Daily Republic: Sunday, April 3, 2022

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Kyiv back in control, but Russians plant mines Tribune Content Agency LVIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian officials claimed Saturday they had clawed back most of Kyiv and its surroundings even as they warned of new dangers: land mines planted by withdrawing Russian forces and revived Russian pushes in the east.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Russian troops were seeding northern areas of Ukraine with mines as Moscow increasingly focused its offensive thrust on the eastern Donbas region – home of two self-proclaimed republics loyal to Russia.

His military leaders said Russian forces were attempting to encircle Ukrainian troops in parts of the Donbas and pulling away from the capital, Kyiv. They also said Ukrainian forces were now in control of Kyiv and many of the suburbs that Russia had attempted to occupy, although that could not be verified independently.

Also Saturday, the Interfax Ukraine news agency quoted Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba as saying Moscow now seemed prepared to agree to face-to-face talks between the two countries’ presidents. Such a meeting could represent a turning point in the conflict, although Western diplomats and others said they remained skeptical of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s intentions and negotiating tactics.

Zelenskyy warned that the dangers in his country remained real and potent.

“It’s still not possible to return to normal life, as it used to be, even at the territories that we are taking back after the fighting,” he said. “They are See Kyiv, Page A12

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Travis airmen receive the Distinguished Flying Cross for a mission in Afghanistan in August 2021, at Travis Air Force Base, Friday. From left to right, Lt. Col. Dominic S. Calderon, 1st Lt. Kyle Anderson, Master Sgt. Silva J. Foster,

Travis crew earns prestigious Distinguished Flying Crosses Matt Miller MMILLER@DAILYREPUBLIC.NET

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE — Lt. Col. Dominic S. Calderon “couldn’t shake the feeling we were on borrowed time” as he flew his C-17A aircraft into Kabul International Airport, on Aug. 15, 2021.

The time was indeed treacherous

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as Calderon and his crew delivered 116 soldiers to Kabul in what turned out to be into dangerous, enemy-controlled territory. Once unloading the soldiers, they then made the split-second decision to help evacuate 153 Americans and allied personnel.

For their bravery and quick actions, Calderon and three

members of his crew were awarded the prestigious Distinguished Flying Cross. A fourth member was also present at Friday’s ceremony at Hangar 837 at Travis Air Force Base.

“These amazing airman created order out of chaos and hit the ground See Crew, Page A12

Children learn Peña Adobe history Susan Hiland

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At least a hundred companies worldwide have delayed or pulled financing deals worth more than $45 billion since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

These include initial public offerings, bonds or loans and acquisitions. U.S. equity market deals were the worst hit by global volatility in the first quarter as a crop of firms postponed listings, while Japanese and European debt markets also suffered from delays.

The disruption comes as the conflict roiled funding markets, hurt investor appetite for risk and increased uncertainty over growth, interestrate hikes and supply chains. The pulled deals mean the feast in fees that bankers experienced last year may be about to turn to famine.

“Volatile markets have meant that it has been harder to execute deals,” said Marco Baldini, head of EMEA bond syndicate at Barclays Plc. Sales of high-grade bonds plummeted as the war in Ukraine unfolded, but in a promising sign “volumes have picked up significantly as we head into Easter,” he said.

About 50 companies have shelved their IPO

Senior Airman Michael Alan Geller and Staff Sgt. Dennis J. Gonzalez-Furman. Gonzalez-Furman did not receive the medal on Friday morning but instead will receive it at a later ceremony.

VACAVILLE — Kids had an opportunity to get outside and enjoy learning to rope sheep, pound corn and make corn dolls at the Pena Adobe Kids Day event.

Molly Wiley of Dixon brought her kids Maddison Wiley, 10, and Noel Wiley, 5, to learn about the history of the area.

"My daughter Maddison is learning about pioneering stuff in school," she said. "I thought this would be a good way to learn about it with some fun activities."

Tawnalee Kendal came out to visit with her mother-in-law Cecilia Pena while she talked about the history of their family.

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"It is really interesting watching her talk about living history," Kendal said.

Peña Adobe, one of the oldest structures in Solano County, was built in 1842.

The adobe was once the home of the Juan Felipe Peña family who, with the Vacas, settled in Vacaville more than 175 years ago.

The Mowers-Goheen Museum holds local artifacts that include Peña family children’s toys, women’s dresses from the turn of the 19th to the 20th century and a woolly mammoth bone, and many people enjoyed walking through it.

Cricket Kanouff, president of the Peña Adobe Historical Society has been a volunteer for Pena Adobe Society for 12 years. Usually, the Kids

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Day event is in November but this year they decided to have it in the spring.

"We figured the kids were back in school and would want to do something outdoors," she said.

Things have been so discombobulated over the last few years that she was glad to do something normal.

Native American Park Docents Armando Perez and James Tunstall spoke with park visitors of the Native Americans who lived here before the Peñas and Vacas arrived in the Lagoon Valley.

There was also a visit with McQueeney’s Goat See History, Page A12

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Baseball season’s back, so it’s time to finally fix some things

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Consider two facts: aseball should be better.

There are far The major fewer hits, as well as leagues return this week fewer balls in play than after two seasons at any time. The leagueaffected by the wide batting average Covid-19 pandemic keeps dropping (last followed by a 99-day year’s was the sixth-lowlockout that delayed the est in history) while start of spring training Brad Stanhope hitters strike out 50% and pushed back Like I was sayin’ more often than they did opening day by a week.

30 years ago. It’s not The lockout was a bad look, uncommon to play 20 minutes but do you know what’s worse? and have only a few balls put in Baseball is . . . (looks around) . . . play. That’s boring. kind of boring.

Games are much I’ve loved the sport for longer. Forty years ago, the decades, but it’s gotten harder average game took 2 hours, to watch over the past 20 years.

33 minutes. Last year, the I can already hear all my average game took 3 hours, baseball-loving friends object10 minutes. ing, but they’re wrong Compared to even a few and I’m right. decades ago, there is way less Baseball is boring, even action spread over when the Giants are way more time. winning 107 games.

And baseball – unlike other

major professional sports – responds to problems by doing nothing. Maybe forming a committee to study the issue.

The NFL changes rules to encourage passing and scoring.

The NBA eliminates defenses that slow down the game.

Baseball forms a group to look at how to knock 30 seconds off a game that takes 3 hours, 10 minutes.

Baseball has always been a slow game – a daily sport with a lot of time spent standing around on the field and a lot of relaxing in the stands. But the recent trends (encouraged by advanced statistics) lengthened games and decreased action to the point that it’s like watching curling (no offense to Canadians).

Changes are coming.

National League teams will use a designated hitter this year

after 50 years of it being an American League-only rule.

Next year, there will almost assuredly be a pitch clock, forcing pitchers to work faster.

There will be bigger bases to encourage base-stealing. There will be some sort of rule banning the infield shift, allowing more hits to go through.

Those are all good, but baseball should go further. The sport needs to speed up – not just to please kids who love video games, but to keep people like me engaged. Three-hour games with 12 total hits are hard to watch day after day.

Major league baseball should learn from the NFL and NBA and keep making changes. A shorter season? Maybe. Move the pitching mound back to encourage hitting? Consider it.

Force teams to lose their

designated hitter when they pull a starting pitcher in order to encourage leaving that pitcher in? Sure. Bigger bats or harder infield? Maybe.

There are surely unforeseen consequences for every change, but I know this: They’re worth considering.

Baseball is still a great game, but if my favorite childhood sport wants to fully capture people like me – and more importantly, gain interest among people under 50 – it needs to change.

The new (potential) rules are a good start.

Keep tweaking the sport. Get more action. Take some risks.

Stop the slide toward curling!

Reach Brad Stanhope at bradstanhope@outlook.com.

Fugitive flamingo thriving in Texas 17 years after escaping Kansas zoo meandering along the shore as seagulls putter around nearby.

A video captured by a bystander is not shot from close enough for officials from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to read the number on the bird’s leg tag. But Julie Hagen, a social media specialist for the agency, said Flamingo No. 492 is the only bird of its kind known to live on the Texas coast.

The sighting this month, in an area without native flamingos, isn’t as surprising as it may sound. Pink Floyd has been spotted annually in Texas since 2018, Hagen said, and has also been seen in neighboring Louisiana. The other liberated bird was spotted once in Minnesota and has not been seen since.

The zoo has no intention of trying to recapture Flamingo No. 492. Jennica King, a spokeswoman for the facility, said its staff has accepted that

The Washington Post It was a blustery evening in central Kansas in 2005 when the flamingos saw a chance to make their jailbreak.

The Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita was in the process of clipping the wings of a flock of the exotic birds to keep them from flying away. But when strong gusts of wind blew through, two birds waiting for their turn discovered they could get enough lift to escape captivity once and for all.

“It is a black eye, to be honest,” Scott Newland, then the zoo’s curator of birds, told the Wichita Eagle in 2013. “It was basically an error. We are not fond of this story.”

Seventeen years later, one of the fugitive flamingos – nicknamed Pink Floyd for his (or her?) pink and white hues – appears to have turned up in a bay near Port Lavaca on Texas’s Gulf Coast, calmly

the bird appears destined to live out the rest of its days in Texas.

Plus, attempting to extricate the flamingo from its current habitat could do more harm than good.

“It would only disturb wildlife where it’s been found and possibly could do more damage to the bird than just leaving him alone,” Christan Baumer, then a spokeswoman for the zoo, told the Associated Press in 2007.

Pink Floyd was among a few dozen wild flamingos to arrive at the zoo from Africa in 2003. So while it made sense that the bird was accustomed to flying, zoo officials were impressed by the distance it traveled when it first appeared near Corpus Christi, Tex., three years later.

“The 600-mile journey it took to get to [Aransas County, Tex.] is kind of surprising,” Joe Barkowski, then the zoo’s

curator of birds, told the AP at the time. “We’re not seeing migrations of that distance a lot.”

At one point, Pink Floyd was hanging around with a bright pink Caribbean flamingo whose leg tag identified it as part of a flock from Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula.

The zoo is not sure whether this bird and Pink Floyd are just friends or something more.

Pink Floyd has proved to be somewhat of a mysterious creature in other ways, too. The flamingo’s escape came before zoo employees could test its blood to determine its sex, though it is suspected to be male.

Its exact age is also unclear. Pink Floyd is believed to have been

between 3 and 5 years old when it fled, King said, so it would be roughly 20 now. Flamingos can survive for 40 to 60 years.

Despite the zoo’s current live-and-let-live attitude, it did initially try to get Pink Floyd back.

After the pair of flamingos first escaped, employees saw them wandering near a flood drainage area on the zoo’s property. But they couldn’t get closer than 50 feet before the birds would take off.

“Flamingos are very smart and very capable, and he just didn’t want to be retrieved,” King said of Pink Floyd.

At least one other flamingo has made a daring escape from captivity.

That bird, also nicknamed Pink Floyd, escaped from

a zoo in Salt Lake City in 1988 and lived in the Great Salt Lake. It was last seen in 2005, a Utah Fox affiliate reported last year.

Sedgwick County Zoo officials aren’t sure how their Pink Floyd ended up in Texas. Maybe the storm blew the bird that way, King said, or maybe it instinctively knew how to reach a warm climate close to water.

Whatever the case, zoo employees have come a long way from their initial embarrassment about Pink Floyd’s unsanctioned flight.

“Now we’re able to look back on it with some humor,” King said, “and say, ‘Good for him. He’s living his best life down in Texas.’ ”

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Cosplay event makes for Sports gambling fun afternoon in Vacaville initiative goes before Susan Hiland

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VACAVILLE — Brightly colored wigs, masks, dresses and other costumed fans of pop culture flashed across the grass going from building to building, Saturday.

Vaca Con has grown since starting about seven years ago as a small gathering of fans. On Saturday, the event took over the Ulatis Community Center with five food vendors, and multiple buildings housing various activities and shopping.

There were hundreds of visitors coming out, some dressed for cosplay, others dressed in street clothes.

Cosplay is when fans of pop culture icons practice dressing up as a character from a movie, book, or video game.

Tea Kim came with her friend Jay Bae from the East Bay for what would be the 17th cosplay event she has attended.

The two were dressed as characters from Chainsaw Man, which is a Japanese Mangas series written and illustrated by Tatsuki Fujimoto.

"This is a really good event," Kim said.

"It's nice because it is smaller than other events and the vendors are really nice."

"Deciding to do these characters wasn't hard," said Bae. "Because the costumes are light and not heavy, it is better for this warmer weather."

Typhanie Ricci-Western, the Parks and Recreation Supervisor, had a new crew for the cosplay venue and it was the first time she had put on the event.

"We are back after the world shut down," she said.

They sold 300 tickets before the event, which was more than in 2020 when the last event was held just before the lockdown.

"There is so much to do for this one day event," she said.

At the Performing Arts Theater were panelists throughout the day that included a Star Wars Panel with Andrew Nelson and Alan Fernandes, a Cosplay Prop Builder Panel with Austin Legay and Mark Geraghty, and a Pop Culture Tattoo Panel with Anchor Tattoo and more.

In the courtyard were Forgotten Path Board Games for the younger kids, hosted by Imagine That! In the after-

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One of the many cosplayers at the Vaca Con event Saturday at the UIatis Community Center in Vacaville. noon the courtyard was filled with a cosplay parade.

They also had an amateur art show.

"We have set up areas to scan QR codes to vote," said Ricci-Western.

One of the biggest draws was the shopping inside with vendors selling everything from art to figurines.

In the Performing Arts Theater was a replica Delorean from the movie Back to the Future.

"This is the only working replica of a DeLorean in the world," said owners Marko Guzman of Chosen Wan Apparel from Vacaville.

The DeLorean started out as a stripped-down Red Bull Derby Soap Box car in Australia.

It took several years to build the shell up to be a working replica of the iconic car. Also, it has not been to the future or the past because it can't get up to 88 miles an hour. But maybe someday.

"Austin Legay the load designer took this to the next level," said Guzman.

"We just got everything finished two days ago."

FAIRFIELD — Bill Emlen, for the first time, will take the seat at the Solano County Board of Supervisors meeting as the newly appointed county administrator.

The board meets at 9 a.m. Tuesday in the first-floor chamber of the government center, 675 Texas St., in Fairfield.

The supervisors will receive a presentation from the Alcohol and Drug Advisory Board regarding Opioid Use Disorder and overdose deaths in Solano County, as well as a presentation on the Legislative Committee activities.

The board will be asked to consider taking a position on the California Sports Wagering Regulation and Unlawful Gambling Act ballot initiative.

A presentation on April as “Children’s Month” and “National Child Abuse Prevention Month” is scheduled.

The board also is scheduled to make a final decision on allocating more than $4 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding. The supervisors had already approved the uses, which includes $3 million to start a Solano County Housing Trust Fund;

$600,000 to support the Parkside Flats affordable housing development in Fairfield; $250,000 for housing counseling contract services; and $215,000 for a Habitat for Humanity project in Fairfield.

EMLEN The ARPA vote is part of the board's 10-item consent agenda, items that are considered routine and are taken up under a single vote.

The meeting is broken into a morning session and an afternoon session, with a closed session scheduled in between. The board will consider initiating legal action as one closed session item, and be updated on property negotiations involving the fairgrounds property at 900 Fairgrounds Drive in Vallejo.

There is only one item in the 2 p.m. session.

The supervisors will consider an appeal of a Planning Commission decision to allow EQ Industrial Services Inc. to operate a waste transfer facility on 8 acres located at 8028 Schroeder Road, about a half-mile west of Dixon.

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FAIRFIELD — The Solano County Planning Commission may finally get its shot at considering a use permit for reconstruction of a duck club in the Suisun Marsh.

The San Francisco Gun Club has applied for the permit to operate the private duck club at 2866 Grizzly Island Road.

The project includes reconstruction of a club house/lodge, covered parking, placement of storage units and

reconstruction of a dock destroyed by fire.

The commission meets at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Board of Supervisors chamber on the first floor of the government center, 675 Texas St., in Fairfield.

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Obituaries

Kurt Stephen Vandenberg April 16, 1962 — Feb. 11, 2022

California, in 2020.

With deep sorrow Kurt continued we announce that to give support and Kurt Stephen Vanlove to those around denberg, our beloved him while working son, brother, uncle, through life’s chalgrandfather and lenges. Kurt passed longtime friend, away from lung passed away on Feb. cancer, and during 11, 2022, in Fairhis last months of field, California, in life with the love the loving care of his and support from his mother’s and family family and friends he home. committed himself Kurt was born in ARMY to complete his Lynn, Massachusetts, VETERAN journey with the one on April 16, 1962. His family later moved to Cali- thing he could take with him fornia (Fremont) in 1971 then and that was peace: peace of mind and heart. Kurt found relocated to Fairfield in 1975.

After attending high his way to let go and let God school in Fairfield, Kurt joined and left us with many gifts.

Kurt was strong-willed, the Army in 1982. Kurt received an honorable dis- and he lived his life with a true charge and later went on to sense of what he believed attend National Broadcasting was right and truthful. He had a big heart and made you feel School (NBS) in 1989.

Kurt found himself in the special. Thank you Kurt for 1990s drawn to the North- being a part of our lives. Until west and decided to relocate we meet again. Love You!!

Kurt is survived by his to Washington state for the loving mother, Eleanor Griffin; next 30 years.

Kurt had a strong love stepfather, Ben Griffin; brothfor the outdoors, fishing and ers, Keith and David Vansisters, Paula hiking, animals and meeting denberg; people from all walks of Vandenberg and Johanna life. Kurt and his partner, Griffin; nephew, David VanPamela Rogers, settled along denberg Jr. and his family; the Columbia gorge; White niece, Luciana VandenbergSalmon, Bingen and Vancou- Andresen and her family; ver, Washington, area and along with his longtime during this time he was able partner, Pamela Rogers, and to establish himself in the her extended family; and restaurant industry and took childhood friends, Darren on the position of chief in Smith and family, and Mike local restaurants, and then Nelson and family; and many later continue to work in the friends that he met along his customer service industry life journey.

Celebration of life will be until he retired due to health held on April 16, 2022, in Fairissues.

Kurt, after many years in field, California. For addiWashington, made the deci- tional information, please call sion to come back to Fairfield, 510-258-9273.

Doris Jean Marianno Doris died of cancer on March 29, 2022. She was born in Shirley, Arkansas, and moved to California as a young child.

She attended Crystal Grammar School and graduated from Armijo High School.

She lived in her Green Valley home for 59 years until recently moving to Rockville Terrace.

Doris is survived by her husband of 65 years, Frank A. Marianno Jr.; brothers, Max (Jannelle) Futrell, Gary (Roxanne-deceased) Futrell; children, Steve (Kelly) Marianno, Linda (Marshall) Matzinger; grandchildren, Daniel (Rachel), Adam (Nicole), Alex (Katy) Matzinger, Jacque

(Brandon) Osborne, Andrew (Amy) Marianno; and four greatg ra n d d au g h te rs ; along with numerous nieces, nephews and friends that were considered her family.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Cecil and Ruby Futrell and Eugene Schock.

Service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, April 8, 2022, at Rockville Cemetery, 4219 Suisun Valley Road, Fairfield.

In lieu of flowers, Doris wishes for donations to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, Shriners Children’s Hospital or a charity of your choice. No flowers please.

Education, workforce, real-time dollars key to economic growth Todd R. Hansen

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FAIRFIELD — An automobile manual requires reading skills that are higher than entry-level college abilities – and it is layered in technology, math and other academic competence.

But a future auto mechanic does not necessarily need to go to college. The same can be true for nursing and other medical professions.

In fact, there is a growing number of high-paying job and career opportunities for which the traditional college education is not required, but they do require skills that need a more rigorous academic platform than offered right now at traditional high schools.

Mike Silva, a Vacaville councilman, took that thought a step further by asking the speakers in a Solano EDC-hosted virtual forum on “Educating Tomorrow’s Workforce” whether that platform needs to be built at the elementary schools.

There was no immediate answer to that question, but there was a concluding thought.

“We have to prepare our students for jobs that are not even created yet,” Solano County Superintendent of Schools Lisette Estrella-Henderson said as the 90-minute forum came to an end.

Along with Estrella-Henderson, the event featured John Garcia III, a senior adviser at the U.S. Department of Education, Cami Anderson, chief executive officer of Third Way Solutions, and Kelley Birch, director of Career and College

Readiness at the Solano County Office of Education.

U.S. Rep. John Garamendi, D-Walnut Grove, also made remarks about the need for educational institutes to prepare students for the growth in job opportunities, from health care to bio-agriculture manufacturing to the nearly 3,000 jobs expected to be created with the refurbishing of the Mare Island dry docks. Elsa Flores, the Public Affairs director for Kaiser Permanente, which sponsored the forum, also spoke, Chris Rico, the newly hired president and chief executive officer for the Solano Economic Development Corp., facilitated the discussion.

It was also made clear that with American Rescue Plan Act funding and other resources pouring into the public coffers right now, there has never been a greater opportunity to invest in the future – including the future of students.

To fail to do so, Anderson said, could be catastrophic for future funding chances.

“We better have a good story to tell about what we did with the money,” Anderson said.

The forum focused largely on Career Technical Education and how that concept must evolve from its 20th century syllabus to focus on the future.

The standards have to rise to the K-12 systems teaching personal success skills, that students cannot be labeled based on lacking skills that can be taught, that the environments are positive and enriching, and that the skills are not just tailored for entry level work, but the kind of jobs that can generate even

more opportunities and wealth.

She used an example of using a Duke University Business School curriculum at Rikers Island jail in New York, a heady offering to individuals who are not typically viewed in that context.

“I’ve never seen more engagement,” Anderson said. “That one move turned on the lights.”

Similar responses have been found at the Solano County Probation Department with its educational and trades-based work programming.

In other words, give students an opportunity to succeed and they will.

Solano County schools are working in that direction, creating curricula in which students can earn community college credits as they work toward graduation and closing the gap on professional certification, or if desired, more education.

There are 19 work-path curricula with 52 courses, as well as some worksite visits, that are available to expose students to possible career fields.

But the speakers agreed that industry sectors need to invest in these programs to ensure they have the workforce they need. Nonprofits and philanthropic investment also is needed.

And there must be a concerted effort to lift those students in the most disadvantaged communities, and not to leave individuals with disabilities behind either.

“A skilled workforce is critical for our community and our economy,” Rico said.

Vacaville council to decide on new redistricting map at special meeting Matt Miller

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VACAVILLE — The City Council will review draft maps and select one for final electoral district boundaries at its 5 p.m. Tuesday special meeting.

Every 10 years, cities with bydistrict election systems must use new data to review and, if needed, redraw lines to reflect how local populations have changed. Redistricting ensures all districts have nearly equal population, according to the city report.

Redistricting, through information provided in the 2020 Census, determines which neighborhoods and communities are grouped for the purpose of electing

council members.

Vacaville adopted its current district boundaries in 2018, following the transition to district-based elections and that information was based on 2010 census data.

The city held four required public hearings on Jan. 25, Feb. 22, March 8 and March 22. Tuesday's public hearing is the fifth. The redistricting process must be completed by April 17.

The current district boundaries show that the map is no longer population-balanced. Vacaville's adjusted population is 95,909 and the ideal district population is onesixth of that number, or 15,984.

Determining population balance is done by measuring the spread, or

deviation, between the least populated district and the greatest populated district.

Council members showed concern at previous meetings for keeping natural boundaries, like Interstate 80, keeping neighborhoods together, and keeping some situation where current constituents might change. There are now three map finalists for the council to choose from. Those maps can be found at mapvacaville.org.

The council meeting will be held virtually and can be viewed at the city website, cityofvacaville. com, Cable Channel 26, or the city's YouTube Channel and Zoom. Participation instructions are available on the city website.

Solano County’s Earth Day Fairfield City Council wants to cleanup event set for April 16 keep aging population in mind Daily Republic Staff DRNEWS@DAILYREPUBLIC.NET

FAIRFIELD — Solano County’s annual Earth Day commemoration will return to in-person cleanup events on April 16.

There will be held at eight locations. Event start and end times vary by location.

Interested volunteers should visit cleanupsolano.org for details about site locations, times and mission.

Volunteers are encouraged to bring their own buckets and gloves.

The 2022 Solano County Earth Day Cleanup is sponsored by Solano County with additional support provided by the Sierra Club Solano Group, Sprouts Farmers Market in Vacaville, the Solano Center for Volunteer and Non-Profit Leadership, 95.3 KUIC, and the California Coastal Commission. Cleanup partners include Solano County Parks, Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District, Vallejo Watershed Alliance, Solano Land Trust, and all of the cities and volunteer site leaders.

The Solano RCD coordinates three annual community cleanups on behalf of Solano County, including Earth Day, World Environment Day on June 4, and Coastal Cleanup Day on Sept. 17.

Learn more about these cleanups at cleanupsolano.org.

The number of items collected can be tracked on the Ocean Conservancy’s CleanSwell mobile app as a way to help researchers keep tabs on the amount of trash being diverted from oceans by Solano County residents.

Abrams not attending bar association candidate forum Todd R. Hansen THANSEN@DAILYREPUBLIC.NET

FAIRFIELD — District Attorney Krishna Abrams has announced she will not be participating in the Solano County Bar Association's candidates forum that is scheduled for Wednesday.

"I previously informed Ms. Julie Hilt of the Solano County Bar Association that I am unable to attend their event on April 6 due to a prior commitment.," Arbrams said in a statement.

Abrams, who is being challenged by Chief Deputy District Attorney Sharon Henry, did not specify what that prior

commitment was.

The bar association said Henry had accepted its invitation so it plans to go through with the event, adding the invitation to Abrams remains open.

"I look forward to participating in the upcoming candidate forum on May 3 hosted by Solano Community College and the ACLU Solano County Chapter. This event will be focused on educating the public on the role of the District Attorney in our county and the upcoming DA election," the statement said.

The May 3 forum is scheduled for 3 to 5 p.m. The location will be announced.

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FAIRFIELD — The City Council on Tuesday will consider supporting an AgeFriendly Community policy and by doing so support "initiatives and opportunities to be an age-friendly community by encouraging and promoting policies and projects in support of healthy and active aging."

The council meets at 6 p.m. in the City Hall council chamber, 1000 Webster St. The

The council meets at 6 p.m. in the City Hall council chamber, 1000 Webster St. The public session follows a 5:30 closed session. public session follows a 5:30 closed session during which the council will be updated on labor negotiations.

The council also is scheduled to address two

policies regarding council member roundtable discussions on Channel 26.

Each member is allowed one town hall meeting, except during election periods. The discussion also will consider staff support during these televised events.

The council also is scheduled to sit as the Housing Authority board and will consider the Fairfield Housing Authority's Public Housing Agency Annual Plan for Fiscal Year 2022­-23.

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Unpaid fees prevent many Californians from tax credits Tribune Content Agency An estimated 1 million Californians will not receive their full tax refunds this year because the state will intercept the money to pay off debts such as outstanding parking tickets, tolls, court fees, tuition and child support.

California’s poorest residents, who qualify for state tax credits, will be hit the hardest as money intended for what Gov. Gavin Newsom has heralded as “the largest anti-poverty cash assistance program in the country” will instead be returned to the government to cover unpaid bills.

Nearly 50% of Californians who had at least a portion of their 2021 tax refunds taken by the state as part of its “offset” collection program earned less than $30,000 a year and filed for the California Earned Income Tax Credit or Young Child Tax Credit, according to data compiled by the Franchise Tax Board.

That means the state’s tax credit programs, which give up to $3,160 in extra cash to eligible Californians through refunds, often never reach the people they are intended to help, with funds instead going to cities, counties, courts and other agencies to pay off debts.

Of the nearly $92 million that the state kept from tax returns in 2021, low-income Californians who filed for tax credits forfeited more than $35 million of that revenue, according to the Franchise Tax Board data.

California established its own version of the federal Earned Income Tax Credit program in 2015 under then-Gov. Jerry Brown, and Newsom

has continued to expand the program’s reach, saying in a January proclamation that it improves the health and educational outcomes of children in the families who receive it.

The state’s creation of anti-poverty programs, including tax credits and stimulus packages, while allowing the collections program to continue is like attempting to “plug a bleed on one end while another end is still an open wound,” said Courtney McKinney, spokesperson for the Western Center on Law & Poverty.

The organization, alongside two dozen other advocacy groups, is asking the Newsom administration to immediately suspend all income tax intercepts for debts owed to state and local governments through July, as it did during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“It is counterproductive and cruel to tear these funds out of families’ hands to pay off old traffic and parking tickets, criminal fees, and public benefit overpayments,” states a letter sent last month from the organizations to state Controller Betty Yee. “And it is all the more concerning that the administration would allow this to happen when the state predicts tens of billions of dollars in budget surplus.”

California and Illinois were the only states to pause collections during the pandemic, according to a report by the Center for Public Integrity.

Yee noted the “severe economic impact” of the pandemic in her suspension of the program last year, and said she hoped the pause in collections would “offer additional relief for taxpayers.”

Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area CEO to speak at Rotary meeting Susan Hiland SHILAND@DAILYREPUBLIC.NET

FAIRFIELD — Betsy Biern, chief executive officer of Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area, will be the Fairfield Suisun Rotary Club’s guest speaker at the meeting on Tuesday.

The meeting is scheduled for noon at the KROC Center, 586 Widgeon Way, in Suisun City.

Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area grants the wishes of children with critical illnesses in 17 Northern California counties, from Monterey to the Oregon border.

Last year, despite Covid19, the chapter granted 143 wishes, includ-

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Biern will address how Make-A-Wish is emerging from the pandemic, the impact of a wish on local children and their families, and the five key ways community members can support the organization’s wish-granting mission.

There are few experiences more powerful than making a wish come true.

The different opportunities to get involved and experience the pure joy of wish granting might surprise you.

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State signs $2.6 billion ecological pact as drought saps water supply Tribune Content Agency LOS ANGELES — It’s a major source of California’s water supply and a vital habitat for fish, migratory birds and other species.

But the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta watershed is also a fragile ecosystem in decline, with human demands for water taking a harsh toll on the environment.

With a third year of severe drought straining water resources and pushing endangered salmon and other fish closer to extinction, California officials have announced a controversial $2.6 billion deal with the federal government and major water suppliers that they say will bolster the ecosystem.

The new pact, called a memorandum of understanding, reflects a realization that with climate change, “the system is collapsing quicker than the laws and regulations that exist can manage or heal

that system,” said Jared Blumenfeld, California’s environmental protection secretary.

The proposed agreement lays out plans over the next eight years whereby agencies that supply cities and farms would give up water or secure additional supplies to help threatened species, while state, federal and local agencies would fund projects to improve habitat in the watershed.

State officials called the deal an important milestone in their efforts to balance the delta’s ecological needs with the water needs of Californians, and a key step toward larger “voluntary agreements” that can help ensure substantial flows for the health of the estuary.

Gov. Gavin Newsom declared the plan a historic rejection of “old binaries” in favor of new solutions, while Blumenfeld said it would “move us away from ‘water wars’ of yesteryear.”

Those claims drew strong criticism, however.

Immediately after the plan’s announcement this week, environmental advocates and salmon conservationists condemned it as a set of backroom deals negotiated out of the public eye that wouldn’t provide nearly enough water for threatened fish or the overall health of the watershed.

“Nothing has been achieved through backroom negotiations with water districts,” said Jon Rosenfield, senior scientist with the group San Francisco Baykeeper.

“The state’s latest scheme promises only a tiny fraction of the relief our rivers, fisheries and delta communities need, according to a wealth of research — and it leaves all the hard questions unanswered.”

The San Francisco Bay Delta is the largest estuary on the West See Drought, Page A7

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CALMATTERS COMMENTARY

Is state biting off more than it can chew with finances?

‘D

on’t bite off more than you can chew” is one of those old, but valid, aphorisms that people and institutions ignore at their peril.

Most of us know people who have taken on more debt than they can afford or make promises to friends and families that they cannot honor, with adverse human consequences.

Corporations wind up in bankruptcy court when they expand too rapidly or misread markets. That sometimes happens to governments as well, such as the three California cities that have gone bankrupt in recent years by taking on too much debt for projects and benefits that were politically attractive but financially unsustainable.

California’s state government has been on an expansionist binge of late, thanks to a torrent of unanticipated tax revenues and immense amounts of federal aid Dan Walters tied to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Scarcely a week passes without Gov. Gavin Newsom announcing some new program or expansion of an existing program, such as extending health coverage to more undocumented immigrants, increasing slots for pre-kindergarten care and education, and moving mentally ill homeless people into treatment and housing.

There is some financial risk in these expansions. The state is seeing a surge of revenues now, but its finances are dangerously dependent on a relative handful of wealthy taxpayers and even a mild downturn could – as we have often seen in the past – quickly lead to shortfalls.

The promises being made in the expansive services Newsom and the Legislature are launching raise expectations that could turn to dust if the economy turns sour, as it periodically does.

There’s also another aspect that could backfire even if money is not a problem – actually delivering the new services.

Alas, the state’s track record on accomplishing what it promises is not a good one. The managerial meltdowns at the Department of Motor Vehicles and the Employment Development Department attest to that syndrome, as are the state’s numerous high-technology projects that have either failed or become expensive sinkholes.

Capitol politicians have a tendency to enact high-concept “solutions” to perceived problems without fully vetting the capability of delivering or even delving into their performance after the fact.

A prime example of the syndrome is how California has dealt with – or failed to deal with – its immense homeless population, an issue that ranks very high in the public consciousness.

Countless billions of dollars have been spent on multiple approaches, but indications are that the number of people on the streets has continued to increase.

A year ago, the just-retired state auditor, Elaine Howle, issued a highly critical report on California’s efforts, saying “its approach to addressing homelessness is disjointed. At least nine state agencies administer and oversee 41 different programs that provide funding to mitigate homelessness, yet no single entity oversees the state’s efforts or is responsible for developing a statewide strategic plan.”

“As a result,” Howle told the Legislature, “the state continues to lack a comprehensive understanding of its spending to address homelessness, the specific services the programs provide, or the individuals who receive those services.”

Given that, one must wonder whether any of the new programs being rolled out will be any more successful.

How, for instance, will the state deliver more pre-kindergarten care and education if the K-12 system is already many thousands of teachers short? Will extending Medi-Cal health care coverage to more people make any difference when existing recipients already struggle to find doctors? Will there be enough professional staff to handle the mentally ill who would be forced into treatment under Newsom’s “Care Court” plan?

In short, is California continuing to bite off more than it can chew?

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

March 27 cartoon: Message received, but shouldn’t have published it “When our spelling is perfect, it’s invisible. But when it’s flawed, it prompts strong negative associations.” — Marilyn vos Savant The cartoon you posted on March 27 had a big error. Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s name is spelled wrong. It was spelled “Kentaji.” I’m sure someone thought the cartoon to be so supremely clever, ironic, so thought-provoking that no one would notice. Or, even worse, whomever chose the cartoon didn’t notice.

But, don’t forget your audience.

We consume your content in the quiet of our homes or a coffee shop, not in the buzz of a newsroom. We notice things like this, almost to the point of second-guessing your motive. I’d say, if it has errors, don’t publish it.

Your readers will catch it. Just my humble opinion.

Roy Brown Benicia Editor’s Note: A correction has been published. The mistake was unintentional.

country to defend Democracy, and then watch it come under attack by a group of people who were lied to.

Mr. Heal, who was also lied to, needs to condemn their actions once and for all. Downplaying those events is nothing more than a misinformation campaign.

On Jan. 6, many people entered the capitol building without authorization. They broke the law as soon as they entered. They actually broke the law as soon as they broke through barricades designed to keep them away from the Capitol steps. Some gained access to the building by breaking in, smashing windows and exterior doors. That was a violation of the law.

Some used mace, flag poles, their fists and feet, baseball bats, flag poles, clubs, sticks and fire extinguishers to assault officers. That was illegal.

Some tried to enter the House of Representatives chamber by force, bashing windows with their fists. That is illegal. Some entered the Senate chambers without authorization. That was illegal.

Some ransacked offices of congressmen and women. That was illegal. Some stole items from those offices. That is against the law. Some sprayed graffiti on the walls of the rotunda, urinated on them and spread feces on them. That was illegal.

Mr. Heal needs to condemn those actions strongly and immediately. He, too, is a veteran of the U.S. military and he put his life on the line, as I did.

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Earl Heal needs to own up to the Jan. 6 crimes, lies Use pot tax to help As a veteran of the United States homeless in the city Army, I must comment about Earl Heal's columns as he tries to downplay the events of Jan. 6, 2021, at the capitol building in Washington, D.C. I did not put my life on the line for our

for homeless initiatives."

This is not a new problem. In fact, our governor was going to take care of the problem in San Francisco when he was mayor. Been to the city lately?

We talk about the problems but mainly speak about housing. This is much bigger. It involves drugs and mental health, many cases are related. We hear of ideas then the funding issue comes up, no money.

Our state, county and our cities need to work together. Cities alone cannot take on the problems, the county has mental health departments.

If our politicians were serious about these issues, the tax dollars from the growing and dispensing of legal marijuana should be spent on these problems instead of going into the general fund.

The problem has been around longer than the tax.

Cities and counties could lower fees for affordable housing units and build townhouses or condos to help first-time buyers create wealth.

If the fees were cut in half for firsttime home, townhouse or condo buyers, that could save upward of $15,000 from the asking price depending on the square footage.

This could open rental units to get the homeless a roof over their head.

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Tribune Content Agency LOS ANGELES — Democracy in Central America appears to be on the downslide.

In Guatemala, an anti-corruption judge went into exile on March 21 amid threats to her life after presiding over cases implicating high-level Guatemalan officials, including the country’s president, Alejandro Giammattei.

In El Salvador, President Nayib Bukele has arrested hundreds of people in response to a spike in homicides, including a string of ganginvolved killings last weekend that left scores of people dead. Bukele’s crackdown has raised fears that he’s trying to further consolidate power and is trampling on civil liberties.

In Honduras, former President Juan Orlando Hernandez faces extradition to the U.S. under a cloud of accusations that he colluded with drug cartels to ship tons of cocaine to the U.S. in return for financial support for his political party.

All this took place in a span of two weeks.

Ricardo Zúniga, the Biden administration’s special envoy for the region, spoke of the challenges in Central America, and how they are expected to result in an uptick of immigration from the region, while visiting Los Angeles for a Summit of the Americas event earlier this week.

“All we’re trying to do now is halt the slide” of democracy and accountability, Zúniga said in

Drought From Page A7 Coast. Formed by the convergence of California’s two largest rivers, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta lies at the heart of the state’s water system.

Two huge governmentrun pumping plants draw water from the delta’s southern edge and send it flowing through the canals of the State Water Project and the Central Valley Project, supplying vast farmlands and cities to the south.

The delta’s ecosystem has been ailing for decades, and the export of large quantities of freshwater has been a major reason. Climate change has added to the stresses on the ecosystem by intensifying droughts.

Fish have suffered.

The delta smelt is now on the brink of extinction.

And endangered winter-

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Asylum-seeking migrants gather at a makeshift camp on the Mexican side of the San Ysidro Port of Entry in Tijuana, Mexico. an interview with the L.A. Times, “so that we can have some place to build from.”

Zúniga spent most of his three-day stay meeting with Angelenos who form part of the Latin American diaspora.

His visit came just days ahead of Friday’s announcement by the Biden administration that it planned to end by late May a controversial policy that has blocked most migrants from seeking humanitarian protections at the U.S. border.

The policy – often referred to as Title 42 – was invoked by the Trump administration, referring to a rarely used 1944 public health statute that allows for the quick expulsion of migrants either to Mexico or to their home countries.

Trump administration officials cited the need to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

Over the last two years, border authorities have used Title 42 to expel migrants in about 60% of encounters – more than 1.7 million expulsions – while allowing others in with humanitarian exemptions. But as the response to the Covid-19 pandemic changed within the U.S., officials began preparing an end to the policy.

President Joe Biden’s decision to undo Title 42 is a potentially risky move as the midterm elections approach.

Immigration hard-liners on the right are certain to pounce if the policy reversal leads to a Central American exodus.

Zúniga, the U.S. principal deputy assistant secretary in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, said State Department officials have been preparing for months to implement the policy reversal.

Speaking with the L.A.

run Chinook salmon have struggled to reproduce in the Sacramento River when the water flowing from Shasta Dam has warmed up so much that many eggs fail to hatch.

State officials said the agreement aims to meet water-quality objectives in the Delta through additional flows for the environment, projects that restore and improve thousands of acres of aquatic habitat, and funding to purchase water and carry out habitat projects. They said these projects would include creating more spawning habitat for salmon and smelt, restoring floodplains and side channels, and removing barriers that hinder fish, among other things.

Wade Crowfoot, California’s natural resources secretary, said the steps toward voluntary agreements among water agencies “hold promise to improve environmental conditions more quickly

and holistically than regulatory requirements.”

But the plan still needs to be endorsed by the State Water Resources Control Board, which is required to update its water-quality plan for the delta. Heavy criticism of the announcement also suggests Newsom and his administration will face opposition as they continue pushing for voluntary water deals.

The agreement’s signatories included more than a dozen water agencies, among them the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and Westlands Water District. Water agencies have agreed to provide varying flows, depending on whether conditions are wet, above average, below average, dry or critically dry.

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Times on Wednesday, Zúniga, who also is the administration’s special envoy for the Northern Triangle countries, spoke about what’s next for Central American relations, starting with the lifting of Title 42, a decision that a number of Republicans and at least one prominent Democrat, Sen. Joe Manchin III of West Virginia, quickly attacked on Friday.

Once the policy changes, the number of apprehensions along the U.S. southern border will initially look as if it’s decreasing, Zúniga said. But that’s because for some time data have been collected in a misleading way.

After then-President Donald Trump implemented Title 42 in March 2020, the administration allowed border officials to quickly expel migrants seeking admission into the U.S. without much processing.

China modified a decadelong rule that restricted offshore-listed firms’ financial data sharing practice, potentially removing a key hurdle for U.S. regulators to gain full access to auditing reports of the majority of the 200-plus Chinese companies listed in New York.

The revised draft rules deleted the requirement that on-site inspections should be mainly conducted by Chinese regulatory agencies or rely on their inspection results, the China Securities Regulatory Commission said in a joint statement with other regulators Saturday. The CSRC will provide assistance during the process through a cross-border regulatory cooperation mechanism.

Meanwhile, all companies listed directly or indirectly overseas will be responsible for properly managing confidential and sensitive information, and protecting national information security, according to the statement.

The amendments mark an unusual reversal by Beijing, potentially ending a decadeslong dispute that escalated when the U.S. set a 2024 deadline for kicking noncompliant businesses off the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq. The compromise would also show China’s willingness to balance national security concerns

with the needs of investors and businesses at a time when its economy faces numerous challenges.

U.S.-listed Chinese stocks climbed Friday following a Bloomberg News report that regulators in Beijing are working on a framework that’ll grant their U.S. counterparts full access to auditing reports for a majority of the companies listed in New York. The compromise will allow most firms to keep their U.S. listings, according to people familiar with the matter.

The revisions, pending public feedback until April 17, show “China has always been open to cross-border audit cooperation,” the CSRC said in a Q&A statement, adding that the moves will provide support for “safe and efficient” cross-border cooperation including joint inspections.

Under the rules issued in 2009, working papers drafted onshore during the process of overseas share sales were forbidden from being shared with any foreign entities or individuals. Working papers that concern state secrets or national security were also prohibited from being stored, processed or transmitted in non-confidential computer systems.

The CSRC said it’s rare in practice that companies need to provide documents containing confidential and sensitive information.

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Travis Credit Union announces new president, CEO Daily Republic Staff DRNEWS@DAILYREPUBLIC.NET

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A pro-union sign is seen during a rally in Birmingham, Alabama, March 27, 2021. On Friday Amazon warehouse

workers on Staten Island voted to form the first U.S. union in the company’s history.

Amazon workers in NY vote to form first US union in company’s history Tribune Content Agency Workers at an Amazon warehouse on Staten Island voted to form the first U.S. union in the mammoth multinational company’s history, according to a count of the historic labor election completed Friday.

The final vote in the election was 2,654 to 2,131, according to the tally, which was completed at a National Labor Relations Board office in downtown Brooklyn on Friday afternoon.

The remarkable result followed a unionization push led by Christian Smalls, a fired Amazon worker who objected to the 27-year-old company’s COVID protocols.

Smalls led the recently created Amazon Labor Union to a stunning victory over the Seattle tech giant, which has become known for pulverizing labor efforts by inundating workers with anti-union messaging.

“Amazon has proven willing to put basically unlimited resources into

anti-union campaigns, and these workers really won against all odds,” said Rebecca Givan, a labor studies professor at Rutgers University. “It’s really a historic victory and probably a huge shock to Amazon.”

Much of the vote count had been completed on Thursday, with a tally of 1,518 ballots in favor and 1,154 votes. As the count continued on Friday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez cheered on workers from the Amazon warehouse, a fulfillment

facility known as JFK8.

On Friday morning, Smalls declared victory.

“CONGRATULATIONS,” he tweeted. “We worked had fun and made History.”

Separately, a still-contested count on union vote at an Amazon facility in Alabama hung in the balance, though preliminary results suggested that workers had rejected unionizing. More than 400 ballots were expected to be contested in that election.

VACAVILLE — The Travis Credit Union board of directors announced this week the selection of Thomas Kevin Miller as the company’s new president and chief executive officer.

Miller is a senior executive who brings more than 18 years of experience to Travis Credit Union in the financial services industry. He currently serves on the advisory board for the Global Retail Marketing Association and volunteers with nonprofits focused on entrep r e n e u r s h i p MILLER and community development.

Miller holds a master’s degree in integrated marketing communications from Northwestern University and a bachelor’s degree from the University of South Florida.

He officially assumes his duties April 13.

“Kevin excelled among a very strong pool of candidates and has demonstrated a solid vision for the future of TCU,” Deborah Aspling, chairwoman of the Travis board, said in a press release. “Over the past six months, the board worked with an outside consultant in assessing the current and future needs of Travis Credit Union.”

Travis Credit Union is a not-for-profit cooperative financial institution serving Solano, Yolo, Sacramento, Placer, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Napa, Contra Costa, Alameda, Sonoma, Colusa, and Merced counties. It is the 12th largest credit union in California, with 225,000 members and more than $4.7 billion in assets.

Barry Nelson recently announced his retirement as president and chief executive.

Nelson began his career at Travis in January 2000 as assistant vice president of Finance.

He was promoted to senior vice president and chief financial officer in 2001, senior vice president chief operating officer in 2006, and became executive vice president in June 2013.

In August 2014, he was promoted to president and CEO. At that time, the credit union had $2.3 billion in assets and 163,000 members.

During his tenure, Nelson supported the creation of the Travis Credit Union Foundation in 2018 with the vision of creating more opportunities for free financial programs for the residents of the credit union’s core counties, providing financial education, financial advocacy and financial literacy.

Manufacturers struggle with boom-and-bust demand for Covid tests The Washington Post F R E D E R I C K , Md. — Under bright lights in a sparkling new factory, rows of workers in lab coats and sterile gloves are assembling thousands of coronavirus test kits a day. It’s a taxpayerfunded effort to procure more rapid home tests to help Americans fight the pandemic.

But even as the test kits fly off conveyor belts at the plant on the outskirts of Frederick, they are adding to a sudden glut of rapid tests.

Last year, amid consecutive surges of coronavirus infection, Americans couldn’t find enough tests. Now, as infections have plummeted, kits are piling up on pharmacy shelves and in people’s homes. Of 700 million tests the Biden administration intends to give away through the mail, 270 million have been ordered, according to the White House.

The boom-and-bust swing in demand for tests encapsulates a broader challenge facing the Biden administration: how to persuade companies to maintain manufacturing “surge capacity” for tests, vaccines, treatments and protective equipment when needed to confront new coronavirus variants or a future viral threat.

Businesses want predictability to make investment decisions, but pandemics are anything but predictable.

Demand for tests closely tracked omicron cases, say experts, with extraordinarily fast fluctuations.

“We are not in a position of normal market dynamics, and we’re finding that these surges are making forecasting very difficult for everyone,” said Sean Parsons, chief executive officer of Ellume, an Australian firm that set up

the Frederick plant with almost $232 million from the federal government.

“Retailers have a whole lot of product that is sitting on shelves and that is not moving.”

But even in the midst of a crisis that has killed almost 1 million Americans, government funding is proving unpredictable.

A proposal for $15.6 billion in short-term emergency supplies was put on hold after Republican senators objected. After the White House warned it won’t have enough money to purchase more tests, vaccines and other supplies, a potential $10 billion compromise emerged in the Senate this week.

The health-care industry needs clarity over what level of support government will provide for long-range health emergency readiness, said Mark McClellan, the former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration and founding director of the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy at Duke University.

“With that much uncertainty, it’s hard to know what to do,” he said. “A lot of people aren’t going to make investments.”

In the past two years, faster, more strategic deployment of tests could have slowed the spread of disease and given officials clearer warnings about where outbreaks would strike next. Avoiding supply bottlenecks of bioreactor bags, vials and syringes could have sped production and distribution of vaccines and saved lives.

In recognition of those sorts of shortfalls, a Biden blueprint unveiled this month outlines in broad terms ideas for strengthening the health system, including creating industrial capacity to produce more tests and up to 1 billion more coronavirus vaccines a year.

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Ellume, an Australian company, set up a coronavirus hometest manufacturing plant in Frederick, Md. But what the pandemic has showed, officials say, is that things can go wrong without heavy government subsidies to sustain emergency manufacturing capacity. Last summer, Abbott responded to slack demand by slashing production of its BinaxNOW home tests and laying off workers. Then, scrambling in the face of new waves of coronavirus cases, Abbott rehired workers and ramped up production in the fall.

“We saw and heard from companies that had really difficult times in the scale-up, because they would have to rapidly hire people to keep up with demand. Then they would have to lay them off. Then they had to try to hire them again because they couldn’t keep up with demand,” said a senior Biden administration official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of ongoing negotiations. “It’s obviously a big challenge to have an industry that can move up and down like that really quickly.”

The administration has put out requests to industry for ideas about how government spending can be used to create reserve manufacturing capacity.

“Abbott has had conversations with administration officials and members of Congress on the importance of

maintaining rapid test manufacturing capabilities in the U.S.,” said Abbott spokesman John Koval in an email. He declined to disclose details. Abbott, with its own money, built test manufacturing lines in Maine and Illinois that now employ 5,000 people, he said. It is making about 100 million BinaxNOW tests per month.

AdvaMed, the trade and lobbying organization representing test manufacturers, offered key suggestions to the Biden administration in a letter on March 15. It called for more funding for the Strategic National Stockpile, the cache of medical supplies maintained by the government. Funding should be allocated for stockpile supplies over 10 years instead of the current five, it said. And it recommended that companies should be given responsibility to manage the stockpile, rotating stock in and out to allow for innovations as well as account for expiration dates.

Crucially, the government also should pay vendors to maintain emergency production capacity over the long term, AdvaMed said. It said the industry urged the Biden administration to make such a move last summer, when demand plunged.

“Without a strong market for testing, the diagnostics industry encouraged government policy to hold manufacturing capacity. Policy was not put in place and some companies were forced to scale back manufacturing capacity, capital expenditures, and workforce,” AdvaMed said.

In response to AdvaMed’s statement, the administration cited its large-scale purchases of tests later in the year, plus ongoing investments in manufacturing capacity, amounting to $4 billion in investments. “In total, we used the funding and the tools we had to build and sustain manufacturing capacity through ups and downs of demand for testing,” the senior administration official said.

But the fruit of much of that spending arrived in January, after demand for tests had already soared with the surge of delta and omicron variants. In the midst of the omicron case spike, Americans hunted for limited supplies of tests online and in retail stores. Senators complained of reports of price-gouging, with boxes of two tests that should cost $25 being sold for as much as $70. The administration’s rapid test buying spree included large purchases from two Chinese manufacturers.

Andon, the Chinese parent company for iHealth tests, said on Jan. 14 it received orders for 250 million tests from the federal government for $1.28 billion.

The job of preparing for future pandemics is complicated by the expiration dates for vaccines and tests.

Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines, which also have experienced a sharp drop in demand in the last month, expire in seven months (Moderna) to nine months (Pfizer). Rapid tests on the market now expire

a little more than a year after they are manufactured, although companies are seeking FDA authorization to extend them up to two years.

The United States needs a much more robust testing strategy to combat the coronavirus and other potential viral threats, including domestic emergency surge capacity of 1 billion rapid tests a month, according to a new pandemic road map published by a group of leading experts. Co-author Michael Mina, an epidemiologist who recently left his job as an associate professor at the Harvard School of Public Health to become chief science officer at testing company eMed, said the coronavirus revealed gaping holes in America’s ability to effectively monitor spread of disease. eMed has a “test-to-treat” system that provides guidance to home testers through an app and, if the test is positive, links them for a telehealth visit with a provider who can prescribe antiviral medication.

“It’s how we see the virus. It’s how we have eyes on this thing and be able to know where we are in the pandemic,” Mina said. He expressed dismay at congressional deadlock over further coronavirus funding. Political leaders need to treat preparation as they do military spending, he said, committing to prepare strong defenses against infectious threats.

“We can’t come out of this pandemic and at the first sight of cases dropping assume the pandemic is behind us and forget about it,” he said. “We have just gone through one of the most catastrophic events our country has ever faced.”

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DIXON — Tanya Iacono has joined its Agricultural Business Loan Team as vice president and commercial loan officer, First Northern Bank announced.

She served as business relationship manager for Citizens Business Bank in Yuba City prior to joining First IACONO Northern Bank.

Iacono will be responsible for managing agribusiness loan development, building customer relationships and ensuring that her clients receive the highest level of service.

Iacono is a former

board member of Coalition Urban Renewal Excellence, and while on the board, she participated in raising funds for a mural project to enhance city buildings and worked on several affordable housing projects. She is also a former Soroptimist member and a former foundation member of Tulare Hospital where she worked on calling for city bond measures to support the construction of a new hospital. Iacono is currently a member of the Marysville Rotary Club and enjoys teaching high schoolers about financial literacy.

Iacono currently

resides in Colusa and she has three grown children.

In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her grandbaby, reading, painting, golfing, fishing and hunting.

Iacono’s office is located in First Northern Bank’s Woodland Financial Center at 11 W. Court St., Suite A. She is available by appointment, and can be reached at 530-661-6000 or 530455-9639(cell),ortiacono@ thatsmybank.com.

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MilliporeSigma, the North American arm of Germany-based Merck KGaA, received a $137 million U.S. government contract in December to build a new factory in Sheboygan Falls, Wis. The facility,

scheduled to begin production in 2024, will make the key component in rapid tests: nitrocellulose strips, where the chemical reaction to detect virus takes place.

The test strips are also used for at-home pregnancy tests and a variety of infectious diseases, including HIV, influenza and malaria. When the pandemic hit, MilliporeSigma, which makes the strips in Ireland and is one of only several makers of nitrocellulose

in the world, was forced to delay fulfillment of orders for some manufacturing customers, said Jean-Charles Wirth, head of applied solutions for the life science business of Merck KGaA. “It has been painful,” he said. “We said the number one priority is to go to covid, and then we go for product that impacts humans, and then the product with a long-term contract with a customer.”

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Crossing guard Fred Welstead, 89, holds his stop sign for students heading school in Barrington, Illinois, March 7.

Since retiring as a commercial photographer, Welstead has helped children cross the street safely.

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or 26 years, school crossing guard Fred Welstead has stood sentry on busy suburban streets, safely shepherding children who are walking and biking to and from school with a watchful eye, a gentle smile and a handheld stop sign.

“The kids are essentially well-behaved, very courteous, and they always say ‘thank you,’ ” said Welstead, a Korean War veteran and retired commercial photographer, who recently celebrated his 89th birthday at his crossing guard post on Lake Cook Road in Barrington Illinois.

The arrival of the Covid-19 pandemic and shuttering of Illinois schoolsinMarch2020found Welstead sidelined from his crossing guard gig.

He is delighted to now be back to business as usual, which begins at 4:45 a.m., when he awakens at the Mundelein ranch home he once shared with his wife and two sons.

Welstead, whose wife, Phyliss, died in 2010 after nearly 50 years of marriage, lives alone these days since the passing of his 17-yearold poodle, Remy, a dear friend who was never far from his side.

Although Welstead enjoys his church community and dropping by the local senior center, where he picked up a fish dinner on a recent afternoon, he said his school crossing guard job brings meaning and purpose to his weekdays, which are punctuated by two shifts – before school and after school – at his post adjacent to Arnett C. Lines Elementary School and the Barrington Middle School Station Campus.

Welstead typically is at the scene well before students begin arriving, and during cold weather can be seen waiting in either his green SUV or his red Cadillac, before emerging in his parka and neon yellow vest ready to begin his shift.

A critical shortage of school crossing guards across the U.S. underscores the appreciation for reliable and experienced workers like Welstead, especially given the benefits that walking and bicycling to school have on students’ physical and emotional health, said Cassandra Isidro, executive director of the

LOS ANGELES — Every week, Socorro Juarez takes to the streets of Santa Ana and shimmies to cumbia, quebradita or whatever loud music is on her old iPod to capture the attention of Spanishspeaking passersby.

If the music doesn’t get their attention, her homemade costume will.

The 57-year-old wears a vaccination syringe ensemble fashioned from paper and plaster. She hands out flyers in English and Spanish with details on where and when to get Covid-19 vaccinations and boosters in Orange County.

“Ya tiene su vacuna?

Have you already had your vaccine?” she asks people walking by.

Juarez, an immigrant from Zacatecas, Mexico, who now lives in Santa Ana, is an unabashed foot soldier in a herculean effort by community nonprofits and healthcare provid-

ers to close the Latino Covid-19 vaccination gap in the state’s third-most populous county.

In Orange County, only 49% of Latinos are fully vaccinated – the county’s least vaccinated ethnic group, according to state data.

The trend mirrors what’s happening across the state. Latinos are the largest ethnic group in California, but rank next to last in vaccination rates, with 58% fully vaccinated. The rate for Black people is 56%, according to state numbers.

Several factors, including disinformation, have heightened this ethnic disparity. Lies about the vaccine – such as fake stories that it causes infertility or contains data-harvesting microchips–circulateinSpanish on Facebook and other social media platforms.

But the number one reason seems to be See Covid, Page A11

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At least once a week, Socorro Juarez dresses up as a vaccine syringe and dances around trying to convince fellow Latinos to get vaccinated and boosted.

Emily Kerous gives crossing guard Fred Welstead a big hug on his 89th birthday in Barrington, Illinois, March 10. Kerous brought balloons and a sign while students brought cards and flowers.

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“School crossing guards have always been one of the least filled and most advertised positions, especially because there are not a lot of hours, and often a pretty low pay scale,” Isidro said.

“You have to find someone who is the kind of person who truly enjoys the job, doesn’t mind getting cold and wet, and understands the job isn’t easy,” Isidro added.

As a field supervisor with Andy Frain Services, Karisma Townsend visited with Welstead, one of her employees, this month at his post to handdeliver a birthday card and wish him well.

“Fred has lived a good life, and a long life, and

you have to celebrate that,” Townsend said.

“It can be hard to find school crossing guards because it’s only two hours or so a day, but I think that’s what keeps him going,” Townsend said.

“He cares, he’s dedicated, and he does not take a day off, unless he has a doctor’s appointment.”

The part-time job is far removed from Welstead’s distinguished military service in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War, which included photographing U.S. planes that crashed or were shot down, and Jeeps that overturned on rutted roads.

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study photography, and eventually moving to Chicago. Here, he quickly found work photographing conventions, and met the woman who would become his wife at a Bellwood night club.

Still, his memories of the war years and snapping photos of celebrities – he recalls meeting actors Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore at a Chicago convention – have faded over time. These days, Welstead said he remains focused on staying healthy, includSee Guard, Page A11

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‘Slugging’ a viral beauty hack that experts like Janna Mandell

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It’s rare for TikTok beauty trends to hold merit with dermatologists and aestheticians.

Whether they’re ridiculous (#lubeprimer, #snailfacial) or dangerous (#diymoleremoval, filing teeth), most TikTok “beauty hacks” are quickly debunked by skincare professionals – with the overwhelming exception of “slugging.”

Slugging is a catchy term that means slathering your face with petroleum jelly as the last step of your evening skin-care routine. The practice leaves your face as slimy as slug mucus (hence the name).

Supposedly initially a K-Beauty trend, the term slugging appears to have first surfaced in the United States in a 2014 post in a Reddit subgroup. But it didn’t go viral until Charlotte Palermino, a New York City-based licensed aesthetician and co-founder of skin care company Dieux, introduced the concept to her TikTok and Instagram followers in September 2020, telling them it had made her dry skin “juicy.” As of press time, the hashtag #slugging has 235.5 million views on TikTok. Petroleum jelly, which is also known as petrolatum and was first sold

by Vaseline, is a white or yellowish semisolid substance made up of a mixture of complex hydrocarbons by dewaxing crude oil. According to Joshua Zeichner, a dermatologist and associate professor of dermatology at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City,

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Slugging is a catchy term that means slathering your face with petroleum jelly as the last step of your evening skin-care routine. it is an occlusive ingredient: “It forms a seal over the stratum corneum (outer layer of skin or skin barrier) to protect the skin from the environment while preventing water loss.”

By forming this seal – which keeps dirt and bacteria out and moisture in – the petroleum jelly creates the ideal environment to allow your skin to repair itself, Zeichner said. And, he and Palermino said, slugging doesn’t require much petroleum jelly. You can use a pea-size portion for your entire face (you don’t want to ruin your linens).

Though slugging is a new name for it, the act of applying petroleum jelly as a skin protectant is nothing new. In the 15th century, members of the Native American Seneca tribe, who dug oil pits in northwestern Pennsylvania, used petroleum jelly on human and animal skin to protect

wounds, stimulate healing and keep the skin moist.

In the late 19th century, American chemist Robert Chesebrough, visiting oil fields in the same area of northwestern Pennsylvania, observed oil workers applying the residue from their oil drills on their wounds.

Chesebrough brought a sample back to his Brooklyn lab, purified it, tested it on his selfinflicted wounds and in 1870 branded his “miracle jelly” as Vaseline.

When Tiffany Clay, an Atlanta-based dermatologist, saw slugging being promoted on Instagram, she was amused.

“I laughed because I’ve been doing it my whole life.” Clay credits her “Black grandmothers who slathered Vaseline on my cousins and me when we got out of the bath.”

Now, Clay finds herself recommending petroleum jelly in her dermatology practice “at least 10 times a day” – for dry skin,

wound care, surgical aftercare and “especially for my eczema patients who have a compromised skin barrier and tend to be on the dry side.” Signs of a compromised skin barrier can include redness, dryness, peeling, flaking, burning or stinging.

Ranella Hirsch, a dermatologist based in Cambridge, Mass., agrees.

“I tell parents to coat their kids with Vaseline when they first get out of the tub to seal in the moisture,” Hirsch said. “We’ve been using that as standard practice because the petrolatum really functions as a top coat, trapping in the moisture and preventing transepidermal water loss.” Research has shown that in addition to reducing transepidermal water loss (TEWL), by 99%, pet rolata nt im icrobia l properties and accelerates skin healing.

Palermino recommends using petroleum jelly in a “moisture sandwich” to trap in the most hydration. “In aesthetician school, one of the first things you learn is you hydrate your skin, you moisturize your skin, and then you trap it all in with an occlusive.”

But because of petroleum jelly’s occlusive nature, Hirsch cautions against applying any active ingredients, such as retinoids, exfoliants or topical vitamin C before slugging, because you could damage your skin.

“You can take an ingredient that is fairly mild, and turn it into something very potent by sealing it with petrolatum.”

Although petroleum jelly is considered noncomedogenic (meaning it won’t clog pores) because its molecular size is too

Covid From Page A10 “I don’t have time,” said Loreta Ruiz, an assistant director of the Latino Health Access Covid-19 response team, which conducted an informal survey of Latinos in Santa Ana, whose population of 330,000 is roughly four-fifths Latino.

Latino Health Access is a nonprofit group that has long been in the community and has been working on Covid-19 outreach since the start of the pandemic.

“Our target audience are people who have two or three jobs, work on weekends,” Ruiz said. “We have tried to bring the vaccine to people in order for them to have more access to it. We have to bring down the barriers.”

Latino Health Access regularly hosts vaccination clinics, with late shifts that sometimes last until 8 p.m. They’ve deployed mobile vaccination clinics to large apartment complexes and mobile home parks. They’ve paired up with local healthcare agencies to administer vaccines at home to people who have mobility issues.

They’ve partnered with the Mexican consulate in Santa Ana, restaurants and supermarkets in predominantly Latino areas, such as Fourth Street in Santa Ana. But their most effective strategy has been their deployment of nearly 100 promotores – Spanishspeakingcommunityhealth workers– who operate in predominantly Latino neighborhoods in Orange County, Ruiz said.

Since 1993, Latina Health Access promotores have earned the trust of many Spanish-speaking communities in the county by going directly to people – oftentimes walking door-to-door – to offer health services to low-income residents in

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In California, where only 58% of Latinos are vaccinated, Socorro Juarez works to get more in her community to get the jab. some of Santa Ana’s densest areas. Many of the promotores live in the same communities they serve, helping to educate their own neighbors about diabetes, breast cancer, obesity, domestic violence, parenting, mental health and more.

“They are trusted in these communities,” Ruiz said.

Juarez’s costume is just part of a larger strategy to get Latinos vaccinated, she said.

Latino Health Access isn’t the only organization taking creative measures to get more people to take the jab. Soon after vaccines became readily available last year, local governments and businesses went to outlandish efforts to entice the vaccine hesitant.

In New Jersey, government officials partnered with local breweries to give away free beer. Washington, D.C., officials distributed free flowers and plants. Government representatives of one rural Illinois town gave away 100 free targets for trap, skeet or sporting clay shooting. Other states gave away cash. And who can forget Krispy Kreme’s free doughnut giveaway?

Juarez is one of 78 promotores for Latino Health

Access dedicated to Covid-19 education. On a recent Friday afternoon, she threw on her syringe outfit and walked along Camino Capistrano, pulling behind her a speaker on wheels, in front of Union High School in San Juan Capistrano. Two other promotoras joined her, including one dressed in a coronavirus costume and another handing out flyers with information on upcoming vaccine clinics.

Some motorists honked.

Others waved. Veronica Godinez Woltman stepped out of her classroom with her 10-year-old daughter Isabella and asked Juarez if it was OK to take a photo with her.

“This is the coolest thing,” Godinez Woltman said just before snapping a photo of her daughter cheesing it up next to Juarez.

Both mother and daughter said they were vaccinated.

“This is great that you’re spreading awareness,” Godinez Woltman told Juarez. “Thank you.”

Juarez smiled underneath her face mask.

It heartens her when people tell her they are vaccinated and boosted, if eligible.

About a year ago, Juarez traveled to Zacate-

cas, Mexico to visit her older sister Elena. She’d been calling her for weeks, trying to convince her to get vaccinated. At 64, her sister was eligible. She was also at risk with uncontrolled diabetes, Juarez said.

Elena lives in a small town where people poke fun of those who wear face masks, Juarez said. Some use unproven or bogus alternative methods to try to rid themselves of the virus and disinformation about how the virus proliferates.

“It’s so important for you to get vaccinated,” she told her during the visit.

“But my children think the vaccine could make my diabetes worse,” Elena responded. They’d heard it from friends on social media.

Juarez told her it wasn’t true. Eventually, Elena promised Juarez she’d do it.

Elena got one dose but didn’t get around to the second. Instead, she contracted Covid-19, Juarez said.

“I can’t believe it. Here I am trying to persuade strangers to get vaccinated, but I couldn’t even convince my own sister to get fully inoculated,” Juarez thought to herself when she got the bad news.

large to penetrate deep into the skin, Hirsch warned that slugging is not for everyone. “Generally speaking, I don’t tend to recommend it [slugging] for people who are prone to milia, oilyor acne. I just find occlusives aren’t a good marriage for them.” Hirsch recommends patch-testing first for these skin conditions and if you are prone to allergic reactions.

For severely dry skin, Susan Taylor, a Philadelphia-based dermatologist and founder of the Skin of Color Society, warns that petroleum jelly, alone, will not moisturize the skin. “I have my patients put the petroleum jelly over a moisturizer that has humectant and emollient ingredients.” Taylor also tells patients to apply petroleum jelly when skin is damp to “trap in the moisture.”

The Food and Drug Administration regulates petrolatum as an over-thecounter drug and deems it a safe and effective skin protectant when the concentration range is 30% to 100 percent. But the public has a couple of concerns about petroleum jelly. One is worry about contamination by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which are naturally occurring chemical compounds found in crude oil that have been deemed probable human carcinogens.

The experts I spoke to said that while unrefined petroleum jelly (which is not permitted in the United States) can be contaminated with PAHs, the petroleum jelly you see on the shelves of your drugstore has been highly refined. “Petrolatum is essentially a waste product from the petroThe virus left Elena with a damaged lung and heart. She now relies on an oxygen tank. In early February, Elena’s health began to deteriorate. She was in and out of hospitals.

Now, Juarez said she tries to do what she couldn’t do for her sister – convince others to get fully vaccinated.

On a recent weekend, Juarez shared her sister’s story with a couple who had arrived at Latino Health Access for other services. After talking with them about their initial health issues, she convinced the woman to get her booster. But the husband was hesitant.

“Honestly, with or without the vaccine, people are still getting sick,” Rigoberto Ramirez, 40, of Santa Ana, told Juarez. “Sometimes I wonder if the vaccines actually work.”

“Let me tell you about my sister,” Juarez responded.

Convinced, Ramirez promised he’d return in a few days to get it done.

“Come on. Just get it over with. Let’s do it now,” Juarez cajoled.

He did. He smiled when the staff and nurses at the vaccination site broke into applause.

In early March, Juarez got a call about her sister being gravely ill. Almost immediately, she boarded a plane to Zacatecas. On Sunday, Juarez returned after spending two weeks at Elena’s bedside.

“I should have listened to you,” Elena told her sister.

Juarez shook her head.

“You’re a fighter. Give it your all,” Juarez told her.

On the day she left, Juarez hugged Elena. She kissed her forehead.

“We’ll see each other soon,” Juarez told her.

But, she said, she knows it was likely the last time she’ll see Elena alive.

On Monday, she planned to return to the streets in costume.

leum industry that goes through several rounds of refinement until all the impurities have been removed,” said Victoria Fu, a skin-care science educator, cosmetic formulation chemist and co-founder of Chemist Confessions, a skin-care line. “Petrolatum has been around for so long and scrutinized by regulators for so long that refined petrolatum has gone through the gamut of testing to ensure safety before it hits the shelves.”

Another concern raised by critics of slugging is that petroleum jelly, as a byproduct of crude oil, is not a sustainable product.

But Anthony R. Kovscek, a Stanford University professor and senior fellow at the Precourt Institute for Energy, said eliminating sales of petroleum jelly would do little to reverse climate change.

“Changing your driving and commuting behaviors, as well as driving the most fuel-efficient car you can afford is far more likely to have an effect on the fossil fuel industry than tamping down sales of Vaseline.”

There are many alternatives to petroleum jelly, such as mineral oils, plant oils and animal waxes. While Hirsch and Zeichner recommend Waxelene, they cautioned that products other than petroleum jelly are not as occlusive, are more expensive and have risks of contamination.

“Plants are bio-accumulators so something like shea butter needs to be highly refined before it hits the market,” Palermino said. And, she concluded, the refinement process creates a large carbon footprint.

Guard From Page A10 ing lifting weights at the Arlington Heights LA Fitness gym between his crossing guard shifts.

For Emily Kerous, a Barrington mother of three, knowing Welstead would be watching over her children when they crossed Lake Cook Road en route to school helped ease her mind during a recent surgery.

“I knew he would be there at the crosswalk. . . . He’s always prompt and always there,” Kerous said. “Rain or shine, Mr. Fred is out there with such a kind, quiet, pleasant presence.”

Kerous’ daughter Carrigan, 11, said, “Mr. Fred doesn’t talk much, but he’s very nice.”

“One of the things I noticed is that he always waits for us to get all the way across the street before he lets the traffic go again,” she added.

Of course, Welstead’s birthday also was recognized by families from Lines and Station schools, who decorated the crossing guard’s post with balloons and delivered cards and cookies.

“Every student 4 years old and up carries a cellphone now. . . . Sometimes, the kids bump into trees when they’re texting, so I do have to remind them to be careful,” said Welstead, who added that although he enjoys the students and their families, he has grown weary of the inclement weather, and is considering stepping down from his duties at the end of the school year.

“I don’t think kids have really changed much, but I would say they’ve gotten more courteous as time goes by,” he said.

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From Page One running,” Maj. Gen. Matthew J. Burger said at the ceremony before hundreds of family, friends and colleagues. “When that day started, there was a lot of uncertainty.

They thought it was going to be an orderly exit but during the duration of the flight, chaos erupted.”

First Lt. Kyle Anderson, Calderon’s copilot, Master Sgt. Silva J. Foster and Senior Airman Michael Geller, both loadmasters, also were awarded the medal.

Calderon, Anderson and Foster are reservists with the 349th Air Mobility Wing, while Geller is active duty and normally stationed out of Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska.

Staff Sgt. Dennis J. Gonzalez-Furman, the crew chief and also active duty, was present at the ceremony but will receive his medal at a ceremony of his own. He is stationed out of Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina.

The Distinguished Flying Cross is awarded to any officer or enlisted person of the armed forces of the United States for heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight. It was established in 1927. Burger said only 45 active reservists, prior to Friday, had earned the honor and only five in mobility.

“The Distinguished Flying Cross is steeped in flying lore,” Calderon said. “It’s been awarded to some of the nation’s greatest aviators. To even be associated with it is incredible. It’s very humbling. I don’t think any of us can put words together to what it truly means.”

Calderon and crew worked to deliver the soldiers of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division and its leadership to Kabul. They were able to provide vital airfield security in support of Allies Refuge.

But after performing a black-out tactical arrival, Calderon saw vulner-

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Senior Airman Michael Alan Geller, right, salutes Maj. Gen. Matthew J. Burger after receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross at Travis Air Force Base, Friday. able American and allied personnel needing evacuation.

The aircraft didn’t have enough fuel aboard for an emergency evacuation of personnel. But Calderon and his team still decided to load the Americans and allied personnel, commanding the first noncombatant evacuation of the operation as the airfield was breached. They did so under great duress as swarms of people continued to try and board.

With a full aircraft of passengers, and with air traffic control absent, Calderon taxied the aircraft, avoiding advancing crowds, and prevented the aircraft from being overrun. He was ultimately able to deliver the passengers, crew and aircraft safely to their destination.

“Nobody spoke up about not wanting to go,” Calderon said of the crew. “We were all on the same page. The loadmasters were able to shift so quickly to the new mission of loading passengers. Sometimes I think that it really didn’t happen, but then I remember the images, the emotions, the people and the faces.”

Anderson provided critical information and Calderon said, “I asked Kyle to do things that I might never ask another pilot. He performed so admirably that night.”

Anderson provided

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One of the Pena descendants, Darlene Stewart, shows children how to make corn husk dolls at the Pena Adobe Kids Day event Saturday at Pena Adobe in Vacaville.

History From Page One Ranch. The McQueeneys have been raising goats for over 10 years and were happy to share four inquisitive goats with the public.

Robert Magarrell of Travis Air Force Base is a family man, and kid at heart, who finds joy in the small and simple things in life like playing his harmonica.

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People came and brought blankets for a picnic while listening to the music of the Vacaville Jammers, directed by Terry and Leslie Cloper.

The Jammers sing and play a variety of instruments, including guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, and harmonica.

Darlene Stewart of the Pena decendants made corn dolls for visitors to take home.

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key inputs and completed aircraft checklists for departure amidst distractions. He successfully executed copilot duties for a max power takeoff, clearing a large crowd on the runway.

Foster also assisted with several aircraft abnormalities and prepared the cargo compartment for a combat approach and landing.

Without prior notice of the evacuation mission, he prepared the cargo compartment, placing cargo straps for the floorloading and coordinated with the commander on cargo information. Foster cleared the front of the aircraft and secured the aircraft for taxi.

Airman First Class Michael Geller assisted Foster in preparing the cargo department, and coordinated with the commander to load those to safety. Gonzalez-Furman also played a vital role in the loading and helped serve as security in the transition.

Calderon is a reserve C-17A Globemaster III aircraft commander and instructor pilot, and the chief of training assigned to the 301st Airlift Squadron at Travis. He instructs more than 50 pilots in a wide range of mobility operations to include troop and cargo delivery, aeromedical evacuation, aerial refueling, assault landings and low level operations.

Anderson is a reserve

Molly Wiley of Dixon brought her kids Maddison Wiley, 10, and Noel Wiley, 5, to learn about the history of the area on Saturday at the Pena Adobe Kids Day event.

mining all this territory.

Mining houses, equipment, even the bodies of killed people. Too many trip-wire mines, too many other dangers . . . .”

Meanwhile, as shelling and attacks continued across the country, new evacuations were planned from war-ravaged areas in the north and east, including the devastated port city of Mariupol.

According to Zelenskyy, more than 6,000 people were evacuated from war zones Friday through so-called humanitarian corridors, exit routes jointly agreed upon by Ukrainian and Russian officials. More than half of those evacuees were from Mariupol.

The International Committee of the Red Cross said it was planning a large-scale evacuation of residents from Mariupol again Saturday after efforts Friday were deemed too risky. Ukrainian officials said several hundred civilians made it out of Mariupol on their own Saturday but continued to await word on the Red Cross mission.

Mariupol, along the Sea of Azov in the Donbas region, has emerged as a potent symbol of the destruction and loss of life that have characterized the war. Tens of thousands of residents are reportedly trapped in Mariupol with limited access to food, water and medical care as Ukrainian defenders struggle to hold on against advancing

C-17A Globemaster III copilot, and assistant operations officer assigned to the 301st Airlift Squadron at Travis.

He graduated from nearby UC Davis in 2011.

Foster is a reserve C-17A Globemaster III aircraft loadmaster assigned to the 301st. He is a senior non-commissioned officer who is a loadmaster flight leader and supervisor for Enlisted Performance Reports writing. His other key duties include SNCOIC of Awards and Decorations and physical training leader.

Geller is an active duty C-17A loadmaster and unit safety representative assigned to the 517th Airlift Squadron at Elmendorf. He helps establish a detailed safety tracker and corrects safety errors for his unit.

He has also instructed ground training for new airmen involving introductions to publications procedures, local/mission upgrades and helped prepare airmen for mission certification, all while managing Squadron Publications Office.

Gonzalez-Furman is a flying crew chief, Instrument and Flight Controls Section, 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 437th Maintenance Group in South Carolina.

He is an Instruments and Flight Control Systems craftsman responsible for maintenance actions on 40 assigned C-17 aircraft.

Russian forces.

Images of Mariupol, once a city of more than 400,000, reveal empty apartment blocks and shopping centers blackened from shelling. Much of the population has fled.

In a forceful condemnation clearly directed at Putin, Pope Francis denounced a “potentate” who launched a “savage” war that included the threat of nuclear attack in an “infantile and destructive aggression.”

“We had thought that invasions of other countries, savage street fighting and atomic threats were grim memories of a distant past,” Francis said during a trip to Malta. He said he was considering visiting the beleaguered city of Kyiv.

Some Vatican watchers have suggested the pope would pull his punches in speaking of the war to avoid antagonizing Putin and his close ally, the Russian Orthodox Church. But the new comments left no room for doubt over where Francis placed the blame for the brutal onslaught.

The war, now in its 38th day, has left thousands dead, forced almost one-quarter of Ukraine’s population of 44 million from their homes, and created a broad swath of destruction across the nation.

Zelenskyy in an overnight video warned people to avoid returning to areas previously under Russian control until authorities are sure that mines had been cleared and the threat of shelling had abated.

The president described the situation in the country’s east as “extremely

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Bidens salute attack submarine Tribune Content Agency First lady Jill Biden ceremonially commissioned a nuclear-powered submarine on Saturday, presiding over a display of U.S. naval power with tension between Washington and Moscow at the highest levels since the depths of the Cold War. The USS Delaware, commissioned two years ago as the nation’s 18th Virginia-class attack submarine, made a port call in President Joe Biden’s hometown of Wilmington, Delaware, this weekend for a ceremony that was delayed by the pandemic.

The Virginia class is the pillar of the U.S. Navy’s undersea strategy into the second half of the 21st century. The boats can strike underwater and surface targets with

torpedoes or attack sea and landbased targets with Tomahawk cruise missiles, while remaining on patrol for months. By 2028, the Navy wants to deploy next-generation hypersonic weapons on the subs.

“This latest ship to carry the USS Delaware – the name – is part of a long tradition of serving our nation proudly and strengthening our nation’s security, the security of the United States of America – not just us, but our allies and partners around the world as well,” the president said during the traditional sendoff ceremony for new naval vessels. “In fact, it’s already been doing that for some time.”

One of the primary missions of U.S. attack submarines like the Delaware is to hunt down and destroy enemy ballistic missile submarines

in the event of war. Russian President Vladimir Putin put his nuclear forces on high alert last month after invading Ukraine, in a show of force toward the U.S. and its allies.

The U.S. didn’t reciprocate, choosing not to escalate the hostilities, but the Biden administration and other NATO countries have poured weaponry into Ukraine, including anti-air and anti-tank missiles, to help the Kyiv government fight off the Russian military.

The Navy has had maintenance issues with the $166 billion sub fleet, with more than 1,600 parts swapped between them since 2013 to ease bottlenecks as components of the boats wear out decades earlier than expected. General Dynamics Corp. and Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. are set to build 48 of the subs.

GOP feels Zuckerberg helped sway 2020 election with grants Tribune Content Agency When the coronavirus pandemic began in the midst of the 2020 presidential campaign season, elections officials across the U.S. faced the massive expense of buying everything from face masks for poll workers to ballot counting machines to handle a surge in vote by mail.

Congress provided only a fraction of the money needed, and recession-struck states had little left in their coffers. Elections officials found help from an unlikely source: Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Meta Platforms Inc, who gave out more than $400 million in grants so states could buy the equipment needed for a unique election process.

That money has now become a target.

Republicans in at least 28 states that sought and received Zuckerberg’s grants in the depths of the pandemic have now passed or are working on bills that would ban future private grants to elections officials, sometimes claiming that Zuckerberg’s donations helped sway the election for President Joe Biden.

Twenty-eight of those states had asked for and received Zuckerbergfunded grants.

The bills are part of a broader push in Republican-led states to tighten elections

laws in light of former President Donald Trump’s false claims of widespread voter fraud. The ban sponsors, backed by the conservative group Heritage Action, say they are worried about private influence on the most democratic of government functions – providing the infrastructure for people to vote.

Zuckerberg, who already faces skepticism among conservatives who claim Facebook is biased against them, provided a convenient foil.

During a bill-signing in Florida, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis derided the donations as “Zucker bucks” and said elections should be run by local and state officials, not “private tech moguls coming in and basically commandeering the machinery of the elections.”

Florida asked for and received $16.3 million in such grants in 2020.

The grants were never Plan A for the 2020 elections.

When the pandemic first hit with a presidential election looming, state officials turned to Congress first. Democrats proposed giving them as much as $3.6 billion for safety measures, but under Republican objections, that number dropped to $400 million. Some expected a second bill to hand out more money, but it never came through.

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new exhibit “Contrasting Colors” at the Solano Town Center Gallery in Fairfield.

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FAIRFIELD — Contrasting colors greet visitors at the newest exhibit at the Solano Town Center Gallery.

This month’s featured artist is photographer Jodi Webber, who has been a member of the Fairfield-Suisun City Visual Arts Association for more than four years, and a photographer for more than 20.

“I never think of myself as a photographer,” she said. “I just take photos.”

Webber got her first camera for her birthday when she was about 13: a present from her parents. It was a step up from a simple point and shoot.

She loves photographing nature, but portraits and people pictures have never been something that she was passionate about.

The idea of selling her photos never really occurred to her. A friend years ago dared her to put her photos in an art contest.

“I thought it was kind of silly and a little fun,” she said.

The contest had 2,200 applicants. Webber took seventh place and won a set of filters for her camera.

“That was a surprise,” she said.

For her day job, she is an ophthalmic technician. Basically, she takes pictures of eyeballs for a living.

“So I guess I have actually taken millions of photographs in my lifetime if you count my work,” she said.

Webber decided to join the FSVAA to be part of the local art community. The

Benicia Plein Air Gallery announces featured artists Daily Republic Staff DRNEWS@DAILYREPUBLIC.NET

BENICIA — Suzanne d’Arcy will be the featured artist at the Benicia Plein Air Gallery in April, and Carol Tarzier will be the featured artist in May. D’Arcy’s show is titled “Quiet Places.”

She grew up between her grandmother’s California farm near Jackson and her parents’ suburban home in Sacramento. For more information about the artist, go to www. suzannedarcy.com.

The gallery is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday, and is staffed by artists.

The gallery is located at at 307 First St. in his-

Jodi Webber is the featured artist at the “Contrasting Colors” exhibit. group gave her an outlet to display and sell her artwork. Her images have won several awards and has been featured in magazines.

“I actually held onto the application for two years before I submitted it,” she said.

The association’s current show, “Contrasting Colors,” runs through May 21 at the Solano Town Center Gallery.

Artists have created artwork portraying how colors come together through the use of different media such as paintings, photography, sculptures, mixed media, glass,

assemblage and collage.

The gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Wednesday through Sunday. It is located at 1350 Travis Blvd., Suite D-8, on the second floor outside of Macy’s, next to the AT&T store.

FSVAA is a nonprofit for visual artists and friends of the arts, working in collaboration with the community to promote artistic creativity, education and expression.

For more information about the show, the gallery or the FSVAA, call Dennis Ariza at 707-688-8889.

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“Summer Heat” by Suzanne d’Arcy, 12-inch-by-12-inch oil on canvas. toric downtown Benicia.

Covid-19 precautions will be observed.

For more information, go to beniciapleinair.com.

BENICIA — Gallery 621 will feature lifelong friends who have painted together for more than 40 years – Nikki Basch Davis and Jerrold Turner.

The exhibit, titled “Still Friends,” is on view until April 10. Gallery 621 is located at 920 First St. in Benicia.

The hours are noon to 6 p.m.

Thursday through Sunday.

The gallery is also hosting an art auction to help raise money for children in the Ukraine, with the contribution of local artists including Davis and Turner. The auction

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“St. Paul’s Alley,” an oil painting by Nikki Basch Davis, left, and “Virginia City,” a oil painting by Jerrold Turner. will be viewable from noon to 6 p.m. April 14-16. A reception will take place from 4 to 6 p.m.

April 16, with live music.

Turner is a Bay Area landscape painter and a founding member of “The Outsiders,” a group of plein air painters

whose colorful, fauvist style relates back to such groups as the Society of Six and other colorists.

Basch Davis developed her passion for painting early See Friends, Page B3

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GLEN ELLEN — “Let’s Dance,” “Hooray for Hollywood” and “The Gala “ will be shown as part of the Transcendence Theatre Company outdoor musical schedule at the Jack London State Historic Park in Glen Ellen.

Artistic Director Amy Miller and Executive Director Brad Surosky head the 11th season.

“Our 11th season is going to be an eclectic mix of every type of entertainment,” Miller said. “We have brought together performers and creative teams from around the world to present an electrifying program that will take audiences back to yesteryear and open the doors to tomorrow. We cannot wait to share this season with the community and have the Best Night Ever.”

The summer season runs from June 17 through Sept. 18. Subscription packages and individual tickets are on sale now.

For more information, go to www.bestnightever. org or call the box office at 877-424-1414.

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Telegraph Quartet will perform April 26 at the Capistrano Center Hall on the California State University, Sacramento campus.

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Croix Dilenno, shown here in 2019’s “Those Dancin’ Feet,” will perform in “Let’s Dance,” one of Transcendence Theatre Company’s original outdoor musical revues.

Storytelling from different viewpoints topic of virtual forum Daily Republic Staff DRNEWS@DAILYREPUBLIC.NET

ST HELENA — The St. Helena Virtual Forum will be discussing “Everyone Has A Story,” which will cover topics on storytelling from different perspectives.

The event will be from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday at www.

shforum.org. Registration is required.

Contributors to the discussion will be Margot Leitman, Rena Strober and Jonathan Adler, who will be interviewed by forum board member Michael Merriman.

Leitman is an awardwinning storyteller, best-selling author speaker and teacher.

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From left, Margot Leitman, Rena Strober and Dr. Jonathan Adler.

Strober is known for her many appearances on and off-Broadway. Adler is a professor of psychology at Olin College of Engineering.

Gameros’ life story told through music in ‘Dear Homeland’ Daily Republic Staff DRNEWS@DAILYREPUBLIC.NET

FAIRFIELD — “Dear Homeland” is a documentary on the life of Bay Area-based musician and undocumented immigrant Diana Gameros and is available to watch on the KQED Arts YouTube Channel.

Gameros tells her story through her music. Over the years, she has worked to find her voice as an artist and fights to define home for herself

Friends From Page B1 in her childhood, and it grew through her studies and adult life, and most recently plein air.

“I have been painting since I could hold a pencil,” she said.

During the 1980s she worked primarily in watercolors, but transitioned into oils during the ’90s.

Over the years her style has expanded to encompass culture and the plein air style.

Both artists were highly influenced by the Group of Six – Boris Demur, Željko Jerman, Vlado Martek, Mladen Stilinovic, Sven Stilinovic, Fedor Vucemilovic – who during the 1970s organized a series of 21 “exhibitionactions” denouncement by the establishment.

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as an undocumented immigrant. Her journey has taken 20 years and starts in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, and lands in San Francisco.

“I am trying to understand the label of ‘undocumented’ and what it means to be an immigrant in this country.

Telling the story of Diana Gameros is a way to understand my own story, and to understand the stories of many like us.

‘Dear Homeland’ celebrates the strength and

beauty of humans who, despite having limited opportunities, have big dreams and find a way to reach for their goals,” director Claudia Escobar said in a statement.

“Dear Homeland” originally premiered in the summer of 2020 and has appeared in virtual film festivals, driveins and select in-person screenings.

Watch the trailer for ‘Dear Homeland’ at www.kqed.org.

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For more information, call 707-297-6860, go to www.gallery621.com or Instagram: gallery621.

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FAIRFIELD — The Telegraph Quartet is scheduled to perform April 26 at the Capistrano Center Hall on the California State University, Sacramento campus.

The members of the group are Eric Chin and Joseph Maile, violins, Pei-Ling Lin, viola, and Jeremiah Shaw, cello.

The program includes John Harbison’s String Quartet No. 6, Florence Price’s Five Folksongs in Counterpoint and Ravel’sString Quartet in F Major.

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ow! What a couple of years we have had, and now war in the not too far east between Russia and the Ukraine.

I have friends in Europe who have “feet on the ground” in Poland and Ukraine and other neighboring countries in the area ministering food and clothing to the most needy.

Most are immigrants fleeing Patrick Serna the “on the Religious view ground” artillery and military strikes in Ukraine proper, escaping with not much more than the clothes they are wearing and a few personal items.

Women and children – the old and infirm – mostly untrained to lift a rifle or pull a trigger or set booby traps do their best to fend off the enemy. So painful and frightening, one might ask themselves, “What am I to do” or “What can I do?”

My small Christian assembly have come to know a group near the war zone who are able to deliver food, clothing and other

Volunteers have been collecting, sorting, packing and shipping items from the Ukraine National Home in Hartford, Connecticut, to Poland for Ukrainians under attack by Russian forces.

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essentials to the most needy and displaced (mainly women and children), and so we are funneling funds to those who are in a position to help, yet it feels like not enough.

Then I am reminded ultimately, who is in control?

The God of all creation is still in control.

Borrowing lyrics from a wonderful Christian artist, Kari Jobe, we are each reminded that neither the oppressed nor the poorest of God’s most valuable creation are alone.

“When I walk through deep waters I know that you will be with me When I am standing in the fire I will not be overcome Through the valley of the shadow

I will not fear I am not alone I am not alone You will go before me You will never leave me.”

The rest of the words of the song remind us of the power and presence of the One and Only God. Look to the inscription on our government buildings and even our American currency, which states “In God we trust,” then do just that.

Pray and do what you are led to do in support of the most vulnerable.

In God I still trust.

The Rev. Patrick Serna is the lead pastor of Highway International Christian Fellowship/ Christian and Missionary Alliance in Fairfield. Contact him at 707-372-1281.

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FAIRFIELD — More than two years after shutting down for the Covid-19 pandemic, members of the Unified Christian Fellowship Church will celebrate Easter services back in the sanctuary.

And it won’t just be members attending the service.

“We have been out of the sanctuary because of Covid.

We have just been practicing safety . . . we just wanted to be sure our parishioners were safe,” said the Rev Hiram Berhel, who is the founding pastor of the church.

The first service was held on Jan. 2, 2000.

The church switched to online services in the interim.

“But we have been blessed,” Berhel said. “People have been dialing in from around the country.”

The pastor said they have had individuals from Kansas City, Lansing, Michigan, Florida, Oklahoma, Texas

and Southern California who have been regularly attending the service.

Berhel said the church is keeping the virtual element to its services, which includes an interactive component.

The lessons of the Sunday service are sent out in advance, allowing people to respond and provide feedback.

He said everyone, including himself, has benefited from the interaction.

“So we are definitely keeping that component,” the pastor said.

Still, Berhel cannot be anymore excited to be returning to the sanctuary.

“We are coming back home on Easter Sunday and I can’t tell you how excited we are,” Berhel said.

The service will start at 11 a.m. April 17. The church is located at 1390 E. Tabor Ave. The church will continue to practice social distancing and take other Covid safety measures.

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Write down what’s hard to say aloud to a loved one area. My purpose is Editor’s note: This not to criticize or cast column ran origiblame or anything more nally in 2019. than to clear the air and Dear Annie: I am understand needs and trying to decide if I expectations. We have should print out the folvirtually no sex life. I lowing letter and give have been the “initiait to my wife. What tor” in every encounter do you think?

Annie Lane over the last few months.

Dear Leigh: My goal In the past year, you’ve Dear Annie here is not to blame or had three, possibly accuse or criticize. I four overnight sleepovers at just want to find a way to better the homes of various female communicate. Please don’t get friends, leaving your husband angry or frustrated or feel like I and small child at home. am trying to attack you because My bottom line is that I feel that is not the case. like we are roommates who The area I am writing about sleep in the same bed and raise today is intimate relations. We a child together. We seem to live have talked about them before our own lives other than that. and I’ve really tried to provide My weight gain hasn’t helped, the requested time, space and and I know that, too. distance since last summer.

At any rate, regardless of Unfortunately, I’ve not seen what the answers are, I really need you to be clear and any real improvements in this

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honest with me, with respect to whether you have ever fulfilled your physical needs elsewhere since we got married 14 years ago, or even if you wanted to but didn’t follow through. Have you been thinking about it? If so, and you’ve yet to take action, is this something you want to explore?

These questions keep me up at night. We need to talk about these things, no matter what the answers are. — Mitch Dear Mitch: While it’s important to have eye-toeye heart-to-hearts with your spouse, letters can be a great way to broach sensitive subjects that might otherwise arouse defensiveness. The format gives each partner space to organize and communicate his or her thoughts and feelings. So, yes, give your wife this letter, along with a day to herself to read, absorb and articulate

a response.

That said, this is but one tool.

A marriage counselor could equip you with a full kit for rebuilding the channels of communication and repairing the foundation of your marriage. I encourage you to ask your wife to attend. Please let me know how it goes.

Dear Annie: All my life, I focused on my career and nothing else. I’ve lived all over the country and in Europe. I’m also an Army veteran with a lot of memories that will never leave me, including children dying in their mother’s arms.

Those memories have shaped me into the person I am today.

Now that I’m getting closer to the big 5-0, I’m hoping to experience what love is before He calls me home.

Annie, what’s my honest chance to find love and be

happy? — Miserable in Mansfield, Ohio Dear Miserable in Mansfield: There’s no chance you won’t, if your heart and mind are set on it. Find activities that offer you fulfillment and enjoyment. Browse Meetup (https:// www.meetup.com) to see if any activities pique your interest.

Consider seeking therapy to talk about your life experiences and the trauma you experienced while in the Army.

Focus on nurturing peace and happiness within yourself – as well as getting out of your comfort zone, meeting people and trying new things – and love will follow. You must be whole before you can become anyone’s “other half.”

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Today’s birthday You’ll have the guts to ask for something outrageous, and the grit to keep working until you get it. Wins in the realm of reputation and public image open new options. Your financial picture brightens when you add a new skill. Loved ones benefit from your recommendations and support. Capricorn and Sagittarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 8, 19, 4, 30 and 22.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). There's a certain way you'd like to be. Put yourself around people who have the skill set. When you're around people who have what you want, much can happen through osmosis.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Remind yourself of your good qualities, not because you need ego inflation but because taking inventory on what you've nurtured in yourself will get you in touch with what you have to offer the world.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Even though it can be intimidating to meet new people, there's much to be gained by taking the initiative to connect. It starts with a handshake. Strangers become friends.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Usually, you know when to step in and lend a hand.

You're always game for saving the day.

Today brings up some gray area. You may not be sure if it's your place or your turn.

Pause. Advance only when sure.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Obviously, you exist. Remind everyone. Take up as much space as possible. Walk the parameters of your territory. Gesture broadly. Make waves. Be the force.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You'll get the chance to show what you've been up to and get some constructive feedback. If others seem surprised by your work, it's just because you've been doing it so quietly. They had no idea what to expect from you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You sense how others are feeling even when they don't want you to. They may not be open to discussing what they are going through, but your gentle, receptive attitude will let them know you're a soft place to land.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Taste is simply a matter of knowing what you genuinely like and why. Forget about what's popular, what will sell or any other social concern and get deeply in touch with your own preferences.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

One way you can tell a true friend: If it's important to you, it's important to your friend. If you feel free to share on subjects in which your friend has no other interest except that it matters to you, you've found a keeper.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). It doesn't matter how fast you go as long as it's the right direction, which is to say, forward. Sometimes forward looks like falling down. It always involves getting up again. Things don't have to be smooth to be right.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You've a unique perspective but you don't realize what it is yet. You can't find out by asking others. Go inside yourself and direct your questions to your own heart.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Don't leave a situation before the agreed upon ending. It takes patience to hang in for the last bits because your mind will be racing ahead to the next thing, but just hang in there.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: Iconic primatologist Jane Goodall is the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees, having conducted a 60-year study in the wild. Her observations changed the understanding of animal behavior in scientific communities and beyond as well as contributed to the conservation and preservation of wild habitats. Three Aries luminaries speak to the anthropologist's fiery drive. Mercury in empathetic Pisces is an apt placement for interspecies understanding.

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One way to contribute to your local public health efforts is to participate in a community garden.

‘Public Health is Where You Are’ is theme for National Public Health Week Mariana Munguia

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onday marks the start of National Public Health Week, a week recognizing the contributions of public health and highlighting the issues that are important to improving the health of our nation.

Each year, the American Public Health Association designates a theme to focus on a specific public health topic. This year’s theme, “Public Health is Where You Are,” serves as a reminder that our health is greatly influenced by the communities we live in and vice versa. Collaborative, community-led, multi-sector approaches are vital to improved health outcomes for people of all identities.

Within Solano Public Health, various collaborative efforts have already taken place to help improve the health of Solano community members. For example, Solano County, in collaboration with four other Bay Area counties, is involved in the Perinatal Equity Initiative campaign. This campaign aims to address the causes of persistent poor birth outcomes and identify best practices to improve disparities in infant mortality.

Additionally, the We’re All Family!

Mobile Food Pharmacy partnered with the community-based organization Innovative Health Solutions to provide the HealthRx Program. This

collaboration helped bring more than 451,000 pounds of produce to community members in need and served more than 20,000 households just in 2021. Furthermore, the Solano County Women, Infants, and Children, or WIC, program collaborated with the Health Promotion and Community Wellness Bureau to increase attendance in the Solano Car Seat Connection classes and provided dental health information and resources to WIC participants.

In addition to the various campaigns and programs, Solano Public Health has led one of the biggest collaborative efforts the county has ever seen as a response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Covid-19 task force pulled in various bureaus and organizations across the county to help serve community members during the current pandemic.

In 2021 alone, Solano County’s Emergency Medical Services department hosted more than 600 Covid-19 vaccination clinics and provided more than 208,000 Covid-19 vaccines to the community. These efforts were made possible through coordination and collaboration of numerous organizations EMS partnered with including Touro University, Partnership Health Plan, La Clinica, NorthBay Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente, Medic Ambulance and many other Solano County agencies.

The Covid-19 task force also worked

to close the gap in accessibility by providing in-home Covid-19 vaccinations to community members who were unable to leave their homes due to medical reasons. Along with vaccinations, the task force helped to decrease Covid-19 rates by providing ongoing testing sites throughout the county and ensuring long-term care facilities had the necessary support and testing capabilities. Altogether, the Covid-19 task force encompasses this year’s National Public Health Week theme by showcasing that collaborative efforts can significantly improve the health of communities.

This National Public Health Week, take the time to thank your local public health workforce and show your support by advocating for public health funding and programs. Keep in mind this year’s theme and contribute to your local public health efforts by participating in your community garden, donating healthy food to food pantries and volunteering at food distribution centers.

For more information, visit the Solano Public Health website at www. solanocounty.com/PH and follow Solano Public Health on Facebook and Twitter @SolanoCountyPH and Instagram @SolanoPublicHealth Mariana Munguia is an intern with Solano County Public Health and is an integral member of the Public Information Office in Solano Public Health.

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Coach K’s career ends with loss to UNC in Final Four The News & Observer NEW ORLEANS — Duke’s oldest and fiercest rival ended Mike Krzyzewski’s run as Blue Devils coach in a thrilling game that matched all the intensity Krzyzewski brought to the Duke-UNC rivalry over the last 42 seasons.

In a game that saw 18 lead changes and 12 ties, Caleb Love scored UNC’s final eight points over the last 24.8 seconds and the Tar Heels beat Duke, 81-77, in

an NCAA Tournament national semifinal game at the Superdome Saturday night.

UNC (29-9) moves into Monday night’s NCAA Tournament championship game against Kansas while Krzyzewski, who announced last June this would be his final season as Duke’s coach, heads to retirement.

Duke (32-7) led 75-74 when Wendell Moore hit a 3-pointer with 1:20 to play. R.J. Davis put UNC in front for good

with 1:01 left. After Mark Williams missed two free throws with 46.7 seconds to play, Love took over and led the Tar Heels to the NCAA final game.

Love scored 28 points while Davis had 18 for UNC. Duke, which shot just 41.2% in the second half, was led by freshman Paolo Banchero’s 20 points.

After leading 37-34 at halftime, the Blue Devils pushed their lead to 41-34 on slam dunks by Williams and Banchero.

UNC, though, roared back behind Love, who hit back-to-back 3-pointers to ignite a 13-0 Tar Heels run. Brady hit his first 3-pointer of the game to put UNC up 43-41.

Love added a layup and running jumper giving UNC a 47-41 lead with 15:58 to play.

Duke replaced struggling freshman AJ Griffin with Trevor Keels and unleashed its surge.

A Keels 3-pointer started Duke’s 6-0 run that knotted the

game again – this time at 47 when Banchero scored over Manek with 13:51 to play.

UNC built a 62-57 lead on a Davis jumper at 8:30, but Duke scored six points in a row on a Banchero basket, two Jeremy Roach free throws and a Keels transition basket to lead 63-62 at 7:02.

The teams stayed within a basket of each other from there until the final minutes.

The first half was marred by foul trouble

to both front courts, Duke in particular, and poor perimeter shooting from both teams as the Blue Devils took a 37-34 halftime lead.

Williams played only five minutes after picked up two fouls. His replacement, 6-9 senior Theo John, was called for four fouls before halftime.

Duke played the final 3:54 of the half with Banchero serving as its center.

Meanwhile, the See UNC, Page B14

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Kansas’ David McCormack dunks in the second half against Villanova during an NCAA Tournament Final Four

semifinal at Caesars Superdome, Saturday, in New Orleans.

The Jayhawks won 81-65.

Kansas will play for NCAA title after beating Villanova The K ansas City Star NEW ORLEANS — Kansas’ men’s basketball team will play for the national title for the first time since 2012 and third time in the Bill Self era on Monday night at Caesars Superdome.

Ochai Agbaji hit six 3-pointers in seven tries and scored 21 points while David McCormack scored 25 points on 10-of-12 shooting (5-of-6 shooting from the free-throw line) and grabbed nine rebounds as the Jayhawks, the

No. 1-seeded team in the NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional, rolled to a 19-point first-half lead and downed old nemesis Villanova, No. 2 seed in the South, 81-65, in a Final Four semifinal on Saturday in the Big Easy.

Christian Braun added 10 points and dished five assists, while Jalen Wilson had 11 points and 12 rebounds for the Jayhawks (33-6), who will meet No. 8 seed North Carolina at 6:20 p.m. Monday for the NCAA title.

KU last played for the

crown in 2012, losing to Kentucky, 67-59, in New Orleans. Self’s Jayhawks won the NCAA title in 2008, downing Memphis, 75-68, in overtime in San Antonio.

Also, Dajuan Harris went for nine points (he hit three 3s), while Remy Martin had three points and five rebounds. Mitch Lightfoot had two points and four boards.

Collin Gillespie scored 17 points (5-of-8 shooting from three) and Brandon Slater added 16 points See Kansas, Page B7

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Stanford’s Final Four heartbreak marks bitter end of a special team Ann K illion

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The beautiful, fluid basketball that had defined Stanford most of last season, when it won a national championship, and this year during a 24-game winning streak, vanished.

Late Friday night something else has vanished. The chance to defend a national title.

The comfort of spending two more days together as a team. The joy of this particular group has come to a competitive end.

“We’re closing a chapter,” junior guard Haley Jones said. “But we’re opening another.”

But not yet. For now, the pain of the 63-58 loss to UConn, Stanford’s personal kryptonite, will linger.

Stanford is now 1-5 in Final Four meetings with Geno Auriemma’s team.

And, unlike in some of those past meetings, this Huskies team was not the best in the tournament, not a No. 1 seed, not

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UConn guard Paige Bueckers shoots against Stanford forward Cameron Brink during Friday’s NCAA semifinal in Minneapolis, Minnesota. sporting the best player in the country.

It was a game Stanford could have – maybe, should have – won, if the Cardinal had been able to play its usual brand of basketball.

“We needed Stanford to miss shots they normally make,” Auriemma said.

“Fortunately for us, Stanford didn’t have their best stuff.”

And now, as Jones noted, there will be a new

chapter. The Hull twins will leave Stanford. Anna Wilson will depart after six seasons. But Stanford will be back. Jones and Cameron Brink were the best Cardinal players on the court and among the elite at this Final Four. They will both be returning, hungry and a little bit angry.

“Connecticut was in this position last year, and they learned from it,” head coach Tara VanDerveer said. “And

they stepped up.”

Stanford did not. In front of a sellout crowd of 18,268 at the Target Center, Stanford had arguably its worst game of the season. At least its worst since the Nov. 14 loss to Texas, when this group was still trying to figure out who it was, who its ballhandlers were. They settled on Lacie Hull and Anna Wilson. But Wilson did not have a good start to the game and soon found herself on the bench.

“They gave their whole heart,” VanDerveer said, “and we came up short.

A lot of that I think is the experience of running a team and I think it caught up with us tonight.”

There was clearly opportunity inside with UConn’s bigs in foul trouble and Brink playing well – though she, too, was in foul trouble – but over and over the Cardinal opted for a 3-point shot. VanDerveer said at every time out the coaches stressed moving the ball See Stanford, Page B14

VACAVILLE — The Fairfield High badminton team didn’t drop a game in rolling to a 15-0 Monticello Empire League victory over Will C. Wood at Frank Molina Gymnasium, Thursday.

Singles winners for the Falcons were Kyla Sison at No. 1 (21-8, 21-8), Diem Nguyen at No. 2 (21-19, 22-20), Makayla Bernardino at No. 3 (21-12, 21-7), Ella Macariola at No. 4 (12-16, 21-4), Jasmine Mau at No. 5 (21-5, 21-8), Xamarah Villanueva at No. 6 (21-14, 21-5), Alexis Hackett at No. 7 (21-14, 21-13) and Caroline Serrano at No. 8 (21-7, 21-10).

Winning in doubles were Sison and Macariola at No. 1 (21-12, 21-6), Nguyen and Bernardino at No. 2 (21-15, 21-17), Hackett and Aziza Yousif at No. 3 (21-11, 21-16), Amalya Chanhsy and Serrano at No. 4 (21-12, 21-10) and Lesly Soto and Villanueva at No. 5 (21-8, 21-12).

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Vikings sail to 11-0 blanking of Bulldogs FAIRFIELD — Hazyl Gray fired a two-hit shutout, Shawnese Hogue-Lacy belted a home run and drove in four runs, and Mia Santos went 3-for-3 in powering the Vanden High softball team to an 11-0 Monticello Empire League victory over Vacaville, Friday.

Santos added two RBIs and Ayana Frank had two hits,while Frank, HogueLacy, Kaliyah Gipson and Cassandra Zapata each ripped doubles. Ten different players scored for the Vikings (7-0, 6-0) with Hogue-Lacy crossing the plate twice.

In pitching her third shutout of the season, Gray struck out eight and walked none.

Vacaville defeated Cardinal Newman of Santa Rosa at home on See Local, Page B7

Warriors clinch playoff spot with 111-107 win over Jazz Tribune Content Agency SAN FRANCISCO — The Warriors are going to the playoffs for the first time in two seasons.

Golden State clinched its spot in the postseason Saturday after Klay Thompson hit four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter en route to a 111-107 thrilling win over the Utah Jazz at Chase Center.

In what was the team’s most important game of the final stretch, with seeding implications on the line, Thompson led the Warriors on a 18-0 run, with Jordan Poole nailing a 3-pointer to give the Warriors a two-point lead, their first of the game, with about 3:30 left in the game.

With the Warriors up by one, Rudy Gobert made a critical turnover, throwing the ball out of bounds with about 21 seconds remaining.

Poole hit a pair of critical free throws to give the Warriors a three-point lead. And Draymond Green sealed the deal with a pair of free throws of his own.

The Warriors were

able to win the game thanks to their perimeter shooting in the second half. They went 12 of 24 from 3-point range in the final two quarters.

Thompson went 8 for 17 from 3-point range, making six of those 3s in the second half. He finished with a team-high 36 points and became the seventh all-time leading scorer for the Warriors.

Poole, who made six 3s, continued his hot scoring streak, finishing with 31 points in what was his 16th consecutive game of scoring at least 20 points.

Meanwhile, Green finished with 10 points, eight rebounds and seven assists.

The Warriors had looked discombobulated in the second quarter, during which the Jazz went on a 16-0 run.

Poole helped reinvigorate the Warriors in the second quarter, scoring Golden State’s last 11 points of the quarter.

However, untimely turnovers and fouls helped the Jazz secure a 58-45 lead heading into the locker rooms.

See Warriors, Page B14

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CALENDAR Sunday’s TV sports Baseball College •Wake Forest at Boston College, ACC, 9 a.m.

•Northwestern at Indiana, BIG TEN, 10 a.m.

•Texas at Oklahoma, ESPN, 10 a.m.

Spring training •Miami at N.Y. Mets, MLB, 10 a.m.

•Colorado at Chicago White Sox, MLB, 1 p.m.

•San Diego vs. Oakland, NBCSCA, 1 p.m.

•N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, MLB, 6 p.m. (taped) Basketball Prep •High School Slam Dunk and 3-Point Championship, Chs. 5, 13, 10 a.m.

College •3x3U National Championship, ESPN2, 12:30 p.m.

•Slam Dunk and 3-Point Championship, ESPN, 1 p.m.

•HBCU All-Star Game, Chs. 5, 13, 1 p.m.

NCAA Women’s Final Four •Championship, South Carolina vs. Connecticut, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, 5 p.m.

NBA •Dallas at Milwaukee, Chs. 7, 10, 10 a.m.

•Denver at L.A. Lakers, Chs. 7, 10, 12:30 p.m.

•Miami at Toronto, NBATV, 4 p.m.

•Golden State at Sacramento, NBCSBA, NBCSCA (Vacaville only), 6 p.m.

Bowling •PBA, USBC Masters, Ch. 2, 40 (KTXL), 10 a.m.

Curling •World Women’s Championship, gold medal game, CNBC, noon Football College •Louisville Spring Game, ACC, 1 p.m.

Golf •Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals, GOLF, 5 a.m.

•PGA Tour, Valero Texas Open, final round, GOLF, 10 a.m.

•PGA Tour, Valero Texas Open, final round, Ch. 3, 11 a.m.

•PGA Tour Champions, Rapiscan Systems Classic, GOLF, 11 a.m.

Hockey NHL •N.Y. Islanders at New Jersey, TNT, 1 p.m.

•Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, TNT, 4 p.m.

Horse racing •America’s Day at the Races, FS1, noon •America’s Day at the Races, FS2, 1:30 p.m.

Lacrosse College women •Oregon at Stanford, P12BA, noon College men •Johns Hopkins at Rutgers, BIG TEN, 4 p.m.

Motorsports •NASCAR, Cup Series, Toyota Owners 400, race, Chs. 2, 40 (KTXL), 12:30 p.m.

•MotoGP, Argentine Grand Prix, CNBC, 3 p.m.

•NHRA, Four-Wide Nationals, FS1, 4 p.m. (taped) Rodeo •PBR, Premier Bank/Premier Bankcard Bucking Battle, Chs. 5, 13, 9 a.m.

•PBR, Premier Bank/Premier Bankcard Bucking Battle, CBSSN, 5 p.m.

Rugby •MLR, Houston at Austin, FS2, 4 p.m.

Soccer Ligue 1 •Strasbourg vs. RC Lens, BEIN, 2:50 a.m.

•FC Metz vs. AS Monaco, BEIN, 4:50 a.m.

•Olympique Lyonnais vs. Angers, BEIN, 6:55 a.m.

•Paris Saint-Germain vs. FC Lorient, BEIN, 10:35 a.m.

•Clermont Foot vs. Nantes, BEIN, 4:30 p.m. (taped) SPFL •Rangers vs. Celtic, CBSSN, 4 a.m.

Premier League •West Ham United vs. Everton, USA, 5 a.m.

•Tottenham vs. Newcastle, USA, 8 a.m.

Serie A •Juventus vs. Inter, CBSSN, 11:45 a.m.

Super Lig •Trabzonspor vs. Besiktas, BEIN, 1 p.m. (taped) MLS •Portland Timbers vs. L.A. Galaxy, FS1, 1:30 p.m.

Softball •Illinois at Minnesota, ESPN2, 9 a.m.

•Mississippi State at Tennessee, SEC, 9 a.m.

•South Carolina at Missouri, SEC, 11 a.m.

•Oregon at UCLA, PAC12, noon •Georgia at Alabama, SEC, 1 p.m.

•Utah at Stanford, PAC12, P12BA, 2 p.m.

Swimming •TYR Pro Swim, Day 2, Ch. 3, 9:30 a.m.

Tennis •ATP/WTA Miami Open, ATP singles final, WTA doubles final, TENNIS, 10 a.m.

•WTA Charleston Open, early rounds, TENNIS, 7 a.m.

(Monday)

Kansas From Page B6 and Caleb Daniels 13 for Villanova, which clobbered KU, 95-79, in a 2018 Final Four semifinal in San Antonio. Nova also beat KU, 64-59, in the 2016 Elite Eight in Louisville.

KU hit 53.7% of its shots overall (13 of 34 from 3 and 10 of 12 from the line) in winning its 10th straight game. Villanova, which had its nine-game win streak snapped, hit 38.6% of its shots. The Wildcats went 13 of 31 from 3 and 8 of 10 from the line.

DAILY REPUBLIC — Sunday, April 3, 2022 B7

Scoreboard BASKETBALL

HOCKEY

NBA

NHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct 48 30 .615 x-Boston Philadelphia 47 30 .610 Toronto 45 32 .584 Brooklyn 40 37 .519 New York 34 44 .436 Central Division W L Pct x-Milwaukee 48 29 .623 45 33 .577 Chicago 43 35 .551 Cleveland 25 53 .321 Indiana 22 56 .282 Detroit Southeast Division W L Pct y-Miami 50 28 .641 40 37 .519 Atlanta 40 38 .513 p-Charlotte Washington 34 43 .442 20 58 .256 Orlando WESTERN CONFERENCE Northwest Division W L Pct 46 32 .590 Utah Denver 46 32 .590 Minnesota 44 34 .564 27 50 .351 Portland Oklahoma City 22 55 .286 Pacific Division W L Pct 62 15 .805 y-Phoenix

GB — ½ 2½ 7½ 14 GB — 3½ 5½ 23½ 26½ GB — 9½ 10 15½ 30 GB — — 2 18½ 23½ GB —

Local From Page B6 Saturday, but no stats were available.

Rodriguez 5, Fairfield 2: At Rodriguez, Katelyn Kilgore and Eliza Goodwin each had two hits, while Julianna Roxas and Brooklyn Denina combined their efforts in the circle to lead the Mustangs (5-6, 5-1) to the win.

Kate Tobola, Jade Babas and Za’raya Garcia each went 1-for-3 with the latter two driving in runs.

Buckingham Charter 20, Leroy Greene Academy 5: At Sacrament0 on Tuesday, Sierra Connor went 4-for-5, scored three runs and picked up the victory as the Knights (2-3, 1-0) opened Sacramento Metro Athletic League play with a win.

Giana Jones went 3-for-3 with a double, four runs scored and an RBI, Haley Griffen went 2-for-3 with two doubles, four runs and an RBI, Joran Walberg went 2-for-3 with two doubles, three runs and an RBI, Kari Clark went 2-for-4 with a double, a triple and an RBI, and Dakota Brown scored twice and drove in two runs.

In the circle, Connor scattered six hits and allowed five runs, all unearned, with six strikeouts.

Prep baseball

Triples again lift Mustangs to victory ELK GROVE — For the second straight game, the Rodriguez High baseball team banged out four triples while scoring three or more runs in four different innings en route to a 16-4 non-league win over Laguna Creek, Saturday.

Gavin Arpaia, Kaden Wilde, Jack Metcho and Miguel Ramos each legged out triples with Kyle Sandner and Michael Boals each hitting doubles.

Landon Troutt, Boals, Trentin Schmidt and Metcho each had two hits, with Goals and Metcho driving in three runs each and Troutt and Arpaia both plating two. Nathan Schikore, who drew two walks and scored three runs, stole three bases, with Metcho, who scored twice, pilfering two bags.

Sandner and Boals each came around two times.

Grant Kerr started and picked up the victory, allowing two hits and three runs (two earned) with six strikeouts and one walk in four innings.

Kyle Sandner threw two innings, yielding one hit and one run with one strikeout and one walk, with Aidan Nelson

GOLDEN STATE 49 29 .628 13½ 38 40 .487 24½ p-L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers 31 46 .403 31 SACRAMENTO 29 49 .372 33½ Southwest Division W L Pct GB 55 23 .705 — y-Memphis x-Dallas 48 30 .615 7 New Orleans 34 43 .442 20½ San Antonio 32 45 .416 22½ Houston 20 58 .256 35 x-clinched playoff berth y-clinched division title p-clinched play-in Friday’s Games SACRAMENTO 122, Houston 117 Toronto 102, Orlando 89 Washington 135, Dallas 103 Boston 128, Indiana 123 Memphis 122, Phoenix 114 L.A. Clippers 153, Milwaukee 119 Detroit 110, Oklahoma City 101 San Antonio 130, Portland 111 Minnesota 136, Denver 130 New Orleans 114, L.A. Angeles 111 Saturday’s Games GOLDEN STATE 111, Utah 107 Philadelphia 144, Charlotte 114 Cleveland 119, New York 101 Brooklyn at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m.

Miami 127, Chicago 109 Sunday’s Games GOLDEN STATE at SACRAMENTO, 4 p.m.

Washington at Boston, 10 a.m.

Dallas at Milwaukee, 10 a.m.

Denver at L.A. Lakers, 12:30 p.m.

Detroit at Indiana, 2 p.m.

Philadelphia at Cleveland, 3 p.m.

New York at Orlando, 3 p.m.

Miami at Toronto, 4 p.m.

Minnesota at Houston, 4 p.m.

Phoenix at Oklahoma City, 4 p.m.

Portland at San Antonio, 4 p.m.

closing things out with a scoreless seventh, giving up one walk.

Vacaville Christian 13, Highlands 0: At Foothill High of Sacramento, Josh Brumfield fired a five-inning perfect game, striking out 11. At the the plate, the Falcons had three players get two hits and three players drive in two runs, but Brumfield was the only one to do both.

Nicko Meadows and Jaden Beamon-Santos each had two hits with John Elliott and Aiden Stevens getting two RBIs. Steve Dingman, Meadows, Brumfield and Teagan Gonzales each scored twice, with Thomas Lane hitting a double.

Prep swimming

Rodriguez swims to sweep of Fairfield FAIRFIELD — The visiting Rodriguez High swim teams splashed their way to a sweep of Fairfield, Friday, the girls winning 130-6, the boys prevailing 125-18.

Winning for the Mustangs girls were Natalie Graham in the 200 free (2:15.40); Julie Adao in the 200 IM (2:49.47); Nathalia Hernandez in the 50 free (34.31); Madison Spencer in the 100 fly (1:17.17); Madison Meabon in the 100 free (1:12.17); Kate Frenkel in the 500 free (5:53.15) Maile Adao in the 100 back (1:08.26); Alyssa Agustin in the 100 breast (1:17.60); and the 200 medley (2:18.68), 200 free (2:03.56) and 400 free (5:02.91) relays.

Swimming for the Falcons girls were Barbara Mejia Landaverde (fourth, 42.25), Rachel Sanchez (fifth, 45.27) and Sofia Flores (sixth, 1:15.45) in the 50 free; and Mejia Landaverde (fourth, 1:35.88) and Flores (fifth, 2:44.28) in the 100 free. For Flores it was her first time competing in the 100 free and she received a standing ovation when she finished.

For the Rodriguez boys, the winners were Jake Diaz in the 200 free (2:04.37) and 100 breast (1:11.79); Andrew Johnson in the 200 IM (2:17.09); Elias Mansour in the 50 free (26.51); Nathan Nguyen in the 100 fly (1:14.32); Ethan Finlay in the 100 free (59.18); Remy LeNoir in the 500 free (5:49.32); Moses Montano in the 100 back (1:16.38); and the 200 medley (1:59.95), 200 free (1:49.12) and 400 free (4:25.23) relays.

Competing for the Fairfield boys were Kendrick Edwards (second, 2:19.91) and Vinh Nguyen (fourth, 2:49.87) in the 200 IM; Ricky Manzo (fourth, 35.38), Jesus Gallegos (fifth, 36.35) and

WE WANT YOUR

New Orleans at L.A. Clippers, 6:30 p.m.

Monday’s Games No games scheduled

EASTERN CONFERENCE Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Carolina 69 45 16 8 98 230 164 N.Y. Rangers 69 44 20 5 93 211 181 Pittsburgh 70 41 19 10 92 233 188 Washington 68 37 21 10 84 225 197 N.Y. Islanders 67 31 27 9 71 186 183 Columbus 69 32 32 5 69 223 260 New Jersey 68 24 38 6 54 210 254 Philadelphia 68 21 36 11 53 175 243 Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida 68 47 15 6 100 282 201 Toronto 68 44 19 5 93 258 207 Tampa Bay 68 43 18 7 93 228 192 Boston 68 43 20 5 91 217 183 Detroit 68 26 33 9 61 195 263 Buffalo 69 25 33 11 61 190 243 Ottawa 67 24 37 6 54 176 219 Montreal 69 19 39 11 49 178 262 Western Conference Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Colorado 69 49 14 6 104 262 189 Minnesota 67 42 20 5 89 247 208 St. Louis 67 37 20 10 84 239 197 Nashville 68 39 25 4 82 224 199 66 38 25 3 79 195 196 Dallas Winnipeg 70 33 27 10 76 217 219 Chicago 69 24 35 10 58 186 244 Arizona 68 21 42 5 47 173 247

Cylth White (sixth, 36.70) in the 50 free; Edwards (second, 57.02) and Nguyen (fifth, 1:11.98) in the 100 free; and the 200 medley (third, 2:39.66) and 200 free (2:07.47) relays.

JC baseball

Bates homers twice in 7-4 SCC loss ROCKVILLE — The Solano Community College baseball team led Contra Costa 2-0 and 4-2, but the Comets pushed across four runs in the top of the seventh and one in the ninth for a 7-4 Bay Valley Conference victory at Billy and Louise Yarbrough Stadium, Saturday.

The Falcons (8-17, 5-4 BVC) got two runs in the bottom of the first on a two-run homer by Jaxson Bates and, after CCC tied it with a pair of runs in the third, the home team went back in front 4-2 in the fourth with another two-run shot by Bates.

Solano managed just four base runners the rest of the way.

Bates wound up going 3-for-4 with he and Jason Pridy both scoring twice.

Ryan Radkey took the loss, giving up nine hits and six runs over the first seven innings, striking out eight and walking none.

Anthony Galindo fanned four over the final two innings, yielding two hits, one run and two walks.

The Falcons defeated the Comets 11-7 on Thursday, though no stats from that game were released.

JC softball

Solano can’t overcome errors in 9-0 loss ROCKVILLE — Having more errors than hits is never a recipe for success and seven miscues led to eight unearned runs as the Solano Community College softball team dropped a 9-0 decision to San Joaquin Delta, Friday.

Solano pitcher Maleah Martinez deserved a better fate, taking the loss after scattering seven hits while striking out nine and walking none, giving up just one earned run.

Avarie Mendez led the Falcons (10-16 at the plate) by going 2-for-3.

Bocce

Fairfield Bocce Federation WINTER LEAGUE STANDINGS As of March 31 Tuesday AM League W L Pts BOCCE FRIENDS 33 15 505 DO IT AGAIN 25 23 485

Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Calgary 67 40 18 9 89 234 165 Los Angeles 71 38 23 10 86 205 202 Edmonton 69 39 25 5 83 243 224 Vegas 70 38 28 4 80 224 208 Vancouver 69 32 28 9 73 196 199 Anaheim 70 28 30 12 68 198 224 SAN JOSE 67 29 30 8 66 177 213 Seattle 68 21 41 6 48 178 241 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.

Friday’s Games Buffalo 4, Nashville 3 Tampa Bay 5, Chicago 2 N.Y. Islanders 3, N.Y. Rangers 0 Ottawa 5, Detroit 2 Edmonton 6, St. Louis 5, OT Vegas 5, Seattle 2 Anaheim 5, Arizona 0 Saturday’s Games Dallas at SAN JOSE, (n) Florida 7, New Jersey 6, OT Colorado 3, Pittsburgh 2 Los Angeles 3, Winnipeg 2 Boston 5, Columbus 2 Montreal 5, Tampa Bay 4, SO Toronto 6, Philadelphia 3 Minnesota 3, Carolina 1 St. Louis at Calgary, (n) Sunday’s Games Florida at Buffalo, 10 a.m.

Detroit at Ottawa, 10 a.m.

N.Y. Islanders at New Jersey, 1 p.m.

Vegas at Vancouver, 4 p.m.

Arizona at Chicago, 4 p.m.

Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m.

Minnesota at Washington, 4 p.m.

Edmonton at Anaheim, 5 p.m.

Dallas at Seattle, 6 p.m.

Monday’s Games Boston at Columbus, 4 p.m.

Toronto at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m.

Arizona at St. Louis, 5 p.m.

Calgary at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.

NO MERCY 22 26 414 PLAN B 22 26 413 CAPITANI 18 30 375 Tuesday PM League W L Pts SERRANOS 39 21 604 UNTOUCHABLE 37 26 618 Bells & Beaus 33 27 574 New Bee’s 15 45 472 Wednesday AM League W L Pts SONS OF ITALY 41 19 651 ROLL’EM 30 30 589 BOCCE BULLDOGS 27 33 501 OH SUGAR 22 38 495 Thursday AM League W L Pts Mama’s & Papa’s 43 17 641 RED DEVILS 41 19 605 WHAT IF 31 29 543 BOCCE CRUISERS 27 33 576 A ROUND TUIT 22 38 486 Real McCoys 16 44 435 Tuesday AM Weekly Results Bocce Friends 3, Capitani 0 Do It Again 3, No Mercy 0 Plan B Bye Tuesday PM Weekly Results New Bee’s 2, Untouchable 1 Serranos 2, Bells & Beaus 1 Wednesday AM Weekly Results Sons Of Italy 3, Oh Sugar Forfeit Roll’Em 2, Bocce Bulldogs 1 Thursday AM Weekly Results Red Devils 2, Mama’s & Papa’s 1 What If 2, Real McCoys 1 Bocce Cruisers 2, A Round Tuit 1

Golf

Rio Vista Women’s Golf Club EVERYTHING BUT PUTTS Flight 1 1, Lynn Traver, net 29 2, Marsha Berry, net 36 3 (tie), Loretta Ortenblad, Denise Sargent-Natour, Sandy Smith, net 39 Flight 2 1, Bessie Dunn, net 32 2, Marian Bard, net 33 3, Diane Scholz, net 35 4 (tie), Joan Rexford, Donna Nunes, net 37 Flight 3 1, Pat Kistler, net 30 2, Linda Van Nieuwburg, net 34 3, Lynn Grace, net 36 4, Paula Davis, net 37 Chip-ins: Thea Rock, No. 6; Eila Ballard, No. 6; Doris Sundly, Nos. 2 and 18; Marsh Berry, Nos. 6 and 16.

Birdie: Diane Scholz, No. 12 Closest to the pin on No. 10: Alma Renko, 9-2 Broke 90: Marsha Berry, 87; broke 100: Sandy Smith, 91; Denise Sargent-Natour, 91; Thea Rock, 92; Lynn Traver, 93; Diane Scholz, 96; Loretta Ortenblad, 97, Doris Sundly, 98; Bessie Dunn, 99; Marian Bard, 99.

Niners SHAMBLE Flight 1 8-14 handicaps 1, Mona Begell, 29* 2, Marilee Schaff, 29* 3, Rene Romiski, 29* Flight 2 15-17 handicaps 1, Ilene Pliler, 32 2, Judy Horan, 33 3, Sandy Latchford, 34 Flight 3 18-20 handicaps 1, Cathy Treece, 26 2, Barb Ray, 29 3, Terri Denton, 31 4, Ann Rollin, 32 Flight 4 21-25 handicaps 1, Jodene Nolan, 25 2, Julie Smith, 28 3, Shirley Morris, 33 *ties broken with handicap holes Birdie: Marilee Schauff, No. 14 Chip-in: Diane Viera, No. 14

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Sports

Is this the end of the NL as we know it?

Bill Shaikin

LOS ANGELES TIMES

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oe Maddon selected an adjective usually applied to a gallon of milk. Then again, for all the romance that surrounds the sport, baseball is a consumer product too.

“Once you eradicate National League rules, then everything becomes homogenized,” the Angels manager said.

With the adoption of the designated hitter in both leagues this year, and with the expansion of interleague play next year, Major League Baseball is giving their consumers what the league believes they want.

The National League dates to 1876, the oldest surviving professional sports league in the world, according to MLB historian John Thorn. The American League dates to 1901.

The time could soon come to retire the leagues. They have outlived their usefulness.

For almost a century, the two leagues had a distinguished and at times bitter rivalry. Never did an NL team play an AL team, aside from the World Series.

Each league president determined his own discipline. Each president’s autograph was stamped upon the baseballs used in his league. The umpires in each league wore different equipment.

For generations, fans and players anxiously awaited the All-Star Game, the result of which would be trumpeted as the determination of the superior league. Stars played all nine innings, for the glory of their league.

That’s all gone now.

Interleague play turns 25 years old this season.

Bud Selig, the commissioner who shepherded interleague play onto the schedule, said he had heard the concept proposed as early as 1948 and pushed for its adoption as an owner in 1973. The AL owners supported the idea then, he said, but the NL owners killed it.

The Dodgers and Angels never have met in the World Series. Does that mean they should

K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune file (2021)

The San Diego Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. scores after tagging up as San Francisco Giants catcher Curt Casali never meet at all?

“The Brewers and the Twins have established a really good rivalry,” Selig said. “Why wouldn’t you take advantage of it?”

Next year, it gets better. Every team will play every other team in the majors, every year, home or away.

If you live in Denver, you get to see Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani every other year. If you live in Kansas City, you get to see Mookie Betts and Fernando Tatis Jr. every other year.

From a marketing standpoint, this is a no-brainer. If you are an NBA fan in Toronto, you can see LeBron James every year. Under the current interleague schedule, if you are an MLB fan in Toronto, you might see Freddie Freeman once every six years.

“The adoption of the universal DH unlocked moving to this model,” said Chris Marinak, MLB chief operations and strategy officer.

If the NL had not adopted the DH, MLB would not have more than doubled the number of interleague games, from 20 to 46. The AL teams

built around a DH would have faced too great a competitive disadvantage, by playing 14% of their schedule in NL ballparks, where the DH would not have been used.

So, starting next year: The Dodgers will play the Angels four times, twice in Los Angeles and twice in Anaheim. They will play every other AL team three times, either at Dodger Stadium or on the road.

They will play every NL team outside the NL West six times, with one series at Dodger Stadium and the other series on the road. And, like the rest of the NL West, they will play every team in their division 14 times, instead of 19.

“All I heard was I don’t have to watch the Diamondbacks 19 times,” tweeted Kevin Acee, who covers the San Diego Padres for the San Diego Union-Tribune.

Ha, and hallelujah.

And better still: The balanced schedule means that a team like the Padres would not risk losing a wild-card spot to the Philadelphia Phillies by one game because the NL West had drawn the powerhouse AL East in

tries to make a play in the first inning at Petco Park, Sept.

23, 2021, in San Diego. interleague play in any given season, while the NL East had drawn the perennially rebuilding AL Central.

This is an improvement, to be sure. But, if the priority is to give the fans what they want, why should the Dodgers play the Angels fewer times than they play the Washington Nationals?

The Lakers do not play the Clippers fewer times than they play the Washington Wizards.

The solution is geographical realignment, a concept Selig said MLB owners considered three decades ago. If the adoption of the DH unlocked the balanced schedule, the elimination of the NL and AL would unlock geographical realignment.

“You need the leagues for structure,” Selig told me. “You need the leagues for the World Series. You need them for certain things, but not with the same need you once had.”

What MLB needs first – as Selig and his successor, Rob Manfred, have said over the past decade – is for the Oakland Athletics and Tampa Bay Rays to end

their searches for a new ballpark. Stay or go, but enough already.

Let’s say the A’s stay where they are, and so do the Rays. That would unlock expansion, as Manfred has said, and MLB could move to a 32-team league in which all sorts of realignment would be possible.

And, yes, let’s do this geographically. Fans of the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers should not be stuck watching 9 p.m. games all summer because those teams play in a division otherwise populated with West Coast teams.

Two leagues, four divisions. In each league, the division champions get a bye, and the teams with the four next-best records play a wildcard series.

We’re moving the Chicago White Sox into the NL and the New York Mets into the AL because, well, why not?

“Now that the rules aren’t different . . . you can’t call yourself a National League city,” Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. “What does it mean?

I think it did mean something when the rules

were different.”

Said Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw: “Personally, I like National League and American League, but now that everybody has a DH . . . it doesn’t really matter that much.”

The Astros have appeared in the World Series as an NL team and as an AL team. No one hates them because of the league they represented.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said he would not object to geographical realignment. He likes the concept, he said, in part because the travel burdens for each team would lighten.

“The game is not what it was 100 years ago,” Roberts said. “I’m resistant to change, but I certainly understand it, and I’ve softened as I’ve gotten older.

“I do think that fans will adjust. I think players will adjust. At the end of the day, it’s still the same game. It’s teams competing against each other.”

We could get rid of the traditional league names and follow the NBA model: Western Conference, Eastern Conference. Or we could stick with National League and American League, although those names would be purely ceremonial. And, by then, Maddon suspects no one would fight the changes.

“All the people like me will be gone, or will not have enough influence to say anything,” Maddon said. “The group coming up will embrace it because they’ve been told to embrace it.”

Baseball moves slowly.

Interleague play has been with us for a quarter-century, but the concept had been floated for a halfcentury before that. The A’s have been looking for a new ballpark for the entirety of this millennium.

Geographical realignment is on the horizon, but Freeman laughed at the thought it could happen soon. He just signed a six-year contract with the Dodgers.

“I don’t see that happening in my career. I really don’t,” he said. “I am going to be retired, I think, when two more teams come in.”

Fantasy baseball 2022: Breakouts, busts, sleepers by position Eddie Brown

THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE

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or some, springtime means renewal and if there ever was a time for renewal, it would be after two years of dealing with a worldwide pandemic.

Spring is also about baseball, and fortunately for us, the principals who make up Major League Baseball figured out how to divide billions of dollars in revenue in time for us to have a full season.

The foundation of great preparation for your fantasy baseball season is determining the players you can draft later and yet still reap a solid value (sleepers) and/or the players you shouldn’t draft at all (busts).

I recently added breakout candidates to the list and separated everyone by position.

Even if you’ve already drafted, add the sleepers to your watch list as potential trade candidates or waiver-wire pickups if an owner gives up too soon (it happens every year).

Obviously, avoid the busts and if you drafted one, consider yourself warned.

I consider us all breakout candidates once this pandemic is completely in our rear view:

ANALYSIS FIRST BASE Breakout: Josh Bell, Nationals A swing change could unlock 40-plus homer potential. Bell ranks in the 92nd percentile or better in average exit velocity, max exit velocity and hard-hit rate, but he puts the ball on the ground too much. He figured it out once before — he set career-highs with 37 home runs and 116 RBIs in 2019. Average Draft Position: 129 (according to FantasyPros) Bust: Joey Votto, Reds The 37-year-old Votto, a former MVP, hit 36 home runs in 2021 after hitting 38 homers his previous three seasons combined.

Don’t pay up for one last burst of greatness. ADP: 127 Sleeper: Alex Kirilloff, Twins The former top prospect has eligibility at first and in the outfield.

The injury bug has bitten Kirilloff early in his career, but the ailments have been fluky. Regular playing time across 140-150 games will add up to 25-30 home runs and 80-plus RBIs. ADP: 185 SECOND BASE Breakout: Brendan Rodgers, Rockies Rodgers should play every day and has 25-plus homer and .290 average upside. He’s also not a product of the thin air. Rodgers had a .873 OPS away from Coors Field last season. ADP: 176 Bust: Marcus Semien, Rangers Semien had the best season of his career in 2021. He set career highs in home runs (45), RBIs (102), steals (15) and slugging percentage (.538). We’re going to see some regression in power and run-production with his move from the AL East to the AL West. ADP: 30 Sleeper: Jean Segura, Phillies

Adam Hagy/Getty Images/TNS file (2021)

Josh Bell of the Washington Nationals reacts after driving in a run against the Atlanta Braves, Sept. 9, 2021, in Atlanta.

The reliable Segura is in a contract season. He’s hit at least .280 in five of the last six seasons, and you can count on double-digit home runs and stolen bases with him sitting on top of a prolific offense that should lead to many runs scored. ADP: 209 THIRD BASE Breakout: Matt Chapman, Blue Jays I’m all-in on the talented Chapman playing every day in a significantly better lineup and ballpark with good health. ADP: 137 Bust: Nolan Arenado, Cardinals Arenado is still a great real-life player, but his days of being a high-end fantasy option are nearly done. It’ll likely take a few years before he’s properly priced. ADP: 51 Sleeper: Ke’Bryan Hayes, Pirates Hayes is another player with ground ball problems, but a wrist injury was the real culprit in a disappointing 2021. If he’s healthy, he’s going to hit, and I’m trusting the 25-year-old will figure out he needs to put the ball in the air to

maximize his potential. ADP: 169 SHORTSTOP Breakout: Willy Adames, Brewers Adames was essentially Xander Bogaerts from the time he was traded to Milwaukee last May. If he never sees Tropicana Field again, he’ll be a happy man. ADP: 136 Bust: Wander Franco, Rays Franco’s 162-game pace had him with only 16 home runs and five stolen bases. He’d have to do much more to be worthy of a top-50 pick. That’s asking a lot of a 21-year-old, no matter how good they are. ADP: 47 Sleeper: Oneil Cruz, Pirates Kevin Newman and Cole Tucker aren’t keeping this kid in the minors. Cruz is a 6-foot-7 shortstop with prodigious power and good speed. Double-digit home runs and stolen bases are a possibility if he gets the gig by Memorial Day. ADP: 227 OUTFIELDER Breakout: Eloy Jimenez, White Sox Jimenez has had some false starts so far, but I believe this is the season he puts it all together. His

career 162-game averages are 38 home runs, 110 RBIs, 82 runs, .270 average and an .822 OPS. He’s still only 25. ADP: 59 Bust: Byron Buxton, Twins Talent certainly isn’t the issue.

Durability is. Not including his cup of coffee in 2015 and the COVID-19-shortened 2020 season, Buxton has played in only 408 games across five seasons and averaged fewer than 300 plate appearances. ADP: 53 Sleeper: Jo Adell, Angels Adell is a former top-5 prospect who is still only 23 and has shown serious growth this spring. He’ll be surrounded by Mike Trout, Shohei Ohtani and Anthony Rendon to help further his development. Consider yourself lucky if you can land a powerspeed combo with this pedigree this late in your draft. ADP: 225 STARTING PITCHER Breakout: Aaron Nola, Phillies I’m willing to chalk up Nola’s disappointing 2021 to a lot of bad luck and him losing confidence in his fastball, which caused batters to sit on his curveball. I expect him to contend for a the Cy Young award this season. ADP: 42 Bust: Carlos Rodon, Giants Rodon finally fulfilled his immense potential in 2021, but he also hit a wall in early August. He pitched well when he returned, but there was a noticeable drop in velocity, which is usually a harbinger of bad things to come.

Pitching in San Francisco will likely cause him to get drafted even earlier. ADP: 90 Sleeper: Eduardo Rodriguez, Tigers Most will look at Rodriguez’s career-worst 4.74 ERA and 1.39 WHIP in 2021 and pass.

However, he improved his strikeout and walk rate while suffering some serious bad luck. He’s also moved

from Fenway Park to pitcherfriendly Comerica Park. ADP: 146 RELIEF PITCHER Breakout: Giovanny Gallegos, Cardinals With Alex Reyes out of action with a right shoulder injury, Gallegos is one of the better values in drafts. ADP: 113 Bust: Aroldis Chapman, Yankees Saves and strikeouts are becoming more costly with every passing season from The Missile.

He allowed nine home runs in 2021 after only allowing 12 from 2016-to-2020. ADP: 86 Sleeper: Scott Barlow, Royals You can’t beat good ratios, strikeouts and 30-plus saves from the 15th reliever off the draft board. ADP: 157 CATCHER Breakout: Tyler Stephenson, Reds Stephenson produced 10 home runs and a .286 average in his rookie season while splitting time with Tucker Barnhart.

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Ken Matsumoto fishes for tarpon in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Campeche.

A majestic game fish draws anglers to the waters off Campeche, Mexico Chris Santella

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uide Juan Chay cut the engine of our panga some 40 minutes’ ride north of the city of Campeche, in the Gulf of Mexico. A chorus of birds greeting the dawn could be heard from the mangroves a mile east. Not another boat was in sight. As Chay grabbed his push pole to propel the boat forward, a silvery back broke the surface about 90 feet ahead.

Then another to the right and a few more to the left. Tarpon!

Sunlight glinted off the fish’s trademark scales, which reflected like a disco ball mirror in the morning sun. My angling partner, Ken Matsumoto, stepped to the bow of the panga and peeled fly line from his reel. “Eleven o’clock!” Chay called, and Ken made several false casts before landing his fly 50 feet out, just to the left of the bow (which is 12 o’clock). “Slow strips,” Chay instructed. On the third strip, Matsumoto’s line went tight. A second later, three feet of tarpon launched clear of the water ... and the line went limp. Ecstasy turned to agony in a heartbeat.

Tarpon fishing can be an exquisite form of torture.

Yet in Campeche, it’s almost certain that you’ll get a second and third chance to make things right.

Campeche rests at the southwestern edge of the Yucatán Peninsula. Though it’s a World Heritage city boasting rich Mayan and Spanish colonial history, it sees only a fraction of the American visitors that descend upon Cancún, 300 miles to the east. Campeche native Raul Castaneda learned there were other riches here – large populations of juvenile tarpon.

“I studied computer science in college, but my mother always told me I’d one day make a living around the outdoors,” Castaneda said. “ ‘Why do you say that?’ I asked her. ‘Because your school materials are a mess, but your hunting and fishing gear is always very organized!’ “ Castaneda launched Tarpon Town in 2004 to lead light-tackle anglers – mostly flyfishers – to the fish that use the region’s vast swaths of mangroves as a nursery ground.

“The Campeche area has such a prolific juvenile tarpon population because the habitat is intact,” said Aaron Adams, director of science and conservation for Bonefish & Tarpon Trust, a conservation nonprofit based in Miami. “The mangroves are healthy, and the fresh water that flows from creeks that feed the Bay of

Ruins of a Mayan temple at Edzná.

Campeche is unaltered. This makes for good water quality for tarpon, and plentiful prey.”

Tarpon have held a fascination for anglers since the first specimens were caught by rod and reel in southwest Florida in the late 1800s, thanks to their size, power and proclivity for acrobatic jumps. In the warmer regions of the Atlantic and throughout the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, “silver kings” are readily recognizable by their aforementioned silver scales and basketball-size mouths. Though members of the herring family, tarpon can grow to more than 300 pounds; adult fish in the 60- to 150pound class are more common.

(The world record on a fly rod is 202.5 pounds.)

Catching a fish the size of a small person with a willowy fly rod and a fly the size of your thumb is no easy matter. The accepted wisdom is that fly anglers will land 1 in 10 adult fish hooked. One’s odds are better with juvenile tarpon.

“The baby tarpon are a great introduction to the species,” said Shaun Lawson, a program director with Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures, a travel agency based in Bozeman, Mont. “You experience the take, the explosive, acrobatic nature of the fight. And the smaller tarpon really like to eat flies.

Though they can be difficult to keep on, you’ll get more chances than when you’re trying for adult fish.”

If you’re used to hooking 15-inch trout, even a “baby” tarpon of 15 or 20 pounds seems pretty darn big.

Although Matsumoto’s first encounter of the morning ended quickly, pods of fish remained in view, some porpoising, some clearing the water as they gorged on bait fish. Chay moved us in casting range; when a tarpon broke the surface, Matsumoto cast his fly, a white EP Baitfish, a few feet in front, hoping to intercept the fish. A

few casts fell slightly off target; a few good presentations were ignored. But soon he had a taker, and this time, his execution was flawless.

He stood sideways to the fish, which gave his left arm a wider range of motion to get a strong hook set; he kept his rod tip high, maintaining pressure as he fought the fish, but when the fish jumped out of the water, he tilted the rod down to reduce tension in the line and decrease odds of the fly coming free – bowing the rod, in fly-fishing parlance. Soon he was clutching a fine specimen for photos, before returning it to the Gulf.

When I stepped to the casting platform, I hooked (and lost) several fish in rapid succession.

By the third grab, I was able to set the hook firmly and remember to bow when the fish leaped.

Soon I was also on the board.

(The other four members of our party – two of whom had never fished for tarpon – all landed fish, testimony to the fecundity of Campeche’s waters.)

On our second day, we left the malecón (the esplanade bordering the waterfront) at 5:45, well before the sun had risen above the low hills to the east. Our guide, Roberto Pastrana, opted to fish closer to the mangroves, hoping to intercept the tarpon as they sought cover during the coming high tide. It proved a successful strategy. An almost constant stream of fish presented themselves – sometimes in small groups, sometimes swimming alone, all visible in the clear water. While the sun was low in the sky, we hooked fish with surface flies, transforming the already exciting take to a splashing, heart-stopping adrenaline rush. As the sun and tide rose, we shifted to a purple Cockroach fly – a standby for tarponistas.

During one of my rotations on the casting deck, Pastrana asked me to cast between two stands of mangroves. Natu-

rally, I landed my fly in the right stand’s upper branches. As we poled over to retrieve it, Pastrana pointed out a good-size fish by the mangroves to the left. I thought the fish would be frightened by our presence. But as I retrieved my fly, I saw that the fish had remained in place. I flipped my Cockroach over, and a few jumps later, the fish was at the boat.

Sometimes being lucky is better than being good.

Castaneda and his team at Tarpon Town managed all of the logistics of our adventure, including conveyance from the airport in Mérida, lodging and coordination of non-angling activities, including dinner. Our accommodations were on the malecón at Ocean View, which was clean, air-conditioned and featured hot complimentary breakfasts and a pleasing pool area. It’s also in walking distance – at least during the slightly cooler late afternoons – from Campeche’s walled city.

Campeche was colonized

by Spain in the 16th century; over the next 100 years, as trade in logwood dye created wealth, it was under constant attack by pirates, many hailing from Spain’s arch enemy, England. A hexagonal wall was built between 1686 and 1704 to repel the pirates; much of the wall remains today. With its checkerboard streets and well-preserved central square (including the Campeche Cathedral, built between 1540 and 1760), Campeche is a fine example of a Spanish colonial town.

A stroll up Calle 59 highlights Campeche’s cheerful, pastel-painted architecture.

Adorned with bright lights, it’s also home to a number of cantinas and restaurants. The Yucatán is emerging as one of Mexico’s newest culinary hot spots. The menus lean toward seafood, which is no surprise, given the proximity of the Gulf; a specialty in Campeche is pan de cazon, a combination of corn tortillas, habanero sauce and bonnethead shark. My group enjoyed several wonderful meals at the more upscale Recova Cincuenta & Nueve.

One night we ventured to the San Francisco neighborhood and enjoyed more casual (but equally delicious) fare at Cenaduría Portales de San Francisco.

(English is not widely spoken in Campeche, but with our high school Spanish and the patience of locals, we could always communicate.)

“Unlike many saltwater flyfishing destinations, Campeche has a lot to offer non-anglers,” Lawson from Yellow Dog said.

IF YOU GO WHAT TO EAT • La Recova Cincuenta & Nueve Av. Resurgimiento s/n, Bosques de Campeche 011-52-981-812-4127 facebook.com/LaRecovaCampeche A mix of steaks and seafood. Open daily, 1 p.m. to 1 a.m. Entrees from about $12.

• Cenaduría Portales de San Francisco Campeche Calle 10 86 011-52-981-811-1491 facebook.com/CenaduriaPortales A casual outdoor eatery featuring traditional Yucatán cuisine. Open Tuesday to Sunday, 6:30 to 11:30 p.m.; closed Monday. Entrees from about $5.

WHAT TO DO •Tarpon Town Anglers Campeche 011-52-981-133-2135 tarpontown.com This Campeche-based outfitter provides comprehensive fishing packages, including lodging, guides, breakfast and lunch, and transfers to and from Mérida.

Fishing is consistent throughout the year. Package costs vary by occupancy and duration; four-night/three-day fishing packages about $2,150 per person. Book through Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures (888-777-5060; yellowdogflyfishing.com).

• Chelita Travel chelitatravel.com This outfitter offers cultural tours, such as a walking tour of Campeche and an excursion to see the ruins at Edzná. Tour prices include tickets, guides, private transport, beverages and seasonal fruits. Tours from about $40 per person.

INFORMATION visitmexico.com/en

“You can tour the historic districts, participate in cooking classes and visit Mayan ruins that don’t see many visitors.”

On our final day of scheduled fishing, a front blew in from the west, bringing gale winds. With fishing canceled, Castaneda suggested we visit the Mayan ruins at Edzná, a 40-minute drive. I was expecting smaller edifices like those I’d visited south of Tulum, but this settlement was more on par with a smaller version of Tikal in Guatemala or Chichén Itzá. At the entrance, we retained a guide, Elvis Herrera, who illuminated the traditions and meanings behind the stone structures before us, some of which dated from A.D. 400.

At one circular rock monument, Herrera explained that this was the site where community nobles would perform bloodletting rituals to appease the gods and communicate with ancestors. Obsidian blades or stingray spines would be used to cut women’s tongues or men’s penises to collect blood.

This put the pain of losing a leaping tarpon somewhat in perspective.

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PROPERTY NOTICE OF SEIZURE AND NOTICE OF INTENDED FORFEITURE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that property was seized, pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 11470, in the following cases, and the District Attorney of Solano County has initiated proceedings to forfeit this property, pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 11488.4. The case number and property description for each case is set forth below.

If you wish to contest the forfeiture of this property, you have until thirty (30) days from the date of the last publication of this Notice to file a claim opposing forfeiture with the Court, unless you have received actual notice. You may obtain a “Claim Opposing Forfeiture” form (MC-200) from the Office of the Clerk, Civil Division. The claim must state the nature and extent of any interest you hold in the property, must be verified, and must be filed with the Clerk of the Superior Court, Civil Division, 580 Texas Street, Fairfield, CA 94533. You must serve a court-endorsed copy of your claim on the District Attorney of Solano County, 675 Texas Street, Suite 4500, Fairfield, within thirty (30) days of the filing of your claim. If no claim is properly filed and/or served on the District Attorney within the time permitted by law, the property will be ordered forfeited to the State, to be disposed of according to law, without further notice or hearing.

If your claim is properly filed and served, the District Attorney will decide whether to file a Petition for Forfeiture with the Superior Court to contest said claim. In the case where a Petition is filed and a contested hearing is held, you will have the following rights which include but are not limited to: you have the right to use the subpoena powers of the court and order witnesses to attend, you have a right to testify on your own behalf, submit evidence showing the legitimacy of the seized assets, and a right to cross examine the petitioner’s witnesses. This is a civil action, you have the additional right to represent yourself or hire your own attorney, and there is no right to appointed counsel in this case.

AF21-3979. On February 16, 2021, Officers of the Vallejo Police Department seized $4,946.00 U.S. Currency at 854 Jack London Dr., Vallejo, CA in connection with controlled substance violation(s) of HSC § 11359. The seized property has an estimated or appraised value of $4,946.00.

AF21-4007. On August 11, 2021, Officers of the Vacaville Police Department seized $17,400.00 U.S. Currency and $932.00 U.S. Currency at 38°03’.876”N + 122°12’.499”W and 2012 Glen Cove Marina Road (respectively), Vallejo, CA. On August 31, 2021, Detectives of the Vacaville Police Department seized $3,021.56 U.S. Currency (TCU checking/savings) at 1 Travis Way, Vacaville, CA. Each of the aforementioned seizures occurred in connection with controlled substance violation(s) of HSC §§ 11378, 11379, 11351, and/or 11359. The seized property has a total estimated or appraised value of $21,353.56.

AF21-4008. On August 9, 2021, Officers of the Fairfield Police Department seized $481.00 U.S. Currency and $1,208.00 U.S. Currency at 3006 Hillside Ct., Fairfield, CA in connection with controlled substance violation(s) of HSC § 11359. The seized property has an estimated or appraised value of $1,689.00.

AF21-4009. On August 25, 2021, Officers of the Fairfield Police Department seized $608.00 U.S. Currency at 2724 Elderberry Ct., Fairfield, CA in connection with controlled substance violation(s) of HSC § 11359. The seized property has an estimated or appraised value of $608.00.

AF21-4010. On August 27, 2021, Officers of the Vacaville Police Department seized $24,414.00 U.S. Currency at the intersection of Alamo Dr./Whitehall Way, Vacaville, CA in connection with controlled substance violation(s) of HSC §§ 11359 and/or 11360. The seized property has an estimated or appraised value of $24,414.00.

AF21-4011. On December 2, 2021, Officers of the Vacaville Police Department seized $10,200.00 U.S. Currency and $12,970.00 U.S. Currency at 501 Peabody Rd, Vacaville, CA in connection with controlled substance violation(s) of HSC §§ 11359 and/or 11360.

The seized property has an estimated or appraised value of $23,170.00.

AF21-4013. On September 2, 2021, Officers of the Vacaville Police Department seized $1,049.00 U.S. Currency at W/B I-80 at Alamo Dr., Vacaville, CA in connection with controlled substance violation(s) of HSC §§ 11351, 11352, 11378 and/or 11379. The seized property has an estimated or appraised value of $1,049.00.

AF21-4014. On October 13, 2021, Officers of the Vacaville Police Department seized $1,215.00 U.S. Currency at 107 Lawrence Dr. #124, Vacaville, CA in connection with controlled substance violation(s) of HSC § 11351. The seized property has an estimated or appraised value of $1,215.00.

AF21-4017. On November 12, 2021, Officers of the Vacaville Police Department seized $928.00 U.S. Currency at 901 Mason St, Vacaville, CA in connection with controlled substance violation(s) of HSC §§ 11351 and/or 11352. The seized property has an estimated or appraised value of $928.00.

AF21-4018. On November 17, 2021, Deputies of the Solano County Sheriff’s Office seized $5,605.00 U.S. Currency, $2,780.00 U.S. Currency, and $860.00 U.S. Currency at W/B I-80 at Pena Adobe Rd, Vacaville, CA in connection with controlled substance violation(s) of HSC §§ 11351 and/or 11352. The seized property has an estimated or appraised value of $9,245.00.

AF21-4019. On December 3, 2021, Officers of the Fairfield Police Department seized $20,000.00 U.S. Currency and $846.00 U.S. Currency at 1833 N. Texas St. and 1000 Webster St. (respectively), Fairfield, CA in connection with controlled substance violation(s) of HSC § 11359. The seized property has a total estimated or appraised value of $20,846.00.

Date: 3/25/2022 \s\ __ Matthew K. Olsen Dep. District Attorney DR#00053945 Published: April 3, 10, 17, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS AFRICAN KINGS/QUEENS APPAREL

LOCATED AT 638 1st Street, Benicia CA 94510 Solano. Mailing Address 638 1st Street, Benicia CA 94510. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) Sparkly Ragz Inc CA. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a Corporation 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/ Salina Conse CEO 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 03, 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 04, 2022 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2022000386 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00053713 Published: March 20, 27, April 3, 10, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS EMOSPHERE, PURPLE LENZ PHOTOGRAPHY

LOCATED AT 2236 N Texas St Suite A-1, Fairfield CA 94533 Solano. Mailing Address 2236 N Texas St Suite A-1, Fairfield CA 94533. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) Victor Wilson 2103 Calder Pl Fairfield 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/ Victor Wilson 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 29, 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 30, 2022 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2022000560 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00054039 Published: April 3, 10, 17, 24, 2022

LOCATED AT 2463 Trevino Way, Fairfield, California Solano. Mailing Address 2463 Trevino Way, Fairfield, California.

ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) Meteka Binion 2463 Trevino Way 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/ Meteka Binion 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 14, 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 15, 2022 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2022000465 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00053707 Published: March 20, 27, April 3, 10, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS JOY OF EATING

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS TOP COAT NAIL SALON & SPA

LOCATED AT 1828 Springs Road, Vallejo CA 94591 Solano. Mailing Address 1828 Springs Road, Vallejo CA 94591. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) #1 Yoon Ja Choi 6365 Benecia Ave Newark, 94560 #2 Edward Kang 453 W San Carlos Street San Jose, 95110. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a General Partnership The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 02/15/2022.

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/ Yoon Ja Choi 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 15, 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 16, 2022 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2022000477 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00053715 Published: March 20, 27, April 3, 10, 2022

LOCATED AT 1631 E. Monte Vista Ave. Vacaville - CA - 95688 Solano. Mailing Address 1737 Southwood Dr, Vacaville CA 95687 Solano. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) #1 Trang - Tran 1737 Southwood Dr, Vacaville - CA - 95687 #2 Duyen Tran 1737 Southwood Dr, Vacaville - CA 95687.THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: A Married Couple The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on.

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/ Trang - Tran 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 08, 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 09, 2022 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2022000426 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00053564 Published: March 13, 20, 27, April 3, 2022

NOTICE OF AUCTION SALE in accordance with the provisions of California Self Storage Facilities Act sections 21700-21715, there being due and unpaid rent, storage fees and costs. Notice is hereby given that the goods which are stored at Willie’s Truck Parts will be sold at a public auction at 3002 Rockville Road, Fairfield, CA 94534. Cash only.

Sale date: 04/12/2022 at 09:30 AM. Furniture, tools, household goods, fishing gear. #36 Jillian Rhodes, #50 Scott Wommack, #72 Wayne Mills, #113 Kelsey Edmonson, #128 Christy Abruzzini, #135 Trish Mundy-Woodruff Storage Auction Experts, Bond #5860870, (209) 667-5797 L.L. & DR#00054049 Published: April 3, 10, 2022 Notice of Self Storage Sale Please take notice Central Self Storage - East Travis 837 E Travis Blvd Fairfield CA 94533 intends to hold an auction of the goods stored in a self-service storage unit by the following persons. The sale will occur as an online auction via www.storagetreasures.com on 4/20/2022 at 12:00 PM. Unless stated otherwise the description of the contents are household goods and furnishings: Phillip Williams Kehinde Oghoghorie Barbara Pogson Danyette Stevens Lasandra Wickware All property is being stored at the above self-storage facility. This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply. See manager for details.

4/3, 4/10/22 CNS-3569275# THE DAILY REPUBLIC DR#00053842 Published: April 3, 10, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS BUILT ON A ROCK AUTO LOCATED AT 2236 N Texas St Ste 4, Fairfield CA 94533 Solano. Mailing Address 2236 N Texas St Ste 4, Fairfield CA 94533. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) Built On a Rock LLC CA. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a Limited Liability Company 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/ Victor Wilson 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 29, 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 30, 2022 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2022000559 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00054040 Published: April 3, 10, 17, 24, 2022 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JOHN A. PETELIN, JR. Case Number: P051339 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: John A. Petelin, Jr.; John Anthony Petelin, Jr., John A. Petelin, John Petelin, John Petelin, Jr., John Anthony Petelin, and John A. Petelin, Jr. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Therese Suzanne Petelin Haws in the Superior Court of California, County of: Solano The Petition for Probate requests that: Therese Suzanne Petelin Haws be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests the decedent's will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: DATE: APRIL 22, 2022 TIME: 8:30 a.m.; DEPT.: 4 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SOLANO 600 Union Avenue Fairfield, CA 94533 If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statues and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: Matthew R. Lucas Hillman, Lucas & Canning, P.C. 2420 Martin Road, Suite 300 Fairfield, CA 94534 (707) 427-7377 DR# 00053883 Published: March 30, April 3, 6, 2022

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Stanford: Loses From Page B6

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Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski walks off the court after an 81-77 loss against North Carolina in an NCAA

Tournament Final Four semifinal at Caesars Superdome, Saturday, in New Orleans.

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a reverse layup, Duke led 24-18 with 7:30 left in the half.

The Tar Heels scored the game’s next six points on a Leaky Black tip-in and two free throws each from RJ Davis and Armando Bacot, to tie the game at 24 with 5:17 left until halftime.

Playing without a true center after John went to the bench with 3:54 to play, Duke surged back up by six on a Keels basket inside, a Moore free throw

From Page B6 Tar Heels shot 35.3% (12 of 34) from the field while making just 3 of 13 3-pointers (23.1%).

Duke also struggled from behind the arc, hitting only 2 of 12 3-pointers (16.7%).

While Duke’s centers were in the game, they helped the Blue Devils dominate play inside. Wil-

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liams had two early dunks.

John scored six points and grabbed four rebounds in his 11 minutes of play.

Duke scored the majority of its first-half points in the paint, tallying 26 of them.

UNC led by five points early in the half before Duke’s interior scoring allowed it to push in front.

Keels’ basket in the lane at 8:29 gave the Blue Devils a 21-18 lead. Roach added a free throw and when Wendell Moore hit

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and Banchero’s 3-pointer at 1:30 that put the Blue Devils up 34-28.

Once again, the Tar Heels ripped off six points in a row to tie the game on a Davis basket, a Love layup and Manek’s basket in the lane.

Roach, though, gave Duke its halftime lead by finishing a basket inside while drawing a foul from Justin McKoy. Roach’s free throw made it 37-34 at intermission.

From Page B6 Saturday’s game was a possible preview to a first-round matchup. But with just over a week remaining in the regular season, the Western Conference seeding, outside of the Phoenix Suns and Memphis Grizzlies holding the top

two spots, respectively, remains murky.

The Warriors, who are playing without Stephen Curry for the remainder of the regular season (sprained left foot ligament), will hit the road Sunday to play the Sacramento Kings.

Tip-off is at 6 p.m.

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and getting it inside, “but it’s easier said than done.”

V a n D e r v e e r described the seniors in the postgame locker room as “Niagra Falls.”

Lexie Hull, in particular, had an uncharacteristic game.

Hit in the nose early and bleeding out of both nostrils, the “glue” of the team struggled offensively going 2-of-12 from the field and 0-for-4 from the 3-point line.

The composure that we are accustomed to seeing from the Cardinal wasn’t there through most of the game. Reckless passes. Ill-advised 3-point shots. Even at the very end, Stanford somehow let seven precious seconds drain off the clock when they needed to foul UConn.

The entire offense was out of sync.

But Stanford’s troubles delighted most of the Target Center crowd, which included a mass of UConn fans who always travel well, as well as the locals who turned out to cheer Paige Bueckers.

The Huskies sophomore star grew up in Hopkins, Minn., just 9 miles from where UConn was playing.

And now UConn, which had its first four games in Connecticut, will play South Carolina for the national championship. The Gamecocks, in dispensing with Louisville 72-59, looked every bit the top seed in the tournament.

At the end of the game, two of the nation’s best sophomores – Brink and Bueckers – hugged on the court. One went off to celebrate, the other to hug and cry with teammates. They might both be back on this stage next year.

A new chapter is starting for Stanford.

“At the end of the day we’re all very disappointed in the outcome of the game,” junior forward Fran Belibi said.

“But we have to take into account everything that we’ve accomplished and everything we’ve done. . . .

“We’re going to try to carry that joy over all the sadness.”

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