade I chased this kid banite like me to figure out, I named George halfway around mean I literally couldn’t see James Monroe Elementary them clearly. School in Virginia and when I I went to see an eye doctor caught up to him as he hurriedly and he gave me the diagnosis. tried to enter the building He used a bunch of technical through a door that was locked, jargon to describe it. He said I I kicked him as hard as I could had something they call in his in his butt. Well, a gung ho profession “old eyes.” I got student hall monitor, whose some reading glasses and all name I deleted long ago from was once again right my memory, saw us running with my world. and chased us and he witnessed My vision is still pretty good my kick. He dragged us both to although I wear glasses not just the principal’s office. for reading now. I have my The narc told the principal regular glasses plus a pair for about my chase and foot assault. when I am working on my I said the part they missed was computer. Now, it sometimes when George hit me in the face gets tricky when it comes to when we were on the monkey remembering to put on the right bars. Uh, and then George told them that part that I left out: I ones, and recently I cracked had started the whole thing by myself up. In 2018, then Sen. mocking his super-thick Coke Orrin Hatch was filmed at a bottle bottom glasses that made hearing taking off a pair of his him bug-eyed. reading glasses . . . only he They reminded me of the wasn’t wearing any. It was

ones that woman wore on the witness stand when (my cousin) Vinny Gambini held up fingers to show she was a faulty eyewitness against the two yutes charged with murder and she couldn’t see them. I recently got a new pair of glasses from my optometrist, Dr. Richard Joyce in Suisun City. It was really the first time I gave my glasses more than a passing thought. I mean, usually I just go for functional, but this time I went a li’l further. I understand the concept of upselling and that’s fine. They start you off with adding scuff resistance, photochromic lenses that darken in the sun and progressive lenses that treat nearsightedness and farsightedness seamlessly. Pretty soon they wander into the territory of James Bond’s gadget dude Q and include built-in Wi-Fi and a hidden flotation device that deploys and inflates in case of a water emergency. So I had to ask myself several questions as I tried on pair after pair: Did I want those round ones like John Lennon had? No. I looked way more like Willie Tyler’s ventriloquist dummy Lester. How about retro cat eye frames like my mom wore in the

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An illustration from Pixabay 1950s? No, I think people would confuse me with Lisa Loeb even more than they already do and requests for me to sing “Stay (I Missed You)” would skyrocket. What about a pair that sat on the end of my nose like the Incredible Mister Limpet’s? By this time I was exasperating Dr. Joyce’s staff. I decided on a pair that was not just a plain-black-rim-MoeGreene-getting-shot-in-the-eyeat-the-end-of-“The-Godfather” style and had some of the extras offered.

A couple of weeks later they arrived and I proudly showed them off to my wife Beth. She said, “They look just like your old pair.” I think she needs some new glasses. 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.”

Man caught with dozens of lizards in his clothes is charged with smuggling more than 1,700 reptiles nine counts of smuggling goods into the U.S. and one count of conspiracy after allegedly transporting the animals for a black-market business. His sister Stephany Perez, 25, was also charged with conspiracy. Prosecutors allege that between January 2016 and February 2022, Perez, his sister and others used social media to buy, sell and arrange delivery of wildlife in the

Tribune Content Agency LOS ANGELES — A 30-year-old Oxnard man was indicted Thursday on federal charges and accused of smuggling more than 1,700 reptiles into the U.S., hiding some animals in his clothing while crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, prosecutors said. Jose Manuel Perez was charged with two counts of wildlife trafficking,

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Federal prosecutors say these are among the 1,700 reptiles that Jose Manuel Perez, 30, of Oxnard tried to smuggle into the U.S.

United States. Perez was arrested Feb. 25 at the San Ysidro Port of Entry, authorities said, after attempting to cross the border while hiding 60 reptiles – including dozens of lizards and four snakes – in his jacket and pants pockets as well as his groin area and pant legs. According to the indictment, he told customs officials he had nothing to declare, then backtracked and said that “the animals were his pets.” “The defendants allegedly advertised for sale on social media the animals smuggled from Mexico into the United States, posting photos and video that depicted the animals being collected from the wild,” the U.S. attorney’s office for the Central District of California said in a news release. The animals included Yucatan and Mexican box turtles, baby crocodiles and Mexican beaded lizards that prosecutors said were imported from Mexico and Hong Kong without the required permits. Some animals were picked up by unnamed co-conspirators at Ciudad Juarez International Airport in Mexico and

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shipped by car to El Paso, for which Perez paid the transporters a “crossing fee,” prosecutors said. Other times, according to the indictment, Perez and another person traveled to Mexico to buy more animals that

had been taken from the wild to smuggle them into the U.S. Once stateside, the animals were transported to Perez’s home, first in Missouri, then in Ventura County, prosecutors said. Perez faces a maximum

of 20 years in prison for each count of smuggling and five years in prison for each count of conspiracy and wildlife trafficking. His sister faces a maximum of five years in prison for her conspiracy charge.

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Biden to propose deficit cuts, social spending flexibility in his budget Tribune Content Agency WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s budget release on Monday is shaping up as a direct appeal to moderate Democrats, emphasizing deficit reduction and flexibility on social spending as the White House hopes to win support for new legislation before November’s midterm elections. The request will show a $1 trillion reduction in deficit spending over the coming decade, generated in part by a new tax targeting the income and unrealized capital gains of billionaires. Federal spending will decline $1.3 trillion from last year alone, as pandemic assistance programs and emergency financing offered to state and local governments are eliminated. The budget also sidesteps the particulars of Biden’s ambitious climate and social safety net proposals, in an explicit bid not to alienate lawmakers negotiating a pared-down version of the president’s “Build Back Better” agenda. National security spending – which remains politically popular among moderate lawmakers – will top $813 billion, representing a 4% increase from spending approved for the current fiscal year. The proposal will be vetted for how it incorporates the biggest consumer-price surge in four decades, and what Biden proposes spending on his so-called “Unity Agenda.” That package, unveiled in the State of the Union address and designed to garner support from both sides of the aisle, would see billions of dollars for veterans, mental health, cancer research and fighting the opioid epidemic. Yet as a whole, the budget appears designed to win over the moderate Democrats like Joe Manchin of West Virginia – who said in December he couldn’t support Build Back Better – and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, who have been impediments to Biden’s legislative aspirations.

The request will show a $1 trillion reduction in deficit spending over the coming decade, generated in part by a new tax targeting the income and unrealized capital gains of billionaires. Democrats are looking to jump-start work on the annual 2023 appropriations bills in the coming weeks to try to complete them before the midterm elections, which could result one or both chambers of Congress falling into Republican hands. “The window is closing on domestic policy making, as little new action is likely once we get to August of this election year,” Tobin Marcus, senior U.S. policy strategist at Evercore ISI, wrote in a note last week. The following are some key areas to look for in the lengthy – last year’s was more than 1,700 pages – release: The White House will likely try to walk a line between baking high inflation into projections for coming years – risking an appearance of walking away from efforts to contain the escalating cost of living – and lowballing its consumer-price assumptions, inviting criticism that the administration is ignoring reality. The Office of Management and Budget may seek to sidestep the issue, saying the economic assumptions were completed before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine heightened prices for energy and agricultural products even further. Nevertheless, using a particularly low inflation rate as the basis for spending requests could prompt tough questions from lawmakers about whether the administration is asking departments and agencies to swallow an effective cut in resources. Forecasts for deficit reduction could help Biden win backing from See Biden, Page A7

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Carol Hofacre, of Fairfield, views mosaic pottery by Bits & Pieces at the Rancho Solano Spring Fling Boutique

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FAIRFIELD — The Rancho Solano Spring Fling boutique returns in April. This year’s boutique will feature handcrafted items from more than 75 local and Bay Area artists and artisans. Organizers say those who visit will surely find something special for themselves or their home, as well as items for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, weddings, graduations and other spring/summer events. Admission is free. Those who attend will have a chance to take home door prizes donated by the artists and artisans themselves. People who attend are asked to bring a canned good for the local food bank. The boutique will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at The Clubhouse at Rancho Solano, 3250 Rancho Solano Parkway. For more information, call 707-646-9006 or send an email to brenda@ brendamossaevents.com.

Vaca-Con returns this weekend Vaca-Con makes its return Saturday to the Ulatis Community Center after a year off because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Lovers of science fiction, animé, comics, pop culture and more can gather and do so in costume if they so choose. The full day of activity features panel sessions, vendors, artists and more. Fashioned like other comic-cons, the most notable being the giant event in San Diego, Vaca-Con is a big moneymaker for the Vacaville Parks and Recreation Department. There will be a cosplay

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contest at the Vacaville Performing Arts Theatre, 1010 Ulatis Drive. Visitors can see Artist Alley and the Exhibitor Hall to shop and support local artists and vendors at the Ulatis Community Center, 1000 Ulatis Drive. Then participants can listen to panelists and guest speakers at the Vacaville Performing Arts Theatre. The entire event runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Presale tickets are $7, or $10 the day of the event. There are VIP tickets for $17 that offer 9:30 a.m. entry, a swag bag and reserved seating. The fee for artists to participate is $60 and $100 for vendors. Costumes are encouraged, but it is a family friendly event, so all attire needs to be appropriate for all ages, and no weapons are allowed. All props and other items that resemble weapons must go through the Peace Bonding station prior to entry for approval. Tickets are available online at the city website, cityofvacaville.com, under events.

Bunco night at Vaca museum Thursday The Vacaville Museum Guild will host a bunco night dinner later this month. The meal will include complimentary wine and beverages, and of course, games of bunco. Cash prizes go up to $75 and prizes will also be given away to some lucky winners. Bunco is a dice game that has its roots in 18th

San Jose police shoot person a block from fatal shooting minutes earlier Tribune Content Agency SAN JOSE — San Jose police shot a person wielding a gun at a downtown restaurant early Sunday morning, about a block from where another person was killed in another shooting. Nearly eight hours later, several blocks of downtown San Jose remained closed as police investigated a sprawling crime scene along the western perimeter of San Jose State University.

Both shootings happened within about a half-hour of each other near the university’s campus, though San Jose police say it remains unclear whether the two incidents were connected in any way. The violence began shortly before 2:45 a.m. when a man was killed on South Fourth Street just north of San Carlos Street in what is the city’s fourth homicide of 2022, according to the San Jose Police Department. No arrests

held at the Clubhouse at Rancho Solano in Fairfield, April 12, 2015.

have been announced, and police said early Sunday that they were still investigating what led to the shooting. At 3:11 a.m., officers investigating that fatal shooting saw and heard people fleeing the nearby La Victoria restaurant a half-block away on San Carlos Street, according to the department’s Twitter page. Multiple people told officers that there was a man inside the restaurant with a gun, police said. Officers opened fire

after a man had pointed a gun at “another involved subject,” the department’s Twitter page said. That man is expected to survive. Police had earlier said that the shootings were reported within a minute of each other, but they later clarified that about a half-hour had passed between the incidents.

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century England. Its play during Prohibition in the 1920s gave rise to the term “bunco squads” to describe law enforcement groups who raided speakeasies and other gambling dens. The game saw a rebirth as a family game in the late 20th century and early this century. The event will begin at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Vacaville Museum Gallery, 213 Buck Ave. Tickets may be purchased for $30 to $32 at vacaville museum.org.

Leadership camp applications due Wednesday High school juniors have an opportunity to expand their leadership or business skills this summer through two free camps sponsored by local Rotary clubs: Camp Royal or Camp Venture. Camp Royal is a weeklong camp where students develop advanced leadership skills by working with professional mentors, counselors, educators, keynote speakers, peers and Rotarians. This program will take place July 27-29 at Grizzly Creek Camp near Portola. Camp Venture is a five-day training and motivational camp for students who have finished their junior year and are interested in pursuing a career in business, particularly as entrepreneurs. Students have the opportunity to interact with experienced business people and meet with other students with similar interests. This program will take place June 22-26 at St. Mary’s College in Moraga. Interested juniors should contact Pamela Loar at 510-409-2746 or pamelaloar@gmail.com to receive a copy of the application and submittal instructions.

All paper entries received by Wednesday will be evaluated and applicants interviewed via Zoom.

Benicia club offers boating class A full-day boating safety course that will meet new state regulations is set for Saturday at the Benicia Yacht Club. U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, North Solano Flotilla will put on the course, which is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. A box lunch will be available to order. The club is located at 400 E. Second St. The state requires all boat operators 45 years old or younger to take a certified safe boating class and carry the California Boater Card to operate a motorboat. “The course will cover an introduction to boating, boating law, safety equipment, safe boating, navigation, boating problems, trailering, storing, and protecting your boat, hunting and fishing, and water skiing and river boating,” the auxiliary noted in a statement. The cost is $40. Advance registration is required. Contact Kit Galvin at 408-314-2407 or by email at twohalibut @aol.com.

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You may have wrong type of men issues rather than trust issues each other. Dear Annie: I am What I have noticed writing to you because I whenever we go out in am desperate to find the public is that he likes answer to my problem, to walk behind me, which is similar to other and I have noticed that letters I have seen in he gazes and stares your column. at young beautiful I went through a women, too. divorce a year ago. My Annie Lane He told me he was 68-year-old ex-husband Dear Annie watching porn before he loved gazing at young met me. If he still does, women whenever we I’m not sure. I have confronted went out in public. him about this situation, but he He always said he would denies it every time. It’s like I never trade me for the world. don’t exist when we go out; he But he loved the attention of only has eyes for other women. young women, and he loved This issue is making me staring at them. think that he is just the same He would always take me as my ex. They love gazing at to a mall and give me money to buy clothes at a young women’s young women, and they especially love when they gain the clothing store. While I shopped attention of other women when and tried on clothes, he would sit and stare at the girls. We got they look back at them. When I met him, he told me divorced eventually. that he looks at people. That’s Now, one year after our divorce, I am with this amazing what he loves doing. This sounds really strange to me. man who I met on a dating site. What am I supposed to think? He says he loves me and really What must I do? cares for me. I have moved in This is killing me inside with him, and since then, we because I have fallen in love have continued to get to know

Horoscopes

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Be cautious in your dealings. What took you a long time to accomplish could be quickly undone by involving the wrong people. Stick with those who have proven worthy of your trust. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). It’s hard to believe, but there are people in the world who don’t like pie. Today you’ll give of yourself, and just about everyone will heartily approve. As for the few who don’t, that’s a personal preference that has nothing to do with you. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You would do great things for your loved ones if needed. Oddly, sometimes it’s harder to do small things. Today it’s the little things, like the emotional tone of interactions, that matter most. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You’ll be asked to do something that, on the surface, doesn’t seem like too much fun. If you say yes, you’ll later count the experience among the year’s highlights. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Creativity, like love, isn’t something one needs to generate, only activate. The energy is already present and requires only that you’re open to letting it move through you. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’re not sure what someone wants or how they are likely to behave. The uncertainty you

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with him so deeply. — I Have Trust Issues! Dear Trust Issues: I’m not sure if you have trust issues so much as the wrong type of men issues. Peering and gazing at younger women is uncomfortable not only for the women he is leering at but also for you. He has to stop. Dear Annie: Your answer to “Feeling Powerless” with the Serenity Prayer was not only necessary but one of priority, in my opinion. I’ve been a praying person all my life, and through the good and certainly bad times in my life, prayers have gotten me through. We don’t always understand why things happen, but we need to know that our Lord is in control and in His time, His will be done. — Central Texas Dear Central Texas: Thank you for your note; your faith is inspiring, especially in these difficult times. Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@ creators.com.

by Holiday Mathis

Today’s birthday Versatility is the asset you most enjoy this year. Sometimes you’ll love how it feels to be the shining star of the scene, and other times, you’ll enjoy being invisible, taking in the world without having it demand anything of you in return. Summer gives you the means to explore new territories and pursue novelty. Scorpio and Aquarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 9, 25, 40, 14 and 32.

feel will repel you, attract you and sometimes confuse you by doing both at the same time, but at least you’re not bored. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’ll have no trouble finding outside support for what you want to do. The trick is getting inside support. Work on trusting and encouraging yourself with positive self-talk. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You enjoy a practice more than ever. You used to be surprised when your total immersion made you lose track of time. But now you are so often in a state of flow that it’s the moments you don’t feel connected that stand out. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21). Talk about what’s bothering you and find ways to take the pressure off yourself.

Since stress suppresses your immune system, making an environment more conducive to happy, easy feelings will also make you healthier. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19). You usually prefer to stay cool, breezy and lighthearted. Exceptions will be made today as you get in your feelings and realize their intensity. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 18). Unlike qualities like beauty or strength, wisdom is not bestowed upon a person from birth. It is hard-won throughout life or, for those who believe in reincarnation, throughout several of them. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Whatever the physical and material borders that currently hold you back may be, you will transcend external limitations to define your own scope of possibility. CELEBRITY PROFILES: Before her starring role in “House of Gucci,” Lady Gaga had an even sweeter contribution when she became a flavor of Oreos. The limited-edition creme-filled cookies emblazoned with hearts and solo dancing promoted Gaga’s hallmark message of kindness and originality. An Aries with Mercury and Jupiter in empathetic Pisces, the superstar’s intent is sweetly sincere. Write Holiday Mathis at HolidayMathis.com.

Bridge

by Phillip Alder

A-J-5 in a suit and are defending against a no-trump contract. Your partner leads a low card in this suit. Assuming that you win with the ace and return the suit, which card do you lead back at trick two? You’re right, this is textbook stuff. You return the jack, the higher of two remaining cards. However, there are occasional deals on which you have to ignore the textbook. Defending against three no-trump, West leads the club two. After winning with his ace, if East blindly follows the “rule” and returns the club jack, the contract will make. Dummy’s club nine will win the fourth round of the suit. East should study the club position more closely. It is almost certain that South began with royal-doubleton. If West had the K-Q-10-2, he would have led the king, not the two. If South has queen-doubleton, leading back the jack will cost a trick. So, at trick two, East returns the BE AWARE OF THE club three, West capturing declarer’s queen with his king. True, to West it POSSIBILITIES looks as though declarer started with Walker Percy, who was a writer Q-J-7 of clubs. However, West will known for his philosophical novels set probably play a third club, thinking in and near New Orleans, claimed, “To that he will establish his 10. Here, become aware of the possibility of the though, West will be pleasantly surprised when he regains the lead with search is to be onto something.” Bridge defenders are always on the the heart ace at trick four and cashes search for tricks. However, they need to the club 10 to defeat the contract. COPYRIGHT: 2022, UNITED FEATURE SYNDICATE be aware of the possibilities. You hold

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alifornians face stubborn shortages of necessities – housing, water and perhaps electrical power – but in this election year, politicians are offering numerous plans to give them billions of dollars to offset a sharp increase in gas prices. Why, with so many other issues needing political attention, are Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislators focused on gas prices, which have spiked due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine? It’s because to the voting public, having to spend more to fill their tanks is a frequent reminder of how living costs have spiraled upward. Last week, a new poll by the Public Policy Institute of California found that “Thirty-five percent of CaliDan Walters fornians say that recent price increases have caused serious financial hardship for themselves or others in their households. Forty-seven percent of lower-income residents say that they are experiencing serious financial hardship due to recent price increases” Inflation is the now the squeakiest wheel and in an election year – particularly one in which legislative and congressional districts have been altered due to population shifts – and politicians are rushing to apply grease in the form of cash payments. “We’re taking immediate action to get money directly into the pockets of Californians who are facing higher gas prices as a direct result of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine,” Newsom said as he offered his $11 billion version. Newsom’s is the most expensive of at least four plans kicking around the Capitol, including a Republican proposal – dead on arrival – to suspend the state’s gasoline tax. He wants to give all Californians $400 debit cards for each of their cars, capped at two vehicles, plus grants to allow transit systems to provide free rides for three months to about 3 million riders each day, and postponement of a scheduled increase in fuel taxes. His plan is somewhat similar to one put forth by a group of Democratic legislators, calling for $400 payments to every Californian who has filed an income tax return. However by basing payments on cars rather than tax returns, Newsom’s plan would benefit those, such as the elderly living on Social Security pensions, who don’t file tax returns. The bigger contrast is between Newsom’s plan and one offered jointly by Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, which would give $200 payments to taxpayers and their dependents, excluding households making more than $250,000 a year. No matter which methodology is used for the rebates, the stickiest issue will be whether every Californian who files a tax return and/or owns a car should benefit, regardless of income, or relief should be concentrated on those in lower income strata most affected by inflation. “I appreciate Governor Newsom’s work on developing another option to bring relief to Californians experiencing the rising cost of fuel and consumer goods,” Atkins said in a statement. “The Senate is focused on ensuring that state money is targeted to those who actually need relief.” Newsom will contend that providing money to transit systems for three months of free ridership would benefit the working poor who depend on buses and trolleys to get to their jobs. His version does appear to be the most comprehensive of the four. Eventually, a compromise will be worked out but that’s likely to take several months. Newsom’s plan assumes that the rebates will be distributed sometime after the beginning of the new fiscal year on July 1. Republicans are already complaining that only their proposal, a suspension of the state gas tax that would reduce gas prices by about 50 cents a gallon, would offer immediate relief. 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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We were able to escape a bullet as a nation

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the past decade, a plethora of n the 77 years of post World War II peace we repressive legislation cracked had thought that sensedown on public protest, less wars, the wars of decimated the free press, an autocrat’s addled mind, censored the internet and were things of the past. The suppressed free speech. Indevideoed agony of brave pendent outlets were blocked, Ukraine has jolted the world journalists were labeled out of a slumber. We had ‘foreign agents’ and human forgotten what war really Jack Batson rights organizations were is, especially war on civilshut down. Thousands were ians. The Syrians know, as do those detained and beaten. in Myanmar. But videos of their Open your eyes, Americans. agony somehow weren’t available Our forefathers were wise to put as those from Ukraine are now. defenses from these very dangers There’s food for deep reflection in right up front in the First Amendthis tragic event. A particularly poiment. Krasilshchik mentioned Putin gnant meditation appeared recently “decimated the free press . . . and in The New York Times (one of suppressed free speech.” When the great newspapers of the world Putin began to close independent despite someone’s recent attempt news outlets even I saw that as a bad, to denigrate it). This Russian, Ilia bad sign. Public criticism serves an Krasilshchik, cried out about his invaluable role. country’s behavior under Vladimir There’s no politician who hasn’t Putin and therefore spoke for millions glossed over rough facts that reflect of helpless, anguished Russians. unfavorably on him. It just happens. “We protested, organized, lobbied, The impulse is to lie. Thomas Jefspread information and built honest ferson once said, “were it left to lives in the shadow of a corrupt me to decide whether we should regime, [but] we must accept the have a government without newstruth: We failed . . . How did it papers or newspapers without a happen? What did we do wrong? How government, I should not hesitate a do we prevent this from happenmoment to prefer the latter.” This is ing again? These are the questions pure wisdom. we’re facing.” Who used to walk onto a rally Indeed. And so are we Americans. stage and cry, pointing to the news We can’t gloat. We looked at the same cameras, “There they are back authoritarian thuggishness right there – the lyin’ press! I see CNN and here. We witnessed the warning signs NBC and the rest of those liars back right here that our anguished Russian there. Do you see them?” and the friend saw in Russia. Only we weren’t crowd would howl like wolves. Don’t looking at Putin. We were looking at forget those scenes, gentle readers. Putin’s poodle. “Independent [news] outlets were Krasilshchik continued: “Over blocked.” Our former Putin-wan-

nabe singled out CNN repeatedly, and everyone knows that in another four years as president, any honest news source would have been in danger of the strict libel laws he repeatedly threatened. Krasilshchik cited public protest. Who got super agitated about our BLM protests? The protests that burst out across the nation in reaction to a racial murder-on-video were matters of local policing. But who wanted to send in regular Army troops? Who chased peaceful protesters out of Freedom Square with gas? Oh, yes. Someone had his eye on our right to “peaceably assemble.” “Thousands were detained and beaten.” Putin’s puppy loudly declared protestors whom he didn’t like could be beaten and “I’ll pay for your lawyers.” Government sanctioned violence came close to us, too. It is my thesis that we recently escaped a bullet as a democratic nation. It is now clear the Jan. 6 riot was planned and the president’s staff and friends were knee deep in the planning to end our democracy while Fox and its army of jealous imitators were cheering them on. For the good, long-suffering people of Russia, this is an inflection point. As the old joke goes, “Britain gets governments better than they deserve; Russia gets governments worse than they deserve, and America gets exactly what it deserves.” This is an inflection point for us, too. Jack Batson is a former member of the Fairfield City Council. Reach him by email at jsbatson@prodigy.net.

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Presidential executive orders are not law

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here is no explicit deftion or local, state or federal inition in the U.S. Constatutes, which lawfully stitution of executive derive its authority from the orders, proclamations Constitution. and presidential memoranda. The president does not Thus, there is no provision have any power or authorauthorizing their issuance. ity to create law. Executive Article I of the U. S. Conorders and memoranda must stitution says, “All legislative conform to law. Deferred powers herein granted shall Roger Oberbeck Action Childhood Arrivbe vested in a Congress . . . ,” als (DACA), originated by a and Article II says, “The executive Barack Obama executive order, was power shall be vested in a presiruled illegal by the 5th Circuit Appeldent . . . .” To most of us it is clear late Court, July 2021. that the legislative branch should President Joe Biden, acting like a do all legislating and the executive king, has issued the following execubranch should do enforcement of tive orders: laws. However, there is an unsupn Preventing all drilling for oil on ported opposing school of thought federal lands and closing the Arctic that believes presidential execuNational Wildlife Refuge. tive orders and memoranda have the n Canceling the congressionalpower of law. approved Keystone Pipeline Project. In a Supreme Court majority n Terminating the addition of opinion (Youngstown v. Sawyer, more fencing to our country’s 342 US 579, Jun 1952), Justice Hugo southern border. Black stated, “The president’s power n Removing penalties against to see that laws are faithfully exesanctuary cities that disregard cuted refutes the idea that he is to be lawbreaking by immigrants who are a lawmaker . . . executive orders stem in the country illegally. either from an act of Congress or n Mandating that undocumented from the Constitution itself.” immigrants be counted in the Census. In a concurring opinion (same n Requiring travelers to wear case), Justice Robert Jackson masks in airports and when traveling stated a three-part test of presidenon planes and buses. tial powers that has been used since n Restoring the Mexico City policy in cases involving the president’s that had forbidden U.S. financing of potential for overreaching of powers abortion in foreign countries. with executive orders and memn Reinserting the United States oranda. He stated the president’s into the Paris Accord dealing with powers are highest when he has international environmental rules. direct or implied authority from Conn Reopening Deferred Action gress to act, middle level when it was Childhood Arrivals (DACA). unsure which branch coin the wishes n Reversing a travel ban on some of Congress. Middle East countries without vetting Executive orders are not in and of capability. themselves law. They may carry the President Biden’s executive order weight of law, but only as follows: 1. for Covid vaccinations, or testing They are directed to a department mandate for large businesses, was or other government entity under struck down by the U.S. Supreme the constitutional authority (ExecuCourt, saying it would represent a tive Branch) of the president; 2. The “significant encroachment into the orders do not violate the Constitulives and health of a vast number of

employees.” The justices said, “Although Congress has given OSHA the power to regulate occupational dangers, it has not given that agency the power to regulate public health more broadly. Requiring the vaccinations of 84 million Americans, simply because they work for employers with more than 100 employees certainly falls in the latter category.” The U.S. Supreme Court again made it clear presidential executive orders are not laws and cannot be enforced as such. Nonetheless, Biden has signed 84 executive orders and 64 presidential memoranda. For an excellent review of the legality of executive orders and numerous interpretations of the U.S. Constitution, read “The Original Constitution” by Natelson, 2015 edition. President Biden, by his blatant misuse of presidential executive orders, arrogantly believes he is above the law or he is too cognizantly impaired to understand the difference between executive orders and the law. Roger Oberbeck, is a Navy veteran, electrical engineer, Navy nuclear engineer, author, and biotech senior validation engineer. He is a member of the Right Stuff Committee and can be reached at rogeroberbeck@yahoo.com. Editor's note: President Joe Biden has issued 85 executive orders since taking office, according to the Federal Register. President Donald Trump issued 220 executive orders over the course of four years; President Barack Obama issued 276 executive orders over the course of eight years; President George W. Bush issued 291 executive orders over the course of eight years; and President Bill Clinton issued 254 executive orders over the course of eight years.

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Biden: Budget From Page A3 Manchin – if they’re viewed as credible. The president’s budget isn’t expected to specify the costs or revenues of the changes the White House has pursued as part of Build Back Better. That’s a gambit by White House staff not to disrupt ongoing congressional negotiations. Instead, Biden will offer only a broad endorsement of the climate, social safety net and tax code changes he’s long championed, while the budget tables themselves will feature only a placeholder. That means overall calculations won’t include the prices of proposals such as universal free pre-kindergarten, an expanded child tax credit and funding to combat climate change – or the deficit savings from policies such as prescription drug reforms or tax increases on corporations and wealthy Americans. The hope among White House officials is that doing so demonstrates Biden’s commitment to his agenda without alienating Manchin, who has said publicly he wants to start fresh on a pareddown version of Build Back Better. Keeping the fiscal impact of the agenda out of the budget tables, however, could bolster Republicans arguments that the budget doesn’t present an accurate accounting of Biden’s proposals. Lawmakers and lobbyists alike will be watching to see how closely Biden’s tax ideas adhere to his plans from last year, when he proposed a raft of hikes on corporations and wealthy Americans totaling $3.6 trillion over a decade. While some of the tax changes Biden designated to pay for Build Back Better won’t be included, the president will roll out a new plan for a minimum 20% tax rate that would hit both the income and unrealized capital gains of American households worth more than $100 million. The addition of this plan to Biden’s tax proposal addresses a key critique from progres-

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sive lawmakers that the code does little to tax the richest Americans, who can often use a complicated system of credits and deductions to avoid paying taxes all together. But it’s still not clear if the idea will carry water with Manchin, who has called the proposal convoluted, or Sinema, whose opposition to bolster income tax rates left Democrats to craft a series of sometimes complicated measures, including a 15% minimum tax on corporate profits, higher levies on foreign business income and an increased emphasis on audits to capture more revenue. The president has asked lawmakers to fund his so-called Unity Agenda – items he’s argued should have support across political divides. That includes money to battle the opioid crisis – a focus of former President Donald Trump – and expanding the mental health workforce, in part to aid Americans destabilized by the pandemic, particularly children. Biden has also called for significant new spending for veterans’ health, particularly to help those who developed respiratory cancer after exposure to burn pits. And he hopes to secure additional funding for his so-called Cancer Moonshot, including billions in research grants for an advanced experimental health research agency. Budget readers will also be looking for what the plan omits – including, potentially, money for Ukraine. The White House began finalizing the budget before Russia’s invasion and the $13.6 billion in humanitarian and military aid approved by Congress earlier this month. The White House may be wary of cementing continuing expenses, given the years-long history of outlays for U.S. engagement in Afghanistan and Iraq. The White House is also expected to sidestep funding for emergency pandemic assistance that would pay for testing, vaccines and treatments as the pandemic continues. It’s separately pursuing a $22.5 billion package to cover spending into the summer. cializes in conducting genealogical research and then turning that information into illustrated stories that even those who are not genealogists can enjoy. Guests are welcome to attend this free event. If interested, send an email to the society at scgs@ scgsca.org no later than 4 p.m. Friday and request an invitation. More information on events can be found on the society’s webpage at www. scgsca.org.

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Two prominent Democratic senators have requested a Government Accountability Office study of why Covid-19 vaccination rates remain far lower among Medicaid enrollees than the general population and what barriers are impeding state efforts to increase immunizations among program beneficiaries, low-income people who have been disproportionately affected by the virus. Sens. Robert Casey Jr. of Pennsylvania and Ron Wyden of Oregon asked for the inquiry, citing recent stories by KHN and Roll Call that have highlighted the problem and states’ ongoing struggle to raise vaccination rates, according to a letter to the GAO that was provided to KHN. A KHN article published in February reported data from several states – Utah, Washington, Virginia and California – which showed that vaccination rates of the Medicaid population were well below overall state rates. For example, in California, 54% of Medicaid enrollees 5 and older had been at least partly vaccinated, compared with 81% of state residents in that age group. State and Medicaid health plan officials told KHN that part of the problem was that plans don’t have current addresses or phone

In brief El Salvador declares state of emergency

El Salvador’s National Assembly in an early morning session on Sunday approved a state of emergency request made by President Nayib Bukele to tame a wave of gang-related killings over the weekend. The decree, which grants the government special powers by loosening arrest rules for as long as 30 days, follows a spike in gang violence that claimed 62 lives on Saturday alone, the Assembly said in a statement on its website. — Tribune Content Agency

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Government meetings dot week’s calendar Four government meetings will be held this week. They are all open to the public but some are in person and others online. Check the websites for information. The meetings include: n Fairfield Suisun Sewer District Board, 6 p.m. Monday, 1010 Chadbourne Road, executive conference room, Fairfield. Info: fssd.com. n Vacaville City Council and Planning Commission, special joint meeting, 6 p.m. Monday, via internet only. Info: https://www.ci.vacaville. ca.us. n Fairfield City Council, special meeting, 5 p.m. Tuesday, City Council chamber, 1000 Webster St. Info: www.fairfield.ca.gov/gov/ city_council. n Suisun City Council, special meeting, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, City Council chamber, 701 Civic Center Blvd. Info: www. suisun.com/government/ city-council.

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Vaccination is lagging among Medicaid enrollees, and two Democratic senators want to know why. numbers for many members, which has made contacting them difficult. In a KHN story published in August, state officials said they were also hampered by a lack of access to data about which members are immunized. The problems reflect the decentralized nature of Medicaid, which gets the majority of its funding from the federal government but is managed by the states. “Barriers to vaccinating Medicaid enrollees are particularly troubling given the program’s importance for persons of color and low-wage workers,” the senators wrote in the letter to the GAO. “We are concerned that these data barriers may be impeding efforts to increase Covid-19 vaccination rates and address persistent health inequities exacerbated by the pandemic, particularly among communities of color and people with limited incomes who have been disproportionately affected by this disease.”

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Casey chairs the Senate Special Committee on Aging, and Wyden chairs the Senate Committee on Finance, which oversees Medicare and Medicaid spending. “We want to ensure every effort is made to ease vaccine access to these beneficiaries,” the

senators wrote. “A lack of good data hurts our ability to get shots in arms, which can prolong the pandemic and put high-risk groups in even greater danger.’’ The letter also cited a report by Duke University researchers that says there’s a 15% to 20% difference in vaccination rates between Medicaid beneficiaries and people with other forms of health coverage. The vaccination lag is especially important because 5 million enrollees are front-line workers in the health industry and other critical services, the senators said, citing a report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

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A check that people “We want the price can spend however they of gas to be high to want, particularly if it’s discourage people from targeted at lower- and using gas,” said Neumark. moderate-income Califor- Cutting the gas tax to nians, makes sense, said directly bring down the Chris Hoene, price of gas, executive he said, would director of the Lawmakers have the oppoleft-leaning Calsite effect: It want to do ifornia Budget would make it something in and Policy easier for people Center, which to decide to response to advocates for drive more. the higher gas aid aimed at “A lot of lower-income people don’t prices. What Californians. have the luxury remains to be Rising gas of just being prices wind up negotiated is able to say ‘oh making lots of gosh, I guess I’ll who gets how products more stop driving.’” expensive, he much, and how said Assemblypoints out, and member Kevin exactly they lower-income Kiley, a Repubpeople feel get it. lican from the effects of Granite Bay increased gas who introduced prices much more acutely. a bill that would get rid On average, Cal- of the state gas tax for ifornians spend about six months. 4% of their income on “If you have to drive a gas for their cars and long way to work or you homes, according to live in a rural area and research from the Public there is no access to public Policy Institute of Cali- transit; If you’re someone fornia. But Californians who is a low income in the bottom fifth of person can’t necessarily earners spent about 16% afford to go out and buy of their income on gas. a Tesla tomorrow,” said In other words, when gas Kiley, “there really is no prices go up, people who viable alternative in a lot make less money feel the of these situations.” squeeze on their budgets One benefit of cutting for food, housing and other the gas tax temporaressentials. ily is that it’s simple Families who don’t and fast, said Kiley. He have a lot of flexibility in critiqued the complextheir household budget ity of Newsom’s proposal, feel these price increases saying it “seems like it the most, said Sarah involves a lot of bureauBohn, an economist at cracy and seems like it the Institute. preserves the role of the Giving more money government in directing to people with more cars where funds go and who rather than distributing gets them.” money to lower-income One drawback of people doesn’t make cutting the state gas tax is sense, said Hoene. “I think that it’s not clear exactly it’s terrible,” he said of how much it would drive the governor’s proposal. down prices. The gas tax is “Millionaires and billion- paid by suppliers, so they aires who don’t need would need to pass the the credit at all will be savings along in order for receiving it because they the price to come down. happen to have a record With the global oil market at the DMV.” constrained by sanctions, He also cautioned that it’s not clear how much sending checks to people of the tax cut consumers with more money in the would see at the pump. bank might exacerbate The current spike in inflation. While lower- gas prices has been income households would driven by Russia’s invalikely use the money to sion of Ukraine and the meet their basic needs, sanctions that followed. higher income households That situation doesn’t that didn’t have to cut back necessarily warrant a in response to increas- broad-based solution from ing gas prices might use California lawmakers, said a check as a chance to Neumark. Giving checks splurge and order things to everyone might score off their Amazon wishlists. political points, he said, But he complimented but middle- and higheranother part of Newsom’s income Californians can proposal, which would handle higher gas costs. theoretically make public “Bad stuff is happentransit free for three ing out in the world and months, because it would someone’s got to help pay make it easier for people for it,” said Neumark. to use transit options that “Other people are paying use less fossil fuels. with their lives, right? Sending money directly We’re paying a dollar has proven to be an effec- more for gas.” tive tool for helping people when economic Grace Gedye covers Calcircumstances change, ifornia’s economy for most recently during the CalMatters. Previously, pandemic. The stimulus she was an editor at the checks the federal gov- Washington Monthly. ernment sent out kept She is a graduate of 11.7 million Americans Pomona College.

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Covid From Page One respiratory and neurological problems have been documented. As a result, people with Medi-Cal or no health insurance may struggle to find proper care and pay for expensive tests. Some vast regions of California have few doctors experienced in diagnosing and treating long Covid conditions. Of the 20 post-Covid clinics and programs in California, according to a crowdsourced list collected by a patient advocacy group, nearly all are in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego. Of those listed, only one is in the Central Valley. None are in the San Joaquin Valley, an eightcounty region where hospitals were inundated during previous Covid-19 infection waves. The general experience (of patients) is that they’ve been seen by numerous providers in the community. They feel frustrated,” said Dr. Jeffrey Hsu, a cardiologist who is on a team of physicians treating patients at UCLA Health’s long Covid program. “They’re told it’s anxiety or to be patient, that symptoms will get better on their own.” Studies have estimated that more than one in four Covid-19 patients experience symptoms that last for months, known as “long haulers.” In California, that could mean as many as 2 million people among the 8.5 million Covid-19 cases may have long Covid, including more than 100,000 African Americans and one million Latinos. But it’s hard to know how many people actually suffer from long Covid, largely because it is still being defined: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says symptoms are considered long-term if they last more than four weeks after an infection; the World Health Organization says it’s 12 weeks. The California Department of Public Health is collaborating with UCSF and UCLA on a national study tracking the aftermath of Covid infections through patient surveys. Without providing details, the department also said it is working on partnerships with the University of California system to expand access to post-Covid information and care.

Demand for long Covid care exceeds capacity At UCLA, the long Covid team includes four primary care doctors who evaluate patients and then connect them to the appropriate specialist –

Regime From Page One president should be replaced. Rather, Blinken said, Biden’s point was that Putin “cannot be empowered to wage war or engage in aggression against Ukraine or anyone else.” The reaction in Moscow was predictably dismissive. “The president of Russia is elected by Russians,” Dmitry Peskov, a Kremlin spokesman, told reporters. The Russian invasion has resulted in thousands of casualties and vast damage to Ukrainian cities and infrastructure. It also has displaced more than 10 million people, almost one-quarter of Ukraine’s population. More than 3.7 million refugees have fled the country, according to the United Nations, making it the largest refugee

cardiologists,neurologists, pulmonologists, psychiatrists and others. Hsu said demand for the program is high. UCLA’s program has received more than 300 referrals, but only has capacity to see 200 patients. About half of the patients in UCLA’s program are already UCLA Health members, while the other half are referred from other providers around Los Angeles, he said. He worries about patients who don’t have insurance since a lot of expensive tests are involved, and those battling symptoms who live in areas without access to providers who have been trained to identify long Covid. “We just have to imagine that the patients we see are the ones who have the resources to get to us,” Hsu said. Patients with long Covid could go to their primary care doctors, who can then consult with experts. But another challenge is the long-standing uneven distribution of primary and specialty care physicians across the state. For instance, the ratio of active physicians per 100,000 people in the Inland Empire and San Joaquin Valley is about half of the ratio in the Bay Area, according to a 2018 report from the California Health Care Foundation. “I definitely feel like I’ve received substandard care,” Duarte said. She wonders if it’s because she’s covered by Medi-Cal, California’s insurance for low-income residents. Research has shown that in many cases, the health symptoms of people of color and lowincome people are not taken seriously, leading to misdiagnosis and prolonged poor health. Duarte, who lives in East Los Angeles, had to push hard for months to get the right help for her ongoing conditions.“Nobody was listening to me,” she said. It took her switching doctors and filing complaints, but last month she got a referral to a long Covid program. For example, African Americans receive worse care than whites in 43% of the quality-of-care measures, such as effective treatment, set by the federal government. Latinos receive worse care in 36% of the measures compared to whites. That inequity could be particularly problematic for patients with long Covid, since it’s difficult to diagnose and treat properly. Similar to the disparities seen in other chronic conditions like diabetes and hypertension, providers say they anticipate unequal treatment of the conditions that spring from long Covid. “Just as the state tries

to put an equity framework around vaccine distribution, having some kind of equity framework around limited resources when it comes to treatment may be helpful,” said Kristen Azar, a registered nurse and scientific medical director for the Sutter Health Institute for Advancing Health Equity. Vazquez works for the Children’s Partnership, an advocacy organization for child health, so she understands how to navigate health systems and advocate for herself. But she still found it difficult to score the right team of providers familiar with post-Covid disorders, even where she lives, in Los Angeles, and even with good health insurance. “I’ve changed providers several times,” said Vazquez, 34, who was a runner before she was infected with Covid. “I am being treated for several conditions that are likely going to be with me longterm, if not forever.” Among the conditions she is being treated for: postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, a circulatory disorder that leaves her lightheaded. She doesn’t leave her house much because even the slightest social activity leaves her exhausted. “What would have been a normal day, let’s say working and then going to a brewery for happy hour – if I did that today, I would absolutely go to bed with a huge fever and the shakes,” she said. Last year, Vazquez became president of Body Politic, an advocacy group that serves as a resource and support group for long Covid patients. She advocates for training and education about long Covid among MediCal providers, so that low-income patients can receive proper care. “The state needs to make sure that all Medi-Cal providers and beneficiaries have information about long Covid,” Vazquez said. “When someone tests positive, at the next follow up appointment, doctors should be asking about longterm symptoms.” Medi-Cal patients have a lower vaccithan nation rate California’s general population, leaving them more vulnerable to severe disease and long-term symptoms. About 56% of Medi-Cal enrollees had received at least one dose of the vaccine, compared to 83% of the general population, according to the state’s February vaccine update. Blacks and Latinos in California also have a lower vaccination rate than whites. People who are vaccinated are less likely to report some symptoms of long Covid, such as muscle pain and fatigue, according to a small study in Israel. But vacci-

Vazquez gets to work from home, a privilege not everyone with long Covid has. “That reduces my exposure,” Vazquez said. “But essential workers, there’s no way that in my current health I could be on my feet and check groceries everyday.” About 2.37 million people may be out of work at some point due to long Covid, according to Dr. Gregg Vanichkachorn, medical director of the Mayo Clinic Covid Activity Rehabilitation Program, who spoke at a state legislative hearing earlier this month. While the state doesn’t have its own estimate, “it’s likely that a large number of Californians will be affected,” Dr. Erica Pan, the state’s epidemiologist, said at the hearing. “The Covid-19 pandemic has the potential to be an enormous disabling event, in addition to being a cause of acute illness and death,” she said. Duarte is one of the patients who said she can’t return to work. She is a consultant who helps education and autism nonprofits develop programming. She said her voice box issues, which she thinks could be from excessive coughing, her brain fog and occasional reliance on oxygen tanks make it impossible for her to work. “I wish we had access to case managers who attend appointments with you and help you navigate this,” she said. Before her infection, she had what she calls an impeccable memory, but now she has to create lists for just about everything. As researchers seek to learn more about the disease, many patients grow desperate to find relief. Duarte said she hears from friends and family members who also deal with symptoms like shortness of breath and cough months after a Covid-19 infection. “There are many of us, and I think for the most part, people are just dealing with it on their own,” she said. CalMatters Covid and health care coverage is supported by grants from the Blue Shield of California Foundation, the California Health Care Foundation and the California Wellness Foundation.

upheaval in Europe since World War II. The images of destruction and mass displacement have clearly prompted Biden to ramp up his verbal attacks against Putin, whom he has labeled a killer, war criminal and, while in Warsaw on Saturday, a “butcher.” The comments have come as peace talks between Russia and Ukraine to end the conflict appear to have stalled. Yet even as Biden faced criticism for potentially escalating the conflict, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy knocked him and other Western leaders for lacking courage for not supplying Ukraine with powerful weapons of war. Ukraine, Zelenskyy said in video remarks, has asked NATO and its allies for aircraft and tanks to help repel Russian forces. But Western leaders have repeatedly equivocated out of fear that giving

weapons to Ukraine could spark a wider war. “Ukraine cannot shoot down Russian missiles using shotguns, machine guns,” Zelenskyy said in a speech early Sunday in which he also alluded to the besieged eastern city of Mariupol, where images of shell-battered apartment towers, hospitals and shopping centers have come to epitomize the destruction wrought by the war. “I’ve talked to the defenders of Mariupol today. I’m in constant contact with them. Their determination, heroism and firmness are astonishing,” Zelenskyy said. “If only those who have been thinking for 31 days on how to hand over dozens of jets and tanks had 1% of their courage.” In a jab at Moscow, Zelenskyy said that the war – which Putin has said was launched in part to protect Ukrainians with “blood ties” to

Russia – was having the opposite effect: stigmatizing a language that has long existed alongside Ukrainian as a native tongue for many Ukrainians, especially in the east and south. “Russia itself is doing everything to ensure that de-Russification takes place on the territory of our state,” Zelenskyy said. “This is another manifestation of your suicide policy,” he added, directing his remarks at Moscow. Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukrainian military intelligence, said in a statement that Russia’s goal was to split Ukraine in two, like North and South Korea. “The occupiers will try to pull the occupied territories into a single quasi-state structure and pit it against independent Ukraine,” Budanov said, although he said guerrilla warfare by Ukrainians would derail such plans.

nated people and those with mild infections can still wind up being Covid long haulers.

With debilitating symptoms, many can’t return to work

Ana B. Ibarra is a Sacramento-based health reporter. She joined CalMatters in 2020 after four years at Kaiser Health News, where she covered California health care and policy.

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Pulisic leads US past Panama in WC qualifying Orlando Sentinel Christian Pulisic scored his first international hat trick as the United States secured a crucial 5-1 victory over Panama on Sunday in front of an announced sell-out crowd of 25,022 in attendance at Exploria Stadium during the penultimate match of World Cup qualifying. The win, however, did not secure qualification to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar for

the Americans. Earlier in the day, Costa Rica defeated El Sal2-1, meaning vador the U.S. will go into the final matchday of qualifiers in Costa Rica on Wednesday needing to lock up a berth for this year’s tournament in November. The U.S. started to find its footing after the first 10 minutes against Panama, finding set-piece opportunities to score.

In the 14th minute, head referee Ivan Barton consulted with the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) for a possible penalty after Anibal Godoy appeared to foul Walker Zimmerman inside the box. Moments later, Pulisic converted his penalty kick to give the U.S. the 1-0 lead in the 17th minute. Paul Arriola doubled the lead for the U.S. in the 23rd minute when a cross from Antonee

Robinson connected with the FC Dallas player, who headed the ball past goalkeeper Luis Mejia to make it 2-0. The U.S. increased its lead to 3-0 in the 27th minute when Luca de la Torre fed a throughball to Shaq Moore, who then crossed the ball to Arriola. He turned and found Jesus Ferreira to slot the ball past the goalkeeper. Pulisic made it 4-0 during first-half stop-

page time after converting the penalty and recording his second of the night. Robinson secured his second assist to help Pulisic secure his hat trick after his cross found the Chelsea winger, who managed to finish off a cross and strike the ball to make it 5-0 in the 65th minute. Panama managed to pull one back in the 86th minute when Gaby Torres’ free kick connected with Godoy, who

headed the ball past goalkeeper Zack Steffen to reduce the U.S. lead to 5-1. Sunday’s game had many implications for the United States, which is looking to return to the World Cup after failing to qualify for the 2018 tournament in Russia. The U.S. played Panama to a similar victory in 2017, winning 4-0 at Exploria Stadium, before a disappointing loss days later in Trinidad and See US, Page B8

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Armando Bacot of the North Carolina Tar Heels, center, shoots the ball over KC Ndefo, left, and Clarence Rupert of the St. Peter’s Peacocks during the second half in

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putback from the outstretched hands of SPU’s 6-foot-7 forward Hassan Drame. There was Leaky Black hustling to make up space on what looked like an open 3-pointer for SPU’s Isiah Dasher to block his shot. When the Heels jumped out to a 7-0 lead forcing a SPU timeout, they showed they weren’t going to be like Kentucky, Murray State and Purdue, which had all fallen victim to the Peacocks’ gritty style. Here’s what we learned from Carolina’s win:

UNC beats Saint Peter’s to advance to Final Four PHILADELPHIA — North Carolina first-year coach Hubert Davis made good on getting his players a taste of what he experienced as a player. The Tar Heels are going to the Final Four. UNC advanced to New Orleans for the second time as an eight seed in program history with its 69-49 win over Saint Peter’s in the NCAA tournament’s Elite Eight on Sunday. Carolina will face rival Duke for the third time this season on Saturday to determine a spot in the NCAA title game. Davis, who reached

the Final Four as a player for the Heels in 1991, joined Bill Guthridge as the second UNC coach to lead a team to the Final Four in just his first year as head coach. Early in the game, the Heels eliminated all the hope for the New York/ New Jersey partisan crowd who filled in the Wells Fargo Center to see if the 15 seed could continue its improbable run. Carolina played with the scrappiness that had defined Saint Peter’s run to the Elite Eight. There was guard R.J. Davis, who is all of 6-feet tall, jumping up to snatch a sure offensive rebound and potential

BACOT TIES BIG FUNDAMENTAL UNC junior forward Armando

Bacot tied former Wake Forest forward Tim Duncan for the most double-doubles in ACC history in a single season. Bacot had 22 rebounds and added 20 points for his nation-leading 29th doubledouble this season. Duncan established the record during the 1996-97 season. The Peacocks’ frontcourt of 6-foot-8 Clarence Rupert and 6-foot-7 Hassan Drame showed their toughness in their Sweet 16 win over Purdue by not backing down against 7-foot-4 Purdue center Zach Edey and 6-foot-10 forward Trevion Williams. They were able to frustrate Edey especially into five turnovers and limited him to just two rebounds. Bacot proved early on he was not going to make himself small. Bacot dominated the undersized forwards from Saint Peter’s with 15 rebounds in the first half. For much of the first 20 minutes, he had

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Rolling to the Big Easy: Jayhawks soar in second half, reach 16th Final Four The K ansas City Star CHICAGO — The Kansas Jayhawks are headed back to the Final Four for the first time since 2018. Senior guard Ochai Agbaji scored 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting (with five rebounds and four assists) while senior forward David McCormack went for 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting (with four boards) as KU, the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament’s Midwest Regional, rallied from a six-point halftime deficit to upend No. 10 seed Miami 76-50 in an Elite Eight game Sunday at the United Center. Junior guard Christian Braun contributed 12 points and six boards (with four assists) and soph forward Jalen Wilson 11 rebounds and five points. Remy Martin had nine points and six rebounds and Mitch Lightfoot nine points and three boards for a KU team that

will meet Villanova (30-7) in a Final Four semifinal game on Saturday in New Orleans. Villanova, the No. 2 seed in the South Regional, defeated No. 5 seed Houston, 50-44, Saturday in an Elite Eight game in San Antonio. This is KU’s fourth Final Four under coach Bill Self and 16th overall. The Jayhawks won Sunday in Chicago despite hitting just 5 of 14 threes and 13 of 26 free throws. It was a speedy fast break and stifling defense that helped the Jayhawks steamroll Miami 47-15 the final 20 minutes. KU, which hit 50% percent of its shots to Miami’s 34.5%, improved to 4-5 in Elite Eight games in the 19-year Self era. Self went 0-1 in Elite Eight contests at Tulsa and Illinois, thus now is 4-7 overall in that round. Kameron McGusty scored 18 for

Miami, which finished the season with a 26-11 record. Former KU guard Charlie Moore, who was playing in his hometown, scored five points. The Jayhawks, who went 0-for-5 from three and 3-of-9 from the free throw line in trailing 35-29 at the half, opened the second half on a 19-5 run to grasp a 47-40 lead at 14:21. Braun had a breakaway dunk and a three-pointer to give the Jayhawks the 43-40 advantage. Agbaji followed with a breakaway layup and McCormack a bucket and free throw as the pro-KU crowd roared its approval. The lead increased to 12 points, 54-42, at 10:14 on a three by Agbaji. Remy Martin gave KU a 13-point lead after drilling a three from up top with 8:37 left. The See Rolling, Page B8

WASHINGTON — Here are three observations from the Warriors’ 123-115 loss to the Wizards on Sunday night at Capitol One Arena, a game that Washington led from start to finish as the Warriors fell to 1-3 on their fivegame road trip: Too easy for the Wizards: Warriors head coach Steve Kerr went with the same starters from Friday’s game against Atlanta – Jordan Poole, Klay Thompson, Andrew Wiggins, Draymond Green and Jonathan Kuminga – and the defensive effort was just as poor. Except this time, Golden State didn’t have early explosive offensive play from Poole and Thompson to bail them out. The Warriors keyed in on Washington’s Kristaps Porzingis early and sent double teams his way in attempt to slow him down. Early on it was effective, but as the game matured Porzingis was able to make the right pass out

of the doubles, which at times left the Warriors’ perimeter defense in shambles. Corey Kispert, who made four 3-pointers in the first half, and Rui Hachimura were being left open in the corner where they’re money. A shooter like Kentavious Caldwell-Pope shouldn’t be left open under any circumstances, yet the Warriors allowed him to step into open looks numerous times. Caldwell-Pope didn’t miss a shot: 8-of-8 from the floor (including three 3-pointers) and 3-of-3 on the free throw line. Golden State’s defensive struggles on the perimeter came down to both effort and execution. There were too many late rotations, or no rotation at all, and blown assignments. For most of the night, the Warriors just appeared to be a step slower than the Wizards. Washington made 16-of-28 3-pointers, while Golden State shot 24.2% (8-of-33). See Again, Page B8

Jed Lowrie hopes A’s keep ‘open mind’ about his role Tribune Content Agency MESA, Ariz. — Jed Lowrie was perhaps the A’s biggest surprise last season, making the team as a non-roster camp invitee and playing 139 games, more than half as their second baseman, at age 37. If that showed Lowrie, after two injurymarred years, could still impact a major-league team, his return to the A’s on a major-league deal Saturday provides a chance for further proof. “I told these guys at the end of the year last year that I was hoping to come back,” Lowrie said Sunday, “and I was looking for an opportunity and a place that I could get at-bats.” How Lowrie fits into Oakland’s plans is unclear. He has played mostly second base in his two previous stints with the A’s and shared time at DH last year. First base appears

another possibility. “I told (manager Mark Kotsay), I’ll do whatever it takes to be in the lineup,” Lowrie said. “But I asked them to keep an open mind, because I’m moving well.” Said Kotsay: “We’re going to keep an open mind on a lot of things. He’s played third base as well, he’s played shortstop, he’s played all over the field. If Jed feels he’s healthy and moving well, obviously we will have an open mind and we want to use Jed in a way that makes us a better team.” While Lowrie, who owns a career .260/.333/.411 slash line, stayed a productive hitter last season, his defensive metrics were not strong. He ranked in the bottom 25% of majorleague defenders in outs above average, per Baseball Savant, while FanGraphs assessed See Lowrie, Page B8

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BACON BUYING GUIDE

Crispy bacon lovers should opt for thinner slices, while those that want some chew are better off with thicker cuts.

Here’s what uncured, center-cut, other package terms really mean A aron Hutcherson

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’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I love bacon. But even I have been struck with confusion while shopping for the precious ingredient. What’s the difference between regular and center-cut? How can it be labeled “uncured” given curing is one of bacon’s defining characteristics? And what exactly is the deal with “reduced sodium” bacon? The terminology printed on the packaging was practically meaningless to me, so I resolved to become a more informed bacon shopper. If you’re in the same boat, here’s a handy guide to deciphering the labels so you can find your perfect package of bacon. First, let’s define what “bacon” is. Though Canadian bacon (smoked, fully-cooked pork loin), guanciale (cured and sometimes smoked pork jowl), pancetta (cured but not smoked pork belly), beef bacon (not pork) and turkey bacon (again, a different animal) are all close facsimiles that may be suitable replacements when it comes to cooking and eating, they are not the real thing. For the purposes of this article, bacon is cured and smoked pork belly, also known as American bacon.

The first step in bacon production involves a preservation technique known as curing, where the food is mixed with salt (and sometimes sugar and other spices). There are three methods for curing bacon: dry-curing, pumping and immersion. Dry-curing is the most traditional method, where the salt mixture is rubbed all over the belly. (The label typically says “dry rubbed.”) It’s a longer process that often results in more complex flavors, but it is typically more expensive because of the greater amount of time it takes. In pumping, a brine solution is injected directly into the meat, which speeds up the curing process, thus saving money and making it the method of choice for many mass-production manufacturers. Because of this extra moisture, the bacon is more likely to shrink as it cooks. “There is . . . an easy way to identify pumped bacon if you prefer to avoid it: They all contain ascorbate or sodium erythorbate in the ingredients list, chemicals the USDA mandates for safety reasons,” Niki Achitoff-Gray wrote in Serious Eats. Immersion, the least common of the three, is where the pork belly is submerged in brine.

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Any bacon labeled “uncured” is a misnomer, because all bacon needs to be cured. Instead, it indicates whether the meat contains synthetic sodium nitrite or nitrites derived from “natural” ingredients. Nitrites and nitrates (which convert to nitrites during processing) are integral to the curing process, responsible for inhibiting bacterial growth while also contributing to bacon’s characteristic flavor and color. The reason for the “uncured” labeling is that the USDA considers only four additives (sodium or potassium nitrate or sodium or potassium nitrite) as curing agents. However, the “uncured” label must be accompanied by an explanatory statement such as, “no nitrates or nitrites added except for those naturally occurring in ingredients such as celery juice powder, parsley, cherry powder, beet powder, spinach, sea salt, etc.” Regardless of the source, “nitrite is nitrite, no matter where it comes from,” Tamar Haspel wrote for The Washington Post, so this label doesn’t really mean anything when it comes to the end product.

Sodium Lower or reduced sodium is pretty self-explanatory. But if you’re looking for specifics,

this label indicates that it contains at least 25% less sodium than standard bacon. I don’t think I realized it at the time, but the pack of bacon I bought most recently before starting my research for this article was reduced sodium, and it still tasted sufficiently salty to me. (I plan to reach for it on purpose next time.) Given that Americans already consume more sodium than recommended, this made me wonder why all bacon isn’t made with less sodium. According to Jeffrey Sindelar, meat extension specialist at the University of Wisconsin at Madison: “The primary reason most bacon is not lower sodium is due to consumer preference. A majority of consumers expect bacon to have a certain amount of saltiness. So unless all bacon is lower in salt, some companies will lose market share if they reduce sodium (while others do not) since the majority still prefer ‘regular’ salt bacon. It’s all consumer driven.”

Smoking “After curing, bacon is heated to 128 degrees and smoked using hardwood (hickory, apple wood, even pecan wood), liquid smoke, or a combination of both,” Joseph Cordray, an extension meat specialist at Iowa State Uni-

versity, relayed to Epicurious. The package may indicate the specific type of wood used; if not, it’s probably smoked over hickory.

Cut Whole slabs of bacon can be purchased from the butcher and some grocery stores. The advantage of the slab is that you can cut it into whatever size you want (i.e., lardons). Regular packaged bacon is sliced about 1/16-inch thick, whereas thickcut bacon is generally double that. Crispy bacon lovers should opt for thinner slices, while those that want some chew are better off with thicker cuts. And if you’re looking for less fat in your bacon, center-cut is the choice for you. It comes from pork belly cut close to the bone and has 25 to 30% fat than standard bacon.

Other terms Some other terminology you might come across relates to the raising of the animals (pasture-raised, organic), whether sugar is used during curing, and general flavorings (maple, black pepper), but those are all pretty clear. Now that you can decode the package labels, you’re ready to bring home the bacon.

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Gleeson’s book, love a good salad dressing, and I beautifully illusmake my own at trated with her least once a week, own watercolors usually by shaking and photographs, up something in a is about recipes jar of almost-gone inspired by her salsa, jam, tahini family’s Califoror nut butter or nia road trips. otherwise using Joe Yonan This salad’s inspiup odds and ends ration: “a dish Weeknight in the refrigerator. cleverly called vegetarian But come salad Cauli-fornia that season, I also love recipes we tasted at the inventhat don’t really require tive, vegetable-forward a dressing, ones where restaurant Satelthe elements of a dresslite in downtown Santa ing are built into the Barbara,” she writes. other ingredients. TomaWith its curry-powder toes drizzled with olive seasoning and walnuts in oil qualify, because their the mix, it strikes me as a juices provide the acidity plant-based, lightened-up you’d normally find in a take on a curried chicken vinaigrette. And in this salad, and it’s just the type cauliflower salad from of thing I start craving as Erin Gleeson’s lovely new the weather warms up. book, “The Forest Feast It also takes advantage Road Trip,” it’s the comof the leaves and stems bination of olive oil with of the cauliflower, avoidjuicy, sweet-tart grapes ing waste and adding even that does the trick. more color and texture.

Like any salad, it would also take well to customizing: Sub in other seasonings, nuts and fresh or dried fruits – I’m dreaming of smoked paprika, marcona almonds and figs – and see where it takes you. CURRIED CAULIFLOWER SALAD Active time: 20 minutes Total time: 35 minutes 4 servings This has the elements of curried chicken salad, in a lighter, plant-forward version, with a base of roasted cauliflower enlivened by juicy grapes and crunchy walnuts. Feel free to substitute other nuts or fresh or dried fruit. Storage Notes: Refrigerate for up to 3 days. 1 large head (1 1⁄2 pounds) cauliflower 3 tablespoons extravirgin olive oil, plus more for serving 1 ⁄2 teaspoon garlic

powder ⁄2 teaspoon curry powder 1 ⁄2 teaspoon fine salt, plus more to taste 1 ⁄4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus more to taste 3 ⁄4 cup (4 ounces) red grapes, halved 1 ⁄2 cup (2 ounces) raw or toasted walnut halves, coarsely chopped 2 scallions, trimmed and thinly sliced Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 425 degrees. Set a large, rimmed baking sheet on the rack while the oven preheats. Remove the florets from the head of the cauliflower and cut them into bite-size pieces. Thinly slice the core and stem, and cut into 1⁄2 -inch sticks; thinly slice the leaves. Transfer to a large bowl and toss with the oil, garlic powder, curry, salt and pepper until evenly coated. 1

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Curried Cauliflower Salad. Carefully spread the cauliflower over the hot baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes, or until the cauliflower is lightly browned in spots. Transfer to a serving platter and let cool to room temperature. Sprinkle with the grapes, walnuts and scallions, and drizzle with a little olive oil. Taste, and season with more salt and/or pepper, if desired. Nutrition information per serving (1 1⁄2 cups) |

Calories: 255; Total Fat: 20 g; Saturated Fat: 2 g; Cholesterol: 0 mg; Sodium: 348 mg; Carbohydrates: 17 g; Dietary Fiber: 5 g; Sugar: 8 g; Protein: 6g 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 “The Forest Feast Roast Trip” by Erin Gleeson (Abrams, 2022).

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FAIRFIELD — Tales of transformation come to life in the film “Morbius” showing in local theaters this Friday. “Morbius” is an antihero in the Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters world. His conflicting and dangerous personality makes him hard to root for but fans still want him to be the hero. Also showing in theaters is “The Contractor,” starring Chris Pine as James Harper who is newly out of the military and looking for a new career. Finally, playing locally is the documentary “Never Forget Tibet,” which is the story of the escape in 1959 of the Dalai Lama from Chinese occupied Tibet through India. Opening nationwide are: “Morbius,” in which biochemist Michael Morbius (Jared Leto) is dying from a blood disorder, he finds a cure but it may be worse than the disease as his experiment goes wrong and he turns himself into a vampire. The film is rated PG-13. “The Contractor,” in which U.S. Special Forces James Harper (Chris Pine) is discharged from the military and decides his next step is to become a private contractor to help support his family. Along with his best friend (Ben Foster) and under the command of a fellow veteran (Kiefer Sutherland), they begin to work overseas on a covert mission. The new job might be more than he bargained for as he slowly realizes he is going to have a fight on his hands to find his way home. The film is rated R. “Never Forget Tibet,” a documentary about China’s Most Wanted Man – the Dalai Lama. The Dalai Lama has been hunted for 60 years and can’t return to his home without being arrested. The movie tells the story of occupied Tibet, and the Dalai Lama’s escape through the Tibetan borderlands. The Dali Lama has not shared this harrowing story on film before. This is a World Premiere Fathom Event for one night only on

the 63rd anniversary of the escape, Thursday, and it includes a personal message for young leaders from the Dalai Lama. The film is not rated. “You Won’t Be Alone,” in which a young girl (Noomi Rapace) in an isolated village in Macedonia is kidnapped and transformed into a witch by an evil spirit. She longs to know what it is to be a human and kills a peasant to take their place in the village. She can not contain her powers and precedes to wreck havoc throughout the village. The film is rated R. In limited release nationwide are: “The Rose Maker,” in which an artisanal horticulturalist Eve Vernet (Catherine Frot) keeps her father’s legacy alive by continuing his business of breeding and showing roses across France. She can’t compete with larger, mass-market businesses and faces bankruptcy. Vera, her trusted secretary, decides to try a daring plan and hires three new employees from a prison rehabilitation program without Eve knowing. Comedy ensues as the three newbies try to save the business with no gardening skills and a ticking clock until the business folds for good without a major turnaround. The film is not rated. “Nitram,” in which Nitram (Landry Jones) is a lonely young man who lives with his mother (Judy Davis) and father (Anthony LaPaglia) in suburban Australia in the 1990s. He makes a new friend with Helen (Essie Davis), a reclusive heiress. Disaster strikes and he loses his new friend, which sends him in a tailspin down a very dark path of destruction. The film is not rated. For information on Edwards Cinemas in Fairfield, visit www.reg movies.com/theatres/ regal-edwards-fair field-imax. For Vacaville showtimes, visit www. brendentheatres.com. For Vallejo showtimes, check www.cinemark. com/theatres/ca-vallejo.

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Gloria Allen, a transgender woman, teaches a “charm school” class to young transgender people at the Center On Halsted in Chicago in 2019. She is the subject of the 2021 documentary “Mama Gloria,” directed by Luchina Fisher.

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was working on a movie not too long ago. We were in post-production, and we needed a voice-over. One of the executives of the film was adamant that the voice needed to be male. A male voice, he said, would add “gravitas” and “grandeur.” There was no discussion, no alternative. The guy wanted a male voice, and that was it. I’m not the first to say it, but Hollywood still has a diversity problem. And I have come to realize that if these problems are going to be solved, we are all going to have to become active players in solving them. I am the director of the Saul Zaentz Innovation Fund at Johns Hopkins University, and, as such, I am charged with funding, nurturing, cajoling and assisting young, diverse filmmakers in Baltimore. It may not change the nature of the Hollywood beast, but it’s a step. We are telling stories that deserve an audience and are helping underrepresented filmmakers familiarize themselves with the language of film, the structure of film production and the grind of filmmaking. The goal is to build the platform from which these young filmmakers rise and so, to transform the industry. According to the 2020 Hollywood Diversity Report, women accounted for 16% of directors working in the top 100 films. While these numbers have experienced growth over 2018 and 2019, still about 80% of top film projects lack female leadership of any kind behind the camera or in the exec-

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COMMENTARY utive suite. Hollywood film production is an expensive proposition. The largest barrier to diverse voices in the industry is a lack of opportunity. The industry tends to do variations of the same thing. That’s because it’s safer to remake or make a sequel to something that has a known, paying audience. But this leads to a stale, arid film landscape. What’s left out is the richness of diverse voices. Diverse perspectives lead to better business decisions. It’s as simple as that. I’ve been a business owner and a filmmaker in this industry for over 15 years. I know that a broader range of voices will create a greater industry. Diverse perspectives lead to a wider range of storytelling and stop the same story from being made over and over again. Diverse voices are a vehicle for creative variation. Women have been knocking on Hollywood’s door for a long time, with few results for the effort. But there have been glorious breakthroughs, if you look for them. “Mama Gloria” is a documentary about a transgender icon trailblazing for the trans community in 1960s Chicago. It’s an example of what narratives can be celebrated when you give women like Luchina Fisher the wheel. It’s a film that displays the raw underbelly of what it truly means to be a woman. My bet is that there is a large audience for pictures from women about women. The question is not what it will take to change the way things are in the industry, but

it’s “who” it will take. It will take people. It will take the white cisgender male standard of the industry to demand change and equality. It will take people saying, “I’m not going to take this project if my female counterparts aren’t being paid equally,” and saying, “this set needs more diversity.” It will take transparency, and it will take individuals at the top of the ladder investing in the female and BIPOC perspective enough to say, “there is a seat for you at the table.” Simply put, it means giving money and opportunity to these filmmakers. It also means we need mentors to teach and inspire emerging filmmakers that there is a place for them behind the camera, not just in front of it. There is no shortage of diverse talent seeking opportunities in this industry, as I have found when recruiting film fellows for the Innovation Fund. When we actively sought out more women for the program, we found them. We now have more women in the program than men. If you seek them out and provide opportunities, they will come. And you will see new perspectives and enjoy the sensation and thrill of great stories you never thought possible. That executive was partly right. A male voice can have gravitas and grandeur. What’s also right is that a woman’s voice can have equal gravitas and grandeur. You just have to open your ears to hear it and your eyes to see it. Annette Porter is a producer, director, writer and Baltimore native.

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he knows how to defend. Nowadays everyone opens one no-trump with South’s hand, immediately showing its nature and strength. Stayman then uncovered the spade fit. West led the heart three: seven, king, ace. Declarer ran the spade queen to East’s king. What next? East thought along these lines: “We must win three more tricks. It looks like we have a heart trick, so we will need either two diamonds or one in each minor. Let me just get our heart trick by cashing the jack. Then I can switch to a diamond.” However, as you can see, this plan didn’t work out too well. Declarer won with the heart queen, drew trumps and cashed the clubs, discarding a diamond loser. True, East was a little unlucky. However, he had a chance to find out who held the heart queen. As West wasn’t going to underlead the heart ace, East should have made the discovery play of DISCOVER WHAT the heart jack at trick one. TO DO NEXT When South won with the queen, East would have known to shift to In yesterday’s column, a defender diamonds at trick three. Then, as long had to make an unusual play to avoid as he selected the jack or nine to stop sacrificing a trick in a suit. In today’s deal, a defender has to break another of declarer from ducking the first round to the canons of bridge: third hand high. West, the defenders would have collected three diamond tricks to go This time, though, it isn’t to avoid with the spade king. losing a trick in the suit. It is to determine the layout of the suit so that

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How to buy, install an EV home charger Russ Mitchell

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as prices? Pah! A few months ago, my family bought an electric car, used. A little 2018 BMW i3s. It looks weird but it drives great. Every time I pass long lines of cars and trucks waiting to fill up on $6-a-gallon gas, I admit, I feel a schadenfreude smile coming on. But buying the car, it turns out, was a lot easier than buying a home charger and getting it installed, which was a serious hassle. Worth it in the end, but a hassle. And that government rebate I thought I’d been promised? Yeah, right. You can get by without a home charger but I wouldn’t advise it. There are too few public chargers available at present for dependable refueling. And the price you pay is significantly higher than your cost of electricity at home. A home charger isn’t cheap, though. Including installation, depending on what model you buy, the cost can top $1,500. Hunting for a home charger is a bit of a hassle too. The hassle can be small or large depending on variables that include the age of your home, the state of its electrical system and how easy it is to find an installer in your area. If stories about $7-a-gallon gasoline have you thinking it’s time for an EV, though, here are some hard-won tips that might save you some headaches.

The basics The first step is deciding whether you want a Level 1 or Level 2 charger. Level 1 operates at 120 volts. That’s the voltage you use to run your toaster and most of your home’s electricity. Level 2 is 240 volts, what an electric dryer requires. Level 2 chargers will fill your EV a lot faster from empty than a Level 1: a couple hours or so, depending on the size of your battery, versus overnight. You’ll probably get a portable Level 1 charger included when you get your car. If most of your trips are local, or you can charge at work, or buy a plug-in hybrid instead of a battery-only electric, a Level 1 might work just fine. If you want the flexibility of a relatively fast fill-up and more freedom from range anxiety, you’re a candidate for a more expensive but more powerful Level 2. That’s what we chose. Level 2 chargers require 240 volts and a socket like an electric dryer might use. If you have a 240-volt outlet near where you’ll park your car, good for you. Installation will be a lot easier. (A charger also can be connected directly to your electric panel, obviating the need for an outlet.) Chargers come with

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A Wallbox home charger in a garage at night. The light blinks while charging, holds steady when battery is full. cords of different lengths. You’ll want to measure the distance from where you put your charger to where you’ll park your car. Shorter cords make for less expensive chargers. I’d rather have too much than not enough and went for a 25-foot cord. If you’ll always be parking in a tight garage space, you can get by with something shorter and cheaper. Portable 240-volt chargers are available, but you’ll get only about 10 miles of range per hour. If you want to fill up fairly fast and have your car ready to go when you need it, a stationary charger is the way to go.

Buying An internet search will turn up loads of sites that rank home chargers. For a comprehensive overview of what’s available, Veloz, an EV advocacy site, is a good first step. Level 2 charger prices range from nearly $300 to well over $1,000. The bigger your car battery, the more expensive your charger is likely to be. Veloz pegs the typical cost of installation around $500. It can be lower or it can cost several thousand dollars, depending on how your home’s electrical system is configured and whether you need a 240v outlet installed. Unless you are well versed in volts and amps and kilowatts and kilowatt hours, you should ask an electrician or someone with expertise in the area for advice before you choose your charger. The requirements of your car’s battery and the configuration of your home electrical system are major factors in charger choice. You’ll also have to ask yourself how important it is to be able to control charging times through a charger’s software, allowing you to take advantage of your utility’s variable time-of-day electric rates and potentially prolong your battery’s life. Many experts suggest you not fill your battery all the

way full because that can degrade performance. Charger software can set a limit at, say, 90% full. You’ll also need to know whether you want to install the charger inside a garage or outdoors – many chargers are advertised as weatherproof. Which brand is best? After spending much time comparing models online, I found a ChargePoint model that topped many best-of lists and tried to buy one. Alas, ChargePoint told me I couldn’t expect the charger to arrive for at least several weeks. Popularity has its price. My neighbor bought a charger from Wallbox and got it in a couple of days. I did too. The reviews were good. It’s working fine so far, although the software interface could be much improved. I paid $649 plus tax.

Installing Wallbox posts an excellent installation guide online that can apply to any charger make or model. With any luck, you’ll be able to hire an electrician at a reasonable price and he or she will take care of everything for you. I wasn’t so lucky. Our Berkeley house was built 60 years ago. No 240v outlet in the garage. Worse, the house is fed by a 100-amp Pacific Gas & Electric power line; the lines to modern houses are rated at 200 amps. Practically speaking, the 100-amp line means that adding an electric car to the house’s load could overpower the whole system. The situation would demand some changes to our electric supply panel. Finding an electrician to help was tough. It’s hard to find a tradesman to do anything lately – too few workers with the proper skills, too much home improvement demand. One electrician informed us our electric panel is way out of date, and that building codes would require a new one. We’d also need a

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200-amp line to the house. Total cost, he said, would top $2,000. With the help of a neighbor who’s a lighting architect and ace handyman, I was able to get the job done for the price of materials and a nice dinner. If you have an older home, do some research on home electric load capacities to better communicate with the

professional electricians you might hire.

The rebate Rebates from the government or electric utilities depend on where you live. Put your ZIP Code into the Veloz site and then click on a charger model to find out what’s available to you. If your electricity comes from the Los Angeles

Department of Water and Power, the utility says you can get up to $1,000 back, even more if you qualify as low-income. But the actual amount, based on numerous Veloz searches, is likely to be a few hundred dollars. Residents of the South Coast Air Quality Management District can get another several hundred dollars, but the money is available “first come first served,” so you can’t count on funds being there. The city of Anaheim says charger buyers can qualify for $400 to $1,000 in rebates, “subject to the availability of funds.” The city of Burbank advertises rebates up to $500. If you bought a charger in 2021, you may be eligible for a federal income tax credit for 30% of the charger’s cost. If you waited until 2022, you’re out of luck. Here in Berkeley, I qualified for rebates totaling $0. My utility, the financially troubled Pacific Gas & Electric, offers no home EV charger incentives at all. But driving an EV can save $800 or more a year for an average driver, and the warm feeling I get driving past those gas station price signs makes up for a zero rebate, and then some.

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LOCATD AT 4266 Stonefield Lane, Fairfield CA 94534 Solano. Mailing Address 4266 Stonefield Lane, Fairfield CA 94534. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNERS) Christopher Bommarito 4266 Stonefield Lane Fairfield, 94534. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Christopher Bommarito IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION March 21, 2027. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: March 22, 2022 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2022000512 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00053863 Published: March 28, April 4,11, 18, 2022

LOCATED AT 321 Texas St Ste 108, Fairfield, CA 94533 Solano. Mailing Address 1012 Warren St, Fairfield, CA 94533. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) Brandon Lopez 1012 Warren St Fairfield, 94533. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 03/14/2022. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Brandon Lopez IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION March 21, 2027. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: March 22, 2022 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2022000510 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00053867 Published: March 28, April 4, 11, 18, 2022

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ARTICLE 1. GENERAL 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 #: 22-05, Alamo Elementary School – Improvement Project • New Shade Structure, Installation of New HVAC at MPR Building, New roll up door and new door locations at MPR; ADA upgrades and sitework, Restroom ADA Improvements, Admin new door, Add Alternate: Exterior Paint. 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.

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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: April 21, 2022 Time: No later than 1:00 PM At this time such proposals will be opened and publicly read. Contractor License Classification Required: Class A or B Section 1.02 Mandatory Pre bid conference will be held at: MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE INFORMATION Location: Alamo Elementary School, 500 S. Orchard Street, Vacaville, CA 95688, Outside of Admin Office Contact: District Representative: Windy Buller, Capital Program Management, Inc. (916) 779-5911 Date: April 5, 2022 Time: 3:00 PM 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. 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, Windy Buller, windyb@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 Enterpri ses (“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#00053865 Published: March 28, April 4, 2022

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EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Boston 47 28 .627 46 28 .622 Philadelphia Toronto 42 32 .568 Brooklyn 39 36 .520 New York 33 42 .440 Central Division W L Pct Milwaukee 46 28 .622 Chicago 43 31 .581 Cleveland 41 33 .554 Indiana 25 50 .333 Detroit 20 55 .267 Southeast Division W L Pct Miami 47 28 .627 Charlotte 39 36 .520 37 37 .500 Atlanta Washington 32 42 .432 20 55 .267 Orlando WESTERN CONFERENCE Northwest Division W L Pct Utah 45 30 .600 44 31 .587 Denver Minnesota 43 33 .566 Portland 27 47 .365 Oklahoma City 21 53 .284 Pacific Division W L Pct Phoenix 61 14 .813 GOLDEN STATE 48 27 .640 L.A. Clippers 36 39 .480 L.A. Lakers 31 43 .419 SACRAMENTO 27 48 .360

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Southwest Division W L Pct GB 52 23 .693 — Memphis Dallas 46 29 .613 6 New Orleans 32 43 .427 20 San Antonio 30 44 .405 21½ Houston 20 55 .267 32 Sunday’s Games Washington 123, GOLDEN STATE 115 New York 104, Detroit 102 Boston 134, Minnesota 112 Phoenix 114, Philadelphia 104 New Orleans 116, L.A. Lakers 108 Charlotte 119, Brooklyn 110 Dallas 114, Utah 100 Monday’s Games SACRAMENTO at Miami, 4:30 p.m. GOLDEN STATE at Memphis, 5 p.m. Denver at Charlotte, 4 p.m. Orlando at Cleveland, 4 p.m. Atlanta at Indiana, 4 p.m. Chicago at New York, 4:30 p.m. Boston at Toronto, 4:30 p.m. San Antonio at Houston, 5 p.m. Oklahoma City at Portland, 7 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Chicago at Washington, 4 p.m. Detroit at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Milwaukee, 4:30 p.m. Utah at L.A. Clippers, 7 p.m. Wednesday’s Games SACRAMENTO at Houston, 5 p.m. Phoenix at GOLDEN STATE, 7 p.m. Dallas at Cleveland, 4 p.m. Denver at Indiana, 4 p.m. Orlando at Washington, 4 p.m. Miami at Boston, 4:30 p.m. Charlotte at New York, 4:30 p.m. Minnesota at Toronto, 4:30 p.m. Atlanta at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. Memphis at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m. New Orleans at Portland, 7 p.m. Thursday’s Games Philadelphia at Detroit, 4 p.m. Cleveland at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Chicago, 5 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Utah, 7 p.m.

Vegas 68 36 28 4 76 216 206 Vancouver 67 32 26 9 73 192 191 SAN JOSE 65 29 28 8 66 173 204 Anaheim 67 27 29 11 65 189 218 Seattle 65 20 39 6 46 170 232 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 Tampa Bay 4, N.Y. Islanders 1 N.Y. Rangers 5, Buffalo 4, OT Pittsburgh 11, Detroit 2 Nashville 5, Philadelphia 4 Minnesota 3, Colorado 2, OT Winnipeg 2, Arizona 1, OT Toronto 5, Florida 2 New Jersey 3, Montreal 2, SO Monday’s Games Carolina at Washington, 4 p.m. Vancouver at St. Louis, 4:30 p.m. Buffalo at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. Arizona at Edmonton, 6:30 p.m. Seattle at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Toronto at Boston, 4 p.m. Carolina at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m. Montreal at Florida, 4 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Columbus, 4 p.m. Ottawa at Nashville, 5 p.m. Philadelphia at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Colorado at Calgary, 6 p.m. Dallas at Anaheim, 7 p.m. Wednesday’s Games SAN JOSE at Arizona, 7 p.m. Winnipeg at Buffalo, 4 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Los Angeles at Edmonton, 6:30 p.m. St. Louis at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Vegas at Seattle, 7 p.m. Thursday’s Games SAN JOSE at Colorado, 6 p.m. New Jersey at Boston, 4 p.m. Winnipeg at Toronto, 4 p.m. Chicago at Florida, 4 p.m. Columbus at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m. Montreal at Carolina, 4 p.m. Pittsburgh at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Los Angeles at Calgary, 6 p.m. Dallas at Anaheim, 7 p.m.

EASTERN CONFERENCE Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Carolina 65 43 15 7 93 216 156 Pittsburgh 67 40 17 10 90 225 179 N.Y. Rangers 66 42 19 5 89 203 172 Washington 67 37 20 10 84 224 191 Columbus 66 32 29 5 69 216 246 N.Y. Islanders 64 28 27 9 65 174 178 Philadelphia 66 21 34 11 53 171 233 New Jersey 66 24 37 5 53 203 239 Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida 65 44 15 6 94 264 191 Tampa Bay 65 41 18 6 88 215 182 Toronto 65 41 19 5 87 239 197 Boston 65 41 19 5 87 200 174 Detroit 66 26 32 8 60 189 253 Buffalo 66 23 33 10 56 178 232 Ottawa 65 23 36 6 52 170 213 Montreal 66 18 37 11 47 169 247 Western Conference Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Colorado 66 46 14 6 98 253 184 Minnesota 64 40 20 4 84 237 202 St. Louis 64 35 20 9 79 226 187 Nashville 65 37 24 4 78 212 190 Dallas 64 36 25 3 75 189 192 Winnipeg 67 32 25 10 74 209 207 Chicago 66 24 32 10 58 179 229 Arizona 65 20 40 5 45 167 234 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Calgary 65 40 17 8 88 231 160 Los Angeles 67 36 22 9 81 195 188 Edmonton 66 36 25 5 77 227 215

CALENDAR Monday’s TV sports Baseball Spring training •N.Y. Yankees vs. Detroit, MLB, 10 a.m. •Texas vs. Seattle, MLB, 1 p.m. •Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati, MLB, 6 p.m. Basketball NCAA Women’s Tournament Regional Finals •Connecticut vs. North Carolina State, ESPN, 4 p.m. •Michigan vs. Louisville, ESPN, 6 p.m. NBA •Sacramento at Miami, NBCSCA, 4:30 p.m. (Vacaville only) •Golden State at Memphis, NBCSBA, NBATV, 5 p.m. Hockey NHL •Carolina at Washington, NHL, 4 p.m. Softball •LSU at Arkansas, SEC, 4 p.m. Tennis •ATP/WTA Miami Open, ATP third round, WTA round of 16, TENNIS, 8 a.m.

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Again From Page B1 Because of the Warriors’ poor defensive effort, they dug themselves in an 18-point hole early in the second quarter. Poole’s injury: Poole could be seen clutching his lower right back when he went to the bench in the first quarter. Underneath his jersey, it appeared he was wearing some sort of brace. Throughout the night, Poole had his back

Lowrie From Page B1 him minus-11 defensive runs saved in 71 games at second base. Lowrie said Sunday he battled foot injuries last season that affected his range. He started just seven games at second after July. Saturday, Lowrie did some defensive work at second during the A’s morning workout, then took groundballs at first base, where he has 28 major-league innings. “I think that’s where they’re going to ask me to probably do a lot, would be my guess,” Lowrie said

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wrapped when on the sideline and the training staff made him ride the bike and go though a warm-up routine before re-entering the game. Poole finished with a game-high 26 points, but was clearly in a bit of pain and was pretty inefficient: 8-of-25, including 1-of-10 from deep, With Stephen Curry out for at least the next week, the Warriors can’t afford for Poole to be sidelined, too – he’s the only healthy Warrior who can create offense for himself and others, and pressure of playing first. “We’ll see how that plays out. ... I don’t need to play second base every day, but I’ve just asked them to keep an open mind and evaluate me based on the way I’m moving, not some preconceived notion based on numbers that were in my opinion irrelevant at the end of the year based on injury.” Lowrie, who totaled eight plate appearances from 2019-20 in the majors, hit .263 with 10 home runs in 86 games before the All-Star Break last season. He hit .210 with four homers in 53 second-half games. A right-hand injury limited the switch-hitter to batting left-handed late in the season and ultimately

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night in Atlanta, but didn’t Sunday. Perhaps it’s unfair to place too much blame on a rookie who’s still trying to find his way. Up-anddown performances are to be expected. But Kerr said better defense will be key for the Warriors to navigate the path ahead without Curry, and build momentum entering the playoffs. It’s a small sample size, sure. But two games with Kuminga as a starter might be enough for Kerr to consider making a change. Kuminga didn’t play in the second half. more than 30 points higher than his actual mark (.311), suggesting some poor luck. Signed late in a lockout-compressed spring, Lowrie joins the A’s with less than two weeks until Opening Day. He said he had been working out in Houston but was not facing live pitching and was candid Sunday when asked if he can be ready to start the season on time. “That’s impossible for me to say,” Lowrie said. “There’s a reason we have a six-week spring training normally. I’m not saying it’s going to take me six weeks to get ready, because I’ve been doing spring trainingtype workouts.”

landed him on the injured list in late September. Lowrie said Sunday the injury was a hairline fracture, sustained when he fouled a pitch in a late August game against the Yankees. He hit right-handed in the cage Saturday and said the hand is healed. Several of Lowrie’s hitting metrics in 2021 were encouraging. He ranked in the top 25% of all hitters in hard-hit percentage and top 10% in chase rate. Lowrie noted he was “one of the quoteunquote most unlucky hitters in the game last year based on my battedball statistics.” His weighted on-base average (.344) was

Statistics for Travis Air Force Base for yesterday through 5 p.m. Temperature High/Low.............................66°/50° Average high .......................... 67.4° Average low............................ 45.3° A year ago............................ NA/NA Barometric pressure............29.65 Humidity...................................58%

Air Quality Index 31 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....................... 0.21″ Normal March rainfall ......... 3.09″ 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

opposing defenses at all three levels. Kuminga struggles: After a dominant performance Wednesday in Miami with Kerr sitting the veterans, Kuminga has started the past two games and hasn’t had much of an impact on either. Sunday night, Kuminga made all four of his free throws, but went 0-5 from the field in 14 minutes. Kerr said the decision to start Kuminga over veteran center Kevon Looney came down to spacing. It worked Friday

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UNC From Page B1 more rebounds than their entire team. BALANCED ATTACK Carolina avoided the trap that led to the Peacocks upset of Kentucky, Murray State and Purdue to reach the Elite Eight. SPU was able to disrupt its opponents’ offensively by taking away at least one of their main scorers. Against Kentucky, Tyty Washington and Kellan Grady were a combined 3-for-19 shooting. SPU limited Purdue’s Jaden Ivey, who is a potential top five pick in the NBA draft, to just nine points. But the Tar Heels simply had too many weapons. Brady Manek had 19 points including four 3-pointers. Bacot was steady inside shooting 8-for-15 from the floor. And Caleb Love, who didn’t need to change shoes at halftime this game, scored 12 of his 14 points in the first half.

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Basketball Prep •McDonald’s All-American Girls Game, ESPN2, 3:30 p.m. •McDonald’s All-American Boys Game, ESPN, 6 p.m. NCAA Men’s NIT Semifinals •St. Bonaventure vs. Xavier, ESPN, 4 p.m. •Washington State vs. Texas A&M, ESPN2, 6:30 p.m. NBA •L.A. Lakers at Dallas, TNT, 4:30 p.m. •Utah at L.A. Clippers, TNT, 7 p.m.

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lead remained 13 points (59-46) when Braun hit two of three free throw tosses with 8:11 to play. Miami, which grabbed a 35-29 halftime lead, hit 48.1% of its first-half shots to KU’s 41.9 mark. The Hurricanes were 3-of-8 from three and 6-of-6 from the line. Former Oklahoma Sooner McGusty scored 14 points on 5-of-10 shooting in the first half. Wong had eight points, three rebounds and three assists.

FULL COURT PRESS What is it about Carolina and 25-point leads that end with letdowns? The Heels squandered a 25-point advantage against Baylor in the second round before winning in overtime. Manek got ejected and Love fouled out in the closing minutes of that game, which contributed to the Heels losing some of their composure. Their starters were fine against the Peacocks, but once the Heels grabbed a 47-20 lead, it seems they let up. SPU picked up with a full court press, similar to what Baylor used to rally, and forced two turnovers – including a five-second violation on an inbounds pass. KC Ndefo then blocked a Love layup attempt, which led to a shot clock violation. The Peacocks used that spurt to chip off seven points of their deficit to 51-31. Carolina was not in danger of falling totally apart, but for a second game seemed to initially be thrown a bit out of sorts by a full court press.

McCormack had seven points, while Remy Martin and Ochai Agbaji had six points apiece in the half. Agbaji was 3-of-5 shooting the first half and Martin 3-of-7. Wilson had no points (0-for-2 shooting) and Christian Braun five points on 2-of-6 shooting in the low-scoring half Former KU guard Moore scored four points with one assist the first half. He sat out the final seven minutes of the half after picking up his second foul. Villanova is a familiar foe to KU. The Wildcats pounded the Jayhawks, 95-79, in a 2018 Final Four semifinal.

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will stream live on Paramount Plus. The U.S. is three points ahead of fourth-place Costa Rica and, due to a superior goal differential, would need to lose to Costa Rica by at least six goals to be in any trouble of not qualifying.