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Eastern Ukraine gets pounded by Russian forces Tribune Content Agency LVIV, Ukraine — Russian forces aimed a punishing artillery barrage Saturday at cities, towns and villages in eastern Ukraine, destroying electrical plants, fuel depots and other key infrastructure. The onslaught came even as Western and Ukrainian military officials and analysts said Moscow’s much vaunted military offensive in the country’s industrial heartland was being slowed by troop casualties and logistical, supply and morale problems. And in Mariupol, the southern port city that has become ground zero in Russia brutality and Ukrainian resistance, a small group of women and children was finally evacuated Saturday from a besieged steel plant, but hundreds, possibly thousands, of civilians, soldiers and wounded remained trapped. Russia reported nearly 400 artillery strikes overnight and early Saturday, mainly in the eastern battle zone. It described the targets as military ones, but Ukraine says
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A little less than 600 runners came out for the Loop the Lagoon Fun Run at Lagoon Valley Park, Saturday.
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VACAVILLE — Asher Love, 18, of Vacaville, was the first person across the finish line this year at the Loop the Lagoon Fun Run. He came in at 16 minutes, 57.6 seconds. “It was OK time,” he said. “Although, I have run this faster at 15 minutes.” He said he was not disappointed in his time because it was just one of many races he has run.
Plans for more runs are already in the works. Love is part of the Solano Thunderhawks, an area running team for young athletes ages 7 to 17. “I love to run. I always have run the fastest in my classes,” he said. Next year, he is looking forward to being on the racing team for Cal Poly. This was the 19th year for Loop the Lagoon Fun Run, according to organizer Carol Gilpin, owner of Fleetfeet in Vacaville.
Loop the Lagoon has been virtual the past two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. People ran on their own, then posted times and made donations. The run Saturday drew a bit fewer than 600 people. The numbers have fluctuated down to 200 in past years. Organizers also brought out 10 vendors this year. Participants had a choice between running a 5K, 5K and 10K See Lagoon, Page A12
residential areas, including the northeastern city of Kharkiv, are being ravaged. Ukrainian officials said that among the targets hit Saturday was the airport in Odesa, considered the jewel of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports. Damage to fuel depots was causing severe gasoline and energy shortages, the officials said. At the same time, the Kremlin redoubled efforts to blame the West for the devastating war that is now in its third month. The Russian invasion has killed thousands of people, left whole swaths of cities in ruins, and turned more than 5.4 million people into refugees. Moscow’s top diplomat, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, was quoted Saturday as saying that a flood of weaponry from North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies was “pumping up” the battle. But at the same time, in remarks to official Chinese media that were reported on the ministry’s website, Lavrov insisted that Washington and its European allies were “absolutely indifferent” to Ukraine’s fate. The See Ukraine, Page A12
Fauci backpedaled on Covid. What do others say? Tribune Content Agency PHILADELPHIA — Anthony Fauci caused a stir this week when he said on national television that the United States was “out of the pandemic phase.” Nationwide, epidemiologists cringed. For one thing, the word choice by the nation’s infectious-disease chief was wrong, as we’ll explain below. But the bigger question is whether Fauci was correct to suggest that in this country, the worst might finally be over. There’s now evidence suggesting that more than 90% of Americans have some level of Covid-19 immunity. Fauci later acknowledged that the world is MAY 2022
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indeed reach them all. Yet it’s not correct to say that any one country is or isn’t in a pandemic phase, as that term applies to multiple countries, said Rudolph, an associate professor at Temple’s College of Public Health. That is, the U.S. could emerge from the epidemic phase while a pandemic remains underway globally. So Fauci was wrong? Technically, yes. The pandemic remains underway, even if maybe the U.S. might be emerging from the epidemic phase. But cut the guy some slack. It is hard to boil down complex subjects into straightforward answers on live television. Upon realizing he had overstated things, Fauci quickly made the rounds
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50 years ago, we began America’s middle-school decade
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1972 to 1981 (from ecades have an image in our Watergate to Ronald collective memory. Reagan becoming The 1960s were about president). social change. Stay with me, The 1980s featured especially if you have yuppies, the end of the fond memories of Cold War and cocaine. that era. I do. The 1990s saw the Fifty years ago we rise of grunge, growing began the middle school Brad Stanhope wealth and the emerLike I was sayin’ decade of Amerigence of the internet. can history. The 2000s were about Think of middle school. It’s hip-hop music, 9/11 and the when kids are most awkward. Great Recession. Photos from sixth, seventh and The 2010s highlighted social eighth grades are put away, media’s explosion, political often forever. In middle school, division and the Giants and we try to fit in but don’t know Warriors each winning three how. We know what and who is championships (maybe cool, but can’t figure out why. that’s just me). In middle school, we’re The 1970s? They were awkward and uncomfortable America’s middle school years – and wish we could just hit a fast-forward button. particularly the decade from
Just like the 1970s. Don’t just think of Watergate and disco and runaway inflation (although those fit this narrative). The styles were also awful. Wild, unkempt hair. Sloppy clothes. Caught between the 1960s (traditional or hippy) and the 1980s (preppy or cool street clothes). It was an embarrassing time, the middle school of style. Cars were awkward. Sedans (including the Ford Pinto and AMC Pacer!) and small trucks (the Chevy Luv! Pickups made by Datsun and Toyota!). Heck, in the late 1970s, the Ford Mustang looked like something a middle-aged businessman would drive to work, not a sports car. That decade was the middle school era of cars. Watch video from that era, particularly news reports that
show how everyday people looked and acted: They looked terrible. Tired. Sad. Part of the reason for the visual awkwardness of 1972-1981 was the quality of the videotape used. By the 1970s, videotape replaced film for news footage and for many TV shows, meaning this era was preserved with fading, poor video. Compare the quality of the video on “I Love Lucy” or “Leave it to Beaver” with “Happy Days” or “Laverne and Shirley.” The latter shows look old and tired because they were shot on videotape (also true: They were old and tired shows). Likewise, video of Jimmy Carter or the coverage of the Three Mile Island disaster looks older and more tired than coverage of Civil Rights
marches and the Vietnam War a decade earlier. It’s as if those filming knew it was middle school and history would spend time looking at childhood (the 1960s and before) and adulthood (the 1980s and later). I loved the 1970s. I’m embarrassed by the 1970s. We’re supposed to reflect on our younger years with nostalgia and warmth, but as someone who wore a leisure suit, drove a Volkswagen Rabbit and watched “Happy Days,” I also acknowledge the truth: Those were the middle school days. Reach Brad Stanhope at bradstanhope@outlook.com.
Looking for a well-behaved dog? Breed may not tell you much The study, published in Science, looked at the genes of more than 2,000 dogs paired with 200,000 survey answers from dog owners about their pets’ behaviors. The researchers examined data only on dogs that live primarily as companion animals and did not study how genes influence working dogs bred to perform specific tasks. Breed accounted for only about 9% of behavioral variation in individual dogs and no trait was unique to a single breed of dog, the study found. The researchers speculate that much of the rest of the differences between dogs comes down to individual experiences, training and other environmental factors. “We do think nearly all the traits are influenced by both genetics and environment,” said Elinor Karlsson, a study author and a professor at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School and the Broad Institute. Although some traits appeared to coincide with existing beliefs about breeds, others contradicted deep-seated stereotypes. Labrador and golden retrievers, on average, scored high on “human sociability”
The Washington Post Americans have as many stereotypes about dogs as there are distinct breeds: Chihuahuas are nervous; border collies are hyperactive; golden retrievers are great with children; and, most infamous, some large breeds – like the American pit bull terrier and Rottweiler – are aggressive. But a research paper published Thursday by scientists studying the link between genetics and dog behavior suggests that our preconceived notions may be wrong. Breed means very little in predicting the behavior and personality of an individual dog, the researchers found. That appears to be especially true for traits that are most commonly associated with a dog’s personality, qualities such as cuddliness, friendliness toward strangers and aggression. “What the dog looks like is not really going to tell you what the dog acts like,” said Marjie Alonso, a co-author of the study and the executive director of the IAABC Foundation, the charitable arm of the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants.
- a measure of how receptive a dog is to unfamiliar people. That finding goes hand in hand with those breeds’ reputations as friendly dogs. But American pit bull terriers, a breed that has been outlawed in some cities and is often not allowed to live in apartment complexes because of the belief that it is aggressive and destructive, also scored high on human sociability, the study found. “We knew what we were finding wasn’t lining up with people’s stereotypes and what they feel is their lived experience with dogs,” Karlsson said. Like breed, dog size had almost no effect on differences in behavior among individual dogs, the study found. “You will never have a Great Danesized Chihuahua, and you will never have a Chihuahua-sized Great Dane,” Karlsson added, “but you can definitely have a Chihuahua that acts like a Great Dane, and you can have a Great Dane with the same personality as a Chihuahua.” Some traits were more likely to be associated with certain breeds - but those largely had to do with functional behaviors such as howling, pointing, retrieving, herding
and playing with toys. On average, beagles and bloodhounds are more likely to howl. German shorthaired pointers are more likely to point. Herding breeds tended to be more biddable - or easily trained - and played with toys more than other breeds. And, predictably, breeds classified as retrievers had a greater propensity to retrieve than other types of dogs. Still, many individual beagles rarely howl, and some golden retrievers refuse to fetch; a dog’s breed does not guarantee any specific behavior, the study found. Traits such as howling and herding are classified as “motor patterns” in the study, and those behaviors existed in dogs long before modern breeds emerged about 200 years ago in the Victorian era.
“Motor patterns existed before dogs did and existed in the first dogs that were scavenging off of human refuse,” said Kathryn Lord, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School and another author of the study. The first dogs to exist evolved from wolves more than 2,000 years ago and developed traits that helped them live alongside humans, where they could survive by eating people’s food scraps rather than by hunting. Humans helped promote desirable traits in the earliest dogs by feeding and caring for them, which helped useful dogs live longer and produce more puppies. Only in the past 200 years have people begun selecting specific physical traits to produce dogs that
belong to our modern breed categories. The researchers also asked thousands of people to identify the most closely related breeds of 30 mixed-breed dogs, and they found that people could not easily identify the breed of mutts. The respondents performed just slightly better than random chance when choosing the nearest breed of mixed-breed dogs. The study’s authors said dispelling stereotypes about our dogs may help people make betterinformed choices when picking pets and also may affect breed-specific laws and policies that prevent people from owning certain dogs. “There are some breeds that are both fairly and unfairly judged,” Alonso said.
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Patsy, a golden retriever, was part of United Paws, a United Airlines program that allows passengers to interact with comfort dogs at Washington Dulles International Airport.
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The Militaria & GI Joe Toy Show drew hundreds of fans of toys to the Rowland Freedom Center in Vacaville, Saturday.
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VACAVILLE — There is something about toys that puts a twinkle in grownup's eyes and for children, it just puts a huge smile on their faces. The Militaria & GI Joe Toy Show at the Nut Tree Airport brought lots of smiles out Saturday. Organizers Art Vicario of Cordelia and Charlie Sotto of Vacaville are two men fully in touch with their inner child. They have been members of the Northern California GI Joe Club for years and love doing these toy shows from Northern California all the way to the San Diego ComicCon event. "Originally, we had the show in Sacramento," Vicario said. "This is really just a hobby for us." The GI Joe events turned out well this year. There were 30 vendors
In brief Travis Air Force Base sets stage for Wings Over Solano
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE — Wings Over Solano will return this year with a two-day open house with aircraft demonstrations overhead and historical tours of the base's Aviation Museum. This event is free and open to the public and will feature many iconic aircraft. Wings Over Solano takes place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 14 and 15 at Travis Air Force Base. Those who attend will witness a demonstration of the C-17 military transport craft; a parade of heavylifting planes like the C-17, C-5M and KC-10; a flight of the supersonic-capable F-35 fighter; an homage to the P-51 Mustang, a plane used during World War II; and a fly-by of the bomber squad B-2, B-1 and B-52. A wide
3.5 quake felt near The Geysers Tribune Content Agency WINDSOR — A magnitude 3.5 earthquake was felt at about 11:18 a.m. Saturday in inland areas of Sonoma County, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake, which had an epicenter about 3.7 miles northwest of The Geysers in the Mayacamas Mountains, had an initial depth just over 2 miles, the USGS reported.
along with a replica of R2D2 scooting around and several actors who were in the "Star Wars" movies came to sign autographs. Vicario has donated several remote-controlled tanks to the Rowland Freedom Center. They are 1:16 replicas of the real things and are detailed in every way. "They were built by a friend of mine," Vicario said. His fascination for tanks began with the DC comic book series Haunted Tank. "That is what got me started with the whole GI Joe and tanks thing," he said. Father and son Brantly Bales, 7, and Steven Bales of Dixon were in awe of the many toys on display. "Ever since he was really young, we have been doing things on Saturday," Steven Bales said.
range of indoor exhibits is available at the Aviation Museum, with a shuttle transporting attendees every 20 to 30 minutes between the museum and Air Show area every 20 to 30 minutes. A shuttle will run every 20 minutes from the Fairfield/Vacaville Train Station on the corner of Peabody and Vanden roads to the base beginning at 8:30 a.m. each day. For more information, visit travis.af.mil.
Fairfield to observe National Day of Prayer FAIRFIELD — The city will conduct a ceremony from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday in the City Council chamber at 1000 Webster Street in observance of National Day of Prayer. All are welcome to this public event. National Day of Prayer was established
"It is our day to have fun. Mom is working and we always find something to do." Brantly had his eyes on a 12-inch GI Joe and posed him on the vendor table. "I am totally into 'Star Wars,' so I am geeking out over R2D2 being here," Steven Bales said. Vendor Peter Fucci has been a collector of large GI Joe and replica dolls for moe than 34 years. He has two daughters and when they were younger he would buy the dolls, make outfits and then give them as gifts to his children. "I just like to create stuff," Fucci said. "My kids have given me the dolls back over the years and I don't have room in the house anymore, so I come out and sell them." The event also offered food and a chance to tour the museum.
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Diaper Derby returns to Fiesta Days after pandemic hiatus VACAVILLE — The Diaper Derby returns during Fiesta Days with more waddles, crawling and drooling to the finish line. The event will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. May 29 at the Georgie Duke Sports Center, 720 E. Monte Vista Ave. It is open to girls and boys (crawlers and walkers) ages 7 months to 3 years. This has been a longtime family tradition in Vacaville and returns after a two-year hiatus caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. For more information, visit www.vacavillefiestadays.org/diaper-derby.
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FAIRFIELD — The biannual Drug TakeBack Day across Solano County resulted in thousands of pounds of old medical supplies being dropped Saturday off at a pair of sites. People in their vehicles arrived over the course of a short four hours in their respective cities to drop off the unwanted or expired prescription, or over-thecounter medication. Personnel from the Fairfield Police Department and Dixon Police Department waited patiently and collected the bags of unwanted medications and dropped them into boxes. The event happens twice a year, in April and October.
Pills were all dumped together into large boxes, taped shut and then taken to the U.S. Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration office in Sacramento, where they will be destroyed at an undisclosed incinerator. The service is free. Drivers just pulled up and handed the bags to one of the officers – no questions asked. Last year for the 19th National Take-Back Day, the total number of law enforcement participants was 4,153. Collection sites numbered 4,587 and a total of 492 tons of medical waste was disposed of properly. "This helps us with controlling the opioid addiction problem," said Ilea Martin, crime prevention specialist for the Fairfield Police
Department, while stationed in front of City Hall. "It also helps with keeping the environment clean because it is a friendly way to dispose of the drugs for the environment." According to the DEA website, unused prescription drugs find their way into the wrong hands. That's dangerous and often tragic. That's why thousands of people from across the country clean out their medicine cabinets and turn in – safely and anonymously – a record amount of prescription drugs. For those who missed the drop-off Saturday, the NorthBay Medical Center Emergency Room in Fairfield has a place for sharp medical supplies to be dropped off, as well as Safeway on Waterman Boulevard in Fairfield.
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Members of the Fairfield Police Department took in hundreds of pounds of prescriptions drugs and bottles for the annual Prescription Drug Take-Back Day in front of City Hall in Fairfield, Saturday.
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Senator Dodd introduces affordable housing bill Daily Republic Staff DRNEWS@DAILYREPUBLIC.NET
FAIRFIELD — Sen. Bill Dodd announced legislation this week that would assist in the creation of affordable housing in California by identifying excess state property that could be used for development, advancing earlier initiatives from Gov. Gavin Newsom to address the state housing crisis. “The rapid creation of
affordable housing is vital to Californians, who are experiencing increased homelessness and instability because of extreme prices,” Dodd, D-Napa, said in a press release. “To accelerate construction of these much-needed units, we must continue to prioritize the use of excess state land.” The state’s need for affordable housing is significantly outpacing its production, which is negatively affecting
Obituaries Lois Gammon Lois (Doidge) Gammon was born at home on the farm at 4:20 am on Good Friday, March 25, 1921, in Prairieville Township, Brown County, Minnesota. She was the firstborn child of William Charles and Lulu Mae Doidge and had a younger brother, Charles. Without any indoor plumbing or electricity, the farm life was challenging, involving long days and hard work. When Lois was old enough to attend school, her father hooked up the horses to the wagon and took her to the one-room schoolhouse that was a few miles away. After high school graduation from Sleepy Eye High in 1938, Lois attended Mankato State Teachers College. She graduated in 1940 with her teaching credential and began teaching first grade. She met a fellow teacher named Mary Bertschi and they became instant friends. The friends’ lives quickly changed in 1944, when one day Mary said to Lois, ‘I just bought a new car. Do you want to go to California?’ Lois replied, ‘I’ve got $100.00, let’s go!’ So, at age 23, these independent women took off for California. While working at Benjamin Franklin Jr. High School in Vallejo, Lois met George Gammon, a Physical Education Teacher who had just returned from being in combat as an U.S. Marine of World War II. Things quickly became serious since George was then 32 and Lois was 25, so they wanted to marry right away. On a beautiful Thanksgiving Day in 1946, they wed in a small, intimate ceremony at an Episcopal church in Vacaville, California. Lois and George began their family with the birth of Catherine Irene on Oct. 4, 1948. Three years later Douglas George arrived on Sept. 25, 1951. Life became very busy with two children and George working as a teacher, while also completing his Masters Degree. Lois utilized her teaching skills with the kids and was a stayat-home 1950s mom. She was a fabulous homemaker, an excellent cook and an impressive seamstress. She was also known as the hostess with the mostest! In 1952 George accepted a Principal position at Travis Elementary School in Fairfield, California, so they decided to make Fairfield their home. Once Cathy and Doug started Bransford Elementary School, Lois volunteered to be the Room Mother of their classes, President of the PTA, as well as Den Mother for the Cub Scout and Brownie troops. Lois also served at the Community United Methodist Church in many capacities. There she taught Sunday School, prepared food for church events, helped in the kitchen, made crafts for the church bazaars, decorated for events, and provided secretarial assistance whenever needed. Lois was also the ‘Welcome Neighbor’ representative for the City of Fairfield. In 1958, Lois discovered, much to her surprise, that she was pregnant once again! Since Cathy and Doug were nine and seven, her first thought was, ‘Oh no, I thought I was done with the PTA!’ On March 26, 1959, Lois gave birth to Barbara Kaye.
In June of 1980, George retired from being the Superintendent of Travis AFB schools. He and Lois went on their very first trip to Hawaii, which was a gift from his colleagues. They continued along with life doing fun things like going camping, bowling and enjoying time with their kids and grandkids. In November 1986, they celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary with a party at Community United Methodist Church’s Fellowship Hall. In January 1987, George passed away due to complications he experienced after his second heart surgery. After this significant loss, Lois needed to figure out how to move forward in life without her husband. She chose to travel to places that she had only dreamed about. She joined a travel group and went to New Zealand, Australia, England, Austria, Canada, Niagara Falls, and Boston for a fall colors trip. Lois became an avid daily walker, participating in multiple 5Ks in her latter years, which inspired many to walk as well. Her daughter, Barbara, says, ‘In her final days, we thoroughly enjoyed the sporadic responsive moments with her by sharing memories and notes people had written to her or videos made for her. The day before she passed, our daughter Chelsea (Lois’ youngest granddaughter) called her Grandma and sang her favorite songs. Lois softly uttered the words ‘I love you’ to Chelsea. Oh, what a precious gift that was for all of us.’ In her last moments, Lois opened her eyes big and bright and said, ‘Thank you,’ then peacefully passed away on Aug. 8, 2020. Lois is survived by her three children and their spouses, Cathy (Ron), Doug (Oriana), and Barbara (Marc); seven grandchildren; and sixteen great-grandchildren; as well as many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Lulu Mae Doidge; husband, George Gammon; daughter-in-law, Geraldine Gammon, adventurous friend, Mary (Bertschi) MacVitie, and so many other dearly beloved friends. A Celebration of Life will be held in Fairfield, California on Sunday, May 15, 2022. If you would like to attend, please email: loisgammoncelebrationoflife@ gmail.com or call 707815-5735 before May 8, 2022. You can also join livestream at https:// fb.me/e/44Zn2Fwpv Donations in Lois’ honor can be made to the National Osteoporosis Foundation at: https://www.nof. org/support-nof/donate/ or call 703-647-3000.
Californians, Dodd said. According to a report from the California Housing Partnership, 1.4 million low-income California households lacked access to affordable housing last year. Despite California’s need for affordable housing, the state has annually fallen 100,000 units short on its affordable housing creation goals for many years, the release stated. Newsom made progress with his 2019 executive order that
Jesusa Borja Tydingco Dec. 23, 1934 – April 7, 2022
Jesusa was born to Josefa Cruz (familian Lazaro) and Francisco Borja (familian Paulino) on Dec. 23, 1934 in Hagatna, Guam. In 1954, she graduated from The Academy of Our Lady of Guam High School and later married the love of her life, George Henry Lujan Tydingco on Nov. 25, 1954. George was in the United States Air Force and together they traveled the United States and had nine children. They were last stationed at Travis Air Force Base, where Fairfield, California would become their permanent home. In 1968, Jesusa became a part of a group of Chamorros that founded the Hafa Adai Club of Fairfield. The club would sponsor an annual Easter picnic, fundraisers and many Liberation Day Fiestas. In 1974, she helped form the Guam Teen Club, and in 1978 she helped unite all of the Guam Social Clubs by forming the Federation of Guam Associations of America (FGAA). Eventually, she would become president of the Hafa Adai Club. Under her leadership in 1991, she brought the Third Annual Cultural Fair to Fairfield which was an event sponsored by the Government of Guam and the Hafa Adai Club. She was also a dedicated member of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church where she participated in several community events and cultural fairs for many years. Along with the years of support, effort, and being a role model to the community, Jesusa was most known for her commitment and dedication to her family. She took pride in being the caretaker of all of her grandkids and always had an open-door policy for those
Leticia Abalos DeGuzman Manuel, age 77, passed away peacefully after a long and courageous battle with illness on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at NorthBay Medical Center. Lettie was born on Feb. 14, 1945, in Calasiao, Pangasinan, Philippines, a daughter to Pedro and Maura Abalos DeGuzman. Leticia earned her Master’s Degree in Education from Pangasinan State University, Bayambang Campus and instructed English before marrying the love of her life, Federico on July 26, 1970. While oceans apart, theirs was a love story, falling in love while writing love letters to one another. Months after their marriage, they reunited in the United States to begin a family. A proud military wife, she accompanied Federico to U.S. Coast Guard duty
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Dodd’s legislation, Senate Bill 561, would attempt to speed development, codifying the governor’s order and requiring transparency and reporting on the long-term leasing of surplus land to the Legislature. In addition, it would incorporate recommendations from the State Auditor’s report to facilitate the identification of additional excess state property and the ultimate creation of more affordable housing.
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VACAVILLE — The Vacaville School District's Board of Education this week named Jose Bermudez as Edwin Markham Elementary School’s new principal. “It is so very exciting” to rejoin the Vacaville district “after a year of working in the furtherance of education with the state of California,” Bermudez, who started his career in Solano County as a kindergarten teacher, said in a press release. Prior to working for the state, Bermudez spent three years as principal at Markham and said he was excited to return to the familiar students and families. “I am honored to have the opportunity to come back home and lead a school with such a rich tradition of education,” Bermudez said in the release. “I can’t wait to reconnect with familiar faces and meet all of the new people who are part of the Markham community.” Bermudez will spend time with fellow school district’s principals and other site administrators this summer to reconnect
and get up to speed on all of the latest initiatives. He said in the release his primary BERMUDEZ goal is to “focus on character education initiatives, Common Core skills, the use of data to drive instruction, and to provide consistent implementation of the curriculum in a rigorous manner so that we can continue to increase student achievement for all.” Bermudez received a bachelor’s degree in education from Sacramento State University and served as a classroom educator for eight years. Further, Bermudez holds a master’s in education from the University of California, Davis. “Jose has a great history with the school, having served at Markham since 2015, as a teacher, assistant principal and principal,” Superintendent Jane Shamieh said in the release. “He is a strong, passionate leader who is dedicated to the achievement of all students.”
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VACAVILLE — Phillip Morris, who was raised in the shadow sphere of Travis Air Force Base, said he tried to join the Air Force, but that branch of the service would not take him. Now the Vacaville native and 1992 Vanden High School graduate is a chief petty officer in the U.S. Navy, serving as a sonar technician at Naval Base Kitsap, the homeport to West Coast ballistic-missile and guided-missile submarines. “I joined for the technical schools and because the Air
Force didn't want to take me,” Morris said in an article provided by the Navy Office of Community Outreach. The Navy base is located on the Kitsap Peninsula in Washington. Morris said he has taken the lessons he learned growing up in Solano County to the Navy, namely owning up to his mistakes; lessons that have helped Morris while serving aboard Commander, Submarine Squadron 17. As Morris and other sailors continue to train and perform their missions, they take pride in serving their country in
the U.S. Navy. “Serving in the Navy means that people will look up to you and expect more from you,” Morris said in the article. More than 90% of all trade travels by sea, and 95% of the world’s international phone and internet traffic is carried through underwater fiber optic, so Navy officials emphasize the prosperity and security of the United States is directly linked to a strong and ready Navy. A major component of that maritime security is homeported at Naval Submarine Base Bangor. Strategic deterrence is the
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FAIRFIELD — The Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano will hold its largest fundraiser of the year May 19: the annual Nourish Gala Drive-in to Fight Hunger at Concord’s West Wind Solano Drive-in. The traditional gala is dedicated to fighting hunger in the local communities. It aims to bring families and friends together for a night of raising awareness of food insecurity. The event also recognizes local organizations and businesses, features live entertainment and music by Golden State Warriors band the Bay Blue Notes, a three-course gourmet meal provided by Sunrise Bistro and Catering, and a drive-in showing of “Back to the Future Part II.” Contributions and auction prizes include a “California Cuisine” class with Contra Costa College’s professor and department chairman of Culinary Academy, Chef Nader Sharkes, a summer package of “12 Days in the Bay” with passes to local attractions like the USS Hornet, Diablo Rock Gym and Heretic Brewing Company in Fairfield, and an all-inclusive trip to Mexico. All funds raised will go directly to feeding the community and food programs. Demand for food this year has increased by 40%, the organization reports. Food prices have risen 5.2% since last year, with the cost of meat and healthy proteins up by nearly 10%.
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Cailyn Jordan-Azevedo serves 15 bean soup during Empty Bowls at the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano in Fairfield in 2019. “This event is an incredible chance to gather with fellow hunger fighters in our area – a night to gather in service of our neighbors in need," Kim Castaneda, vice president of development and communications for the Food Bank,” said in a press release. “The funds we raise will allow the Food Bank to purchase even more fresh, whole foods, including fruits, veggies, meat and dairy products. Our goal is not to simply distribute more food, but to provide healthy meals that sustain our community.” The event’s platinum sponsor is Kaiser Permanente. Tickets are $120 per person for general admission or $175 per person for the upgraded VIP experience, which includes priority entry, reserved parking and professional photography services. Tickets and information are available online at foodbankccs.org/ nourishgala. For more information, send a message to events@foodbankccs.
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FAIRFIELD — The Lynch Canyon Kite Festival returns this month, assuming Mother Nature cooperates. Bring a kite along with a picnic basket and water for this event on May 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 7 at Lynch Canyon, 3100 Lynch Road, rural Fairfield. Solano Land Trust, in partnership with Solano County Parks, invites the public for the return of this family event. A few things to remember: This is wildland and as such has no water, and
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eople’s beliefs about aging have a profound impact on their health, influencing everything from their memory and sensory perceptions to how well they walk, how fully they recover from disabling illness, and how long they live. When aging is seen as a negative experience (characterized by terms such as decrepit, incompetent, dependent, and senile), individuals tend to experience more stress in later life and engage less often in healthy behaviors such as exercise. When views are positive (signaled by words such as wise, alert, accomplished, and creative), people are more likely to be active and resilient and to have a stronger will to live. These internalized beliefs about aging are mostly unconscious, formed from early childhood on as we absorb messages about growing old from TV, movies, books, advertisements, and other forms of popular culture. They vary by individual, and they’re distinct from prejudice and discrimination against older adults in the social sphere. More than 400 scientific studies have demonstrated the impact of individuals’ beliefs about aging. Now, the question is whether people can alter these largely unrecognized assumptions about growing older and assume more control over them. In her new book, “Breaking the Age Code: How Your Beliefs About Aging Determine How Long and Well You Live,” Becca Levy of Yale University, a leading expert on this topic, argues we can. “With the right mindset and tools, we can change our age beliefs,” she asserts in the book’s introduction. Levy, a professor of psychology and epidemiology, has demonstrated in multiple studies that
exposing people to positive descriptions of aging can improve their memory, gait, balance, and will to live. All of us have an “extraordinary opportunity to rethink what it means to grow old,” she writes. Recently, I asked Levy to describe what people can do to modify beliefs about aging. Our conversation, below, has been edited for length and clarity. Q: How important are age beliefs, compared with other factors that affect aging? In an early study, we found that people with positive age beliefs lived longer – a median of 7.5 additional years – compared with those with negative beliefs. Compared with other factors that contribute to longevity, age beliefs had a greater impact than high cholesterol, high blood pressure, obesity, and smoking. Q: You suggest that age beliefs can be changed. How? That’s one of the hopeful messages of my research. Even in a culture like ours, where age beliefs tend to be predominantly negative, there is a whole range of responses to aging. What we’ve shown is it’s possible to activate and strengthen positive age beliefs that people have assimilated in different types of ways. Q: What strategies do you suggest? The first thing we can do is promote awareness of what our own age beliefs are. A simple way is to ask yourself, “When you think of an older person, what are the first five words or phrases that come to mind?” Noticing which beliefs are generated quickly can be an important first step in awareness. Q: What else can people do to increase awareness? Another powerful technique is something I call “age belief journaling.” That involves writing
down any portrayal of aging that comes up over a week. It could be a conversation you overhear in a coffee shop or something on social media or on your favorite show on Netflix. If there is an absence of older people, write that down, too. At the end of the week, tally up the number of positive and negative portrayals and the number of times that old people are absent from conversations. With the negative descriptions, take a moment and think, “Could there be a different way of portraying that person?” Q: What comes next? Becoming aware of how ageism and age beliefs are operating in society. Shift the blame to where it is due. In the book, I suggest thinking about something that’s happened to an older person that’s blamed on aging – and then taking a step back and asking whether something else could be going on. For example, when an older adult is forgetful, it’s often blamed on aging. But there are many reasons people might not remember something. They might have been stressed when they heard the information. Or they might have been distracted. Not remembering something can happen at any age. Unfortunately, there’s a tendency to blame older people rather than looking at other potential causes for their behaviors or circumstances. Q: You encourage people to challenge negative age beliefs in public. Yes. In the book, I present 14 negative age beliefs and the science that dispels them. And I recommend becoming knowledgeable about that research. For example, a common belief is that older people don’t contribute to society. But we know from research that older adults are most See Views, Page A7
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Why Black and Hispanic seniors are left with a less powerful flu vaccine Tribune Content Agency At Whitman-Walker Health, Dr. David Fessler and his staff administer high-dose influenza vaccine to all HIV-positive and senior patients. Although the vaccine is roughly three times as expensive as standard flu vaccine, it seems to do a better job at protecting those with weakened immune systems – a major focus of the nonprofit’s Washington, D.C., clinics. At the University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque, meanwhile, Dr. Melissa Martinez runs a drive-thru clinic providing 10,000 influenza vaccines each year for a community made up largely of Black and Hispanic residents. It’s open to all comers, and they all get the standard vaccine. These different approaches to preventing influenza, a serious
threat to the young and old even with Covid-19 on the scene, reflect the fact that federal health officials haven’t taken a clear position on whether the high-dose flu vaccine – on the market since 2010 – is the best choice for the elderly. Another factor is cost. While Medicare reimburses both vaccines, the high-dose shot is three times as expensive, and carrying both vaccines for different populations requires additional staffing and logistics. “We’ve focused on giving the standard-dose vaccine, trying to get as many people vaccinated as possible,” Martinez said. And they will keep doing so, she added, until the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices decides whether to preferentially recommend the
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A nurse gives a free flu shot to a patient at Comerica Park in downtown Detroit, Michigan, Nov. 10, 2020. enhanced vaccines. The CDC historically has been reluctant to pick winners among manufacturers’ competing products to prevent or treat disease. It recommended all three licensed Covid vaccines after
establishing that each met its disease-fighting goals. In a given year, most influenza vaccines are not very effective. Drug companies vying for market share aren’t generally motivated to compare them, since they might lose out.
And federal officials generally don’t fund such studies, so they are left to rely on research offered by the companies. In the meantime, older minority patients, especially Black seniors, are getting the short end of the
stick, say some advocates for eliminating racial disparities in health care. Blacks are about 20% less likely than whites to get flu shots, although they are at higher risk of severe flu. Even those who get the vaccine are about 30% less likely to get the highdose version. “Since you have an increased risk of diabetes and heart disease in the African American community, it inherently disadvantages this population to give them the standard-dose vaccine,” said Dr. Keith Ferdinand, a cardiologist and professor of medicine at Tulane University. While the data on the high-dose vaccines is not ironclad, “any tool we have in our toolbox to reduce ethnic/ racial disparities should be embraced,” he said. A CDC workgroup has See Vaccine, Page A7
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Vaccine From Page A6 been investigating the issue since before the pandemic, with plenty of Covid-caused delays. On Feb. 23, committee members heard evidence that the high-dose flu vaccine and two other “enhanced” vaccines – one containing an immuneboosting substance, the other a recombinant protein – were better than low-dose vaccine produced in hens’ eggs, the standard product for the past 80 years. The committee may vote at its next meeting, probably in June, on the matter. At February’s meeting, one CDC official estimated that switching to those vaccines for seniors could reduce influenza-related hospitalizations by thousands a year. But even a June vote would be too late to affect vaccinations before the fall flu season. Pharmacies and health systems have already ordered next season’s vaccine, and drug companies are committing their facilities now to meet the demand, said Dr. Michael Greenberg, a Sanofi vice president. Sanofi stands to gain
Views From Page A6 likely to recycle and make philanthropic gifts. Altruistic motivations become stronger with age. Older adults often work or volunteer in positions that make meaningful contributions. And they tend to engage in what’s called legacy thinking, wanting to create a better world for future generations. In my own case, if I hear something concerning, I often need to take time to think about a good response. And that’s fine. You can go back to somebody and say, “I was thinking about what you said the other day. And I don’t know if you know
from expanded use of its more expensive highdose vaccine (it also produces a standarddose version). Germany, Canada, and other countries provide the vaccine free to residents of longterm care facilities, but not to all seniors. In the United States, an estimated 75% of elders who are vaccinated receive an enhanced shot. But the remainder, who get the standard vaccine, are disproportionately members of ethnic and racial minorities, according to a study of the 2015-16 flu season. The racial and ethnic gaps are wider in doctors’ offices than pharmacies, which are more likely to stock both high-dose and standard vaccines, said Dr. Salaheddin Mahmud, director of the Vaccine and Drug Evaluation Centre at the University of Manitoba and first author in the report, which was funded by Sanofi. In a more recent, asyet-unpublished study that included data through 2018, Mahmud found that Southerners were less likely to get the highdose vaccine than other Americans, and high-dose vaccine appeared to be less available in communities where more than 20% of the population were minorities.
A decision to give all seniors the enhanced shots isn’t as simple as it seems. For one thing, the CDC’s advisory committee, known as ACIP, hesitates to promote one vaccine over another, afraid that doing so could lead non-touted producers to exit the market and cause vaccine shortages. In 2017 the advisory committee recommended GlaxoSmithKline’s Shingrix shot over an older shingles vaccine, but even then the committee vote was only 8-7 despite clear evidence of Shingrix’s superiority, notes Dr. Kelly Moore, a professor of health policy at Vanderbilt University who led the Tennessee Department of Health’s immunization program at the time. As committee members feared, Merck took the older vaccine, Zostavax, off the market in the U.S., and for years there were shortages of Shingrix. Each February, flu vaccine formulas are based on scientific modeling of which strains of the ever-mutating virus will be present the following fall and winter. A mismatch can render the best vaccines nearly powerless to prevent infection, although any vaccine protects somewhat against severe illness. This year’s flu vaccine
did almost nothing to prevent infection. Amid all this uncertainty, many health systems and clinics don’t bother buying high-dose or other enhanced vaccines. It’s complicated to store and administer them separately, physicians say, and patients often get vaccinated at a pharmacy rather than by their doctor. While Medicare will reimburse vaccination with any formula, clinics that end up with leftovers usually have to throw them out – a costlier proposition when the vaccines were more expensive to begin with, said L.J. Tan, chief strategy officer for Immunize. org, a group that promotes vaccination. For this reason, financially strapped community clinics “try very hard not to waste vaccine doses” and may opt for the simpler, cheaper solution, said Dr. Julia Skapik, a clinician in Virginia who is also chief medical information officer at the National Association of Community Health Centers. The best comparative study indicates it’s necessary to vaccinate about 220 seniors with the high-dose rather than the standard vaccine to prevent a single case of flu. Since none of the vac-
this, but research shows that’s not actually the case.” Q: Another thing you talk about is creating a portfolio of positive role models. What do you mean by that? Focus on positive images of aging. These can be people you know, a character in a book, someone you’ve learned about in a documentary, a historical figure – they can come from many different sources. I recommend starting out with, say, five positive images. With each one, think about qualities you admire and you might want to strengthen in yourself. One person might have a great sense of humor. Another might have a great perspective on how to solve conflicts
and bring people together. Another might have a great work ethic or a great approach to social justice. There can be different strengths in different people that can inspire us. Q: You also recommend cultivating intergenerational contacts. We know from research that meaningful intergenerational contact can be a way to improve age beliefs. A starting point is to think about your five closest friends and what age they are. In my case, I realized that most of my friends were within a couple of years of my age. If that’s the case with you, think about ways to get to know people of other ages through a dance class, a book club, or a political group.
Seeing older people in action often allows us to dispel negative age beliefs. (KHN (Kaiser Health News) is a national newsroom that produces indepth journalism about health issues. Together with Policy Analysis and Polling, KHN is one of the three major operating programs at KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation). KFF is an endowed nonprofit organization providing information on health issues to the nation.)
cines have great efficacy in older people, the most important thing is to cocoon the vulnerable by “vaccinating the people around them,” said Martinez, a family doctor in Albuquerque. “At least until the ACIP decides,” she said, “that seems like a better use of our resources.” (KHN (Kaiser Health
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Consumer spending unexpectedly rose in March Tribune Content Agency U.S. inflation-adjusted consumer spending rose in March despite intense price pressures, indicating households still have solid appetites and wherewithal for shopping. Purchases of goods and services, adjusted for changes in prices, increased 0.2% from the prior month, following a 0.1% gain in February that was revised from a previously reported decline, according to Commerce Department figures Friday. The gain was driven by services, while merchandise buying dropped, signaling a shift in consumer behavior as pandemic concerns wane. The personal consumption expenditures price index, which
the Federal Reserve uses for its inflation target, advanced 0.9% from a month earlier and 6.6% from March 2021, the most since 1982. Unadjusted for inflation, spending rose 1.1% from the prior month, while incomes increased by more than expected. Read more: Employment Costs Surge Most Ever, Stoking U.S. Inflation Concern The median forecasts in a Bloomberg survey of economists called for a 0.1% decrease in inflation-adjusted spending from the prior month and a 6.7% rise in the price index from a year ago. The figures show that even as consumer prices continue to grow at the fastest rate in decades, demand is strong
enough to outpace inflation. A tight labor market and excess savings accumulated during the pandemic have helped Americans spend, despite inflation eroding wage growth and driving up the cost of living. A separate report Friday showed employment costs in the first quarter rose 1.4% from the prior three months, the third consecutive period with an increase of at least 1%. Labor cost pressures are also adding to inflation as employers charge more their of customers to offset higher pay. Friday’s Commerce Department figures fill in some of the details behind Thursday’s gross domestic product report, which showed that the U.S. economy shrank in the first quarter for
the first time since 2020, mostly reflecting a ballooning trade deficit, though consumer spending was solid during the period. The inflation data likely reaffirm Fed officials’ calls to hike interest rates by a more aggressive half-point at their meeting next week. That said, the Russia-Ukraine war and Covid lockdowns in China have added uncertainty to the global economic outlook, and could make it more difficult for the Fed to tighten policy without causing a recession. In addition to the headline inflation figure, which was in line with forecasts, the core PCE price index, which excludes food and energy and is often seen as a more reliable guide to underlying inflation,
rose 0.3% from the prior month. It increased 5.2% from a year earlier, a slight deceleration from a 5.3% gain in February. In March, inflation-adjusted spending on goods fell 0.5% from the prior month, while services rose 0.6%, matching the biggest gain since July. Economists have been expecting demand for merchandise to wane as Covid fears subside and more Americans spend on travel, entertainment and other services. Not adjusted for inflation, the gain in services spending was broad-based and led by components including international travel, restaurants and hotels, according to the Commerce Department.
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Mark Wagner, who converted his VW Beetle ragtop from gas to electric, gets it charged at a charging station in Irvine.
Turn gas guzzlers into EVs, but be prepared for long wait Tribune Content Agency Mark Wagner isn't sure what he enjoys more: the looks he gets when he pulls his ancient Volkswagen ragtop into a EV charger parking space, or the looks he gets because of what he does next. Wagner's car rolled off of a VW Beetle assembly line in 1962, the year Russian leader Nikita Khrushchev played nuclear brinkmanship with President Kennedy. But Wagner's Bug no longer carries an upgraded, Cold War-era 40-horsepower engine and 12.5 gallon fuel tank. They've been replaced with a Curtis C-50 Brushless electric motor and part of an 85kWh battery pack scavenged from a Tesla Model S. "People see a classic car like this pull into a charging space, it's like, 'Well, that jerk's blocking the charger,''' said Wagner, 46. "But then I open up the back, pull the charging cord and plug it in, and then it's like, 'Wait — that's electric? Can I see it?'" With gasoline prices at nosebleed levels and concerns about climate change and pollution high, interest in electric vehicles is greater than ever based on Google search trends. But supply chain problems have led to shortages of new EVs, which has pushed up prices for used vehicles, said Mike Spagnola, chief executive of the Specialty Equipment Market Assn. As a result, converting internal combustion engine vehicles to electric "has become more and more popular," particularly for owners of classic cars, Spagnola said. "It's a market that will continue to grow in 2022." "These are people who love their cars and want to continue driving them, without worrying about the scarcity of parts for these older cars," Spagnola said. "It's about prolonging their longevity and, sometimes, it's about having less of an impact on the environment." Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk can probably afford any car on the market, and he already owns a Tesla Model S and a Lucid Air, among others. But one of his favorites is the 1964 Chevy Corvette Stingray, black with a red interior,
“People see a classic car like this pull into a charging space, it’s like, ‘Well, that jerk’s blocking the charger.’” — Mark Wagner
that he acquired in 2004, he said, after his retirement from skateboard competitions. "It was the first cool-looking sports car that I saw when I was young, and it reminded me of the Batmobile," Hawk said. "I told myself that I would buy one when I got older if I could ever afford it." But lately, driving the car had become more of an exercise in frustration, so Hawk decided to turn the car electric. "As much as I love the Mopar transmission, it was always a hassle to start and I could never drive it more than 20 miles without worrying about it breaking down," he said. Car lovers like Wagner and Hawk are feeding an EV conversion boom, but there aren't enough companies to meet demand. Waiting lists are sometimes two years long. For EV West, one of the West Coast's most popular EV and internal combustion makeover shops, it's much longer. "Our shop has a five-year wait list," said EV West owner Michael Bream, who began his company 13 years ago, inspired in part by – you guessed it – an earlier leap in fuel prices. "If you called us and you're like, 'Hey, Michael. I absolutely want to convert this car.' We can't get you in, so we're going to have to send you to one of our sister shops" that EV West works with on a collaborative basis, Bream said. On a recent afternoon, Hawk's car was up on a car lift at EV West's San Marcos headquarters outside San Diego. That's also where Wagner's '62 Beetle conversion took place at a cost of $32,000. Bream said a typical conversion starts at around $18,000. Some
of the more expensive builds, for high performance, can run well past $30,000. For comparison, a 2022 Toyota Prius starts at $24,625; a 2022 Chevrolet Bolt starts at $31,500; a 2022 Tesla Model 3 starts at $41,940. But supply chain problems have led to a semiconductor shortage, which means new EVs can be hard to find in some markets. After the conversion, maintenance becomes primarily a matter of keeping the vintage parts of the car going, which can be handled by the car's regular mechanic, Bream said. Turning a car electric is complicated and time consuming; it's not just dropping in an electric motor and battery and sending the customer on his or her way. Every type of car, truck or van requires its own intricate solution. Bream has collected a huge amount of parts on site and 3D printers are used to fabricate other parts and for finishing touches that give the feeling that everything belongs. Some analog fuel tank gauges are there, but now the "F" to "E" is reporting how much battery charge remains. For example, "this Corvette is fiberglass," Bream said of Hawk's car. "You don't want to cut it. You don't want to alter it. You want to keep it as original as absolutely possible." Bream said company engineers and technicians used a bolt-in assembly housing a Tesla Model S motor for part of the installation. "This way you can also reconvert back to combustion," he said. "It's important that we keep the conversions reversible. So we haven't taken any value out of the car." Customers seeking a conversion at EV West have an initial decision to make. One choice is to get a hot rod conversion, like the one for Hawk's car. "We've pulled the whole rear end out. We're doing a bunch of different things in the front of the car. We swap out the whole drivetrain," Bream said. "But the majority of what we do is a classic car conversion," which sharply limits the amount of new components in Commerce.
Yajun Chen is an A student, but may turn down the University of California for a community college. Eric Xie-McCarthy achieved a 4.6 GPA in a rigorous course load, but had to consider forgoing a rich residential experience at his top choice, UC Berkeley, to save money and commute to UCLA. And Nadia Alwiny was accepted into the highly competitive ArtCenter College of Design, but was heartbroken when she thought she would have to decline the offer. These seniors at Downtown Magnets High School in Los Angeles are nearing the end of an arduous, stressful college admissions season – among the most competitive ever. And while many experienced the euphoria of an acceptance letter to their dream school, they are now confronted with the same stark reality facing millions of students in the Class of 2022 as the national deadline for college decisions approaches on Sunday. It's not enough to receive a hard-earned admission offer. Students and their families have to be able to afford to accept it. "For many people, financial aid is the makeor-break factor for attending college," said Eric, whose offer from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign was so low – a $5,000 scholarship to cover annual costs of $60,000 – that he quickly declined it.
Why student need is increasing Amid rising college costs and economic uncertainty, students are more dependent than ever on financial aid. More than 70% of
76,000 California students surveyed in 2020 by the California Student Aid Commission said their families had lost part or all of their incomes during the COVID-19 pandemic and nearly two-thirds said they worried "a lot" about paying for tuition and fees. A survey of 400 students last year by the California Community Colleges system, whose enrollment plunged during the pandemic, found that affordability and availability of no-loan financial aid were the top factors that would motivate prospective students to enroll. More than one-fourth of those students said they would not consider enrolling because they needed to work full-time. "We know from the data that students are most concerned about how they will pay for college," said Marlene Garcia, the student aid commission's executive director. "Many students, especially those attending the community colleges, are dropping out because of costs and are opting to work and stabilize their lives amid the lingering pandemic. What keeps me up at night is whether they will ever come back."
What California is doing California is mounting one of its largest-ever efforts to make college affordable – providing more than $1 billion in additional funding for expanded financial aid, affordable student housing and cheaper textbook costs. n Expanded Cal Grants:This past year, state elected officials significantly expanded Cal Grants — already the largest state financial aid program in the nation — by liberalizing eligibility requirements and See College, Page A9
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Berkeley offered no-loan packages to 776 first-year students and 329 transfer students this fall, about 5% of its newly admitted students for fall 2022.
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College From Page A8 providing award offers to an additional 140,000 community college students as of last November. Lawmakers are proposing additional reforms this year. n Middle-class scholarships: Families making less than $200,000 annually are set to benefit this fall from a fivefold increase in the state Middle Class Scholarship Program. The state is planning to pour an additional $515 million into awards, which will serve nearly 200,000 more California State University students and 113,000 UC students when compared to 2021, according to a report last monthby the state Legislative Analyst's Office. For the first time ever, awards will be based on total cost of college
attendance rather than just tuition, providing help to cover housing, food, transportation and other expenses. The estimated average awards would vary, from about $3,000 for students with annual family incomes between $80,000 and $100,000 to about $1,300 for those earning less than $20,000. Lower-income students would receive smaller average awards because the aid is aimed at covering gaps left by other federal, state and institutional grants. n Aiming for debt-free tuition:The University of California, in a compact this year with Gov. Gavin Newsom, has committed to providing a debt-free education for all undergraduates by 2030 and for half of them by 2025. To help reach that goal, Newsom pledged a 5% annual base budget increase over five years, and the UC regents
approved raising tuition once for each incoming first-year class. UC in turn will increase the share of tuition and fee revenue set aside for financial aid from 33% to 45% beginning this fall. The tuition policy will result in $16 million in additional financial aid – $4 million of it from the larger set-aside this year. In the first installment of its debt-free education plan, UC is offering no-loan financial packages to about 6,000 more students this year, which is expected to cost about $13 million. Berkeley, for instance, offered no-loan packages to 776 first-year students and 329 transfer students this fall, about 5% of its newly admitted students for fall 2022. It also has produced a financial aid navigation guide. n Lower textbooks costs and housing. State leaders are also aiming to lower college expenses by reducing textbook costs
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n The complexities of financial aid College counselors like McGee say that the expansion of financial aid won't mean much to students if they don't know how to apply for it. "The key to college for my kids is financial aid, but it's really difficult to understand," she said. "I constantly go to trainings to stay informed about the changes. How can we expect high school seniors to comprehend something professionals have to continually study?" Eric can attest to that. When he filled out his federal financial aid application, he included his parents' retirement funds as assets – only to learn from McGee that they don't count. After readjusting, his expected annual family contribution dropped from about $8,000 to $3,000 – making him eligible for more Cal Grant aid.
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and addressing the demand for more affordable student housing. They have launched a $2-billion grant fund over three years for student housing projects. UC additionally has pledged to include requests for student housing in campus fundraising campaigns. "We're driving progress on urgent needs like debtfree college, more spaces for students and closing equity gaps," said Ben Chida, the governor's chief deputy cabinet secretary. "What's great is how many leaders are right there with us and all in on this. The next few years will be transformative." n Native American grants: Beginning this fall, UC will offer tuitionfree educations to all California residents who are members of federally recognized Native American, American Indian and Alaska Native tribes. "The University of California is committed to recognizing
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2 dead, 1 missing A Moment of Remembrance for National Crime Victim’s Rights Week after truck plunges into ocean near SF Tribune Content Agency Two people were killed and another possibly missing after the truck they were in drove off a cliff and into the ocean Friday evening at Pescadero Beach in San Mateo County, south of San Francisco, authorities said. An unidentified man in his 40s and a girl described only as being under 18 were killed in the crash, which was reported about 8:50 p.m., authorities said. The bodies of both victims were later recovered. Cal Fire and the San Mateo County Fire per-
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sonnel were the first to arrive on the scene and found the victims’ 2012 Toyota Tacoma pickup truck flipped over at the bottom of a 30-foot rocky embankment that buttressed the sea, authorities said. The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a third person believed to be in the vehicle. None of the victims has been identified and it’s unclear if they were related, according to Art Montiel, a CHP Public Information Officer. “I can’t recall anything like this happening in the past,” said Montiel, an 11-year veteran. commanders’ demands in this era of strategic competition. The Navy's ballisticmissile submarines, often referred to as “boomers,” serve as a strategic deterrent by providing an undetectable platform for submarine-launched ballistic missiles. SSBNs are designed specifically for stealth, extended patrols and the precise delivery of missiles. The Columbia-class SSBN will be the largest, most capable and most advanced submarine produced by the U.S. Guided-missile submarines provide the Navy with strike and special operation mission capabilities from a stealthy, clandestine platform. Each SSGN is capable of carrying 154 Tomahawk cruise missiles, plus a complement of heavyweight torpedoes to be fired through four torpedo tubes.
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Antoinette Jardin speaks during a Moment of Remembrance for National Crime Victim’s Rights Week at the Fairfield Courthouse, Friday. Jardin’s son Michael Yokoi was killed in Vallejo on Dec. 25, 2002 and her son Mario Yokoi was killed in Dixon on July 21, 2018.
Senika Levias holds a picture of her daughter, A’Tierra Westbrook, during a Moment of Remembrance for National Crime Victim’s Rights Week at the Fairfield Courthouse, Friday.
Senika Levias speaks during a Moment of Remembrance for National Crime Victim’s Rights Week at the Fairfield Courthouse, Friday. Levias’ daughter, A’Tierra Westbrook was killed in Vallejo on Aug. 13, 2015.
Kansas tornado’s reach farther than thought Tribune Content Agency ANDOVER, Kansas — More than 1,000 buildings were affected when a strong tornado swept
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As the sun rose over the ravaged community, local emergency officials found a more widespread path of destruction than was estimated earlier.
Assistance continued to pour into the community throughout the day. By noon, the tally had reached 200 emergency responders.
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Group offers vision to create Benicia Arsenal Park Benicia residents have come together to defend a beautiful historic place in our community: the Benicia Arsenal. Strategically located along the Carquinez Strait, the arsenal was established as a U.S. Army post in 1849 during the California Gold Rush, served as a staging area for Union troops during the Civil War and played a major role in all subsequent American military conflicts until 1964, when the Army closed the base. For its contributions to national, state and local history, the Benicia Arsenal Historic District was placed on the National Register of Historic
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he Czech Republic is tural crises – problems it calling on China to stop has in common with many supporting Russia while other countries in Europe claiming neutrality in and beyond. the Russia-Ukraine war – a But when he meets with claim that is designed to let Secretary of State Antony Beijing take advantage of the Blinken, rather than focus crisis, a senior Czech offion Putin, Lipavsky wants to cial told me this week. The discuss improving U.S.-Czech West, he argued, must realize on China. While in Josh Rogin cooperation that China and Russia repreWashington, he will also meet sent a joint threat to the world order with the National Security Council’s that urgently needs to be addressed. Indo-Pacific coordinator, Kurt CampEven if Beijing isn’t militarily bell, just back from an important trip supporting Russian President Vladto islands in the Pacific, as well as the imir Putin’s attack, Czech Foreign visiting president of the Tibetan govMinister Jan Lipavsky told me, ernment-in-exile, Penpa Tsering. China is not neutral in the conThe new Czech government, led by flict. Lipavsky, whom I interviewed Prime Minister Petr Fiala, has been Monday in Washington, said China promoting a values-based foreign has supported Russia in internapolicy in the tradition of former tional organizations and is parroting Czech president Vaclav Havel. This Putin’s propaganda about Ukraine platform includes relatively strong both externally and internally. Czech support for Taiwan’s democracy, officials have warned their Chinese which Prague views as under severe interlocutors against boosting support pressure. Several Czech senators for Russia, saying this would result in visited Taiwan in 2020, ignoring Bei“severe consequences” for Beijing’s jing’s objections. relationships with the entire Euro“We need to be in continuing dispean Union, Lipavsky told me. cussion about how to provide Taiwan “We in the Czech Republic are with necessary help and what we can very closely following China’s posido for them to protect their demoction on the Russian aggression in racy,” Lipavsky told me. “As a small Ukraine, and we are signaling to them democracy, we were bullied by Soviet in a very clear way, if China supports and Russian imperialism. The case of Russia more, it will seriously damage Taiwan is very similar in that aspect.” [European Union]-China relations,” Views of China had already been said Lipavsky, a 36-year-old member deteriorating throughout Europe of the Czech Pirate Party. “China is before the Ukraine invasion. This trying to play both sides, but what was due in part to Beijing’s disastrous concerns me is that the Chinese prohandling of the Covid-19 pandemic, paganda uses only Russia’s narrative which included China using supplies about the war for its own populaof masks and medicine to bully and tion, which creates a pretext for blackmail several European counpossible future action in helping tries. More European governments Russia more.” are now responding to the concerns The Czech Republic is neck-deep of their citizens by moving to reduce in the Ukraine crisis. Since Putin their economic dependence on China. attacked, 300,000 or so Ukrainian refA huge E.U.-China investment ugees have poured into the Czech agreement is in limbo, frozen after Republic, adding about 3% to the China sanctioned 10 European officountry’s population. The country cials for criticizing China’s mass is also dealing with Ukraine-related atrocities against Uyghur Muslims economic, energy and agriculand other ethnic minorities. Beijing’s
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Places in 1976. Today, the heart of the historic district – the magnificent “Officers’ Row” of mansions and grounds that adjoin the arsenal’s Clocktower Fortress on Jefferson Ridge high above the strait – is threatened by housing development. Eight acres of grounds surrounding Officers’ Row are privately owned and have been proposed for development of up to 124 condominiums. We strongly believe the best use for this site is a park that everyone could enjoy and that would honor the arsenal’s place in history. Now is a critical time for the arsenal. The City of Benicia is updating its long-range housing and park plans, and the California Assembly is considering legislation that would exempt the arsenal from state laws aimed at streamlining
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he intersection of Howe Avenue and Fair Oaks Boulevard lies in one of the Sacramento area’s most affluent neighborhoods. High-end shopping centers, trendy restaurants and seven-figure homes abound and those who live and work in the area complained for months about an encampment of about 30 homeless people in a grassy strip of land at the intersection. However, due to a quirk of municipal geography, those irritated by the encampment were stymied. They were in unincorporated Sacramento County but the site was just inside the City of Sacramento and owned by the city. Under a federal court ruling (Martin vs. Boise) cities cannot prevent people from camping on public property unless they Dan Walters are provided with alternative housing. While county officials, especially its sheriff, supported those who wanted the encampment dismantled, city officials said their hands were tied. Last month, the contending parties came up with a novel “solution.” The city agreed to lease the property to a newly formed “Howe/ Fair Oaks Property Owners Association” for $250 a month prior to an eventual sale. With that legal change of hands, city crews moved in to erase the camp. Of course, while it ameliorated a touchy political problem it didn’t really solve anything. The camp’s displaced residents merely scattered into other bits of public property in the neighborhood. The Howe/Fair Oaks episode encapsulated California’s homeless crisis. Polling tells us that Californians rate it as one of their major concerns and want it resolved, but while state and local governments have spent billions of dollars in recent years, squalid camps have proliferated. Most are in larger cities such as Sacramento, but social and medical services are mostly administered by county governments and the two levels of local government often are at odds over services and costs. Darrell Steinberg, a former leader of the state Senate, became Sacramento’s mayor while promising a vigorous effort to reduce homelessness but downtown Sacramento has hundreds of people living on its sidewalks, including those surrounding city hall, and the public’s growing impatience is palpable. Steinberg and the city council have squabbled incessantly over creating sites where the homeless could camp safely, thus meeting the Boise case’s requirement for alternatives. Fed up with inaction, Sacramento’s business community filed a ballot measure to compel the city to do something. It would require the city to authorize emergency shelter space for 75% of Sacramento’s unsheltered people within 60 days of voter passage. A city staff report said the measure would cost the city an additional $192 million per year, six times its current spending on homeless shelters. “Such a significant redirection of funding would drastically reduce core programs and service levels,” the report said. “It is simply not possible to maintain current programs and services while also meeting the demands of the proposed initiative.” With the ballot measure looming, city officials hurriedly drafted a softer alternative, requiring shelter for 60% of homeless residents and 20% of them within 90 days of voter approval. With obvious reservations, Steinberg and the council voted to place the alternative on the ballot and sponsors of the original measure agreed to drop it. “This is an open door for creating a right to shelter, a right to housing, a right to mental health care,” Steinberg said, putting a positive spin on the city’s surrender to rising impatience. The city also asked county officials to put a similar measure before their voters, but there are relatively few homeless camps outside the city, so the county doesn’t face similar political pressure. A workable solution or just another stopgap? We’ll see.
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long attempt to organize Central and Eastern European countries into a diplomatic club called the “17 plus 1” group is essentially defunct. China’s actions during the Ukraine crisis could be the last straw, Lipavsky said, because Europeans are suffering greatly from the war, and Beijing’s unhelpfulness is exacerbating that suffering. In a globalized world, no country can escape the fallout of unnecessary wars of aggression. More broadly, the Ukraine war has shattered the long-held notion among Europeans that engaging and trading with authoritarian regimes will prevent those regimes from waging wars against democracies. And while no one knows whether China will attack Taiwan, Lipavsky argues China has the same ambitions as Russia, and both are challenging the international order in ways the West cannot ignore. “The lesson is that we in Western society need to build up our defenses, and we have to find a way to explain it to our societies, because there is a cost connected to all of this,” Lipavsky said. “We are fighting for the very survival of the nature of the international order and the values that order is built on.” A decade ago, I interviewed a Czech foreign minister named Karel Schwarzenberg, who warned Putin intended to restore imperial Russia by any means necessary and the West was being too complacent about it. Now, the new Czech government, led by a new generation, is sounding a similar alarm – this time about China. The United States and the rest of Europe would be wise to heed it. Josh Rogin is a columnist for the Global Opinions section of The Washington Post. He writes about foreign policy and national security. Rogin is also a political analyst for CNN. He is the author of the book “Chaos Under Heaven: Trump, Xi, and the Battle for the 21st Century.”
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Pentagon revealed this week that U.S. military personnel are training Ukrainians in Germany in the use of artillery, radar systems and armored vehicles, all being supplied to Ukraine by Washington and allies. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in an overnight video address to the nation early Saturday, accused Russia of scorched-earth tactics in two large eastern provinces known together as the Donbas, where the fighting is concentrated. Moscow already had a foothold in two small separatist statelets before the war, but is seeking to seize the entire region. “Russia wants to make this area uninhabited,” ZelenskYy said, citing “constant brutal bombings” targeting infrastructure and civilian-populated areas. Late Saturday night, he spoke again, switching to Russian to urge Russia’s soldiers not to fight. “Every Russian soldier can still save his own life. It’s better for you to survive in Russia than to perish on our land,” Zelenskyy said. Zelenskyy said that Russia’s determination to wipe out Ukraine is nowhere clearer than in Mariupol, the besieged port city that he described as a “Russian concentration camp” among the ruins. Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed victory in Mariupol more than a week ago, saying Moscow’s forces control the city, but Ukrainian forces and civilians remain holed up in a giant steelworks complex in increasingly desperate conditions. Russia is blockading and bombarding the sprawling compound, from which black smoke could be seen rising on Saturday. Videos posted from inside the warren of tunnels and bunkers under the plant have shown ill and
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A memorial to those that have lost their lives in the Russian invasion of Ukraine is visited by people in downtown Lviv, Ukraine, Saturday. injured women and elderly people, distressed-looking children, and infants wearing diapers fashioned from plastic garbage bags. Online videos also showed gruesome untreated injuries suffered by some troops defending the plant. Ukrainian authorities were trying to arrange civilian evacuations Saturday from Mariupol and other particularly dangerous parts of the battle zone, but such efforts have repeatedly broken down, with Russian troops accused of firing on those fleeing. The mayor of the eastern town of Popasna said Saturday that a day earlier, two buses on their way to ferry evacuees had come under fire, and contact with the drivers had been lost. Later Saturday, Serhi Haidai, a regional leader in the eastern Luhansk area, said one of the buses was recovered. It had been hit by grenade fire and contained blood but no bodies, he said. European governments have repeatedly signaled concern over the deteriorating conditions for civilians in the east, particularly in Mariupol. On Saturday, French President Emmanuel Macron, who handily won reelection less than a week ago, told Zelenskyy by phone
that France would increase military and humanitarian assistance, Macron’s office said. Zelenskyy later Saturday also spoke to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who similarly promised more military aid and to work on evacuations from Mariupol, according to Johnson’s office. Russian and Ukrainian reports both said between 20 and 25 people finally made it out of Mariupol. The Ukrainian military said they were en route to the Ukrainian-held city of Zaporizhzhia. Russia, however, has frequently forced evacuees from various towns into Russia, Russian-held territory or Russian ally Belarus. Ukrainian authorities and international investigators, meanwhile, continued to make grisly discoveries in areas occupied by Russia earlier in the war, where extensive evidence of atrocities against civilians has already come to light. In a village near the commuter town of Bucha, close to the capital, police unearthed the bodies of three more men, apparently civilians, wearing blindfolds and with hands bound. Hundreds of war crimes investigations are being launched across the country.
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Fauci From Page One evidence emerged about how easily the coronavirus could spread through the air, he admitted he was wrong, and explained why. What does Covid ‘normal’ look like? Though it may feel as if Covid has been dragging on forever, it’s still a fairly new disease. So it is hard for expert disease-trackers to pinpoint when we have emerged from the epidemic or pandemic phase, reaching “normal” numbers of cases and hospitalizations. Everything about this has been abnormal. Earlier in the pandemic, for example, surges in the spring and fall caught many experts off guard. But the two really big spikes came in the winter, and evidence suggests that in the future, the colder months may always see a rise in cases, said Sweet, an associate professor at Drexel’s Dornsife School of Public Health. That’s due to a com-
bination of factors, including that more people congregate inside and that the dry air makes their nasal passages less able to filter viruses. So Covid would become a seasonal illness like the flu, Sweet said. “Even if that does happen,” she said, “the question is how severe is it going to get in the winter?” In other words, what will normal look like? Hard to say for sure, but there are clues, said Boni, an associate professor of biology at Penn State. The key, he said, is to determine how many people have some level of immunity, whether through vaccination, infection or both. Once that percentage reaches the mid- or high90s, then public health officials can make reasonable predictions about the toll of disease from year to year. That’s why we have a good handle on the flu, as nearly everyone has been exposed to it in one form or another. Thousands still die each year, but most people are protected from severe disease, and the numbers follow a predictable pattern.
How do we know Covid immunity levels? Since the pandemic started, Covid testing numbers have lagged far behind a true count of infections. In order to estimate the true number, the CDC has tried another route: testing blood samples that are collected at hospitals and labs for other reasons. This week, agency scientists reported that at the end of February, close to 60% of all blood samples contained a special type of antibody to the coronavirus. The blood tests detected antibodies to an internal virus protein called the nucleocapsid, present in the blood only for those who have been infected. This is different from the antibody that the immune system generates in response to the vaccines, which are based on the “spike” proteins that protrude from each virus particle. Translation: By the end of February, a staggering three out of five people had been infected with Covid. Yet even the new CDC estimate is low, Boni said. Antibodies wane with time, so the blood
Lagoon From Page One Tower Challenge, 2-Mile Untimed Walk, 1/2-Mile Kids Fun Run, and a 1-Mile Kids Fun Run. All participants received a medal and a T-shirt. Other new things this year were food booths, a children’s zone with a petting zoo, music and other activities for the entire family. Loop the Lagoon is a collaboration between the Vacaville Public Education Foundation and Fleet Feet of Vacaville. They have partnered to raise awareness and support for children and the schools in Vacaville. “It is just so great to get out and be able to do this in person,” Gilpin said. “It just feels nice.” Jennifer Leonard, president of Vacaville Public Education Foundation, was thrilled with the turnout of people and
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The 19th Annual Loop the Lagoon Fun Run helped raise money for the Vacaville Public Education Foundation, which partnered with Fleet Feet Vacaville to raise awareness and support for children in the Vacaville School District, Saturday. the support they received from the community. The Vacaville Public Education Foundation is a private education endowment that bridges gaps for students in the Vacaville School District, she said. “Over the years, we have raised $4 million for the Vacaville School District,” Leonard said. That money has gone to programs that
help support teachers and students. Most recently, they have set up an endowment and are working on building it so the school district will always have some financial support as needed for teachers. “We have seen a lot of gaps where students need help,” Leonard said. One of those gaps is student homelessness. It is an issue not talked
samples likely reflected infections only in the previous few months, when the omicron variant was widespread. Could more than 90% of Americans have immunity? To estimate the larger, cumulative number of infections, researchers have to dig deeper. Boni was part of one such effort, working with colleagues at Harvard, Brown, and Yale Universities. The team analyzed data from hospitals and health agencies in three New England states, allowing them to estimate the number of cases that were missed in official tallies. The researchers determined that by the end of May 2021, close to 70% of people in those three states, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, had some level of immunity from being vaccinated, infected, or both. Another group of researchers from Yale, Harvard and Stanford conducted a similar deep dive after the rise of the delta variant. They found close to 90% of people had some degree of immunity.
about often but was made worse by the pandemic. “The funds for the Loop the Lagoon event are going to help foster and homeless student programs,” Leonard said. The foundation has worked with Opportunity House to support The My Friend’s House Shelter Program; funds will help this program as well. This is an eightbed shelter program in Vacaville serving Solano County youth ages 18 to 24. Funded by a Community Investment Fund grant through the Solano County Board of Supervisors, the low-barrier shelter is a Housing First program with optional supportive services, according to the website. “It is an amazing program for students,” Leonard said. “We are trying to bring resources together to help students be successful.” For information or to donate, go to www.vpef.org.
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A gardener uses a leaf blower while cleaning a driveway as sprinklers water the front lawn of a home on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. dry, the MWD’s managers say immediate cuts will help reserves last. “We need to stretch the water because we can’t get any more water at this point” for these parts of Southern California, Hagekhalil said. “We’re saying the water we have available to us is the water that’s going to last us until the end of the year. And we want everyone to help.” Reducing outdoor watering to one day a week is an effective way to reach the target, officials said. But what does 80 gallons per person look like, and what would it mean for the daily life of average Californians? For starters, more brown lawns are a given. Under the new rules, MWD will require suppliers to limit watering times on the one day when watering is allowed for each customer. The details will be left to each supplier, but some water agencies have already said sprinklers should run no more than 8 minutes. That alone should achieve significant savings, since outdoor
watering accounts for as much as 70% of residential use in the region, according to the MWD. Inside the house, experts say, 80 gallons should be more than sufficient. “Taking landscapes out of it, we could cut indoor water use to 35 gallons per person per day without changing behavior, just with efficient appliances,” said Peter Gleick, cofounder and president emeritus of the Pacific Institute, a water think tank in Oakland. Gleick said toilets are among the biggest waterusers inside the home, and older toilets can use as much as 6 gallons a flush. But newer, more high efficient models have reduced that number to less than 1.3 gallons. “Without a doubt, every one of us in our homes could cut our per-person water use quite substantially,” he said. In fact, a report published earlier this month found that a host of existing technologies and standard practices could improve water efficiency in California by as much as 48%.
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This week THINGS TO DO I Fairfield 5 p.m. Sunday Frazier Trager Presents: Voena Downtown Theatre, 1035 Texas St. www.ftpresents. com.
8 p.m. Friday Solano Winds Community Concert Band Presents: ‘Alleluia’ Downtown Theatre, 1035 Texas St. https://www. downtowntheatre.com/.
I Vacaville 3 p.m. Sunday Annual Pops Concert Vacaville Performing Arts Theatre, 1010 Ulatis Drive. https://vpat.net/.
7 p.m. Tuesday Ray Stevenson Journey Downtown, 308 Main St. https://www. journeydowntownvenue. com/.
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9 p.m. Thursday Dueling Pianos: Travis & Dave dueling
Dueling Pianos: Jason & Joel dueling Makse, 555 Main St. duelingpianovacaville.com/events.
I Benicia 6 p.m. Thursday Duo Sonic The Rellik, 726 First St. www.therelliktavern.com.
4:30 p.m. Friday CBD The Rellik, 726 First St. www.therelliktavern.com.
8 p.m. Friday Git With It The Rellik, 726 First St. www.therelliktavern.com.
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FAIRFIELD — The Solano Winds Community Concert Band has emerged Friday from a two-year hiatus for a performance of Randall Thompson’s “Alleluia,” and of course, a Sousa march. The Small Ensembles will also be featured in this performance. Solano Winds musicians returned to making live music together in August 2021 in the form of 10 new small ensembles. But the group was excited to get back to full concert band rehearsals in March. The performance Friday at the Downtown Theatre will showcase the work of a number of ensembles, small and large. As a symbol of solidarity with the people of Ukraine, the program opens with the playing of the Ukrainian and American national anthems. Solano Winds will then perform “The Blue and the Gray,” a Civil War Suite by Clare Grundman that was originally sched-
uled for performance in March 2020, but canceled by the pandemic shutdown. The Solano Winds’ small ensembles share the stage as the Solano Winds Flute Choir presents the Largo and Minuetto from Johann Joachim Quantz’s “Sonata for Three Flutes in D Major.” The Solano Winds Woodwind Quartet will follow with Gioacchino Rossini’s Quartet No. 1 in F Major. Rejoicing in the return of live music performance, the first half of the program concludes with the full concert band performing Lewis J. Buckley’s transcription of Thompson’s choral work, “Alleluia.” The second half of the program opens with two lively selections from the Solano Winds Saxophone Ensemble – the familiar “Sevilla” by Isaac Albéniz, followed by Arthur Frackenpohl’s transcription of “The Cascades,” a Scott Joplin rag. The concert band returns with “Big Band Spectacular,” a collection of 14 hits from the 1940s arranged by Jack Bullock. The Solano Winds Brass Quintet rounds out the small ensem-
ble portion of the evening with the allegro from “Eine Kleine Nachmusik” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and the “George M. Cohan Medley” arranged by Paul Nagle. The full Solano Winds Community Concert wraps up the program with John Philip Sousa’s “Washington Post March.” During the program, the Solano Winds will recognize this year’s recipient of the Robert O. Briggs Music Scholarship. Emily Ede is a senior at Vanden High School who will attend Loyola Marymount University to study Music Production and Recording. Robert O. Briggs was the founding director of the Solano Winds and established the scholarship to support local students pursuing a degree in music. Tickets are $17 each, with a discounted price of $13 for students and seniors. Tickets may be purchased at solanowinds.org or in person at the Downtown Theatre Box Office at 1035 Texas St. All patrons must present proof of vaccination and wear a well-fitted mask.
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I Vallejo 11:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday Lei of Aloha Festival 2022 850 Nimtz, Mare Island Brewing Co. Coal Shed. www. visitvallejo.com/listing/ mare-island-brewing-co.
Noon Sunday JeanCherie’s ‘Invoking the Devine Feminine’ Mare Island Art Studios, 1010 Pintado St., Building 515. https://mareislandart studios.com/.
Noon Saturday Mare Island Art Studios’ Spring Show Opening Reception Mare Island Art Studios, 1010 Pintado St., Building 515. https://mareislandart studios.com/.
1 p.m. Saturday Cut Loose Vino Godfather Winery, 1005 Walnut Ave. www. vinogodfather.com.
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VACAVILLE — Town Square in downtown Vacaville will be filled with music, food and festivities as Los Reyes Restaurante y Cantina and the Downtown Vacaville Business Improvement District team up for the second year in a row to celebrate Vaca de Mayo. This celebration of Mexican heritage will take place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. Town Square is located on Main Street between Dobbins and Davis streets. Other partners helping to celebrate this event include the Addiego Family, Visit Vacaville and the Solano Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. “This is a terrific way to kick off the summer season of events and celebrations in downtown Vacaville,” said Maria Alemany, interim executive director of the Downtown Vacaville Business Improvement District, in a press release. “Partnering with one of our established restaurants helps showcase just some of the wonderful things happen-
ing downtown.” Los Reyes restaurant opened in 2004 and moved to its current location in Town Square in 2006. It quickly became a Vacaville favorite and has been serving a variety of Mexican specialties since. “We just want to have the community come together and have a good time,” Jyka Bacud, general manager of Los Reyes, said in the press release. “We had such a great turnout last year, and it was a great feeling to see everyone coming together.” Tacos, shrimp ceviche, eloté (Mexican grilled corn) fruitflavored margaritas and the watermelon paloma, described in the press release as a perfect way to cool off on a hot Vacaville afternoon, will be on sale. A T-shirt commemorating the event will also be available for sale. “There will be a lot of decorations, food tables, music, DJ Rene will be on the stage in the plaza,” Bacud said in the release. “We’ll even have a vendor selling flowers.” See Mayo, Page B3
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BENICIA — Two springtime shows are planned this month at the Benicia Plein Air Gallery. The featured artist for May is Carol Tarzier. The gallery’s 12 artists present “Celebrating Spring” throughout the month with a colorful display of media and styles. The artists welcome the community from 11 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Saturday to a special outdoor show where artists will demonstrate painting bouquets designed by Sweetness and Light Floral Design. Tarzier will be featured at the gallery with “Coastal California.” She will show work from coastline painting trips and Plein Air events, along with floral paintings. The show and auction “Coastal California” is also a Ukraine benefit See Show, Page B3
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and 50% of Tarzier’s May sales donated to one of the vetted and approved aid organizations listed on standforukraine.com. Tarzier will be at the gallery from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 8 and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 14 and 15. The work of April’s featured artist, Suzanne D’Arcy, continues through Sunday with
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VALLEJO — The 89th season of the Vallejo Symphony continues next weekend with the second installment of “Beethoven: Higher Revelation 2022.” The performances Saturday and Sunday are titled “The Dance.” The performance opens with two pieces from Ruth Crawford Seeger, ultramodernist composer and matriarch of the folk-revival Seeger family, who composed in radically different styles. “Music for Small Orchestra” came from her early, avant-garde period, while “Rissolty Rossolty,” a crazy-quilt polyphony of three folk tunes, was composed as a whimsical tribute to the never-ending energy of folk music. Pianist David Fung, who performed with Vallejo Symphony Orchestra in 2018 to great acclaim, returns to play Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s tempestuous Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23. The melody from this concerto’s iconic opening became a huge hit when transformed into the love song “Tonight We Love,” but the rest of this early work is even more compelling, as it alternates between dreamy passion and quick passages of dazzling difficulty. Fung, praised for his “ravishing and simply gorgeous” performances
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David Fung will be performing for the 89th season of the Vallejo Symphony’s “Beethoven: Higher Revelation 2022.” in The Washington Post, is widely recognized for interpretations that are elegant and refined, yet intensely poetic and uncommonly expressive. Declared a Rising Star in BBC Music Magazine, Fung regularly appears with the world’s premier ensembles, as well as the major orchestras in his native country of Australia. He can be heard on more than a dozen releases by Pentatone, Orchid, Genuin, Yarlung, and Naxos labels. Ludwig van Beethoven’s Sym-
phony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92, shows the master at the height of his powers – transporting the audience from a pastoral beginning through wry humor, high tragedy and triumph. Marc Taddei will conduct the orchestra. Performance occur at 8 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. May 8 at the Empress Theatre, 330 Virginia St. For tickets or more information, call 707-643-4441 or visit vallejosymphony.org.
From Page B1 Midsummer Flowers, a local grower and a Vacaville farmers market staple, will be on hand for
“Quiet Places.” The featured artist for June is Kathleen Gadway. Benicia Plein Air Gallery is located at 307 First St. in the heart of historic downtown Benicia. The gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. each Friday through Sunday and is staffed by artists. The Benicia Plein Air Gallery will be observing Covid-19 precautions. For more information, visit beniciapleinair.com. the event – good news for all those last-minute Mother’s Day shoppers. For more information on this and other downtown happenings, visit www.downtownvacaville.com.
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MARE ISLAND — VIP tickets are selling quickly for the Doc of the Bay Festival in September. The lineup for the 2nd Annual Mare Island Dock of Bay Festival features Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Eric Gales, The Mother Hips, and Vinyl. The promenade stage will feature Lorin Rowan’s Deep Blue Jam, Alvon Johnson, Miles Schon, and
Carlos Reyes. Guests will enjoy waterfront views, international cuisine, arts and crafts, Mare Island Brewing Co. microbrews, and premium wine. VIP tickets Include valet parking in front of the venue, private VIP entrance, VIP lounge access inside Mare Island Brewing Co. with discounted beer and wine pricing, exclusive VIP indoor and outdoor tables on the promenade, close proximity to the main
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BAS preps to launch ‘Star Wars’ event ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ comes to library VALLEJO — Bay Area Stage reopens this week after a two-year pandemic hiatus to offer Tennessee Williams’ classic “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.” Some of the original actors have been re-cast due to life changes but the new cast, along with those who hung in there with the company, are primed to offer audiences a wonderful show. The show, directed by Jeff Lowe, opens Friday and continues through May 22. Performances start at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays with matinees at 3 p.m. Sundays. The Bay Area Stage Theatre is located at 515 Broadway St. Admission is $22; $20 for seniors and students and are available online. For tickets or additional information, visit www. bayareastage.org.
FAIRFIELD — Special guests from Endor Base Rebel Legion will join guests Saturday at the Fairfield-Cordelia Library for a morning of crafts, children’s stories and physical challenges to commemorate May the Fourth day earlier in the week. Those who participate are encouraged to wear “Star Wars” costumes. A few lucky children will win a free “Star Wars” book, according to a press release for the event. The event is free and no registration is required. It’s sponsored by the Friends of the Fairfield Suisun Libraries. The event takes place from 11 a.m. to noon at the library, 5050 Business Center Drive. For more information, call 1-866-575-7587 or visit www.solanolibrary.com.
stage, and access to indoor bathrooms. General admission tickets include self-parking with parking attendant assistance and everything in the festival except access to the Mare Island Brewing Co. indoor and outdoor seating and indoor bathrooms. There will be tables and chairs along the waterfront as well as in the Food Court area. General admission attendees can bring their own chairs.
The show starts at 2 p.m. Sept. 17 at 850 Nimitz Ave. on Mare Island. Similar VIP tickets sold out in July for last fall’s festival, according to event organizers. General admission tickets are also on sale. The festival is organized by local concert promoter Frazier Trager Presents. For tickets or more information, visit https:// ftpresents.com/events/ mare-island-dock-of-bayfestival-2022/.
Benicia Rotary plans spring concert, barbecue
Time Bandits to headline spring music fest
S U I S U N VALLEY — The Rotary Club of Benicia is hosting a fundraiser Saturday for “Ten for Girls” spring concert and barbecue in Suisun Valley. People are invited to come and joing the fun by sending an RSVP for food, beverages and music. Sonic and Friends will perform music from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Dinner includes barbecue tri-tip, baked potato, corn on the cob, salad, a roll and dessert. The event takes place from 4 to 10 p.m. at Windmill Oaks, 4147 Oakwood Drive in rural Fairfield. The price, $50 per person, includes admission and free parking. For tickets or more information, contact Heidi Benjamin at habenjamin2012@gmail.com or 707-333-5995.
ROCKVILLE — One of the area’s favorite dance bands, The Time Bandits, will play next weekend at Rockville Presbyterian Fellowship’s Spring Music Palooza. The event will take place from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday at the church, 4177 Suisun Valley Road, 1 mile past the Solano Community College main campus. The Time Bandits will zoom through musical time, playing current hits and those of the past six decades. Spring Music Palooza is a free event that will include food trucks such as Buckhorn BBQ and a cash bar with soda, water, beer and wine. Seating is outdoors and people are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets.
Pre-sale tickets only! $50/person Please contact Heidi at (707) 333-5995 or use the QR code. All proceeds benefit the Rotary Club International and Ten For Girls Project. Tax Payer ID#- 68-0484934
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Many Muslims can finally gather in person for Ramadan The Washington Post GAITHERSBURG, Md. — It was 20 minutes until sunset and Imran Shah still had 70 chicken wings to fry, watermelon to slice and a cast-iron skillet of macaroni and cheese to get on the table. His wife, Rohma Sahibzada, arranged chicken-stuffed puff pastries next to a garlicky-herb cheese baked into a pie crust. Then she plated rows of her signature appetizer: buffalo chicken wontons. “Ramadan is a very special time of the year,” Shah said. “We often say that we spend half the year waiting for it and then the other half of the year sad that it’s gone.” That’s even more true this year, as some families and friends gather in person for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Shah and Sahibzada, both 31, were feeling that joy. Even the stresses of
hosting a big event – four trips to the grocery store, an emergency cookie run - couldn’t damper their excitement. Finally, after two years of fractured and inconsistent celebration, they were spending Ramadan as it should be: in community. “It feels amazing,” Shah said of finally hosting a large iftar, the communal breaking of fast at sundown. It was an event he hosted every year until the pandemic disrupted the routine. “Ramadan is communal, and this idea of community is very, very ingrained into our faith,” he added. For most adults, Ramadan, the holiest month for Muslims, is marked by increased prayers along with fasting from sunup to sundown – including abstaining from water – unless you’re sick, pregnant, menstruating or traveling. It’s a See Muslims, Page B9
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Get healthy together with a joint project of exercise Dear Annie: My wife eating better. When that and I have been married happens, I will exercise for over 15 years. I have with her, and I always a high metabolism, while try to be encouraging. she is considered obese. I just don't know where But she wears it well. to go from here. — After having children Quietly Concerned via cesarean section, her Dear Quietly Constomach has no muscles cerned: Being obese has left to hold it together. Annie Lane all types of health issues To me, she is beauassociated with it, so it Dear Annie tiful, inside and out. is understandable that I feel that she struggles with you want the woman you love to her weight and body image but be as healthy as possible. You doesn't want to admit it. mentioned that you have a high I've done the husband thing metabolism. Ask yourself: Does and tried to be positive about it, this mean that you eat junk food but I want her to live her best and don't exercise and yet stay life. In turn, I don't know how to trim? If that is the case, the best approach the subject. approach is to start with yourThere have been brief self by looking at your eating periods in her life when she and exercising habits. has turned to exercising and Maybe you could propose
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health and fitness as a joint project, just as you do during those times when your wife is motivated to eat healthily. You might consider seeing a nutritionist together. A good one will advise you both to focus on good health more than a number on the scale. The fact that you see your wife as beautiful inside and out is the best starting point ever for a joint project such as this. Dear Annie: I have been married for almost 42 years now, and I thought our marriage was great. My husband trusted me, and I trusted him. But five years ago, I was shocked to learn he had been having different affairs ever since we were married. We are both in our 60s.
I found out after I came back from my brother's funeral that something had happened with a woman I knew long ago. I was busy with my family and not paying much attention, but then it hit me like a ton of bricks. I found out that my husband had been with this woman for 20 years right under my nose. Everyone in the area knew, including my friends. No one said anything. I was so shocked, and I cried every day because I was so busy doing two jobs. I asked him about it, and he said it was for only two years. But then he went on the offensive. He claimed that I was the one cheating. He accused me of having an affair with a neighbor. He made this claim because the neigh-
bor comes home just before me or after me. I have never even spoken to this neighbor. Now my husband gets very nasty and insults me all the time. -- Betrayed Dear Betrayed: Talk about having the rug pulled out from under you. What he did to you is terrible. Please don't let him turn this around on you, pretending as if you did something wrong. Seek marriage counseling immediately, and if he doesn't want to go, then it might be time to move on. Try to join a support group for women who have been betrayed like you were. Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@ creators.com.
FOR YOUR HEALTH
by Holiday Mathis
Today’s birthday The solar return inspires an upgrade of your thought processes, and you’ll enjoy a brighter emotional and intellectual atmosphere. Obstacles to love will be cleared as you prioritize togetherness and friendship. You’ll sell an idea or property and leverage deals into something you’ve had your eye on for many years. Pisces and Aquarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 13, 3, 2, 12 and 41.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You'll often be inventing as you go, so refining the presentation before anyone sees it is not always possible. You can't refine what hasn't been invented yet! TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Take your time with the written word today. Read instructions and contracts carefully. In the words of the great Tom Waits: "The large print giveth, the small print taketh away." GEMINI (May 21-June 21). When your influences are people of exemplary character and remarkable talent, being overly impressionable is a plus. It's a good day to keep yourself in good company and soak up the vibes. CANCER (June 22-July 22). Today's cosmic message is both literal and metaphoric: It is possible to stumble over even the smoothest of surfaces, especially if you're wearing the wrong shoes for the terrain. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You can only veer off the script if there is a script in the first place. Sometimes the moment you realize what you're expected to say is the exact moment you're saying something different from that. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). There's a relationship on your mind. Things could really develop if you had just a few more common interests. What might you be willing to learn about or do together in the name of a stronger bond? LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Avoid social comparison of all kinds, even the seemingly harmless check to who is wearing what, living where or dating whom. It's better today to flow all focus to your own goals. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You'll trade unwanted items for something useful, like cash or the self-esteem that comes from generosity. Owning fewer things leads to greater happiness. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Your goal will be much more of a challenge than you previously thought, and the benefit of its pursuit will reflect the substantial personal cost involved. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Go on and dance your tap shoes across the public tiles today. You know what you're doing, and there's rhythm and style in your execution. You'll find great satisfaction in making an artful noise. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You wouldn't shame a baby for not being able to walk or talk, yet you expect yourself to do well with tasks you are brand new to. This is silly, of course. Be kind to yourself in the infantile stages of learning. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Teamwork is where it's at. Effective teams are diverse teams. They roll to the goal because they are balanced and cohesive, not because of the particular qualifications of each member. CELEBRITY PROFILES: Country music royals Tim McGraw and Faith Hill are on a nonstop couple's cruise, recently celebrating 21 years of marriage, a joint album, a tour and a Showtime special, too. McGraw is an earthy Taurus whose fans love his Grammy-winning songs as much as his relatable role as a devoted family man and father. McGraw's balanced natal chart keeps it rolling with every elemental energy represented. Write Holiday Mathis at HolidayMathis.com.
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Time to pull out the tissues because allergy, and asthma, season are in full bloom right now.
National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month has arrived
By K eira Dagy
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The beginning of May signals the start of warmer weather, longer days, blooming flowers and more opportunities to get outside and enjoy nature. However, this time of year also means it is peak allergy season when 24 million Americans experience seasonal hay fever, rhinitis or nasal allergies. An allergy is when your immune system reacts to a foreign substance called an allergen. The most common indoor/outdoor allergy triggers are trees, pollen, mold spores, dust mites and pet dander. For individuals who experience seasonal allergies, their symptoms can include coughing, sneezing, hives, rashes, itchy eyes, runny nose and exacerbated asthma symptoms. Allergies and asthma are closely related, and this time of year can make many individuals experience worsened asthma symptoms because of the increased pollen and other seasonal outdoor allergens. Allergens that enter the lungs can trigger an asthma attack, causing swelling and narrowing of the airways that results in trouble breathing, wheezing, coughing and tightness in the chest. Asthma can be deadly; on average, 10 Americans die from asthma each day, and many of these deaths are preventable with proper treatment and care. Because allergies can trigger and aggravate asthma symptoms, this time
of year when outdoor allergens are at their peak can be especially difficult for the 25 million Americans who are diagnosed with asthma. May is designated as National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. During this time of year, it is important to recognize how the two are related, symptoms and complications that can arise from both, who may be systematically more vulnerable to asthma and allergies, and what can be done to help alleviate symptoms. Not all individuals are equally at risk for allergies or diagnosed with asthma. The burden of asthma in the United States falls disproportionately on Black, Hispanic and American Indian/Alaska Native populations; these populations have the highest proportional asthma diagnosis, death, and hospitalization rates. Racial and ethnic disparities in asthma’s disease burden is caused by a complex set of factors that include systemic racism, historical redlining, discriminatory policies, access to health care and physical environment. Black, Hispanic and American Indian/Alaska Native communities are more likely to be in neighborhoods close to freeways, landfills, refineries and other sources of outdoor air pollutants that can trigger and intensify asthma attacks due to prejudiced land-use policies and historical discriminatory housing loan practices that limited where non-white commu-
nity members could live. The effects of this discrimination have lasting impacts that still influence how neighborhoods are distributed based on race and ethnicity today. Reducing disparities in asthma prevalence and disease burden is possible through housing policy reform, communitybased programs that improve social determinants of health in high-risk communities and increasing access to inhalers and medications to improve self-management of symptoms. Although there is no cure for asthma or allergies, there are steps individuals can take to alleviate and manage symptoms. It is important that people with allergic asthma know what their triggers are and learn how to prevent an attack. March through June is when tree and grass pollen is at their peak, so it is important to take extra precautions if you are diagnosed with asthma or allergies. Being aware of your external environment and having access to an inhaler and nasal allergy medications is crucial to being prepared for a possible asthma attack. Ultimately, being informed of the dangers of asthma during allergy season, knowing your individual risk and reducing the impact asthma has on communities are key takeaways to be cognizant of this time of year. Keira Dagy is a program manager from Redwood Community Health Coalition, a partner of Solano Public Health.
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Wadsworth, Kothari brothers win MEL tennis titles Daily Republic staff
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VACAVILLE — It was a good day to be a Mustang at the Monticello Empire League boys tennis tournament at Vacaville High, Friday. Top-seeded Evan Wadsworth of Rodriguez completed his run to the MEL singles title, sweeping Vanden’s Ethan Blunt while losing just one game in four matches. In doubles, Avi and Deven Kothari, also the top seeds, downed teammates Denis Reilly and Brandon Wei, the No.
3 seeds, 6-0, 6-2, in the championship match. After a first-round bye, the Kotharis topped teammates Patrick Reilly and Trevor Brown (6-0, 6-0) in the quarterfinals, Armijo’s Jamie Silva and Will Rivera (6-0, 6-1) in the semifinals before defeating Denis Reilly and Wei in the finals. Reilly and Wei opened with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Caden Krause and Adam Bates of Vacaville, a 6-1, 6-1 win over Vanden’s Alex Burghardt and Romelo Felix in
the quarterfinals and a 6-1 win Armijo’s Andrew Arguel and Gabe Wahid, the No. 2 seeds, 7-5, 6-1 in the semifinals. The top two singles and doubles finishers advance to the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II individual tournament to be held May 16 and 17 at Roseville’s Johnson Ranch Racquet Club.
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Vikings clinch tie for MEL title with 8-0 victory FAIRFIELD
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Cahalan fired a four-hit shutout, Mia Santos went 3-for-3 and Hazyl Gray doubled, stole three bases and drove in two runs as the Vanden High softball team clinched a tie for the Monticello Empire League title with an 8-0 blanking of Fairfield, Friday. Gray, Samani Simmons and Kaliyah Gipson each had two hits for the Vikings (15-0, 12-0 MEL), with Simmons, Sonya Rodgers and Mia Zabat each hitting doubles. In earning the victory, Cahalan struck out seven and walked none. For the Falcons (7-16, 0-12),
Hallee Winschel went 2-for3, while Madison Cox went the distance in the circle, allowing 13 hits and four earned runs with two strikeouts and one walk. Rodriguez 6, Will C. Wood 1: At Fairfield on Friday, Brooklyn Denina tossed a two-hitter with eight strikeouts, while Kate Tobola went 4-for-4 and Jay Terrones 3-for-4 to lead the Mustangs (9-9, 9-3 MEL). Denina helped her cause by going 2-for-4 with two RBIs, while Desirae Bally and See Local, Page B8
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Will C. Wood High grad Carson Strong throws a pass for the University of Nevada against California during the
Wolf Pack’s 22-17 victory, Sept. 4, 2021. Strong didn’t get picked in the NFL Draft but signed with the Eagles.
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center for the Indianapolis Colts, and Will C. Wood’s Jarrett Bush, defensive back for the Green Bay Packers, each turned free agent signings into substantial NFL careers. And each athlete played in the Super Bowl. Strong had extensive pre-draft workouts. He also played in the Reece’s Senior Bowl in January. His three-year career as QB-1 at Nevada was one for the ages. He was the Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of the Year his sophomore (2020) and junior (2021) seasons. As a junior, Strong earned national honors as a semifinalist for the prestigious Unitas Golden Arm Award, the Manning Award and the Davey O’Brien Award. Strong finished his career 852-of-1,251 passing
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VACAVILLE — Vacaville native Carson Strong didn’t have his name called during the three days of the NFL Draft, but he’ll now get his opportunity to show teams if they were wrong. The Will C. Wood High School product and standout quarterback at the University of Nevada signed a free agent deal with the Philadelphia Eagles moments after the draft ended. Though he had been projected as high as the third round, teams apparently decided to stay away from his surgicallyrepaired right knee. Most NFL scouts consider Strong a true pocket passer. He has a strong, accurate arm, just not the mobility of the modern-
day running and throwing quarterback, especially on that knee. But he has beat the odds before and will see if he can do it again. Former Nevada head coach Jay Norvell, now the head coach at Colorado State, tweeted soon after the draft: “Congratulations Carson Strong. You are an incredible player. Always showed courage and leadership, even when you weren’t 100%. Good luck, always pulling for you!” Strong was not available for comment. Strong is the first local athlete headed for an NFL camp since Vacaville’s Mykal Walker was chosen by the Atlanta Falcons in the fourth round of the 2020 draft with pick No. 119. Area players like Vacaville’s Kyle Devan,
(68.1 competition percentage) for 9,368 yards and 74 touchdowns. He had 2,335 as a redshirt freshman with 11 touchdowns in 2019, 2,858 yards and 27 touchdowns as a sophomore in 2020 and exploded to 4,175 yards and 36 TDs as a junior last season. He decided to forgo a senior season and make himself eligible for the draft. Nine times his junior year he threw for over 300 yards and twice went over 400. He had one six-TD game and five times threw for four scores. What makes the career even more remarkable was the devastating injury that he had to his right knee that cost him his senior year of high school. He enrolled See Signs, Page B7
49ers draft recap: Did they strengthen Trey Lance’s supporting cast? Cam Inman
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SANTA CLARA — The 49ers absolutely avoided a first-round bust this draft . . . because they did not make a pick in Thursday’s night main event in Las Vegas. They’d spent that first-round equity in last year’s package to move up for the No. 3 overall pick and quarterback Trey Lance. So, yes, Lance certainly could dictate how this season and the 49ers’ future unfolds. This past weekend’s goal was to fortify Lance’s supporting cast and position themselves for at least a third NFC Championship Game in four seasons. Offensively, they added a speed receiver, an extra running back, two projects on the offensive line, and, with the draft’s final pick, quarterback Brock Purdy. Lance did not invade the draft room this weekend to see how things unfolded. But coach Kyle
ANALYSIS Shanahan endorsed the 49ers’ selections. “I do think there are players who can help Trey and our whole offense,” Shanahan said. “I’m excited about the defensive players we added, too.” More reinforcements are coming with veteran free agents, most likely at safety and center. Their defense got help in the front with edge rusher Drake Jackson in the second round, plus two cornerbacks in Saturday’s final rounds. No stunning trade unfolded, be it with Deebo Samuel or Jimmy Garoppolo or even one spot up or down the board among their nine picks. General manager John Lynch stated that the 49ers fielded no further calls Saturday about Samuel, adding: “Nothing’s changed.” Was it a boring draft? More than usual. Helpful? Better be, for
Lance’s sake – or for Garoppolo’s if they golly gee stick with Jimmy G. Here are the highs, lows and notes from the draft’s three-day bender in Vegas: BEST MOVE: DEEBO STAYS By not trading the disgruntled Samuel, this qualifies as the 49ers’ best tactic this weekend and presumably this offseason. Shanahan said no offer “was even remotely close” to the 49ers’ demands. Curiously, Shanahan said Friday he hasn’t spoken to Samuel in a couple of weeks. Maybe the 49ers’ coach should get an Instagram account and slide into Samuel’s DMs. Samuel, still under his rookie contract for a year, has “no leverage,” according to former NFL executive Bill Polian, a Pro Football Hall of Famer. “If I were the general manager of the 49ers, I would say, ‘Hey Deebo, you’ve got an injury history. Are you a No. 1 wide receiver?’ Not necessarily,” Polian said Saturday on SiriuxXM NFL Radio. “He’s what I call a 1A. He’s like a No. 2 starter in baseball. He’s very valuable, but I don’t know that you pay him $45 milllion a year, or, in football parlance, $25 million a year. “I don’t want to farm John Lynch’s land, and I hated when people did it to me, but in this
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Logan Webb wasn’t at his very best, but he brought his B game to work Saturday afternoon at Oracle Park, and that was good enough. Webb coughed up 11 hits, four in the third inning alone, but pitched out of traffic enough times to keep the Giants afloat in a 9-3 win over the Nationals. “I just don’t think everything is sharp right now. It’s still not there yet,” said Webb, who will meet with pitching coaches Sunday to try resolving mechanical issues that are keeping him from being his dominant self. “My body isn’t feeling the best right now. It was a quick spring, a lot of innings early, a long road trip. Everyone’s going through it. That could be why my mechanics might be off.” The Nationals had a collective opposite-field approach against Webb, repeatedly smoking the ball to the right side, often right past first baseman Darin Ruf. Two hits in the third inning were particularly noteworthy, both to right
fielder Luis Gonzalez, who mishandled Alcides Escobar’s double in the corner, enabling Victor Robles to score from first base. Gonzalez made up for the mishap later in the inning by fielding Josh Bell’s single and throwing out Cesar Hernandez at the plate. The initial ruling was safe, but the call was overturned. Nonetheless, the Nationals took an early 2-0 lead – Thairo Estrada’s two-run double in the home half tied the game. The next inning, the Nationals seemed on the verge of another impactful rally after loading the bases on three singles, two that didn’t leave the infield. What followed was Webb’s biggest moment of the game – he got Hernandez to bounce to shortstop Brandon Crawford for an inningending double play. “I thought the Nats had a really good approach,” Webb said. “In twostrike counts, they really weren’t chasing at all. They shortened up and went the other way. Props to those guys for See Webb, Page B8
With rest but no rust, Warriors welcome quick turnaround for Grizzlies series Tribune Content Agency The Warriors knew a Grizzlies win on Friday night was going to lead to a bit of a scramble ahead of Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals. But the tradeoff for having to get to Memphis for an afternoon tip time on Sunday is a chance to stay sharp after a quick breather – at least in coach Steve Kerr’s eyes. “It’s kind of perfect, in terms of the rhythm – you don’t want nine days off, but you don’t want 48 hours off,” Kerr said. “It’s good timing for us. We feel like our players will be in rhythm and we’ve had a couple of days to prepare now.” After wrapping up their first round series on Wednesday, the Warriors were completely off Thursday and had a light practice on Friday. Had Minnesota forced a Game 7 (which would have been played at the same time as Game 1), the Warriors likely would have felt the need to scrimmage to keep their bodies in check.
Instead, Golden State practiced in San Francisco midday Saturday before heading to the airport for their chartered flight to Memphis. While the playoffs’ usual schedule tends to give teams multiple days off on travel days, the Warriors will have a more regular season-esque experience on Sunday. “We’ve had situations, like two or three throughout the regular season, where you get your reps of what is the routine on a schedule like this,” Curry said. “Practice, fly in and everybody’s got to make sure they get their rest and doing what they need to do to keep their body fresh. Then, in the morning, whatever your routine is to get your mind, your body going as soon as possible to get ready for the game.” Both Curry and Kerr heaped praise on the young Memphis team, who will start their series against the Warriors less than 48 hours after ending their first round series in Minneapolis. See Series, Page B14
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NFL DRAFT 2022
CALENDAR Sunday’s TV sports Baseball College •Kentucky at Florida, SEC, 9 a.m. •Ole Miss at Arkansas, ESPN, 10 a.m. •Michigan at Purdue, BIG TEN, 11 a.m. •Mississippi State at Missouri, SEC, noon •UC Irvine at Long Beach State, ESPNU, 1 p.m. •Miami at Georgia Tech, ESPNU, 4 p.m. •Oregon State at Utah, PAC12, 6 p.m. MLB •Boston at Baltimore, MLB, 10 a.m. OR Houston at Toronto, MLB, 10:30 a.m. •Cleveland at Oakland, NBCSCA, 1 p.m. •Detroit at L.A. Dodgers, MLB, 1 p.m. •Washington at San Francisco, NBCSBA, 1 p.m. •Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, ESPN,. 4 p.m. Basketball NBA Playoffs conference semifinals •Milwaukee at Boston, Game 1, Chs. 7, 10, 10 a.m. •Golden State at Memphis, Game 1, Chs. 7, 10, 12:30 p.m. Curling •Mixed Doubles Championship, Gold Game, CNBC, 9 a.m. Football USFL •Pittsburgh at Michigan, USA, 11:30 a.m. Golf •DP World Tour, Catalunya Championship, final round, GOLF, 4 a.m. •PGA Tour, Mexico Open at Vidanta, final round, GOLF, 10 a.m. •PGA Tour, Mexico Open at Vidanta, final round, Chs. 5, 13, noon •PGA Tour Champions, Insperity Invitational, final round, GOLF, noon Horse racing •America’s Day at the Races, FS2, 10 a.m. Lacrosse College men •Notre Dame at Syracuse, ESPNU, 9 a.m. •North Carolina at Duke, ACC, 2:30 p.m. College women •ACC tournament, semifinals, ACC, 10 a.m. •ACC tournament, semifinals, ACC, 12:30 p.m. Motorsports •IndyCar, Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama, Ch. 3, 10 a.m. •NASCAR, Cup Series, DuraMAX Drydene 400, race, FS1, noon •IMSA, Monterey Sports Car Championship, Ch. 3, noon •NHRA, Circle K Four-Wide Nationals, FS1, 4 p.m. (taped) •MotoGP, Spanish Grand Prix, CNBC, 3 p.m. Rodeo PBR •Cooper Tires 15/15 Bucking Battle, Chs. 5, 13, 11 a.m. •Cooper Tires 15/15 Bucking Battle, CBSSN, 5 p.m. Soccer Ligue 1 •Troyes AC vs. Lille, BEIN, 2:50 a.m. •AS Monaco vs. Angers, BEIN, 4:55 a.m. •Bordeaux vs. OGC Nice, BEIN, 6:55 a.m. •Marseille vs. Olympique Lyonnais, BEIN, 10:35 a.m. •Montpellier HSC vs. FC Metz, BEIN, 4:30 p.m. (taped) Scottish Premiership •Celtic vs. Rangers, CBSSN, 4 a.m. Serie A •Milan vs. Fiorentina, CBSSN, 6 a.m. •Udinese vs. Inter Milan, CBSSN, 9 a.m. Premier League •Aston Villa vs. Norwich City, CNBC, 7 a.m. •West Ham vs. Arsenal, USA, 8 a.m. MLS •New York City FC vs. San Jose, NBCSCA, 10 a.m. •Nashville SC vs. Philadelphia Union, ESPN, 1 p.m. •Los Angeles FC vs. Minnesota United, FS1, 7 p.m. Super Lig •Galatasaray vs. Sivasspor, BEIN, 1 p.m. (taped) Copa do Brasil •Third round, first leg, Palmeiras vs. Juazeirense, FS2, 6 p.m. Softball •Virginia Tech vs. Boston College, ACC, 8 a.m. •Florida at LSU, ESPN2, 9 a.m. •Minnesota at Michigan, BIG TEN, 9 a.m. •Houston at South Florida, ESPNU, 11 a.m. •California at Arizona State, PAC12, P12BA, 2 p.m. •Tennessee at Ole Miss, SEC, 3 p.m. •Oregon State at Oregon, PAC12, 4 p.m. Swimming •United States Swimming International Team Trials, Ch. 3, 9 a.m. •United States Swimming International Team Trials, CNBC, 1 p.m. Tennis •Center Court, ATP Munich, ATP Estoril, finals; ATP/WTA Madrid, early rounds, TENNIS, 2 and 3 a.m. •ATP/WTA Madrid, early rounds, TENNIS, 2 and 3 a.m. (Monday) Track and field •Drake Relays, CBSSN, noon
Strong: Signs on From Page B6 at Nevada early in 2018 and worked his way into one of the nation’s top quarterbacks. Strong said earlier this year that he felt his emergence as a top-flight quarterback heading into late fall practice of 2020. Most teams at that time weren’t sure if there would even be a foot-
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ball season because of the Covid-19 pandemic. He decided to take up the mantra “practice like you play” and made it pay off. “That first game (in 2020) I thought, ‘practice like you play’ and I went out in that game against Wyoming and threw for 420 yards and four touchdowns,” he said.
Assessing each team’s picking performance after 7 rounds Sam Farmer
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he NFL wrapped up the third and final day of its first Las Vegas draft Saturday, completing Rounds 4-7 of its annual dice roll. In all, nine players from Los Angeles universities were selected.
The six UCLA Bruins: tight end Greg Dulcich (third round, Denver), offensive lineman Sean Rhyan (third round, Green Bay), defensive tackle Otito Ogbonnia (fifth round, Chargers), receiver Kyle Philips (fifth round, Tennessee), safety Quentin Lake (sixth round, Rams) and running back Brittain Brown (seventh round, Las Vegas). The three USC Trojans: receiver Drake London (eighth pick, Atlanta), edge rusher Drake Jackson (second round, San Francisco) and running back Keaontay Ingram (sixth round, Arizona). How the teams fared: Arizona:History has shown that the Cardinals have had more luck acquiring talent through trades and that acquisition of Baltimore receiver Marquis “Hollywood” Brown looks pretty good. Atlanta:The Falcons have some big targets, adding USC recei ver Drake London a year after drafting tight end Kyle Pitts. Will be interesting to see if they reached by taking Montana State linebacker Troy Andersen in the second, especially with Georgia’s Nakobe Dean still on the board. Baltimore:Michigan edge David Ojabo was a smart pickup in the second round, even though he’s coming off a torn Achilles. He eventually could be that bookend pass rusher the Ravens haven’t had since Terrell Suggs. Buffalo:They addressed a big area of need by taking Florida corner Kaiir Elam in the first. Tre’Davious White is coming off a knee injury and team lost Levi Wallace in free agency. Carolina:Quarterback is still a concern, but the Panthers didn’t panic. They addressed their need for an offensive tackle, took a deep breath and patiently waited for a passer before taking Mississippi’s Matt Corral in the third. Chicago: The Bears used a fifth-round pick on an intriguing defensive end, Dominique Robinson of Miami (Ohio). He
proved at the Senior Bowl that he’s capable of making a splash at the next level. Cincinnati: The Bengals stuck to the plan and took Michigan safety Daxton Hill at the end of the first. They have their starting safeties in Vonn Bell and Jessie Bates, but neither is signed beyond this season. Plus, you can never have too many good defensive backs. Cleveland: Odd not seeing the Browns making a pick near the top of the draft. Because of the Deshaun Watson trade, they didn’t have a first-rounder – and won’t for the next two years – and then they bailed out of their second-round spot for more picks. Dallas: South Alabama’s Jalen Tolbert can play every wide-receiver spot and softens the blow of losing Cedrick Wilson. Tulsa tackle Tyler Smith could be good, but he’s raw and prone to penalties, including 12 holding calls last season. Denver:The Broncos can’t rest all of their pass-rushing hopes on Bradley Chubb and the banged-up Randy Gregory, so drafting Oklahoma outside linebacker Nik Bonitto in the second round was smart. Detroit: The Lions ramped up their pass rush with Michigan’s Aidan Hutchinson and Kentucky’s Joshua Paschal, and made a big trade up in the first for Alabama receiver Jameson Williams, giving Jared Goff another dangerous target. Green Bay:Once again, the Packers passed on taking a receiver in the first round. They gave Aaron Rodgers a gift in the second, though, with North Dakota State’s Christian Watson. Houston:Even though they needed a safety, and Kyle Hamilton would have been there at 13, the Texans traded back a couple of spots. That allowed Baltimore to take the star from Notre Dame, and Houston filled a need on the offensive line with Texas A&M guard Kenyon Green. Indianapolis:Sharp maneuvering trading back 11 spots in the second round and still getting the player they wanted, Cincinnati receiver Alec Pierce, and acquiring the pick to get Central Michigan tackle Bernhard Raimann in the fourth. Jacksonville:Utah’s Devin Lloyd widely was considered the best inside linebacker in this class, and the type of tackler who’s
Scoreboard BASKETBALL NBA Playoffs First round Saturday, April 16 GOLDEN STATE 123, Denver 107 Utah 99, Dallas 93 Minnesota 130, Memphis 117 Philadelphia 131, Toronto 111 Sunday, April 17 Miami 115, Atlanta 91 Boston 115, Brooklyn 114 Milwaukee 93, Chicago 86 Phoenix 110, New Orleans 99 Monday, April 18 GOLDEN STATE 126, Denver 106 Philadelphia 112, Atlanta 97 Dallas 110, Utah 104 Tuesday, April 19 Miami 115, Atlanta 105 Memphis 124, Minnesota 96 New Orleans 125, Phoenix 114 Wednesday, April 20 Boston 114, Brooklyn 107 Philadelphia 104, Toronto 101, OT Chicago 114, Milwaukee 110 Thursday, April 21 GOLDEN STATE 118, Denver 113 Memphis 104, Minnesota 95 Dallas 126, Utah 118 Friday, April 22 Atlanta 111, Miami 110 Milwaukee 111, Chicago 91 Phoenix 114, New Orleans 111 Saturday, April 23 Toronto 110, Philadelphia 105 Utah 100, Dallas 99 Boston 109, Brooklyn 103 Minnesota 119, Memphis 118 Sunday,April 24 Denver 126, GOLDEN STATE 121 Milwaukee 119, Chicago 95 Miami 110, Atlanta 86 New Orleans 118, Phoenix 103 Monday, April 25 Boston 116, Brooklyn 112, Boston wins 4-0 Toronto 103, Philadelphia 88 Dallas 102, Utah 77 Tuesday, April 26 Miami 97, Atlanta 94, Miami wins 4-1 Memphis 111, Minnesota 109 Phoenix 103, New Orleans 93 Wednesday, April 27 GOLDEN STATE 102, Denver 98, Golden State wins 4-1 Milwaukee 116, Chicago 100, Milwaukee wins 4-1 Thursday, April 28 Philadelphia 132, Toronto 97, Philadelphia wins 4-2 Phoenix 115, New Orleans 109, Phoenix wins 4-2 Dallas 98, Utah 96, Dallas wins 4-2 Friday’s Game Memphis 114, Minnesota 106, Memphis wins 4-2
Conference semifinals Sunday’s Game GOLDEN STATE at Memphis, 12:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Boston, 10 a.m. Monday’s Games Philadelphia at Miami, 4:30 p.m. Dallas at Phoenix, 7 p.m. Tuesday’s Games GOLDEN STATE at Memphis, 6:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Boston, 4 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Philadelphia at Miami, 4:30 p.m. Dallas at Phoenix, 7 p.m. Thursday’s Games No games scheduled Friday, May 6 Miami at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Phoenix at Dallas, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 7 Memphis at GOLDEN STATE, 5:30 p.m.
Boston at Milwaukee, 12:30 p.m. Sunday, May 8 Phoenix at Dallas, 12:30 p.m. Miami at Philadelphia, 5 p.m. Monday, May 9 Memphis at GOLDEN STATE, 7 p.m. Boston at Milwaukee, 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 10 Philadelphia at Miami, TBD, if necessary Dallas at Phoenix, if necessary Wednesday, May 11 GOLDEN STATE at Memphis, TBD, if necessary Milwaukee at Boston, TBD, if necessary Thursday, May 12 Miami at Philadelphia, TBD, if necessary Phoenix at Dallas, TBD, if necessary Friday, May 13 Memphis at GOLDEN STATE, TBD, if necessary Boston at Milwaukee, TBD, if necessary Sunday, May 15 Philadelphia at Miami, TBD, if necessary Milwaukee at Boston, TBD, if necessary Dallas at Phoenix, TBD, if necessary Monday, May 16 GOLDEN STATE at Memphis, TBD, if necessary
HOCKEY NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA y-Carolina 82 54 20 8 116 278 202 x-N.Y. Rangers 82 52 24 6 110 254 207 x-Pittsburgh 82 46 25 11 103 272 229 x-Washington 82 44 26 12 100 275 245 N.Y. Islanders 82 37 35 10 84 231 237 Columbus 82 37 38 7 81 262 300 New Jersey 82 27 46 9 63 248 307 Philadelphia 82 25 46 11 61 211 298 Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA p-Florida 82 58 18 6 122 340 246 82 54 21 7 115 315 253 x-Toronto 82 51 23 8 110 287 233 x-Tampa Bay x-Boston 82 51 26 5 107 255 220 Buffalo 82 32 39 11 75 232 290 Detroit 82 32 40 10 74 230 312 82 33 42 7 73 227 266 Ottawa 82 22 49 11 55 221 319 Montreal Western Conference Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 82 56 19 7 119 312 234 z-Colorado x-Minnesota 82 53 22 7 113 310 253 x-St. Louis 82 49 22 11 109 311 242 x-Dallas 82 46 30 6 98 238 246 x-Nashville 82 45 30 7 97 266 252 Winnipeg 81 38 32 11 87 248 254 Chicago 82 28 42 12 68 219 291 Arizona 82 25 50 7 57 207 313 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA y-Calgary 82 50 21 11 111 293 208 x-Edmonton 82 49 27 6 104 290 252 x-Los Angeles 82 44 27 11 99 239 236 Vegas 82 43 31 8 94 266 248 Vancouver 82 40 30 12 92 249 236 SAN JOSE 82 32 37 13 77 214 264 Anaheim 82 31 37 14 76 232 271 Seattle 81 27 48 6 60 213 281 x-clinched playoff berth z-clinched conference p-President’s Trophy NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Friday’s Games Seattle 3, SAN JOSE 0 Pittsburgh 5, Columbus 3 Buffalo 3, Chicago 2, OT Toronto 5, Boston 2 Montreal 10, Florida 2 Detroit 5, New Jersey 3 N.Y. Rangers 3, Washington 2 Ottawa 4, Philadelphia 2
invaluable in a division that includes running backs such as Derrick Henry and Jonathan Taylor. Kansas City:The Chiefs traded up in the first round, but it wasn’t for a receiver to replace Tyreek Hill. They got a good corner in Washington’s Trent McDuffie and, at 30, a relentless pass rusher in Purdue’s George Karlaftis. Las Vegas:Smart move that the Raiders opted not to pick up the fifth-year option of Josh Jacobs and instead drafted his heir apparent in Georgia running back Zamir White, a bargain in the fourth round. Chargers:As with last year when they took an outstanding tackle in the first round, the Chargers landed a polished and NFL-ready guard in Boston College’s Zion Johnson. If there was a surprise, it’s that they didn’t use one of their better picks on a cornerback or pass rusher. Rams:The Rams like those proven players and they got one by trading for cornerback Troy Hill, who was too expensive for them after a big year in 2020. Now that he’s back, he fills a vacancy left by Darious Williams and can help bring along draftees Decobie Durant and Derion Kendrick. Miami:The Dolphins didn’t have a pick in the first two rounds because of the Tyreek Hill trade. That’s the price of landing the most explosive player in the league. They did need a center, so it might haunt them that they went linebacker, receiver in the third and fourth rounds. Minnesota:Five of their first six picks were defenders, including talented Georgia safety Lewis Cine with the final pick of the first round. Louisiana State guard Ed Ingram will help shore the interior of the offensive line. New England:Taking Chattanooga guard Cole Strange in the first? The Rams thought he might be around for them in the third. Conjecture is the Patriots had to scramble when Devin Lloyd was snapped up just before they were picking. New Orleans:Good news for Jameis Winston. The Saints made an aggressive move up in the first to get Ohio State receiver Chris Olave, then used their second first-round pick on a left tackle, Northern Iowa’s Trevor Penning. N.Y. Giants:The Giants crushed it in the first by getting both
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Tampa Bay 6, N.Y. Islanders 4 Vegas 7, St. Louis 4 Minnesota 4, Colorado 1 Winnipeg 3, Calgary 1 Dallas 4, Anaheim 2 Edmonton 3, Vancouver 2, SO Arizona 5, Nashville 4 Saturday’s Games No games scheduled Sunday’s Game Seattle at Winnipeg, 11 a.m. END REGULAR SEASON
NHL Playoffs Monday’s Games Boston at Carolina, 4 p.m. Tampa Bay at Toronto, 4:30 p.m. St. Louis at Minnesota, 6:30 p.m. Los Angeles at Edmonton, 7 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m. Washington at Florida, 4:30 p.m. Nashville at Colorado, 6:30 p.m. Dallas at Calgary, 7 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Boston at Carolina, 4 p.m. Tampa Bay at Toronto, 4:30 p.m. St. Louis at Minnesota, 6:30 p.m. Los Angeles at Edmonton, 7 p.m. Thursday’s Games Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m. Washington at Florida, 4:30 p.m. Nashville at Colorado, 6:30 p.m. Dallas at Calgary, 7 p.m. Friday, May 6 Carolina at Boston, 4 p.m. Toronto at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m. Minnesota at St. Louis, 6:30 p.m. Edmonton at Los Angeles, 7 p.m. Saturday, May 7 Florida at Washington, 10 a.m. Colorado at Nashville, 1:30 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. Calgary at Dallas, 6:30 p.m. Sunday, May 8 Carolina at Boston, 12:30 a.m. Minnesota at St. Louis, 1:30 p.m. Toronto at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m. Edmonton at Los Angeles, 7 p.m. Monday, May 9 Florida at Washington, 4 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. Colorado at Nashville, 6:30 p.m. Calgary at Dallas, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 10 Los Angeles at Edmonton, TBD, if necessary St. Louis at Minnesota, TBD, if necessary Tampa Bay at Toronto, TBD, if necessary Boston at Carolina, TBD, if necessary Wednesday, May 11 Nashville at Colorado, TBD, if necessary Dallas at Calgary, TBD, if necessary Washington at Florida, TBD, if necessary Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, TBD, if necessary Thursday, May 12 Edmonton at Los Angeles, TBD, if necessary Minnesota at St. Louis, TBD, if necessary Toronto at Tampa Bay, TBD, if necessary Carolina at Boston, TBD, if necessary Friday, May 13 Colorado at Nashville, TBD, if necessary Calgary at Dallas, TBD, if necessary Florida at Washington, TBD, if necessary N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, TBD, if necessary Saturday, May 14 Los Angeles at Edmonton, TBD, if necessary St. Louis at Minnesota, TBD, if necessary Tampa Bay at Toronto, TBD, if necessary Boston at Carolina, TBD, if necessary Sunday, May 15 Nashville at Colorado, TBD, if necessary Dallas at Calgary, TBD, if necessary Washington at Florida, TBD, if necessary Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, TBD, if necessary
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defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux and Evan Neal, widely seen as the best tackle. If there was a head scratcher it was their apparent reach for Kentucky receiver Wan’Dale Robinson in the second. N.Y. Jets:Smooth move trading back into the first for Florida edge rusher Jermaine Johnson II. Using a third-round pick on Ohio State tight end Jeremy Ruckert might turn out to be genius, but this team already spent a lot of cash on tight ends C.J. Uzomah and Tyler Conklin. Philadelphia: The Eagles were big winners in trading for receiver A.J. Brown, a game changer when he’s healthy. They also got Georgia linebacker Nakobe Dean in the third round, a bargain if his shoulder holds up. Pittsburgh: The Steelers got a potential star in the second in Georgia receiver George Pickens, one of those big targets they’ve used so effectively in the past. He dropped because he’s coming off a knee injury. San Francisco:The 49ers got a really fast receiver in Southern Methodist’s Danny Gray, who can stretch the field and create space for Deebo Samuel and tight end George Kittle. But they also used another pick on LSU’s Tyrion Davis-Price in the third round, when there were more pressing needs. Seattle:The Seahawks stocked up on offensive tackles by taking Mississippi State’s Charles Cross in the first round and Washington State’s Abraham Lucas in the third. Seattle used a valuable pick on Michigan State running back Kenneth Walker III, but the neck health of Rashaad Penny is an issue. Tampa Bay:Using the first pick of the second round on Houston defensive lineman Logan Hall looks pretty solid. They’re getting old on the defensive line and chose not to re-sign Ndamukong Suh. Hall was born six days after Tom Brady was drafted. Tennessee:Liberty quarterback Malik Willis widely was projected to wind up in Pittsburgh as the No. 20 pick. Instead, he tumbled all the way to the third round where the Titans got him at a value. Washington:The Commanders got a guy with great hands in Penn State receiver Jahan Dotson, which is not only good for quarterback Carson Wentz but also helps take the heat off fellow receiver Terry McLaurin.
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National League East Division W L Pct GB 15 7 .682 — 12 8 .600 2 11 11 .500 4 10 12 .455 5 7 16 .304 8½ Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 15 7 .682 — St. Louis 11 9 550 3 Pittsburgh 9 12 .429 5½ Chicago Cubs 8 13 .381 6½ Cincinnati 3 18 .143 11½ West Division W L Pct GB 13 6 .684 — L.A. Dodgers SAN FRANCISCO 14 7 .667 — San Diego 14 8 .636 ½ 12 9 .571 2 Colorado Arizona 10 12 .455 4½ Friday’s Games Cleveland 9, OAKLAND 8 Washington 14, SAN FRANCISCO 4 San Diego 7, Pittsburgh 3 Miami 8, Seattle 6 Boston 3, Baltimore 1 Houston 11, Toronto 7 Tampa Bay 6, Minnesota 1 N.Y. Mets 3, Philadelphia 0 L.A. Angels 5, Chicago White Sox 1 Atlanta 6, Texas 3 N.Y. Yankees 12, Kansas City 2, 8 innings Milwaukee 11, Chicago Cubs 1 Arizona 6, St. Louis 2 Colorado 10, Cincinnati 4 L.A. Dodgers 5, Detroit 1 Saturday’s Games SAN FRANCISCO 9, Washington 3 Cleveland 3, OAKLAND 1 Arizona 2, St. Louis 0 Toronto 2, Houston 1 Chicago White Sox 4, L.A. Angels 0 Minnesota 9, Tampa Bay 1 Miami 3, Seattle 1 Pittsburgh 7, San Diego 6, 10 innings Baltimore 2, Boston 1, 10 innings Texas 3, Atlanta 1 Philadelphia 4, N.Y. Mets 1 N.Y. Yankees 3, Kansas City 0 Milwaukee 9, Chicago Cubs 1 Colorado 4, Cincinnati 3 Detroit at L.A. Dodgers, (n) Sunday’s Games Washington at SAN FRANCISCO, 1:05 p.m. Cleveland at OAKLAND, 1:07 p.m. Boston at Baltimore, 10:05 a.m. Minnesota at Tampa Bay, 10:10 a.m. San Diego at Pittsburgh, 10:35 a.m. Houston at Toronto, 10:37 a.m. Seattle at Miami, 10:40 a.m. L.A. Angels at Chicago White Sox, 11:05 a.m. N.Y. Yankees at Kansas City, 11:10 a.m. Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, 11:10 a.m. Arizona at St. Louis, 11:15 a.m. Atlanta at Texas, 11:35 a.m. Cincinnati at Colorado, 12:10 p.m. Detroit at L.A. Dodgers, 1:10 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 4:08 p.m. Monday’s Games Tampa Bay at OAKLAND, 6:40 p.m. L.A. Angels at Chicago White Sox, 11:10 a.m. Kansas City at St. Louis, 1:15 p.m. Arizona at Miami, 3:40 p.m. Minnesota at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 4:07 p.m. Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m. Seattle at Houston, 5:10 p.m.
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Cole Irvin sharp, A’s bats quiet in 3-1 loss to Guardians Tribune Content Agency After his previous start, A’s left-hander Cole Irvin said he is still learning how and when to pitch effectively outside of the strike zone. Irvin was one of the majors’ most efficient starters last season and noted he can be around the zone too much at times, allowing hitters to be aggressive without worrying about chasing. Coincidence or not, Irvin has been less efficient in his past three starts – at least by his 2021 standards – but more effective than in his first two outings of 2022. Irvin allowed one run over six innings Saturday against a Guardians lineup that entered ranked fifth in the AL in weighted runs created. That lineup broke through in the ninth, as Richie Palacios’ two-out, two-run double off Dany Jiménez sent the A’s to a 3-1 loss at the Coliseum. Irvin totaled 90 pitches over six frames. Last time out, he noted the value of pitches that start out looking like strikes and finish off the plate, helping him avoid bat barrels without strikeout stuff. He generated mostly soft contact Saturday, with three double-play groundballs helping him navigate six hits and two walks. “I had a four-pitch walk today that was very uncompetitive, so I’m kicking myself for that,” Irvin said. “And that’s the thing, you’ve got to be able to pitch in the
Local From Page B6 Hailey Permenter each went 2-for-3 with Permenter, Eliza Goodwin and Katelyn Kilgore each having doubles. Goodwin and Permenter also contributed RBIs. Vacaville Christian 18, Golden Sierra 7: At Garden Valley on Thursday, the Falcons (8-3, 7-3 SDL) jumped to a 13-0 lead after 2 1/2 innings with Talya Stonebraker blasting two home runs and falling a single shy of hitting for the cycle. Stonebraker went 4-for-5 with a double, a triple and three RBIs, while Lexi Martinez went 4-for-4 with a double and five RBIs, Macy Webb went 3-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs and Emerson Meggers went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs. Laura Everett also crushed a home run while reaching base four times and driving in two runs with Lilianna Ojeda delivering a double. In picking up the fiveinning victory, Meggers scattered 10 hits and allowed four earned runs with 13 strikeouts and three walks.
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Vikings keep rolling with 8-3 win over Napa FAIRFIELD — Tyler James belted a home run and three pitchers scattered nine hits as the Vanden High baseball team followed up handing Rodriguez its first loss of the season on Thursday with an 8-3 downing of Napa, Friday. Tyler Sampson, Trae Hollomon and Aidan Robles each had two hits, with James driving in
zone to be able to pitch out of the zone. I know how to pitch well in the zone, that’s not an issue. So now expanding on the corners and down over the plate is giving me some good results so far. That’s all you can ask for and I’ve just got to keep improving on it.” Guardians hitters attacked Irvin’s fastballs, totaling 31 of 49 swings against him on sinkers and four-seamers. Irvin varied speeds and locations to effect. Only 17 balls put in play against him carried exit velocities of 95-plus mph, defined by Statcast as hard-hit. He induced 26 fouls that spiked his pitch count. “He’s utilizing all of his pitches, his fastball, his cutter has been effective, which he worked on and believes in,” manager Mark Kotsay said. “I still think command probably could be better, but at the same point, he’s getting outs and he’s pitching well.” Cleveland loaded the bases with one out in the third on three groundball singles. It brought up José Ramírez, the majors’ RBI leader. Irvin did not shy away, starting Ramírez with two fastballs up in the zone to forge an 0-2 count before inducing a shallow flyout. He retired Owen Miller on a flyout to strand all three runners. “Bases loaded, one out, as much as I want to get a ground ball, he’s looking to hit a fly ball,” See A’s, Page B14 two runs and Sampson, Hollomon, Robles and Jovan Ochoa each getting an RBI. DJ Anderson picked up the victory, allowing four hits and one run with three strikeouts and one walk in three innings of work. Ochoa threw three scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks with three strikeouts. The Vikings (23-2, 12-1) are tied with Rodriguez (23-1, 12-1) for first place in the Monticello Empire League and have two games left with the Mustangs, playing at Rodriguez on Tuesday and at home on Thursday. Armijo 4, Fairfield 3: At Fairfield on Thursday, the Royals (12-12, 6-7) trailed the Falcons (5-20, 0-13) 3-1 before taking the lead for good with three runs in the top of the sixth. Dameion Regalado and Raeshaun Priest each went 2-for-4 for Armijo, with Luis Roberto Urias, Priest and Justin Lundberg each driving in a run. Lundberg went the first five innings to get the win, allowing four hits and three runs (two earned) with seven strikeouts and two walks. Brayan Rivera closed it out to get the save, yielding no hits or runs with three strikeouts and three walks over the final two innings. Joey Mason and Amari Bryant both had two hits, including a double, and an RBI, with Javier Garcia also driving in a run. Clayton Valley Charter 12, Vacaville 5: At Vacaville on Friday, the visiting Ugly Eagles (16-4) scored two or more runs in five of the seven innings and the Bulldogs (12-13) didn’t have enough answers. Nathan Schnell had a double and triple with three RBIs, while Bennie Dyer tripled and plated a run to lead the Vacaville offense. Vacaville Christian 13, Golden Sierra 0: At Garden Valley on Thurs-
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The San Francisco Giants’ Thairo Estrada swats an RBI single against the Washington Nationals in the fifth
inning at Oracle Park, Saturday, in San Francisco. The Giants won 9-3.
Giants: Rebound from Friday’s loss From Page B6 doing that. You don’t see that very often anymore. You see a lot of home run swings.” Webb gave up a two-out RBI single in the sixth, and manager Gabe Kapler came out to the mound to read the situation. Kapler stuck with Webb, who was at 93 pitches and needed two more to retire Escobar, his final batter. A day after the Giants surrendered 22 hits and got clobbered 14-4, their starter gave up a bunch more hits, but it didn’t prevent him from earning the win, his third. “I don’t think he has the type of finish he wants right now on his pitches,” Kapler said. “As a result, there are more balls in play, and you’re seeing more hits. When he’s at his best, his ball has late life – late, sharp bite on his slider, fade on his changeup and sink and run on his sinker. He’s
missing that little edge. “But I can’t stress this enough. He’s still fine, just not Webby at his best.” Big inning: The Giants turned a one-run lead into one-sided party in the sixth inning, scoring four runs with a combination of power ball and small ball. Jason Vosler opened with a homer on a fly into McCovey Cove, the Giants’ 92nd splash hit in the ballpark’s 23-year history. It was Vosler’s first, and he’s a mere 34 behind Barry Bonds. “To see the number change to 92 and realize it’s been done only 92 times is a really special and cool feeling,” said Vosler, who has two homers in two days, a good sign on a team with loads of other left-handed batters unavailable. After the Giants loaded the bases and scored another run on Wilmer Flores’ double-play grounder,
day, the Falcons (12-7, 9-3) scored in each of the five innings, including four in the second and six in the fourth, to support the no-hit pitching of Josh Brumfield. John Elliott went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs, while Steve Dingman and Mehki Davison also had two hits with Thomas Lane driving in three runs and Teagan Gonzales two. In his five innings of work, Brumfield fanned seven and walked none. Florin 10, Rio Vista 0: At Rio Vista on Friday, the Rams (10-14) managed three hits against the Panthers, singles by Grant Baldwin, Sam Lara and Jeremy Turner.
ship record, the Vanden High boys volleyball team is set to open the Sac-Joaquin Section Division III playoffs, The Vikings, 18-3 overall, are seeded third and host No. 14 Mesa Verde of Citrus Heights on Tuesday at 7 p.m. In all-SDL selections, outside hitter Noah Yi was named Most Valuable Player, middle blockers Edwin Daugherty and Matthew Leroy and setter/opposite hitter Ken Arnold made the first team, with setter Richard Lin, and outside hitters Dylan Hoang and Christian Ting, received honorable mention. Wayne Bucaojit was named Coach of the Year.
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Solano closes season with 16-2 loss
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UKIAH — Down 6-0 before being buried by a 10-run bottom of the seventh, the Solano Community College baseball team closed its season with two runs in the ninth inning of a 16-2 Bay Valley Conference loss to Mendocino, Friday. The Falcons (12-25, 9-12) got their runs when Michael Vena plated Dimitri McLen with a fielder’s choice and Chasyn Love singled in Vena. Victor Vega and Jason Pridy each had two hits with the former hitting a double to lead the Solano attack.
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SDL champion Vikings set to open SJS playoffs FAIRFIELD — Fresh off winning the Sierra Delta League champion-
SUMMER LEAGUE STANDINGS As of April 28 Tuesday AM League W L Pts Do It Again 3 0 36 Plan B 2 1 29 No Mercy 1 2 23 Capitani 0 3 24 Bocce Friends 000 Tuesday PM League W L Pts Untouchable 3 0 36 Casino Royal 3 0 36 La Bocce Vita 2 1 33 Slow Rollers-1 1 2 27 Bells & Beaus 0 3 21 New Bee’s 0 3 17 Bocce Buddies 000 Wednesday AM League W L Pts Bocce Bulldogs 2 1 34 Andiamo Amici 2 1 32 Oh Sugar 2 1 29 Sons Of Italy 1 2 32 Holey Rollers 1 2 22 Roll’Em 1 2 19 Thursday AM League W L Pts Mama’s & Papa’s 2 1 29 What If 2 1 26 Real McCoys 1 2 22 Bocce Cruisers 1 2 16 RED DEVILS 000 Slow Rollers-2 000 Tuesday AM Weekly Results Plan B 2, No Mercy 1 Do It Again 3, Capitani 0 Bocce Friends Bye
Crawford showed he’s still hustling after all these years. Crawford legged out an infield hit that brought in the inning’s third run, stole his first base of the season and scored on Estrada’s grounder to shortstop. It should have ended the inning, but Escobar’s throw was off line, and Crawford never stopped running until crossing the plate. Ruf rocking: Ruf has had an unlucky season, showing little for all the pitches he barreled up. His first at-bat Saturday, his sizzling liner to right was caught by Juan Soto. Ruf made an out in his next at-bat, leaving him 2-for-25 over seven games. Then the ball began to drop, finally. Ruf singled in his next three trips to the plate. Through it all, Kapler repeatedly expressed his trust in Ruf, the only Giant other than Estrada to appear in every game.
“You do get frustrated,” Ruf said. “When the results aren’t what you want them to be, you get the urge to try to change something and hope the results will follow, but you always end up coming back to what feels good for you.” Ruf also stole a base, the fifth of his career, with a six-run lead in the eighth. Friday, Robles bunted for a hit with a six-run lead in the seventh. Unwritten rules continue to take a beating this year. Topping it off, Ruf, who had moved to left field late in the game, made a diving catch in the gap that ended the game. “Our pitchers are out their working their tails off no matter the score. They don’t want to give up hits,” Ruf said. “You’re trying your best all nine innings to try to make every play possible for the guy on the hill.”
Tuesday PM Weekly Results Casino Royal 3, Bells & Beaus 0 Untouchable 3, New Bee’S 0 La Bocce Vita 2, Slow Rollers-1 1 Wednesday AM Weekly Results Oh Sugar 2, Roll’Em 1 Bocce Bulldogs 2, Sons Of Italy 1 Thursday AM Weekly Results Mama’s & Papa’s 2, Real Mccoys 1 What If 2, Bocce Cruisers 1 Red Devils No Play, Slow Rollers-2 No Play
Chip-in: Barbara Rigdon, No. 18
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Rancho Solano Women’s Golf Club 2 BEST BALL Low gross: Rebecca Martinez, 84 Low net: Rebecca Martinez, 71 Team Winners 1, Kati Ehsani, Christine Anderson, Amy Shively 2, Terri Cameron, Rebecca Martinez, Mary Fowler, Nancy Sanders 3, Kelyne Maertz, Jody Knight, Clarice Bartiste Closest to the pin: Rebecca Martinez, No. 8 (16-10) and No. 16 (16-0); Doreen Moses, No. 8 (4-1.5) and No. 12 (12-0) BLIND NINE Low gross: Terri Cameron Low net: Nancy Thurow 1st flight 1, Terri Cameron 2, Mary Johnsen 2nd flight 1, Nancy Thurow 2, Gayle Allustiarte Closest to the pin: Terri Cameron No. 8 (29-10.5); Gayle Allustiarte, No. 15 (10-9) Birdies/chip-in: Terri Cameron
Niners SWEEPS 1st Flight 1, Kitty Lockwood, 27 2, Chris Robertson, 29 3, Rene Romiski, 33 4, Kay Bone, 34 5, Barbara James, 38* 6, Judi Moses, 38* 2nd flight 1, Sandy Latchford, 27 2, Ann Rollin, 33* 3, Kim Weaver, 33* 4, Marge Tye, 35 3rd flight 1, Barb Ridgson, 27 2, Shirley Helmich, 28 3, Trellis Moore, 30 4, Diane Stephens, 34 5, Cathy Treece, 35 6, Liz Dykstra, 36 *tie-breaker
Sir Branch 106 results Net scores 1st flight 1, Ralph Moses, 71 2, Charlie Stoehr, 73 3, Al Thacker, 74 4, Chuck Ristan, 76 2nd flight 1, Joe Chu, 73 2, Jim Delker, 73 3, Doug Beaumont, 75 4, Mike Miller, 75 3rd flight 1, Jack Boster, 69 2, Chuck Womack, 73 3, Lee O’Dell, 74 4, Bill Czabaranek, 74 4th flight 1, Chuck Hurst, 72 2, Rich Barker, 72 3, Bob Brown, 73 4, Keith Toman, 73 5th flight 1, Jake Finnegan, 69 2, Jack Daly, 70 3, Ray Easton, 71 4, Lee Tong, 72 6th flight 1, Paul Carroll, 74 2, John Randy Murphy, 75 3, Mike Mastrocovo, 75 4, Sam Derting, 75 Closest to the pin (par 3s) No. 5: Tim Zermeno, 5-4 No. 8: Eric Dalida, 2-7 No. 12: Dan Fahlert, 1-1 No. 15: Doug Beaumont, 3-11
Paradise Valley Women’s Golf Club SWEEPS 1st flight 1, Regina Cortez, net 69 2, Claudia Archer, net 71 3, Jakki Kutz, net 71 4, Kathy Pascal, net 72 2nd flight 1, Joan McCluskey, net 76 2, Mary Fowler, net 77 3, Kimmie McCann, net 78 4, Joan Dominguez, net 79 3rd flight 1, Beryl Bridges, net 71 2, Elaine Hahn, net 74 3, Karen Moore, net 75 4, Rita May, net 76 4th flight 1, Kris Golomb, net 77 2, Becky Carroll, net 82 3, Kathy Tomko, net 84 4, Stella Gaudet, net 85 Closest to the pin (No. 12): 1, LeeAnne Fortney, 20-4; 2, Jakki Kutz, 20-8 Birdies: Regina Cortez,No. 9; Oksun Parrott, No. 2 Chip-ins: Stella Gaudet, No. 7
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Refugee burden evokes history in Warsaw Laura K ing
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WARSAW, Poland — Eighty years ago, Adolf Hitler nearly wiped Warsaw off the map. Now, a city whose history is written in ash and blood, an age-old crossroads of wartime tragedy, is bursting with Ukrainian refugees. Poland has taken in more people fleeing the conflict in Ukraine than all other countries combined, the United Nations says. Of the more than 5.3 million people who have sought shelter outside the country, almost 3 million crossed into Poland. Some have moved on to other European countries; others have made the journey back, although the war is still raging and their homeland remains battered and dangerous. But about a tenth of those arrivals – an estimated 300,000 people, almost all of them women and children – are in the Polish capital, straining a city where social services were already stretched. Day care and cancer treatment, classroom spots and affordable housing, counseling and physical therapy are now in short supply. "We are full," said Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski. "We're at capacity." With the war in Ukraine in its third month and no diplomatic solution in sight, some are wondering how long Polish hospitality for neighbors in desperate need will last before there's a backlash. In a matter of weeks, the city's population jumped by nearly one-fifth. "I'm pretty sure at some point there will be resentment," said Karolina Lukasiewicz, a migration researcher at the University of Warsaw. "It's all a massive, massive challenge." As Poland is hailed by the Biden administration as an indispensable ally in the Western front against Russian aggression, the country's internal political tensions, and its right-wing government's quarrels with the European Union, have been relegated to the background. But they won't stay there indefinitely. And the painful contrast between the opening of homes
and hearts to Ukrainians, overwhelmingly white and Christian, after mainly Middle Eastern migrants were left to freeze in the forests of the blockaded border with Belarus, is a source of shame for many Poles. "It's racism – there's just not another word for it," said Maciej Kisilowski, an associate professor of law at Central European University in Vienna. Still, among ordinary people and disparate organizations that are offering assistance to the Ukrainians, this is a fateful moment – when the ghosts of the past mingle the horrors of the present. "How could we not do everything?" said Leslaw Piszewski, a leader of Warsaw's Jewish community, whose rescue efforts began in the war's first hours. "Here, in this place, with all that has happened here, how can we not do everything to help?" n n n At a well-appointed Warsaw shopping mall, Nadia Fortuna, a 28-year-old manicurist who fled Ukraine weeks ago with her son and mother, studied nail polish colors at a cosmetics kiosk. Neon blue, hot pink, acid green. Fortuna had packed the tools of her trade when she tearfully kissed her mechanic husband goodbye and boarded a train out of Ukraine, leaving their home near Lviv. But now she needed a wide selection of colors for what she hoped would be new Polish customers for manicure and pedicure services she plans to provide from a home in exile she had yet to find. A donor had earmarked 1,000 Polish zlotys, about $225, as seed money for the manicure project. Zosia Radziwill, a 32-year-old Polish volunteer who has become a fast friend, offered a distraction of quick, bright patter when the bill came to a bit more than that. "Don't tell her!" she murmured, surreptitiously making up the difference from her own pocket. She and Fortuna, who is tall and black-haired with a calm demeanor, were laughing together over a misunderstanding – one of countless linguistic confusions, although the languages have a degree of
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Ukrainian Refugees gather at the main train station in Przemysl, Poland, March 6. Thousands of refugees pass through this train station to their next destination. overlay – based the similarity of respective Ukrainian and Polish words for smelling and hearing. One was talking about scent, her friend was thinking of sound, and both were momentarily puzzled. A translation app solved the mystery. Radziwill, who has enlisted a large network of friends on social media to find temporary housing and other services for the refugees, said she was initially worried about how the country would respond. "I was afraid of xenophobia," she said. "But it's not happening. At least not yet." While her son ran over to a giant sculpted likeness of an ice cream cone outside a confectioner's stand, blissfully throwing his arms around it, Fortuna took advantage of a moment out of his hearing to talk about their new life in Warsaw. "I feel welcome," she said. "But I worry all the time. About everything." The hardest thing, she said, was when Tymur asked when he would see his father, who, like most fighting-age men — those 18 to 60 — was required to remain behind in Ukraine. Every day, many times a day, the little boy posed the question. Today? Tomorrow? Next week?
Suddenly, Fortuna was in tears. Radziwill hugged her. n n n When the war next door broke out, school principal Tomasz Remiszewski knew he had to act. His district, in Warsaw's Bialoleka suburb, was one of the city's fastest-growing, with a large and yet unfilled wing of classrooms. Within a matter of days, the first more than 150 Ukrainian students – a quarter of the number of existing pupils – were settling in at Primary School No. 361, which was already festooned with paper hearts in blue and yellow, the colors of the Ukrainian flag. School administration, Remiszewski said, can be a lumbering bureaucracy, and he quickly faced multiplying challenges: scrambling to find Ukrainian-language instructors and invoking a heretofore little-used regulation about the temporary waiving of in-country professional credentials. Getting the classrooms furnished and ready. Making swift changes to a budget allocated months in advance. And most importantly, talking to the kids and their parents, new and old.
An educator for 22 years, Remiszewski said he knew the Ukrainian students could not keep up with instruction that was all in Polish, yet he did not want them to be in "a sort of ghetto." He rushed to find ways to integrate activities: sports, arts, mingling for meals. It hasn't been without bumps. One day, two boys got in a fight, a schoolyard commonplace — except that one was Ukrainian and the other Polish. The Polish youngster emerged bloodied; the Ukrainian boy's mother was panicked and mortified. Remiszewski rushed to smooth things over. "It wasn't politics or anything like that!" he said, calling it "sport emotion." Plus, he added with the barest hint of an eyeroll: They're 14. For foreign pupils, the question of language can be fraught. Kids can quickly pick up a new tongue, but doing so, perhaps leaving their parents behind in comprehension and speaking ability, can be a heavy emotional burden. "Some of the kids don't want to learn Polish, because they have the idea that it means they're giving up on the idea of going home," said Remiszewski.
Muslims From Page B9 reflection and introspection, for examining one’s relationship with God, or Allah. But it’s also spent in fellowship. For many of America’s almost 3.5 million Muslims – a number that has almost certainly grown since last measured by the Pew Research Center in 2017 and that is expected to double by 2050 – the past two years were marked by varying degrees of isolation. “The Ramadan vibe definitely took a hit with covid. You weren’t able to get that spiritual recharge,” said Asad Sanchez, a 30-year old friend of Shah’s who works in construction and attended the iftar with his 3-year-old son. “Islam is communal; it’s not about being by yourself.” Shortly after Shah’s house filled with guests, the hosts called everyone together. “Is it time yet? Everybody grab a date!” Sahibzada called out as she placed bottled water on the table. People anxiously checked their watches and phones. The crowd – mostly friends from college and Muslim community groups, along with Shah’s cousins and their families – gathered around Sahibzada’s “date bar,” honoring the food the prophet Muhammad ate to break his fast. Sahibzada had filled dates with Nutella and topped them with crumbled hazelnuts, stuffed “Snickers dates” with caramel and chocolate, and crammed others with cream and tropical fruits. Everyone waited, date in hand, until the clock struck
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Sana Shah, left, and her sister, Nina, attend the iftar in Gaithersburg, Md., April 23.. 7:53 p.m. – sundown. Then everyone bit in. Sahibzada and Shah’s daughters, ages 1 and 3, plastered Ramadanthemed window stickers to their sliding glass door: colorful lanterns symbolizing those historically used to light the way to the mosque for evening prayers, an ornate teapot for serving chai, a favored drink to keep the devout alert during prayers that can sometimes last all night, and camels and palm trees, a nod to Mecca in Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of Muhammad and known as the cradle of Islam. Shah held his breath as everyone filled their plates with the rest of the food – the trickiest part of hosting during Ramadan is that you can’t sample the food as you’re making it. Despite the sacri-
fices, few Muslims would describe Ramadan as a month of deprivation. “Ramadan is a cleanser of the heart,” said Shah’s cousin Sana Shah, a 24-year-old UX designer who attended the iftar with her younger sister and fiance. “I usually have some kind of personal breakthrough during Ramadan because I’m kind of forced to sit with myself and really ask what I want.” She said that for many Muslims, Ramadan’s introspection helped them through the pandemic. “It definitely allowed for you to find that inner peace, that inner desire to reflect with God,” said Najam Qazi, 39, who works for Southwest Airlines out of Dallas. “When I was forced to be at home and not really do much but be lost in my
thoughts and prayers and meditation, I think it definitely helped me find that within myself.” Qazi’s wife is a recent cancer survivor, so the pandemic brought raised levels of anxiety to their household, particularly in those early months. They worked hard to maintain the feel of Ramadan, packing boxes of cupcakes with notes that read Ramadan Mubarak, or Blessed Ramadan, to drop off at friends’ houses. Boxes of dates and prayer mats arrived on their doorstep, gifts from friends. Many imams livestreamed their services and Qazi watched a different one every night. In those same weeks, Shah said he relied on a WhatsApp group of friends who texted each other reminders to wake up in time, calling them-
selves “Suhoor Squad,” named for the predawn meal that’s taken before morning prayers and meant to sustain you throughout the day. As outdoor gatherings started to seem viable toward the end of the month, Qazi and his family set tables up in his sister’s driveway, preparing the same kinds of samosas and pakoras they’ve eaten at iftars since they were children. He remembers his parents crying, finally together during a month no one should have to be alone. “It was a cool moment, one that I won’t ever forget,” Qazi said. Qazi said that while the halting return to normalcy is comforting, what constitutes “normal” might never be the same. He notices how phys-
ically close he gets to other people at evening prayers and how many people are wearing masks in the mosque. For Shah’s iftar, several people dropped out because of positive coronavirus tests or exposures. But in many ways, heaviness woven with celebration is what Ramadan is about. Shah said that while he’s certainly joyous about in-person celebrations, he also feels a weight knowing how many Muslims around the world aren’t able to celebrate or worship as freely – whether it’s because of religious persecution, war or hunger. “If one part of the ummah is hurting, then every part of the ummah is hurting – it’s like a human body,” said Shah, using the word the Koran uses to refer to Islam’s community of believers. As the evening began to wind down around 10 p.m., Sahibzada encouraged everyone to pack to-go containers of food. Guests had already filtered into the basement for evening prayers, then upstairs for a second round of food: cheese pizza, a marinated salmon salad and the longawaited smash burgers, served with coleslaw on potato buns. Shah lined up paper cups on the counter and filled them with hot water and tea bags, containers of powdered milk and sugar on the side. Soon, people began to say their goodbyes. “Ramadan is this guest that comes once a year to spend time with you and help you connect to God, it’s this friend that we wait for and this friend that we miss when it’s gone,” Shah said.
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LOCATED AT 110 Railroad Ave, Suite A3, Suisun City, CA 94585 Solano. Mailing Address 161 Summertime Ln, Suisun City, CA 94585. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) Azteka Foods, LLC CA Suisun City, 94585. 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 11/11/2019. 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/ Ana M Bejarano de Ponce 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 April 26, 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: April 27, 2022 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2022000750 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00054764 Published: May 1, 8, 15, 22, 2022
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LOCATED AT 547 Maywood Way, Fairfield CA 94533 Solano. Mailing Address 547 Maywood Way, Fairfield CA 94533. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) Gerardo Rivera 547 Maywood Way Fairfield, 94533. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business n a m e o r n a m e s l i s t ed a b o v e o n 04/12/2022. 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/ Gerardo Rivera 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 April 11, 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: April 13, 2022 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2022000650 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00054403 Published: April 17, 24, May 1, 8, 2022
LOCATED AT 161 Summertime Ln, Suisun City CA 94585 Solano. Mailing Address 161 Summertime Ln, Suisun City CA 94585. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) Carina Ponce-Bejarano 161 Summertime Ln Suisun City, 94585. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 04/01/2022. 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/ Carina Ponce-Bejarano 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 April 26, 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: April 27, 2022 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2022000748 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00054761 Published: May 1, 8, 15, 22, 2022
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LOCATED AT 2401-A Waterman Blvd., Ste 4 #109, Fairfield, CA. 94534 Solano. Mailing Address 2401-A Waterman Blvd., Ste 4 #109, Fairfield, CA. 94534. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) Alivio 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 03/29/2022. 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/ Bobby Gonzales 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 April 18, 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: April 19, 2022 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2022000694 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00054522 Published: April 24, May 1, 8, 15, 2022
LOCATED AT 161 Summertime Ln, Suisun City CA 94585 Solano. Mailing Address 161 Summertime Ln, Suisun City CA 94585. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) Carina Ponce-Bejarano 161 Summertime Ln Suisun City, 94585. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 04/01/2022. 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/ Carina Ponce-Bejarano 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 April 26, 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: April 27, 2022 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2022000749 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00054762 Published: May 1, 8, 15, 22, 2022
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Project Overview XL Construction will be soliciting bids from Trade Contractors on the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District, Performing Arts Center at Fairfield High School located at 205 E. Atlantic Ave. Fairfield, CA 94534. This bid event is for Mechanical, Plumbing, Controls Scopes of work only. The project consists of: A new 33,000sf performing arts center at Fairfield High School. In addition, it includes renovations to existing classrooms and the kitchen/server area. This project is subject to FSUSD’s Project Labor Agreement. FSUSD Prequalification Requirement: Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Fire Sprinkler and Low Voltage Cabling subcontractors must be prequalified with the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District. Prequal packages are due to the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District no later than 10-days prior to bid opening, April 20, 2022. The Fairfield-Suisun USD Prequal instructions and Qualified Bidders List can be accessed at https://www.fsusd.org/Page/16414 This project is prevailing wage and subject to skilled and trained workforce requirements. Proposals: Submit your Proposal by 1pm on May 4, 2022, to proposals@xlconstruction.com Please contact Blaney Barr for plans & specs or if you have any questions. Phone (408) 240-6058 or email bbarr@xlconstruction.com DR#00054526 Published: April 24, May 1, 2022 AUCTION NOTICE: AS DEFINED BY: The California Self Storage Facilities Act, Chapter 10 Commencing with Section 21700, Division 8 of the California Business And Professions Code, AIRPORT ROAD SELF STORAGE – 1604 Airport Rd, Rio Vista, CA 94571 will conduct an Auction on May 13th 2022 at 10:45 AM. AUCTIONEER: A Ward Auction Jeff Vercelli #MS324-27-45. Agent for Owner: Diede Property Management. Units to be sold: Mayra Braselton, Helen Campbell & Taylor Gomes. Items being sold: Furniture, tools, and misc. tubs and boxes. This ad will publish 5-1-2022 & 5-8-2022. In accordance with the California Self Service Storage Act, should bids fall short agents predetermined fair market value on a given Storage unit, agent shall have the right to halt the sale of said storage unit. DR#00054751 Published: May 1, 8, 2022 Notice of Public AUCTION as defined by the California Self Storage Facilities Act, Business and Professions Code sections 21700 - 21716. Location of auctioned items: Four Seasons Self Storage LLC. 1600 Petersen Rd, Suisun City CA 94585. Date of sale: 5/13/2022. Time of sale: 9:45 am. Auction will be conducted at Four Seasons Self Storage at 1600 Petersen Rd. Suisun City CA 94585. Auctioneer; Award Auction: Jeff Vercelli #MS153-13-71. Phone: 408-891-6108. Agent for Owner Diede Property Management. Property being sold will publish 5-1-2022 & 5-8-2022. Units being sold: Lisa McClelland (F56), Jonathan Richardson (F31), Gregory Moe (D26) Katherine Ensley (G91,G80), Sherwood Davis (D07), Veronica Angel (G02), Kenneth Wilson (C47,G59), Olga Briceno (G36), Robert Thompson (G114), Dikema Bernstine (G49), Steavean R Taylor (A07), Pearl Vazquez-Zavaleta(C37), Frankie Brown(F28) Items being sold: Tools, Toolbox, Generator, Shelving, Electronics, DVD’s, Luggage, Stereo equipment, Office supplies, Office equipment, Guitars, musical instruments, Tires, Sporting goods, Yard tools, Rod and Reels, Tackle Box, Household Appliances, Baby Rocker, Toys, Furniture, Misc. Household items, Misc. Boxes and Plastic Tubs. DR#00054766 Published: May 1, 8, 2022
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particular case, if you ask me what I’d do, there isn’t going to be a trade,” Polian added. JACKSON-BOSA LINE The 49ers’ top picks hit areas of need Friday : edge rusher (Jackson, USC), running back depth (Tyrion Davis-Price, LSU), and, deepthreat receiver ( Danny Gray, SMU). Was pass rusher their top need? Isn’t it always? Jackson can’t wait to hit quarterbacks with Nick Bosa, who had 15 1/2 sacks last season. “I hope he is as excited to be my teammate as I am to be his,” Jackson said. “As soon as I get out there, I might try to find him and get a handshake from him and workout or something. I want to get in there and start getting the knowledge and the things that I need to grow and keep being a monster like him.” Jackson may have to wait a bit. Bosa is skipping the 49ers’ offseason program to work out in his native Florida, per his annual routine. Added Jackson: “He’s literally a gremlin on the side. He’s a monster. He puts fear into tackles’ eyes, and I just want to be the same way.” The 49ers need a youngster to burst off the opposite edge from Bosa, all due respect to returning veterans Samson Ebukam, Kerry Hyder Jr., Charles Omenihu and Jordan Willis; Dee Ford is likely retiring or exiting in June. More “need” picks came Saturday at offensive line ( Spencer Burford, Texas-San Antonio; Nick Zakelj, Fordham) and cornerbacks ( Sam Womack, Toledo; Tariq CastroFields, Penn State), and defensiveline depth ( Kalia Davis, UCF). RUNNING BACK COMBO Davis-Price may have been a
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third-round surprise, because the 49ers also drafted Trey Sermon in that round last year before unearthing 2021 leading rusher Elijah Mitchell in the sixth round. Davis-Price envisions he and Mitchell “making a one-two punch and dominating.” Shanahan bluntly summed up his perennial mantra: “We’re a running team.” As such, the 49ers burn through running backs at an alarming rate. Last season’s injury tolls helped prompt Samuel’s increased usage in the backfield, not to mention the earlier, Week 3 poaching of rushers off others’ practice squads (see: Jacques Patrick). “The more guys you can add the better, but kind of the physicality that (Davis-Price) brings gives you a chance to have a very physical one-two punch,” Shanahan said. “I thought Deebo helped us do that towards the end of last year bringing that in, but you don’t want that to be just your one-two punch. You got to bring in some other backs to do that.” JIMBO IN LIMBO Garoppolo’s 49ers tenure still has a pulse. Once he gets cleared to throw with his surgically repaired shoulder in training camp, that will serve as his career’s compass. “We’ve said all along it’s going to take the right deal to get us to move him, and he’s part of our team right now so we’re excited about that,” Lynch said. “We look at the totality of that position and we feel really good about it right now.” Well, they looked there for the final pick of the draft, selecting Iowa State all-time passing leader Brock Purdy in the “Mr. Irrelevant” spot. Garoppolo’s $24 million salary isn’t guaranteed until Week 1. If it isn’t hindering them from signing others (see: Samuel, Bosa, free agents), then their incumbent starter
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CORNERBACK RIVALS/FRIENDS Like 2021 third-round pick Ambry Thomas, fellow cornerback Sam Womack hails from Detroit, where they were high school rivals. Womack (fifth round) doubled as a 1,000-yard receiver and 11-interception defensive back his senior year in 2016. In one meeting, Womack had 11 catches, 183 yards and two touchdowns for East English Village Prep, but it was Thomas’ interception that clinched a win for King. “Me and him have a good relationship. That’s my man and my brother,” Womack said. “We played twice a year. They got the best of us but in our matchups, me vs. him, I got the best of him.” Thomas emerged as a rookie starter late last season for the 49ers, and Womack relayed words of congratulations. In return, Thomas encouraged him to get to the NFL. “It’s just ironic we’re on the same team now,” said Womack, who could bid for the nickel back role (39 pass breakups at Toledo). NO WILD COMPARISON Nick Zakelj, a sixth-round offensive lineman from Fordham, wasn’t about to compare himself to 49ers left tackle Trent Williams: “I don’t try and take much from his game; not many guys can do what he does on the field, with how freaky athletic and technically sound he is. The onehanded snatches he does, he’s definitely one of the most entertaining players to watch in the NFL, not just for O-linemen.” Zakelj and fourthround pick Spencer Burford could be converted from tackle to guard, though versatility is vital on this unit.
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NFC WEST NEWCOMERS Here are who the 49ers’ divisional rivals added to the NFC West: The Rams, minus picks in Rounds 1 and 2, were defensive-oriented: cornerbacks Troy Hill (trade), Decobie Durant and Derion Kendrick; guard Logan Bruss; running back Kyren Williams; safeties Quentin Lake and Russ Yeast; defensive end Daniel Hardy; offensive tackle A.J. Arcuri. The Seahawks, minus Russell Wilson, did not draft a quarterbac and instead took: running back Kenneth Walker; offensive tackles Charles Corss and Abraham Lucas; defensive ends Boye Mafe and Tyreke Smi th ; c ornerbacks C oby Bryant and Tariq Woolen; wide receivers Bo Melton and Dareke Young. The Cardinals selected wide receiver Marquise Brown (trade), tight end Trey McBride; defensive ends Cameron Thomas and Myjai Sanders; running back Keaontay Ingram; guards Lecitus Smith and Marquise Hayes; defensive back Christian Matthew; linebacker Jesse Luketa.
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HELP WANTED? In bypassing centers, safeties and tight ends, the 49ers have room for proven veteran starters who are languishing in free agency. Shanahan said the 49ers are willing to sign anyone immediately, if the price is right. They entered the draft with 22 spots vacant on their 90-man roster. On the radar at these positions: safety – Tyrann Mathieu; center – J.C. Tretter, Trey Hopkins; cornerback – Jason Verrett, Chris Harris, Kyle Fuller, Joe Haden, Trae Waynes; wide receiver – Jarvis Landry, Will Fuller; tight end – Eric Ebron, Jared Cook, Kyle Rudolph.
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catcher Austin Allen said. “And I think we did a pretty job of that.” Making Neuse: Sean Murphy was not in the lineup Saturday for the first time this season. He had started 15 games at catcher and five at DH, the latter reflecting a reluctance to leave his bat on the bench. Saturday, Sheldon Neuse drew a start at DH, indicating the A’s reluctance to leave his bat on the bench. It’s early to parse stats, but the dropoff in Oakland’s lineup was striking. Leadoff man Tony Kemp brought a .262 average into the game and Neuse a .328 mark; the next-highest average was Cristian Pache’s at .215.
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They even saw similarities to their own group, back from when they were the younger and higher-seeded team . . . facing Memphis in 2015. “The roles are kind of reversed a little bit. We were the younger team, they were the more experienced team,” Kerr said, pointing out that none of the Memphis players from that Grit ‘n’ Grind Grizzlies team are still on the Memphis roster. Curry added, “Everything was blossoming at the right time. Then we got smacked in the mouth, and we had to figure out had to respond. Obviously that story was a great one, coming out of the end of Game 3 [in 2015] and figuring out how we turn the series around. Definitely have fond memories of that, and that was a springboard to a lot of amazing
runs. So hopefully, it brings back some good juice when we get back to Memphis.” But while the core of Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Andre Iguodala are still around from that matchup in 2015, Golden State will need several of their younger and inexperienced but more athletic players – Jordan Poole, Andrew Wiggins, Gary Payton II and potentially even Jonathan Kuminga – to step up in order to knock off the upstart Grizzlies. “[Memphis is] a more athletic team on the wings than Denver was and also in the back court with Ja [Morant], so it’s a different approach,” Kerr said. “We’ll definitely need Wiggs and Gary and their speed and their athleticism to counter that, and JK as well. “That’s what’s fun about the playoffs – every matchup is different, so every player has got to stay ready.”
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