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Yosemite wildfire quickly grows More firefighting resources on the way Tribune Content Agency SACRAMENTO — The Washburn Fire burning in Yosemite National Park has grown significantly to over 700 acres, fire officials reported Saturday morning. The fire grew about 300 acres in the one day since evacuations began. More than 200 fire personnel are working to put out the flames, with more expected to arrive in the coming days. The fire broke out Thursday afternoon near the Washburn Trail near Mariposa Grove, home to about 500 giant sequoia trees and the largest sequoia grove in Yosemite. The grove, located in the southern part of Yosemite, was evacuated and remains temporarily closed. Crews began to wrap some of the trees with foil wrap See Wildfire, Page A11

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Fairfield Police Sgt. Franco Cesar handles guns at the gun buy-back event at Mt. Calvary Church, in Fairfield, Saturday.

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Firefighters at work in Mariposa Grove, California, Thursday.

Solano County in line to be among 1st to have Bay Area wayfinding capacity Daily Republic Staff

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FAIRFIELD — Solano County will be among the first counties to be part of a united mapping and wayfinding system in the Bay Area. The Operations Committee of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission on Friday approved a $6 million contract with Applied Wayfinding Inc. “to develop a single mapping and wayfinding system for use by all Bay Area transit agencies.” “This is a great step forward in making transit more accessible and understandable for regular and new riders alike. As more people come back to public transit after the pandemic, a unified system of maps and signage will make it easier for Bay Area residents to feel comfortable riding transit wherever they find themselves in the nine counties,” Napa County Supervisor Alfredo Pedroza, who is the chairman of the MTC board, said in the agency statement. Work on the new wayfinding system is scheduled to begin in 2024 and continue into 2025 at transit locations in Sonoma County before expanding into Solano County and then the rest of the Bay Area in 2026 and beyond, MTC announced. “The goal of the project is to design and deploy a fully harmonized suite of maps, signs See Solano, Page A11

FAIRFIELD — Several local organizations joined together this weekend to help take guns off the streets. Faith Partners and Community (Faith PAC), The Matt Garcia Foundation in partnership with the City of Fairfield and Solano County District Attorney’s Office hosted a no-questions-asked gun buyback event Saturday at Mount Calvary Baptist Church. “We want people to know that

church is not just about Sundays,” said Pastor David Isom of St. Stephen CME Church, Fairfield. The gun buyback is a way to get guns off the streets, according to Isom. Faith PAC is an organization made up of various churches from Solano County that help bring religion and civil services to the forefront through helping with various community events. “This destroys weapons of mass destruction and saves lives in the process,” said Claybon Lea, Jr. Senior Pastor at Mount Calvary

Baptist Church. The goal of the event was outreach, education, and getting unwanted guns off the streets, according to the new Fairfield Police Department public information officer, Jennifer Brantley. “This will help decrease accidents and domestic violence,” Brantely said. For the days event they took back 97 weapons ranging from handguns to AK-47s. “Last year we recovered 480 See Guns, Page A11

Fairfield-Suisun summer programs end with students mastering new skills Susan Hiland

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FAIRFIELD –— School was out in June, but for some students, their learning continued for a bit longer in summer programs. Unlike years ago when it was a drudgery to be stuck inside for another two weeks, the FairfieldSuisun Unified School District has designed summer school programs that include a lot more to do than catch up on math. Robert Matlock, 13, was virtual-learning for the last couple of years. His mom got an email from the school about the various programs, and she mentioned videography and visual arts programs

to him, and he was really interested in what they offered a Sheldon Elementary School in Fairfield. “I wanted out of the house. I am tired of staring at the screen all day,” Matlock said. “It strains my eyes.” He figured he spent eight hours a day online for school. “I thought at first doing school from home wouldn’t be that bad,” he said. But it has proven not to be that good, either. He missed people and interacting with them. That is why the summer videography and visual arts program was so good. He met new students from other schools

and made new friends. Eric Green, also 13, was nervous about taking the class. “I thought it would be more fancy,” he said. “More green screens and lighting.” The classroom was not

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Is the government hiding ET information? Survey says yes

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(79%) think the govhe truth (as they said in “The X Files”) ernment has concealed is out there. the existence of UFOs A caveat to that from the public. In other saying: According to words, almost half of all about half of Amerivoters (my math says cans, “out there” means 79% of 62% is 49%. If “hidden in governI’m wrong, don’t tell ment files.” me, tell my calculator) A recent survey by Brad Stanhope believe the government Morning Consult and Like I was sayin’ knows about extraterPolitico revealed that restrial life and conceals 62% of American voters believe it from us. there is extraterrestrial life. That belief is consistent Yes, ETs. To emphasize, that’s across political parties, ages and not 62% of all people, it’s 62% gender, with one mild outlier: of those who cast votes for elecThe older and more conservative office. In other words, 62% tive you are, the less likely you of people who not only qualify to are to believe in ETs, but by vote, but have voted recently. not much a lower level than the That percentage isn’t the general public. (In related news, end of the facts. Of those who the older and more conservabelieve, nearly four out of five tive you are, the more likely you

are to believe that old cars were better, the NFL was better when players didn’t complain about concussions and that it was better when you could go to the movies for 50 cents.) The survey was released as Congress prepared for a late-May hearing on unidentified flying objects – a naming convention that exposes Congress as a place filled with older people. Who says UFOs anymore? UFOs were a big deal in my childhood. We now say ETs, although I’d never heard the term extraterrestrial until the movie “ET” arrived in theaters. Back to the point. Around half of voters believe not only that extraterrestrials exist, that the government knows about it

and keeps it secret. To be fair to the majority who believe the government is covering up proof of extraterrestrial life, they have plenty of ammunition: Decades of rumors. Area 51 in Nevada. Dozens of sci-fi movies. All those hill people who claimed to have been captured by UFOs (do ETs have a catch-andrelease program?). Meanwhile, the government hasn’t exactly extinguished rumors. In 2007, the Department of Defense launched an ET-seeking initiative called the Advanced Aviation Threat Identification Program (AATIP), which is a poorly chosen acronym. The government could have gone with something like Mass Arial Research

Tracking Interstellar Aerial Navigation (MARTIAN). But anyway, the feds launched AATIP in 2007 and didn’t acknowledge it until 2017. That’s suspicious, too, right? Perhaps the point of the survey has nothing to do with whether extraterrestrial life exists or whether the federal government knows something and is concealing it from us. Perhaps it shows how much skepticism we have about our leaders. If they’re actually humans and not ETs wearing human skin. Reach Brad Stanhope at bradstanhope@outlook.com.

Labor pool shortage hits public pools; California needs lifeguards nation,” prompting many of college age to return to school or seek work in other industries. But California is also hobbled by certification requirements that don’t easily allow “Bay Watch” lifeguards to become “Pool Watch” lifeguards. In California, pool lifeguards must be certified through a training program managed by the American Red Cross or YMCA of the U.S.A., whereas ocean lifeguards can officially ascend their watch towers after undergoing United States Lifesaving Assn. training. Horvath’s bill, AB 1672, would allow ocean lifeguards, who undergo highly rigorous training and are generally better paid than their counterparts, to work at public pools during off-seasons – a period when recreation agencies are often short of lifeguards. Three miles away from Oceanside, the city of Carlsbad has also struggled to keep its pools open. Carlsbad co-sponsored Horvath’s bill in an attempt to salvage its year-round pool season. “It wasn’t until we were able to reopen after Covid that we saw the effects of the pandemic,” Ashlee Benson, Carlsbad’s Aquatics Manager, told The Times. Public officials and lawmakers are still speculating about the full range of reasons why more people don’t want to become lifeguards, or return to the profession. “I suspect people are making other life choices,” Horvath said. “They’re getting their degrees or going into other industries. I mean, you’re seeing this across the board.” The last time the

Tribune Content Agency When the heat hits in California, public swimming pools become vital refuges for tens of thousands of families, many of modest means. But because of bureaucratic red tape and the aftermath of pandemic shutdowns, many pools statewide are confronting a labor pool problem – not enough lifeguards. Oceanside is one of these. The coastal Southern California city recently earmarked $600,000 to upgrade one of its oldest and most beloved public pools, the Brooks Street Swim Center, which serves a low-income neighborhood. The pool’s future triggered an intense dispute last year when some city council members wanted to shift its funding to a new aquatics center in a more affluent part of town, an idea that was shelved after community members called it racist and “disrespectful.” But because of the lifeguard shortfall, Brooks Street Pool is one of many in California that have been forced to cut back hours. “That [funding] was a massive thing for the community,” said Assemblywoman Tasha Horvath (D-Carlsbad), author of a bill that aims to address the state’s lifeguard shortage. “We get money in the budget last year to keep the pool open, and why is it that the pool can’t open? Because there are no lifeguards.” Lifeguards are in limited supply, industry experts say, partly because of the temporary shutdown of beaches and public pools during Covid19. These shutdowns fed the so-called “great resig-

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Senior lifeguard Ravelle Morales, 28, keeps an eye on young swimmers at Monroe Street Pool in Carlsbad, June 30. Morales lifeguarded for nine years. country experienced a lifeguard shortage was 20 years ago, when the labor market couldn’t keep up with the influx of new condominium complexes with pools, according to Bernard J. Fisher II, director of health and safety for the American Lifeguard Association. Now the problem is back. Fisher’s group estimates that roughly one-third of the 309,000 public pools across the country will not be able to open this summer due to staffing shortages. Ravelle Morales, a lifeguard at the Monroe Street Pool, recalls that when she moved to Carlsbad earlier this year, the city was desperate for people to safeguard the pools and shut them down at the end of the day. “When I came in, I stepped up and closed five or six days a week,” the 28-year-old said. Soon after, the city offered lifeguards a 9% raise to attract more applicants. That was “really helpful,” said Morales, but many of her colleagues who are Covid-conscious decided to stop lifeguard-

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ing completely. Because of the shortage, Morales also works shifts at two YMCA locations. She plans to continue working as a lifeguard, and one day make her way up to a supervi-

sor position. “Our struggle has been the college-aged students,” Benson said about their hiring woes. “We’ve been struggling to fill the morning and midday chunk because they would normally be able to work those hours.” The labor pool problems are more than just an inconvenience, said Jodi Diamond, the CEO of a Boys and Girls Club that is less than a mile from the Brooks Street facility. “Local community pools are very much needed,” she said, noting that they help kids learn to swim and embrace lifelong water safety practices. If pools are closed, families are going to take their dips elsewhere – to rivers or lakes where there are no lifeguards, some safety experts say.

“People are still going to swim, and drownings are going to spike like they did last year,” said Fisher of the American Lifeguard Assn. Each year, there are about 3,960 fatal drownings in the United States, or about 11 drownings per day, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Fatal and nonfatal drownings in pools remain particularly high so far this year, according to a June report from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. From 2019 to 2021, an estimated 80% of children who were treated for pool- or spa-related nonfatal drowning injuries were below the age of 5, although just 27% of those occurred at public locations compared to homes.

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Harvester blamed for Toland Extended road closures planned Road fire on Wednesday off Interstate 80 Todd R. Hansen

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FAIRFIELD — The cause of the fire off Toland Road Wednesday evening has been determined to be a malfunctioning harvester working in a field, the Montezuma Fire Protection District reported. District officials reported that the fire started about 6 p.m. and burned about 80 acres. No structures were damaged. The fire district reported that the large wind turbines in the area actually helped in suppression efforts. The causes of the fire at Sandy Beach, the fire that forced the evacuation of as many as 500 residents north of Cantelow Road, and the most recent blaze on Nelson Hill have not been determined or have not been released. The Lake-Napa Unit of the California Forestry and Fire Protection District required a formal California Public Records Act request to release information on the Cantelow Road fire. That fire started about 2 p.m. June 23. The fire area was north of Cantelow Road to south of Peaceful Glen Road; west of Timm Road and east of Dove Creek Trail, the Solano County Office of Emergency Services reported. It ignited on the 2400 block of Buena Vista Lane. The 2020 census puts about

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A Cal Fire Airtanker makes a fire retardant drop on a portion of a 4-alarm vegetation fire on Nelson Hill in Fairfield, Tuesday. 518 residents in the area, which is mostly flat, rolling terrain, but not particularly hilly. In addition to the house-to-house contact by the sheriff’s personnel, alerts were sent out on phones and other devices through Alert Solano. No one was injured and no property damage was reported. The Sandy Beach fire started on June 2 during a six-day, multiagency state ICS 219 training exercise. The training included two classroom days and four field

days as part of the standardized training efforts within the incident command system. The River Delta Fire Protection District lost a wildland engine and Solano County had some irrigation equipment in the Sandy Beach park damaged. Most recently, about 22 acres were burned in the Nelson Hill area of Cordelia. Evacuations were ordered for 11 homes. One firefighter was injured. There was no property damage.

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FAIRFIELD — Student-athletes preparing to compete for their school teams can get free physicals through the NorthBay Health Orthopedics sports medicine team. The physicals will be available from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 30 at the

NorthBay Center for Orthopedics, 2500 Hilborn Road, in Fairfield. “A sports physical helps determine whether it’s safe for a child to participate in a certain sport. It can help student-athletes identify any potential health problems, consequently helping them find a way that can help them avoid injury,” NorthBay

said in a statement. To make an appointment, call 707-646-7599. Students are asked to arrive 15 minutes prior to their appointment, bring their school/district physical form signed by a parent or guardian, as well as a photo identification such as a school ID, driver’s license, ID card or passport.

Fairfield meets HUD fair housing requirement for future funding Daily Republic Staff

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FAIRFIELD — The City Council this week approved a plan by which the city will address, over the next five years, identified impediments to fair housing. The action brings the city in line with federal Department of Housing and Urban Development standards, which allows Fairfield to received funding from the agency. “HUD requires jurisdictions receiving federal grant funds for housing and community development to certify that they are taking actions to Affirmatively Further Fair Housing,” the staff rep0rt to the council stats. “The city receives federal grant funds from HUD for the Community Development Block Grant program, which provides funding for housing, community facilities, and public services for lowand moderate-­income households. Under the CDBG program, the city must certify that it is taking actions and documenting those actions that affirmatively further fair housing,” the staff report states. The city must show it is taking “meaningful actions” to meet those goals. The city received approval from HUD on Jan. 11 “indicating that the (city’s analysis of the issues) met the requirements to affirmatively further fair housing and that the city had submitted all of the deliverables and

reports necessary to meet the requirements under the (Voluntary Compliance Agreement),” the staff report states. In other action at Tuesday’s meeting, the council: n Accepted as completed the subdivision improvements for the Estaire Subdivision. The residential project consists of 16 single-­ family condominium lots and nine mixed-­ use commercial/residential units located on the northeast corner of the Pittman and Link roads intersection. The project was completed on June 6, 2022. There was no cost to the city. n Accepted as complete the subdivision improvements and the landscape improvements for the Koros Subdivision.

The residential project consisted of 39 single-­ family lots located west of Suisun Valley Road, and north of the Turnstone Subdivision and Westamerica Drive. There was no cost to the city. n Approved a $100,000 contract amendment with Koff & Associates for as­needed recruitment services. It extended the contract to June 30, 2023 and brought the total contract to $200,000. The funds come from the city General Fund. n Approved a $287,430, four-year lease with PNC Equipment, LLC for replacement of golf carts at Rancho Solano and Paradise Valley golf courses. The funds comes from the Golf Course Enterprise Fund.

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FAIRFIELD — Two 55-hour road closures – one on the Green Valley Road exit from eastbound Interstate 80 and the other for the eastbound I-80 connector to southbound Interstate 680 – are scheduled for later this month. The Green Valley exit will be closed from 10 p.m. July 22 to 5 a.m. July 25, the California Transportation Department announced. Motorists are advised to continue on eastbound I-80, past the Green Valley Road exit, and take the Suisun Valley Road exit. They are then directed to take an immediate right onto Pittman Road, take a right onto Cordelia Road, and take a right onto Lopes Road,which becomes Green Valley Road. The connector will be closed from 10 p.m. July 29 to 5 a.m. Aug. 1, Caltrans said. Motorists are advised to continue on eastbound I-80 past the SB I-680 connector exit, and take the Chadbourne Road exit and left onto Chadbourne Road. From there, past the overcrossing, motorists are advised to take a

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Obituaries

Alice Emily Freeman

Virgil LeRoy Sellers

Jan. 10, 1932 — June 28, 2022

Virgil LeRoy highest awards, Sellers, 90, passed the Silver Beaver away Tuesday, June and Golden Bear. 28, 2022, at his Later, Virgil spent home in Fairfield, much of his time California, where he volunteering at lived for 61 years. the Solano Land Virgil was born on Trust, Rush Ranch Jan. 10, 1932, as the as a blacksmithing ninth of 13 children instructor and local born to Andrew historian. Virgil also Jackson Sellers volunteered at the and Josephine Elsie Peña Adobe His(Foley) Sellers of U.S. AIR FORCE toric Society, Matt VETERAN West Terre Haute, FoundaGarcia Indiana. Virgil was tion and the Doolittle Air raised in West Terra Haute, Museum. graduating from Valley High Virgil married Patsyann in the Class of 1949. on May 4, 1951. Virgil and Following in his eight Patsyann had four children, brother’s footsteps, Virgil Bonnie Sue (Neidlinger), enlisted in the military. Virgil Michael Lee, John Fredchose the United States Air rick, Daniel Wayne. Virgil Force and spent 20 years, rising to the rank of Master was blessed with a plethSergeant. During his career, ora of grandchildren, greatVirgil flew 26 combat grandchildren, nieces and bombing missions in a nephews. Virgil could fix most anyB-29 over North Korea. Virgil served in our nation’s mili- thing and welcomed every tary during both the Korean opportunity to help others. Virgil was well-known for and Vietnam wars. After his military career, his line, ‘Let me tell you a Virgil transitioned into civil- story,’ and he will be missed. Virgil is survived by his ian life where he worked as a cabinet maker. He worked wife of 71 years, Patsyann; for two different custom daughter, Bonnie; and sons, cabinet shops before Michael, John and Daniel. Virgil was predeceased opening his own. Virgil was a scout master by both parents; five of his for the Boy Scouts of eight brothers; and all five of America, receiving their two his sisters.

Demetrio ‘Mecho’ Perriatt July 16, 2005 — June 27, 2022

Demetrio Perriatt loved everything about the game of baseball. He was known for memorizing statistics and facts from major leaguers past and present. Every time he stepped onto the field, he excelled at the game he so loved. Affectionately known as ‘Mecho,’ Demetrio Perriatt tragically passed away June 27, 2022, at Lake Berryessa in Napa County. He was 16 years of age. A Fairfield native, Demetrio attended Nelda Mundy Elementary School, Green Valley Middle School and had just completed his junior year at Rodriguez High School. Mecho was the best of the best. The kindest heart with a genuine love for everyone encompassed in his life. He was undoubtedly recognized as the funniest person in any room, full of endless jokes. Those closest to him described him as quite the movie buff, indulging in as many knock off superhero remakes as one could imagine. He was inherently creative, with a great eye for paintings. He was fascinated with World War II history because of the honorable veteran family lineage. Demetrio was most at ease on the baseball field, playing primarily in the outfield and as a stellar baserunner. There amongst his teammates, he was called ‘D-MO’. He was easily discernible on the field by his long-term number, 6, and the disarray of curls sticking out under his cap.

His Fairfield Expos team had just returned from a 12-day American Legion tournament in Oregon. Demetrio had been excited to go out and adventure on his own for the first time. He will be missed every day. He is the light of our lives. Survivors include sister, Louise; parents, Julie and Stanley Perriatt; grandparents, Lois and Gabriel Ramon Quinones; grandmother, Brenda Perriatt; and beloved girlfriend, Madelyn Stone, and her parents, Jeff Stone and Sandy Wong, and brother, Corey Wong-Stone; other survivors to cherish his memory include, Gina and Adam Smythe; Matt and Marie Quinones; Sophia and Mark Gray; William and Hannah Franz Quinones; and Lloyd Perriatt Jr.; he is also survived by numerous cousins, aunts and uncles; his Fairfield Expos baseball teammates; and his Rodriguez High School Mustangs teammates and coaches. He is preceded in death by Lloyd Perriatt Sr.; Judy Williams; Sylvia and Gabriel Quinones; and Louise and Eugene Williams. The Perriatt family would like to extend their sincerest thanks to the first responders – Napa County Sheriff’s Office, its dive team and Chaplain Joanne. Family and friends are invited to a Celebration of Life on his birthday, from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, July 16, 2022, at the Suisun Veterans Memorial Building, 427 Main St., Suisun City, California.

Florence Virginia (Jean) Harris Feb. 7, 1933 — June 15, 2022

Florence Virginia Harris, everyone knew her as Jean Harris, passed away after a long battle with dementia. Jean may have been short in stature but she towered in spirit and kindness and was loved and respected by all that knew her. Jean was born in Napa, California, graduated from Napa High School. In 1953, Jean married the love of her life, Robert S. Harris IV. They eventually settled in Suisun Valley where they raised two children together and were inseparable for 47 years. After spending five years as a clerk at F W Woolworth, Jean went on to a career of 38 years at Bank of America, achieving the position of Assistant Vice President. She had served as both Treasurer and President of the Fairfield Women in Action, and President of the Bank of America Retirees Assoc. Jean loved the outdoors and spent much of her free time hiking and gardening.

Richard Theodore Jarosch

Dec. 28, 1922 — June 5, 2022

Alice Emily Freeman (nee Bridgham), previously Alice Emily Long, born on Dec. 28, 1922, in Coos Bay, Oregon, sadly passed away on June 5, 2022, at the age of 99. A longtime resident of Fairfield, California, she will be remembered for her incredible humor, very outgoing nature and love of smiley faces. She was active in the local community with the Daughters of the Nile, Eastern Star, Shriners and the Senior Center. She loved helping others and being social. Despite her age, many of us will remember her as forever young, filled with youthful joy and tenacity. She is survived by her siblings, Becky Beddes (nee Bridgham) and David Jon Bridgham; children, Thomas Daniel Long and Kathleen Clancy Sheek; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; great-great-grandchildren; it was with great pride and joy that she became a great-great-grandmother in 2015. She gave herself the adorable nickname of the Generator in honor of this accomplishment. She is also survived by Sam’s two daughters, Jeanne Mercedes Reynolds (nee Freeman) and Nita Lou Lindall (nee Freeman) and their children.

July 10, 1942 — June 2, 2022

She is predeceased by her loving husband, James Francis Long, married in 1943, with whom she shared four wonderful children; her eldest sons, James Michael Long and Bryan Patrick Long; her devoted husband, Samuel Deward Freeman, who she married in 1991. Alice had tremendous faith in God and was an unimpeachable optimist. Her goal was to live to 100 years of age. While her passing finds us mourning her loss and her great goal unmet, we would like to honor her legacy by celebrating all her years welllived. Her 100th birthday is celebrated in our hearts, and if you’d like to share a story and sentiments about her life and achievements, please join us at her funeral service. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, July 22, 2022, at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 1600 Union Ave., Fairfield, California. In lieu of flowers, if you would like to make a gift in Alice’s honor, please consider donating to Shriners Hospital for Children or Meals on Wheels. Arrangements under the care of Bryan-Braker Funeral Home, 707-4254697, www.bryan-braker. com.

Perkins L. Herbert

June 21, 1936 — May 17, 2022

him ‘Ice Man’ and L. Perkins ‘Cool Breeze’ for Herbert (Perk) was his cool, calm born on June 21, 1936, to Ada Jones U.S. AIR FORCE demeanor, and he VETERAN had a subtle, artful and Walter Herbert in Baton Rouge, Louisi- sense of humor. Ask him ana. He was the young- how he felt, and he quickly est of three children, with a replied, ‘I am that I am,’ citing brother, Walter Herbert Jr., his favorite quote from the movie, ‘The Ten Comand sister, Gloria Herbert. Perk grew up in Oakland, mandments.’ This prompted California, attended laughter from the person Oakland Technical High he spoke to, followed by his School, and earned his own laughter. diploma in adult school. Perk left his earthly He joined the United home on May 17, 2022, in States Air Force at 17, Suisun City, California, to be serving for over 23 years. with our Heavenly Father. He married Betty He will always be much Coleman (m. 1953-1966), loved by his family and with whom he had four chil- friends, at home and abroad. He is survived by children, Leonzo, Jeanne, Myrtle and Patricia. dren, Leonzo Herbert, In the Air Force, he Jeanne Herbert-Nuridtraveled heavily throughout din (Abdur) and PatriEurope and Asia. He worked cia Shelby (Floyd); sister, as a cryptologist, coding Gloria Redmon; grandchiland decoding communica- dren, Michael Herbert-Gray, tions. He earned an assign- Leilani Mulholland, Marcus ment to the elite ‘Silk Tie’ Shelby, Mitchell Shelby, unit and an air mission sup- Quisha Herbert and Natasha porting United States Pres- Robinson; great-grandchilident John F. Kennedy. dren, Leila Herbert-Gray, Perk married Irene Michael Herbert-Gray, Nasir Jensen of Copenhagen, Young, Christian Simpson Denmark (m. 1968-1991). and Marcus Parker; as well Together, they had son, as a host of multi-generaKenneth. tional nieces and nephews. Several years later, Perk He is preceded in death returned to the United by father, Walter; mother, States and settled down in Ada; brother, Walter Jr.; Suisun City, California. He former wife, Irene; daughter, retired as a Master Sergeant Myrtle; and son, Kenneth. at Travis Air Force Base, A memorial salute and where his career began. interment will be held at After retiring from the 11:45 a.m. Friday, July 15, Air Force, he worked for 2022, at the Sacramento Anheuser-Busch Brewery in Valley National Cemetery, Fairfield, California, until his 5810 Midway Road, Dixon, second retirement. California. He enjoyed entertainArrangements entrusted ing, jazz, bowling, golf and to Bryan-Braker Funeral tennis. His peers dubbed Home, 707-425-4697.

Her kind loving Spirit is greatly missed. She is survived by her daughter, Jeannie A. Flores; son, Robert S. Harris V and his wife, Patti; grandchildren, Jena Flores and Joseph Flores, Clairese Juarez and her husband, Darrel, Robert S. Harris VI and his wife, Allison; stepgrandchildren, Katie, Sarah, Markie Jones of Sacramento, Cindy Braaten and her husband, Austin of Citrus Heights; great-grandchildren, Isaac, Natalia, Vienna Sanchez of Vacaville, Joseph Flores Jr. of Suisun City, Riley, Kallie and Taylor Juarez of Fairfield, and Lemon and Alaric Braaten of Citrus Heights; sister, Elin Key of Santa Rosa. Jean is preceded in death by her husband, Robert S. Harris IV; sisters, Ruth Lincoln of Napa and Christina Goodwin of Tucson Arizona; father, Julius Arvid Appeltofft; and mother, Florence Christina Appeltofft. Friends and family are invited to a funeral service at 11 a.m. Monday, July 18, 2022, at Rockville Cemetery, 4219 Suisun Valley Road, Fairfield, California. Arrangements cared for by McCune Garden Chapel in Vacaville.

laugh. Volunteering Richard ‘Dick’ was also imporTheodore Jarosch, 79, passed away tant to him. In the Thursday, June early years in the 2, 2022, in MonPhilippines, he started a program terey, California. at the Olongapo Richard was born public high school July 10, 1942, in St. to become an elecPaul, Minnesota, to Henry and Eleanor tronics instructor (Pepin) Jarosch. to teach a trade He joined the to young men. He United States Navy also volunteered right after high at his daughters’ U.S. NAVY school and became schools, helping VETERAN an electronics techout at bingo, fundnician. While stationed in raisers and dances. He is survived by his the Philippines, he met his future wife, Perla Ganeb. loving wife, Perla Ganeb Dick and Perla were Jarosch; daughter and sonmarried on Feb. 27, 1965, in-law, Sharon (Jarosch) at St Joseph’s Church in and Doug Takeuchi of San Olongapo City, Philippines. Marcos; daughter and sonThroughout their 57 years in-law, Susan (Jarosch) and of marriage, they moved Kermit France; grandchil19 times. dren, Haley Nicole France He always loved sharing and Kolton Richard France, stories about their many all of Danville; brothers, adventures. Dick was in Jerry Jarosch, Larry Jarosch, the United States Navy for David Jarosch; and numer20 years. He continued after ous nieces and nephews in leaving the service at GTE Minnesota. for 16 years and another five He is preceded in death years at Applied Signal; he by his parents; and two traveled the world working sisters, Donna (Jarosch) on many projects. Kinney and Patricia Jarosch. Dick was an avid and talMilitary honors will be ented chess player. He beat conducted by the United everyone he played with, States Navy Honor Guard at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, July whether online or in person. Throughout his life, he 14, 2022, at the Sacramento was a dedicated member of Valley National Cemetery, the Catholic Church and had 5810 Midway Road, Dixon, a strong faith in God. Over California. Memorial donations can the many years, he served as a lector, Eucharistic minister be made to Our Lady of Mount Carmel in his honor. and Catechist teacher. Arrangements under Dick also enjoyed day trading on the stock market. the care of Bryan-Braker He also was an enthusias- Funeral Home, 707-425www.bryanbraker. tic teller of jokes and singing 4697, silly songs, which displayed com. his big heart and boisterous

Nancy (Pangburn) Horton Nancy Horton of Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia passed away on June 5, 2022, after a long and courageous battle with leukemia. She grew up in Suisun Valley on her family’s ranch. She attended Green Valley Union Elementary school and graduated with the class of 1964 from Armijo High School. Her parents, Wes and Doris Pangburn and her sister, Susan Blake preceded her in passing. Her father taught at Armijo High School for many years. Following high school, Nancy attended California State University in Chico, California, where she met and married John. June 8th was their 54th wedding anniversary. John’s Navy career took Nancy to various duty stations along the east coast where she learned to do fun things like shovel snow in Brunswick, Maine, and then back and forth across the country several times to California, and the Washington DC area. She managed each move with finesse. She managed the rigors of being a Navy wife with poise and determination including the many times when her husband was deployed overseas. Nancy was devoted to her daughters, Christy Horton and Kim Adams and adored her granddaughters, Carly and Allison Adams. Son-in-law, Jared was another one of her favorites. Raising Christy with her special needs made Nancy fully qualified for sainthood. Life after the Navy found

Nancy as the Chief Financial Officer of a family business where she tracked and squeezed every penny precisely. Following retirement, the family relocated to Smith Mountain Lake where she was involved in several activities. She volunteered at the Discovery Shop in support of the American Cancer Society, and SML Good Neighbors. Nancy was particular proud of the scholarship fund she established at Good Neighbors. The SHE DOOS jet ski club, with their weekly rides and events, was another fun activity she enjoyed. She was also a consummate shopper who loved finding incredible bargains. Nancy was a social creature who made friends easily and was always ready for having fun. She refused to be stressed. She developed life-long friends early in her childhood and those friends provided key support and good cheer throughout her 18 year battle with cancer. A celebration of Life will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 16, 2022, at the Patmos Church Fellowship Hall, in Huddleston, Virginia. Private interment will be held on Aug. 12, 2022, at the Rockville Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations made be made to the SML Good Neighbors Nancy Horton Scholarship Fund, PO Box 2, Moneta, VA, 24121. Online condolences may be made at www.tharpfuneralhome.com.

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Thompson helps introduce bill to let first responders access retirement fund earlier Daily Republic Staff

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FAIRFIELD — Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, and Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, crossed party lines to introduce the Protecting Public Safety Employees’ Timely Retirement Act of 2022. The bill amends the federal tax code in order to allow first responders to access their retirement funds penalty-free upon reaching their eligible retirement age. “First responders, firefighters, and other public safety employees protect our communities, often putting themselves in harm’s way to keep us safe,” Thompson said in a statement. “Over the last few years, firefighters in our communities have made incredible sacrifices combating the wildfires that we have experienced.” The tax code currently allows eligible law enforcement and public safety officers to withdraw from their retirement

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Firefighters battle a blaze along Serrano Drive in Fairfield, Friday, Feb. 4. if they retire at or after the age of 50 due to the taxing nature of these jobs, according to a press release from Thompson’s office. However, federal officers are eligible for retirement prior to the age of 50 if they have completed 25 years of service. Under current law, when an officer retires prior to

the age of 50 with 25 years of service, they are not allowed access to their retirement funds penalty free until the age of 59½, which is the average age Americans are able to withdraw from retirement accounts penalty-free. The legislation would affect more than 7,000 men and women who are fighting fires in

California, according to Tim Edwards, president of Cal Fire Local 2881. Thompson represents the 5th Congressional District, which includes the Vallejo and Benicia areas of the county, and all or parts of Contra Costa, Lake, Napa and Sonoma counties.

Fairfield council lays groundwork for landscaping, lighting district budgets Daily Republic Staff

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FAIRFIELD — The City Council this week gave preliminary approval for the 2022-23 engineer’s reports and announced its intention to levy assessment fees for 16 Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance districts. The votes were unanimous except for District No. 7 – Rolling Hills. Councilwoman Catherine Moy voted against that resolution. The total expenses in the district were listed in the staff report as a little more than $4.21 million. The assessments, if approved following a public hearing on July 19, will cover about $4 million. The council committed $173,760 in General Fund dollars to cover part of the difference, and interest of $37,236. “The city’s General Fund contributions are made . . . to cover a portion of the costs for street lighting, arterial landscaping and irrigation, which has been determined to be a general public benefit rather than a special benefit to the district property owners,” the staff report states. The breakdown of proposed fiscal year 2022-23 assessments for each district are: n District No. 1 – Gateway: $205,965 of total

revenue of $205,971. n District No. 3 – Waterman Highlands: $47,190 of total revenue of $60,194, with a General Fund contribution of $13,000. n District No. 5 – Smith Ranch: $796,392 of total revenue of $831,766, with a General Fund contribution of $35,373. n District No. 6 – Peppertree: $28,320 of total revenue of $28,320. n District No. 7 – Rolling Hills: $316,447 of total revenue of $351,850, with a General Fund contribution of $35,374. n District No. 8 – Kolob Estates: $52,000 of the total revenue of $53,5111, with a General Fund contribution of $1,040. n District No. 10 – Southbrook: $532,710 of the total revenue of $545,358, with a General Fund contribution of $12,485. n District No. 11 – Paradise Valley North: $259,160 of total revenue of $269,659, with a General Fund contribution of $10,404. n District No. 12 – Downtown Business: $62,020 of total revenue of $62,021. n District, No. 13 – North Cordelia: $613,895 of total revenue of $644,129 with a General Fund contribution of $30,172. n District No. 14 – Woodlake: $284,012 of total revenue of $316,796,

Obituary Marie deLaney

April 30, 1920 — June 30, 2022

May ‘Marie’ Countryman deLaney passed away June 30, 2022, in Vacaville after a yearlong illness. She was born in Oroville, California, on April 30, 1920, and was an only child of Clifford and Ardath Ballein Countryman. Her parents divorced while very young and her mother then married Samuel Edwards. In 1937, Marie married Warren deLaney in Carson City, Nevada. They had four children, Skip, Ardy, Ken and Sandi. Sandi survives her mom and lives in Louisiana with her husband, Luther (T.C.) Tolliver. Marie had 15 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; and 42 great-great grandchildren for a total of

98 direct descendants, often simultaneously spanning five generations. She worked as a waitress at McClellan AFB, Travis officers club, Dicks Seafood Grotto, and JC Penney when it first opened on Pennsylvania Avenue in the ’70s. Marie served as Charter President of the Native Daughters of the Golden West and an inspiration in starting the Fairfield chapter. She loved family and family history. In her last few years, she was cared for by her granddaughter, Niki Cortijo Williamson, husband Mike and friends, Wade and Susie Dotts. Interment will be in the Oroville Memorial Cemetery.

with a General Fund contribution of $16,646. n District No. 15 – Gold Ridge: $258,810 of total

revenue of $271,326, with a General Fund See Budgets, Page A6

FAIRFIELD — The city Public Works Department and its contractor, W. Bradley Electric, has started work on the Heart of Fairfield Downtown Striping & Intersection Improvement Project. The project improvements include re-striping the following streets: n Texas Street (from Pennsylvania Avenue to Union Avenue); n Taylor Street (from Missouri Street to Empire Street); n Great Jones Street (from Missouri Street to Empire Street); n Jackson Street (from Missouri Street to Empire Street); n Webster Street

In brief Aqueduct Project comes back to SCWA directors Thursday

VACAVILLE — The Solano County Water Agency directors will receive an update on the proposed change to

(from Missouri Street to Empire Street). Improvements also include converting the traffic signal intersections to all-way stops at the Jackson and Texas streets, Webster and Texas streets, and a Jefferson and Texas streets. Construction is underway and is anticipated to be completed Aug. 7. The work will occur from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. There will be partial road closures throughout the duration of the project. Maps of the closures will be provided on the city’s website and social media on a weekly basis as construction progresses. Visit fairfield.ca.gov/ hofimprove to see maps and for more information.

the North Bay Aqueduct intake project when they meet at 6:30 p.m. in the Berryessa Room, Suite 203, in the SCWA Office, 810 Vaca Valley Road. The meeting follows the Solano Groundwater Sustainability Agency meeting at 5. -Daily Republic Staff

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City Council divvies up nearly STA budget $795,000 in CDBG project grants votes scheduled for Wednesday Daily Republic Staff

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FAIRFIELD — The city plans to spend $516,438 in 2022-23CommunityDevelopment Block Grant funds for its Linear Trail Lighting Project and $119,178 on supportive services for low- and moderate-­incomeresidents. The remaining $158,904 of the total $794,520 HUD allocation identified in the 2022-23 CDBG Action Plan goes to administrative costs.

The total awarded for the first-year programs is about 6.14% lower than the 2021-22 award, the city staff report states. A divided City Council this week, with Vice Mayor Rick Vaccaro and Councilwoman Pam Bertani dissenting, approved for submission to the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development the Community Development Block Grant Five-­ Year Consolidated Plan for Fiscal Years 2022­-27. The document includes

the city’s specific uses in the 2022-23 Action Plan. The $119,178 in public service grants were awarded to: n $30,000 to Meals on Wheels, Senior Meal Program for special needs clients. n $14,428 to The Leaven’s Youth Tutoring Program. n $13,000 to Lions Center for the Blind Independent Living Program for special needs clients. n $12,750 to Empowered Aging Ombudsman Program for special

needs clients. n $11,000 to city Parks and Recreation Youth Scholarship Program. n $10,000 to Our Lady of Mount Carmel’s Hotel Nights homelessness program. n $10,000 to Housing and Economic Rights Financial Literacy Homeless Prevention Program. n $10,000 to city Police Activities League stipend program. n $8,000 to Napa Solano Sane Sart’s The Courage Center to help youth.

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FAIRFIELD — The city has launched a new Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District webpage to help property owners find information

and updates about landscaping and lighting services in the area. LLMDs are special assessment districts that are established by local governments to provide enhanced levels of public landscaping

and lighting services and improvements in specific communities or geographic areas. The new LLMD webpage provides general information and links to the city’s LLMD community engagement

partner, CivicMic.com, which features news, district reports, GIS maps and more. To learn more or to find out if your property is located within an LLMD, visit www.fairfield.ca.gov/llmd.

An equine flu has killed more than a dozen wild burros in the Inland Empire Tribune Content Agency As humans continue to contend with Covid19, herds of wild burros in Southern California’s Inland Empire are facing their own outbreak of a deadly equine influenza that has killed more than a dozen donkeys since June. The burros, which roam around 30 to 40 square miles in the mountains and hills east of Riverside and south of San Bernardino, began showing up sick around a month ago, said Chad Cheatham, vice president of the nonprofit DonkeyLand sanctuary in Colton. While serving as a sanctuary for injured burros, DonkeyLand has also been responding to reports of sick donkeys and taking them to equine veterinarians for treatment. However, the illnesses have often been too severe for veterinarians to intervene. “Several herds in different jurisdictions have been dropping dead without any time to help save them,” the sanctuary wrote on Facebook last week. “Their symptoms have all been the same, from foaming or bubbles from the mouth, dripping noses, coughing or showing severe symptoms of heavy labored breathing.” By the time the donkeys are transported for treatment, it is often too late. “They actually were coming in pretty sick . . . almost on their last legs,” said equine veterinarian Dr. Paul Wan of the SoCal Equine Hospital in Norco, where DonkeyLand takes

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many of its sick and injured burros. “They were just breathing so hard and really easily caught,” Wan said. “Unfortunately, a lot of them just passed as soon as they got in the hospital – within, I would say, a 24-hour period.” About 17 burros have died as of Thursday, Wan said. Multiple donkeys have been sent to state laboratories for necropsies. DonkeyLand attempted to save a 2-week-old burro that had been found sick, taking her to a veterinarian, said DonkeyLand founder and vice president AmberLeVonne Cheatham. But the foal died in the veterinarian’s arms. This is not the first time that the herds of wild burros have faced an outbreak of equine influenza – in the fall of 2020, an outbreak killed about 40 burros – but the current outbreak has caught the DonkeyLand operators off guard. Equine influenza usually doesn’t spread until the cooler months, and an outbreak isn’t expected every year, said Chad Cheatham. This early summer outbreak came as a surprise, he said. And in the 2020 outbreak, veterinarians were able to treat many of the burros that showed symptoms. Wan said donkeys coming into contact with domesticated horses, which are often vaccinated, could have started the outbreak. Equine influenza cannot be passed from burros to humans. The wild burros are

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Wild burros graze in rural Redlands, July 5, 2022. unvaccinated and have no immunity to the virus, Wan said. Additionally, AmberLeVonne Cheatham is concerned about the water that area residents have been putting out for the burros. The water is often neglected and not changed out for fresh water, Cheatham said. With the equine influenza virus spreading, animal rescuers and veterinarians have a plan that resembles the steps taken to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. “What we’re trying to do is . . . establish some sort of herd immunity with vaccine,” Wan said. “Hopefully we can vaccinate approximately 200 and it’ll probably stop the outbreak.” The same plan was successful in 2020. “In 2020 it was running pretty hard and then we vaccinated approximately 200,” Wan said. “After we got the vaccines done within a week or two, I think we only saw one or two more (cases) after that time.” Wan and DonkeyLand advised people in the area to report sick donkeys to the local animal services department.

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SUISUN CITY — The Solano Transportation Authority board will consider the 2022-23 revised budget, as well as the 2023-24 budget, plus a 3% cost of living increase for employees. The board meets at 6 p.m. in the boardroom of the STA Office, 423 Main St., in Suisun City. Also on the agenda are recommend Transportation Development Act allocations to: n $125,000 to Solano County’s Rockville Parks

Crossing Project. n $97,776 toDixon’s Highway 113 Pedestrian Improvements Project. n $75,000 to second phase of Vallejo’s Sacramento Street Road project. n $65,000 to Benicia’s Military East / East Fifth Street Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Improvements Project. n $52,350 to Vacaville’s Markham School Pedestrian Improvements Project. n $50,000 to Vista’s Bike Lanes on Norman Richardson Drive and Airport Road Project.

29 alleged gang members plead guilty in $1 million fraud scheme Tribune Content Agency LOS ANGELES — More than two dozen people associated with criminal street gangs face a combined 86 years in prison after pleading guilty in a $1 million fraud scheme, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Friday. Toni Coffman, the leader of the scheme, received 13 years and 8 months in prison and was ordered to pay a $861,000 restitution. Coffman and 28 others conspired to defraud victims throughout the state by hacking the credit card terminals and merchant accounts of dozens of medical and dental businesses,

officials said. The prosecutions come after a multiyear investigation of a series of burglaries tied to a credit card fraud scheme in 13 cities in Northern California, including Walnut Creek, Antioch, San Rafael and Napa, according to state Department of Justice officials. The investigation began in February 2016, after law enforcement officials discovered similarities among the burglaries of credit card terminals in the region. Members of the Bully Boys and CoCo Boys gangs worked together to burglarize businesses and steal credit card terminals, law enforcement officials alleged.

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VACAVILLE — Travis Credit Union, for the third straight year, has been recognized by Forbes as an America’s Best-In-State Credit Union. “We are extremely humbled to be recognized by Forbes as one of the Best-In-State Credit Unions in California for the third year in a row. Our organization has worked hard over the past 70 years to establish trust and to make a positive impact

in the local communities through financial education and financial advocacy,” Kevin Miller, president and chief executive officer of Travis Credit Union, said in a statement released on Thursday. “As we work hard to earn this recognition that speaks to TCU’s stability and success, we look forward to serving our members and building their financial wellness,” Miller said. Travis was among 10 California credit unions to earn the recognition.

More Americans are self-employed than any time since 2008 crisis Bloomberg The share of the U.S. workforce that is selfemployed has climbed to the highest level since the Great Recession, as the pandemic jobs shake-up spurred many Americans to try working for themselves. About 16.8 million people were classified as self-employed in June, according to Bloomberg calculations based on the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s an increase of 1.4 million workers over the past two years, representing more than one-third of the expansion in the labor force during that period. Many Americans were pushed into trying

self-employment when millions of jobs vanished almost overnight in the early weeks of the pandemic. Others have taken the decision voluntary, quitting their jobs and no longer seeking to work for others. The so-called quits rate has surged in the past two years, with 4.3 million workers leaving in May alone. There’s a wide range of reasons underlying the growth of self-employment. For many women, the decision likely reflects the need for more flexibility because child-care became harder to get in the pandemic. The spread of remote work and the relocation of many employees also offered new opportunities.

Davis-born bakery, boutique cafe prepares to set up shop in Winters A aron Geerts

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WINTERS — Upper Crust Baking is moving in with hopes of filling a void. This new business comes to town with a resume filled with decades of experience, family tradition and service to its community. The Upper Crust Baking Co. was originally opened in Davis in 1986 by New York natives Mo and Trudy Kalisky. Specializing in Jewish and French styles of baking, the duo delighted its customers with a wide variety of baked goods for decades. Their son, Lorin – who spent his teenage years working at the bakery – has now taken the reins of the business and carries aspirations that are anything but half-baked. “The baking traditions we hold close to our hearts are French and Jewish. My family isn’t religious, but Jewish culturally, and their motivation was largely because they grew up in New York City and really missed that East Coaststyle of baking that they loved,” Lorin Kalisky said. “The products they started with were a lot of East Coast-style delicatessen and deli-style rye bread, pumpernickel, challah and a New York cheesecake that’s out of this world. It has sort of a sugar cookie crust rather than a graham cracker crust, and it’s a very dense rather than overly sweet cheesecake.” While Upper Crust Baking isn’t a bakery that specializes in donuts, it is a family business that is sharing its own baking “mojo” that it’s been bringing to its community for decades. From their croissants and pastries to their cheesecake, Upper Crust Baking brings a unique flavor into town that one would be silly not to taste. “We’re not Lester Farms, we’re not going to try to be Lester Farms, but we may end up trying our hand at donuts at some point in the future,” Kalisky said. “There are a lot of similarities between Lester

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Mo and Trudy Kalisky of Upper Crust Baking Company are shown with their son, Lorin, at the Davis farmers market. Farms and Upper Crust Baking. The Lesters used a lot of their produce in their baked goods, and we call ourselves a ‘farm-to-oven’ bakery. Since our founding, we’ve always used local ingredients as much as possible. From the farmers markets we’ve done in the Bay Area all the way up to Lake Tahoe, we have connections to all kinds of farms and agricultural producers all throughout Northern California and tapping those connections was a key part of our work to source ingredients locally.” Beyond the baked goods, Upper Crust Baking is also part café and part boutique. This means not only can one get coffee and tea, but thirdparty items from family farms like jam, honey, olive oil, nuts and dried fruit. The local community of local business owners have dished out oodles of support for this local-loving and community-centric bakery. “The welcome we’ve gotten has been overwhelming. Everybody has been super positive and excited and we’ve gotten heaps of great feedback,” Kalisky said. “My folks are still very much involved with the

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Lorin and Edith Kalisky are bringing Upper Crust Baking Company to Winters later this year. bakery, I try to keep them busy and they’re going to be very present here in Winters as well.” With the family all aboard, Upper Crust Baking is set to officially open in Winters at some point in late July and early August.

State throws 70,000 truckers in gig-work legal limbo, risking supply chains Bloomberg About 70,000 truck owner-operators who form the bedrock of California’s transport industry are in limbo as state-level labor rules start applying to them, creating another choke point in stressed U.S. supply chains. Almost a dozen truckers told Bloomberg News they’re unsure how to comply with California’s Assembly Bill 5, which requires workers satisfy a three-part test to be considered independent contractors, or else be seen as employees entitled to job benefits. The trucking industry relies on contractors – who until now have had flexibility to operate on their own terms – and has fought to be exempt from state regulations for years. California truck owneroperators must now comply with AB5 after the Supreme Court on June 30 refused to review a case challenging the legislation that sets out the tests for employment-status classification. The California Trucking Association, which brought that challenge, estimates the law may push thousands of independent truckers off the road while they take the necessary steps to comply with the new regulations. More than 70% of truckers serving some of the country’s largest ports – including Los Angeles, Long Beach and Oakland – are owneroperators, and AB5 will govern their relationships with carriers, brokers and shippers in most cases, according to the CTA. “We have never gotten any good answers from anyone official in California on how this is

supposed to be enforced or how our members can comply,” said Norita Taylor, the director of public relations at the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association. The law comes into effect for truckers in the busiest months of the year as retailers stock up on back-to-school and holiday goods. At the same time, dockworkers and railroad workers are currently negotiating contracts with their respective employers. Additional transportation snarls would only worsen pandemic-era supply-chain chaos and add to inflationary pressures, threatening to slow economic growth. “This denial couldn’t have come at a worse time,” said Eric Sauer, senior vice president for government affairs at the CTA. “We’re in peak harvest season. We’re also in peak construction season. And this is the time for peak holiday imports coming into the ports.” The Port of Long Beach is monitoring the trucking situation as AB5 comes into effect. “We understand the capacity concerns at this very busy time for the port complex,” Deputy Executive Director Noel Hacegaba said. Meanwhile, the Biden administration is looking forward to more detail and a plan of action from California, a White House official said. Given the ambiguity on how AB5 will play out, it may force carriers to immediately downsize their contracted owneroperator fleets, or hire former owner-operators as company drivers effective July 7, said Kevin

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A truck drives past a bicyclist on a residential street in the Wilmington neighborhood of Los Angeles, Nov. 16, 2021. McMaster, vice president of carrier sales at Encinitas, Californiabased Flock Freight. “This would cause a ripple effect in the industry, pushing many drivers who don’t want to apply for their own authority to lease out of state, likely in Arizona or Nevada, and even force some into retirement due to increased market pressures,” he said. “There will likely be pressure added on capacity in California that could exacerbate an already tough environment where drivers are at a premium.” Matt Schrap, chief executive officer of the Long Beach, Californiabased Harbor Trucking Association, is projecting some level of capacity loss as drivers exit the marketplace because they don’t want to be employees, nor do they want to obtain their own operating authority. The to cost transition from an owneroperator model may reach $20,000 annually as truckers file for the appropriate licenses and pay additional fees and insurance, Schrap said. The best advice for

independent drivers now is to “find a lawyer,” he said. California passed the AB5 law in 2019, aiming at gig-economy giants including Uber, Lyft

and DoorDash. But these companies won exemption, along with other professionals, including musicians, freelance writers and architects. The trucking industry scored a temporary injunction that remained in place until last week’s Supreme Court decision. The timing of the decision is “nothing new,” said former Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, the Democrat who proposed the bill. “They’ve known for the last two and a half years that it was equally possible that this injunction would not hold. This is not a shock.” Still, some see in the law an opportunity to address longstanding pit-

falls within the industry. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represents about 1.2 million U.S. and Canada workers mainly in trucking, says the law will avoid misclassification and will guarantee independent contractors are paid fair wages, benefits and employee-related fees. “Over the last decade, the California Labor Commissioner found misclassification is rampant at our ports,” Randy Cammack, president of Teamsters Joint Council 42, said in a statement. “The race to the bottom in trucking is going to end.” Since 2012, the California Labor Commissioner’s Office issued See Truckers, Page A8

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Kids in business suits drive record sales of ‘Minions’ film sor “Despicable Me” and “The Secret Life of Pets.” TikTok, a social-media platform for user-generated clips, provides a sweet spot for companies looking to reach young consumers. That proved especially true with the latest “Minions” film, which features a neatly clad supervillain named Gru and the namesake sidekicks. Illumination posted its first video to the “Minions” account in February 2020, ahead of the original release date for the film. When the pandemic delayed the debut, Illumination kept posting. The clips included videos featuring the minions and star Steve Carell, who provides the voice of Gru. The audience grew to more than 4 million people. Then last week, social media interest exploded – driven by clips of teens showing up at theaters dressed like Gru, in business suits, ties and dark sunglasses. The hashtag “minioncult” attracted more than 390 million views, while the hashtag “gentleminions” drew more than 47 million. Participants often mimicked Gru’s evil pose – their hands clasped and held

Bloomberg Australian teen Bill Hirst timed it right last week when he posted a clip on TikTok of himself and other youngsters in business suits headed to the opening of “Minions: The Rise of Gru.” Within hours, the video had reached 10,000 views. By morning it hit 6 million. Now, it’s nearing 37 million – and counting – one of scores of “Minions”-related postings to go viral and help turn the Universal Pictures film into one of the year’s big hits. It’s a happy ending for Universal, part of Comcast and Illumination Entertainment, the animation studio that made the picture. Executives at the production company spent the past couple years building a following for “Minions” on TikTok to see how it might influence turnout for the film. Illumination, run by Chris Meledandri, had long wrestled with how to sustain interest in its movie franchises between releases. While Walt Disney engages its fans year-round with TV shows, theme parks, toys and fan events, Illumination goes comparatively quiet in between movie hits like the “Minions” predeces-

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Allan Witt Park additions are refreshing improvement Huge kudos to Fairfield, from the City Council to our city manager, and the Parks and Recreation and Public Works departments. We started this journey in the fall of 2021 to make positive changes to Allan Witt Community Park and helping make Fairfield a healthier city by adding one of NorCal’s largest pickleball facilities (16 courts) to redoing three existing tennis courts and adding a futsal court. This will all be completed in less than a year. The teamwork that the city is showing, working with the community in getting this done, is applauded and appreciated. The progress is going great and we will be playing on these courts in August. People will be coming from all around the Bay Area to play on these great pickleball courts in particular and shopping at our stores and restaurants, helping the local economy. It’s been great to be a part of this and see the teamwork involved to get this completed in such a short amount of time. Thank you again.

J funds. That’s an odd thing, given that she’s in charge of the board’s facilities committee. Her clear animosity toward the Visual Performing Arts Center project is also odd, given that she voted for it in board deliberations. I thank Board President Sawyer Smith for her response on this issue and plan to vote for the next bond measure.

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I followed with interest and concern the articles by Ana Petero regarding alleged misuse of Measure J funds. Instead of wallowing in speculation, I wrote to FSUSD Board of Trustees President Bethany Sawyer Smith, asking for the board’s view of the allegations. Her article in Friday’s Daily Republic in response to Ms. Petero’s allegations was informative and based on citations of evidence. It should have been headlined, “Just the Facts, Ma’am.” Ms. Smith systematically addressed Ms. Petero’s allegations and demonstrated their inaccuracies. I was particularly struck by Ms. Petero’s apparent unfamiliarity with the uses to which the district has put Measure

God, the Supreme Court find something in common The Supreme Court has ruled against Roe (abortions). This is not a political issue, though the court’s “subjects” would like to make it so. Unfortunately, some of the justices seem to so regard it also. And, according to “Catholic Vote,” 93% of Catholic Democratic senators vote anti-life rather than pro-life. SCOTUS is not a group of ministers of “the gospel.” They are theoretically and variously educated in the law, but cannot

righteously ignore biblical doctrine and framework of our U.S. Constitution. Any personal persuasions by the justices are to be subjugated. Any public habits, sentiments or political “winds” must be ignored if rightful judgment is to be achieved. But since people, including justices, are not always righteous or perfect with analysis, the edicts must come from an uneven panel such as nine members of SCOTUS. But politically prejudicial or unhappy subjects always scheme to oppose undesired judgments by wanting to “pack the court.” As believers of the Word, we know that abortion is wrong, but there are important residual considerations. Agreements between married couples must include questions of family planning such as number of children and rapidity of procreation. The female should likely have priority of consideration. But love and spiritual guidance should bring mutuality. Preventions of pregnancy may be sometimes important, but the Bible would indicate that “more is better.” So, family planning is not sinful as long as is for prevention and not for

morbid deletion of conceptus (abortion). And prevention is likely sanctioned variously by abstinence, condoms, shots, pills or even surgery (a friend has suggested that “all men should have vasectomies!”). These are all less likely of concern to God as long as the action precedes implantation of sperm on ovum. Jeremiah 1:5: “Before I formed you in the womb I knew, and before you were born, I sanctified you.” But there could be some concern about intrauterine devices that may function by interfering with development of already fertilized ovum. Though “prevention” is likely not God’s desire for us, He may graciously tolerate our infirmities of disbelief or lack of trust. I agree with Roger Oberbeck (Daily Republic, “The Right Stuff” column). “Proponents of abortion call it ‘reproductive health,’ but in reality it is reproductive death of an unborn living human being, as life begins at conception.” William Coburn Fairfield

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leadership balked. gas tax break would have been nice as CalTo his credit, Newsom did ifornians hit the road propose pausing the tax hike for over the July 4 weekend. one year. But he gave in during Instead, they were smacked negotiations. with a tax increase. Republicans, sensing a marThat’s the sort of thing we’ve ketable campaign issue, have learned to expect from one-party been clamoring for a “gas tax rule and a liberal state governholiday,” arguing the entire ment in Sacramento. There’s just George Skelton 54-cent levy should be suspended no bipartisan give-and-take. for up to a year. If Republicans had any clout in the Not just Republicans, but President state Capitol, there probably would have Joe Biden. He recently asked Congress been a negotiated tax deal that lowered to cancel the 18-cents-per-gallon federal gas prices at the pump. gasoline tax for three months. And he But the California GOP has become urged states to suspend their own levies. so weak it no longer gets invited to the Naturally, in this polarized era, conbargaining table. With supermajorgressional Republicans were opposed to ity control, Democratic legislators can what a Democratic president wanted. pass anything they want without Repub“This is a transparently partisan politlican votes. ical stunt and a fundamentally bad idea,” The only big-time bargaining between Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., said. politicians in Sacramento is among DemBut in Sacramento, Republicans have ocrats – liberal lawmakers and liberal the opposite view – probably in large Gov. Gavin Newsom. And sure enough, part because it’s Democrats here who the result is almost always liberal. oppose the tax holiday. The gas tax hike that landed Friday “President Biden understands the was only about 3 cents per gallon – value of suspending the gas tax, yet minuscule compared with the statewide Sacramento Democrats and this goveraverage pump price of $6.25. But it was nor are tone deaf to their party’s leader in the wrong direction. and our pain at the pump,” state Senate The little bump represented an autoRepublican Leader Scott Wilk of Saugus matic annual increase that “indexes” asserted in a statement Friday. the tax to inflation. The total per-gallon Sacramento Democrats claim susexcise tax rose from roughly 51 cents to pending the gas tax is wrongheaded for about 54 cents. three reasons: The Legislature and then-Gov. Jerry n The money is needed for road Brown set that up in 2017 when they improvements and repairs. The tax genraised the tax significantly. Republicans erates $7.7 billion a year. tried to repeal it, but voters retained the n There’s no guarantee the tax cut tax and with it the yearly hike. wouldn’t just be pocketed by oil comLawmakers could have suspended the panies and pump prices would never increase and, for that matter, the entire be lowered. excise tax. But the Legislature’s liberal n Poor people who don’t own cars

wouldn’t benefit. The first argument is bogus. Budget writers last week projected a revenue surplus approaching $100 billion. There are barrels of money to replenish the highway fund without collecting gas taxes. There’s legitimate concern, however, that oil companies would rip off the tax benefit. Distributors pay the tax and add the cost to what they charge stations for filling their underground tanks. The stations then add it to the pump price. “The benefit from the tax cut could be siphoned off upstream before it flows to the consumer at the pump,” says H.D. Palmer, spokesman for the state Department of Finance. OK, but New York and other states have suspended the gas tax and haven’t had a significant problem with oil company rip-offs. You’d hope that California could be on top of gas distribution and punish a greedy company that gouged motorists. As for poor people not owning cars, well, that means they aren’t being hurt by high gas prices either. Newsom originally proposed giving $750 million to public transit agencies so they could help poor people by offering free rides for three months. He also proposed suspending the sales tax on diesel fuel for a year – and secured that in the final agreement. It’ll cost the state $439 million. Why suspend the sales tax on diesel but not on gas? It’s part of a pro-business package. The aim is to lower fuel costs for truckers who haul products to stores. Theoretically that will also reduce the cost of consumer goods. Newsom proposed sending every car owner $400 – $800 max for more than

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one vehicle – but legislators steered away from aiding only motorists. They wanted to help with inflationary price hikes on all consumer products, such as groceries, not just gas. The governor and lawmakers agreed on a $9.5 billion benefit package they’re calling a “tax refund.” Roughly 95% of income tax filers will benefit, thanks to Newsom. Individuals earning up to $250,000 and couples making up to $500,000 will get something. Legislators wanted to deny benefits to people earning half that much – providing nothing for filers with incomes exceeding $125,000 and $250,000 respectively. Benefits will range from as little as $200 for individuals with large incomes to $1,050 for couples with children who earn under $150,000. But checks aren’t in the mail. The money won’t begin arriving until October, just before the politicians stand for reelection. Deliveries won’t be completed until January. Actually, I think most of the state benefit money should have been spent on needed infrastructure: water facilities, wildfire prevention, homeless shelters. That said, a gas tax suspension would have been excellent PR for Democrats and diluted a Republican campaign issue. Imagine the goodwill generated by a dramatic 50-cent-per-gallon drop in pump prices over the holiday weekend – rather than a finger-in-theeye 3-cent boost. Political columnist George Skelton has covered government and politics for nearly 60 years.

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higher than those homas R. Collins of the same age titled his who are housed. June 2022 Deaths occur due Internal Medicine to exposure to the News article, “If elements while you died while sleeping outside. homeless, you Among those who probably died make it to age young.” Scott Anderson 60 years, HIV/ Patrick AIDS, cirrhosis Ask Dr. Scott Perri, a physiof the liver and cian presenter at the kidney failure are major American College of Phy- causes of death. HIV sicians annual meeting, deaths may have declined described returning to with the advent of antia local park in Boston, retroviral therapies, but where he trained in medi- deaths due to drug overcine. The homeless people doses are spiraling out of he met there were gone, control, particularly with the fentanyl crisis. More presumably dead. According to an article than half of homeless deaths may be attributby Travis P. Baggett able to tobacco, alcohol and colleagues in the or drug use, with rates of peer-reviewed consencancer and heart disease sus update website, Up to tending to rise among the Date, a homeless person older homeless, above is one “who lacks a fixed, age 45 years. regular, and adequate The homeless often find nighttime residence and it challenging to access who lives in a shelter health care and may or place not designed leave hospitals “against for human habitation,” medical advice” on a more per the definition in the frequent basis. Malnour1987 Stewart B. McKinishment and exposure ney Homeless Assistance to physical violence repAct. Although difficult to quantify, recent estimates resent other challenges. show that 568,000 Ameri- Up to 60% of homeless people may lack health cans are homeless. Those insurance. Homeless vetborn in the” latter” baby erans, who are eligible for boom (1954 to 1967) health care and benefits, are over-represented, may not avail themselves but 20% of the homeless of available resources. are children, with 39% Baggett and co-authors being female. suggest that “universal Mortality rates are health insurance alone 3.5 times higher in the is unlikely to resolve homeless, based on an the access problems or age-adjusted studies. adverse utilization patHomeless youth and terns of homeless people.” young adults may die The possibility of treatat rates eight- to 11-fold

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A homeless encampment is set up along Civic Center Drive in Fairfield, May 3, 2022. ing people in the streets, as advocated by Dr. Perri at the ACP meeting, is an intriguing idea. Obstacles include confronting active intoxication or the need to address fear of “background checks,” related to immigration status or outstanding warrants. Perri makes an economic argument for “street medicine.” Emergency department visits may reach an astonishing rate of 31 times per year for homeless persons. That adds up to $22,000 annually in emergency care alone. Affordable housing

might cost less, although I question whether housing would obviate emergency costs in their entirety. This “Housing First” also begs the question of whether communities would welcome lowincome housing projects. The homeless who survive on the streets are plagued by chronic conditions. Fungal foot infections abound, related to sleeping with shoes and socks on. Infestations with scabies are commonplace. Shelters may harbor bed bugs. Lice infestation rates of hover at 30%

among the homeless. Cellulitis, or skin infections, may involve methicillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Injection drug use sets the stage for secondary health issues, such as heart valve infections. Obtaining dental care or eyeglasses may prove challenging. Recently I visited my son, an emergency medical technician with the Georgetown Emergency Medical Response Service outreach volunteer service in the District of Columbia. Homeless encampments abound

in D.C. The health challenges of this population affect the broader community. Encounters with infectious diseases, human waste and drug paraphernalia, for example, place all citizens at risk. From San Francisco to Washington, we can surely do better. Scott T. Anderson, M.D. (standerson@ucdavis. edu), is a clinical professor at the University of California Davis Medical School. This column is informational and does not constitute medical advice.

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Crime logs Fairfield THURSDAY, JULY 7 12:58 a.m. — Vandalism, 4400 block of CENTRAL PLACE 7:44 a.m. — Vehicle burglary, 1900 block of GRANDE CIRCLE 9:38 a.m. — Commercial burglary, 1400 block of WEST TEXAS STREET 9:41 a.m. — Robbery, 100 block of SERRANO DRIVE 9:45 a.m. — Hit-and-run property damage, 1000 block of MEADOWLARK DRIVE 10:14 a.m. — Vehicle burglary, 4900 block of FULTON DRIVE 10:36 a.m. — Robbery, 1500 block of GULF DRIVE 11:10 a.m. — Forgery, 2800 block of DOVER AVENUE 11:56 a.m. — Forgery, 2000 block of KINGFISHER WAY 12:43 p.m. — Hit-and-run with injury, 1000 block of OLIVER ROAD 12:52 p.m. — Hit-and-run property damage, PEABODY ROAD 1:04 p.m. — Vehicle theft, 2100 block of NORTH TEXAS STREET 1:40 p.m. — Vehicle theft, 2200 block of NORTH TEXAS STREET 1:42 p.m. — Reckless driver, QUAIL DRIVE 3:25 p.m. — Forgery, 2000 block of CALDER COURT 3:33 p.m. — Indecent exposure, 3200 block of NORTH TEXAS STREET 4:49 p.m. — Trespassing, 1200 block of GULF DRIVE 5:09 p.m. — Shots fired, 1300 block of GOLD HILL ROAD 5:18 p.m. — Trespassing, 1200 block of OHIO STREET 6:33 p.m. — Assault with a deadly weapon, VILLA COURT 6:48 p.m. — Reckless driver, WATERMAN BOULEVARD 8:19 p.m. — Vehicle burglary, 3000 block of DOVER AVENUE 10:08 p.m. — Drunken driving, PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE 10:51 p.m. — Vandalism, 3900 block of KIARA CIRCLE

FRIDAY, JULY 8 5:38 a.m. — Trespassing, 1800 block of SANTA MONICA STREET 6:07 a.m. — Forgery, 2000 block of EAGLE WAY 8:43 a.m. — Forgery, 4600 block of CENTRAL WAY

Solano From Page One and transit information in all Bay Area transit locations – from individual bus stops to major hubs like the Salesforce Transit Center, the Eastridge Transit Center or the El Cerrito Del Norte BART station – and to provide practical, predictable guidance to the walkable destinations, local shuttles and the like that extend from these transit stops,” an MTC publication stated. The Regional Mapping and Wayfinding project will be the first in a 27-point action plan recommended last year by the Blue Ribbon Transit

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9:31 a.m. — Forgery, 700 block of EAST TABOR AVENUE 11:45 a.m. — Vehicle theft, 1300 block of BUCKINGHAM DRIVE 11:57 a.m. — Vehicle burglary, 1200 block of B. GALE WILSON BOULEVARD 12:16 p.m. — Trespassing, 1800 block of SANTA MONICA STREET 1:01 p.m. — Vehicle burglary, 1500 block of OLIVER ROAD 1:10 p.m. — Fight with a weapon, NORTH TEXAS STREET 1:33 p.m. — Battery, 600 block of BECK AVENUE 1:59 p.m. — Reckless driver, NORTH TEXAS STREET 2:52 p.m. — Commercial burglary, MAINE STREET 3:08 p.m. — Battery, 1400 block of NORTH TEXAS STREET 3:09 p.m. — Hit—and—run property damage, 2000 block of PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE 3:45 p.m. — Hit—and—run property damage, 100 block of EAST TABOR AVENUE 5:06 p.m. — Vehicle theft, 2200 block of NORTH TEXAS STREET 7:08 p.m. — Indecent exposure, 1000 block of OLIVER ROAD 7:35 p.m. — Vandalism, 4300 block of CENTRAL PLACE 9:33 p.m. — Shots fired, 2700 block of PEPPERTREE DRIVE 9:58 p.m. — Shots fired, 3100 block of POTRERO WAY 10:33 p.m. — Commercial burglary, ILLINOIS STREET 11:27 p.m. — Shots fired, 1300 block of CROWLEY LANE

Suisun City THURSDAY, JULY 7 12:10 a.m. — Trespassing, WESTWIND COURT 8:18 a.m. — Vandalism, MAIN STREET / SOLANO STREET 4:02 p.m. — Grand theft, HIGHWAY 12 / CIVIC CENTER BOULEVARD 5:52 p.m. — Reckless driver, HIGHWAY 12 / MARINA BOULEVARD

FRIDAY, JULY 8 9:49 a.m. — Fraud, 1300 block of WORLEY ROAD 3:21 p.m. — Vandalism, 800 block of BLACKSPUR DRIVE

Recovery Task Force. Solano County SuperJim Spering visor was chairman of the 32-member task force. “The operators and MTC came together and supported the mapping and wayfinding project as a near-term priority to serve transit riders. This is a great beginning, and I look forward to continued momentum on this project and other Action Plan items,” Spering said in the statement. More information about the Blue Ribbon Task Force and the Bay Area Transit Transformation Action Plan may be found at https://mtc.ca.gov/ about-mtc/committees/ interagency-committees/ blue-ribbon-transitrecovery-task-force.

been moderate, according to Yosemite Fire updates. One of the concerns is long-range spotting – when embers are carried far downwind starting new spot fires. About 700 people were forced to evacuate the community of Wawona and Wawona campground Friday afternoon. The southern entrance on Highway 41 into Yosemite National Park was closed Friday.

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extra cash,” Green said. “But I don’t have this kind of equipment.” He, along with six other students, got to learn the ins and outs of video production, from writing a script, to filming and editing it for the public. Seventh-grade teacher Dale Alexander has been teaching media and hosting a school Media Club for the last seven years. He also has been teaching summer school for five years. “I like it because it is fun and I can do what I want,” Alexander said. His students learned to use cameras and set up lights for shots, including composition. They also got to practice writing scripts and reading from a prompter, which he says is something that takes practice. “They also got to work with others and all from different schools,” he said. “They are pretty comfortable with each other now.”

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in energy markets and the fallout that would bring for Europe’s industrial engine. The impact of the energy squeeze is gradually become more tangible. Munich lowered the temperature of its public pools, Cologne is dimming street lights and Hamburg plans to make warm water only available at certain times of the day. Parliamentary offices in Berlin are lowering thermostats, and Vonovia SE, Germany’s largest landlord, will start reducing the night-time temperatures in the bulk of its apartments to 63 degrees Fahrenheit. In the scramble to prepare, Scholz’s administration is bolstering its powers, including rushing through legislation that would allow it to acquire stakes to rescue struggling energy companies such as Uniper SE. Germany’s biggest buyer of Russian gas and a key supplier to local utilities put pressure on the government by saying on Friday that it was running short of cash. Chief Executive Officer Klaus-Dieter Maubach warned that Uniper would soon have no choice but to pull gas from storage, raise prices to customers, and even reduce supply. That’s exactly the kind of knock-

For this program, students got to practice creating skits and doing weekly announcements to name a few skills learned. “In my classes during the year, they don’t get that chance to do projects. They cover school activities, interview teachers and then write out the information,” he said. Friday was the final day for the programs. Students and teachers will get a few weeks off before the school year begins. The district provided a variety of summer camps and programs for students from kindergarten through high school. Teachers volunteered to

work the extra fourto six-week programs, according to Corie Barloggi, assistant principal at E. Ruth Sheldon Elementary School. Some of the programs the school looked at was inviting students who tested in the 40 percentile on the Spring MAP – or Measure of Academic Progress – testing. “It was voluntary, we extended an invitation out to them,” said Barloggi. Programs included an introduction to middle school and high school for incoming students, enrichment and music classes, and credit recov-

ery courses. The district also hosted its annual Extended School Year program to provide specialized instruction for some students with EduIndividualized cation Plans. This has been exceptionally helpful for students coming back to school after being home for the pandemic, officials said. “They start to remember social skills that were lost,” she said. “Parents have been very thankful.” Students who were lagging behind in certain skills were able to get caught up during the summer. “We do see a difference in the school year,” she said. “They don’t slide backward with the learning.” Barloggi credits this program for being another way for students to be successful. Leonardo Nunez, 13, had made some recordings before taking the summer school program, but felt he still had things to learn. “Mom suggested it,” he said. “And it has been pretty fun.”

ment received another $5,000 for gift cards,” Brantely said. “And the District Attorney’s office donated $10,000 for the gift cards.” The guns will be gone for good. They will be melted down and completely destroyed. This is the third buyback event that the Matt Garcia Foundation joined. It has been 14 years since Matt Garcia’s murder. The youngest member of the Fairfield City Council was just 22 years old when he

was shot in case of mistaken identity. His death has left a lasting impact on the community. His parents have created the Matt Garcia Foundation to continue Matt’s dream of a better future. “The gun that killed Matt was from a garage sale,” said his mother, Teresa Courtemanche. She hopes that events like this will encourage people to bring in unwanted weapons, so nothing like that can happen to another person.

“It is not about taking legal guns from law-abiding gun owners, it’s about making sure that the guns don’t end up on the streets by being stolen,” Courtemanche said. For anyone who missed the buy-back event, unwanted guns can be dropped off at the police station at any time during the year. “You just won’t get a gift card for doing it,” said Police Firearms Instructor Chris Grimm said. “The guns will be destroyed.”

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on effects Habeck has been seeking to avoid as he tries to defend the economy from Russia’s weaponization of its energy resources. “We won’t allow a systemically important company go bankrupt and throw the global energy market into turmoil as a result,” Habeck said in a response to Uniper’s statement, adding that the form of the support was still under discussion. To fight the crisis, Germany is also backsliding on environmental commitments by reviving mothballed coal plants to generate electricity. The move would enable the country to cut the amount of gas used for power by 52% over the next 12 months, according to BloombergNEF estimates. The government already has the authority to ration gas. It escalated its alert level to the second-highest “alarm” stage in mid-June after Russian state-owned gas giant Gazprom PJSC reduced Nord Stream flows by 60%. Declaring an “emergency” would allow Germany’s network regulator Bundesnetzagentur to control distribution. While households and critical infrastructure like hospitals would be protected, industrial companies could see deliveries reduced and consumers could still be required to reduce thermostats and lower temperatures on water boilers. The regulator, known as BNetzA, is hurriedly working on models that would allow it to take a “least-worse decision” on rationing, but they won’t be ready until the fall, said Klaus Mueller, the agency’s chief. Germany aims to have storage facilities at least 90% full by November.

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“Hug-a-Bull” by featured artist Cherol Ockrassa is part of “The Wildlife” display at the Solano Town Center Gallery.

FAIRFIELD — “The Wildlife,” featuring artists Cherol Ockrassa and Vineeta Dhillon, opens Wednesday at the Solano Town Center Gallery. “Cherol’s paintings are what can be described as the joy of painting. Her work is often textured by adding gel mediums to her paint, but always bold and colorful that often conjure up dreamlike images of Matisse and the Surrealist from a previous era,” the Fairfield-Suisun City Visual Arts Association noted in its announcement about the show. Drawn to art throughout her life, Ockrassa said, “What was

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“Hummingbird” by Vineeta Dhillon is part of “The Wildlife” display. important was being connected to the artist community.” She has been a significant contributor to the Northern California arts scene and is a board member of FSVAA. “Vineeta determined five years ago to dive deep into her soul to create whimsical, fun,

and inspiring mixed media pen and ink watercolor drawings. Her work sometimes includes written sayings with light touch media that are delightful to the eye. Flowers, ducks, birds are all part of her repertoire and it seems that Vineeta paints and draws to express the child in us all,” the association stated. Dhillon credits her husband for being “my best cheerleader and critic.” The show will feature work by some of the more than 70 participating arts association members. It runs through Sept. 10. The opening reception will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday.

“It’ll be fascinating to see how our artists express themselves and interpret this wide-open theme. Will artists focus on nature themes with wildlife? Or instead, convey the wildlife of the artist’s journey? You can find out this and more by attending the show,” the association said in a statement. The gallery features local and award-winning artists specializing in paintings, photography, sculpture, jewelry and glassware and mixed media work. The gallery is located a 1350 Travis Blvd., D-8, inside the Solano Town Center, upstairs across from Macy’s in Fairfield.

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WINTERS — The stroll through The Farm at Park Winters to pick a bouquet of flowers has made Visit California’s thingsto-do list for July. “Pick your own bouquet from a wide selection of flowers including cosmos, marigolds, zinnias, dahlia, poppies, dianthus, sweet peas, love in a mist, agrostemmas, snap dragons, blooming artichokes and cardoons, ranunculus, sunflowers and more,” the farm’s website states. Guests receive guidance on how to pick their flowers. The farm is open Friday, Saturday and Sunday mornings through November. The cost is $35. For more information and to register, go to www.parkwinters.com/ pick-your-own-bouquet.

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WINTERS — Paddy and the Binge, a five-piece ensemble, will perform Thursday as part of the Winters Friends of the Library summer concert series. “The five-piece band plays lively traditional Irish and Scottish music, including jigs, reels, hornpipes, and ballads. Between them the band members play fiddle, guitar, flute, tin whistle, harmonica, bodhran (Irish drum), and Scottish pipes, and sing,” the library support organization said in a statement.

The Friends of the Library has presented free outdoor concerts every Thursday in July since 1998. The lone exception was 2020. The concert starts at 7 p.m. in the Rotary Park Gazebo located on Main Street at Railroad Avenue, in front of the Community Center. This year’s concert series is co-sponsored by Waste Management and Oates Country Store. “Pack a picnic, bring a blanket or lawn chairs or sit on the grass, sip a cool drink, and enjoy some fine live music,” the statement said. Refreshments and used books

will be available for sale with proceeds going to Winters Friends of the Library. The concert series will continue with Back Porchestra playing original and vintage roots rock, Americana, Western swing and country blues on July 21, and Afincáo offering tasty Latin fare, including boogaloo, Cuban son, cumbias, boleros and more on July 29. Learn more about Paddy and the Binge and get a preview of their music at paddyonthebinge.com, and to learn more about the Winters Friends of the Library, go to wfol.org.

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ou’re going to read an awful lot about Sonny Corleone over the next few days. That’s only natural. James Caan, the tough leading man who por-

trayed the explosively violent and oldest of Vito Corleone’s sons in “The Godfather,” died July 6 at 82. Among his many enduring roles – which include Chicago Bears running back Brian Piccolo in 1971’s “Brian’s Song,” the debt-ridden English

professor in the original 1974 version of “The Gambler” and the heroic Staff Sergeant Dohun in 1977’s World War II epic “A Bridge Too Far” – Sonny is the one average filmgoers will likely remember 50 years from now. Talking about Sonny

makes sense, but it might not be what he wanted. As he told The Washington Post some 42 years ago, “Everyplace I go, I spend half my time undoing Sonny Corleone.” So let’s talk about someSee Caan, Page B3

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FAIRFIELD — Zebop!, a Santana tribute band, performs Friday at Dover Park as part of the Fairfield Summer Music Series. The concert is set for 6 to 9 p.m. The park is located at at 800 E. Travis Blvd. Following Zebop! will be Papa Joe and the New Deal on July 29.

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n the summer of 1999, ABC took a chance on an experiment that had already been an overseas sensation. “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” would go on to attract up to 30 million American viewers, making it one of the most unexpected hits in modern-day TV. Two decades later, the network is continuing to rely on game shows to fill the slower months. And while none of them are as popular – or compelling – as “Millionaire,” most offer plenty of cheap thrills. Here’s a look at the current lineup, which includes three newbies, all airing on ABC. “Celebrity Family Feud” (8 p.m. ET Sundays) : So many game shows rely on C-listers to fill the seats. Not this enduring series. Past players include Ray Romano, Kanye West and Amy Schumer. The ninth season kicks off with Jean Smart, maybe today’s most celebrated TV actor. The big names must be attracted to the super-fun surveys and the opportunity for a close-up view of host Steve Harvey’s hilarious facial reactions. “The Final Straw” (debuts 9 p.m. Sunday): Until ESPN starts airing Jenga matches, you’ll have to settle on this silly competition in which obscure items like bowling pins and stuffed animals take the place of wooden blocks. The themed structures are impressive – they wouldn’t be out of place at the Walker Art Center – but the game itself isn’t much fun to watch. Host Janelle James

‘F Troop’ star Larry Storch dead at 99 NEW YORK — “F Troop” star Larry Storch is dead at 99. The funnyman’s death was announced on Facebook Friday – exactly six months short of what would have been the Bronx native’s 100th birthday. “We are shocked and at a loss for words at the moment,” a note on that fan page said. “Please remember he loved each and every one of you and wouldn’t want you to cry over his passing.” He died while sleeping in his STORCH Upper West Side home. Storch’s obituary said the actor would be reunited with his wife Norma, who died in 2003, as well as many friends and family members he came to know over the course of nearly a century. His most famous role was that of Cpl. Randolph Agarn, who he played from 1965 to 1967 on the military comedy “F Troop.” The show was set at an Army post in the West after the Civil War. In the show – which would never fly today – the U.S. troops engaged in comic capers with a tribe of caricatured Native Americans. Storch worked regularly over the four decades that followed including a 1995 cameo appearance on “Married... with Children.” He also voiced cartoon characters Phineas J. Whoopee on “Tennessee Tuxedo” and the Batman villain Joker.

Rhimes, Quinn writing prequel book Get ready to swoon some more. “Bridgerton” executive producer Shonda Rhimes and Julia Quinn, the author behind the novels that the TV series is based on, are banding together to bring a new element to the Regency-era romantic hit. They’re working on a prequel novel, Deadline reported Thursday. The book, based off of the upcoming spinoff series about Queen Charlotte (played on the original show by Golda Rosheuvel), will detail the love between her and King George and its societal implications, according to Deadline. “Queen Charlotte has been such a moving character to write and now having the opportunity to work with Julia to adapt this story into a book is such an exciting opportunity,” said Rhimes, the Emmy-nominated “Grey’s Anatomy” creator and writer. — Staff, wire reports

Caan From Page B1 thing else. Let’s talk about Walter Hobbs. Caan’s character in the 2003 family-friendly holiday comedy “Elf” might not be the first thing that sprung to the minds of most film critics when his death was announced, but it’s certainly the one occupying my mind. I’m not the least bit embarrassed by this, nor should you be if you’re in the same camp. It’s easily one of his best performances in a career in which each seemed to best the last. Am I biased? Of course. Anyone with any sort of positive relationship with “Elf” – i.e. most people who have seen it – would be, too. My mother, Mindy, adores “Elf” more than any other film (including “The Godfather”) and, as a result, fires it up at least once every December (and usually again in July) to watch with my brother Tyler and me. I am far from alone in this experience. On the first watch, you notice Will Ferrell’s Buddy the Elf. How could you not, with six-plus feet of manic, hyperactive flesh snug in his elf garb, the definition of exuberance, a sugar high fueled by jelly beans coated in maple syrup? As with all successful family films, the movie manages to delight parent and child alike, partially by introducing the younger generation to an army of Hollywood’s elder statesmen. “That’s Bob Newhart playing Papa Elf,” your mama might exclaim. “And Santa is Ed Asner?! You know, from my old favorite sitcoms like ‘Lou Grant’ and ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show.’ “ And there’s Caan –

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James Caan, center, starred as a curmudgeonly children’s book publisher alongside Amy Sedaris, left, who played his secretary, and Will Ferrell, who played his long-lost son, in “Elf” (2003). there’s Sonny Corleone, Paul Sheldon, Tony Archer, Brian Piccolo, the dude from “Thief” – as the gruff, absent father who needs to learn the meaning of Christmas. That’s who you notice on the second watch. And the third. And so forth until you can’t remember how many times you’ve watched it. “Elf” is just like “The Godfather,” really: It doesn’t work without James Caan. He might not play the main character in either, but he’s one of the most important in both. And, in some ways, “Elf” highlights a certain natural progression of his career. It went a whole lot farther in undoing Sonny Corleone than, say, “Misery.” Caan might have seemed like an unusual choice for a broad holiday comedy, the seriousness of his career and sternness of his characters almost off-putting. It’s particularly striking given how picky he could be – he rejected starring roles in “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” “Apocalypse Now,” “Blade Runner” and “Superman” (because he didn’t want to wear a cape), among others. In “Elf,” he was able to channel a workaholic publishing executive who

refuses to reprint a children’s book missing a couple of pages in the name of the almighty dollar, and who is annoyed – if not terrified – to learn he might unknowingly have a son from a previous relationship. Caan drew on the rigid, hardened and sometimes explosive tough guys for which he’d become known, toning it down to fit a holiday film. He’s prickly, but not a complete jerk, tough but vulnerable. Just cruel enough to end up on the naughty list, but just empathetic enough to pull himself off it – after a little help from the family he loves, often despite himself. Pitting the capitolS Serious actor against Ferrell’s manic creation was part of director Jon Favreau’s plan, though it made for a nervous crew. “All of us were a little scared of James Caan,” producer Jon Berg said in the Netflix documentary series “The Movies That Made Us.” That fear didn’t last. Just leave it to Ferrell. “The first time I met him I just put him in a bear hug and yelled ‘Dad!’ I thought that would break the ice,” he told the entertainment website Blackfilm in 2003. Knowing that the key

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Steve Harvey speaks onstage during the 2019 Miss Universe Pageant at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Dec. 8, 2019. Harvey will return as host of “Celebrity Family Feud” when Season 8 kicks off Sunday. (“Abbott Elementary”) spends most of each hour looking like she’s worried the towers will fall on her. “The $100,000 Pyramid” (10 p.m. Sundays): It’s not exactly a “Seinfeld” reunion but the sixth-season premiere does feature that sitcom’s Jason Alexander and Wayne Knight squaring off in categories like “Yada, Yada, Yada” and “Master of Your Domain.” Lindsey Vonn also competes in this new episode that’s just as much fun as the series was when the show premiered in 1973. I only wish the big-money round were a little more challenging. If you’re going to go home with $100,000, you should have to sweat a little harder. “Claim to Fame” (debuts 10 p.m. Monday): Two of the Jonas broth-

ers (does it really matter which ones?) host this intriguing twist on “Big Brother.” This time, residents are relatives of famous people. Roomies who guess the connections get to stick around and stay in the hunt for a $100,000 prize. Too bad producers decided to let viewers in on some of the secrets. It’d be a lot more fun if we were as clueless as the contestants. “Press Your Luck” (8 p.m. Thursdays): Host Elizabeth Banks insists that this game requires strategy. She must be referring to maneuvering the Los Angeles traffic to get to the studio. It takes almost no brainpower to play – or watch – this series, which basically consists of hitting a buzzer without randomly landing on Whammys. But I do admire how the producers

tailor-make the big prizes to cater to each contestant’s personal tastes. In last week’s episode, that meant one woman got a shot at bottomless lattes at Starbucks and central air conditioning for her home. “Generation Gap” (9 p.m. Thursdays): This recurring segment on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” gets its own prime-time slot with related contestants being grilled on subjects outside their comfort zone. Will Grandma be familiar with Kid Cudi? How much does a teenager know about Burt Lancaster? It’s an interesting experiment but you can feel the show straining to fill an entire hour. Host Kelly Ripa does her best to keep you jazzed, even recruiting her dad to lend a hand. It’s not enough.

was to have Caan’s Walter bristle against Ferrell’s Buddy, the former “Saturday Night Live” actor and improv comedian decided to agitate the Oscar-winner until he made the journey from annoyance to bemusement. “I was really lucky that my job in the film was to try to drive him crazy, and I would. I would try to offset anything he could throw at me,” Ferrell told Blackfilm. “I knew it was driving him crazy on one level. It’s great to see Jimmy in a way that we’re not used to seeing him in and it adds to the effect. His specific casting in that role adds to obviously why it works so well.” Caan had “a great

sense of humor. So if you could make him laugh, all the tension disappears. We kept him laughing, and he kept us laughing,” Favreau told Rolling Stone. “It took him a while to get with the programming. I surrounded him with a lot of improvisers, like Andy Richter and Kyle Gass and Amy Sedaris. When I’m working with improv people, I give them the green light to just bring it and try things. So every take was different. Eventually, something just clicked in Jimmy and he just went with it. He was a lot of fun. We ended up hanging out a lot off-set. Whenever we’d go into an Italian restaurant, they’d

put on ‘The Godfather’ soundtrack. Everywhere he goes, ‘The Godfather’ theme.” No, “Elf” probably won’t be added to the Criterion Collection anytime soon. It didn’t sweep at Cannes; ponderous documentaries won’t be made about it. The headlines you’ll read this week will likely focus on “The Godfather.” But every December – and maybe even July – we’ll be focused on “Elf,” waiting for the moment when Caan’s Walter puts on that Santa coat and begrudgingly belts “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town.”

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Members of minority faith communities have mixed responses to Supreme Court ruling in favor of football coach praying on field Tribune Content Agency Members of minority faith and belief communities had mixed reactions after the recent Supreme Court ruling that said the Constitution protected a high school football coach in Washington who prayed on the field after games. Some worried the high court’s ruling isn’t necessarily inclusive of all backgrounds and others said it could lead to more inclusivity in the future. “The law doesn’t have to be our only guide,” said Elana Stein Hain, director of faculty and senior fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute. “I think a broad sense of responsibility has to guide the way that people are going to act on this or not act on it.” Bremerton High School football coach Joseph Kennedy lost his job after the 2015 season when he continuously knelt and prayed on the football field despite objections from the school district. The Supreme Court’s backing of the football coach could have unforeseen long-term impacts on the

public school arena, religious leaders said. While legal experts said the ruling could open the door for more religion in public schools – but warned teachers and coaches from interpreting freedom of speech and religion too broadly – people with faiths and beliefs that may face less tolerance in the public school domain agreed the door could be open with the right intentions. But the ruling could also further complicate the matter for them. Stein Hain said the debate between some groups within American Judaism is whether religious liberty in public spaces is better for the Jewish community as a minority because it gives them the right to exercise their faith freely, or worse because allowing religion in public spaces when there is clearly a majority further alienates minorities and puts pressure on children of minority faiths or beliefs. Both, she says, feel “legitimate.” “That’s the big question,” Stein Hain said. “If you’re a religious minority, is it better

to have a public space that is denuded of religion altogether, or is it better to have a public space that allows for religious liberty where you can compete in a marketplace too? Realistically, you’re not going to be the strongest voice, but maybe it’ll help you down the road for when you want to do something publicly in a religious way.” She said it is a “conundrum,” but that she is “sensitive” to the importance for people of the Jewish faith to be able to practice their religion in public and thinks maybe it would be easier if there was a concerted effort to make the space “a little bit more neutral.” “I wouldn’t be shocked if in some places, the way this ends up is to start having this prayer and that prayer, and this prayer and that prayer, or – this is a great one I saw – just have a moment of silence and make it ambiguous,” she said. “Nobody has to own the space, but just a moment of silence and everybody can fill it how they want.” For Abdullah Antepli, a professor of religion and public policy at Duke University, there

are three schools of thought: There are those who want Christian prayer in school and nothing else, something Antepli called out as “hypocrisy,” people who want to ban any sort of religious expression in schools altogether, with which he disagrees, and a third option, which he said has worked all his life. Give space and accommodation in the public school system for religious identities and commitments as long as they are not imposed on others, he said. “Can a Muslim or a Hindu or a Jewish coach, without imposing on anyone, can he or she or they take their religion in their own individual piety and practice in public domain?” said Antepli, who is also a senior fellow on Jewish-Muslim relations and co-director of the Muslim Leadership Initiative at the Shalom Hartman Institute. “I think as a Muslim myself, that issue should be discussed a little bit more thoughtfully.” He said he sees how the ruling could be problematic “not because of the content, but because of its politics,” as a result of the “very obvious, very

unsettled Christian supremacy behind this decision” but hopes the same liberties given to Kennedy’s prayers at the 50-yard-line would also be given to anyone else in the same spirit. He is optimistic that the decision by the high court will lead to the “renegotiating, rearranging, realigning of American secularism,” something he believes is necessary to determine what the rights laid out in the United States’ foundational bones mean today. The Founding Fathers, Antepli said, were not particularly very religious people, and they understood the shortcomings of French and British secularism and tried to “design a system that is trying to protect religion from the government, not the other way around.” “So therefore they (the Founding Fathers) gave these religious liberties religious freedom,” he said. “And back then, it was only Christianity and Christian communities. So the same generosity and decency, it should be renegotiated and reinterpreted within the changing religious and spiritual landscape of America.”

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Infidelity is husband’s fatal flaw – he’s cheated more than once Dear Annie: I says this with tears recently got married in his eyes. to the greatest guy I’ve But yet, my heart ever met, yet I know is telling me he’s for a fact that he has lying straight to my cheated on me more face and laughing than once. I have actubehind my back. ally gotten phone calls Every one of our from the other woman friends knows he’s describing his body Annie Lane cheated on me because and my home. they’ve seen them Dear Annie When confronted together, and one about it, he tells me to stop my has even helped him cheat complaining, gets all angry and more than once. asks how I can think that of him I thought I was marrywhen he is the most loyal guy ing my true love. What do I in the world. He says he would do? — Married to a Man Who not do that to me because “I’m Won’t Come Clean his world, his everything.” He Dear Confused: Honesty and

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trust are two of the most important qualities for a successful relationship, and you don’t have either with this guy. He should not make you feel bad for talking to him about your concerns. Seek the help of a trained marriage counselor as soon as possible so you can decide if you would like to stay married to “the greatest guy,” who is not sounding so great right now. Dear Annie: My daughter-inlaw has always been very harsh with her two small children. My son hates conflict and won’t say anything about it to her. He just makes excuses for her. Recently, I discovered that

she had spanked one of the children hard enough to leave bruises. Both children told me that their mom spanks them “all the time.” When I confronted her, she said she was having a bad day and made excuses for herself. I told her never to lay a hand on the children again and to get some help. I told my son he has to protect his children and get her help. I suspect they will ignore my advice and continue to go on as usual. What can I do? I am not healthy enough to take the children, and I think reporting on their mother would make the

situation worse. — Concerned Grandmother Dear Concerned: You have every right to be concerned. If your grandchildren continue to be hit and bruised, you should report her. Speak with your son again, and tell him that you are thinking about reporting her. Child abuse is to be taken very seriously. Just because she had a bad day is ZERO excuse to inflict physical harm on a child. Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@ creators.com.

FOR YOUR HEALTH

by Holiday Mathis

Today’s birthday You’ll excel at the work you do. Sometimes you don’t realize that what you provide goes beyond the obvious. You’ll have to work on this on your own time, but the sacrifice will be worthwhile. A new source of encouragement appears to reassure you that you are on the right path. This could come from a friend, or more likely it will be part of a teaching process. Virgo and Pisces adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 8, 30, 4, 13 and 21.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Whoever said, “familiarity breeds contempt” didn’t know your clan. The best part of hanging out with your relatives is the ability to be yourself. Even with the collective quirks of the family, you can’t help but love one another. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). A boulder has tumbled onto your life path, obscuring your view of what the future holds for you. Such a brilliant misfortune! Now you can give yourself permission to dream! Brainstorm your way to happiness. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). What you are considering might not be a good idea, but you’ll never know unless you move forward – at least a few steps. Don’t let the fear of being wrong keep you from knowing that you’re right. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You’ll enjoy the feeling that you’re moving fast and that lots of things are happening simultaneously. Later, you’ll count this among your most productive days. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’ll celebrate your passions, going deeper into the things that interest you. A knowledgeable air sign (Gemini, Libra or Aquarius) will be a rich resource. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). A special relationship is strong because you have faced adversity together. In a strange way, the easy and fun times may be more difficult to navigate than the hard times. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You don’t have to be perfect to be loved, and any person who makes you feel this way is incredibly insecure. Romantic competition will work in your favor. Your inner trickster will be liberated, and playfulness rules. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). No need for elaborate plans; just hanging out and talking will be wonderful. You’ll have much to share, particularly about a current relationship. You’ll be with good people, and it will be like group therapy, only free. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’ll master a task. Get on your own side. Be nice. Correction can happen without punishment. Keep learning until you’re not only knowledgeable but wise. Wisdom is knowing how and when to apply your knowledge. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). The sign reads, “Drink coffee. Do stupid things faster.” It’s essential to have a smart plan before injecting vigor and excitement into the scene. Applying energy to silly plans is wasteful, or perhaps even destructive. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Experiencing confusion while you’re learning something new is positive and necessary. The confusion makes your brain work at a higher level, asking better questions and, eventually, coming up with better answers. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Relationships are tricky. If you stay aware, you can keep a dicey situation from veering too far off course. You can bring this one in closer to the way you once dreamt it would be. CELEBRITY PROFILES: Pop star and business mogul Jessica Simpson introduced a new line of “I do” shoes to her billion-dollar brand called Happily Ever After. Born to the sign of maternal instinct and domesticity, Simpson so famously loves cooking and the domestic arts that Rolling Stone magazine put her on their cover as Housewife of the Year. Maternal instincts come with her Cancer sun, and Mars, the action and ambition planet, in the highly aesthetic sign of Libra. Write Holiday Mathis at HolidayMathis.com.

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For those who are trying to avoid treats for health or for other reasons, summer could be a challenging time.

Summer a season of guilty pleasures

By Anne Lee

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ummer is a special season with many fond memories being created during this time. Enjoying outdoor activities, county fairs with barbecues, kids on summer break and traveling with friends and family are only a few among many traditional summer experiences. After two summers of social distancing and events cancelling, many are ready to jump back into their favorite summer activities this year! Summer activities are often associated with certain tasty treats, including ice cream, hamburgers and hotdogs to name a few. For those who are trying to avoid treats for health or for other reasons, summer could be a challenging time. If you are looking for ideas to enjoy these summer foods, the following tips have worked for people who want to stay on track with their health goals: n Be mindful of the frequency and portion sizes of food that can deviate you from your health goals. If the food is not causing devastating consequences, such as a dangerous allergic reaction, and you only have it once in the summer, enjoy it without guilt! Consider sharing one order of food with others to avoid eating large portions.

n Drink water like a camel. OK, maybe not, but since we are not as efficient in using water as camels, we need to be hydrated regularly, especially during the warmer months or while being active. Though sports drinks, sodas or juices may quench your thirst, they often give you extra sugar and calories. Alcoholic and caffeinated beverages are not the best choices for hydration as they make your body lose more water. Having an insulated bottle to keep your water cold or adding a couple of cut pieces of your favorite fruit will make your water taste better. n Many summer “fast foods” are excellent choices to help you reach your health goals! The fastest “fast foods” are foods that are prepared by nature. What foods can be ready to eat faster than picking fruits from a tree or cutting up raw veggies for a salad? Fast foods from nature do not have to be boring if that is what you are thinking. Adding nuts or berries to salads, making your own salad dressings or trying new recipes are just a few ways to make fresh produce fun to eat. Fruits or vegetables in season are much more flavorful and nutritious than other varieties. Locally grown produce may have more flavor because they can ripen more before they are picked. Indulge in these summer foods!

n Enjoy the weather and be out more. Longer and warmer days mean more available outdoor time. The warm breeze with the scent of fresh flowers can turn an ordinary evening walk in the neighborhood into a relaxing spalike experience. Enjoy some outdoor time, soak up some sun and keep your muscles moving. Feeling relaxed while strengthening your muscles is the absolute best combination for your health. If you think you have indulged in too many foods that keep you further away from your health goal, staying active will help move you closer to it. Whichever activity you choose to participate in this summer, may you find joy and peace in it. There is nothing wrong about loving tasty foods, as they may be an important part of the fun memories and traditions that you have cherished. With planning, it is realistic to include them in small amounts and to reach your health goals at the same time. Finding that balance between being happy and being healthy is a valuable skill to make food choices in the summer and beyond. Anne Lee, MEd, RDN, CDCES, is a diabetes program manager with the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Touro University California, a partner of Solano Public Health.

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Rodón pitches like all-star against Padres Evan Webeck BAY AREA NEWS GROUP

SAN DIEGO — Stuck in a skid that has jeopardized their season, the Giants at times over the past few weeks have been hard to watch. All year, though, Carlos Rodón’s starts have made for can’tmiss baseball. In a 3-1 win Saturday against the Padres, Rodón turned in possibly his best performance yet, retiring 22 of the final 23 San Diego hitters he faced on his way

to a complete game. Wilmer Flores broke a 1-1 tie in the eighth with a two-run homer to left that gave Rodón all the padding he needed to secure the Giants’ first win in three games this series and only their second in the past 10 games. The Giants risked falling below .500 for the first time since the very early days of last season, but they will live at least another two days without a losing record. Rodón was countered

by an equal in San Diego’s Yu Darvish, providing the second pitcher’s duel in three games this season, after Logan Webb and Joe Musgrove went pitch-forpitch Thursday night. On Saturday, that meant the team that reach the other’s bullpen first had the upper hand. And Flores proved that hypothesis to be true, launching a tie-breaking two-run shot off San Diego reliever Luis Garcia over the left field wall. In a reprise of the Giants’

winning strategy from last year, Flores’ blast followed a bases on balls to Joc Pederson. In his first game back from a 15-game stint on the injured list, Luis González helped the Giants score their only run off Darvish, drawing a walk in the second inning that put Brandon Belt in position to score on a sac fly from Brandon Crawford. He also ripped a double down the right field line to lead off the fourth but was left stranded on

third base. A day after Pederson was named an All-Star starter, Rodón cemented his case to join him next week in Los Angeles. In his first complete game since tossing a nohitter last season, Rodón retired 21 straight batters until issuing a two-out walk to Luke Voit in the ninth. He struck out 12 for his fourth doubledigit strikeout game this season. In an especially filthy and efficient display, he made it through nine

innings – allowing one run on three hits – on 111 pitches, while inducing whiffs on 24 of those offerings, a season-high. The Padres didn’t record a hit after the second inning, when they plated their lone run on a hopper that Belt mishandled at first base after Rodón loaded the bases. Rodón is scheduled to make one more start before the All-Star break – for now that lines to come Thursday against Milwaukee.

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Master Sgt. Manny Tarango, Vacaville Christian High School head football coach, provides directions to his

players during practice at the VCHS football field in Vacaville in 2018, his first season with the program.

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VACAVILLE — Vacaville Christian High School head football coach Manny Tarango wanted to make sure Zack Mercado’s signing day with the University of Nevada was special. Tarango helped coordinate the party and carved out a few kind words to say about his star 6-foot-3, 255-pound lineman. Not an out-ofthe-ordinary gesture from a head coach, but it took an extraordinary turn when it came from more than 6,000 miles away via Zoom from the Middle East. Tarango is better known as Master Sgt. Manuel Tarango to his colleagues at Travis Air Force Base. He overseas maintenance and availability on the fleet of KC-10s. From Nov. 30 to May 24,

he was deployed in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, serving as production superintendent of the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. In Al Dhafra, he helped manage more than 50 people in the KC-10 maintainer shop. The Al Dhafra Air Base has been the destination for all his deployments. “That was my last and eighth deployment,” Tarango said, “but I guess you really can’t say last in the military. It’s whatever the world needs.” Tarango had been active duty for 19 years and has 12 months to go before he will step away. Married with three young children, he not only loves his family and the military, but he loves football and has served as a youth football coach, as a coach at Vanden High

School and now as the head man at Vacaville Christian for the past five years while stationed at Travis. “It’s not a job, it’s my passion,” he said of coaching. “My staff has been with me since 2010 and they came over with me from Vanden. I’m been able to do this because of them. They’ve helped with the team, they’ve helped with my family. They kept me up to date.” Tarango had an important job in the Middle East, but he didn’t dawdle in his spare time. He coached football. Tarango had Zoom meetings with players and coaches, kept up email correspondences with recruiters, made numerous football-related phone calls, and yes, coordinated a signing party. “You have to make sure things See Coach, Page B12

OAKLAND — The Athletics temporarily put aside their problems with the A.L. Westleading Houston Astros Saturday with a 3-2 win at the Coliseum. The A’s didn’t exactly wear out Houston pitching, but took advantage of some third-inning good fortune against Framber Valdez. Meanwhile, A’s starter Zach Logue and five relievers shut down the Houston offense before a crowd of 10,058. The Athletics had (29-57) lost all four games to Houston this season and six in a row dating back to last season. The last time they faced Valdez on May 30, they lost 5-1 on a complete-game twohitter at the Coliseum. Houston fell to 55-29. Logue was done after five innings in favor of A.J. Puk, giving up two runs in the second inning and retiring the last 10 men he faced. He threw 75 pitches,

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FAIRFIELD — Demetrius Crawford surveyed the football field at Rodriguez High School and said with a smile, “They have more energy than me.” Crawford was talking about the 300 athletes, from 6 to 18, who turned out for his free Dreamchasers Elite Football Camp. It was the eighth Matt Miller/Daily Republic edition of the event, Demetrius Crawford talks to his campers Saturday at minus 2020 because of Rodriguez during the Dreamchasers Elite Football Camp. the Covid-19 pandemic, for the 2005 Vanden forward to. It’s the best lot of help.” High graduate. feeling in the world. I love The annual event is “I flew down from Las how we have the commu- hosted by Crawford and Vegas to put this on,” nity backing and support. many of his friends help Crawford said. “This is So many different fam- him coach, many of whom something the kids look ilies have brought us a have pro experience in

the National Football League or the Canadian football League. Crawford himself went to City College of San Francisco, Sacramento City College and Montana State before a brief CFL career with the B.C. Lions and the Saskatchewan Roughriders, and a year playing indoors with the Tri-Cities Fever (Kennewick, Washington) of the National Indoor Football League. Crawford is now a school support specialist at Shadow Ridge High School in Las Vegas. He preaches the importance of education to the See Camp, Page B12

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Former Vanden standout Crawford puts fun in fundamentals at camp

46 of them strikes, with one walk and a pair of strikeouts. Puk, Edwin Acevedo, Zach Jackson, Sam Moll and Lou Trivino finished up for the A’s, with Trivino getting his seventh save. Trivino gave up a walk and a single with one out, but retired Aledmys Diaz on an infield fly and pinch hitter J.J. Matijevic on a soft liner to send the crowd home happy. A dribbler in front of the plate, a passed ball and a wild pitch enabled the Athletics to take a 3-2 lead on the Astros and Valdez (8-4) in the fourth inning. Sean Murphy opened the inning with a single, and after Chad Pinder popped up, Elvis Andrus walked and Stephen Piscotty singled to left to load the bases. That’s when the fun started. For the A’s, anyway. Seth Brown, getting a rare start against a lefthander after the trade of

FAIRFIELD — The Cordelia Tri-Valley Little League 8-9-10 year olds have reached the championship game of the District 53 All-Star Tournament. Tri-Valley will take on Benicia at noon Sunday at the American Canyon complex at the corner of Napa Junction Road and Highway 29. Parking is on Hess Drive. It will be a rematch against Benicia. TriValley lost to Benicia 9-3 earlier in the tournament and it put the local team in the loser’s bracket. “We learned a lot from that first goaround,” manager Caleb Carranza said. “We’re still working and starting to gel. We didn’t get a lot of practice time before the all-star tournament.” Tri-Valley opened

with an 18-1 win over St. Helena and an 8-5 win over Sonoma. The Cordelia squad lost to Benicia before rallying for a 15-7 win over Napa American and a 6-0 triumph over Napa National. Tri-Valley team must win twice to earn the championship. A second championship game would be held at 5:30 p.m. Monday night if they were to come away with a win Sunday. Lathan Carranza, Avery Paul, Finn Steiger, Geoff Schwartz, Christian Saldivar, Felipe Hernandez, Siddartha Ghimire, Elijah Kelly, Tyson Ramos, Nathan Bree, Ethan Webb, Tyman Small and Griffin Hokett are on the roster. Matt Steiger and Christian Saldivar are Carranza’s assistant coaches. In the 9-10-11 bracket, Fairfield Pacific went See All-Stars, Page B12

SPORTS

CALENDAR Sunday’s TV sports Baseball MLB • San Francisco at San Diego, NBCSBA, 1 p.m. • Houston at Oakland, NBCSCA, 1 p.m. • New York at Boston, ESPN, ESPN2, 4 p.m. Basketball • WNBA, All-Star Game, 7, 10, 10 a.m. • Big3 Basketball, 5, 13, Noon. • NBA Summer League, Indiana vs. Sacramento, ESPN, Noon. • NBA Summer League, Chicago vs. New York, ESPN2, 2 p.m.

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Scoreboard BASEBALL Texas L.A. Angels OAKLAND

American League East Division W L N.Y. Yankees 61 23 Tampa Bay 45 39 Boston 45 39 Toronto 45 40 Baltimore 42 44 Central Division W L Minnesota 47 40 Cleveland 41 41 Chicago White Sox 40 43 Detroit 36 48 Kansas City 31 52 West Division W L Houston 55 29 Seattle 43 42

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National League East Division W L 53 32 51 35 46 39 40 43 30 57 Central Division W L Milwaukee 48 38 St. Louis 45 42 Pittsburgh 35 50 Chicago Cubs 34 50 Cincinnati 31 54 West Division W L L.A. Dodgers 54 29 San Diego 49 37 SAN FRANCISCO 42 41 Arizona 38 47 N.Y. Mets Atlanta Philadelphia Miami Washington

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37 48 .435 Thursday’s Games San Diego 2, SAN FRANCISCO 1 Houston 5, Kansas City 2 Pittsburgh 4, Cincinnati 2, 1st Game Cincinnati 5, Pittsburgh 1 2nd Game Philadelphia 5, Washington 3 Baltimore 4, L.A. Angels 1 N.Y. Mets 10, Miami 0 N.Y. Yankees 6, Boston 5 S.t Louis 3, Atlanta 2, 11 innings Detroit 2, Chicago White Sox 1 Colorado 4, Arizona 3 L.A. Dodgers 5, Chicago Cubs 3 Seattle 8, Toronto 3 Friday’s Games Houston 8, OAKLAND 3 San Diego 6, SAN FRANCISCO 3 Cincinnati 2, Tampa Bay 1 Baltimore 5, L.A. Angels 4 Miami 5, N.Y. Mets 2 N.Y. Yankees 12, Boston 5 Atlanta 12, Washington 2 Texas 6, Minnesota 5 Kansas City 4, Cleveland 3 Detroit 7, Chicago White Sox 5 Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 5:10 p.m. Milwaukee 4, Pittsburgh 3 Colorado 6, Arizona 5 L.A. Dodgers 4, Chicago Cubs 3 Seattle 5, Toronto 2 Saturday’s Games OAKLAND 3, Houston 2

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SAN FRANCISCO 3, San Diego 1 Chicago White Sox 8, Detroit 0 Philadelphia 1, St. Louis 0 Baltimore 1, L.A. Angels 0 Texas 9, Minnesota 7 Pittsburgh 4, Milwaukee 3 Cleveland 13, Kansas City 1 Atlanta 4, Washington 3 Cincinnati 5, Tampa Bay 4, 10 innings N.Y. Mets 5, Miami 4, 10 innings Arizona 9, Colorado 2 N.Y. Yankees at Boston, (N) Chicago Cubs at L.A. Dodgers, (N) Toronto at Seattle, (N) Sunday’s Games Houston at OAKLAND, 1:07 p.m. SAN FRANCISCO at San Diego, 1:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Baltimore, 9:05 a.m. Washington at Atlanta, 10:35 a.m. Tampa Bay at Cincinnati, 10:40 a.m. Miami at N.Y. Mets, 10:40 a.m. Cleveland at Kansas City, 11:10 a.m. Detroit at Chicago White Sox, 11:10 a.m. Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 11:10 a.m. Philadelphia at St. Louis, 11:15 a.m. Colorado at Arizona, 1:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at L.A. Dodgers, 1:10 p.m. Toronto at Seattle, 1:10 p.m. Minnesota at Texas, 11:35 a.m. N.Y. Yankees at Boston, 4:08 p.m.

Cycling • Tour de France, Stage 9, USA, 5 a.m. Football • Women’s National Championship, ESPN2, 11 a.m. Golf • PGA, Scottish Open, final round, GOLF, 7 a.m. • PGA, Scottish Open, final round, 5, 13, 9 a.m. • Champions, Senior Players Championship, final round, GOLF, 9 a.m. • Celebrity, American Century Championship, final round, 3, 11:30 a.m. • PGA, Barbasol Championship, final round, GOLF, Noon. Motor Sports • F1, Austrian Grand Prix, ESPN2, 5:55 a.m. • IMSA, Prototype Challenge, USA, 9 a.m. • ARCA, Menards Series West, USA, 10 a.m. • NASCAR, Quaker State 400, USA, Noon. Tennis • Wimbledon, men’s final, ESPN, 6 a.m. • Wimbledon, women’s doubles, ESPN, 9 a.m. Soccer • UEFA, Women’s Euro22, Iceland vs. Belgium, ESPN2, 8:30 a.m.

NHRA takes its Western swing to Sonoma soon Sonoma Raceway SONOMA — The NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series is set to deliver a 11,000-horsepower, 330-mph weekend of action at Sonoma Raceway during the 34th annual Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals, July 22-24. It is the 12th of 22 races during the 2022 season, marking the second stop in the threerace NHRA Western Swing and kicking off the second half of the year. The annual stop in Sonoma has had countless historical NHRA milestones over the years. This year offers nitro qualifying under the lights Friday, two rounds of qualifying Saturday and eliminations Sunday at one of the fastest tracks on the NHRA circuit. Steve Torrence (Top Fuel), Robert Hight (Funny Car), Aaron Stanfield (Pro Stock) and Karen Stoffer (Pro Stock Motorcycle) won the 2021 event, and this year’s race will be broadcast on both the FOX broadcast network and Fox Sports 1, including live eliminations coverage starting at 1 p.m., Sunday, July 24 on FOX (Channels 2, 40). Torrence was one of three winners a year ago who picked up their first Sonoma victory, as he slipped past Leah Pruett in a thrilling final round. The Texan cruised to his fourth straight world championship and he’s looking for his first victory of the 2022 Top

Fuel season. In Funny Car, Robert Hight has dominated Sonoma Raceway in recent years, winning the last three races. He’ll look to make it four in a row – something no driver has ever done in Sonoma – and extend his points lead in the process. Pro Stock’s Aaron Stanfield drove to the win a year ago, capping off his hot summer stretch with his first Sonoma win. He’s picked up a pair of wins in 2022 to strengthen his championship contender status, but this season has belonged to his teammate, points leader Erica Enders. Karen Stoffer picked up her first victory at Sonoma Raceway a year ago and she’s impressed so far in 2022 as well. She made the quickest run in class history en route to her Gatornationals win and Stoffer will look for back-to-back victories in wine country. The event also features competition in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, which includes some of the sport’s top drivers, as well as Top the Cops, Jr. Dragster and Street Legal exhibition runs. NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series qualifying will feature one round at 6:30 p.m. , Friday, July 22 and the final two rounds of qualifying, Saturday, July 23 at Noon and 3 p.m. Final eliminations are scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m., Sunday, July 24.

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Robert Hight has won the last three straight Funny Car titles at Sonoma Raceway.

Sharks’ goaltending situation may feature three-man rotation Curtis Pashelka

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San Jose Sharks general manager Mike Grier hasn’t been in a rush these last few days to say how he’ll resolve his goaltending situation, or which way he’ll proceed with defenseman MarcEdouard Vlasic’s contract. That theme continued Friday after a busy second day at the NHL Draft, as Grier kept his plans for two of the bigger issues he’ll have this offseason close to the vest. The Sharks came out of the draft in Montreal with the same three goalies they had before in Kaapo Kahkonen, James Reimer, and Adin Hill, who all remain under team control for next season. While a three-headed monster in goal is hardly an ideal situation for any team, Grier, at least on the surface, wasn’t completely ruling it out for the start of training camp. With a handful of teams looking for goalten-

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Sharks goaltender James Reimer, left, is congratulated by goaltender Adin Hill after a Sharks win in November. ding right now, perhaps there’s no rush to declare intentions. “Everything is on the table with regards to that,” he said. “But if you looked around the league during the playoffs and the regular season, you need goaltending. Having three is not the worst thing in the world. “If something comes up where we can use (the depth) to make ourselves better, we will. We’ll see

how it goes, but we have three goaltenders that we like and I think that’s a good thing.” Grier on Thursday told ESPN, “It’s all about competition. I think that’s part of the culture we’re trying to bring in is that the best player wins and the best players play. It’s all about internal competition. We think that’s how we’ll make our team better.” The cap hits for Reimer and Hill for next season

are $2.25 million and $2.175 million, respectively. Kahkonen is a pending restricted free agent. One might predict based on his experience that the average annual value of Kahkonen’s next contract will be similar to Hill’s. However, Evolving-Hockey’s contract projection suggests Kahkonen’s deal has a 61 percent chance of being one or two years, with a cap hit of $2.48 million. Any way you slice it, it’s a lot of money to have as a healthy scratch on a nightly basis, and not the most comfortable situation for anyone. But, Grier’s got some time to figure out what he feels is the best move for the Sharks. Considering both Reimer and Hill dealt with injuries last season, maybe keeping three to start is the way to go. The Sharks had three goalies in the early 2000s with Evgeni Nabokov, Vesa Toskala, and Miikka Kiprusoff.

DiVincenzo ready to be a Warrior Madeline K enney BAY AREA NEWS GROUP

LAS VEGAS — Donte DiVincenzo knows there’s no sugarcoating his stats from last season as he struggled to come back from an ankle injury. But coming off one of his worst seasons in the NBA, DiVincenzo entered the chaotic free agency period with one thing on his mind. “What’s best for Donte,” he said Saturday. The answer turned out to be just a short drive from where he ended last season. DiVincenzo officially signed

a two-year, $9.3 million deal with the Warriors, the team announced Friday. The proven role player bolsters Golden State’s wing corps depth and his addition fills a key void left by the departures of Gary Payton II and Otto Porter Jr. who signed elsewhere this month. Speaking to the media for the first time since his signing, DiVincenzo detailed what it was like to be a free agent for the first time since he was drafted No. 17 overall in 2018. “It was stressful, I’m not going to lie,’ he said. “I’m calling my agent, ‘What’s going on? What are we doing?'”

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Golf

Nine Arounders Ace for the month of July Low Gross: Kim Wink 52 Low Net: Kitty Lockwood 34 First Flight 1st, Jacque Welch, 56/40 2nd, Glora Ostrum, 57/42 3rd, Stephanie Adams, 62/44 4th, Rene Romiski, 68/51 Second Flight 1st, Barbara James, 56/35 2nd, Kim Weaver, 61/41 3rd,Ann Rollin, 62/42 4th, Sandy Latchfor, 66/42

Rio Vista Women’s Golf Club Game of the Day: Low Putts/ Ace of the Month Ace of the Month: Ladell Manion: net 67 8 chip-ins: Jan Benner, Hole 1; Helen Swarbrick, Hole 3; Cat Goff, Hole 11; Paula Davis, Hole 13; Terri Anisko, Hole 14; Loretta Ortenblad, Hole 16. Sandy Smith had a birdie on Hole 5. Closest to the pin was Denise Sargent-Natour: 4’ 8 1/2” on Hole 18. Broke 100: Sandy Smith and Mitch Ybarra with 95. Flight 1: 8 players First: Denise Sargent-Natour, 29 Second: Doris Sundly, 30 Third: Bird Mercier, 33 Fourth: Marsha Berry, 34 Flight 2: 8 players First: Loretta Ortenblad, 29 Second: Ladell Manion, 31 Third: Diane Scholz, 34

Fourth, Tie: Jan Benner and Joan Rexford, 35 Flight 3: 8 players First, Tie: Linda Van Nieuwburg and Terri Anisko, 35 Third, Tie: Kathy Moore and Jill Smith, 37 Flight 4: 8 players First: Paula Davis, 31 Second: Alma Renko, 35 Third: Joanne Smith, 36 Fourth: Pat Kistler, 37

Niners Sweeps First Flight 11 - 14 Net 1st, Genny Lopez, 28 2nd, Ann Rollin, 29 3rd, Kitty Lockwood, 30 4th, Rene Romiski, 32 Second Flight 16 - 18 Net 1st, Cathy Treece, 27 2nd, Barb Jacobson, 29 3rd, Pat Moffett, 30 4th, Linda Perry, 33 Third Flight 19 - 21 Net 1st, Shirley Helmich, 31* 2nd, Diane Stephens, 31* 3rd, Judy Horan, 33 4th, Marge Tye, 35 5th, Kim Weaver , 36 Fourth FLight 22 - 23 Net 1st, Jenny Sperandio, 25 2nd, Pat Alvestad, 28 3rd, Rosemarie Chonzena, 30 4th, Diane Viera, 38 Fifth Flight 25 Net 1st, Barbara Rigdon, 25 2nd, Suellen Johnston, 35

DiVincenzo said the process slowed down for him once he talked to Stephen Curry and Draymond Green. He said they were “two different types of conversations” – Green “shot it straight to me, and Steph is like the nicest person in the world so everything was good.” They talked about the Warriors’ highly team-first culture, which eased his mind. “I got away from the numbers, the dollar signs and everything and I was more so kind of focused on what is best for Donte and what is best for me going forward,” DiVincenzo said. best for Donte,” he said.

Paradise Valley Women’s Golf Club Ace Day, Net Scores ACE OF THE MONTH: Anita Johnson, 67 PUTTER OF THE MONTH: Lisa Hoekwater, 31 putts First Flight: 1, Lisa Hoekwater, 70 2, Jackie Smith, 75 3, Chris Moore, 78 4, PJ Lowrey, 79 Second Flight: 1, Mary Fowler, 71 2, Regina Cortez, 74 3, Myrna DeMartino, 77 4, Joan Dominguez, 79 Third Flight: 1, Elaine Hahn, 72 2, Beryl Bridges, 76 3, Rita May, 77 4, Kim Greer, 81 Fourth Flight: 1, Anita Johnson 67 2, Becky Carroll 74 3, Margie Miller 76 Closest to the Pin #8: 1, Elaine Hahn 11’8” 2, Kim Greer 20’11” Closest to the Pin #14: 1, LeeAnne Fortney 6 inches 2, Margie Miller 10 inches Birdies: Maria Quaintance #12 Chip-ins: Chris Moore #2 Anita Johnson #6

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As of July-7 Tuesday AM League W L Pts Do It Again 17 10 279 Bocce Friends 17 7 258 Plan B 12 12 231 No Mercy 10 17 205 Capitani 7 17 191 Tuesday PM League W L Pts Untouchable 19 8 281 Bocce Buddies 15 9 260 Casino Royal 14 10 238 New Bee’s 13 14 250 La Bocce Vita 12 15 246 Bells & Beaus 9 18 216 Slow Rollers #1 8 16 198 Wednesday AM League W L Pts Sons & Daughter 23 10 359 Roll’Em 19 14 307 Bocce Bulldogs 17 16 296 Holey Rollers 15 18 279 Andiamo Amici 13 20 266 Oh Sugar 12 21 249 Thursday AM League W L Pts What If 25 8 356 Red Devils 22 11 345 Bocce Cruisers 21 12 317 Mama’s & Papa’s 18 15 307 Real McCoys 11 22 251 Slow Rollers #2 2 31 138 Tuesday AM Weekly Results Plan B 2, No Mercy 1 Do It Again 2, Capitani 1 Bocce Friends Bye Tuesday PM Weekly Results Casino Royal 2, Buddies 1 Untouchable 3, Slow Rollers #1 0 New Bee’s 3, La Bocce Vita 0 Wed. AM Weekly Results Rollers 2, Andiamo Amici 1 Sons Of Italy 2, Bulldogs 1 Thursday AM Weekly Results Mama’s & Papa’s 2, Devils 1 Cruisers 3, Real McCoys 0 What If 3, Slow Rollers #2 0

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0629 FIREWOOD Informational: A cord of wood shall measure 4x4x8 and be accompanied by a receipt. Please report any discrepancies to: The Department of Agricultural / Weights and Measures at (707) 784-1310

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Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District is hiring teachers for the 2022-2023 school year to begin in August. Starting pay for a first year teacher with a clear credential is $57,923. If interested please contact Ken Whittemore at KenWh@fsusd.org

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS SIERRA QUALITY AUTO SALES

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF: JACQUELINE CRISTIN GAN CASE NUMBER FCS058299

LOCATED AT 1350 Hayes St Suite 100 GG, Benicia California 94510 Solano. Mailing Address 1350 Hayes St Suite 100 GG, Benicia California 94510. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) Sierra Quality Sales LLC CA. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a Limited Liability Company The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 06/23/2022. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Abass Lamin IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION June 23, 2027. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: June 24, 2022 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2022001085 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00056383 Published: July 10, 17, 24, 31, 2022

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: Jacqueline Cristin Gan filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: a. Liam Christopher Dim Proposed Name: a. Liam Christopher Gan THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: Aug. 3, 2022; Time: 8:30 am Dept. 12 Rm.: 1 The address of the court is SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, County of Solano Old Solano Courthouse 580 Texas Street Fairfield, CA 94533 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Daily Republic Please file proof of newspaper publication at least 5 business days before hearing (newspaper does not file w/ court) zoom ok. zoom invite will be emailed 1-2 days before hearing Date: JUN 6, 2022 /s/ Christine A. Carringer Judge of the Superior Court FILED: JUN 13, 2022 DR#00056004 Published: June 26, July 3, 10, 17, 2022

AUCTION NOTICE: AS DEFINED BY: The California Self Storage Facilities Act, Chapter 10 Commencing with Section 21700, Division 8 of the California Business and Professions Code, AIRPORT ROAD SELF STORAGE – 1604 Airport Rd, Rio Vista, CA 94571 will conduct an Auction on July 22, 2022 at 10:45 AM. AUCTIONEER: A Ward Auction Jeff Vercelli #MS324-27-4. Agent for Owner: Diede Property Management. Units being sold: Brian Figueroa, Steven Cole, William Rehlaender and Timothy Siewart Jr. Items being sold: Furniture, tools, Vacuum, compressor, wheel barrow and misc. tubs and boxes. This ad will publish 7-10-2022 & 7-17-2022. In accordance with the California Self Service Storage Act, should bids fall short agents predetermined fair market value on a given Storage unit, agent shall have the right to halt the sale of said storage unit. DR#00056367 Published: July 10, 17, 2022 Notice of Public AUCTION as defined by the California Self Storage Facilities Act, Business and Professions Code sections 21700 - 21716. Location of auctioned items: Four Seasons Self Storage LLC. 1600 Petersen Rd, Suisun City CA 94585. Date of sale: 7/22/2022. Time of sale: 9:45 am. Auction will be conducted at Four Seasons Self Storage at 1600 Petersen Rd. Suisun City CA 94585. Auctioneer; Award Auction: Jeff Vercelli #MS153-13-71. Phone: 408-891-6108. Agent for Owner Diede Property Management. Property being sold will publish 7-3-2022 & 7-8-2022. Units being sold: Lloyd F. Dashner (D24), John Neal (G173), William Walker (C57) Charlotte L. Dyer (C15), Veronica Angel (G02), Pearl Vazquez-Zavaleta(C37), Frankie Brown(F28) Items being sold: Tools, Jewelry Boxes, Paintings, Shelving, Electronics, Luggage, Stereo equipment, Office supplies, Office equipment, Models, Ball caps, Sporting goods, Yard tools, Household Appliances, Ice Chests, Propane Cannisters, Ladders, Surveyor Tripod, Furniture, Misc. Household items, Misc. Boxes and Plastic Tubs. DR#00056215 Published: July 3, 10, 2022

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS MALDONADO BUSINESS LOCATED AT 819 Second St, Fairfield CA 94533 Solano. Mailing Address 819 Second St, Fairfield CA 94533. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) Clara Maldonado 819 Second St Fairfield, 94533. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 07/01/2020. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Clara Maldonado IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION June 1, 2027. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: June 2, 2022 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2022000963 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00055877 Published: June 19, 26, July 3, 10, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS DELTA SOLAR CLEANING DEAD LEVEL CONSTRUCTION

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS JUST LIKE A MOM

LOCATED AT 2240 Newcastle Drive Vacaville. Mailing Address 2240 Newcastle Drive Vacaville. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) Shane Anthony Durbin 2240 NewCastle Drive Vacaville 95687. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Shane Anthony Durbin IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION June 6, 2027. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: June 7, 2022 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2022000975 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00055887 Published: June 19, 26, July 3, 10, 2022

LOCATED AT 1835 Santa Monica St, Fairfield CA 94533 Solano. Mailing Address P.O. Box 967, Fairfield. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) Ara's Education Consulting, LLC CA. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a Limited Liability Company The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Wicondra Stovall, Owner IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION June 14, 2027. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: June 14, 2022 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2022001038 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00055874 Published: June 19, 26, July 3, 10, 2022

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND NOTICE OF PROPOSED ADOPTION OF A DEVELOPER FEE JUSTIFICATION STUDY (LEVEL 1 FEE) PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held on July 14, 2022, at or shortly after 6:00 p.m. on the matter of the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School Districtʼs (FSUSD) potential adoption of a Developer Fee Justification Study. The Report is available for review at the Districtʼs Administrative Offices located at 2490 Hilborn Road, Fairfield, California, during normal business hours, or on our website at http://www.fsusd.org, or by calling (707) 399-5148. Please submit any written comments to the Facilities Department, 2490 Hilborn Road, Fairfield, California, 94534, no later than July 14, 2022, 4:30 pm. Immediately following the public hearing, a proposed resolution will be considered by the Governing Board, which if adopted, will establish new school facility fees to be levied on residential (level 1), commercial/industrial developments starting on September 15, 2022. DR#00055614 Published: July 3, 10, 2022 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 10am On July 28, 2022 at www.selfstorageauction.com. The property is stored at: 1910 Walters Ct. Fairfield, CA 94533. NAME OF TENANT Conlu, Rylene Higgins, Charlene Lopez, Luis Wilkins, Stacy Faircloth, Kyle DR#00056211 Published: July 10, 17, 2022 SMITH RANCH ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Fairfield (“City Council”) will hold a public hearing on the proposed levy and collection of annual special assessments for the Smith Ranch Assessment District for fiscal year 2022-2023.

Pursuant to AB 361 regarding public meetings held during the COVID-19 emergency, councilmembers may attend via teleconference. Members of the public can observe the meeting on Comcast Cable Channel 26, ATT U-Verse 99 and web-streamed live at www.youtube.com/user/FFCATV/live. Please see the meeting agenda for further information.

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NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that on June 21, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2022-142 Granting Preliminary Approval of the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Engineerʼs Report, Declaring Intention to Order the Levy and Collection of Assessments, and Providing Notice of a Hearing for the Smith Ranch Assessment District. It is the intention of the City Council to order the levy and collection of special assessments pursuant to Section 10100.8 of the California Streets and Highways Code for the maintenance, repair or improvement of the acquisitions and improvements installed pursuant to City Council Resolution No. 86-291, a Resolution of Intention to Make Acquisitions and Improvements, Smith Ranch Assessment District. The Engineerʼs Report sets forth the estimate of the required expenditures for fiscal year 2022-2023, the proposed amount of the assessments for fiscal year 2022-2023, and the apportionment and method of spread of the assessments. The Engineerʼs Report, Resolution No. 2022-142, and other documents relating to the Smith Ranch Assessment District are available in the office of the City Clerk and on the City of Fairfield website at: www.fairfield.ca.gov. All interested parties may observe the public hearing and hear and be heard. To speak on this agenda item, please complete a speaker's card and give it to the city clerk before the meeting, or at the latest, prior to the time for public comments on this item. When joining via Zoom, please use the “raise your hand” feature or press *9 on your phone to request to speak. Speakers are limited to three minutes per item. Karen Rees, City Clerk DR#00056119 Published: July 3, 10, 2022

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS KW GREEN VALLEY PARTNERS

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS SILVER SPUR MANICURES

LOCATED AT 5140, Business Center Drive Suite 170, Fairfield CA. Mailing Address 312 Cernon Street, Suite D, Vacaville. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) Soyo Inc. CA San Francisco, 94116. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a Corporation The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Pablo Wong, President IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION July 5, 2027. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: July 6, 2022 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2022001149 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00056365 Published: July 10, 17, 24, 31, 2022

LOCATED AT 827 Missouri Street Suite #3, Fairfield, CA 94533 Solano. Mailing Address 212 Wellington Avenue, Concord, CA 94520. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) GXP Consulting LLC CA. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a Limited Liability Company The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Josie Mae Lake, Owner IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION June 19, 2027. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: June 20, 2022 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2022001061 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00055997 Published: June 26, July 3, 10, 17, 2022

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF: ERICA JOLEEN BAYNE CASE NUMBER FCS058257

LOCATED AT 1702 Stoneman Dr, Suisun CA 94585 Solano. Mailing Address 1702 Stoneman Dr, Suisun CA 94585. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) Celise LLC CA. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a Limited Liability Company The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Kristen Knott IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION June 21, 2027. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: June 22, 2022 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2022001073 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00055998 Published: June 26, July 3, 10, 17, 2022

LOCATED AT 191 B St, Vallejo, CA, 94590 Solano. Mailing Address 191 B St, Vallejo, CA, 94590. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) Living Green Organics CA. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a Limited Liability Company The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Amelia Gay, Owner IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION July 5, 2027. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: July 6, 2022 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2022001148 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00056366 Published: July 10, 17, 24, 31, 2022

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: Erica Joleen Bayne filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: a. Erica Joleen Bayne Proposed Name: a. Erica Joleen Hardy THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

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Rybakina earns women’s crown Camp at Wimbledon, rallies by Jabeur From Page B6

Sam Farmer

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WIMBLEDON, England — The return sailed wide, and it was over. Game, set, match. Elena Rybakina had won the Wimbledon women’s singles title, the youngest champion in more than a decade. Her matter-of-fact expression didn’t change. She dabbed her face with her wristband, shook the hand of vanquished Ons Jabeur, briefly patted her racket as if applauding, and raised her hand in thanks to the crowd at Centre Court. She had won 3-6, 6-2, 6-2. Ho hum. It all appeared so routine. It wasn’t, of course. Rybakina, 23, later conceded she didn’t expect to make it out of the first week of the Wimbledon fortnight. She began the tournament as a 100-to-1 shot. The shy 6-footer who lives in Moscow but four years ago became a citizen of Kazakhstan — a wildly fortunate decision — is known for keeping her emotions in check. Yet they were percolating inside. “I’m always very calm, so . . . ,”

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are done right,” he said. Tarango left for the Middle East shortly after the end of the fall football season. The Falcons notched an impressive 9-2 record, but Tarango said that had the team made the SacJoaquin Section final, the game day would have been Nov. 24, just six days before his deployment. The Falcons have made a quick

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to be honest with you,” said Jabeur, 27. “Even when you lose against her, she didn’t do any big celebration or anything. . . . ” Then, easing into that Minister of Happiness grin, “I need to teach her how to celebrate really good.” Unquestionably, the crowd was behind Jabeur, she of the winsome personality and generous spirit. Julian Finney/Getty Images/TNS Two days earlier, when she won Elena Rybakina celebrates with the her semifinal match, she coaxed trophy after winning the women’s final her opponent back onto the court at Wimbledon, Saturday. to share in the applause. She she said later. “When I was giving embraced her place in history. And speech in the end I was think- the energy pulsed through Centre ing, ‘I’m going to cry right now,’ Court, where the royal box guests but somehow I hold it. Maybe later included Tom Cruise and several when I’m going to be alone in room past women’s champions. “It’s really amazing to see a lot I’m going to cry nonstop.” of fans, not just from Tunisia but That even-keeled exterior seemed to help her against the more from the Arab world,” said Jabeur, experienced, and far more emotive, whose final came on the same day Jabeur, known in her native Tunisia her country was celebrating the as the “Minister of Happiness.” holiday of Eid al-Adha. “I know a Adding a layer of import to her per- lot of Muslims during me playing formance, she was the first Arab wishing me a happy Eid – even when woman to reach a Grand Slam final. I was serving. It was really amazing “It’s nice to play against Elena, to have them.”

rise under his leadership. The Covid-19 pandemic cancelled the 2020-21 season, but Vacaville Christian was 7-5 in 2019-20. Tarango began his coaching career at VCS in 2018-19 with a 1-9 mark. It’s the “dead period” now in the section, meaning formal football practices won’t begin until the first official day of fall workouts, July 25. In the meantime, he’s making sure that the players are doing their training and weightlifting so they can hit the ground running when “helmets and balls” are deployed.

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Statistics for Travis Air Force Base for yesterday through 5 p.m. Temperature High/Low.............................89°/57° Average high .......................... 89.6° Average low............................ 57.6° A year ago............................ NA/NA Barometric pressure............30.04 Humidity...................................32%

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“We’re hoping to suit up 23 players this season,” Tarango said. “It looks like it’s going to be another great team. We’re very athletic and fast. Last year we had a good core group of seniors, but all our skilled position players were juniors. But our big guys are going to be freshmen and sophomores.” Expect Tarango to have the Falcons ready to go for that Aug. 26 opener at Linden, just as he has those KC-10s ready to go for every mission around the world.

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Sunrise..............................5:53 a.m. Sunset...............................8:33 p.m. Moonrise..........................5:45 p.m. Moonset...........................2:36 a.m. San New First Qtr. Full Last Qtr. Pablo High Today 11:32 a.m. 10:05 p.m. July 28 July 6 July 13 July 20 Saturday 12:33 p.m. 10:55 p.m. Source: U.S. Naval Observatory

From Page B6 Christian Bethancourt to Tampa Bay, had singled sharply earlier in the game against Valdez. This time, he chopped one in front of the plate. Catcher Martin Maldonado fielded the ball, but Brown was able to avoid

All-Stars From Page B6 0-2 and Tri-Valley was 1-2. In the 10-11-12 division, Fairfield Pacific and Fairfield Atlanta each went 0-2. In juniors, Suisun went 0-2.

Fairfield Pacific came away as bracket championship in the Intermediate 50/70 division. They lost their opener to Tri-Valley before rallying for wins over American Canyon, Tri-Valley, American Canyon and Suisun for the title.

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his tag without going out of the baseline to score the A’s first run. The agony was only beginning for Maldonado, who mishandled a pitch off the heel of his glove for a passed ball to bring home Andrus. Then Valdez uncorked a wild pitch that brought in Piscotty, with Maldonado throwing to third to get Brown.

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students there, as he did Saturday for the attendees at his camp. “We let them know that you can’t go where you want to without having the grades,” Crawford said. Campers got hydration breaks, lunch, a camp T-shirt and had opportunities to win other prizes. They also got instruction on the various fundamentals of offense and defense from the former pros and area coaches. Some of the kids were going up against blocking pads, others were stepping through obstacles and running deep routes. For the first time Bayspired Events provided a row of vendors and local company representatives at one end of the stadium. There was also a DJ on hand playing music and offering occasional foot-

ball commentary. “We wanted to take this from being just a kids camp to a community event,” said fellow organizer Stephany Maldonado. “We have deep roots with this community.” The camp comes at a good time for many young athletes. The high school players are in the middle of what the Sac-Joaquin Section’s “Dead Period.” No official team practices are allowed until every team starts fresh on Monday, July 25. The camp offers a chance to get in a few extra steps and drills before the season begins. “A lot of the guys that are helping played with me and they know my work ethic,” Crawford said. “We just want to give the kids some love and direction. They go through a lot of fundamentals but they have a lot of fun, too.” The camp was sponsored this year by BodyArmour.

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