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Local seniors say goodbye to high school, hello to future Vacaville grads take first steps into next chapter of life Susan Hiland

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VACAVILLE — Co-valedictorian Jadyn White compared the past couple of years of high school on Saturday to a famous movie quote, “Life is like a box of chocolates,” she said, “but it is a mixed box.”

The years have been full of bitter chocolates that people would put down if they could, such as wildfires, a global pandemic and not being able to use their own stadium for football games, instead using another school’s stadium.

But the graduates of Vacaville High School had good chocolates, too.

“We got a lot of strength and motivation to surpass See Vacaville, Page A12

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Jeremiah Cooper does a backflip at the 2022 Vacaville High School graduation ceremony, Saturday.

Will C. Wood graduates ready ‘to keep moving on’ Matt Miller MMILLER@DAILYREPUBLIC.NET

VACAVILLE — A hush came over the overflowing crowd of 4,000 at Wildcat Stadium as Will C. Wood High School senior Breanna Dagen sang an emotional “I’ll Always Remember You” by Alexander Jessi Leigh and Scherr Mitchell Allen.

One of the lyrics said, “Yester-

day’s gone, and we have to keep moving on.”

The 380 graduates of Will C. Wood and their family and friends were more than happy to “keeping moving on.” Senior Class President Allie Yaws said, “We have been through so much, from the riots, to the pandemic, through tragedy and losses, and so much more.”

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Rio Vista bids adieu to seniors of Class of 2022 Susan Hiland

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Aniya Lopez receives a hug after receiving her diploma during the Will C. Wood graduation commencement at Will C. Wood High School in Vacaville, Friday.

RIO VISTA — The 109th Rio Vista High School graduation had some tears, a lot of cheers and lots of love as the community saw their seniors off into the world Friday.

Salutatorians Kayla Delk, Sam Esperson, William Lindsay, Isabella Saldana and Melissa Torres Camacho gave the class history.

“We made the most of the opportunities provided for us,” Delk said. “The journey was long and strenuous but memorable.”

See Adieu, Page A12

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VACAVILLE — Annalisa Galvan admits she had a bit of an attitude problem when she was attending the Public Safety Academy.

She let that attitude spill over one afternoon and lost her sergeant’s stripes as the result.

To get them back, plus a promotion to lieutenant, Galvan for six months worked in the lunchroom serving some of the same students she had berated.

Now Galvan is headed to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

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Spirited sendoff, ceremony for 369 Vanden graduates Matt Miller

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FAIRFIELD — One of Vanden High School’s eight valedictorians, Bryce Hullett, offered sage advice to his fellow graduates Saturday at George

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Michael Belk points after receiving his diploma during the graduation ceremony at Vanden High School in Fairfield, Saturday.

A. Gammon Field, but none got more of a reaction, particularly from parents, than a comment about cellphones.

“Turn off your phones,” Hulett said to laughter. “Human connection is important. Give people your full attention. It will make life even sweeter.”

Hullett was one of the 369 Vikings earning diplomas on an overcast morning that did little to dampen the spirits of all. They were dressed in green robes with matching green mortar boards and gold tassels.

One student, Daniel Hughes, was among the graduates in spirit, having received an honorary diploma. Hughes was shot and killed in April 2021 at the age of 17. His name was called See Vanden, Page A12

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Lessons of 3 partially true clichés for graduates (and others) hear and why they’re true and why they’re false.

Find something you love to do and you’ll never work a day in your life.

Oh, sure. Passion is important, so don’t settle Brad Stanhope for a job if the only ello graduates and Like I was sayin’ benefit is money. congratulations on (Unless, of course, you making it through really need the money.) the toughest few years since However, doing something World War II. You endured you love might be something distance learning, wearing masks and a reasonable concern like watching Netflix all night or that every cough was the start of getting high all the time. If you Covid. You are experiencing our pursue those, you might never work a day in your life, but nation’s deepest division since you’ll also not have any income the Civil War. Plus, you’ve had or happiness. to act like you understand The truth: Follow what you cryptocurrency. love, but also learn to love new Now graduation, which is things. You’ll probably change filled with advice. Today, I’m jobs multiple times in your life. presenting three things you’ll

Editor’s note: What follows is Brad Stanhope’s prepared graduation speech, which he has maintained and updated every year since the late 1980s, yet never delivered.

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By the way, whoever said, “find something you love to do and you’ll never work a day in your life,” must never have had a real job. In any job, there are days that feel like work. That’s called being human.

It’s not the destination, it’s the journey.

Oh, sure. If you’re too focused on the goal (making a million dollars, playing professional sports, becoming a famous musician, becoming an assistant manager at a fast-food restaurant, earning enough to move out), you can miss the memorable parts along the way.

As John Lennon (who died 20-plus years before you were born) said, “life is what happens while you’re making other plans,” so be sure to enjoy your journey.

The truth: The destination is

important. That’s what determines the journey, right?

(Remember, it’s OK to change your destination, which is why our phone GPS allows us to put in new destinations all the time).

By the way, whoever said, “it’s not the destination, it’s the journey,” clearly never drove down Interstate 5 to Disneyland or across Nevada and Utah on Interstate 80. Those journeys suck.

You’ll always regret what you didn’t do rather than what you did.

Oh, sure. Many of us wish we would have taken that job offer or asked that person on a date or tried out for that part or for that team. We wish we would have moved to a different town or learned that new skill or joined that club.

The truth: We tend to

compartmentalize this and forget the wise decisions to skip things – staying home from that party that ended disastrously; turning down a job that would have been a catastrophe; asking out that person who ended up as a serial killer (OK, maybe extreme). Sometimes, it’s wise to not take action.

By the way, whoever said, “you’ll always regret what you didn’t do rather than what you did,” never talked to someone in prison.

Here’s some solid, reasonable advice: Follow your passion (within reason). Enjoy the journey (but also remember the destination). Take risks (but not all of them, particularly the kind that you’ll regret forever).

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Hero dogs return home to South Jersey from Uvalde, Texas Tribune Content Agency

Robb Elementary. They also went to hospitals; churches; police, fire, and EMS departments; and even grocery stores.

“They’re a sense of comfort. A lot of times counselors want to ask questions. With the dogs, it’s unspoken communication,” Hering said.

“Sometimes people talk to the dogs or simply hold onto them.”

In Uvalde, handlers reported that even some residents who were fearful of dogs gravitated toward the pups, Hering said. Children in particular are sometimes more likely to open up about trauma in the presence of an animal, she added.

These three dogs were chosen to go to Uvalde based on the skill sets of the canines and handlers, Hering said, with the hot, humid environment top of mind.

Some hero pups are back home in South Jersey after providing comfort to those impacted by last week’s shooting in Uvalde.

Three Jersey-based dogs and handlers of Crisis Canines spent much of the past week in the small Texas town that was shattered by the killings of 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School.

Axel, a Rottweiler from Gloucester Township; Exon, a black lab from Pitman; and Tarik, a German Shepherd from Mullica Hill; flew to Uvalde last Thursday and returned Tuesday, said Crisis Canines CEO and president Andrea Hering.

They were among several groups of therapy dogs from across the country that attended memorials and visited

The trio is experienced, she said, with Exon having been dispatched in the wake of nearly every major national tragedy since the Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting in Las Vegas in 2017.

In total, more than 30 New Jersey-area dogs and their handlers are part of Crisis Canines, Hering said, and they work in the community when not responding to larger-scale crisis events.

The organization is composed of volunteers who undergo certification and regular training in psychological first aid. They have provided comfort in the wake of more than two dozen other major tragedies, including the deadly shootings at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando and the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh.

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Crisis Canines member Axel, a 4-year-old Rottweiler, just returned to New Jersey from Uvalde, Texas.

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Kroc Fest returns with more fun, family time

Caltrans worker dies in hit-run incident on I-80

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SUISUN CITY — Kroc Fest at the Salvation Army Center has grown in 10 years.

Majs. Bob and Joanne Louangamath arrived at the Kroc Center in 2021 from Los Angeles during Covid. It has been a journey that landed them in Solano County, which they have come to love very much.

“Suisun is so different from L.A., it is so diverse, we love it,” Bob Louangamath said.

The Louangamaths pulled out just about everything for a fun family day at Kroc Fest. There were 36 vendors, bounce houses, free haircuts, free food, cotton candy (not free), games and even a car show for the adults.

They expected about 3,000 people for the single-day event.

“This is the first time we are doing a car show, so we are trying it out,” Bob Louangamath said.

He said he hopes people got a chance Saturday to see what the center offers. For many, he knows it becomes a second home.

“Many of the youth here today are volunteering, but they come here every day,” Bob Louangamath said. “Some of them only have their grandparents, so this is like home for them.”

The grandparents come and take a swim in the pool, the kids meet up

VACAVILLE — A California Department of Transportation worker was killed by a hitand-run driver Friday while working on Interstate 80 near Lagoon Valley Road.

Quanda McGadney, 51, a landscape maintenance worker for the department, had served for more than 18 years and joined Caltrans in 2018. She is survived by her 9-yearold daughter, Nairobi, and her two sisters, Priscilla Stevenson and

Candice McGadney.

McGadney was struck by a hit-and-run driver just after 10 a.m. on westbound I-80. She died at the scene. The California Highway Patrol has arrested a suspect, Caltrans reports.

“The loss of one of our own public servants in this tragic incident is being felt heavily within the Caltrans family today.

Our thoughts and heartfelt support are focused on her family, friends and colleagues at this time,” Caltrans Acting Director See Worker, Page A4

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Clockwise from top: Members of Ballet Folklorico Netzahualcoyotl perform during Krocfest at the Kroc Center in Suisun City, Saturday; Jahari Hicks, 10, gets a haircut; Visitors wait in line for hot dogs and hamburgers. with friends and play ball.

More people are coming out of isolation and some are wondering what to do. The Kroc Center offers plenty of opportunities with classes, swimming, dancing and even exercising.

“We aren’t just about the physical part of fulfilling people’s lives but we are also a church, so we want to help

their spiritual side,” Bob Louangamath said.

He said he hopes Kroc Fest is a time for kids to just relax after such a tough year.

The free food was provided by Fairfield-Suisun Rotary Club members, who were serving and cooking along with Republic Service personnel.

“We brought enough for 650 to 700 people,” founding Rotary Club

member Steve Lesser said.

James Hicks of Suisun City came out for the fun with his family of five.

He and his son Adaiah Hicks, 7, waited to get a free haircut.

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Obituaries

Andrew Popenoe

Feb. 25, 1939 — May 14, 2022

Travis Skeet and Andrew K. Trap Club for many Popenoe was a years.

26-year veteran He is survived of the United by his daughter States Air Force and son-in-law, Jill and served in the and Brian Ferrante Vietnam war. of Morgan Hill; Andy was born son, Eric Sanders in Kent, Washof Fairfield; and ington, moved to grandchildren, A.J. Clarkston, WashFerrante, Tori Ferington, and joined rante and Liam the military after Sanders. high school.

AIR FORCE He was preHe retired as VETERAN ceded in death a Chief Master Sergeant and the Senior by his parents, J.W. and Enlisted Advisor for the May Popenoe; and siblings, Base Commander in Dec. Mildred, Marlene and Jack 1983 from Travis AFB. He Popenoe.

Andrew’s memorial was on the board of directors of the Travis Credit service will be held at 3:30 p.m. Friday, June 24, Union for many years.

Andy was an avid skeet 2022, at the Sacramento and trap shooter and had Valley National Cemetery, multiple world records. He 5810 Midway Road, Dixon, was also the president of the California.

Barbara Ann Phillips Barbara Ann Ford Phillips has gone home to be with Our Lord. She passed away after a lengthy battle with dementia on May 16, 2022.

Barbara was born to Edward Gadsden and Mary Frazier. She grew up in Charleston, South Carolina, where she attended Six-Mile Elementary School and Bonds Wilson High School.

Barbara married her high school sweetheart and later moved to California where she began a 40-year career with Sears and Roebuck Company. Barbara loved her work and the people. She was the first African American human resources manager.

She leaves to mourn her passing son, Charles Benjamin Ford; granddaughters, Akacia, Jenica and Lexi; brother, Edward (Pat) Gadson; sisters, Elizabeth Gadsden, Barbara Jean Robinson and Mary Jane (James) Jones; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

Barbara is preceded in death by her parents, Edward and Mary Gadsden; brothers, Jake and baby Edward Gadsden; and her husbands, Charles B. Ford and Joel Phillips.

Visitation will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at Fairfield Funeral Home, 1750 Pennsylvania Ave., Fairfield. Service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 9, 2022, also at Fairfield Funeral Home. Burial to follow at Rolling Hills Memorial Park, 4100 Hilltop Drive, Richmond, California.

Mable ‘Peggy’ Martin Dec. 30, 1936 — Jan. 13, 2022

Peggy Martin passed away on Jan. 13, 2022, in Fairfield, California, at the age of 85, after a valiant battle with numerous medical issues.

Peggy was born in Arkansas. She spent the majority of her childhood growing up in Oklahoma. She moved to Sacramento as a young woman and there met her husband of 57 years, ‘Jack’ (James Earl) Martin.

In her younger years she enjoyed bowling, camping, water skiing and numerous crafting activities including knitting and crocheting.

Baking was a lifelong love.

She enjoyed baking all day for many days in a row and then sharing her sweet creations with friends, neighbors and family.

After she had children and grandchildren, she was a frequent volunteer at numerous activities and constant supporter at many of their sporting events.

In retirement she helped manage Jack’s musical activities coordinating with various venues (i.e. senior centers and nursing homes)

and musicians to make sure the ‘band’ would all be there.

She is survived by her sisters-inlaw, Louise Yarbrough and Janice Smith (Bill); children, Judy Pearman (Charles), Eric Martin (Anne) and Greg Martin; plus grandchildren, Tony Martin, Ryan Littleton, Michele Poletynski, Dawn Corson, Jenna Martin and Mike Martin; numerous great-grandchildren; greatgreat-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, William Yarbrough and Noma Yarbrough; brother, Billy Yarbrough; husband, Jack Martin; and brothersin-law, Roger Martin and Leonard Martin.

There will be a brief ceremony and celebration of life at noon on Monday, June 6, 2022, at the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery, 5810 Midway Road, Dixon, California.

The family asks that in lieu of flowers please make a donation to American Diabetes Association or Alzheimer’s Association.

DEATH NOTICE Udstuen, James, 88, of Fairfield, died May 22, 2022. Interment will be held at noon Friday, July 22, 2022, at the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery, 5810 Midway Road, Dixon. A celebration of life will follow at 4 p.m. at Solano Yacht Club, 703 Civic Center Blvd., Suisun City, California.

Worker From Page A3 Steven Keck said in a press release.

McGadney is the first Caltrans District 4 (Bay Area) employee to die on the job since 2017. She is the 37th in the history of District 4 and the 190th Caltrans worker to lose their life on the job since 1921.

“This tragedy is particularly painful, coming so close to our workers memorial service just

a little over a month ago, and drives home how dangerous our work on California’s roadways can be,” Keck said in the press release. “Our focus on safety and the ‘Move Over’ law, and asking the public to increase their awareness of the people working on the highways on their behalf are part of our continued effort to eliminate these tragic incidents.”

A memorial fund to help McGadney’s family is being established through the California Transportation Foundation.

Split school board opts to keep CIF multiple-school sports agreement District to seek side deal to allow current athletes from private school to remain on teams Susan Hiland

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FAIRFIELD — The Fairfield-Suisun School District is attempting to thread a needle that both meets the objectives of a divided governing board and allows a handful of Fairfield Christian Academy students taking part in sports at Rodriguez High School to continue to do so until they graduate.

Trustees voted 5-2 on May 26 to end the California Interscholastic Federation Multi-School Agreement between the two schools. The decision came after much discussion and involved input from the community.

There are only a handful of multiple-school agreements in all of the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section.

The board currently has two agreements in place within the Solano County area, including the Public Safety Academy with all of the district’s comprehensive high schools and between Fairfield Christian Academy and Rodriguez High School.

Plenty of students, parents and coaches had opinions on the matter.

Many members of the Rodriguez High School track team came out May 26 in support of Grace Blystra, who is a student at Fairfield Christian Academy and is only able to run with the team because of this agreement between the Rodriguez High School and Fairfield

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Christian Academy.

“Don’t take me away from my team and friends,” Blystra said.

Fourteen others added their voices to the matter.

The board discussed how this agreement was created in 2019 between the schools without board approval.

Trustee Craig Wilson said the board should step back and look at other smaller schools and see how they are dealing with this type of issue.

Trustee Judi Honeychurch at a previous meeting said she did not support this agreement.

“Looking at the world and what is happening, it is time to come together.

The world is so ugly we should be a little more inclusive,” she said.

Trustee Jonathon Richardson was torn. He understood the impact these opportunities can have for students as athletes.

“I will not support having an agreement with other schools other than (the district),” he said.

Trustee Helen Tilley brought up the possibility of legal action being taken against the school district if the board went in that direction because it could potentially be a refusal to a faith-based school, which would mean the district could be sued.

After the discussion, the board voted 5-2 that multiple-school agreements in the district may only be allowed between

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district schools.

Superintendent Kris Corey updated the board Thursday with information that she reached out to CIF and asked if four of the students who are currently participating in the agreement between Rodriguez and Fairfield Christian Academy may continue to do so through their high school years. She said she will send the letter on behalf of the board in the coming weeks.

“Hopefully we will hear back with a positive answer,” Corey said.

A CIF agreement such as this is between two schools and allows students from a school that does not have an athletic program to participate in their “resident school’s” athletic program. The governing board must approve these agreements.

The agreement has a lot of advantages for schools, including that it might increase the number of athletes on Fairfield-Suisun School District teams with low participation, according to a staff report to the board.

Students who reside within the bounds of the Fairfield-Suisun School District would have an opportunity to participate in athletics in high school even if they do not attend Fairfield-Suisun schools, Brad Burzynski, assistant principal at Armijo High School said in a presentation May 26 to the board.

WILSON This could potentially make teams more competitive.

A few drawbacks to this CIF agreement include provisions that make the district responsible for increased costs such as dues to CIF, uniforms, equipment, transportation and coaching staff with no revenue generated from the non-district school.

There is also no average daily attendance granted for students who take part in such an arrangement; and non-district student participation may result in a current student attending the district’s school being cut from the team, Burzynski said.

The non-district students may be highlighted and receive scholarship opportunities over Fairfield-Suisun School District students, and the agreement might open the door for additional multiple-school agreements with other private schools or charter schools, according to the staff report. Another negative could be losing Fairfield-Suisun students to private or charter schools that obtain multiple-school agreements with the Fairfield-Suisun School District.

The vote May 26, without a separate agreement with CIF as outlined

by Corey, would end the ability of the Fairfield Christian Academy students to continue with their selected sports at Rodriguez High School.

Fairfield-Suisun school board hears update on district spending plan Susan Hiland

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FAIRFIELD — Trustees of the Fairfield-Suisun School District received an update Thursday on school funding that tweaks goals found in the first year of a three-year plan.

Assistant Superintendent Sheila McCabe gave the presentation on proposed updates to the district’s Local Control and Accountability Plan.

The LCAP is a threeyear plan that describes the goals, actions, services and spending to support what’s described as “positive student outcomes” that address state and local priorities.

“We just completed year one of this threeyear plan,” McCabe said.

“This is almost the plan from last year with a few updates based on recommendations from partners over the last few months.”

The presentation covered the amount budgeted for each goal.

Goal 1: SocialEmotional Health: Six changes from the 2021-2022 goal with eight actions identified to address this goal. The district has $2.2 million budgeted to address this goal with $1.8 million principally directed toward students who are identified as English learners, foster youth or from lowincome families.

Goal 2: Equitable, High-

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Moved metric 2.9 to Goal 6; metrics 2.18, 2.19 and 2.20 added to reflect new state funds.

Nineteen MCCABE actions were identified to address this goal.

The budget is $27.2 million with $21.9 million principally directed toward students who are identified as English learners, foster youth or from lowincome families.

Goal 3: Staffing: Eight changes from the 2021-2022 goal: The district has added to the metrics for evaluating “Staff Working Environment.”

The desired outcome is to reduce the percentage of new hires who have preliminary credentials. The budget for this is $4.8 million with $2.6 million principally directed toward students who are identified as English learners, foster

youth or from lowincome families.

Goal 4: Safe and Welcoming Environment.

The district looks to change the outcome for Overall Supports and Engagement.

The budget for this is $49.1 million with $19.9 million principally directed toward students who are identified as English learners, foster youth or from lowincome families.

Goal 5: Parent and Family Engagement: 10 changes from the 2021-2022 goal.

The changes include adding metrics related to surveys of District Early Learner Advisory Committee members and parents with students receiving special education services on Desired Outcome.

Budgeted for this is $3.4 million with $3.1 million principally directed toward students who are identified as English learners,

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Goal 6: Support of Unsheltered Youth and Students Receiving Special Education Services: This is a new goal the district has identified. There are five actions identified to address this goal. The budget is $2.7 million with $1 million principally directed toward students who are identified as English learners, foster youth or from lowincome families.

This proposed Local Control and Accountability Plan will come back to the board for a vote at the next meeting.

Parents and members of the community may take a look at the information on the district website at www.fsusd.org.

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FAIRFIELD — A second Solano County man, in as many days, has been found guilty of the continuous sexual abuse of a child.

A Solano County Superior Court jury on Wednesday found Anthony Mason, 43, guilty of two counts of continuous sexual abuse of a minor under 14 years of age. The jury also found true that enhancement that he committed substantial sexual conduct against two children, the Solano County District Attorney’s Office reported.

The abuse took place from March 6 to Dec. 31, 2014.

“During this time period, the children were placed in (Mason’s) trust and care,” the District Attorney’s Office reported.

“The victims were afraid to disclose initially because the defendant was an amateur boxer and had physically disciplined

them and made threats.

Eventually, the children disclosed the abuse to each other. The older child came forward to a teacher on Jan. 9, 2017, the first day back from winter break. Both victims courageously testified at the jury trial and the jury found the defendant guilty of both counts.”

Judge William Pendergast is scheduled to sentence Mason on July 22. He faces 50 years to life in state prison.

The case was prosecuted by Deputy District Attorney Barry Shapiro.

Victim Witness Advocate Shamar Lewis provided victim advocacy and support.

The conviction follows the jury conviction of Enrique Mejia-Picazo on Tuesday of two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child under the age of 14 and one count of continuous sexual abuse of a child under the age of 14, He faces 42 years to life in prison when he returns to court June 17.

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FAIRFIELD — Solano County supervisors will get the annual presentation Tuesday on the area’s economic health and peek into the future.

Economist Robert Eyler, president at Economic Forensics and Analytics in Petaluma, will give his presentation of the Solano County 2021 Index of Economic and Community Progress.

“The index tracks key economic and community indicators that are shaping the local economy. This 14th edition of the index commissioned by the Board of Supervisors includes labor market, business and income, population, education and workforce readiness indicators for Solano County,”

the staff report states.

Eyler is paid $20,000 for his work with the county and the Solano Economic Development Corp.

The board meets at 9 a.m. in the first-floor chamber of the government center, 675 Texas St., in Fairfield. A closed session follows the public meeting, during which the supervisors will be updated on labor negotiations and Macro Plastics Inc. v. County of Solano.

The board also is scheduled to receive a workgroup presentation about emergency food needs projects that could receive pandemicrelated American Rescue Plan Act funds.

A full agenda is available at https://www. solanocounty.com/depts/ bos/meetings/videos.asp

In brief

Garden club will talk air plants at next meeting FAIRFIELD — Tillandsia, commonly known as air plants, will be the topic of the Fairfield Garden Club’s next meeting.

Sure, these fun, trendy plants don’t need soil, but they do need attention. These little plants have become quite popular. You see them in grocery stores as well as garden centers. They are a bit different to grow than most other houseplants.

Nathanael Miller, owner of Air Plant Hub in Vacaville, will be the speaker at 1:30 p.m. June 15 at the Adult Recreation Center, 1200 Civic Center Drive. He will give tips for growing and caring for air plants. He will also have plants for sale.

For more information, call Mary Colridge at 707-330-9920.

2022-23 budget heads to SCWA directors VACAVILLE — Employees of the Solano County Water Agency are up for a 3% cost of living increase when the Board of Directors meets at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Berryessa Room of the agency office.

The 2022-23 budget also will be presented, along with recommendations from the executive committee.

Nearly 30 new or renewed consultant contracts will be considered for approval, too.

The board will meet in a closed session after the open meeting.

The Solano County Water Agency office is located at 810 Vaca Valley Parkway.

Kroc From Page A3 it seems to have grown,” Hicks said.

He noticed a lot more

people came out as well.

“I’m just joyful to get out of the house and see people interacting again,” he said.

More information on the Kroc Center can be found at https://gokroc. org/kroc-suisun-city.

RIO VISTA — The River Delta Fire Protection District lost a wildland engine and Solano County had some irrigation equipment damaged Thursday when a fire training program near Sandy Beach turned into a three-alarm blaze.

No one was injured during the state-run training, which was held during a red flag warning and continued Friday and was planned through the weekend with firefighters from across the state.

“We did lose a wildland engine,” River Delta Deputy Chief Hugh Henderson confirmed.

He estimated the cost to replace the engine at $175,000 to $200,000.

“We were participating in a training in Solano County and we are currently investigating the cause of the incident,” Henderson said.

Chris Drake, the Parks Services manager for the county, said the fire did close the day-use area of the park, but most of the campers had already left the area.

“In the grand scheme of things, it wasn’t horrible,” said

Drake, drawing a comparison to the 2020 LNU Lightning Complex Fire that scorched and scarred Lake Solano, causing $1.5 million in damage.

The Sandy Beach event started outside the park, but burned from the south into the park, damaging parts of an irrigation system as well as a gate and some fencing, Drake said. It

also burned the park vegetation in that area.

Montezuma Fire Protection District hosted the training event.

Chief Michael O’Connor said it was part of a six-day ICS 219 training, with two classroom days and four field days. It is part of the standardized training efforts within the incident command system.

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T h e R i ve r D e l t a F i r e Protection District lost a wildland engine Thursday when a fire training program at Sandy Beach turned into a three-alarm blaze.

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‘That’s just part of aging’

Long Covid symptoms are often overlooked in seniors Judith Graham

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early 18 months after getting Covid19 and spending weeks in the hospital, Terry Bell struggles with hanging up his shirts and pants after doing the laundry.

Lifting his clothes, raising his arms, arranging items in his closet leave Bell short of breath and often trigger severe fatigue. He walks with a cane, only short distances. He’s 50 pounds lighter than when the virus struck.

Bell, 70, is among millions of older adults who have grappled with long Covid – a population that has received little attention even though research suggests seniors are more likely to develop the poorly understood condition than younger or middle-aged adults.

Long Covid refers to ongoing or new health problems that occur at least four weeks after a Covid infection, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Much about the condition is baffling: There is no diagnostic test to confirm it, no standard definition of the ailment, and no way to predict who will be affected. Common symptoms, which can last months or years, include fatigue, shortness of breath, an elevated heart rate, muscle and joint pain, sleep disruptions, and problems with attention, concentration, language, and memory – a set of difficulties known as brain fog.

Ongoing inflammation or a dysfunctional immune response may be responsible, along with reservoirs of the virus that remain

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Richard Gard described himself as a “very healthy and fit” sailor, scuba diver, and music teacher at Yale University before he was hospitalized in intensive care in the body, small blood clots, or residual damage to the heart, lungs, vascular system, brain, kidneys, or other organs.

Only now is the impact on older adults beginning to be documented. In the largest study of its kind, published recently in the journal BMJ, researchers estimated that 32% of older adults in the U.S. who survived Covid infections had symptoms of long Covid up to four months after infection – more than double the 14% rate an earlier study found in adults ages 18 to 64.

(Other studies suggest symptoms can last much longer, for a year or more.)

The BMJ study examined more than 87,000 adults 65 and older who had Covid infections

in 2020, drawing on claims data from UnitedHealth Group’s Medicare Advantage plans. It included symptoms that lasted 21 days or more after an infection, a shorter period than the CDC uses in its long Covid definition. The data encompasses both older adults who were hospitalized because of Covid (27%) and those who were not (73%).

The higher rate of post-Covid symptoms in older adults is likely due to a higher incidence of chronic disease and physical vulnerability in this population – traits that have led to a greater burden of serious illness, hospitalization, and death among seniors throughout the pandemic.

“On average, older

This pup is on duty for love and support Tribune Content Agency Francisco attends most staff meetings at Woodbridge Terrace of Irvine, California, and regularly interacts with the residents, but never says a word.

Don’t let that fool you.

Mimi Poliner, a 94-year-old resident of the 115-person assisted living and memory-care home, said he always has an opinion. He just doesn’t state it.

“He sets an example that everyone here should follow,” she said dryly.

It’s easy to see why Francisco is one of the most popular personalities among Woodbridge Terrace’s staff and residents.

The 10-pound Maltipoo lives up to his role as community mascot. He is soft on the inside with his kind disposition, and soft on the outside with his perfectly groomed white fur.

Francisco comes from humble beginnings, according to owner Jaye Silva, who works at Woodbridge Terrace as a human resources director.

Silva first met Francisco when she worked at an independent living facility in La Mirada.

Then a pet of one of the residents, Silva said the diminutive dog would lock eyes with her and run to her side.

Perhaps it was meant to be.

Eventually the woman

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Francisco is the mascot at Woodbridge Terrance of Irvine assisted living facility. He sits with about two dozen employees during a staff meeting, April 27. who owned him could no longer care for him.

She had medical and memory issues and was hospitalized.

Silva took the dog home thinking it was temporary.

A week later, Silva found out the woman would not be returning from the hospital and Francis – “I added a ‘co’ to his name to make him a little more manly” – became hers.

When Silva was hired at Woodbridge Terrace eight months ago, she asked if she could bring Francisco to visit her grandfather, who also lives there.

Everyone noticed how friendly and comfortable with people Francisco was.

“His temperament allows seniors to not feel afraid and to want to pet him,” Silva said.

And almost everyone

noticed when he was left at home and not sleeping under her desk or prancing happily alongside as Silva roamed the facility.

So management invited Francisco to become the resident mascot. His sweet mug adorns community newsletters and residents’ cellphones.

The beauty of Francisco is that he’s like a grandson, Poliner said. “He’s like having the love without the responsibility.”

She leaned over to the pooch, adding, “You’re a very nice person.”

During a staff meeting in April, Francisco took a seat with about two dozen other employees. When nurse Jennifer Wilkerson arrived, she kicked him off his perch.

“He was just saving the seat for me,” she explained as she snuggled Francisco on her lap.

after contracting Covid in March 2020. He has since spent more than two months in the hospital, often for symptoms that resemble a heart attack. adults are less resilient. They don’t have the same ability to bounce back from serious illness,” said Dr. Ken Cohen, a co-author of the study and executive director of translational research for Optum Care. Optum Care is a network of physician practices owned by UnitedHealth Group.

Applying the study’s findings to the latest data from the CDC suggests that up to 2.5 million older

adults may have been affected by long Covid.

For those individuals, the consequences can be devastating: the onset of disability, the inability to work, reduced ability to carry out activities of daily life, and a lower quality of life.

But in many seniors, long Covid is difficult to recognize.

“The challenge is that nonspecific symptoms such as fatigue,

weakness, pain, confusion, and increased frailty are things we often see in seriously ill older adults.

Or people may think, ‘That’s just part of aging,’” said Dr. Charles Thomas Alexander Semelka, a postdoctoral fellow in geriatric medicine at Wake Forest University.

Ann Morse, 72, of Nashville, Tennessee, was diagnosed with Covid in November 2020 and recovered at home after a trip to the emergency room and follow-up home visits from nurses every few days.

She soon began having trouble with her memory, attention, and speech, as well as sleep problems and severe fatigue.

Though she’s improved somewhat, several cognitive issues and fatigue persist to this day.

“What was frustrating was I would tell people my symptoms and they’d say, ‘Oh, we’re like that too,’ as if this was about getting older,” she told me. “And I’m like, but this happened to me suddenly, almost overnight.”

Bell, a singer-songwriter in Nashville, had a hard time getting adequate follow-up attention after spending two weeks in intensive care and an additional five weeks in a nursing home receiving rehabilitation therapy.

“I wasn’t getting answers from my regular doctors about my breathSee Aging, Page A7

LIVING: the other side of 50

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Some things to consider about life after cancer Tribune Content Agency National Cancer Survivors Day will be observed Sunday, which make this a good time to learn more about life after cancer.

One in 3 people will be diagnosed with cancer, and more than 16.9 million cancer survivors are alive today, according to the American Cancer Society. Survival rates are improving for many types of cancer, thanks to advances in cancer screening and treatment.

Many cancer treatments take a toll, though, in the form of side effects and permanent changes.

As a cancer survivor, here are some things to consider.

Improve your long-term health Beyond your initial recovery, you can take steps to improve your longterm health so that you can enjoy the years ahead as a cancer survivor.

The healthy living recommendations for cancer

survivors are the same as the recommendations for anyone else: n Exercise. n Eat a balanced diet. n Maintain a healthy weight. n Get good sleep. n Reduce stress. n Avoid tobacco. n Limit the amount of alcohol you drink.

These healthy lifestyle strategies can improve your sense of well-being, enhance your quality of life and smooth your transition into survivorship.

radiation, surgery, targeted therapy and immunotherapy.

Cancer survivors might experience late effects of cancer treatment years later. Not everyone who has cancer treatment gets each of the late effects, and some people might not experience any late effects of treatment. It isn’t clear whether late effects are preventable or why some people might experience late effects while others don’t.

Late side effects of cancer treatment

Managing your emotions after cancer treatment

As more people are living longer after cancer treatment, more is becoming known about late side effects of cancer treatment. These are side effects of cancer treatment that become apparent after your treatment has ended.

Late effects of cancer treatment can come from any of the main types of cancer treatment: chemotherapy, hormone therapy,

Aging From Page A6 ing and other issues. They said take some over-thecounter medications for your sinus and things like that,” he said. Bell said his real recovery began after he was recommended to specialists at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

James Jackson, director of long-term outcomes at Vanderbilt’s Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship Center, runs several long Covid support groups that Morse and Bell attend and has worked with hundreds of similar patients.

He estimates that about a third of those who are older have some degree of cognitive impairment.

“We know there are significant differences between younger and older brains. Younger brains are more plastic and effective at reconstituting, and our younger patients seem able to regain their cognitive functioning more quickly,” he said.

In extreme cases, Covid infections can lead to dementia. That may be because older adults who are severely ill with Covid are at high risk of developing delirium – an acute and sudden change in mental status – which is associated with the subsequent development of dementia, said Dr. Liron Sinvani, a geriatrician and an assistant professor at Northwell Health’s Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research in Manhasset, New York.

Older patients’ brains also may have been

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Terry Bell, who spent two weeks in intensive care and has been diagnosed with long Covid, says he now walks with a cane for only short distances and is 50 pounds lighter than before getting sick. injured from oxygen deprivation or inflammation. Or disease processes that underlie dementia may already have been underway, and a Covid infection may serve as a tipping point, hastening the emergence of symptoms.

Research conducted by Sinvani and colleagues, published in March, found that 13% of Covid patients who were 65 and older and hospitalized at Northwell Health in March 2020 or April 2020 had evidence of dementia a year later.

Dr. Thomas Gut, associate chair of medicine at Staten Island University Hospital, which opened one of the first long Covid clinics in the U.S., observed that becoming ill with Covid can push older adults with preexisting conditions such as heart failure or lung disease “over the edge” to a more severe impairment.

In older adults especially, he said, “it’s hard to attribute what’s directly related to Covid and what’s a progression of conditions they already have.”

That wasn’t true for

As a cancer survivor, you may have mixed emotions about completing your treatment plan.

Though you, your friends and your family are all eager to return to a more normal life, it can be scary to leave the protective cocoon of health care professionals who supported you through treatment.

Fear of recurrence is common among cancer Richard Gard, 67, who lives just outside New Haven, Connecticut, a selfdescribed “very healthy and fit” sailor, scuba diver, and music teacher at Yale University who contracted Covid in March 2020. He was the first Covid patient treated at Yale New Haven Hospital, where he was critically ill for 2½ weeks, including five days in intensive care and three days on a ventilator.

In the two years since, Gard has spent more than two months in the hospital, usually for symptoms that resemble a heart attack. “If I tried to walk up the stairs or 10 feet, I would almost pass out with exhaustion, and the symptoms would start – extreme chest pain radiating up my arm into my neck, trouble breathing, sweating,” he said.

Dr. Erica Spatz, director of the preventive cardiovascular health program at Yale, is one of Gard’s physicians. “The more severe the Covid infection and the older you are, the more likely it is you’ll have a cardiovascular complication after,” she said. Complications include weakening of the heart muscle, blood clots, abnormal heart rhythms, vascular system damage, and high blood pressure.

Gard’s life has changed in ways he never imagined.

Unable to work, he takes 22 medications and can still walk only 10 minutes on level ground. Posttraumatic stress disorder is a frequent, unwanted companion.

“A lot of times it’s been difficult to go on, but I tell myself I just have to get up and try one more time,” he told me. “Every day that I get a little bit better, I tell myself I’m adding another

survivors. Though they may go years without any sign of disease, cancer survivors say the thought of recurrence is always with them. You might worry that every ache or pain is a sign of your cancer recurring.

Lingering feelings of sadness and anger can interfere with your daily life. Feeling as if others can’t understand what you’ve been through can lead to loneliness, and the urge to make up for lost time can cause stress.

All of these feelings are normal and common.

Recovering from cancer treatment isn’t just about your body. It’s also about healing your mind.

dynamics within relationships. Differing emotional responses and expectations can be upsetting.

One way for cancer survivors to prepare for relationship difficulties is to expect these problems and plan accordingly.

Life after cancer A cancer diagnosis can change your life forever.

It’s important to remember that each person finds their own way of coping with the emotional and physical changes cancer brings.

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NorthBay launches new branding initiative Daily Republic Staff

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FAIRFIELD — NorthBay Healthcare is getting a fresh brand and a new name after 35 years.

The health care organization stills delivers compassionate care and advanced medicine, close to home, but with a fresh look and feel, a new symbol and new colors designed to better reflect the organization’s expanding health care offerings.

“Intercommunity Hospital in Fairfield transitioned into NorthBay Healthcare in 1987, when NorthBay VacaValley Hospital was born,” President and CEO B. Konard Jones said this week in a press release. “Our organization has changed tremendously in the past 35 years. We’ve added cardiovascular surgery, neuroscience and neurosurgery and a Level II Trauma Center. We’re Magnet-designated for excellence in nursing.

We’re a Mayo Clinic Care Network member. We offer robotic surgery.

The list goes on and on. We continue to raise the bar by offering innovative medical services right here in Solano County, which our new brand celebrates.”

Jones made the announcement to staff and physicians in Zoom presentations Thursday, noting it has been several years in the making and that it will take several years to roll out across the organization’s health care landscape.

“Giving birth to a new brand during a two-year-plus pandemic had its own unique challenges, but we’re proud of our new brand,” Jones said in the press release. “It reflects our unique contribution to the health care landscape. It exemplifies our determination to remain an independent health care system, our position as a leader in advanced medicine and our undying commitment to caring for this community

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NorthBay Medical Center in Fairfield. in ways that instill confidence and provide comfort and convenience for patients.”

The symbol is the shape of a forward-leaning letter N that is actually composed of two hearts, similar to the organization’s previous symbol, which featured two intertwined hearts. The new colors reflect the region’s color pallet, from the rolling hills to the bay.

“A brand is more than a logo, it’s a symbol of our organization, and our promise of top-notch care, when you need it and where you need it,” Jones said in the pres release.

The organization began as Intercommunity Hospital in Fairfield in 1960, after four years of fundraising efforts by local residents. It was clear from the beginning that providing local health care was needed to keep pace with the growing region, Jones said. The organization changed its name in 1987 to NorthBay Healthcare and opened the doors to NorthBay VacaValley

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The new logo for NorthBay Health, formerly NorthBay Healthcare.

Hospital, a 50-bed facility.

In addition to the two hospitals, the system now has numerous specialty care practices, including the NorthBay Cancer Center and the Center for Orthopedics, three primary care centers, two Urgent Care Centers with another opening soon in American Canyon and yet another to open this summer in Dixon.

The company employs 2,500 people in its medical clinics, hospitals and administration offices.

Executive who helped build Amazon’s delivery network to step down The Washington Post The chief executive of Amazon’s consumer business will step down next month after more than two decades, the e-commerce giant announced in a blog post Friday and reflected in a regulatory filing.

“I’ve had an incredible time at Amazon but it’s time for me to build again,” David Clark said in a tweet Friday, where he shared a screenshot of an email he sent to his team. “For some time, I have discussed my intent to transition out of Amazon with my family and others close to me, but I wanted to ensure the teams were setup for success,” he wrote in the farewell email.

The announcement marks the second highprofile departure in as many days in the tech world. On Wednesday, Sheryl Sandberg - one

of the highest-ranking women in corporate America - announced she was stepping down as chief operating officer of Facebook, the company she helped transform into a digital-advertising behemoth.

Amazon declined to comment beyond the company blog and Clark’s note. (Amazon founder Jeff Bezos owns The Washington Post.)

Clark’s ascending career at Amazon mirrored the company’s sprawling growth; he began as an operations manager, then moved up to a regional general manager position, and eventually oversaw the tech giant’s entire worldwide consumer business. When he joined the company, Amazon had just six fulfillment centers. It has since swelled into a corporate colossus, raking in $470 billion in sales

last year and is valued among the elite club of trillion-dollar companies.

Its operations now span online shopping, groceries, streaming, gadgets and Web services.

But Clark’s tenure, which began in 1999, has also been marked by a host of legal, regulatory and labor issues that have drawn the national spotlight on Amazon, the nation’s second-largest private employer.

Unionization pushes at a Bessemer, Ala., warehouse and in New York have served as the basis for a resurgent labor movement that is reverberating in the retail and technology sectors. Amazon workers involved in the union drives have advocated for higher pay, expanded benefits and better treatment for staff – including more breaks and lessintense surveillance of their daily habits.

The company counts more than 1,000 U.S. warehouses.

As concerns about working conditions at Amazon increased in frequency, including criticism from legislators, Clark was sometimes quick to defend the company. “I often say we are the Bernie Sanders of employers, but that’s not quite right because we actually deliver a progressive workplace,” Clark said in a tweet that he later deleted.

In June 2021, Clark announced Amazon’s intentions to become “Earth’s Best Employer,” pledging in a blog post to make Amazon a safer place to work and to soften the company’s emphasis on productivity metrics. But a report later found that the injury rate for workers at Amazon in 2021 was more than See Amazon, Page A9

U.S. may never build new refinery even with surging gas prices, Chevron CEO says Bloomberg

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The Valero refinery in Benicia.

There may never be a new refinery built in the U.S. despite surging gasoline prices as policymakers move away from fossil fuels, according to Chevron Corp.

“We haven’t had a refinery built in the United States since the 1970s,” Chief Executive Officer Mike Wirth said in an interview on Bloomberg TV. “My personal view is there will never be another new refinery built in the United States.”

The Biden administration has appealed to OPEC and the U.S. shale producers to pump more crude to help lower gasoline prices this year.

But even if oil prices were to fall, the U.S. may not have enough refining capacity to the meet petroleum product demand.

Refining margins have exploded to historically high levels in recent weeks amid lower product supplies from Russia and China and surging demand for See Refinery, Page A9

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FAIRFIELD — The founder of a business designed to invest in women-led technology firms will be the next keynote speaker in the Solano Economic Development Corp. webinar series.

Nancy Perlman, founder of FourthWave, is scheduled to speak June 22. The webinar runs from noon to 1:30 p.m.

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double that of workers in other warehouses.

Clark has headed Amazon’s logistics operation throughout the coronavirus pandemic, rolling out safety protocols to keep warehouses and deliveries in continuous operation but also facing questions about whether the company was accurately and transparently reporting case counts and

Refinery From Page A8 gasoline and diesel.

And adding refining capacity is not easy, especially in the current environment, Wirth said.

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infection rates. In January 2021, Clark wrote a letter to President Joe Biden offering to help with the distribution of coronavirus vaccines. One month later, the New York Attorney General filed a lawsuit against Amazon accusing the company of “flagrant disregard for health and safety requirements.”

In recent years, Amazon has also become a frequent subject of congressional scrutiny. Investigators on Capitol Hill found that Amazon was among a handful of tech giants that engaged in anti-competitive, monopoly-style tactics and called for sweeping

changes to federal laws to empower regulators, according to a 2020 House inquiry that spanned 16 months and culminated in a 450page report.

In his role as Consumer CEO, which he started in January 2021, Clark oversaw a significant portion of Amazon’s business, expanding his logistics and operations responsibilities to include retail and electronics. In April, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy announced that Amazon would be pulling back on expansion in some of those arenas, including shuttering much of its brick and mortar retail footprint, due to slowed growth.

policy discussions.”

U.S. retail gasoline prices averaged $4.76 a gallon Friday, a record high and up 45% this year, according to AAA. East Coast stockpiles of diesel and gasoline inventories in the New York-region are at their lowest levels for this time of year since the early 1990s, raising the specter of fuel rationing, just as the U.S. enters summer driving season. Even with high prices, Wirth is seeing no signs of consumers pulling back.

“We’re still seeing real strength in demand” despite international air travel and Chinese consumption not yet back to their pre-pandemic levels, Wirth said. “Demand in our industry tends to move faster than

supply in both directions. We saw that in 2020 and we’re seeing that today.”

Chevron couldn’t instantly increase production today even if it wanted to due to the considerable lead times in bringing on oil and gas wells, even in the short-cycle U.S. shale, Wirth said. The CEO expects to meet with the Biden administration when he’s in Washington next week.

“We need to sit down and have an honest conversation, a pragmatic and balanced conversation about the relationship between energy and economic prosperity, national security, and environmental protection,” Wirth said. “We need to recognize that all of those matter.”

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FAIRFIELD — The Solano County Airport Land Use Commission will conduct a public hearing Thursday into the compatibility of the proposed Greentree Project in Vacaville with the Travis Air Force Base and Nut Tree Airport land-use compatibility plans.

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

The Greentree Project is a residential development with a range of densities and housing types that include single-family, multifamily, commercial, public parks and open space.

“The project would include 1,149 dwelling units, with approximately 950 units of higher density housing types located north of Sequoia and

199 units of detached, single-family senior housing located south of Sequoia.

Commercial building capacity for north of Sequoia is estimated at up to 299,345 square feet,” a project description by Vacaville states.

“In addition to the proposed residential and commercial uses, the proposed project includes a range of amenities, such as parks, a trail network, open space, and infrastructure features including dedication of additional land for the city’s sewer pump station site, dedication of two water well sites, and improvement of stormwater detention facilities. Approximately 6 acres north of Sequoia are planned to function as a neighborhood park, 4.5 acres south of Sequoia to function as a second smaller park, and 19.8 acres to function as public trail corridor/

open space (excluding detention basins). Additional acreage has been dedicated to retention basins that are part of an integrated stormwater management plan that has been designed to accommodate stormwater flows from existing development west of the project site and from within the project site,” the city stated.

There is also a 240-apartment component to the project, which would be located on 10.77acres along Gilley Way. “The proposed project includes 11 three-story buildings that house the 240 rentable units.

The project will also include approximately 24,475 square feet of common area open space and amenities, including internal paseos and sitting areas, a fully accessible single-story 5,465-squarefoot community building, See Housing, Page A13

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VACAVILLE — City Coach will celebrate its riders with Rider Appreciation Week activities June 13 - 18.

The week will be filled with gifts, freebies and a selfie contest. Ridership is free as fares remain suspended.

Riders will find goodies on the buses and those

taking City Coach Direct or Paratransit will receive gift bags. Staff will be at the Vacaville Transportation Center on June 14 and the Transportation Plaza on June 16, handing out shirts, portable chargers, backpacks, mugs and more.

Throughout the week, riders can enter a selfie contest by submitting pictures of themselves riding on or waiting for their

City Coach transportation. To be considered, photos must include the bus stop, bus shelter, bus or city coach direct/paratransit vehicle (exterior/ interior). The winner of the selfie contest will win a $25 Amazon gift card.

Photos may be submitted through citycoach. com. For more information, visit the City Coach website.

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alifornia’s chronic housing shortage shows no signs of abating with construction scarcely half of the 180,000 new units the state says are needed each year to close the demand/supply deficit.

There is no single reason, but rather a toxic mélange of high costs, regulatory overkill and stubborn resistance from local government officials catering to the not-in-my-backyard sentiments of their constituents.

Four very recent situations both frame the housing dilemma and indicate that pro-housing pressures may be having some effect: SACRAMENTO: Anyone Dan Walters who doubts the negative impact of high costs on housing should take a look at the budget for a 124-unit affordable housing project on the state-owned site of a former National Guard armory.

The state is donating the land to the nonprofit developer, Bridge Housing Corp., without cost and the city of Sacramento is waiving $468,624 in impact fees. But the budget for the project is still $82.4 million, which works out to about $665,000 per unit – enough to buy a very nice house for every projected lowincome tenant.

Less than half of the projected cost is for construction; most is eaten up in paper expenses, including $1.1 million for “permit processing fees” and $9.9 million for Bridge.

CONCORD: What would be the San Francisco Bay Area’s largest-ever housing development, 13,000 units on the site of the former Concord Naval Weapons Station, is stalling out.

Plans to develop the site have been kicking around for decades and one developer spent $15 million before abandoning its effort because it reached an impasse with local construction unions. A second development team, Concord First Partners, has been trying to make it happen for several years but recently warned it may have to pull out, too.

“We have re-examined our assumptions over and over,” the consortium said in a letter to local officials. “We are applying actual construction costs based upon our knowledge of the area,” the letter states. “The conclusion is that the project, as we have analyzed it in its current form, does not work for any responsible development entity.”

HUNTINGTON BEACH: This Orange County coastal community has been a poster child for resistance to housing projects it deems incompatible with its upscale ambience but after years of delay finally approved a 48-unit condominium project.

Years of court battles with pro-housing groups and pressure from new state laws finally forced the city to throw in its beach towel last month.

Ursula Luna-Reynosa, Huntington Beach’s development director, cited the state’s tough new laws aimed at recalcitrant cities.

“Under the Housing Accountability Act, if it does meet those objectives and there are no health and safety concerns, the city’s ability to deny the project is very difficult,” LunaReynosa told the city council before its vote.

TIBURON: Marin County is another hotbed of opposition to new housing, but the state Court of Appeal last month slapped down Tiburon’s nearly half-century-long efforts to block construction of a few new homes on a hill overlooking the tiny city.

In rejecting Tiburon’s last-ditch effort to block the project by invoking the California Environmental Quality Act, the court complained that the act is being misused, echoing the sentiments of housing advocates.

“It must be tough enough when the opposition is purely private,” the opinion concluded.

“However, when private opposition is joined with official hostility, CEQA becomes an even more fearsome weapon. When the project proponent faces sustained private opposition, plus the combined animus of two levels of local government, the temptation to throw in the towel must be overwhelming. Something is very wrong with this picture.”

Yes, it is.

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‘Protecting Our Democracy Act’ should be passed It’s no secret that Congress is polarized. Rarely does an issue receive strong bipartisan support.

That’s why it’s so striking that 4 out of 5 voters agree that we must do more to safeguard our democracy from presidential corruption.

No president, regardless of party, should be able to exploit weaknesses in our political system for their personal gain. That’s where the “Protecting Our Democracy Act” comes in. If passed, it would prevent future abuse of presidential power and corruption, increase transparency and ensure presidents of either party can be held accountable.

If the average person used their office for personal gain, they’d go to jail. If the average person could pardon themselves, there would be no rule of law. Therefore, no president should be above the law. It’s just common sense.

I’m urging Congress to pass the “Protecting Our Democracy Act.” It’s time we put safeguards in place to prevent a corrupt president of any party from abusing the power of their office.

Sylvia Holloway Rio Vista

Enjoy our libraries I want to let everyone know about the services available at our local libraries.

I know many of us think of libraries and instantly see shelves of books.

While books are and will always be an important part of our libraries, much more is available. Students can get tutoring, you can borrow DVDs/BluRays to enjoy new releases at home, we offer book clubs for those who love to read and love to discuss what they read, video games are available for borrow for our gamers, you can access online newspapers with your library card, there are free and discounted passes to local museums available through the library, and many other offerings.

You are not limited to only the collections at your local library. For example, let’s say you live in Benicia, but some of the materials you want are stored in Fairfield and some are stored in Vallejo. You can reserve the materials and they will be sent to the Benicia library for pickup. Getting a library card is extremely easy. You can apply online and pick it up at your local library.

Solano County voters gave their support to our libraries when we voted to pass a one-eighth of a cent sales tax that went specifically for libraries. Your tax dollars are hard at work at the libraries throughout Solano County. I would encourage you to take the time to visit the library website and see what is available to you at https://solanolibrary.com.

Supervisor Monica Brown Fairfield

Is Bank of America disappearing?

Is Bank of America slowly disappearing? First, they closed the Fairfield downtown branch on Texas Street. This was, no doubt, not appreciated by the city as they try to build up the Fairfield downtown business area. ln the past six months, the Green Valley branch is seldom open. First, it was closed a day here and there.

There is a sign on the door, “temporarily closed,” with no information about when it will reopen. Ironically, they have posted another sign, “New Hours of Operation beginning April 1, 2022.” However, I have not

found them open at all in the past two months, with no explanation for their customers; not even posting the location of the only Fairfield branch open somewhere off Air Force Parkway.

Fortunately, Bank of America is not our only choice in the Green Valley Shopping Center and it may be their goal is to rid themselves of our business.

Sonia Bradeson Fairfield

Not just mass shootings in America, but mass murders The press says there have been more than 260 mass shootings so far this year. So far! But these are not mass shootings, they are mass murders and should be called that.

They are done by cowards, murderers who kill, or attempt to kill, innocent, unarmed people who can’t fight back, done on purpose, premeditated, and should be treated as mass murderers, not mass shooters. Just because some of them can’t aim well, they still manage to murder some and attempt to kill others.

Why is Congress not rising up against these murders? The U.S. has the most gun pollution in the world, a major contributing cause to these murders, fueled by the lack of any meaningful regulation. The U.S. Congress, the gun industry and all those in the chain of supply are responsible for this dire situation, as well as those who promote everyone having guns for “protection.”

Protection from whom? From your friends and neighbors? Most U.S. gun owners are white, male and rural. So these guys want guns to protect themselves from others who are most like them? It’s good to charge murderers with their crimes, but how about charging those who abet them in the murders they commit: the gun manufacturers, distributors, gun stores and gun shows that provide the guns, the ammo and the means to add rapidfire, large magazines, etc., and charge them as accessories? How about those who, in some cases, encourage them with radical propaganda? They all bear responsibility and should be held accountable.

Why not have the families and friends of these crimes create massive class-action lawsuits that were so effective against the tobacco industry and other polluters? They have been deprived of their family members’ and loved ones’ futures. To top it off, the New England Journal of Medicine says guns are the leading cause of death for children and adolescents.

Does America not care?

Jerry Mulenburg Fairfield

Rebuttal to columnist’s ‘Biden’s blunders’ column We are fortunate to live in a country where freedom of expression is allowed, and individuals are given platforms to express their beliefs.

There’s no denying America is going through some difficult times but let’s not ignore the four years of what the former administration was incapable of achieving. Giving corporations and the richest individuals the largest tax relief in recent history, only to be price-gouged and forced to pay higher prices because they can.

Deregulation and exploitation of our natural resources while opening up the oil industry’s ability to increase their established hold on the American public.

So, Joe Biden’s administration is pushing a dramatic change away from fossil dependence for the sake

of our future generations. The oil producers’ response: Create a production shortage in order to increase the price per gallon and anger everyone to the point the blame is due to the policies of the current administration and vote them out of office. Let’s not forget the oil embargo of the early 1970s, when gasoline went from 30 cents to $2.30, and everyone was glad to pay it. Goal accomplished!

What we knew and is now being discussed is the corruption that existed in the Trump administration.

His son-in-law couldn’t pass a background check but was allowed access to this country’s most sensitive policies. Congress is now looking to see if he took advantage of his position to enrich himself, not to mention countless other administration figures.

I can go on and on and continue to lay out the facts on how Trump was the most unqualified and incompetent president to hold office in our history, but it will not detour the cult following that has developed as a result.

Roger Oberbeck should recognize this fraud/coward who has captured his loyalty to our country. Trump called people who were drafted stupid. His Vietnam was Studio 54!

Let’s not forget the grab them by the p---- comment.

As I stated at the beginning of this letter, we are fortunate to live in a country where freedom of expression is allowed and encouraged. My hope is the silent majority exercises its constitutional right and vote to keep our democracy strong.

Leo Camarena Fairfield

There are 2 sides to every story I would like to address a couple of letters to you that were printed about Fairfield-Suisun School District Superintendent Kris Corey and the present School Board members being “controlled” by her. I’m hoping we can agree that there are two sides to every situation.

Here’s the other side of the story about Superintendent Corey and three school board members.

I am a retired physical educator from the district. I had the pleasure of having Ms. Corey’s class for physical education. She was an awesome classroom teacher at Suisun Elementary, which presently goes back more than 30 years ago. I believe I know her pretty well as a professional and a friend. I have had the pleasure of working with Trustee Judi Honeychurch as a vice principal and during my time as district coordinator when she was a principal. During the final years of my career, I had many discussions with Trustees David lsom and Jonathan Richardson about physical education and its importance to kids’ health. I will be the first one to admit I haven’t always agreed with some of the school boards that I had over my 37 years of teaching. I remind myself every time that school board members seem great when they vote in your favor and awful when they vote against your issue.

My experiences with Trustees Honeychurch, Isom and Richardson show they are not the kind of people who would submit to being controlled, and Superintendent Corey is not the controlling general who the two previously printed letters made her out to be. I know all of them as being good people trying their best to do good things . . . whether I agree with the decisions they make for the future or not.

As a former educator, I do know that when the school board is divided, pointing fingers and not putting aside differences, the very students and staff of the district who they wish to serve will have a hard time moving forward – especially with Covid and finding the “new normal.”

Cindy Lederer American Canyon

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Speaker From Page One “Fail and learn,” Galvan told her classmates Friday at the 2022 Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy graduation ceremony held at Tom Zunino Stadium on the Vacaville High School campus. “Fall and rise stronger than you ever were.”

Galvan, who was the student body president her senior year, is one of two Buckingham graduates to earn appointments to a U.S. military academy. David Cline is headed to the U.S. Air Force Academy.

Ernest Turner, who conducted the “Turning of the Tassels” ceremony to close out the commencement proceedings, is taking a different course toward his future.

Turner is on his way to the University of California, Berkeley to study industrial engineering and operations research.

It is a journey that includes finding some self-awareness and what it really means to be Black at a predominately white school.

“My sophomore year I started our first Black Student Union . . . with my sister,” Turner said in a pre-ceremony interview.

Alexis Turner graduated from Buckingham in 2020 and attends UC Berkeley as well.

“We go to a predominantly white school, and at least in my case, it is different when . . . you don’t see anyone who looks like you,” Turner said.

“We wanted to create a safe place where students of color, or anyone who wanted to, could come and discuss (issues).”

The club was formed just before the national “Say My Name” and Black Lives Matter campaigns started. Those movements, Turner said, brought a lot of attention to the club.

“It helped me. I struggled in the first years of school, so it really helped me,” he said.

Hardik Sharma understands the feeling of looking different.

His family moved from the state of Punjab in India, and while he also lived in Canada for six months, he spent some of his elementary and middle school years in Georgia.

“Since coming to America, I’ve always felt out of place,” said Sharma, who will study computer science at Solano Community College before transferring to a four-year program – hopefully Stanford University or UC Berkeley or UC Davis.

He said he was “made fun of” quite a bit in those years. But that changed at Buckingham.

Sharma said because the class sizes are smaller than traditional high

school classes, he was able to connect with other students, but also the teachers.

His senior year he took four advanced placement and one honor course and carried all A’s.

Laura Roberts, the dean of Learning Support at the school, said keeping class sizes down for more teacher-student interaction is a big part of the Buckingham philosophy.

What comes with that are high expectations, something that is drilled into the students from the point when they are interviewed as they consider coming to the school. They are told, as an example, that the school does not issue “D” grades, so anything below a “C-” is a failing grade.

“It is a different vibe and a different set of needs for the students,” Roberts said. “Buckingham is very unique because it is a very small school, and because it is so small, we are able to provide (the students) with more support.”

It was the right vibe for Nikki Miller-Fisher, an autistic student with a clear vision for her future.

The next step is Solano Community College.

“I’m going to take some courses that help me with my career as a cartoonist,” Miller-Fisher said as she and her classmates assembled outside the stadium before being paraded in to “Pomp and Circumstance,” walking through a pathway lined by the school’s faculty.

In time, Miller-Fisher said, she might take some online courses from the Academy of Art University, keeping her options open to a career in animation as well.

Change, or the possibility of change, was a message the graduates got from Katie Mooney, who arrived at Buckingham as a sophomore after her freshman year at Vacaville High.

She also arrived with plans of going into child welfare services. But that changed to cosmetology, and changed again, with the goal now of becoming a dental hygienist.

“My point in saying this is you may have your whole life planned out now,” Mooney said. “But don’t be afraid of change.”

And the class also was told by Principal Samantha Working not to shy away from challenges, and to know adversities will help define their lives.

Working congratulated the group for meeting the challenges of the pandemic and other misadventures to achieve what they have during this chapter of their lives. She also lauded the group for being “kind and considerate people.”

“Even though this chapter in your life is closing, there is another exciting chapter that is opening,” Working said.

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Members of the Class of 2022 at Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy toss their caps into the air after graduation, Friday.

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Adieu From Page One Esperson reminded the classes of middle school fun with teachers and trips.

“It all seems so distant,” he said.

Lindsay recalls his class getting much bigger in middle school as Riverview Middle School merged with Rio Vista’s middle school.

Saldana remembered high school years with the pandemic being the turning point for them in 2020. She spoke of missing friends, confusion and trepidation about where the future was going.

“We didn’t know how it would turn out,” she said. “But we came back to high school eager to take advantage of our opportunities.”

The 2022 senior class was tenacious, hardworking and up for the challenges presented as they came along, she said.

Co-validectorians Daniela Arias and Fabrizio Gutierrez talked about the last day the class would be together and the future that lay ahead for everyone.

“Because of what we have been through we will be able to face the

Vacaville From Page One the not-so-great chocolates,” White said.

They made memories that will last a lifetime.

They learned about themselves in ways they never imagined possible. They grew friendships and had some great laughs.

“We worked long and hard,” said co-valedictorian Alyssa Jaurique.

“Change is terrifying, but change is necessary for personal growth. So we

Wood From Page One Valedictorian Taylor Ford, of the Wildcats’ four, even referenced the class’ two years of online learning, saying, “Think about it, students, let’s be honest. Without each other, we wouldn’t have made it through Zoom.”

The Wildcats entered their stadium in blue mortar boards and robes with yellow tassels. Many wore colorful leis and necklaces. Many of the 380 Wildcats showed the colors for graduating with honors.

It was the first class at Will C. Wood to have an on-campus graduation ceremony at their new campus stadium all four years. Previously, Wood students graduated across town at Tom Zunino Stadium on the campus of Vacaville High.

Vanden From Page One among all the others – to the cheers of classmates.

Students marched in to the Vanden Viking Band playing “Pomp & Circumstance,” colorfully dressed in leis and other necklaces. The stage was set up on the visiting side of the football field with rows of white chairs for the students. Parents and family sat behind them on the field in chairs, or in the stands on the home side of the field.

The commencement featured a large video board for those who may have had trouble seeing. The flags of all the states lined the stadium sideline. The Vanden High Junior ROTC presented the colors and

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Best friends since middle school, Cecilia Perez, 17, Melissa Torres, 18, and Alissa Mendola, 17, spend a few moments grabbing pictures together before the Rio Vista High School graduation ceremony, Friday. obstacles in life if we dedicate our efforts to focusing on what we want,” Arias said. “If we do this, we can’t fail.”

Gutierrez talked about the Covid-19 pandemic as being one of the worst parts of high school because of distance learning.

“We felt lonely and missed our friends,” he said. “But I made a promise to myself to go to college. So I pushed through it.”

Almost every student thanked Principal Victoria Turk for getting them through the past two years. It was not easy, but she proudly proclaimed

the ever-ambitious 109th class received $225,000 in scholarships.

“This was a wonderful outpouring of love from the community,” she said.

Students from Rio Vista are planning to attend college from the East Coast to the West Coast. Some are going into the military and others to the workforce.

“We will remember 2020,” Turk said. “We had to say goodbye for 515 days. Seniors had to start their senior year with masks on.”

Students battled loneliness and anxiety but they made the years their own. She reminded each

student that the doors of Rio Vista High School are always open to them.

“You are Rams.

And you will always be Rams,” she said. “We are all rooting for you and always will be. If you need encouragement, we are here for you.”

The school honored and remembered Logan Valdez, who died in 2019.

His parents accepted his diploma for him.

With a lot of cheering and much use of confetti, the senior class crossed the stage and received their diplomas.

They woke Saturday to a bright future.

need to embrace change.”

The 14 co-valedictorians thanked parents, teachers and staff for all the support and hard work over the years.

Co-valedictorian Jezlyn Avalos shed a few tears talking about all the sacrifices her parents made to come to this country and raise their children here.

“They made sure we were happy and safe,” she said. “The sacrifice was worth it.”

One thing they all spoke about was their sophomore year when everything changed. They

didn’t see friends for months. Some thought it was just a short time apart but soon they realized that wasn’t happening.

“We thought it was an extra spring break,” covaledictorian Alexandra Bulris said.

Music became her outlet for the stress. She focused on learning and growing in her skills.

“This year was anything but a normal experience,” she said.

This was the 127th graduating class from Vacaville High School, Principal Adam Wight said in his wel-

coming speech.

“In 1956, Harold Youngblood said let them take up the mantel of leadership,” Wight said.

That is something he felt they have all stepped up and accomplished.

“This group was marked by adversity but they stayed strong in spirit. They returned to class like no other,” he said.

Youngblood was a former teacher, principal and superintendent at Vacaville High before his death in 1959 at the age of 48.

The Wildcat Stadium scoreboard had the game clock on and it simply read, “20:22.”

Valedictorian Jacqueline Dobrei attended Browns Valley Elementary and Willis Jepson Middle School.

She was on track to attend Vacaville High but said she admired “Wildcat Nation” from afar.

“I couldn’t be happier with the choice that I made,” Dobrei told her fellow graduates.

Valedictorian James Torres said, “This is the last day we’ll walk the campus as students.

It’s time for us to prove ourselves as young adults and compassionate humans. This night is special because it is our graduation.”

Valedictorian Alison Schonauer got a chuckle from her classmates and the crowd when she gave the shortest speech.

She concluded her very

brief remarks by saying, “I won’t keep you any longer. I hope you all have an amazing graduation.”

Senior speakers Bryan Rodriguez Delgado and Demi Rodriguez spoke together in English and Spanish. They addressed the Covid-19 pandemic.

“We know what we lost,” they said, “but we are so grateful to be given the chance to be out here tonight.”

Principal Adam Rich will be stepping down after six years in charge of the Marshall Road school. He has been at the school for nine years. Rich said he felt a kinship to this graduation class as he joined them in the departure from the school.

“I have such pride and gratitude for being a part of your stories,” Rich said. “This is my last graduation and this has been one of the proudest moments and best parts

of my job. You all have had to deal with constant change and been resilient and persevered during unprecedented times. Go have some fun. Life is full of adventure and joy.”

Associate Superintendent Ed Santopadre hailed the work of the students and faculty through the pandemic, and particularly Rich.

“I want to thank Principal Rich for his service to the community,” Santopadre said.

“You are in the Wildcat family forever.”

The commencement ceremony not only featured the song by Dagen, the speeches and the handing out of diplomas, but also performances by the Will C. Wood Sylvan Singers, under the leadership of Colby Hawkins, and the Will C. Wood Band and Orchestra, under the leadership of Eric Roberts and Joanna Mackinson, respectively.

the band played the national anthem.

Principal Kristin Shields shared how special the 2022 class was on the field of play with its state football championship and four Sac-Joaquin sports titles, and in the classroom with its more than 150 honor students who wore golden sashes.

“Your ability to connect and build relationships stands out as one of your admirable qualities,” Shield said of the class. “I saw you help others through these challenging times. I wish you the very best in your next endeavors.”

Senior Class President Kylie Cesar talked of the hard times through the pandemic and spoke of love.

“Love will shine through, even in the darkest of times,” Cesar said.

Valedictorian Alyssa Allard equated the school journey with a fairy tale, featuring the slaying of dragons and the saving of princesses.

“This is the turning point where the story becomes very interesting,” Allard said.

“Continue to work on your story into the future.”

Valedictorian Shanley Gunida said there have been many challenges and admitted she herself is not perfect.

“Don’t let your failures define who you are as a person,” she said. “So many times I felt like I was not good enough.”

Valedictorian Michael Lewis had the shortest of speeches, to the appreciation of all present, saying only, “Thanks, Mom. Thanks, Dad. That’ll be all.”

Raymond Whisenhunt told his classmates, “Life

is only as meaningful as the effort you put into it.

You only pass through this life once.”

Valedictorian Quinton Williams encouraged everyone to help make change possible.

“Be a leader who fights to make a difference,” Williams said.

Vanden also had 12 salutatorians in Emma Abbate, Amayahlidwina Alenepi, Audrey Alexander, Emily Ede, Hazl Gray, Hunter Hassler, Aiden Landero, Calvin Malech, Olivia Rafael, Sophia Rafael and Abigail Wade. Shields also saluted Cole Brown and said he didn’t make the program but joined the salutatorians after getting straight A’s his final semester.

The graduation was streamed live and will continue to be available on YouTube.

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Vacaville schedules June community policing forum Daily Republic Staff

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VACAVILLE — The city will hold a community policing forum from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. June 22 at Will C. Wood High School’s Catwalk Theatre, 998 Marshall Road.

The community is invited to participate in a dialogue focused on community policing in Vacaville with an equity, diversity and inclusion lens. There will also be a remote option for residents unable to attend in person.

Nicole Anderson and Associates Consulting LLC, currently providing equity, diversity and inclusion consulting ser-

vices to the city, will facilitate the forum and help provide a space for residents to be heard, to align and deepen the citycommunity partnership through community input and perspective, and to demonstrate the city’s transparent and commitment to community-based policing, according to a city press release.

The forum is one part of a comprehensive audit of the Vacaville Police Department being performed by OIR Group.

OIR Group will attend and observe the community policing forum as part of the department assessment.

Community members

who would like to share their input on the Police Department may contact OIR Group directly via email to michael. gennaco@oirgroup.com or stephen.connolly@ oirgroup.com or by calling 310-906-0529.

Questions or comments about the forum may be sent to vacaville.city_information@ cityofvacaville.com. Note “Community Forum” in the subject line.

Community members are encouraged to register for the forum at cityof vacaville.gov/policing forum. This link may also be used to submit questions or comments in advance.

9th Circuit Court blocks permits for fracking off coast Tribune Content Agency LOS ANGELES — The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday blocked fracking off the California coast, ruling that the federal government must complete a full environmental review before approving permits for such offshore oil drilling platforms.

The decision prevents the Interior Department

Housing From Page A10 a generous sized pool and spa, a barbecue/picnic area, dog park and tot-lot,” the city description states.

and other federal agencies from issuing permits for “well stimulation” through hydraulic fracturing until a complete environmental impact statement is issued “rather than the inadequate [environmental assessment] on which they had relied.”

“Today’s decision is a win for our communities, our environment, and the rule of law,” Cal-

ifornia Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a news release. “Offshore drilling – particularly fracking – pollutes our waterways, damages our environment, and exacerbates climate change. We saw the risks of offshore drilling firsthand with the Huntington Beach oil spill last year, and we see it every day in the form of the climate crisis.”

The commissioners are also scheduled to continue their discussions to amend the Travis and Rio Vista Airport compatibility plans, and will receive a presentation on the Little Egbert Multi-Benefit Project.

Little Egbert is a

350-acre habitat restoration and enhancement project in the Yolo Bypass near Rio Vista.

A full agenda for the meeting is available at https://www. solanocounty.com/depts/ bos/meetings/videos.asp.

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9 p.m. Friday Dueling Pianos: Jason & Lindsay Makse, 555 Main St. duelingpiano vacaville.com/events.

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Vino Godfather Winery, 1005 Walnut Ave. www.vinogodfather.com.

5:30 p.m. Friday Nick Rossi Trio

Empress Theatre, 330 Virginia St. https://empresstheatre.org.

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VACAVILLE — The Saturday Club of Vacaville will host its inaugural Summer Sip and Shop Craft & Gift Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 18.

The event is a collaboration with Uptown Fox Events and a fundraiser for the club.

It will take place at their clubhouse located at 125 W. Kendal St. and will feature 30 local vendors selling handmade and custom items inside and outside the clubhouse.

The first 200 guests who are 21 or older can receive a complimentary mimosa at the door.

(Must show ID.) Additional mimosas will be available for purchase. There will also be an hourly drawing featuring items from the vendors.

The Saturday Club is a 113-year-old civic club dedicated to fostering cultural arts in Vacaville. Monthly lunch meetings take place at their Kendal Street clubhouse where the club’s 50-plus members enjoy live performances from local performing arts ensembles and guest speakers.

Uptown Fox Events is a community events and marketing company founded by Brooke Fox, a third-generation member of the Saturday Club and its incoming president for 2022-23.

Admission to the Summer Sip & Shop is free. Well-behaved dogs on leashes are welcome in the outside portion of the event.

Street parking will be available on the blocks surrounding the event. A free public parking lot is located two blocks away on See Vendors, Page B3

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ABOVE: Othalie Graham is shown on stage in “Turnadot.”

RIGHT: Othalie

Graham.

FAR RIGHT: Thomas

Conlin.

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Benicia Play Art program opens with public piano unveiling Daily Republic Staff

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BENICIA — The sound of downtown Benicia will change Sunday as Benicia’s first outdoor public, art-decorated piano will be unveiled at St. Paul’s Park.

Mayor Steve Young and other city officials will attend the event at 2 p.m. The park is located at First and East J streets near St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.

“This piano represents the first of Benicia’s Play Art program developed by the Benicia Arts and Culture Commission and Public Art Committee. This program is designed to encourage community engagement with the arts and music,” Terry Scott, who heads the Arts and Culture Commission, said in a statement released

ay Area classical music lovers will experience an evening of music by the great German composer Richard Wagner starting at 7:30 p.m. July 9.

The concert will include excerpts from “Tannhaeuser,” “Tristan und Isolde,” “Die Walkuere,” “Lohengrin,” “The Flying Dutchman” and “Die Meistersinger von Nuremberg.”

Soprano Othalie Graham will be featured in the well-known Liebestod from “Tristan und Isolde” and in dramatic arias from “Die Walkuere” and “Tannhaeuser.”

Richard Wagner portrayed the power of love in majestic vocal and instrumental music that remains as relevant and awe-inspiring now as it was in the composer’s time.

Long before “Stars Wars” or “Lord of the Rings” lit up the cinema, Wagner envisioned grand dramatic spectacles – part fairy tale, part allegory – told through the most moving and exciting music ever composed.

The Vallejo Center for the Arts will present selections from Wagner’s masterworks that have captivated audiences for more than a century in “The Greatest Wagner Concert Ever!”

Canadian American soprano Graham consistently receives international critical acclaim and is widely known for her commitment to Wagnerian repertoire. The Boston Globe noted that Graham’s “timbre and power were thrilling – with a steely ring from top to bottom.”

Hers is a voice of heroic proportions, and she possesses a remarkable musicality and an interpretative imagination as incandescent as the music she sings.

Conductor Thomas Conlin has led symphonic and operatic performances on five continents. His recording of American composer George Crumb’s orchestral masterpiece, “Star-Child” with the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, chorus and soloists won a Grammy, and his recordings of the piano concertos of Brazilian composer Camargo Guarnieri have been praised in American and international publications.

The Vallejo Festival Orchestra debuted in 2020 at the Vallejo Center for the Arts’ presentation at the Empress Theatre of “Three Tenors! – the Next Generation.” Music Director Conlin has called Vallejo’s historic art-deco Empress Theatre “perhaps the best venue in Northern California for See Wagner, Page B3

Summer Music Series set to start in Fairfield Daily Republic Staff

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as will classical pianist Daniel Zhang.

“The street art program is based on a simple premise,” Scott said in the

FAIRFIELD — A slate of free summertime concerts are scheduled beginning later this month in the city.

The series is produced

by Frazier Trager Presents in cooperation with the city’s Parks and Recreation Department. Performances will occur from 6 to 9 p.m. downtown and at a pair of city parks.

The lineup includes: n June 24: BeauFunk, featuring the former lead singer for Tower of Power, Micheal Jeffries, Solano County lawn, 675 Texas St. n July 15: Zebop, a Santana

See Piano, Page B3

See Music, Page B3

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Benicia Play Art program opens Sunday with public piano unveiling painted and designed by Phyllis Hartzell. by the city.

The piano was designed and painted by local artist Phyllis Hartzell. Annabelle Marie, director of the VOENA children’s a cappella choir, will perform,

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Tickets available for Benicia Wine Walk

BENICIA — Downtown Benicia becomes a miniature wine mecca midmonth with the return of the Benicia Wine Walk.

The event is scheduled from 1 to 5 p.m. June 18 and features a variety of wines that will be poured inside more than two dozen participating downtown shops, providing what organizers describe as “an enjoyable outing to sip, walk and shop with friends.”

Tickets are $30 in advance for a single ticket and $55 in advance for pair of tickets. All tickets are $35 the day of the event. The ticket price includes up to 15 tastes.

Participants must be age 21 and older. Check-in starts at 12:30 p.m. at Benicia Main Street, 90 First St. A map of tasting locations and a wristband will be provided per ticket holder at check-in.

Sun Kings set to perform at Vino Godfather MARE ISLAND — The Sun Kings are scheduled to perform from 1 to 4 p.m. June 12 at Vino Godfather Winery.

Those who come to the winery that day will enjoy an afternoon of sipping wine with what’s described in a press release as the best Beatles band in the Bay Area. Guests are encouraged to sing along with crowd favorites like “Good Day Sunshine” and “Let It Be,” then cool off under the shade trees while listening to “Strawberry Fields Forever” with a nice glass of Chardonnay.

The show is scheduled through Frazier Trager Presents. The winery is located at 1005 Walnut Ave. on Mare Island in Vallejo.

For tickets, visit https://ftpresents.com/events/ sunkings-vino-godfather/.

Piano From Page B1 statement, “to provide customized painted pianos decorated by local artists for the community at large to play.”

The hope of the Benicia Play Art program is to inspire others to perform.

“This piano, we believe, will entice many hidden musicians to come out of the woodwork. In essence, they become street performers, adding to the greater ambiance of our wonderful small-town community,” Scott said

in the statement.

The design and painting effort took several weeks to complete.

“Now that it’s done, I’m really pleased with the way it came out and I hope people enjoy the design and play the piano. It will be amazing to see people playing and others hanging out enjoying the music or singing along,” Hartzell said in the statement.

Rob Gordon, of Gordon’s Piano Shop located in the Benicia Arsenal, donated the piano.

The program will run through October.

The piano will then be moved into storage and be ready for the 2023 outdoor season.

DAILY REPUBLIC — Sunday, June 5, 2022 B3

‘Ultimate’ tribute show comes to Vacaville Daily Republic Staff

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VACAVILLE — The Vacaville Performing Arts Theatre plays host this month to “27 – The Ultimate Tribute Concert.”

The show debuted March 10, 2020, at the Troubadour in Los Angeles to a standingroom-only crowd shifting to a residency in 2021 at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.

Tribute artists perform with their own voices, backed by a live band. The show honors six prominent, well-known music icons who all left the world at the age of 27: Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Robert Johnson, Jim Morrison

Wagner From Page B1 classical music.” Regular patrons have praised its warm acoustics and noted that sight and sound are excellent throughout the theater.

Wagner’s intent was to create a new kind of dramatic work, in which music, poetry, drama, acting, scenery and spectacle could be combined in a meaningful and expressive whole, and which was to be called not “opera” but “music-drama.” The music and story should not only be conceived together, Wagner felt, but should be so intimately connected and harmoniously blended as to be almost indispensable to each other.

But Wagner’s theatrical innovations were matched – perhaps even surpassed – by his skill as an orchestrator.

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The cast of “27 – The Ultimate Tribute Concert,” which comes to Vacaville, June 16. and Amy Winehouse.

Narrated by actor and television personality John O’Hurley, “27 – The Ultimate Tribute Concert” is co-produced by Ramy

El-Batrawi and Music Director Erik Himel and was co-written by Batrawi and James D’Alessandro.

The show starts at 8 p.m. June 16. Ticket

prices start at $42.

Tickets are available at https://vpat.net.

The theater is located at 1010 Ulatis Drive.

His grand conception demanded a symphonic approach rather than a traditional operatic one, and with it a greatly enlarged orchestra. Wagner’s orchestral style is often described as brilliant and colorful, original and virtuosic. His demands for the singers are no less innovative. He makes the most extraordinary demands on the voice, which he appears to regard simply as an instrument, capable of overcoming any difficulty whatsoever.

“Wagner, perhaps more than any other composer, can be counted on to deliver the ‘goosebump’ factor,” Conlin said in a prepared statement. “This will be an evening you won’t soon forget.”

The Empress Theatre is located at 330 Virginia St. Reserved seating is from $58 to $115. Tickets are available at https://www. ticketfair y.com/event/ t he - g r e ate s t-wa g ner concert-ever-15jan2022.

Vendors

made items. For more info about selling at the Saturday Club’s Summer Sip and Shop, visit www.

UptownFox.com, send an email to Brooke@ UptownFox.com or call 917-586-4064.

For more information on Saturday Club membership, call 707-761-7108.

From Page B1 the corner of Main and Cernon streets, in front of Maximum Fitness.

The event is currently accepting arts and crafts vendors with a preference for hand-

Music From Page B1 Tribute band, Dover Park, 800 E. Travis Blvd. n July 29: Papa Joe & the New Deal, Solano County lawn, 675 Texas St. n Aug. 12: Soul’d Out, Cordelia Community Park,1300GoldHillRoad. n Aug. 26: Rosilyn

Pugh and Friends, G o s p e l / R & B , Solano County lawn, 675 Texas St. n Sept. 30: Alvon Johnson, blues, Solano County lawn, 675 Texas St. No tickets are needed at any of the shows.

Guests are encouraged to bring their own refreshments, chairs, blankets – and dancing shoes.

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Church to self-appoint LGBTQ pastors after bishop denies request Tribune Content Agency DALLAS — Oak Lawn United Methodist Church in Dallas on Sunday will self-appoint two LGBTQ+ staff members to pastor positions after their requests for appointments were rejected by the bishop of North Texas.

The Rev. Rachel Baughman will appoint Isabel Marquez and Ryan Wager, staff members at Oak Lawn UMC who respectively identify as lesbian and gay, without the authorization of the North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church.

The act is considered “civil disobedience” and defiance against the church. Unlike other denominations, bishops within the Methodist church traditionally appoint local and elder pastors to serve a congregation. The move comes as the Methodist church formally splits over the issue of LGBTQ+ marriage.

“While we may lack ecclesial authority to for-

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Ryan Wager and Isabel Marquez pose for a picture at Oak Lawn United Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas, Thursday. mally appoint Isabel and Ryan, we claim the moral authority to recognize the call of God upon their lives and celebrate and bless their work of pastoral ministry,” Baughman said.

Wager and Marquez went through a certification and licensing process to become local pastors at Oak Lawn United Methodist Church, located in the middle of

Dallas’ LGBTQ+ neighborhood. The months-long process involves mentorship, interviews and Methodist licensing school.

For those who go through the process, the goal is to eventually be appointed as a pastor.

But as Wager and Marquez were finishing up the licensing process last week, Bishop Michael McKee of the North Texas

Conference told Oak Lawn UMC leaders that their request to appoint Wager and Marquez as pastors would be denied.

The North Texas Conference did not cite a reason for why the appointment was not approved, Oak Lawn UMC leaders say. The North Texas Conference said in a statement to The Dallas Morning News that they would not

publicize why the appointments were denied.

The denied appointments are a blow to Wager and Marquez, who, after years of dealing with the personal turmoil of their identities and the church, wanted to fully pursue their calling in ministry at Oak Lawn UMC. Wager left Christianity after coming out as gay in his 20s, but he found his way back to church after his father died. And Oak Lawn UMC felt like home.

“I knew at the time that being gay meant I couldn’t be a pastor,” he said. “But I found Oak Lawn, and I realized that there was a place at the table for me.”

Baughman said the bishop was invited to attend the Sunday service, but she has not received a response. The North Texas Conference said the Rev. Edlen Cowley, metro district superintendent for the North Texas Conference, plans to attend Sunday’s worship service at Oak Lawn UMC and has been in contact with the

church’s leadership.

The United Methodist Church has been at odds for decades about its position on sexuality and gender within the church, specifically regarding the ordination and marriage of LGBTQ+ United Methodists.

In February 2019, 53% of church leaders and lay members voted to tighten the ban on LGBTQ+ marriages and that “the practice of homosexuality is incompatible with Christian teaching.”

Following a proposal, a special session of the United Methodist Church’s General Conference and three postponements of a vote, the denomination formally split. A new conservative denomination called the Global Methodist Church was launched May 1, marking the official split.

Oak Lawn remains in the original denomination and is designated as a Reconciling Congregation, one committed to LGBTQ+ inclusion.

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I’m becoming restless in my marriage of 66 years We each have things Dear Annie: My we do away from home, husband and I have been which means that each married for 66 years. of us has the place to He was an only child ourselves at times. We and quiet, while I am the always try to think of the oldest of three girls and other person’s feelings. outgoing. We discuss He does special things everything; communijust for me, and I try to cation and compromise have been the answers Annie Lane do that for him. I always continue to rememover the years.

Dear Annie ber what made me fall Also, we recognize in love with this person, and I that we have differences. For believe he does the same. instance, he needs quiet and Sounds perfect, right? But alone time. Since I am the social person, I try not to talk too much with all this, I am feeling sort at times – for his peace of mind. of bored and like I want a little adventure. — Feeling Restless I used to have company over Dear Restless: The grass is two or three times a week, but when that became too much for not greener on the other side; the grass is greener where you him, I cut back. And we would discuss which guests he wanted water it. All of the wonderful communication and respect for me to invite over.

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each other’s boundaries – and remembering what made you fall in love in the first place – are all watering your own lawn.

Now just enjoy the luscious green grass that you both have earned. Maybe it is time to take a trip to a place you never thought you would visit. Or pick up a hobby that you both can do together.

Dear Annie: I am grateful for my husband.

I am grateful for my family.

I am grateful for my health.

I am grateful I drive.

I am grateful that I am a good person.

I am grateful I have friends.

Thank you. Love your column. — Grateful Maria Dear Grateful Maria: Thank

you for such a simple letter with a beautiful message that can inspire others in ways you can’t imagine. I am grateful for readers like you. Keep up the gratitude. What we appreciate appreciates. There is a great deal of research on the benefits of gratitude. Studies have found that giving thanks can help people eat and sleep better and just make you a more enjoyable person to be around, which improves your relationships.

Making gratitude a habit can change your life.

Dear Annie: I had a problem concentrating on the work at my job because other people kept interrupting me, and I came up with a solution that I wanted to share with your readers.

We work in a large open

room with multiple desks, and we all loved to chat. One of the ways I deterred people from talking to me while I was busy was to wear headphones.

Sometimes, I was actually listening to music or a movie; other times, I just put them in because I didn’t want to be distracted. This worked wonders for me, and my productivity went through the roof.

I hope this little tidbit helps. — Focused Dear Focused: Thank you for your great suggestion.

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Today’s birthday Your gratitude practice goes to new levels; the better you get at counting your blessings, the more arrive at your door, ready to be counted until happiness floods your world. Other highlights include: a certificate of education, a strange but auspicious professional twist and the maturation of an investment. Libra and Aries adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 12, 40, 11, 9 and 16.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Do all you can and that’s all you can do.

After that, relax and let luck play her part. She’ll start by striking up a conversation. Listen well. Luck loves a good listener.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20).

Attraction drives the action. The plot thickens and goes in a direction you would not have predicted, perhaps because you didn’t realize who liked you.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You don’t have to make it up as you go.

A path has been cleared. It’s all laid out in books, journals, maps, business plans, patterns, recipes, tutorials, classes, conversations and more.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You want to make things better even though it wasn’t you who made them worse. Taking more than one’s share of responsibility makes astounding improvements possible.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). As the cook knows, the necessary ingredients are only part of what makes a good cake.

The order and timing can be just as important. As you follow the “recipe,” your project will come together.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). The strong dualities inside you bring about impossible happenings. You’ll be fiendishly innocent while committing crimes that don’t break the law, resulting in gentle vindication.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). If the only agenda you pursue is to have a good time, you’ll do just fine. You’ll follow your curiosity straight to enjoyable circumstances, delightful surprise and auspicious connections.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Gossip is a poison spell. If you resolve not to talk about people or listen about people either, you’ll avoid the toxic effects.

Wholesome intent will eventually lead you to good people.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

The chance to bounce around ideas is not to be missed. No matter who you interact with, your notions will only improve today, sharpened by the mere act of sharing.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

You’ll experience persistence winning out. Whether you’re the tenacious one or are acted up on by insistent forces, it will be heartening to see diligence win out.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

There are times when sticking to the budget felt dreary, but now it feels like a victory. The win you experience comes about as you follow the simplest of rules: Earn more than you spend.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’ve a vision for the future. The more people share it, the stronger it gets.

Intense moods carve their own reality.

Passion and certainty make for bigger and faster change.

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Pharmacists play role in addressing health care inequity A

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revolution is underway in the health care world, driven by a heightened awareness of inequity and inequality in the current health care system, as well as a need to address chronic health conditions that are more likely to lead to hospitalizations and major complications.

Despite the awareness of these issues and efforts to address them through broader education, many individuals continue to remain hesitant in seeking routine medical care stemming from lack of time, financial resources and trust in the system itself.

Many individuals generally seek health care only for acute and lifethreatening emergencies that can be potentially averted through routine care with an established provider and an increased understanding of health literacy and accountability.

The next generation of health care providers are currently being trained to understand and advocate for the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion in health care. This shift in education can potentially ensure that health care providers: n Relate to and closely identify with the diverse demographics of the patients they treat. n Advocate for changes to the system to better serve patients.

n Close current gaps in accessing care. To address gaps in health care access means, among many things, to encourage and educate patients on how to access care and to rely on the knowledge and compassion of providers to address their health-related concerns.

But for patients, they may not know where to start or what resources are available to them.

Pharmacists are considered one of the most accessible health care providers, but what does that mean?

Pharmacists are the one health care provider you can see without the need for an appointment or health insurance.

Many people don’t realize that, because of their current medical training, pharmacists can potentially recommend over-the-counter therapies and other medical products based on some patient interviewing and discussion.

Many are also trained to physically assess patients at a basic level, while also administering routine vaccinations (with the Covid-19 vaccines being the most recent example of pharmacist-provided care to the public at large). During the pandemic when traditional health care services were being diverted to address rampant infections in patients with Covid-19, pharmacists continued to provide essential services to the public and sometimes served as the only connection for patients who had questions related to their overall

health but were unable to access traditional providers.

Many are also trained in more advanced-level provisions such as dispensing self-administered hormonal contraceptives, nicotine replacement products and prescription medications for travel purposes, such as specialty vaccinations and malaria prophylaxis.

Additional legislation is underway to solidify the broader scope of pharmacist-provided care that they are already trained for, which hopefully encourages patients to maintain routine pharmacist-provided care and to close access-related gaps.

In an ideal world, pharmacists view their role as a supplement to the work physicians and nurses do by serving as medication management experts and understanding what therapies to recommend, while escalating concerns to other appropriate providers. In that regard, pharmacists are hopeful they can help close the gaps in access for their communities while identifying new ways of elevating care.

Brandon Samson, PharmD, is the associate medical director for Iluma Medical Communications Inc. and project consultant for California Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Jim Scott, PharmD, is the dean of Touro University California, College of Pharmacy, a Partner of Solano Public Health.

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Warriors must slow Celtics from 3-point line Tribune Content Agency SAN FRANCISCO — As they prepare for Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday, the Golden State Warriors find themselves with a long to-do list. They trail in a series for the first time this postseason, and coming back against Boston will require quick fixes on several fronts.

But the starting point is clear: Play better defense.

The Warriors relinquished 120 points in their Game 1 loss Thursday night, including 40 in the

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fourth quarter. Equally troubling for head coach Steve Kerr was the way his team allowed all those points, repeatedly leaving Al Horford, Derrick White and Marcus Smart curiously alone on the perimeter.

That’s partly a result

of Golden State’s logical focus on forward Jayson Tatum. Andrew Wiggins mostly smothered Tatum in Game 1, limiting him to 12 points on 3-for-17 shooting.

Tatum figures to respond with vigor Sunday, given his abundant skills. But the Celtics made an important statement in the opener, reminding the Warriors of the many other capable players wearing green.

“We’ll figure out ways we can stop them from

getting those 3s and take them away,” Warriors forward Draymond Green said.

Reminded how wide open Horford was on most of his 3-point shots, Green said, “They have guys who put pressure on the rim, so you’re going to have to rotate him. We’ll have to figure out where our next rotation is coming from and do it.”

Green didn’t seem too concerned about Boston’s avalanche of 3-pointers, mostly because so

many of them (15 of 21) came from Horford, White and Smart. They’re the secondary shooters, the supporting actors for Tatum and Jaylen Brown.

One obvious issue for the Warriors is the absence of defensive specialist Gary Payton II. He clearly would help against the Celtics, giving Wiggins a break on Tatum or spending time shadowing Brown (usually Klay Thompson’s assignment).

Kerr said Payton was available Thursday night,

after missing nearly a month with a fractured left elbow. But Payton didn’t play at all and appeared limited in second-half warm-ups. It’s possible the elbow is bothering him and might push back his return.

Another familiar issue is Jordan Poole’s defense. He had a breakout season offensively, but he was disengaged at times on defense – and the Warriors can’t afford that See Warriors, Page B9

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Former Fairfield High School football player Desmond Bishop tosses a football during the Dream Chasers Elite

football camp at Rodriguez High School in Fairfield in 2016. He’s hosting a golf tournament June 16 in Brooks.

Former Fairfield star Bishop still drives to help disadvantaged youth Matt Miller

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FAIRFIELD — Former NFL standout and Fairfield native Desmond Bishop lives by the scripture in Luke 12:48: “To whom much is given, much is required.”

Bishop has spent the bulk of his years after retirement helping disadvantaged youth in the community through his foundation, which he started in 2012. That work will continue June 16 when he hosts his fourth Celebrity Golf Tournament for Solano Youth at the Yocha Dehe Golf Club in Brooks.

“With my experiences in sports and life, I feel like I have a lot to give to youth,” Bishop said. “I’m just trying to help our community. I appreciate the people and the sponsors that are involved.”

The tournament is filling up fast but as of Friday there was room

for up to four more foursomes. All golfers receive a golf cart equipped with GPS and a USB outlet, breakfast, on-course refreshments, lunch and beverages.

After the tournament, golfers will be treated to a nacho bar, prizes awarded to winners, and have a chance to ask the NFL pros a question at the Q&A session. Celebrities include former Cal teammates of Bishop, some who have had NFL experience, and other friends.

There will be no shortage of entertainment with the return of the “Longest Lefty in the World,” Dan “Smackintosh” McIntosh. The professional hockey player turned professional long drive champion has been dubbed “The Real Life Happy Gilmore.”

The Launching Fore Charity’s golf ball shooting cannon returns.

The “Hole Hecklers,” a comedy duo, will move throughout the

course offering participants some friendly ribbing.

The tournament benefits the My Friend’s House and Youth Rising program, which provides outreach for “at-promise” youth to support and help them from becoming victims of drugs, street gangs, sex trafficking or jail. My Friend’s House is managed by Vacaville Solano Services Corp., which also operates the Opportunity House Homeless Shelter.

The Desmond Bishop Foundation also benefits from the event.

It helps raise money so youth can attend fitness training, sports camps and receive mentorship. The foundation is currently working toward its goal of opening a youth-focused sports and fitness facility.

Sponsorships are available and can include completing a See Bishop, Page B9

Top-seed Swiatek cruises to title over Coco Gauff at French Open Tribune Content Agency PARIS — Poland's Iga Swiatek stretched her incredible winning run to 35 matches by beating Coco Gauff in straight sets to regain the French Open title.

The ruthless world No. 1 outclassed Gauff on Court Philippe-Chatrier, beating the 18-year-old American 6-1, 6-3 in only 68 minutes.

Swiatek, 21, was relentless at Roland Garros on Saturday, winning her second Grand Slam title two years after claiming her first in Paris.

The top seed was broken for the only time at the start of the second set, but otherwise hardly put a foot wrong and won six games in a row to get her hands on the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen again after winning a sixth consecutive tournament.

Gauff, the 18th seed, could still win her first major title when she teams up with Jessica Pegula in the women's doubles final on Sunday.

A nervy Gauff was broken in the first game when she drilled a forehand long, with an aggressive Swiatek consolidating that break courtesy of a rasping forehand winner after a great serve.

The teenager was struggling with her forehand and made a string of errors as the composed Swiatek secured a double break for a 3-0 lead.

There was a big cheer for Gauff when she held to get on the board at 4-1, but Swiatek continued to dictate with her excellent serve, power, precision and athleticism, raising her fist after a majestic forehand winner put her a game away from winning

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Coco Gauff is interviewed while holding the runner-up trophy after falling in the French Open final to Poland’s Iga Swiatek at Roland Garros, Saturday. the first set.

Swiatek had the set wrapped up in only 32 minutes when Gauff put a backhand wide after another glorious backhand winner from the top seed.

Gauff rebounded and had a first break in the opening game of the

second set as the favorite fired a forehand into the tramlines.

She was unable to build on that strong start to the set, putting a forehand wide after a double fault to ensure Swiatek was back on serve at 2-1.

See French, Page B9

MIAMI — Manager Gabe Kapler’s mantra has been to protect his starting pitchers, but with three early moves to the bullpen in the past four games, it’s hard to argue he’s had the intended effect.

Each time Kapler has gone to the bullpen with his starter below 100 pitches, besides using an opener Friday, the move has backfired. In the most recent example in Saturday’s 5-4 walkoff loss to the Marlins, Kapler opted not to give his ace, Logan Webb, the opportunity to get the last out of the fifth inning while holding a two-run lead, and his replacement, John Brebbia, immediately allowed a game-tying single.

The Marlins walked it off in the ninth off reliever Tyler Rogers, guaranteeing no better than a .500 record on this 10-game swing through three Eastern cities that featured three teams with losing records. Luke Williams, who was designated for assignment and traded to Miami two weeks ago, scored

the winning run on a sac fly after San Francisco deployed an unconventional five-man infield once he reached third base.

In a matchup of two top-line starters, neither factored into the decision Saturday.

The Giants scored early off Marlins ace Pablo López, but the Marlins rallied for four runs in the fifth inning and chased Webb from the game, and Miami prevailed in a battle of bullpens. Webb had thrown 87 pitches and hadn’t allowed a hit until the previous inning. He was one out away from walking off the mound with a 4-2 lead after five innings.

But Kapler turned to Brebbia after Webb had issued a four-pitch walk to Jazz Chisholm Jr., and Garrett Cooper laced a 3-2 fastball the other way that drove in Chisholm and Jon Berti and tied the game at 4.

Webb wasted no time for chitchat after handing the ball over to Kapler and walked with a pace back to the dugout, where See Giants, Page B9

A’s continue to slide into the abyss in latest loss to Red Sox Tribune Content Agency OAKLAND — It’s been 50 years since the Athletics won their first World Series in Oakland.

The time it takes to win another one may have to be measured in light years.

That’s how bad things looked Saturday as the A’s lost 8-0 to the Boston Red Sox on a day when the 1972 World Series championship team was honored. While the Red Sox had little difficulty putting all manner of contact safely in fair territory, the A’s saw what little solid contact they made fall safely into Boston gloves.

The A’s (20-35) have now lost five games in a row (their second-longest losing streak of the season), eight of the last 10 and are 3-19 on their last three homestands.

The Red Sox, who lead the American League in extra-base hits, had 14 hits including five doubles. They’ve out-hit

the A’s 24-10 in two games with a home run and 10 doubles.

Nick Pivetta (5-4) was the winning pitcher for Boston, with Paul Blackburn (5-2) taking the loss. Pivetta gave up just two hits in seven innings with two walks and seven strikeouts. The lone hits against Pivetta were doubles by Elvis Andrus and Ramon Laureano.

After throwing 100 pitches, 63 for strikes, Pivetta gave way to Tanner Houck in the eighth and Hirokazu Sawamura in the ninth.

The Athletics, who had just four hits, have scored eight runs in their last five games.

It hasn’t helped matters that the A’s have run into two hot teams, being swept in three games by Houston and with Boston winning the first two heading into today’s series finale.

The Red Sox are just 26-27 but are 6-1-1 in See A’s, Page B9

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Kings should have obvious choice Mack retires with the No. 4 pick in NBA Draft after just one year with 49ers Chris Biderman

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SACRAMENTO — Late in the postseason is when it becomes the most apparent: The real championship contenders have players who excel on both ends of the floor.

The lackluster defenders get hunted by the stars on pick-androll switches, like when the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals looked to get their best players isolated on Miami Heat swingman Max Strus.

Offensive players who aren’t shooting threats are left alone, like how the Warriors dared Dallas Mavericks guard Frank Ntilikina to hurt them, allowing defenses to play five on four.

The teams with the most balance are most primed to make late playoff runs. Then the stars take over as the other part of the equation.

For the Sacramento Kings, a team trying desperately to end the longest playoff drought in NBA history, they should look for two-way players in the June 23 NBA draft. They need players who can become solutions to their long-standing defensive woes while not being a liability on the offensive end.

The Kings should take Keegan Murray The Kings haven’t been an above-average defensive team since 2005-06, which not coincidentally, was the last time they reached the postseason. Their relative defensive rating has been worse than league average in the 16 seasons since, according to Basketball Reference. New head coach Mike Brown is a defensive specialist who needs better defensive talent if the Kings are going to make a leap in the

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ANALYSIS crowded Western Conference.

Which is why the Kings should use the No. 4 pick in the upcoming NBA draft on Iowa star.

This presumes the consensus topthree prospects – Paolo Banchero (Duke), Jabari Smith Jr. (Auburn) and Chet Holmgren (Gonzaga) – are off the board after the first three picks. The Orlando Magic, Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets have the first three picks.

That would leave Sacramento general manager Monte McNair to decide between Murray and a pair of scoring guards, Jaden Ivey (Purdue) and Shaedon Sharpe (Kentucky).

Murray would slide into the power forward role that was taken on by Trey Lyles and Chimezie Metu. Murray can space the floor,

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shoot from 3-point range (he shot 40% last season for the Hawkeyes) and he’s a heady player who rarely makes mistakes. The Kings could use a youngster with a veteran-like demeanor who can play big minutes.

We’ve seen how this team handles high-upside guys that need development. It hasn’t gone well.

Some consider Murray the most NBA-ready player in the draft. He averaged 8.7 rebounds, 1.9 blocks and 1.3 steals to complement his 23.5 points per game. He led Iowa to a Big Ten championship with a win over Ivey and Purdue, but the No. 5-seeded Hawkeyes were ousted in the first round of the NCAA Tournament by Richmond (No. 12).

Ivey and Sharpe are messy fit.

The goal is to always draft the best player available. But it’s also imperative to develop the player properly, and the Kings already have guards who need minutes.

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SANTA CLARA — Deep inside Alex Mack’s thank-you note for 13 seasons in the NFL was a compelling line, one that aptly describes life as an offensive lineman, whether they’re highly accomplished like him or not.

“I think I’ll miss the O-line rooms the most,” Mack wrote in a retirement announcement Friday on Twitter and Instagram. “Always a special collection of men willing to put in the work together, in near anonymity, for the good of the team.”

Drafted out of Cal in 2009 as a Cleveland Browns first-round pick, Mack returned to the Bay Area for a victory lap, of sorts, to finish his career as the 49ers’ center last season. He went out with his seventh Pro Bowl honor and a trip to the NFC Championship Game.

Mack, 36, is the second 49ers starting center to retire in as many years; Weston Richburg preceded him a year ago. Jake Brendel and Daniel Brunskill are the 49ers’ top in-house options at center, though they could also bring in a veteran free agent, such as J.C. Tretter, Mack’s successor when he left the Browns in 2016 for the Atlanta Falcons.

The 49ers did not take Mack or his role for granted.

General manager John Lynch and coach

Kyle Shanahan issued a joint statement Friday thanking Mack for his 2021 contributions: “The center position in the NFL is the heartbeat of an offense and Alex’s intellect, consistency, love for the game and professional approach made a lasting impression over the course of his 13 NFL seasons.

“Congratulations to Alex on a highly decorated NFL career and we wish him nothing but success in his post-playing career.”

Mack got married last month in Ireland, and 49ers teammates George Kittle and Kyle Juszczyk attended the picturesque ceremony.

Mack entered the NFL after playing at Cal from 2004-08 and twice winning the Morris Trophy, awarded to the conference’s top offensive lineman.

He was selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s All-2010s decade team, and he earned AP Second-Team All-Pro honors in 2013, ’16 and ’17.

Mack’s agent, Tim Younger, celebrated his client’s retirement by noting how durable he was. In a tweet, Younger reminded everyone how Mack “once played through appendicitis and made next start; played with a leg fracture in Super Bowl (for 2016 Falcons).

Durable. Dependable. A remarkable career for an incredibly good man.”

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CALENDAR Sunday’s TV sports Baseball College • Super Regional, Teams TBA, ESPN2, 11 a.m.

• Super Regional, Teams TBA, ESPN2, 6 p.m.

MLB • San Francisco at Miami, NBCSBA, 10:30 a.m.

• Boston at Oakland, NBCSCA, 1 p.m.

• St. Louis at Chicago Cubs, ESPN, 4 p.m.

Basketball NBA FInal • Boston at Golden State, Game 2, 7, 10, 5 p.m.

Football • USFL, Michigan vs. Philadelphia, 2, 40, 9 a.m.

Golf • EPGA, European Open, final round, GOLF, 4 a.m.

• PGA, The Memorial, final round, GOLF, 9:30 a.m.

• USGA, U.S. Women’s Open, USA, 10 a.m.

• PGA, The Memorial, final round, 5, 13, 11:30 a.m.

• Champions, Principal Charity Classic, final round, GOLF, 11:30 a.m.

• USGA, U.S. Women’s Open, 3, Noon.

Hockey NHL Eastern Conference Final • N.Y. Rangers at Tampa Bay, ESPN, Noon.

Motor Sports • IndyCar, Detroit Grand Prix, USA, 12:30 p.m.

Rodeo • Corpus Christi Rodeo, 5, 13, 9:30 a.m.

Soccer • FIFA, Ukraine vs. Wales, World Cup qualifier, ESPN2, 8:30 a.m.

• FIFA, Uruguay vs. United States, friendly, 2, 40, 2 p.m.

Softball College • Women’s World Series, Teams TBA, 7, 10, Noon.

• Women’s World Series, Teams TBA, ESPN2, 4 p.m.

Special Olympics • USA Games, Opening Ceremony, 7, 13, 9 a.m.

Track and Field ATL Games, ESPN, 9 a.m.

Diamond League, CNBC, 11 a.m.

Tennis • ITF, French Open, men’s final, 3, 6 a.m.

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Max Scherzer (21) of the New York Mets leaves a game in the sixth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals with assistant athletic trainer Joe Golia at Citi Field, May 18, in New York City.

Scherzer bitten by his dog on throwing hand while on the IL Tribune Content Agency LOS ANGELES — The Mets are Metsing again.

Max Scherzer was recently bitten by his dog on his throwing hand, a person with knowledge of the incident confirmed to the New York Daily News. Scherzer will not require stitches, and the Mets do not appear concerned that the dog bite will set back his rehab from a left oblique strain.

Scherzer later revealed more details regarding the chomp, via a tweet. He added that he returned to throwing after one day off due to the incident.

“My dog Rafi hurt her leg on a run,” he tweeted.

“She was howling in pain and I went to calm her down by putting my hands on her. When I did that she bit my right hand. Fortunately it wasn’t a bad bite. I took one day off from throwing and was able to long toss the next day. This will have no effect on my rehab and this is literally a non story.”

Scherzer is currently rehabbing at the Mets’ complex in Port St. Lucie, Fla. He lives in nearby West Palm Beach.

The right-hander was placed on the injured

list May 19 with what the team diagnosed as a moderate to high oblique strain on his left side. The timeline for that type of injury is 6-8 weeks, which would place Scherzer’s return sometime in July.

Scherzer carried a 2.54 ERA across eight outings and 49 2/3 innings for the Mets before he pulled himself out of his start against the Cardinals on May 18 at Citi Field. He then said he felt unusual pain in his left side, after which X-rays revealed the oblique injury that would cause him to miss several weeks on the IL. The dog bite is the second strange Mets injury of the week.

Francisco Lindor also accidentally injured himself when he jammed his right middle finger in between the sliding double doors in his West Hollywood hotel suite late Wednesday night.

The shortstop reported to work with a swollen and black-and-blue finger the following day. Lindor was out of the Mets lineup on Thursday, and returned to game action on Friday, going 0 for 4 in the club’s 6-1 loss to the Dodgers.

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Sunday, June 5 N.Y. Rangers at Tampa Bay, noon Monday, June 6 Colorado at Edmonton, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, June 7 N.Y. Rangers at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, June 8 Edmonton at Colorado, TBD Thursday, June 9 Tampa Bay at N.Y Rangers, 5 p.m.

Friday, June 10 Colorado at Edmonton, TBD Saturday, June 11 N.Y. Rangers at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m.

Sunday, June 12 Edmonton at Colorado, TBD Tuesday, June 14 Tampa Bay at N.Y Rangers, 5 p.m.

Tampa Bay Boston Baltimore

31 22 26 27 23 32 Central Division W L Minnesota 31 24 Cleveland 23 25 Chicago White Sox 24 27 Detroit 21 32 Kansas City 17 34 West Division W L Houston 34 19 L.A. Angels 27 27 Texas 25 27 Seattle 23 30 OAKLAND 20 35

Thursday’s Game Boston 120, GOLDEN STATE 108, lead 1-0 Sunday, June 5 Boston at GOLDEN STATE, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, June 8 GOLDEN STATE at Boston, 6 p.m.

Friday, June 10 GOLDEN STATE at Boston, 6 p.m.

Monday, June 13 Boston at GOLDEN STATE, 6 p.m., Thursday, June 16 GOLDEN STATE at Boston, 6 p.m., Sunday, June 19 Boston at GOLDEN STATE, 5 p.m.

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Monday’s Games Arizona at Cincinnati, 3:40 p.m.

Texas at Cleveland, 4:10 p.m.

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World Cup qualifier ‘a moment of hope’ for Ukrainian people Tribune Content Agency Shortly after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Oleksandr Petrakov showed up at a military enlistment office in Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, and asked for a weapon.

“I am 64 but I felt it was normal to do this,” Petrakov told a reporter from the Guardian a month later. “I think I could take two or three enemies out.”

The territorial defense force thanked him but declined the offer since Petrakov had no military experience. As manager of Ukraine’s national soccer team, he was needed elsewhere.

Which brings us to Sunday, when, on a wellmanicured patch of grass in Cardiff, Wales, Petrakov can deliver a blow as important to Ukrainian sovereignty as anything he could have accomplished on a battlefield back home.

If Petrakov’s team beats Wales, Ukraine will qualify for its first World Cup in 16 years and just its second since it became an independent country in 1991. And, while that won’t keep the bombs from falling or stop the battles from raging, it will provide a burst of pride and an invaluable boost in morale for a nation beginning to wilt after more than 100 days of war.

“We are all fighting, each on his own front,” President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on social media. “For our blue and yellow flag, for our coat of arms on our hearts.”

No sport worships national identity like international soccer, whose teams play for their country not their club and wear a flag not a crest over their hearts. It’s why Zinedine Zidane, the child of Algerian immigrants, cried as “La Marseillaise” played following France’s World Cup victory in Paris in 1998. It’s why much of Brazil shuts down whenever la Seleção plays a big game. It’s why the chance to cheer the national team in the 2006 World Cup persuaded the two sides in Ivory Coast’s 3-year-old

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Ukraine head coach Oleksandr Petrakov leads his players in a team training session at Hampden Park, in Glasgow, Scotland, Tuesday. civil war to put down their weapons and return to the negotiating table.

It’s also why, for Ukraine, Sunday’s World Cup qualifying match is far more than a game. The army, which had fought the invading Russians to a stalemate for three months, has suffered a series of recent setbacks.

Things are particularly dire in the east, where the civilian death toll is mounting as the Russians consolidate their gains.

Beating Wales won’t change that, but it will be welcome good news amid the bad.

“Everyone knows the situation back in Ukraine,” midfielder Oleksandr Zinchenko told ESPN. “We need to show the best performance of our lives.”

As midfielder Taras Stepanenko told reporters last month: “Every day, we receive messages from our soldiers. A lot of soldiers, a lot of people in Ukraine love football, and they [have] only one demand: ‘Please do everything you can to go to the World Cup.’ “For them, it’s like a moment of hope. That’s why we have to play . . . with our soul, with our heart. This is very, very important. It will be very emotional for my country, for our players and for all Ukraine.”

Ukraine is unbeaten in World Cup qualifying, but because six of its eight games in group play ended in a draw, it finished second to reigning world champion France and did not earn an automatic

berth in this fall’s tournament in Qatar. Instead it was placed in a 12-team playoff, where three additional World Cup berths were at stake.

Poland was scheduled to play Russia in group play but, in solidarity with Ukraine, it refused.

Sweden and the Czech Republic, the other teams in the group, also refused, choosing to forfeit their chances at a World Cup berth rather than share a field with the Russians.

Four days later FIFA, soccer’s global governing body, suspended Russia and Poland went on to qualify.

For Ukraine, the war postponed its first playoff game 10 weeks to June 1. It then played an inspired 90 minutes to beat Scotland, 3-1.

However, that will mean nothing if it doesn’t beat Wales on Sunday.

The odds are long. The game with Scotland was the first competitive match for Ukraine in 6 1/2 months, and now it must come back, four days later, on tired legs against the 18th-ranked team in the world, one which will be well-rested.

Yet if Ukraine is taking inspiration from its soccer team, the players are taking their strength from the people fighting back home.

“There are times when you don’t need a lot of words,” Zelensky wrote.

“Just pride.”

The team is getting that from Petrakov, who, like Zelensky, has risen to a challenge many thought would overwhelm him.

Petrakov grew up playing in the Soviet soccer system and had a long if undistinguished playing career that included a short stint with an army team before the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991. As a coach, he cycled through a number of amateur and lower-division pro teams before joining the Ukrainian national team program on the age-group level 11 years ago.

His greatest success came in the 2019 U-20 World Cup, when Ukraine beat South Korea in the final. It was the country’s first international trophy at any level, so when Andriy Shevchenko stepped down as the senior national team coach last August, a month after getting routed by England in the European Championships, Petrakov was chosen to replace him.

Ukraine hasn’t lost since.

When the war started, Petrakov showed leadership of another kind. With the Russians approaching the capital, Petrakov’s family urged him to leave Kyiv but he refused. The Germans had occupied his mother’s house in World War II, he said, so he would stay and fight if that’s what it took.

A Russian speaker from childhood, he now uses only Ukrainian in public. As for his feelings about the Moscow government that once employed him, he is uncommonly succinct.

“It’s just hate,” he told reporters.

“For me, there is no longer a country called Russia,” he added.

“I no longer have any friends there.”

Although Sunday’s game will be played in a sold-out Cardiff City Stadium, the Ukrainians won’t be lacking for support. The Football Association of Wales and the Welsh government have given free tickets to Ukrainian refugees and invited the Ukrainian ambassador to attend the game.

Bucs optimistic Gronkowski will return Tribune Content Agency TAMPA, Fla. — The “Summer of Gronk” will continue, uninterrupted by the Bucs’ mandatory minicamp.

Tight end Rob Gronkowski remains unsigned and won’t be part of the team’s full squad workouts June 7-9.

Officially, he’s undecided about this NFL future. Unofficially, the Bucs are optimistic he will re-sign with the team sometime before it reports to training camp in late July.

A couple of weeks ago, Tom Brady posted video of Gronkowski, 33, shagging fly balls while Brady took batting practice at the New

York Yankees training facility off Himes Avenue in Tampa. He likely caught footballs from the quarterback, too.

The Bucs are giving Gronkowski all the space he needs this offseason to decide about whether to continue his career. He’s a free agent, but with Brady unretiring for “unfinished business,” it seems highly unlikely Gronkowski would play with another quarterback.

There also is the matter of negotiating a contract once/if Gronkowski decides to play.

Gronkowski earned base salaries of $9.25 million and $8 million with the Bucs the past two seasons.

He also reached $1 million in performance incentives last year. But based on his production and skyrocketing salaries at his position, he could certainly ask for more.

There are several signs that the Bucs are doing more than keeping the door open for his return.

In addition of re-signing most of their significant free agents, they’ve used voidable years in recent signings to enable them to go for it in what could be Brady’s final year in Tampa Bay in 2022. Bears defensive lineman Akiem Hicks’ signed a oneyear deal worth about $6.5 million that could increase to $10 million based on incentives.

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SAN FRANCISCO — Gary Payton II was frustrated watching the Warriors’ Game 1 fourth quarter meltdown from the bench.

It’s not an unfamiliar spot for the him – he’s been sidelined with a fractured left elbow since Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals. But the Warriors may need his defensive skillset more than ever in these Finals against Boston.

Payton was available to play Game 1, but coach Steve Kerr said he planned to only sub him in for special defensive circumstances that did not arise. Payton may be more readily available for a mustwin Game 2 on Sunday.

“I didn’t feel comfortable playing him significant minutes yet. I thought and the training staff felt like he needed a little more time,” Kerr said. “I anticipate that he will be available for more than that tomorrow because the last couple of days have gone pretty well and he’s feeling better.”

Payton said he could “play all 48 minutes if needed to,” but is just waiting for the call from Kerr to substitute him in.

“It’s frustrating, but coach will call me at the right time, so I’m going to be ready for him and my teammates and go out there and make a difference,” he said.

Payton’s biggest strength as a point of attack defender could help exploit one of Boston’s weaknesses offensively. Jayson

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Gary Payton II of the Warriors holds his left elbow during a timeout in the fourth quarter of Game 6 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series at Chase Center in San Francisco, Friday,May 13.

Tatum’s 13 assists broke a NBA finals record, a sign that the Warriors were successfully getting the ball out of Boston’s best offensive player’s hands.

But if the Warriors continue this strategy, they’ll hope to turn those assists into turnovers. And Payton has all the tools to block Tatum’s passing lanes.

Payton’s 1.4 steals per game in the regular season ranked among the top 25 in the NBA this year in the fewest minutes per game (17).

His 2.5 deflections per game are tied for the most on Golden State with Draymond Green.

“He’s just a defensive menace

in terms of being able to guard a lot of different positions,” Steph Curry said. “He gets into the ball. He makes people uncomfortable. He can disrupt a lot of different actions and different situations out there.

But the fact that he’s available, I know he has to be ready because his number could be called at any moment. He has to go be the GP that we know him to be. He can affect this series that same way.

Guarding Jaylen [Brown], guarding Jayson, guarding Marcus [Smart], guarding whoever he’s asked to guard and giving us a huge boost of energy because that’s what he does.”

A’s From Page B6 their last eight series after opening the season going 1-7-2 in series play.

Blackburn departed with no outs in the fifth inning after giving up singles to Jarren Duran and Enrique Hernandez.

A’s manager Mark Kotsay brought in former closer Lou Trivino, who has been adept of late at stranding inherited baserunners.

This time it was no different, as Rafael Devers lined out to left and J.D. Martinez struck out swinging. Bogaerts reached on an infield single before Alex Verdugo hit a liner to center for the third out.

Boston scored three times against Blackburn in the third on an RBI double by No. 9 hitter Christian Vazquez and a two-run single by Devers.

They added a fourth run in the fourth on Alex Verdugo’s RBI double, scoring Xander Bogaerts.

If a four-run lead against an offensively challenged A’s team wasn’t enough, Boston scored four more times in the eighth inning with a run-scoring single by Verdugo, a run-scoring double by Trevor Story and a bloop two-run single

by Franchy Cordero against Domingo Tapia.

The A’s had a chance to break up the shutout in the ninth, but Tony Kemp was trapped off third base and thrown out by Vazquez at catcher. Kemp singled with two out, with Laureno following with an infield single followed by a throwing error trying to get him at first.

Kemp rounded third as if thinking he could score, thought better of it, then couldn’t get back in time.

The series concludes Sunday with a 1:05 p.m. start and Frankie Montas on the mound trying to salvage a win in the series.

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GAME OF THE DAY- LOW PUTTS/ ACE OF THE DAY Ace of the Day: Kathy Moore, net 62 Birdies: Pam Fashing, hole 4; Denise Sargent-Natour, hole 8 Closest to the Pin:Pam Fashing on hole 4 with 1’ 1/2” Broke 90: Sandy Smith 87; Broke 100: Pam Fashing, 92; Thea Rock, 94; Denise SargentNatour, 94 Flight 1: 8 players 1. Doris Sundly, 30 putts 2. Jackie Evans, 31 putts 3. Tie: Sandy Smith and Loretta Ortenblad, 33 putts Flight 2: 7 players 1. Joan Rexford, 30 putts 2. Jan Benner, 32 putts 3. KarenAnn Evans, 33 putts Flight 3: 7 players 1st Place Tie: Donna Nunes, Terri Anesko and Debi Petteruti, 36 putts Flight 4: 7 players 1. Paula Davis, 28 putts 2. Joann Smith, 32 putts 3. Linda Rowe, 34 putts GAME OF NAUGHTY OR NICE All scores are net.

FIRST FLIGHT: Jackie Smith 62 Claudia Archer 68 PJ Lowrey 69 Oksun Parrott 70 SECOND FLIGHT: Mary Fowler 68 Lisa Finnegan 69 Vicky Flandi 70 Myrna DeMartino 70 THIRD FLIGHT: Kim Greer 65 Rita May 67 Elaine Hahn 67 Henrie Newland 68 CLOSEST TO THE PIN #3: 1, Cathy Adams 3’5” 2, Pla Lee 11’5” CLOSEST TO THE PIN #17: 1, Vicky Flandi 1’1” 2, Rita May 1’5” BIRDIES: Cathy Adams #3 Claudia Archer #7 Pla Lee #3, 7 and 8 Oksun Parrott #7 and 12 Jackie Smith #8 and 12

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Kevon Looney (5), Klay Thompson (11), Andrew Wiggins (22) and Jordan Poole (3) watch the last seconds of the Warriors’ loss to the Celtics, Thursday night.

Warriors From Page B6 against a team as strong as the Celtics.

One video clip, making the rounds on social media after Game 1, showed Poole barely trying to stop Brown from cruising into the lane for an emphatic dunk. Stephen Curry appeared exasperated in the background as Brown soared to the rim.

Green wasn’t specifically talking about Poole in his postgame news conference, but the message was still relevant.

“When you get to this point in the season, this level, there is no margin for error,” Green said. “It’s two great teams, and the team that makes less mistakes is going to win the game.”

The Warriors reached the Finals partly because of their stout defense.

They ranked second in the NBA in defensive rating during the regular season, at 106.6 points allowed per 100 possessions. Only the Celtics (106.2) were better.

In the playoffs, the Warriors

French From Page B6 The momentum was firmly with Swiatek as Gauff continued to make too many errors, winning six games in a row to take the title, with her opponent firing a return long to end a one-sided final.

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Bishop remains Fairfield High School’s all-time leading rusher, but he really made his mark on defense. After playing at City College of San Francisco and at Cal, Bishop was drafted in 2007 by the Green Bay Packers. He went on to play in Super Bowl XLV and also had contracts with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Arizona Car-

rank eighth at 112.0 and Boston is second at 105.7.

This extends an unmistakable trend — Golden State’s defense has been inconsistent since January.

The Warriors didn’t allow 120-plus points once in the first 44 games of the regular season; they allowed opponents to reach that threshold nine times in the final 38 games (and not surprisingly went 1-8), fueled in part

by Green’s absence with a back injury.

Game 1 of the Finals marked the third time in 17 playoff games the Warriors allowed 120 or more points.

They’re 0-3 in those games.

Thompson acknowledged the Warriors must more aggressively challenge the Celtics on the perimeter in Game 2.

“Ask any basketball player: When you get great looks from 3, everything else feels easy,” he said. “It’s on us to be better Sunday, play with more force on the defensive end and not let them get so comfortable. . . .

“We’ve just got to be better as far as being on a string together. We’ll bring a much better effort Sunday.”

In a week in which she celebrated her birthday, Swiatek became the sixth player to win her first two finals at Roland Garros in the Open Era. Margaret Court, Steffi Graf, Monica Seles, Justine Henin and Serena Williams also achieved that feat.

She has also matched Venus Williams’ record of 35 consecutive wins, the longest streak by a female player in the 2000s.

dinals, San Francisco 49ers and the Washington football team, now the Commanders.

Bishop has coached football at the college and high school level. He now would like to eventually work with youth.

“I’m not really sure what my next challenge will be,” Bishop said. “I’d like to focus on younger ages, maybe Pop Warner. We’re also trying to build a youth center

and that will take a lot of my focus.”

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“I’m not very good,” Bishop said of his golf game. “I wish I had picked another sport to compete in, but I enjoy it and do the best I can.

We go out and have a good time.”

Game: Sweeps 1st FLIGHT 9 - 13 Net 1st Judi Moses 32* 2nd Ann Rollin 32* 3rd Rene Romiski 32* 4th Chris Robertson 33 2nd FLIGHT 14 - 16 Net 1st Nancy Schlesinger 30 2nd Ilene Pliler 33 3rd Julie Smith 34* 4th Kay Bone 34* 5th Sandy Latchford 35 3rd FLIGHT 18 - 21 Net 1st Barb James 25 2nd Trellis Moore 26 3rd Kim Weaver 29 4th Cathy Treece 30 4th FLIGHT 22 - 24 Net 1st Kay Williams 24 2nd Shirley Helmich 25* 3rd Liz Dykstra 25* 4th Jodene Nolan 30 5th FLIGHT 25 Net 1st Shirley Morris 29* 2nd Colleen Beruman 29* 3rd Becky Ramirez 29* 4th Sue Johnston 30 Chip-Ins Ann Rollin #6 Sandy Latchford #6

Giants From Page B6 he would watch the rest of the game. He’d allowed three quick hits to start the fifth but was let down by his defense, when catcher Joey Bart made the decision to throw when Berti bolted for second with Jesus Sanchez on third.

Bart’s throw landed in the dirt, and Sanchez was able to race home from third for the second run of the inning.

Marlins manager Don Mattingly stuck with López, after the Giants rallied for four runs in the third and fourth innings, and the Marlins ace regained his form to retire the next nine Giants hitters he faced.

In his last start, Webb had made it through eight efficient innings against the Phillies and Kapler gave him the chance to finish the complete game.

That, too, backfired, as Webb allowed a gametying home run in the

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ninth, but it was hard to fault a manager for having faith in his ace.

Similarly, it’s unlikely Kapler would have drawn scrutiny for leaving Webb in to finish the fifth Saturday, even if Cooper had laced the exact same two-run single.

But Kapler turned to Brebbia, rather than allow Webb a chance to get out of the inning.

Brebbia became the third reliever in four games to immediately allow runs after entering for a Giants starter.

In the series opener in Miami on Thursday, Alex Wood said he believed he was lifted too early after Kapler turned to Camilo Doval with one out in the sixth, and Doval allowed two runs on two hits. In the series finale Wednesday in Philadelphia, Carlos Rodón had allowed one earned run over five innings – and just completed his best inning – when Kapler turned to Jarlín García, who blew the lead while allowing four runs on two home runs.

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Coleman E. Ramsey (SBN: 282156) STOCKWELL, HARRIS, WOOLVERTON & HELPHREY A Professional Corporation 1545 River Park Drive, Suite 330 Sacramento, California 95815-4616 (916) 924-1862 (916) 924-3541 Fax Attorneys for Plaintiffs SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF SOLANO CITY OF FAIRFIELD; Plaintiffs, vs.

HARRY JAMES COLLINS, DOES 1 through 30, inclusive, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CASE NO.: FCS056566 COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES Plaintiff, CITY OF FAIRFIELD, permissibly self-insured, administered by INNOVATIVE CLAIMS SOLUTIONS, complains against Defendants, HARRY JAMES COLLINS and DOES 1 through 30 and does hereby allege: FIRST CAUSE OF ACTION (NEGLIGENCE) 1. Plaintiff is ignorant of the true names, legal capacities (individual, corporate, associate, or otherwise), liability and/or facts establishing legal liability of DOES 1 through 30, and Plaintiff therefore sues such Defendants by such fictitious names and Plaintiff will amend this Complaint to show their true names and capacities when the same have been ascertained. Plaintiff is informed and believes and thereon alleges, that each of the Defendant DOES 1 through 30 are responsible under law in some manner negligently, in warranty, strictly, or otherwise for the events and happenings herein referred to and proximately thereby caused injuries and damages to Plaintiff, as being alleged.

2. Plaintiff CITY OF FAIRFIELD is a public entity now, and at all relevant times mentioned herein, located in Solano County, California and who was the employer of Officer Dustin Kimball.

3. Defendant, Harry James Collins, is an individual believed to be residing now and at all relevant times mentioned herein, in the State of California, County of Solano.

4. Defendants, DOES 1 through 30, are corporations, individuals and/or other business organizations licensed to do business in and/or actually doing business in the State of California.

5. All Defendants were the agents, employees, contractors, joint venturers of each other and/or had some other relationship imposing vicarious liability on each Defendant for the acts and/or omissions of each other Defendant. At all times, each of the Defendants was acting in the course and scope of said agency, employment, contract, joint venture, or other relationship and with the permission, knowledge and consent of each of the other Defendants.

6. At all relevant times, and times mentioned herein, each of the Defendants were the agents and employees of each of the remaining Defendants and, in doing the things hereinafter alleged, was at all times acting within the purpose, course and scope of said agency or employment with the knowledge, consent and permission of each of the other Defendants 7. Defendants, DOES 1 through 30, were engaged in the business of designing, manufacturing, fabricating, assembling, selling and/or installing motor vehicles and/or component parts for motor vehicles, including but not limited to tires, window glass, occupant restraint systems, controls, signals and brakes, for use by members of the general public.

As part of their respective businesses, Defendant, DOES 1 through 30, manufactured, fabricated, assembled and/or sold the vehicles involved in the subject collision and/or the component parts thereof.

8. Plaintiff, CITY OF FAIRFIELD, was permissibly self-insured for the purposes of workersʼ compensation insurance coverage at all relevant times related to the subject incident. .

9. CITY OF FAIRFIELD was the employer of injured worker, Officer Dustin Kimball, at all relevant times referred to herein. /// /// 10. Plaintiff is informed and believes, and upon such information and belief alleges that the acts and conduct of the Defendants, and each of them, hereinafter complained of, occurred in the State of California, County of Solano.

11. On or about May 24, 2019, while acting in the course and scope of his employment as an Officer with the City of Fairfield, Mr. Kimball was traveling Northbound on N. Texas Street. He was following a fellow Officer on a Code-3 response towards Atlantic Avenue, both vehicles had their lights and sirens activated. At the same time and general location, Defendant COLLINS was stopped to make a left had turn into a Burger King parking lot for the specific purpose of cutting through the parking lot towards Atlantic Avenue and avoid traffic at Atlantic Avenue/N. Texas intersection. The first vehicle passed Defendant COLLINS; however, as Officer Kimball approached to pass, Defendant COLLINS turned in front of Officer Kimball. Officer Kimball attempted to avoid the collision, but was unable. The Traffic Collision Report confirms Defendant COLLINS was at fault for the collision and confirms that Defendant COLLINS was operating a motor vehicle without a valid driverʼs license. The carelessness, inattentiveness, unsafe operation of his vehicle, and negligence on the part of Defendants caused or contributed to the occurrence of the subject collision, thereby causing injury and damages to Mr. Kimball and, as a result, to Plaintiff CITY OF FAIRFIELD. 12. At all relevant times, Defendants, HARRY JAMES COLLINS and DOES 1 through 30, owned, operated, or possessed, with the assent, consent, authorization, permission, or otherwise with the approval of all other defendants, the subject vehicle being driven by Defendant, HARRY JAMES COLLINS. 13. At all relevant times, the subject vehicles and/or their component parts, including but not limited to their tires, window glass, seat belts, occupant restraint system, brakes, accelerator and steering were defectively designed, fabricated, manufactured, assembled, implemented, installed, sold, inspected, maintained, repaired, or otherwise serviced by Defendants, HARRY JAMES COLLINS and DOES 1 through 30, in such a way as to cause or contribute to the occurrence of the May 24, 2019 motor vehicle collision. /// /// 14. At all relevant times, the subject vehicle and/or its component parts were defective as a result of failure to give adequate warning of the risk that were posed to foreseeable users of the subject vehicles and/or their component parts.

15. Defendants had specific knowledge of the risk and/or should have known of the risk by application of scientific knowledge available at the time of manufacture of the subject vehicle.

16. Defendants HARRY JAMES COLLINS and DOES 1 through 30 were negligent in the operation of the subject vehicle being operated by Defendant HARRY JAMES COLLINS. That negligence was a substantial factor in causing the subject incident and the injuries and damages to Mr. Kimball and CITY OF FAIRFIELD. 17. Defendants HARRY JAMES COLLINS and DOES 1 through 30, were negligent in the engineering, design, manufacturing, fabrication, maintenance, repair, upkeep, or were negligent in some other fashion so as to cause or contribute to the subject incident, as well as the injuries and damages to Mr. Kimball and CITY OF FAIRFIELD. 18. As a result of the May 24, 2019 motor vehicle collision and the negligence of Defendants HARRY JAMES COLLINS and DOES 1 through 30, injured worker Dustin Kimball filed a workersʼ compensation claim and Plaintiff CITY OF FAIRFIELD, became obligated pursuant to California Law and Statute to provide workersʼ compensation benefits to Mr. Kimball and have provided such benefits.

19. As of the time of filing the damages to Plaintiff CITY OF FAIRFIELD as a result of the negligence of Defendants, HARRY JAMES KIMBALL and DOES 1 through 30 is excess of $2,598.48. This figure is subject to increase, change, or additional amounts in the event further payments or benefits are made in connection with the associated workersʼ compensation claim of Mr. Kimball, which arises out of the subject incident.

Plaintiff, CITY OF FAIRFIELD, seeks reimbursement for the workersʼ compensation benefits paid to or on behalf of Dustin Kimball as a result of the May 24, 2019 motor vehicle collision and prays for judgment against Defendants for: 1. Economic damages, including but not limited to, workersʼ compensation benefits paid to or on behalf of Dustin Kimball according to proof; 2. Interest according to law; 3. Costs of suit incurred herein; and 4. Such other and further relief as this Court may deem proper Dated: May 24, 2021 Respectfully submitted, STOCKWELL, HARRIS, WOOLVERTON & HELPHREY A Professional Corporation Coleman E. Ramsey Attorneys for Plaintiff DR#00055569 Published: June 5, 12, 19, 26, 2022

Online: dailyrepublic.com/classifieds Lien Sale Auction Advertisement Notice is hereby given that Pursuant to the California Self-Service Storage Facility Act, (B&P Code 21700 et. seq.), the undersigned will sell at public auction; personal property including but not limited to furniture, clothing, tools, and/or other misc. items Auction to be held at 11:00AM on June 19, 2022 at www.selfstorageauction.com.

The property is stored at: StoragePRO of Vacaville 5006 Walnut Road Vacaville, CA 95687 NAME OF TENANT Gabriel Galvan Michael Hansen Tammi DeMartini DR#00055580 Published: June 5, 12, 2022 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given pursuant to Government Code Section 7910 that the documentation used in determining the City of Fairfieldʼs appropriations limit under Article XIIIB of the California Constitution for fiscal year 2022/23 is available for public inspection during normal business hours in the Finance Department located at 1000 Webster Street, Fairfield, CA 94533. In addition, the public hearing will also include the City of Fairfield budget for fiscal year 2022/23, the City of Fairfield Housing Authority budget for fiscal year 2022/23, and the City of Fairfield Capital Improvement Program for fiscal years 2021/22 through 2025/26. The public hearing will occur at the following date, time and place: Date: June 21, 2022 Time: 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard Place: City Council Chamber 1000 Webster Street Fairfield, California 94533 All interested persons are invited to the public hearing and express opinions on the matters outlined above. If you challenge any action taken by the City Council regarding such matters, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing or in written correspondence, delivered to the Office of the City Clerk at 1000 Webster Street, Fairfield, California prior to the public hearing.

Dated: May 27, 2022 By: Karen L. Rees, City Clerk DR#00055501 Published: June 5, 12, 2022 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF BETTY L. WILLIAMS CASE NO. P051440 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: BETTY L. WILLIAMS A Petition for Probate has been filed by JACKIE C. WILLIAMS in the Superior Court of California, County of SOLANO. The Petition for Probate requests that JACKIE C. WILLIAMS be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The Petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court on 06/24/2022 at 8:30 A.M. in Dept. 4 Room N/A located at 600 UNION AVENUE, DEPT 4, FAIRFEILD, CA 94533.

If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: GILBERT Y. JAY - SBN 071336 -- NICHOLAS K. JAY - SBN 264760, LAW OFFICES OF GILBERT Y. JAY, 210 POST STREET, SUITE 208, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108, Telephone: 415-788-7300 5/27, 5/29, 6/5/22 CNS-3589838# THE DAILY REPUBLIC DR#00055297 Published: May 27, 29, June 5, 2022 SUMMONS (CITATION JUDICIAL) CASE NUMBER (NUMERO DEL CASO) FCS056566 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): HARRY JAMES COLLINS; Does 1 THROUGH 30 YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDADO EL DEMANDANTE) CITY OF FAIRFIELD NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs of any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court's lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case.

AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su version. Lea la informacion a continuacion.

Tiene 30 DIAS CALENDARIO despues de que la entreguen esta citaction y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen. Su respuesta porescrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que yaha un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas informacion en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podra quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia.

Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente.

Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remision a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniendose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos extentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperacion de $10,000 o mas de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesion de arbirage en un caso de derecho civil.

Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.

The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y direccion de la corte es): Old Solano Courthouse, 580 Texas Street, Fairfield, California 94533 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff's attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la direccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Coleman E. Ramsey, Stockwll Harris Woolverton & Helphrey, 1545 River Park Drive, Suite 330, Sacramento, CA 95815; (916) 924-1862 Date (Fecha): MAY 24, 2021 /s/ B. Vasquez Clerk, by Deputy (Adjunto) DR#00055511 Published: June 5, 12, 19, 26, 2022

Classifieds: 707-427-6936 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JESSIE BROWN, III Case Number: P047948 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Jessie Brown, III A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Jessie B. Brown, IV. in the Superior Court of California, County of: Solano The Petition for Probate requests that: Jessie B. Brown, IV. be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: DATE: JULY 6, 2022 TIME: 9:00 a.m. DEPT.: 22 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, County of Solano 580 Texas Street Fairfield, CA 94533 If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1)four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: John M. Coyle Law Offices of John M. Coyle 710 Missouri Street Fairfield, CA 94533 (707) 422-7300 DR#00055613 Published: June 5, 8, 12, 2022 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: CHRISTOPHER D. FORTIN Case Number: P051468 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Christopher D. Fortin; Christopher Donald Fortin A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Ginnie Fortin in the Superior Court of California, County of: Solano The Petition for Probate requests that: Ginnie Fortin be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: DATE: JULY 5, 2022 TIME: 9:00 a.m. DEPT.: 22 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, County of Solano Old Solano Courthouse 580 Texas Street Fairfield, CA 94533 If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1)four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: Kulwinder Kenea Bains 80110th Street, 5th Floor, Modesto, CA 95354 209-521-1500 DR#00055585 Published: June 5, 8, 12, 2022

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