Daily Republic: Sunday, June 18, 2023

Solano jobless rate ticks up in May despite job gains A4

California ready to debut girls’ flag football B6

Biden 2024 kickoff counters Trump with focus on economy, wealthy

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Suisun City’s Juneteenth event celebrates and honors the past

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SUISUN CITY — The 2nd Annual Juneteenth celebration brought out plenty of people to the waterfront for a days long chance to learn and celebrate history which is ever moving forward.

It as more than just a party but also a chance to honor community members who make a difference.

State Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, presented Tri-City NAACP President Nikila Gibson with her Woman of the Year award at the Saturday event.

Back in May, Dodd announced Gibson as his choice for Woman of the Year for the 3rd Senate District.

He spoke on the history of Juneteenth which is commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans after the civil war.

The name comes from combining June and nineteenth, which is the day that Major General Gordon Granger proclaimed freedom for all slaves in Texas.

The Emancipation Proclamation had gone into effect on Jan. 1, 1863, and spread through the United States, but some of the Confederate States refused to

acknowledge the end of slavery. It was not until June 19, 1865, when some 2,000 Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas, with very shocking news that the former slaves were indeed freed by by President Abraham Lincoln’s executive decree.

“Today is a celebration with food, music and even dancing,” Dodd said.

He hoped everyone knew that it takes a village to make change happen, and everyone has something to offer.

President Joe Biden called for new taxes on the wealthy and corporations and warned Republicans would roll back policies he argued had saved the U.S. economy, setting out core themes as he kicked off his reelec tion campaign. Biden didn’t mention Donald Trump during a Saturday rally with union members in Philadelphia. Instead, the president contrasted his platform with his twice-indicted Republican rival’s agenda. It’s a sign Biden wants to put populist economic issues – rather than legal controversies – at the center of his pitch for a second term.

“It’s time for millionaires and billionaires and big corporations to pay their fair share. I can get that done, but I need you badly. So are you with me?” Biden told the crowd of cheering union workers inside Philadelphia’s convention center.

The president touted his domestic achieve-

ments and argued they’ve fueled economic growth, a hot jobs market and gains for the middle class. He cited laws passed during his first two years in office including a climate, health and tax package and new funding for infrastructure and semiconductor manufacturing.

“Folks, this didn’t just happen. We made it happen,” Biden said, adding that most

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FAIRFIELD — The second annual Fairfield Juneteenth Celebration took over downtown Fairfield for a day of good food, music and celebration.

The Solano County Black Chamber of Commerce hosted the event this year.

It doubled in size from the first year, which had 55 vendors, to 300, said Tamuri Richardson, board president.

“There is no charge for the booths,” she said.

“Because we understand that it is about commerce. If the vendors have to pay so much to have a booth but don’t make enough to

cover the cost, then that is a deficit for them.”

For her the day was about community coming out and learning but also enjoying themselves no

matter there race.

“This is an important event and we want everyone to feel welcome,” she said.

She thought it was a

good chance for people to learn about the Emancipation Proclamation, and for people to be able to explore history in a different way.

“The goal today is to have people leaving with a stronger sense of community,” she said.

A lot of food and shopping could be enjoyed. The voice of the day was emcee Nikki Thomas, a KBLX radio personality.

Also performing were Darrell Edwards & Lighting Up the Soul, Project 4, Soul’d Out, 2nd Planet, and LJ Bryant & Friends.

The event featured guest speakers, dancing and children’s activities. Artist Karin Turner

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FAIRFIELD — Jelly

Belly hosted its inaugural Beananza with plenty of candy, shopping and carnival rides this weekend.

“It think it turned out great,” John Jamison, Jelly Belly’s vice president of retail operations, said of the event Saturday. He is hoping to make this an annual event for the spring or summer.

“This is not replacing or changing our Candy Palooza event. I just have

wanted to do something in the spring and we were able to do that this year.” They have 50 vendors and a new amusementride vendor. “They have rides that teenager would probably enjoy,” he said. He expects this weekend to have anywhere from 5,000 to 6,000 people. They have plenty for the whole family to enjoy, including quality art and craft vendors, savor treats from food booths, and

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Father’s Day questions answered by dear old Dad

It’s Father’s Day, the also-ran of holidays that is also the day of a decades-old tradition in this space.

It’s time for a dad to step into the shoes of Ann Landers, Dear Abby, Miss Manners and Dear Prudence.

Following are fake letters from artificial residents of real towns, seeking advice from a dad.

Dear Dad: I love my daughter and I love my son-in-law, but every time I go to their house to visit, it makes me crazy. The house is an absolute mess! My daughter was always messy, but now she has a child and the house looks like it was hit by a hurricane! I’ve offered to help her clean, but she says

that’s not needed. I’m concerned for my 2-year-old grandson. How can I convince my daughter that her house shouldn’t be a total pigsty? – Concerned in Fairfield

Dear Concerned: The old saying is, “Cleanliness is next to Godliness.” Speaking of that, do you remember the business that used to be next to Food Maxx? On the side by Beck Avenue? It seems like it was a soccer store or something. I always planned to check it out because I like sports jerseys. Or was it a video game store? Maybe I’ll check it out the next time I’m over there, in case it’s still in business. I hope I answered your question.

Dear Dad: I’m a 35-year-old single man and I’m interested in settling down, but I don’t use dating apps and I don’t like going to bars. However, there’s a woman in my office who I speak with regularly and I’m pretty sure there’s mutual attraction. How do I approach her in a modern workplace? We have constant training on sexual harassment and I don’t want to do anything that makes her uncomfortable. Is there a way I could approach her to see if she’s interested in going on a date without making it awkward for both of us if she says no? –Respectful in Vacaville

Dear Respectful: Dating is tough. But you know what else is tough? Working on modern cars. Back in the day, if your engine needed some work,

you could just go out to a junkyard, find the parts and do the work yourself. Now, cars are more like computers and you need special equipment to even understand the problem. Give me a good old 1970s Americanmade sedan anytime. I hope I answered your question.

Dear Dad: I’m a 16-yearold incoming junior in high school and my parents are overbearing. They always want to know where I’m going and when I’ll be home. I have a 10 p.m. curfew on weeknights and 11:30 p.m. on Fridays. It’s crazy! My friends’ parents are all less strict. I’m an A student and don’t use drugs or alcohol. How can I get my parents to realize that they’re suffocating me and get them to loosen up? –Frustrated in Suisun City

Dear Frustrated: You’re 16?

When I was 16, my best friend Rudy had a 1976 Chevy Nova (which we could work on when we wanted) that we used to take when we cruised up and down Texas Street. One time, a group of us went to the old drive-in and Martin Nightengale (who was a year younger than us, but was always willing to do crazy things) hid in the trunk to sneak in and save $4. When we got inside, Rudy convinced the rest of us to leave Martin in the trunk. After about 15 minutes of him yelling, we let him out. It was hilarious. I hope I answered your question. Reach Brad Stanhope at bradstanhope@outlook.

The Growth Guide: Embracing analog in a digital world

Hope Corrigan THE WASHINGTON POST

Sometimes it’s better to be inefficient.

Take, for example, the humble book: It’s bulkier than an e-reader, but there’s no charging, no notifications, no monthly subscription fees. In a world hyper-focused on optimization where faster is better, it can feel old-fashioned to mark your page with a paper bookmark. But incorporating the analog into daily life can offer a break from the screen, boost creativity and push back on the idea that maximizing productivity is key.

David Sax, author of “The Revenge of Analog” and “The Future is Analog,” noticed a countertrend growing as digital technologies began to take off with the advent of smartphones, streaming services and social media. The more we rely on digital technology for work, learning and socializing, “the more we seek out analog alternatives as a balance or a different way of engaging with the world,” he said.

Sax has found that the trend isn’t driven by older generations seeking nostalgia but rather “by younger people who may have even never encountered this technology in the first place,” Sax said. Analog practices such as reading a physical book can feel almost luxurious as more people bristle at “hustle culture” and experience optimization fatigue. Choosing the less-efficient way of doing something, especially things we do for pleasure, can help us reassess our relationship with time and forgo the constant need for productivity.

“We’re still seeing the growth and the interest in analog technologies,

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and in analog ways of doing things,” Sax said.

“Analog is kind of a proxy for nondigital alternatives or engagements with the world.”

So what does analog living look like? Here are a few suggestions.

Film cameras

A byproduct of a smartphone camera is thousands of unused photos taking up space. With a disposable camera, however, you have about 27 opportunities to get the pictures you want. There’s an element of suspense that is absent in a digital camera roll. The snaps are usually blurry, a bit dim and delightfully retro. The process of dropping off film, waiting for the photos to be developed and flipping through the copies is a practice of delayed but exciting gratification.

“You have the one shot, and if it looks silly, sorry. But that only, to me, adds to the charm of it,”

Jason Diamond, a Brooklyn-based writer, said, pointing out that physical photos are a permanent item that the user gets to hold on to. “There’s no app. It takes you away from the algorithm, and it takes you away from having to do everything online.”

The use of film cameras has grown

among young people. Sax said his young daughter recently asked for a type of film camera that was popular long before she was born.

Sending letters and postcards

Receiving a letter or postcard can be a glimmer of joy in one’s mailbox. Sending them can be gratifying, too. Flea markets and thrift stores are littered with old postcards, relaying the sender’s trip to Acapulco or Paris to a loved one. Between the texts, voice notes, phone calls, FaceTimes, Instagram DMs and Snapchats, the letter or postcard can invite a playfulness in its limitations: a scribbled-out word, a pen smudge, a stamp from a faraway land.

“Analog affords accident in a way that I really appreciate,” said Elizabeth Goodspeed, a designer and critic. “It allows you to delve into a deeper, more intuitive way of engaging with the world.”

As Diamond writes in his newsletter “The Melt,” sending and receiving letters is deeply personal. “I always put it away in hopes that someday it’ll have a deeper meaning for some reason to people that didn’t know me or the person who wrote it,” he wrote.

Print books and magazines

A reader of strictly printed books will argue that nothing compares to the feeling of a physical book in one’s hands. You can dog-ear pages, fold back the cover, gauge how far along you are and fill up your bookshelves. In fact, Gen Z readers frequent libraries and

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generally prefer physical books to e-books.

Magazines are also sticking around; in the past two years, nearly 200 new magazines have launched. Part of the appeal is the lasting impact of magazines. Diamond found old issues of Popeye, a Japanese men’s magazine, at a vintage store. “Some Japanese men’s magazine from 1984 somehow can influence me in 2023,” he said.

Full-bleed photos, varied fonts and colorful illustrations contribute to a different experience in print than on a screen. Pages from magazines can be used for creating vision boards and collaging on large pieces of poster board or in a journal. There’s also creative value in the tactile

nature of the magazine.

“Physical things have a lot more decisions that had to be made to create them,” Goodspeed said. “There’s a real difference between reading Interview magazine, which is huge, and reading Reader’s Digest, which is small.”

While she usually makes digital mood boards for her clients, Goodspeed said she enjoys making physical mood boards because the scale - not constricted by a screen - “allows them to be more immersive and powerful,” creating “new moments of synchronicity or intrigue.”

Vinyl records

Last year, vinyl continued its decade-long comeback and outsold CDs for the first time

since the 1980s. For millennials, streaming music was a welcome improvement on the age of burning CDs and illegal downloads. But for many, a physical record, a displayed turntable and a full album on deck hold appeal. You can cede control with a vinyl record; you don’t have to worry about queuing up the next song or constructing a perfect playlist.

Diamond, a longtime devotee of vinyl records, says he used to “schlep crates of records” to various DJ gigs. “There’s this beautiful little pop, and you’re like, ‘Oh, there’s something real happening here,’” he said. “It’s still electronic, but it’s a little more simple. And I think at heart, we all crave simplicity.”

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Mary Mathis/Washington Post Lauren Smith pulls out the Rolling Stones’ “Some Girls” to play on her record player, which sits above her collection of 12-inch vinyl.

Fairfield governing board looks at latest budget information

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FAIRFIELD — The Fairfield governing school board heard an update on the budget draft at Thursday night’s meeting.

The district looks to be able to meet its financial obligations in the coming budget year even with declining student enrollment, according to a staff report.

Festival de la Isla organizers looking for someone to take over the event

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VACAVILLE — After two decades of bringing Puerto Rican culture and tradition to our community, Cafe and Linda August have decided to retire and pass on the torch to future generations to organize Festival de la Isla.

“We cannot express how grateful we are for the support and love you have shown us over the years. Your enthusiasm for our festival has been overwhelming, and we are honored to have been a part of your lives and memories,” the couple wrote in the festival’s Facebook page.

“We started this festival with the goal of celebrating our culture and sharing it with others, and we are proud of what

we have accomplished. We have seen children grow up attending our festival, and we have watched new families form bonds and connections over the years.”

The last festival was held in 2019. The 2020 festival was canceled due to Covid-19. That year, the couple asked for festivalgoers to share pictures from prior years.

In August 2022, a message was posted on the Facebook page, looking forward to Festival de la Isla in 2023.

‘We know that the festival has become an important part of your lives, and we understand that this news may be difficult to accept. But please know that we have made this decision with much thought and consideration. It is time for us to step back

and enjoy the fruits of our labor and spend time with our families,” the Facebook post read.

In a 2010 interview with the Daily Republic, Linda August recalled how the festival was launched. It was founded by Solano County Latinos who sought her help.

“There was nothing here for the Latinos. They told us if we did, they would come and support us,” she said. They did.

The event, held at Pena Adobe, drew about 4,000 people each year, many of them attending as part of a family reunion.

One year, festivalgoers celebrated a birthday for a 90-something grandma.

“We had her go up on stage and the band sang to her.,” August said in 2010. “This is also the time and place we all get to see each

other. When people get there they look to see who else is there. There is a lot of hugging and kissing.

Linda August was born in Chicago and raised in New Jersey. Her motherland. Puerto Rico is near and dear to her.

‘We hope that the memories and experiences you have gained from attending Festival de la Isla will stay with you forever. We encourage you to continue to celebrate Puerto Rican culture and tradition, and to pass on our traditions to future generations,” the Facebook post reads.

The couple is interested in serious inquiries about purchasing Festival de la Isla and continuing the tradition. For more information, email festivaldelaisla@ comcast.net.

Amanda Rish, director of Fiscal Services, gave the presentation Thursday night.

The staff report indicated the district expects unrestricted and restricted fund balances will each drop with the general fund balance in the coming year.

The report assumes a 8.22% cost-of-living adjustment in 2023-24.

Over the next five years the COLA is projected to be 3.94% for 2024-25 and 3.29% for 2025-26.

Reserve for Economic Uncertainties include minimum State requirement for the District of 3% along with Special Reserve Fund (Fund 17) and currently represents 3.62% of the District’s General Fund Budget.

A minimum reserve is estimated about $11.2 million. Rish said the district has $15.2 million already set aside in the Special Reserve Fund.

“This does not even cover one month of payroll,” she said.

The enrollment projection is 20,658. They estimated a funding for

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the Average Daily Attendance of 19,599 based on a three years average which does show a decline in attendance that is expected to continue for the next five years Rish said.

Rish reported on the salaries budgeted which included step and professional growth increases along with the collective bargaining agreements. The discretionary allocations are budgeted based on projected enrollment – to be adjusted based 2023-24 CBEDS. They also included utlities in the budget.

The cost of utilities has increased and is impacting the bottom line, Rish reported. In the coming years it looks like budget reductions may be necessary reflecting the increased cost of living along with decrease of enrollment she reported.

Rish said she was happy to report the projected budget reflects a a positive cash flow balance at end of the fiscal year.

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Evelyn and George Anaya dance during Festival de la Isla at Pena Adobe Park in Vacaville, Aug. 24, 2019.

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Solano County jobless rate ticks up slightly in May despite gains

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FAIRFIELD — There were 1,300 more local jobs in May than in April – and 300 more residents were working – but the Solano County unemployment rate rose slightly from 4.2% to 4.3%.

The figures suggest about 1,000 residents who had been working outside the county, or had been working from home, found work inside the county.

The reason the jobless rate went up is the civilian workforce number rose also, jumping 500 individuals to 202,200, while 8,700 residents, up 200, sought unemployment benefits, the Labor Market Information Division of the state Department of Employment Development reported on Friday.

The jobless rate in May 2022 was 3.8%.

Farming jobs accounted for 200 of the new local jobs, climbing to 1,800. Other gains were found in the Leisure & Hospitality sector, with 300 additional jobs; the Private Education and Health Services

sector, 200 new jobs; while local education, special districts, construction and the Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities sector each added 100 jobs, the EDD reported. Manufacturing was down 100 positions.

The state unemploy-

ment rate was reported at 4.5% in May, up from 4.3% in April. The May 2022 rate was 3.7%. The national rate was reported at 3.4%, up from 3.1% in April, but the same as May 2022, the EDD reported.

Solano County ranked 22nd among the state’s 58 counties. The lowest

Buffalo Soldiers group returns to Peña Adobe

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VACAVILLE —

Company G of the 10th Cavalry, better known as the Buffalo Soldiers, will be riding back to Peña Adobe Park for another visit in July.

The event will be on July 1 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Peña Adobe Park off Interstate 80, left of the Lagoon Valley Park entrance.

Since 2021, the Buffalo Soldiers have been sharing their rich history with Peña Adobe park visitors

cue efforts, emergency services and as public ambassadors.

unemployment rate was in San Mateo County at 2.7%.

The highest rate was in Imperial County at 16%, the EDD reported. Solano had the highest rate among the nine Bay Area counties. The next closest was Contra Costa at 3.7%.

Three will vie for seat on Vaca school board

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VACAVILLE — A third candidate has joined the special election race for the Trustee Area 4 seat on the Vacaville Unified School District board.

Lindsay Kelly, and insurance claims adjuster, filed her nomination papers Thursday. The filing period closed Friday evening.

The election is set for Sept. 12. It will be conducted by the Solano County Registrar of Voters Office.

The other two candidates are Michael W. Martin, a real estate broker, and former Trustee Dave McCallum, who lists his occupation as a broadcaster.

McCallum was appointed to fill the post, which opened with the res-

ignation of Cecil Conley, but a protest petition was filed with the Solano County Office of Education, which triggered the special election.

The school district board on Thursday decided to appoint someone to fill out the Trustee Area 6 term of Kelly Welsh, who has moved out of the district. There will be an application process for those interested in

seeking the post.

A spokeswoman for the group that forced the special election in Trustee Area 4 has indicated it will do the same for the Trustee Area 6 office, though less likely if the person appointed is more aligned with their conservative philosophies. Both trustee terms run through December 2024.

Fairfield governing board hears report on LCAP

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FAIRFIELD — The Fairfield governing board heard a report at Thursday nights meeting on the school Local Control and Accountability Plan for the coming year.

The LCAP is a three year plan which describes the goals, actions, services, and expenditures to support positive student outcomes that address state and local priorities.

“Currently we are in year two of the three year plan,” said Dr. Sheila McCabe, Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services. “This means next year we will start planning again for the next three years.”

The report heard on Thursday was just a draft of the final report for submission to the California State Board of Education, which will be voted on at the next meeting.

By the numbers from the budget which is impacted by the LCAP, the estimated total revenue projected for FairfieldSuisun Unified School District is $302.6 million of which $244.5 million is Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), $19.7 million is other state funds, $5.9 million is local funds, and $32.4 million is federal funds.

Out of the $244.5 million in LCFF Funds, $23.9 million is generated based on the enrollment of high needs students (foster youth, English learner, and lowincome students).

The LCFF gives school districts more flexibility in deciding how to use state funds. In exchange, school districts must work with parents, educators, students, and the community to develop a (LCAP) that shows how they will use these funds to serve students according to the

staff report.

Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District plans to spend $319.8 million for the 2023-24 school year. Of that amount, $118.3 million is tied to actions/services in the LCAP and $201.5 million is not included in the LCAP.

In 2023-24, the District is projecting receive $23.9 million based on the enrollment of foster youth, English learner, and low-income students. The District plans to spend $15.1 million towards meeting this requirement, as described in the LCAP.

FSUSD has budgeted $72.8 million that is principally directed towards improving services for high needs students.

The District must meet several goals as part of the LCAP. The goals include:

Goal 1: Social-emotional support; Goal 2: High quality, equitable learning opportunities; Goal 3: Hiring and retaining a diverse staff; Goal 4: Welcoming school culture;

Goal 5: Parent, family and community involvement; Goal 6: Targeted Support to meet the needs of students who are unsheltered and students who receive special education services.

Some things that they will be taking action on in

the coming year include implementing a robust MTSS program that addresses social emotional (Goal 1), academic (Goal 2), and behavioral (Goal 4) needs.

Other actions will include providing academic options for families that include a strong preschool and TK program, as well as academic options such as Sullivan Language Immersion Academy, Sem Yeto High School, Matt Garcia Career & College Academy, and Golden Hills. (Goal 2).

They will offer afterschool intervention programs for students in TK - 6th grade, as well as credit recovery programs for high school students also part of Goal 2.

The District will implement a staff recruitment plan that creates opportunities to hire staff who are more reflective of our learning community as part of Goal 3 which is part of addressing staffing issues.

They also will be working on improving facilities at schools that serve high needs student populations which is part of Goal 4.

Addressing Goal 5, they will provide professional development on topics that include cultural

responsiveness and antibiased customer service and implement support programs that establish foundations of trust, build positive relationships between home and school, and engage families as partners in their students’ academic success. Finally they will provide extended day learning hubs for secondary unsheltered youth that gives access to academic support and social-emotional support for up to three additional hours each school year.

FSUSD’s threeyear LCAP is a plan for improving the educational experience for all students and creating schools where students can explore their interests, fully engage in their learning and acquire skills that enable them to become productive citizens in our communities.

The next meeting for the school board will be on June 20 at 5 p.m. at 2490 Hilborn Road, Fairfield. The meetings are all available on video at Youtube.

They will be joined by the mounted volunteers of Solano County Sheriff’s Posse and their horses at the Peña Adobe Historical Society’s openhouse event. The Buffalo Soldiers are a living-history group that was established in the Sacramento area almost 30 years ago. The group recreates the black cavalry units that served in the Old West from 1866 to 1891. Company

G’s goal is to tell the story of the Buffalo Soldiers’ history visiting schools, community organizations, churches and public events. They will have artifacts of the Buffalo Soldiers’ history on display and members, dressed in the uniforms of that time, will be on hand to talk with park visitors.

The Sheriff’s Posse has been part of the Solano County Sheriff’s Office for more than 70 years. Volunteers use their horses and equipment to help the department with search-and-res-

Music will be provided by the Vacaville Jammers. Under the direction of Leslie and Terry Clopper, the Jammers based at the McBride Center in Vacaville, are a group of musicians who sing and play a variety of instruments, including guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle and harmonica.

The Peña Adobe, built by pioneer Juan Felipe Peña in 1842, will be open for tours. The park is also home to the Mowers-Goheen Museum. Museum displays include items of the area’s early history and will also be open to visitors. Explore the park grounds and visit the Indian Council Grounds, the newly restored Willis Linn Jepson Memorial Garden or join a docentled nature walk.

For more information, call 707 447-0518, or visit www.penaadobe.org. This event is free!

Mary A. Toriello

Mary A. Toriello, age 107 of Fairfield passed into the arms of Jesus on June 10, 2023. Mary was born in Joliet, IL and grew up in Chicago. She was the beloved wife of the late Palmer Toriello and the late Anthony Zielinski Jr. She is survived by her two children Roger (JoAnn) Zielinski of Fairfield and Donna (Raymond) Kosirog of Westport, IL; and her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and many dear friends. Mary will be truly missed and will be forever in our mind.

A visitation will be held on Thursday, June 29, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Bryan-Braker Funeral Home, 1850 West Texas Street , Fairfield, CA 94533, followed by a catholic prayer service at 11:00 a.m. Interment will be at Fairmont Me morial Park immediately following the ser vice.

LaVerne Machado

LaVerne left us on June 8, 2023 at the age of 92. She was born in Benicia in 1931 to Ralph and Hazel Cravea Leicke and was raised on her parents fruit ranch in Suisun Valley. She attended Gomer School and graduated from Armijo High School in 1949. On the night of her graduation she and her high school sweetheart, Doug, were engaged. They married in 1951 while Doug was in the Navy. LaVerne worked for the Solano County Registrar of Voters for 25 years and retired in 2000. She was active in 4-H, PTA, and Boy Scouts. Doug and LaVerne moved to Leisure Town in 2011 where she was an active member in many clubs and groups. Her favorite ways to spend time were in her garden, reading, and being an avid Warrior fan. LaVerne was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Doug; parents, Ralph and Hazel Leicke; sister, Pat Kemper and her husband Leroy; nephew, Rick Kemper; and niece Cori Corning. She is survived by her daughter, Denise Warhover (Paul); son Ralph Machado (Don); grandchildren James Warhover (Brigitte), and Melanie Jacobson (David); great-grandchildren Nathan, Aver y, Cade and Cole; nieces Tarah, Andrea, Audrey and Kelli; nephews T.J. and Cody

A funeral mass will be held at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 1070 N. Texas St Fairfield, CA on June 26 at 10:30 a.m. Interment will be private

Arrangements entrusted to Bryan-Braker Funeral Home. You may sign the guestbook at www.bryanbraker.com.

Marian Martin

Marian Martin — mom, aunt, grandma, and friend to so many — died on March 17, 2023, at the age of 91.

Marian gave her all is everything she did. She was a faithful, loving, and dedicated wife and mother; an indispensable worker; and a fierce and loyal friend.

Marian attended UC Berkeley and was a member of Mensa. She was American Business Women’s A ssociation 1968 Woman of the Year, and longtime member of Fairfield Women in Action.

Marian loved the Arts and was a season ticket holder of Sacramento Music Circus for many years. She loved the holidays and decorating was her passion. Christmas was her favorite and she relished celebrating with family and friends. Marian threw the best parties. She was “The Hostess with the Mostest”.

Marian is survived by her children Loren (Sandy) Rhodes, David Rhodes, Kimberly Roy; grandchildren Jeff Wood, Michael (Gabi) Wood, Zandria (Sara) Roy-Combs; great-grandchildren James Bouligny and Jezzica Bouligny; nephew Kevin (Laura) Elvrum and family; nieces Linda (Rich) Elvrum, Linda Vest, Tracy Ve st ; b rother Dale (Caroline) Elvrum; sist er Marlee (Dean) Flem ing; and loving friend Mary Ellen Stiert

Marian was predeceased by husband Elmer (Bud) Cary and son Dennis Wood.

Celebration of life to be held Sunday, June 25, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at 1019 Suffolk Way in Fairfield (home of Tracy Vest).

In lieu of flowers, please consider donating in Marian’s name to: Broadway Sacramento, 1510 J St Ste 200, Sacramento, CA. 95814.

Courtesy photo Members of the Buffalo Soldiers reenactment group will come to Pena Adobe Park in Vacaville, Oct. 2, 2021.

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A laborer tends to a field along Rockville Road in Fairfield, Friday.

Suisun City faces balancing act with 2023-24 budget

SUISUN CITY — The city’s annual budget comes before the city council on Tuesday.

For the upcoming fiscal year, 2023-2024, general fund expenditures are projected to exceed general fund revenues. The resources for the general fund come in at $22,422,758. The figure includes a beginning balance of $1.5 million.

Expenditures are estimated at $24,474,728, leaving a $2,051,970 deficit which will be covered from reserves.

The budget will be balanced by utilizing Measure S revenues.

Personnel expenses are expected to be up significantly due to labor negotiations, salary adjustments and reclassifications.

In May, the council approved the temporary American Rescue Plan Act premium pay to be converted to regular pay for all city employees. Public safety personnel received $6 per hour, Dispatch personnel received $4 per hour, and miscellaneous personnel received $2 per hour as premium pay.

With the premium pay becoming part of regular pay, it will be retirementeligible and the CalPERS cost has increased by approximately $250,000.

Staff incorporated the following revenue assumptions in the budget concept:

Two cannabis dispensaries within the city limits, and two hotels that pay Transient Occupancy Tax, could bring in $1,540,000 in combined revenue.

Property taxes are projected to have a 3- to five-percent increase. Measure S sales and use tax is projected to have the same increase.

Building license and permits revenue are projected at $400,000.

Overall, revenues are

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expected to decrease by approximately $4.5 million over the previous fiscal year, primarily the result of no additional ARPA funding, and no roll over beginning balance of Measure S.

Personnel Services costs have increased by $1 million from the 2022-2023 amended budget due to labor negotiations and some job reclassifications.

Staff modified the scope of a proposed $300,000 bathroom remodel at the fire station, taking it from $650,00 to $155,000, making $495,000 available to be used to balance the budget shortfall.

New estimates came in for reopening the senior center on Merganser Drive.

Upon inspection by a roofing contractor, it was identified that the water intrusion was due to a drain problem and not a roof leak. Maintenance staff can clear the drains and make sure the overflow drains are operational. The damage to the floor and the ceiling tiles is estimated at less than $5,000.

There are a number of issues with Americans with Disabilities Act compliance. A consultant’s estimate adds up to $132,322 to bring the center into compliance. The estimate does not include total construction, repair totals, or design fees. It should also be noted this estimate is now 2.5 years old. Including senior activities at the Joseph Nelson saves on staffing cost. Moving the activities back to Merganser Drive would require additional staffing, including a full-time manager and three parttime staff.

The budget, and agenda, can be found at https://www.suisun. com/Government/ City-Council/Agendas.

City Selection Committee meets Wednesday

FAIRFIELD — Appointments to the Association of Bay Area Governments executive board and the Solano Consolidated Oversight Board are on the slate Wednesday for the Solano County City Selection Committee.

The ABAG term is through June 30, 2025 , and the oversight board term is through June 30, 2024.

The mayors of the county’s seven cities will meet at 6 p.m. via Zoom, https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81759 251248?pwd=UjhHNThVanh0OGlyWnM3M2RZeWpl Zz09#success.

The Meeting ID is 817 5925 1248. The password is 06212023. Access is also available by calling 1-669-900-9128.

Online forum set for public safety

FAIRFIELD — The Solano County Probation Department, in coordination with the Solano County Community Corrections Partnership, is hosting an online forum on the development of the 2023 Public Safety Realignment Plan.

The meeting is set for 5 p.m. on Tuesday.

To register, go to https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/ register/tZcscu2rpjopEtQR6MftZSl0RiONMq3JKFaY.

For more information, go to www.SolanoCounty.com/ Depts/Probation or call (707) 784-7600.

FAIRFIELD — An early-May Peabody Road protest appears to have worked.

The Fairfield City Council will discuss extending Markeley Lane to Peabody Road at its 6 p.m. Tuesday meeting. Councilmembers will receive a report, discuss it and provide direction to city staff on the project.

The protest drew a former student, concerned parents, educators and Travis Unified School District governing board members. They walked across Peabody Road and back to what was once an intersection at Markeley Lane, which was closed when construction began on the Peabody Road overcrossing.

Markeley Lane used to offer easy access to Center Elementary, Golden West Middle and Vanden High schools. Since, buses and cars must turn onto Dobe Lane and then DeRonde Drive to reach Vanden and Golden West. One must travel the same streets, in addition to Forbes and Armstrong streets, to get to Center.

Safety is the main concern as Peabody Road is well traveled and there really is no safe space for students who walk or ride their bikes to school.

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District board member Matt Bidou has been leading the project meeting with Solano County supervisors, the city of Fairfield’s city manager and the Solano Transportation Authority.

Vice Mayor Pam Bertani represents District 6, which includes Markeley Lane. She told the Daily Republic in an email she had spoken with District 6 residents, including Bidou.

“It’s all about providing safe routes to schools near Markeley Lane – our children and families deserve and will receive our help on this – no one wants to see anyone injured or killed due to unsafe routes to schools in this District, or anywhere else in Fairfield,” Bertani wrote

in an email.

“There are also concerns around safe road conditions and emergency evacuation protocols for the area – again – our residents deserve, and will receive, the City Council’s attention to this matter.”

She told the Daily Republic she expects a robust discussion.

“I know that Mayor (Cat) Moy has had several discussions with key stakeholders on this matter, including the Solano Transportation Authority,” Bertani wrote.

“ I look forward to working with my colleagues on the City Council to move the needle here – and help get the job done.”

Bidou praised the efforts. “Things are finally moving in a real positive direction,” he wrote

the Daily Republic in an email. “Pam Bertani has teamed up with me to get Markeley lane back in service. We have a good working plan.”

He praised Bertani, and Supervisor Mitch Mashurn, for their outreach and wanting to be part of the solution.

Bidou also noted community response and support “has been amazing,”

“We really need this done quickly for the safety of our staff and students at TUSD. Markeley Lane will allow for a safe school route, school kids on the busses to get to school on time on a daily basis and as the residence of the Whitney neighborhood who support us just “want the highway traffic off the neighborhood streets.” Bidou agreed there has always been traffic, but state-mandated school times conflict with other traffic using Peabody, which is used by Fairfield and Suisun City residents to travel to Vacaville and vice versa. “The impact is twice as bad,” Bidou said of the new school times. The council meets at 6 p.m. at 1000 Webster St. The complete agenda can be found at https:// fairfield.novusagenda. com/agendapublic/ MeetingView.aspx?

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Aaron Rosenblatt/Daily Republic file Travis Unified School District board members, faculty and members of the community hold a protest along Peabody Road and Markeley Lane in Fairfield to bring awareness to traffic issues in the area of Vanden High School, May 2, 2023.

Fight over Sacramento County ban on guns along American River Parkway heats up

Police investigate

as turkeys are found shot with darts in Rio Vista

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The Rio Vista Police Department says it is working with state wildlife authorities to investigate multiple reports of turkeys being shot by arrows or darts.

Rio Vista Police Department dispatchers have received at least six calls this year regarding the shooting of turkeys in the area of Trilogy, which is a retirement community on the northwest portion of the city on the SacramentoSan Joaquin Delta, the department said in a Friday morning social media post.

At least one of the calls

“without hindering the investigation.” Fish and wildlife officials also declined to comment on the matter.

Emergency authorities have reported at least two turkey-related issues in the past month, both in the Trilogy area.

The Rio Vista Fire Department on May 19 said a vehicle swerved to avoid a turkey in the roadway, resulting in the vehicle crashing into a fire hydrant and prompting a temporary shutdown of water service in the area. The driver was uninjured.

on the court’s website Friday morning, the judge sidestepped ruling on the constitutionality of the prohibition because of an ongoing dispute over whether the case already had been settled with an earlier agreement between the two sides.

Nabil Samaan, the Sacramento attorney who filed the 2018 lawsuit challenging the county’s prohibition, said he believes the tentative ruling signals that the county soon may be blocked from keeping individuals with concealed weapons permits or some other from possessing firearms along the 29-mile parkway.

“This is a huge victory,” Samaan said. “We’re on the way to more freedoms and more personal security and self-defense.”

There are limits to who could carry a firearm under the tentative ruling, Samaan conceded. Law enforcement officers may carry firearms, as could holders of concealed weapons permits and licensed fishermen because of state law allowing for hunters and fishermen to carry an unloaded weapon as they go to and from their activity.

“So, if you’re a fisherman and you’re floating down the American River with a gun in your boat, it would be legal” under the tentative ruling, Samaan contended.

County spokeswoman Kim Nava declined to comment Friday on pending litigation.

At issue is a section of the county code that bans firearms and other weapons unless they are being used in a permitted section of the parkway, such as an archery range.

“No person other than peace officers in the discharge of their duties shall use, maintain, possess, fire, or discharge any firearm, air gun, spring gun, bow and arrow, slingshot, or any other weapon potentially dangerous to wildlife or human safety, except in areas, at times, and under conditions designated by the director for such use,”

the section reads. “A violation of the provisions of this section is a misdemeanor.”

A final ruling on the constitutionality of the county’s policy has been put off because of a dispute over whether the two sides agreed in December 2022 to settle the case.

Samaan said he offered the county the opportunity to settle the case for a payment of 99 cents with the understanding that the settlement would include an agreement that the county’s policy be rescinded.

“I sent them an offer of 99 cents with the understanding that the entire prayer of the complaint would be entered in judgment,” he said.

Samaan said the county disagreed that the 99-cent settlement included such a finding and that it was his mistake that led to the confusion. He said he had racked up $1.5 million in attorney’s fees that he agreed to waive if the county conceded it was wrong.

The case continued to wind its way through court until the judge issued her tentative ruling last week.

That ruling found that “the plain text of the Second Amendment clearly covers Petitioner’s intended conduct, i.e., to carry a firearm through the American River Parkway for the purposes of self-defense.”

Chang cited the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 Bruen decision, which struck down a New York state law that made it a crime to possess a firearm without a license.

That ruling allowed for governments to prohibit carrying firearms in “sensitive” areas such as schools and government buildings, and the county argued that the parkway falls into such a category.

“The county argues that because the Park is property owned by the government, the court should conclude it is analogous

to government buildings, which Bruen recognized are sensitive places for which regulation and prohibition of firearms is permissible,” Chang wrote in the tentative ruling.

“The county asserts that ‘connected to the landscape of the American River are various government buildings, buildings in association with California State University, Sacramento, h istorical landmarks, among others.’”

But, she wrote, the county did not provide specific evidence to support that argument. “It is the county’s burden to demonstrate the park is a sensitive place for which a firearm prohibition is permissible,” Chang wrote.

She repeated that finding in her final ruling.

“Given the lack of specific evidence presented by (the county), the court could only speculate as to what activities occur in the different areas constituting the park, an area spanning more than 29 miles,” Chang wrote. “Such speculation is impermissible, as it is the county’s burden to demonstrate the park, in its entirety, is a sensitive place for which the parkwide firearm prohibition is permissible.”

Sam Paredes, executive director of Gun Owners of California, likened the county’s argument to the notion that New York could declare the entire island of Manhattan as a sensitive area, which the Supreme Court rejected.

“The policymakers who do not want people to carry guns at all are grossly overstepping their authority by declaring these massive areas as sensitive areas when, in fact, none of the crimes that are committed

are done so by people lawfully carrying guns, not by fishermen and not by CCW holders,” Paredes said.

In her tentative ruling, Chang also noted that the U.S. National Parks system “permits an individual to possess an assembled or functional firearm while in the ‘system’ if the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm, and the possession is in compliance with the law of the applicable state.”

But she agreed with the county’s argument that because both sides had earlier agreed to a settlement she was obligated to “enter judgment accordingly” and that Samaan now must file a motion seeking to toss out that settlement.

“In light of this procedural posture, the court makes no determination as to the merits of the petition and complaint at this time,” Chang concluded in her final ruling.

Samaan said he plans to file such a motion.

He said that when he filed the lawsuit he was the holder of a concealed weapons permit from then- Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones and the head of a mounted patrol unit of citizens who spent time on horseback in the parkway.

“I was the president of the mounted patrol for Sacramento County and was in the parkway 10 hours a week on patrol,” he said. “I wanted to carry my gun pursuant to my weapons permit, but Scott Jones revoked my CCW based on me challenging this law, so it was important for me as an attorney to prove that I have good moral character and I wasn’t breaking the law.”

“turned out to be reported based on information seen on social media,” the department wrote, with officers unable to locate a firsthand witness.

Authorities are investigating the alleged turkey shootings as felony animal cruelty, according to the post.

Police said the California Department of Fish and Wildlife is the lead investigating agency and that law enforcement officials cannot provide additional details

Rio Vista police in a June 7 Facebook post said a state game warden responded to Trilogy to trap one or more injured turkeys. Police did not specify at that time whether the turkey or turkeys had been shot.

Authorities are advising anyone in the Rio Vista area who spots a turkey that has been struck by arrows or darts to contact police dispatch at 707-374-2300.

The Solano County Sheriff’s Office is also assisting in the investigation, Rio Vista police said.

California cop hailed for saving dog who ingested fentanyl

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A Yuba City police officer is being hailed by his department after he helped save the life of a puppy that had ingested fentanyl.

The dog, named Wednesday, could barely breathe and was “struggling to survive” when the owner brought the animal to the Yuba City Police Department about 9 a.m. Friday, authorities said in a social media post.

Police said the man was “hysterically upset,” telling officers that someone had given Wednesday the dangerous opioid.

Officer Steven DeNeef, who has been on the force since 2019, “rushed to save Wednesday,” reviving the dog with two doses of Narcan, an antidote for opioids that is standard issue for law enforcement in most California agencies.

“The owner, Wednesday, and our department (are) extremely thank-

ful and proud of Officer DeNeef,” officials said. DeNeef has demonstrated heroics before. He was honored last year with an award after his quick actions saved a victim’s life in October.

The award was given by Project Humanize, a nonprofit organization hosted by the Relentless Defender Foundation, with a mission to “humanize the badge,” and recognize acts of service by officers.

DeNeef was dispatched on a call of a reported stabbing, and the victim passed out as he performed a physical assessment to find stab wounds. The officer “immediately began administering CPR” until the person regained consciousness, according to Yuba City police.

DeNeef found several stab wounds on the victim, one of which was life-threatening. He “expertly” sealed the victim’s wounds and placed a tourniquet on the left arm.

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The sun sets on the American River Parkway on Monday near the Watt Avenue bridge. Often referred to as the area’s crown jewel, the 32-mile parkway is losing its luster with increased crime and fires.

UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ to retire in 2024

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UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ announced she will retire June 2024 –more than seven years after she became the first woman in Cal’s history to serve in the role.

In a letter sent to the university community Thursday, Christ noted she had intended to end her tenure sooner, but once the pandemic hit campus in 2020, she “simply could not imagine parting ways with so much left to do.”

In her final year, the 78-year-old plans to focus on key financial and housing projects still in the works, including UC Berkeley’s ongoing $6.5 billion “Light the Way” fundraising campaign and development of “The Gateway” academic building, which will house the recently formed College of Computing, Data Science, and Society.

“I originally expected to serve as Chancellor for no more than three to five years. What I, or anyone else, never expected was a global pandemic that descended quickly upon the world and had the effect of slowing everything down, including our university’s most important efforts and endeavors,” Christ wrote. “My time in office has been meaningful and rewarding beyond compare, and I will sorely miss the challenges, the opportunities, and the daily interactions with the members of Cal’s amazing extended family … There is no place I would ever rather be.”

Christ, who is the school’s 11th chancellor, said the University of California’s Office of the President will conduct a

national search to secure her successor.

Christ had long ties to UC Berkeley before the UC Board of Regents approved her nomination to the school’s top post. She rose the ranks within Berkeley’s English faculty from 1970 to 2002, when she left campus to serve as president of Smith College in Massachusetts for 11 years.

In 2015, she returned to the East Bay to direct the Center for Studies in Higher Education and later was named interim executive vice chancellor and provost – a role she had previously undertaken before moving to Smith College – with the responsibility for the campus’s day-to-day operations and finances as well as leading academic programs for the university’s undergraduate and graduate students.

Christ replaced former chancellor Nicholas B. Dirks in 2017, after he announced he would step down amid a series of sexual harassment scandals that roiled the university community.

During her sevenyear tenure, Christ was

applauded for a range of initiatives, from supporting UC Berkeley’s commitment to eliminate all non-essential, single-use plastic by 2030 – becoming the first university to do so – to inviting both conservative and liberal speakers to campus, in an effort to live up to its distinction as the birthplace of the Free Speech Movement.

More recently, community members criticized Christ for helping lead a controversial push to develop People’s Park – three blocks south of the university – into student housing.

In Dec. 2022, roughly 150 academic workers protested outside her office, hoping to compel her to publicly support their union demands for better wages and benefits.

Gov. Gavin Newsom thanked Christ on Thursday for her service to academia in California.

“As she retires from a formidable career in higher education,” Newsom said in a statement, “we all have one more opportunity to learn from Chancellor Christ by following in her footsteps.”

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UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ talks about her new role during an interview in her office in Berkeley, July 6, 2017.

Working from home becomes once-a-week perk for some

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A small but growing list of big-name companies like BlackRock Inc., Walt Disney Co. and Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. are taking their returnto-office mandates up a notch, calling employees back to their desks four days a week.

EV charging could be new hot amenity for apartments, offices

Real estate is ready to get plugged into the electric vehicle revolution.

With thousands of new electric automobiles hitting the road every day, owners of everything from offices to apartment buildings are being pressured to provide charging stations for their tenants.

But who pays for installing what ultimately could be millions of chargers and how they are financed remains up in the air.

“Real estate owners are trying to grapple on what they need to build as more people adopt electric vehicles,” said Jim Hurless, real estate EV leader with CBRE Group. “There is a fear of the unknown.”

What is known is that building owners are lagging consumers in the adoption of electric vehicles.

Nationally, there are now more than 2.2 million electric vehicles on U.S. roads. Texas trails only California and Florida in registered EVs. More than 200,000 EVs are traveling Texas roads, with nearly 37% of those in Dallas-Fort Worth, according to tracking by D-FW Clean Cities.

“By 2045, EVs are projected to dominate most of the car market,” said Yardi Systems’ business intelligence manager Doug Ressler said in a new report. “Moreover, by 2050, EVs could make up about 90% of the car market.”

That could create a mismatch. Property landlords estimate that less than 5% of their apartments and office buildings have chargers available for tenants.

“As we transition

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NEW YORK — The Fox News producer responsible for an on-screen graphic that called President Joe Biden a “wannabe dictator” has parted ways with the conservative network.

Alexander McCaskill, a longtime producer for ousted Fox News host Tucker Carlson, wrote the line, “Wannabe Dictator Speaks At the White House After Having His Political Rival Arrested,” which caused a stir Tuesday when it appeared at the end of the program “Fox News Tonight.”

The chyron appeared under side-by-side footage of Biden and former President Donald Trump. Earlier in the day, Trump

to electrical vehicles, whether it’s retail, multifamily or office, everyone is going to need to prepare for recharging,” Andrew Bailey, an officer with EnviroSpark, said last week at a meeting of the National Association of Real Estate Editors.

EnviroSpark is an Atlanta-based company that bills itself as an industry leader in the design, installation and operation of EV charging stations.

“Demand is coming,” Bailey said. “There is a lot of preparation that needs to take place to get ready.

Eighty percent of charging is done at home today. With 30% to 35% of Americans in multifamily, this is a huge need.”

EnviroSpark is one of several companies that’s installing and operating EV charging ports on properties. Bailey said the firm has built more than 7,000 charging stations in 28 states.

“It’s really starting to take off,” he said. “We are starting multiple property deals with a lot of the real estate owners.”

Apartments that don’t provide tenants with the option to charge their cars won’t get the business, said David Aaronson, CEO of Refuel Electric Vehicle Solutions.

“They go to the internet and check out if the property has charging stations,” Aaronson said. “Every apartment property in America is going to need to have EV charging stations.”

But not all apartment communities have the power infrastructure needed, he said.

“Ninety-nine percent don’t have the electrical capacity to meet the future

demand,” Aaronson said. “The apartments that are existing today, none of them were planned with the assumption you need electricity to charge 200 or 300 or 400 automobiles.

“There is no way to get them enough electricity to charge that many automobiles,” he said. “We try to put in infrastructure for as many as we have capacity to do.”

There’s also the cost of the equipment.

“A level 2 charging station on average in an existing property costs us about $8,000 or $9,000 per charging port to put up,” Aaronson said. “If you put up two of them or one dual station, it’s going to cost you somewhere in the $15,000 to $20,000 range.”

Aaronson said the cost of installing chargers could be a non-starter for some condominium homeowners.

“The person that lives in unit 10 doesn’t own an EV and doesn’t want to have their association spend a nickel on it,” he said. “It’s a big problem.”

But apartment, condo or office building owners can contract with an EV charging service provider that installs and maintains the equipment. Along with an amenity for tenants, the charging stations can provide a shared revenue stream for the property owner and installer.

“They have never gotten free gasoline when they have gone to the apartment complex,” Aaronson said. “People expect to pay for the fuel for their car. It represents an opportunity to develop a new revenue stream for multifamily owners. They have a captive audience.”

McKinney, Texas-

based Humm Energy just signed a charging station agreement with the Bleu Ciel condo tower north of downtown Dallas. And Dallas-based apartment builder StreetLights Residential recently contracted with New York-based Xeal Energy to install over 100 charging stations at 14 apartment communities across the Sun Belt.

StreetLights CEO Doug Chesnut said the developer, which has several new projects in the Dallas area, installed 30 vehicle chargers in its new apartment building in Atlanta.

“Although we may not have 30 EVs at the property off the bat, we’re preparing for the growing need, especially at our urban high-rises,” Chesnut said. “We see superchargers as an essential service and amenity for our emerging residents. StreetLights is planning to install superchargers at our upcoming projects across the country.”

Dallas-based CBRE Group, one of the world’s largest real estate service firms, recently created a new division to help building owners identify locations for charging sites, as well as to help plan, install and maintain the equipment.

CBRE’s Hurless said building owners can only do so much.

“The world cannot provide one charger for every electric vehicle,” he said. “You can’t charge all the cars everywhere at once.” Corporations looking to install electric chargers at office campus sites have to decide if they want to be in the vehicle fueling business.

It's a form of RTO creep, as companies test what has emerged as the post-pandemic norm of two to three days in the office and fan the debate over remote work. It's also a sign of employers gaining more power in the labor market as layoffs mount and a potential recession looms.

As the Great Resignation took hold, quit rates soared and staffing shortages hamstrung businesses, companies were forced to embrace flexibility to keep workers. Now a cooling labor market has emboldened executives determined to get back to a semblance of pre-pandemic normalcy. But these moves could backfire among employees who've grown fiercely protective of the worklife balance that remote work affords.

Among the firms instituting more aggressive RTO policies, Chipotle ratcheted up its on-site requirement to four days a week last month from three since March. Disney made its four-day

move, up from two or three previously, shortly after the return of Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger. BlackRock has said employees must be in the office four days a week starting in September, following nearly two years mandating three days on-site. Snap Inc. and top law firms like Davis Polk and Skadden also have broken ranks to require four days. JPMorgan Chase & Co., meanwhile, has ordered managing directors back to the office five days a week.

Other companies may be watching to see how these policies play out as they consider their own.

“I wouldn’t be surprised if some organizations take their peers’ lead if they wanted to increase the frequency of on-site work,” said Caitlin Duffy, research director in the human resources practice at consulting firm Gartner Inc. “They may have not wanted to be an outlier.”

At the same time, many workers have made major life changes around their hybrid work policies, rearranging everything from child care to where they live.

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SBDC offering 2 new classes, and Accelerator grants

FAIRFIELD — The Solano-Napa Small Business Development Center is offering classes on the introduction to drop shipping for online store, and an introduction to Canva for marketing.

Drop shipping is a form of retail business in which the seller accepts customer orders without keeping stock on hand.

The class is scheduled for noon to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. To register, go to www.solanonapasbdc.org/event/ intro-to-dropshippingfor-your-online-store/.

The course is taught by SBDC business adviser Dené Starks-McGee.

The Canva class, set for noon to 1:30 p.m. on June 29, focuses on the use of Canva for graphic design and other visual content for marketing needs. To register, go to www.solanonapasbdc. org/event/intro-to-canvafor-marketing/.

The SBDC is still offering grant opportunities through its Solano Success Accelerator Program. For more information on eligibility and applications, go to https:// www.solanonapasbdc. org/solano-success/.

was arraigned in Miami on 37 counts related to mishandling of classified documents.

McCaskill appeared in an Instagram photo Thursday morning showing him with a cardboard box outside of Fox News headquarters. He had served as managing editor and senior producer of “Tucker Carlson Tonight” and remained on staff after Carlson was pulled from his prime-time slot on April 24.

“Today was my last day at FOX. It’s been a wild 10 years and it was the best place I’ve ever worked because of the great people I met. But the time has come,” McCaskill’s Instagram post said. “I asked them to let me go and they

finally did.”

Carlson, who did not mention McCaskill by name, said in a Twitter video posted Thursday that the producer resigned and “offered to stay for the customary two weeks, but Fox told him to clear out his desk and leave immediately.”

Two people familiar with the situation who were not authorized to comment publicly confirmed McCaskill’s departure and that he was responsible for the Biden chyron.

A Fox News representative did not comment on the matter. The network previously said the chyron was pulled shortly after it appeared and was “addressed,” but offered no further explanation.

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holistically – this causes so much disruption,” Duffy said.

Employees have voiced fierce opposition through public protests at companies like Amazon.com Inc., Starbucks Corp. and Disney. At Disney, over 2,300 employees signed a petition urging reconsideration of the policy, saying the mandate will result in “forced resignations among some of our most hard-to-replace talent and vulnerable communities” while “dramatically reducing productivity, output, and efficiency.”

Two or three days a week is the sweet spot for employee engagement and wellbeing, according to a Gallup survey of over 16,000 full-time U.S. employees conducted last year. Its data also show that remote-capable

employees who don’t work in their preferred location are more prone to burnout and a desire to quit.

This emerging norm is also reflected in data from WFH Research, a group of experts from Stanford University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Chicago and other institutions, that show workers’ desire and employers’ plans for the average number of days

worked remotely has stabilized at somewhere between two and three days per week.

Though companies who increase their inoffice requirements might not see an immediate exodus – switching jobs takes time – it might be the line at which employees start looking, Duffy said. Roughly one in two people who work in finance would change jobs – or already

have – if their managers required them to spend more time in the office, according to a Bloomberg Markets Live Pulse survey in early June.

While four-day-a-week mandates have made headlines and may provide some cover for other companies who want to do the same, they’re still rare, according to Scoop Technologies Inc.’s Flex Index, which tracks the remote work policies of over 4,500 companies. Of hybrid companies that require a minimum number of days in the office, only about 5% mandated four days as of early June, according to Scoop. Two or three days remains the norm, accounting for roughly 90% of hybrid setups.

The call for more inoffice time comes as other firms make clear that their existing mandates are compulsory and have started enforcing them – or at least indicating working from home isn’t the best

way to get ahead. Google announced last week it will include in-office attendance in performance reviews while International Business Machines Corp.’s Arvind Krishna has said that not showing up will hurt employees’ chances of promotion.

The rationale for returning to in-person work includes what many company leaders see as greater opportunities for learning, career development and mentorship.

“The key driver behind our in-office attendance philosophy is a desire to provide all members of our community with best-in-class professional development opportunities,” wrote Davis Polk Managing Partner Neil Barr in an internal email seen by Bloomberg.

Recent research from economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the University of Iowa and Harvard University provides some backing for

this view: The paper, titled The Power of Proximity, argues that working in the same building “has an outsized effect on workers’ on-the-job training,” especially for younger workers.

For Disney, face time is seen as necessary for creativity: “In a creative business like ours, nothing can replace the ability to connect, observe, and create with peers that comes from being physically together,” Iger said in an internal memo seen by Bloomberg.

Others, like Chipotle, cite ambitious business objectives as a driving factor: The company’s moving to a Monday through Thursday schedule “to preserve our unique, collaborative culture and achieve our aggressive growth plans,” Laurie Schalow, Chipotle’s chief corporate affairs officer, wrote in a statement to Bloomberg.

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Companies like Chipotle and Disney are testing the limits of the three-day in-office week that has emerged as the post-pandemic standard.

says Fox News, host Sean Hannity are on a ‘doom loop about California’

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Gov. Newsom accused News of airing a “doom loop about California” while quibbling with conservative talk show host Sean Hannity taxes, guns and the state’s population loss, in the second of a two-part inter view that aired Friday.

Mostly interrupting one another, Newsom deflected charges about Californians fleeing the state while Hannity pressed his belief that California would be better off if its leaders applied conservative governance strategies.

“I would argue to you that if you lower taxes or deregulation standards, California would be a net migration state,” Hannity told Newsom. “But I know you’re not gonna agree with that.”

Newsom countered by saying that he was “proud of the fact that working families are treated better than in California than they are in conservative states like Texas.”

The interview – divided into two segments to bookend the week – gave Newsom another opportunity to boost his national reputation as a leader of the Democrat party. It also allowed Fox News a chance to draw in a new audience and attack Biden by juxtaposing him with California’s governor, who Hannity described as more capable of having such a debate.

During the first segment, aired Monday night, Newsom and Hannity sparred over the economy, California’s homeless crisis and immigration reform. Hannity

Biden was physically fit to be president – and grilling Newsom on how he would handle certain situations if he sat in the Oval Office.

“How would you have handled the Chinese spy balloon? What would you have done?” Hannity asked Newsom in the segment that aired Friday. “I don’t have the details or the knowledge of the nuances involved,” Newsom said, before applauding Biden, his containment policies, and his work uniting NATO.

The two segments mark Newsom’s latest effort to strengthen his national name recognition and aggressively challenge rhetoric from Republicans. Over the past two years, Newsom has routinely taken jabs at prominent GOP figures such as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

He has paid for billboards and television and newspaper ads in Republican-led states criticizing their policies around abortion and gun control. And earlier this year, he launched a political action committee dedicated to

News interview briefly touched on gun reform, with Hannity sharing a personal story about learning gun safety at a young age and Newsom touting California’s efforts to adopt “common sense” gun reform measures.

“I aspire on gun policy to be Ronald Reagan, who said AK-47s should not be used for defense and he believes in background checks,” Newsom said.

During his tenure, Newsom has been an outspoken proponent of new restrictions on gun use. Newsom and Democrats in the California legislature are currently working on a second attempt at shoring up California’s concealed carry gun law after a June 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision struck down key provisions of the state’s regulations.

Newsom earlier this month called for a 28th Amendment that would enshrine four “common sense” gun reform measures in the U.S. Constitution – a move that one constitutional law professor said was “essentially impossible.”

Hannity did not press

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Hector Amezcua/The Sacrmento Bee file Gov. Gavin Newsom announces his May budget revision in Sacramento, May 12, 2023.

Georgia school tries unique strategy to aid kids in reading

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MARIETTA, Ga. —

Every Georgia elementary school will soon have to reconsider how to teach reading. One metro Atlanta system has a head start.

Marietta has been training teachers to put phonics and related strategies at the core of elementary school curriculum, as new state laws and standards will require by the fall of 2025.

Sacramento cultural center given 30 days to leave rented location

M athew Miranda

THE SACRAMENTO BEE

SACRAMENTO — It’s been eight years since the Brazilian Center for Cultural Exchange of Sacramento moved into Midtown’s CLARA Studios – a space envisioned as a permanent home.

During that time, the center spent tens of thousands of dollars renovating the rented space to become a hub of Latino culture. Handmade headdresses, figurines and costumes immediately welcome members arriving for their weekly dancing, drumming and Portuguese lessons. On the weekends, visitors enjoy Brazilian feijoada and fried yucca being cooked in the nearby kitchen.

“It’s become a home for all Latinos,” Center CEO Saara Burga said.

That home will likely be relocated in the next 15 days.

CLARA Studios informed the Brazilian Center on May 31 that its lease would not be renewed. The 30-day notice came as a surprise to Burga, who has invested more than $80,000 of her family’s money in renovations since 2015.

Burga said CLARA Studios’ decision not only betrays her but also the Sacramento community.

“With all the money that we have spent there, under the false pretense, it was going to be the permanent home of the Brazilian Center, I don’t know if we’re going to be able to find the location,” Burga said.

In its notice, CLARA Studios’ board cited a need to convert the space into a short-term rental for other community groups. Megan Wygant, CLARA Studios Executive Director, said the organization has been facing a revenue gap furthered by inflation and rising operating costs in recent years. The Brazilian Center pays $2,500 in monthly rent.

“It’s not something we took lightly,” Wygant said. “But when I think to myself of where the potential is for supporting a larger community. That’s what is helping

Bad Timing

The decision to not renew follows weeks of tension between CLARA Studios and the Brazilian center, according to Burga and members.

One day before receiving the non-renewal notice, Burga said she and another female member were harassed and intimidated by a man in the CLARA Studios parking lot. She headed to the Sacramento City Council chambers that same day to voice her concerns. Burga received a lease notice of termination the next day.

Wygant said the CLARA Studios board came to its decision after “at least a few months” of discussion, but recognized the timing was “problematic.”

“I know that the timing does not look good, but the fact is that those are two independent issues,” Wygant said.

Wygant also said CLARA Studios is open to working with the center to offer some flexibility to the lease deadline, but need to hear a “counteroffer.”

“We’re hearing the problem, but not directly from them,” she said.

On Tuesday, more than a dozen center members took their protests to outside City Hall. They spent the late afternoon dancing, drumming and pleading with the City Council to intervene. Though the city is in a sublease agreement with CLARA Studios, it has no right or obligation to intervene in CLARA’s relationships with its tenants.

“I apologize there isn’t more we can do at this stage in the process, but I do want to reiterate our commitment to try to figure out what we can,” said councilwoman Katie Valenzuela at the meeting.

‘Culture will be with us’

Members gave no indication of the Brazilian Center’s uncertain

tenancy late Wednesday afternoon. They gathered in the middle of the ballroom floor for an hour session of samba and West African drumming.

Among the dancers was Sacramento native Javana Abrussezze, who was wearing a dress modeled after the Brazilian flag.

She began coming to center in 2016 to better connect with her culture through food, dance and language. Today, she relishes taking her children to the center so they can keep on the family’s traditions.

“We’re not in our country so to be here is like home,” Abrussezze said.

That feeling of home is not singular, even to members with no previous connection to Latino culture.

Caitlin O’Neil joined the center in 2017 to further her Portuguese language skills and capoeira practice, an Afro-Brazilian martial art that contains elements of dance, music and acrobatics. The center offered affordable classes for both and the members quickly became like family, she said.

“It is truly a second home, and a space for cultural exchange,” O’Neil said.

O’Neil and Abrussezze point to Burga as the reason for the center’s success and community focus. Nearly all the classes are charged at a nominal fee and youth can enroll for free if unable to afford classes.

Burga founded the Brazilian center in 2006, with the intent of spreading South American culture. Over the years, the center has expanded its outreach to cultures spanning Latin America and Africa. It also has a social mission, which focuses on supporting kids, connecting people with legal services and fundraising for several community causes.

On Wednesday, Burga encouraged members as they exited with sweat on their foreheads from dancing.

“Wherever we go, I know we are going to be together,” Burga said. “We have united so many cultures over the last eight years, wherever we go that culture will be with us.”

Al Pacino is a dad again at age of 83

Jonah Valdez

LOS ANGELES TIMES

Al Pacino, 83, and girlfriend Noor Alfallah, 29, have welcomed their first child together, the Oscar winner’s fourth.

A representative for Pacino confirmed the birth of the child – a son, Roman Pacino – to the L.A. Times. The birth was first reported by TMZ. The representative declined to comment on when and where the baby was born.

The “Godfather” actor surprised fans last month with the announcement that Alfallah was pregnant. TMZ previously reported that Pacino had also been shocked by the pregnancy, given an apparent medical condition that he thought prevented him from impregnating

another person. Pacino and Alfallah reportedly began dating last year. The 29-yearold describes herself as a “raconteur” on Instagram and boasts four producing credits on IMDb, including

Anton and Olivia, with actor Beverly D’Angelo.

The recent baby news comes about a month after Pacino’s longtime pal and collaborator Robert De Niro, 79, announced the birth of his seventh child.

De Niro, who appeared on “Today” earlier this month, said that he and Pacino welcoming babies at their ages was amazing and he was very happy about it.

The city of fewer than 9,000 students in northwest metro Atlanta has also been doing something that will not be required: helping toddlers, even babies, prepare to read.

Marietta has been quietly coordinating with several organizations to build a foundation for literacy in children before they enroll in kindergarten. The public school system has been training teachers in private preschools. And other organizations in this closely watched experiment have been doing similar work at early care centers, doctors’ offices and a local hospital.

The ultimate proof of concept will be gains on the state-based Milestones tests that start in third grade.

Influential people are pointing to Marietta as an act to follow.

“They’re the best model I’ve seen of everything that was presented to us” at the state Capitol, said Sen. Chuck Hufstetler, R-Rome, who voted for the new literacy laws.

Amy Sharma, who was among the advocates and experts to testify to lawmakers, said in an interview that Marietta enjoys a “Cadillac” approach that other school districts might envy.

“I would call this the full hog literacy intervention,” said Sharma, executive director of Science for Georgia, which uses comedy and other approaches to promote interest in science.

As an independent and smaller city system nestled within much larger Cobb County, Marietta can draw support from business and philanthropy for an experiment with literacy in a way that might be more challenging in a sprawling suburb, she said. “Marietta is going to be hard to replicate because it’s expensive and it’s a whole community effort.”

Another challenge for statewide implementation of birth to age 5 literacy programs outside a small city like Marietta: Staff shortages and turnover in early

learning centers are long-running problems that have been exacerbated by the pandemic and by inflation, said Gary Bingham, an early education professor at Georgia State University who is evaluating Marietta’s program. That could make it difficult to maintain a trained cadre of child care workers across the state, he said.

Marietta is spending a mix of its own money and a portion of a $2.5 million grant through the United Way. That money is shared by other organizations working on literacy there, including Quality Care for Children.

The organization has educated two of its Marietta-based trainers in the new literacy approach, said Ellyn Cochran, the group’s president and CEO.

They are, in turn, training staff at a dozen private early care centers in Marietta, Cochran said.

Marietta’s Emily Lembeck Early Learning Center, which houses the public system’s pre-K school, is also working with private preschools.

One morning last winter, a literacy coach from the Center, Sally Miller, visited a local Head Start school to work with teachers on phonological and phonemic awareness – the ability to recognize and manipulate sounds in language. She came equipped with a mini monster: a plastic cup with googly eyes styled like a trash can.

Momo only eats “m” words, she told the children. Will Momo eat a ball?

“No,” they responded.

What about this (tiny replica) milk carton?

“Yes!”

Results last school year on a proprietary test called MAP Growth indicate Marietta kindergartners and third graders who attended pre-K at the Lembeck Center tended to score higher in reading than students who did not.

The Lembeck Center started rewriting its approach to literacy in 2018, several years before the system’s elementary schools got on board.

Wellstar Health Systems hired three administrators to manage a literacy program for newborns in Marietta, said Dr. Avril Beckford, who recently retired as chief pediatric officer there.

Nurses, doctors and parents at Kennestone Hospital – and at nearby pediatric offices – are learning about the developing brain and “the importance of a very scripted, very carefully designed program of speaking to children,” Beckford said.

the upcoming Pacino film “Billy Knight.”

Alongside baby Roman, Pacino has three other children: a 33-year-old daughter, Julie Marie, with acting coach Jan Tarrant, and 22-year-old twins,

The “Goodfellas” actor reflected on his own experience being a father at an older age, sharing that he “has a certain awareness” of things now that he didn’t have before. With “family dynamics,” he said, “you can’t avoid learning certain things and how you deal with them and manage that.”

me get through this very difficult rough patch.”

Xavier Mascareñas/The Sacramento Bee/TNS

Javana Abrussezze, left, wipes a tear after Traci Scott, right, reminds the group of women with the Brazilian Center for Cultural Exchange of Sacramento that it would be one of

their last times dancing together in the space at CLARA Studios, the E. Claire Raley Studios for the Performing Arts, Wednesday, amid the lease not being renewed.

Miguel Martinez/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS

Students at a private Head Start school in Cobb County react as Sally Miller, who works for the Marietta City Schools’ public pre-K program, teaches them phonological awareness skills using a prop named Momo the monster.

Roy Rochlin/Getty Imagel/TNS file (2022) Al Pacino speaks onstage at “The Godfather” 50th anniversary screening during the 2022 Tribeca Festival at United Palace Theater.

Crime logs

FairField

11:38 a.m. — Vandalism, 500 block of PACIFIC AVENUE

a.m. — Vehicle theft, 1900 block of GRANDE CIRCLE

p.m. — Forgery, 1200 block of OLIVER ROAD

2:52 p.m. — Fight with a weapon, 1500 block of KENTUCKY STREET

3:50 p.m. — Hit-and-run property damage, HILBORN ROAD

3:54 p.m. -Hit-and-run with injury, TABOR AVENUE

4:04 p.m. — Reckless driver, WESTBOUNB AIR BASE PARKWAY

4:13 p.m. — Trespassing, 1900 block of NORTH TEXAS STREET

6:23 p.m. — Hit-and-run property damage, 1300 block of GOLD HILL ROAD

7:08 p.m. — Forgery, 2200 block of GATEWAY COURT

7:36 p.m. — Reckless driver, DOVER AVENUE

11:27 p.m. — Reckless driver, EASTBOUND INTERSTATE 80

FRIDAY, JUNE 16

12:45 a.m. — Grand theft, 500 block of ALASKA AVENUE

1:43 a.m. — Trespassing, 3500 block of NELSON ROAD

5:41 a.m. — Hit-and-run property damage, 1700 block of CLAY STREET

7:51 a.m. — Commercial burglary, 800 block of EAST TRAVIS BOULEVARD

8:33 a.m. — Residential burglary, 1000 block of TYLER STREET 10:50 a.m. — Vandalism, 1300 block of GATEWAY BOULEVARD

enjoy carnival rides for children and teens. Other activities include pony rides, a car show, Tesla test driving, an extended bean art gallery, a Chocolate & Wine Experience, beer, wine and more.

Elena Cardenas drove over from Lafayette with her family special for the day.

“It is our first time here, and I am really excited,” she said.

They had never been on the candy tour and loved it so much they were coming

2:07

damage,

4:32 p.m. — Reckless driver, LAWRENCE STREET

4:56 p.m. — Hit-and-run property damage, 5100 block of BUSINESS CENTER DRIVE

5:56 p.m. — Reckless driver, EASTBOUND HIGHWAY 12

7:19 p.m. — Vandalism, 1800 block of NEW JERSEY STREET

7:52 p.m. — Drunken driving, 1400 block of WEST TEXAS STREET

8:33

11:02

p.m. — Drunken driving, 200 block of PITTMAN ROAD

p.m. — Battery, 1900 block of GRANDE CIRCLE

THURSDAY,

10:41

He presented Gibson with a large plaque and her family joined her on stage for pictures.

Gibson, is a Solano County Black business advocate, a champion of social equity and racial justice, while promoting holistic child development and environmental sustainability. She joined Tri-City

JUNE 15

4:17 p.m. — Vandalism, HIGHWAY 12/EMPEROR DRIVE

4:33 p.m. — Burglary, 900 block of MCCOY CREEK CIRCLE FRIDAY, JUNE 16

back another day when the people were working the factory floor.

“I didn’t realize how much work it was to create the candy. Candy making is hard and I can’t wait to see them working,” she said.

They were not sure what to expect but everything exceeded what they thought. After the factory tour they were off to see the museum, maybe pick up some caramel apples and head for the carnival.

“I have a whole new appreciation for candy,” she said.

The fun continues on Sunday from 10 a.m. to closing at 1 Jelly Belly Lane, Fairfield.

came from Oakland for the first time at a Solano event and was thrilled to share her work with a new community.

Turner has been creating art for well over 25 years. It is unique in that she portrays the female body with more than just curves, but with real folds and creases.

“This isn’t to just for

NAACP two years ago after attending an event for her daughter.

“I saw the work they were doing and I wanted to help,” she said. She rolled up her sleeves and dove right into the work.

“We are working towards changes, to help people reach the ‘American Dream,’ “ she said. “Whatever that dream might be; because not everyone’s dreams looks the same.”

The Tri-City NAACP is looking to help with three

gratification of the male gaze, it is a message about being comfortable with who you are,” she said.

She was pleased with the turn out of the day and how things came together so smoothly.

“It’s been wonderful, it is a great event,” she said.

The Juneteenth fun and celebration doesn’t stop this weekend, but will continue at 5 p.m. Monday with an evening concert hosted by the Community Methodist Church at 1875 Fairfield Avenue, Fairfield.

Labor support

key points, including envi ronmental justice, which covers everything from housing and homelessness to saving the planet. They are also looking at youth initiatives to help give a voice to the younger generation and working with community organization to gather resources to help people.

David Knott, organizer of the Juneteenth event spoke on how for the second year the celebration was getting better and better.

“Juneteenth means to

be a chance to recognize our forefathers that were enslaved,” he said.

He likes to imagine that after word got out in 1865 that there was a huge barbeque and the soldiers, along with Granger, all had a large meal together.

“What the major general did was momentous,” Knotts said. “The movement to emancipation through the civil rights actions started back with this one day. It looks back on our history.”

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Republicans “oppose everything I’ve done and most want to get rid of it all. So we got a fight in our hands.”

The economic focus aims to help Biden frame the election as a choice between himself and the GOP, while skirting the classified documents case against Trump and other controversies that have dominated the headlines.

The president has been careful not to comment on the criminal charges against his predecessor, wary it could play into GOP allegations the prosecution is politically motivated. Biden also faces his own federal investigation into the possession of classified documents.

As part of the buildup, Biden will open his campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, this summer, according to two people familiar with the plan. He also plans to hold more events aimed at framing his economic message, according to one of the people.

“The president talking about his historic investments versus Republicans talking about historic indictments, I think, will play hugely positively for him at the beginning of his campaign and will speak volumes to the American people without him having to say a word about anything that’s going on on the other side,” said Maria Cardona, a strategist and Democratic National Committee member.

As he steps up his campaigning, Biden is enjoying economic tailwinds he is eager to highlight. The Federal Reserve paused interest-rate hikes amid slowing inflation, payrolls surged in May, and the University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index rose in June.

Fundraising blitz

The rally was a chance for Biden, who calls himself the most prounion president in U.S. history, to energize working-class voters who helped him win the White House, while countering Democratic worries about flagging enthusiasm for an 80-year-old president seeking a second term.

Biden started his 2020 campaign at a Pittsburgh union hall. His decision to begin his reelection run with union members 300 miles east shows how much he’ll count on organized labor to deliver in Pennsylvania and other states – such as Wisconsin and Michigan – with large union presences.

“This is not a criticism of them, but if the investment bankers in this country went on a strike tomorrow, no one would much notice,” Biden said. “But if this room didn’t show up for work tomorrow, the whole country would come to a grinding halt. So tell me, who matters more in America?”

The AFL-CIO endorsed Biden on Friday, the earliest the federation has officially backed a presidential candidate in an election cycle. It was joined by other union groups, which will allow organizers to immediately ramp up mobilizing efforts on Biden’s behalf, said Ray Zaccaro, public affairs director for the AFL-CIO. The president’s message could also resonate with non-college educated voters who don’t belong to a union, said Seth Harris, Biden’s former top White House labor adviser.

Biden is trying to strengthen and grow his votes among union members, Harris said, adding, “But he’s also looking to the larger population of voters who are similar.”

With the debt ceiling crisis resolved, Biden is ramping up his political activities, which have mostly been conducted behind the scenes since announcing his reelection run in April. The president does not intend to frequently hold rallies this year, but instead he and his team will focus on fundraising and building a campaign organization, advisers said.

Biden raised campaign cash in Greenwich, Connecticut, on Friday at an event hosted by Lone Pine Capital LLC’s Stephen Mandel and his wife, Sue, where tickets ranged from $50,000 to $100,000. It’s the beginning of a stretch of fundraisers for Biden this month in New York, Chicago, San Francisco and suburban Maryland.

Biden’s efforts are bringing in big bucks, according to two people familiar with the matter.

He’s following a strategy similar to one former President Barack Obama pursued after launching his reelection bid – raising money from the most loyal Democratic contributors early, said the people, who did not want to be identified because they’re not authorized to speak for the campaign.

Traveling to major cities with deep-pocketed donors will allow Biden to report a large fundraising haul in the first quarter since launching his campaign.

Biden campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez, her deputy Quentin Fulks and DNC Executive Director Sam Cornale plan to visit half a dozen cities this summer to meet with donors, local officials and community leaders to juice support for Biden’s campaign and get buy-in for their strategy, according to the campaign official.

Biden spent the week before the rally speaking to core constituent

groups, part of an effort to remind them of his accomplishments.

“Talk about it a lot more, is what I think they’ve been missing,” said Cardona.

Weak polling

Almost six in 10 Americans disapprove of Biden’s performance, and only one third say he should seek reelection, according to the latest CBS News/ YouGov poll. Nearly 90% of Black voters supported Biden in 2020, but just two-thirds of Black Americans approve of his performance in the survey. Among Hispanic Americans, Biden’s disapproval rating is 59%.

Biden staged a Juneteenth concert on the White House South Lawn Tuesday, during which he and Vice President Kamala Harris touted their achievements for Black Americans and urged supporters to fight back against threats to voting and civil rights.

At a Thursday screening of the Eva Longoria-directed film, “Flamin’ Hot,” Biden lauded Latinos and immigrants’ contributions to America.

Biden received endorsements from major environmental groups on Wednesday and plugged the climate provisions of his signature Inflation Reduction Act at a time when some climate activists have been frustrated by his approval of pipeline and drilling projects.

In Connecticut – the site of the deadliest U.S. school shooting – Biden on Friday touted his bipartisan gun control law and urged Congress to do more to address gun violence.

A day earlier, he held a White House event highlighting his campaign against “junk fees,” an effort designed to appeal to working- and middleclass Americans worried about rising costs.

This week

I Suisun City

12 p.m. Sunday

Fathers Day BBQ Marina Lounge, 700 Main St., Suite 106. www. marinaloungesuisun.com.

7 p.m. Wednesday

Cultural Exchange

Wednesdayz Marina Lounge, 700 Main St., Suite 106. www. marinaloungesuisun.com.

7 p.m. Thursday

Karaoke Marina Lounge, 700 Main St., Suite 106. www. marinaloungesuisun.com.

7 p.m. Friday

Salsa Fridays Marina Lounge, 700 Main St., Suite 106. www. marinaloungesuisun.com.

8 p.m. Saturday

Lemondrop Yellow

Everything Party Marina Lounge, 700 Main St., Suite 106. www. marinaloungesuisun.com.

I Vacaville

11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Sunday

Elevate Dance Center -

Dream On Vacaville Performing Arts Theatre, 1010 Ulatis Drive. https://vpat.net.

4 p.m. Sunday

Ke’Marie on Father’s Day

Journey Downtown Theatre, 300 Main St. https://events. journeydowntownvenue. com.

10 a.m. Wednesday

Free Movie Wednesday - June 14-July 26

Journey Downtown Theatre, 300 Main St. https://events. journeydowntownvenue. com.

6 p.m. Thursday

Singer and Song Writer

Competition

Journey Downtown Theatre, 300 Main St. https://events. journeydowntownvenue. com.

6:30 p.m. Friday 23rd Annual CreekWalk

series: Touch of Class Andrews Park, 614 E. Monte Vista Avenue. www.ci. vacaville.ca.us/government/ parks-and-recreation/ special-events/creekwalk

5 p.m. and 7 p.m. Friday

The Dance Factory June

Show Vacaville Performing Arts Theatre, 1010 Ulatis Drive. https://vpat.net.

I Benicia

6:30 p.m. Sunday Poker Night

The Rellik, 726 First St. www. therelliktavern.com.

7 p.m. Tuesday

Open Mic Night

The Rellik, 726 First St. www. therelliktavern.com.

7 p.m. Wednesday Karaoke

The Rellik, 726 First St. www. therelliktavern.com.

9 p.m. Thursday

DJ Jerry Ross

The Rellik, 726 First St. www. therelliktavern.com.

5 p.m. Friday

CBD

The Rellik, 726 First St. www. therelliktavern.com.

8:30 p.m. Friday

Goth Night

The Rellik, 726 First St. www. therelliktavern.com.

5 p.m. Saturday

Glenn Snyder

The Rellik, 726 First St. www. therelliktavern.com.

8:30 p.m. Saturday

5-0 Boyz and Wyldz

The Rellik, 726 First St. www. therelliktavern.com.

I Vallejo

1 p.m. Sunday Hey Jude!

Vino Godfather Winery, 1005 Walnut Ave. www.vino godfather.com.

5:30 p.m. Wednesday Johnny Rawls Empress Lounge, 330 Virginia St. https://empresstheatre. org.

1 p.m. Saturday 3 Day Weekend

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

Be sure to visit for future events

WINTERS — The Winters Friends of the Library will kick off its 2023 summer concerts. This is group’s 25th year of hosting concerts.

The free outdoor concerts are 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays at Rotary Park, Main Street at Railroad Avenue in downtown.

The series begins July 6 with The Nickel Slots playing Americana with attitude, from sentimental folk tunes to foot-stomping, raucous sing-alongs.

The Nickel Slots have won three Sammies (Sacramento Area Music Awards) for Outstanding Americana/Alt-Country and one for Best Live Performer and are now in the Sammies Hall of Fame.

Check them out at www.thenickelslotsmusic.com.

July 13 will feature Triism playing jazz

standards, pop music, and original compositions. The Sacramento trio won the grand prize at the Bucharest International Jazz Competition, part of EUROPAfest 2016, where they beat out musicians from 26 countries. Their unique group sound draws from their individual eclectic musical experiences and interests, which include jazz, rock, Eastern European folk, pop, and improvised music. Learn more at www.triism.com.

On July 20, local favorites Los Tres de Winters will play Norteño-style music, with accordion, bajo sexto, and bass. The music is a hybrid of Mexican and Spanish vocal traditions with waltzes and polkas brought to Mexico by Czech and German immigrants in the mid-19th century. You can see them at https://www.youtube. com/watch?v=w2LSGE8kUIQ&list=PLojNV a0_j1ZiRFVyRLj8CstGVeihTrYVF.

The series concludes on July 27 with Boca do Rio bringing their infectious Brazilian samba-funk. After a decade of performing in San Francisco’s live music scene, Boca do Rio has evolved into a multi-layered Brazilian-American psychedelic electro-funk party. Their sound is steeped in the traditional rhythms of Brazilian sambas and choros with a decidedly modern and funky edge.

Learn more at www.bocadorio.com. Invite your friends and neighbors, bring a blanket or lawn chairs or sit on the grass, sip a cool drink, and enjoy some fine live music on a summer evening.

The concerts are free, but donations will be gratefully accepted.

Winters Friends of the Library will have refreshments and used books for sale. All proceeds the Winters Community Library.

For more information, visit wfol.org.

A moo-ving art project for Vacaville Arts Week

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VACAVILLE — Visit Vacav-

ille is calling the cows home as part of an inaugural public art project that will welcome six lifesize bovines to town.

The fiberglass cows will be painted and decorated by local artists. Each is adopted by a

sponsor. Once done, the art cow will be displayed, permanently, around the city. Businesses and interested individuals can sponsor a cow through Visit Vacaville. The tourism organization will pair each sponsor with an artist to create a custom work.

All cows will be on view for Vacaville’s annual Arts Week,

Sept. 15-24.

“We know that Vacaville was named for the Vaca family, one of the first two settlers in our city, but there is something fun about having a destination whose name translates from Spanish to English into ‘cow town’ – and we’ve decided to lean into it with this playful art exhibit we’re naming ‘Cows on Parade,’” said

Music on the Waterfront opens with The Time Bandits

Melyssa Reeves, Visit Vacaville President & CEO, in a press release.

More details can be found at https://www.visitvacaville.com/ visit-vacaville-puts-life-sizecows-on-parade/.

For more information, email Melyssa@visitvacaville.com.

Ukulele jam session planned for July 15

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From Dylan to Bieber, catalogue sales are the megadeals taking over music

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The scent of Sarah McLachlan. The idea emerges early in the first pitch between Primary Wave, the music publishing and talent management company, and the Canadian pop star, who has sold more than 40 million albums, won three Grammys and founded the all-female Lilith Fair music festival.

There was a time when McLachlan, like so many artists of her stature, wouldn’t have considered selling even a single chorus to a private company as a manageable asset. But at 55 and nearly a decade past her most recent album of original songs, McLachlan has been frustrated by how her back catalogue has been managed - or in her view, ignored - by Sony Music Publishing.

“They’re banks,” she says of the major publishers. “They just hold the material. They don’t actually do anything, as far as I can tell. So I’m excited at that opportunity, that they might be able to reengage with some audiences and reimagine some of my music in a way that I may not be yet aware of.”

This first brainstorm session took place this spring, just weeks after Primary Wave, founded by former Arista Records executive Larry Mestel and fresh off a $2 billion infusion from Brookfield Asset Management, struck a deal to buy a share of McLachlan’s songs. McLachlan tuned in from her home in Vancouver, B.C., as talk turned to obvious hooks for creating new buzz - a Lilith doc in the works, the upcoming 30th anniversary of her career-making “Fumbling Into Ecstasy” - and the not so obvious. Had she considered appearing on “CMT Crossroads” in Nashville? Did she have song “stems” that could be shared with other artists for samples? And then there was Eau de Sarah. That came from chief branding officer Jeff Straughn.

“Have you ever thought about doing a fragrance?” he asked. “Is the beauty space something that you’re open to?”

“In theory,” McLachlan said and then paused. “I haven’t thought about it.”

Some call it song management, others royalty acquisition. The managers of this asset class include Mestel, Merck Mercuriadis (CEO and founder of Hipgnosis Songs) and Round Hill Music’s Josh Gruss, in addition to traditional publishers such as Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony Music Publishing and BMG. The latter have longer histories and much larger holdings than the more insurgent independents, but they’ve only recently been making the blockbuster deals on publishing acquisitions.

There was a time when even the biggest stars - the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and the Beach Boyswatched helplessly as their publishing was sold to corporations. That changed in the 1970s when songwriters learned the value of publishing and hired attorneys to protect it. This new market is something well beyond that. It’s about a wave of investors, many more accustomed to speculating on pharmaceuticals or real estate, cracking into territory once reserved for Casey Kasem. And artists, confronted with this new math, are cashing in. Where it was once considered almost sacrilegious to sell a song, it is now an element of estate planning for aging artists as singular as Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Steve Nicks and Sting. They get a payout and a promise of a cleaner

future, giving their heirs a chance to avoid the battles that took place after the deaths of Tom Petty, Prince or Aretha Franklin.

“I’m not Bob Dylan, so I didn’t get $400 million, but I got a very, very large chunk of change,” said Lindsey Buckingham, whose $100 million deal with Hipgnosis included Fleetwood Mac songs such as “Go Your Own Way” and “The Chain.” “It just makes things in the present a bit easier. And you’re not setting up your kids to be fighting over any sort of things that haven’t been well defined enough as to know how they’re going to get passed on.”

In a home office by a swimming pool in Los Angeles, Mercuriadis is working the phone. He is in his standard uniformblack Prada - and pacing as he works through a complication with a megadeal for Justin Bieber’s catalogue. It’s not with the artist, who has agreed to sell for $200 million. It’s with the Wall Street Journal, which is trying to scoop the news when Hipgnosis has already agreed to release it widely first.

The Bieber deal will make headlines. It’s notable because most of the deals have been for older, established artists. They are surer bets. A song by Paul Simon or Dylan has been earning a steady royalty for decades from commercials, radio (and now streaming) plays and other licensing agreements. Signing up Bieber shakes up the system. He’s just 29, and his future value must be calculated without the benefit of history.

That’s why Mercuriadis’s competitors question the deal.

“I don’t think when Justin Bieber is 40 years old, people are going to go back and listen to ‘Baby’ and his catalogue,” Gruss said. “So what do you do if you buy those rights? If you’re wrong, it’s a bad, bad investment.”

Gruss, at Round Hill, a company traded publicly on the London Stock Exchange like Hipgnosis, counts “Calendar Girl” singer Neil Sedaka, hair metal stars Skid Row, and more recently alt-rock B-listers Lit and Collective Soul in its stable. Which is how Mercuriadis explains why Bieber is a good buy.

“If you’re buying Lit and Collective Soul,” Mercuriadis said, “those records may be 30 years old, and you can make an argument that, hey, these have a much longer track record than ‘Shape of You’ by Ed Sheeran. But ‘Shape of You’ is going to be a much more important record not only for the next 30 years but for the next 40 years, 50 years, 60 years. I believe the same thing about great Justin Bieber records that have been a part of the fabric of our lives for the last 15 years.”

Then there is the deal from the Bieber side. A no-brainer. The economic downturn and rising interest rates have not been good for Hipgnosis, as

analysts and competitors have watched its stock price fall. But Scooter Braun, Bieber’s manager, saw the economy as an opportunity.

“Most wealthy people made most of their money in a downturn because they were able to understand that the market always goes back up,” Braun said. “If you’re a young person, and you’re able to deploy in a downturn properly, you could be setting yourself up for life.”

Braun likes Mercuriadis. In 2021, he struck a deal with him for another one of his clients, Andrew Watt, for his stake in such songs as “Señorita” by Shawn Mendes. But Braun didn’t sign with Hipgnosis out of loyalty.

“We always go to the whole marketplace,” Braun said. “Merck came forward with the best offer.”

Mercuriadis, 59, grew up in Canada, fell in love with Kiss and Aerosmith, and got his start as a marketing and A&R manager for such bands as UB40 and Simple Minds. He eventually got into managing a slate of clients that included Elton John and Guns N’ Roses.

In 2018, he founded Hipgnosis, taking the name of the famed design firm that designed album covers for Pink Floyd, Bad Company and Led Zeppelin in the 1970s.

He keeps his head shaved and poses for photos by sucking in his cheeks in Zoolander-esque fashion. His aggressive acquisition approach - he’s spent more than $3 billion on publishing, both by raising money v ia the London Stock Exchange and partnering with an investment firm, Blackstone - earned him the title of “music’s most hated man,” as Forbes called him in a 2021 cover story. But it’s hard to deny his genuine love of music. Mercuriadis is a record rat who seems as thrilled to show off a Japanese pressing of Paul McCartney’s “Ram” as he is to celebrate a deal worth millions of dollars. The floor of his office is stacked with audiophile pressings from the Electric Recording Co., Sam Records and Analogue Productions.

“He’s a fanatic,” said Chic co-founder and superproducer Nile Rodgers, who both is managed by Mercuriadis and sold his catalogue to him. “Merck and I can just spend hours and hours and hours talking about Eric Dolphy’s solo on a song. It’s very rare that you find a person that musically you feel so comfortable with.”

As he’s built the Hipgnosis catalogue, Mercuriadis has proved a maddening presence to competitors. They attack him for opening his wallet but say he’s not doing much once he’s made the acquisition. Mestel says he does not want to call out anyone by name. But he points out the range of his own Primary Wave, from working with Detroit-based Shinola to create a Smokey Robinson wristwatch to produc-

songs, and this is about the master recordings. It is not an asset class, and if you’re investing in our company, you’re investing in it from that perspective.”

Art, of course, is a relative term.

This spring, a commercial for the home fix-it service Frontdoor began circulating with a tune anyone with an FM radio or MTV in 1985 would know intimately. Except, somehow the words were wrong. Yes, “We Built This City,” the No. 1 hit for Starship, had been recast and rerecorded as “We Fixed This Toilet.”

his wife, Julie, and music manager Irving Azoff, was able to buy back his publishing. By then, Fogerty had already taken meetings with Mercuriadis to consider his options.

He says now he went to hear the pitch, not to make a deal.

ing the Whitney Houston biopic “I Wanna Dance With Somebody.”

“Most of my competitors sit back, and they put up their feet on their desk, and when the phone rings and they answer it, they think they’ve done a great job marketing,” he said.

Mercuriadis notes that Primary Wave acquired and then in 2013 sold its stakes in songs by the Beatles, Hall & Oates and Bo Diddley to BMG.

“Whether it’s Justin Timberlake or the Leonard Cohen estate that I’ve looked in the eye and said, ‘I’m going to be the custodian of these great songs,’ I can keep my promise,” Mercuriadis said.

Even during his spending spree, there are some artists none of the independents could seduce. Bruce Springsteen went with BMG. Dylan and Sting signed with Universal Music Publishing, which manages more than 3 million songs and has been around for decades. (Primary Wave, Round Hill Music and Hipgnosis were founded in 2006, 2010 and 2018, respectively.)

Marc Cimino, the chief operating officer of Universal Music Publishing, has heard all of the arguments made by the leaders of smaller companies. That big companies only care about their younger, hit-making clients. They manage too many songs, so they can’t possibility give the legacy catalogue much attention. He disagrees. Just go see “Dear Mama” on FX, the series about Tupac Shakur that Universal Music Publishing Group produced. He also spoke about Hipgnosis’s 2021 partnership with Blackstone Tactical Opportunities, which describes itself as “the world’s largest alternative asset manager.”

The key word there was asset,” Cimino said. “Right. We look at ‘Like a Rolling Stone’ not as an asset but as a song. That song has changed people’s lives. We are very clear at Universal that this is about the art, and this is about the

“I thought it was disgusting and a new low for the business,” said Jeff Jampol, who manages Starship but does not control the publishing of the band’s biggest hit.

He texted Cimino, since Universal administers the song.

But Jampol should have been grumbling to Martin Page, who wrote “We Built This City” with longtime Elton John collaborator Bernie Taupin. He was thrilled about the use. Page and Taupin could have blocked the commercial. Page first heard about it from his manager.

“I said, ‘What’s it about?’” Page said. “She said, ‘Plumbing.’ I was like, wow. And when she told me the amount of money they were going to pay, you go like, ‘Uh, okay.’” nnn

Money can’t buy everything, though. There are still some prominent artists - Joni Mitchell, for one - who retain their publishing. That’s also the case with John Fogerty, not that the author of a string of hits for Creedence Clearwater Revival hasn’t listened to pitches.

This spring, Fogerty walked into his home music studio in Thousand Oaks, Calif., looking very much like the guy choogling through “Proud Mary” at Woodstock in 1969. At 78, he remains a steady touring attraction, still favoring his trademark plaid buttondown shirts.

It has been a good moment for Fogerty. For decades, he battled Saul Zaentz, the late executive who had signed Creedence to an onerous deal at Fantasy Records in the 1960s. It got so bad that Fogerty couldn’t bring himself to play his Creedence hits in concert for decades. And in 1985, when Fogerty made a comeback with “The Old Man Down the Road,” Zaentz sued him for plagiarizing himself because he felt the song sounded too much like CCR’s “Run Through the Jungle.” Fogerty won and in January, with the help of

“Never in my life, not for one minute, have I ever thought of a song in terms of money, like a businessman does,” he said. “Let’s say I say to you, ‘You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’’ by the Righteous Brothers.’ And your reaction is probably - well, if you were anywhere near my age, you’d go, ‘God, what a great record.’ And it resonates in a way that a new pair of shoes doesn’t.”

But Julie Fogerty, whom he credits with saving his career and life when he had fallen into deep depression over his battles with Zaentz, kept nudging him to have meetings with potential publishing buyers.

He liked Mercuriadis. He seemed like a nice guy. He seemed to care about music and actually love music.

“But of course, that wasn’t what the meeting was for,” Fogerty said. “I’ve never gotten to own my songs. I want to walk around, you know, maybe with a cane in one hand and a top hat on my head and go, Yeah, I’ve got ‘Proud Mary’ now.”

Back in the McLachlan meeting, Mestel and his leadership team have gone through a series of brainstorms. They’ve talked about getting more of her work sampled by younger artists. Sam Feldman, her manager, mentions to those on the Zoom that he would love to get McLachlan on Howard Stern. He also talks about her love of the outdoors. That sparks some excitement from McLachlan, as she asks if there is the potential for a line of surfboards.

Mestel asks how she feels about social media. She dropped off because of the vitriol and anger that seemed to dominate online. He suggests somebody from Primary Wave take over her accounts to keep them humming without causing her stress. And while it seems unlikely to become a reality, nobody nixes the idea of a Sarah McLachlan scent. Before she signs off, she gives what is effectively a pep talk to the team.

“There is no bad idea,” she says. “And I’m pretty hard to offend. I mean, there are certain I’m going to say, ‘No, that doesn’t work for me.’ But as I said, I just haven’t put my mind to thinking in that direction ever, really. So I’m excited at what possibilities you guys can dream up.”

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Musician and producer Nile Rodgers.

Life lessons bestowed on a fatherless Father’s Day

The following column was originally published in 2022.

Dear Readers: Happy Father’s Day. Below is a beautiful letter written for Father’s Day. While there is sadness, there is a wonderful message namely that love is always the answer.

Dear Annie: I am a newly minted member of the group of us who will spend Father’s Day without our fathers. Without the phone call. Or the card. Or the flowers or the celebratory meal. No dad jokes or dad hugs

or dad reassurances. No one requests membership in this club, but it’s one most of us inevitably join. Dad – or Papadoodle, as we called him – was with us on Christmas, in perfect health and perfectly himself: slinging presents, slurping his morning mocha, laughing with his family and at himself. Snorkeling, playing pickleball, talking to our son for hours on the chaise lounge, dressing up for dinner even though he preferred his trademark polo and cargo shorts. Two weeks later, out of the

Horoscopes

by Holiday Mathis

Today’s birthday

It’s a year of sharp and defined purposes. In the weeks to come, an area of your life that was unsettled will fall neatly in place. You’re a magnet for people and deals that are a terrific fit. Love will take all forms including (but not limited to) friendship, the affection and care of animals, and passionate romance, too. Leo and Sagittarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 7, 16, 33, 2 and 4.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Because you’ve known what it’s like to be lost, you appreciate the sort of grace that’s coming together in your life. There are many times you’ve had to find your way home, but today, home will find you instead.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). There’s no effort you can make to amp up the appeal of what you offer. Rather, you will attract just the kind of attention you want by making no extra effort at all. Your nonchalance will be taken as confidence.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’re not ready to decide, and there’s no reason to rush it. It will feel like you’re debating yourself. You’ll argue your point, argue against your own argument and develop a summary that addresses the tension between stances.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Whether at work or leisure, your mind craves learning. You want to know how things work, who made them, how everything is connected and more. The one who captures your intellect will also have your heart.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). It takes a complex and multilayered person to be funny, silly and entertaining. You’ll throw your mind like a net into the world, and what comes back will cover a wide range of themes and ideas for delighting your crew.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You really do know what’s best for you and the situation, though you may temporarily forget. How would you advise a person in your position? Take your own advice.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The magic happens when people inhabit the same moment. This is why dancing is so exciting. People are bound together by the beat. If you can’t share the same place, at least try to share the same time.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Your loyalty will be activated in a scene that will require your discretion. Your measured reactions and reserved manner will serve to put you in control of what people pick up on. There’s a giddiness to keeping things to yourself.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Even though you are inwardly proud of what you’ve accomplished, shining in the world also has a cost. Privacy is a consideration. Also, you don’t want to inspire envy in others. Your modesty in times of success will bring good fortune.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Better than the convenience of a short line or quick service is the convenience of not having to look for joy in a process because it’s obviously present, well-lit and just asking to be taken.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You will find it hard to say “no” if you are not sure what kind of “no” it is you want to say. There’s a “no” that’s an invitation to debate, and one that means “maybe.” There’s a “hard no” and a trepidatious one, too. Know your “no.”

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Self-control is a virtue that can backfire on you. Keeping too tight a rein on your habits and responses will anger the animal in you. Let up on your restrictions. Have some fun.

Aim to be good, not perfect.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: After 12 seasons and nine wins, Blake Shelton recently announced he is stepping away from “The Voice” to make more time for family. The country music star is a Gemini born under a soulful and artistic Pisces moon. When Pisces, the sign of old souls, is featured prominently in an artist’s chart, it often indicates a person who knows their life purpose or career path at an early age. Shelton moved to Music City at 17 and the rest is history.

Write Holiday Mathis at HolidayMathis.com.

blue, a heart attack brought an untimely demise. One day he was here, and then in an instant, he was gone. A few nights after, while drifting to sleep in my childhood home, I knew my father was with me. I felt him so deeply, perhaps as profoundly as I’ve felt anything in my life. He wrapped me in a big warm hug, an embrace teeming with the kind of love only a parent could bestow. And in that moment, he explained the true significance of the parent-child relationship. “It’s so simple, don’t you get it?” he said. “It’s just about love, and that’s what I gave you. Can’t you see?

FOR YOUR HEALTH

Nothing else matters if you don’t have that.” The strength of his love was staggering; it surrounded me and burst from inside my heart. My dad was a deep thinker, an intellectual, a man with a vocabulary as big as his heart. He taught us to love the outdoors, show everyone kindness and not skip the sunsets. He taught us to follow our passions and to never, ever forget to laugh. But his greatest gift? Deep and unconditional love. There was never a time that I didn’t know how loved I was by my father.

So, this Father’s Day, as we wrap up a necktie or a

new book, let’s all remember that the most important thing we can offer anyone is love. It’s accessible to us all, and it’s what means the most. This Father’s Day, I am comforted by the assurance that my beloved Papadoodle, and his undying love and spirit, will be with me forever. – Love is the Answer

Dear Love: Thank you for your beautiful letter and incredible wisdom it shares. He sounded like an amazing man. What a gift he gave to you to live a life bursting with love. Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@ creators.com.

Doctors learning to confront poor youth mental health throughout US

Abigail McGowan went numb the day after the music stopped.

The drum major and French horn player helped lead the Anna High School marching band to the state finals in November 2021, the farthest the team had ever advanced. The next morning, after years of climbing the band ranks and months of preparing their set, McGowan realized the pinnacle of her high school music career was over.

What now?

Weekly Starbucks runs with friends and hours spent in the band room after school suddenly brought McGowan no joy. She wasn’t sad, per se; she felt nothing at all.

Physicians and counselors across the country have raised alarms about the worsening mental health among children and adolescents for years.

Even before the crisis was amplified by the Covid-19 pandemic, there were shortages of psychiatrists, therapists and beds at in-patient treatment facilities.

Texans have less access to mental health care than residents in any other state, according to a 2023 Mental Health America ranking. Less than 30% of Texas youth with major depression received mental health treatment.

Investments in youth mental health care are in the works. The Texas Legislature created the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium in 2019 to leverage 13 state universities and science centers. But the process is slow.

In the meantime, doctors and nurses say they’re overwhelmed by the flood of young people suffering from anxiety and depression.

“I think the impulse is, ‘Well, we need more hospitals. We need to crack down on social media. We need to do whatever.’ And that’s all important,” said Andy Keller, president and CEO of the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute. “But really, to me, the most important thing to do is we need to get upstream.”

Pediatricians are often the first – and sometimes, only – health care contact for children but have minimal training in psychiatric care. Hospitals and clinics are experimenting

with training frontline physicians and nurses to act as a safety net to catch mental illness before it becomes an emergency.

Asking the right questions

Children’s Health put veteran nurse practitioner Piper Merrill through a six-month training to bolster her confidence in recognizing and treating her patients’ mental health concerns.

It helped Merrill when McGowan told her that she didn’t want to get out of bed in the morning, a symptom Merrill immediately identified as a sign of depression.

“Kids come in with stomach aches, and a lot of times it’s anxiety, it’s fear, it’s emotional stuff,” Merrill said. “So now I have the tools to know how to ask the right questions, because a lot of times they’re not comfortable talking about their emotions or talking about their thoughts.”

Children’s launched the proactive pediatric behavioral health program in 2022 in partnership with the Texasbased Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute in response to the mental health epidemic primary care providers are seeing on a daily basis. About 75 providers went through the training in its inaugural year, Children’s said.

The number of pediatric mental health hospitalizations rose nearly 26% between 2009 and 2019, according to one recent study. Patients often sit in emergency departments for days waiting for psychiatric beds to become available.

“The only way we’re going to get ahead of all these hospitalizations is to intervene sooner,” said Meadows’ Keller.

“What we’re doing is we’re filling this huge upstream gap which is to help pediatricians identify these needs when they’re small, when we can deal with them, when we can keep the child on a healthy trajectory, and we never get to a point of crisis unless we don’t win with the biology,” Keller said.

Traditional training for pediatricians largely focuses on how to recognize and treat different physical illnesses rather than caring for a patient’s mental and emotional wellbeing, said Children’s pediatrician Dr. Mia Best, who specializes in mental and behavioral health.

Providers going through the Children’s and Meadows behavioral health training complete online courses for around six months that cover different mental health conditions and scoring systems for evaluating patients.

The program also convenes participants for group discussions so practitioners can ask questions about specific cases and bounce ideas off one another.

Additional education while juggling heavy patient loads can seem daunting, but Merrill said the investment was worth it. The objective measurements used in screening tools made Merrill more confident in her diagnosis of and treatment plans for conditions like depression, anxiety and ADHD.

“I found that once I had the language, and I also had the resources, I was less intimidated by the behavioral health issues coming my way,” Merrill said.

Surveys taken after completion of the program found that trained providers increased their use of mental health screening tools, use of related insurance billing codes and calls to the Child Psychiatry Access Network, which provides behavioral health consultations to pediatricians.

The program’s impact also expanded beyond just children and adolescents. Some parents were exposed to open conversations about mental health for the first time when accompanying their children to their pediatrician’s office.

Fighting a national emergency

Mental health professionals say it will take a variety of approaches to improve the youth mental health crisis. Several of the country’s leading pediatric care organizations declared a national state of emergency in children’s mental health in 2021, laying out a list of changes needed to reverse the trend.

Solutions include increased funding for screening, increasing access to telehealth and using schools as mental health care sites. Integrating mental health care into places like schools and pediatricians’ offices increases the likelihood that a professional can preemptively spot worrying mental well-being signs.

‘It’s anxiety, it’s fear, it’s emotional stuff’

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Abigail McGowan, pictured at home in Denison, Texas, took part in a pilot program by Children’s Health and Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute in 2022 that trained pediatricians to better screen for and treat mild-to-moderate mental health.

CALMATTERS COMMENTARY

When to take blowhards Trump, DeSantis, Newsom seriously

There’s always been a performative aspect to American politics. Politicians say or do things to seek attention, rather than contribute to governance. But it has become pervasive in recent years.

Former President Donald Trump personifies the bombastic approach, saying anything to get his supporters riled up – even to the point of violence – and draw media attention, no matter how detached from reality.

Unfortunately, however, Trump is not alone. Politicians of all ideological stripes now see attention-grabbing verbiage as an end unto itself, making declarations and issuing promises with little or no grounding in reality – but can fool the unwary.

California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, is a particularly active performer, scarcely letting a day pass without uttering – or tweeting –something that draws the attention that he apparently craves, particularly from national political media.

Newsom regularly exchanges incendiary rhetoric and cheesy stunts with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and says he would debate his partisan rival. Verbal conflict serves their equal yearning for national prominence.

However, Newsom will insert himself into just about any headline-grabbing issue, such as the Walgreens announcement that it would not sell abortion drugs in 21 states that outlaw them.

“California won’t be doing business with @ Walgreens – or any other company that cowers to the extremists and puts women’s lives at risk. We’re done,” Newsom tweeted in March.

California reporters took him seriously and began asking administration officials how they were going to cancel Walgreens’ state contracts. Officials quickly said there were no cancellation plans because under federal law, those with Medi-Cal health care can get prescriptions from any licensed pharmacy.

Newsom spokesperson Anthony York then said, “Tweeting is not policy,” adding, that the governor will not “take any action that hurts people who need access to care.”

If a governor’s tweets are not policy, then what is? Does it mean no one should take seriously anything Newsom says?

One wonders, for example, about his offthe-cuff statement to a television interviewer that he would appoint a Black woman to the U.S. Senate if Sen. Dianne Feinstein resigns. Is that to be taken literally or does it fall into the “tweeting is not policy” category of meaninglessness?

We know that Newsom has reneged on seemingly firm commitments in the past, such as his pledge while running for governor in 2018 to make single-payer health care a reality in California.

A couple of other examples come to mind.

Newsom signed legislation creating a commission to study reparations for Black Californians stemming from the residual effects they experience from slavery, saying it would correct the “structural racism and bias built into and permeating throughout our democratic and economic institutions.”

The commission is now on the verge of recommending some very costly reparations and Newsom is in no rush to embrace them.

“Dealing with that legacy is about much more than cash payments,” the governor said in an initial reaction, while praising the commission’s work as “a milestone in our bipartisan effort to advance justice and promote healing.”

So was Newsom’s signature on the original bill just virtue signaling? He had to know that creating the commission could raise expectations for benefits that would be expensive, and perhaps impossible, to implement.

Newsom’s latest bid for attention is proposing an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would legalize California-style controls on guns. He garnered national media attention but once again advocates for something disconnected from reality.

Jurors in criminal trials are instructed that if they find a witness to be untruthful in one response they should be skeptical of other statements. It should be applied to politicians like Trump, DeSantis and Newsom who, like naughty children, say provocative things just to say them.

CalMatters is a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California’s state Capitol works and why it matters. For more stories by Dan Walters, go to Commentary.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Fentanyl and California lawmakers

Fentanyl is killing thousands of Californians.

In 2021, 5,961 deaths related to fentanyl were reported to the State. Even with a high number of Californians being poisoned by fentanyl, the State Assembly and Senate Public Safety Committees refuse to increase penalties for dealers. Several new bills were introduced to the Public Safety Committees and not heard in Committee hearings. The public backlash resulting from the Public Safety Committee’s failure to once again safeguard Californians was swift, and there were threats of battles on the Assembly floor.

Some bills did get through but did not go far enough in terms of punishment for those who peddle this poison. Yet again, some lawmakers did not want to increase penalties for dealers. Instead, they want law enforcement to target the cartels who transport fentanyl into our country and, of course, they expect local law enforcement agencies to do this with very limited resources.

The irony with lawmakers expecting law enforcement to go after cartels is that many of the same lawmakers are those who oppose efforts to close our country’s borders as evidenced by bills that are passed that impact Californians and the taxes we pay. Fentanyl is poisoning people in our country and causing thousands of deaths per year.

If voters chose policy over political party preference, we may begin to experience some positive change in California. Until then, lawmakers who lack experience with how to

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best safeguard our communities and who have alternative agendas are running amuck in Sacramento. It all begins with voters. Once these politicians are elected to office, it’s too late because the momentum with the super majority is there and that super majority does not serve California well, at all.

Lisa Murphy Fairfield

Last chance for Cordelia

After a one-year pause, the city has resumed discussion of what is to become of the Cordelia area as part of the General Plan update process. Given the hodgepodge development that has occurred over the past decade, and the shrinking pool of available parcels, this is our last chance to address unmet public and neighborhood commercial service needs of Cordelia Area residents.

Over the past decade, development under the current obsolete General Plan has brought us higher density housing and warehouses through rezoning that has maximized the financial return to parcel owners and developers but neglected the needs of residents for public and neighborhood commercial services. The community has expressed those needs to the city at prior public outreach events. The question is, will the city prioritize residents needs or the financial interests of vacant parcel owners and developers? Share your comments with our District City Council representative K. Patrice Williams, or on the Fairfield Forward 2050 website. For my part, I want to see an elementary school, neighborhood

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park, and grocery store/neighborhood retail, in the vicinity of Suisun Valley Road and Business Center Drive. These could be provided on remaining parcels, by repurposing vacant commercial properties, or even a creative agreement to utilize underutilized parking lots at Solano College. These services are needed by residents in the North Cordelia area who otherwise must cross highly congested Green Valley Road to access these services. The Suisun/ Pittman Road interchange also needs an upgrade, including a pedestrian/bike crossing, to unite Cordelia across I-80, and to relieve congestion at Green Valley Road.

Joe Green-Heffern Fairfield

Income-based PG&E charges

I’ve been reading about the new state law AB 205 that will allow power companies to charge customers differing, income based amounts for the costs of delivering energy and maintaining the grid.

Currently, everyone is charged a flat $10 per month for these costs. I haven’t read anywhere, nor can I find anywhere, how PG&E is going to get access to our private income information to determine these differing, higher rates. I think we should be concerned about this for multiple reasons. I want more information, but I don’t know where to get it. Can anyone tell us where to look or who to ask?

Karen McCall Vacaville

How fathers can help their families

Derrick Morgan

THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION

James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family, used to tell the story of a greeting-card company that decided to provide free Mother’s Day cards for prison inmates. The response was amazing, with long lines to get the cards. The next month when Father’s Day rolled around, the company decided to do the same thing. But this time, not a single prisoner took them up on the offer.

How many of those men could have avoided prison if they had a solid relationship with their dad? How much more successful could our people, our families, and our nation be if more men stepped up to love and lead their families?

Asserting the importance of fathers is often met with vehement opposition. Perhaps because so many fathers have fallen short over the years, or perhaps because our fallen nature simply makes us prone to rebellion, some insist that fathers can be cut out of the family entirely.

Government programs that incentivize single motherhood already reflect our culture’s indifference to fatherhood. Social norms that dismiss the importance of marriage and family formation do the same. Just how expendable are fathers today? According to a USA Today report earlier this year, our scientific establishment is “getting closer to the possibility of making a new person… without the need for sex.”

With so many forces aligned against fatherhood, it should come as no surprise that nearly 40% of births in the United States occur outside of marriage, up from 28% in 1990.

These figures only tend to get worse over time. Kids who grow up without fathers, on average, have worse life outcomes. Seventy-one percent of high school dropouts are fatherless, 70%

of juvenile delinquents are fatherless, and 75% of adolescent patients in substance abuse centers are fatherless. All too often, these children grow up to raise their own children in singleparent households. This is particularly true for boys, who need their father to be a role model of healthy masculinity. No matter how much the culture might protest, men and women are different, and without a dad young men struggle. Thankfully, there are many exceptions to these macro trends. Young men all around the country are defying the statistics, standing up to the culture, settling down with their wives, and sticking around for their children. Indeed, I am grateful to work with many such fathers in my role at the Heritage Foundation.

What should men today do if they want the best outcomes for their wives, for their children, and for themselves?

Below are a few research-based suggestions for all fathers. They are not always easy to follow, but they are simple.

First, attend to your marriage. According to Communio’s nationwide study on faith and relationships, on any given Sunday, a married woman in church is 62% more likely to report that she is struggling in her marriage than her husband is. This reflects another disturbing stat that young men need to be aware of: Women account for roughly 70% of those who initiate a marital breakup. So, pay attention to your spouse, and avoid centering everything around your work, hobbies or even your children. Invest in date nights. Help around the house. Make sure that you both are on the same page about your family finances.

Second, attend church. The same Communio study referenced above found that the fate of faith and family are intertwined. In fact, it showed that 80% of church goers come from intact families with continuously

married parents. More than 10 years ago, Charles Murray’s Coming Apart already indicated the importance of faith to success in modern life when it noted that who attended religious services “more than weekly” were 20% more likely to report being “very happy” than those who attended “once per year” or less. Consistent church goers are more productive, happier, and their children have better outcomes.

Finally, get home for dinner, the earlier the better. Researchers at the Institute for Family Studies have found that “parents who eat dinner before 6:15 p.m. read during the evening with children 27% longer, play with children during the evening 18% longer, spend 11% more quality time with children during the evening, and spend 14% more overall time with children.” While these percentages may seem marginal, making sure you’re home for dinner ensures that quality time with your children is part of your everyday schedule, and that can make all the difference.

In 2023, millions of young Americans are yearning for a healthy society, a strong nation, and a clear purpose for their own lives. To achieve each of these goods, they should direct their energy toward constructing a healthy home. After all, your boss can always find a replacement for you at work, but only one person can be “Dad” to your children.

This Father’s Day, all of us can do our part by recognizing the key role of fathers and encouraging the dads in our lives to prioritize being good husbands, attending church, and getting home for dinner. Together, these three simple actions can form the basis of happy, healthy families, flourishing communities, and a stronger nation.

Derrick Morgan is the executive vice president of The Heritage Foundation.

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Luis Matos latest Giants’ rookie to grab the spotlight

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LOS ANGELES — Giants manager Gabe

Kapler didn’t think his 21-year-old rookie outfielder would be shaken by the bright lights of Dodger Stadium. But Luis Matos showed a level of poise – and swagger –Friday night in his second MLB game that even Kapler didn’t see coming.

What to know about girls’ flag football in Sac-Joaquin Section

MEL commissioner said it’ll likely start locally in 2024

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The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) voted unanimously in early February to make girls’ flag football an official high school sport statewide. Now things are coming together in the Sac-Joaquin Section.

The CIF, the governing body for high school sports in California, voted to make flag football an official sport statewide in February, making California one of the growing number of states to offer an official competitive football option

for high school girls, joining the likes of Alabama and Nevada. The state of New York also came to a similar ruling in the same week as the CIF. Schools can begin competition starting this fall.

“It’s exciting to add a new sport, and it’s doubly exciting to add a sport for girls that is very similar to (tackle) football, which has traditionally been more of a boys sport,” said Sac-Joaquin Section Assistant Commissioner Will DeBoard. “It’s also been exciting to see all of the early interest.”

DeBoard said around one third of the section’s schools initially reached out in the spring saying they were planning to field a team. It is possible more schools will form teams before the new school year starts. The section is expecting even more schools in 2024.

Monticello Empire League commissioner Joan Mumaugh told the Daily Republic earlier this year that its area schools would likely get on board for the 2024-25 school year.

A’s push aside reality of a lame duck season at Coliseum in 2024

Jerry McDonalD

BAY AREA NEWS GROUP

OAKLAND — The Athletics are just days into their “long goodbye” with their stated intention to play the 2024 season at the Coliseum in their final year of their lease.

“The schedule is set,” an A’s spokesman said Saturday. “We are playing in Oakland.”

The Athletics have lost four straight since their “Reverse Boycott” garnered national attention, with the latest a 3-2, 12-inning defeat against the Philadelphia Phillies Sunday before 12,105 at the Coliseum.

The Athletics are 19-54. As a matter of comparison, the 1979 A’s, which were 54-108, were 22-51 after 73 games although the current A’s have been more competitive of late.

Unlike some of the miniscule crowds earlier this season that seemed smaller than the announced atten-

dance, this one seemed bigger than the official crowd count and included the familiar drumbeat in right field which had vanished in recent weeks.

A’s manager Mark Kotsay believes there’s been an uptick in fan intensity since 27,259 showed up to protest ownership’s plans to move to Las Vegas.

“An interesting thing from my end is it feels like there are more people in the stands,” Kotsay

said. “There’s an energy and excitement level.

To hear the drums back in the stands is kind of refreshing.”

Oakland has experienced a “long goodbye” once before, with the Raiders playing the 2017 through 2019 seasons at the Coliseum while Allegiant Stadium was under construction in Las Vegas.

With players and coaches essentially wrapped in a cocoon and

concerning themselves with the day-to-day grind associated with being a major league team, it’s not as if the Athletics agreement to leave their home since 1968 is met with shock, dismay or even concern among those in uniform.

Kotsay said he wasn’t aware of his club’s intentions in terms of where it would play in 2024. With upper management unavailable for comment, it’s left to Kotsay to do all the talking – and he’s not personally involved with moving the franchise.

“It’s definitely my responsibility to be out front and represent the club, but you don’t really speak about the things you don’t have control over –where we’re going to play, where we’re going to be,” Kotsay said. “I control the day-to-day picture really and the responsibility of wins and losses. The way I represent this club is going to be judged every day.”

“I didn’t know Matos could keep it together like that, to be honest with you,” Kapler said a day later. “It’s not that I doubted his ability to keep it together like that. But there was a confidence and a poise that we saw last night that was really encouraging.”

The Giants and Dodgers were scheduled to meet in the second game of the series Saturday night. Sunday’s 1:10 p.m. series finale features Giants ace Logan Webb going up against Vacaville native Tony Gonsolin and the Dodgers.

Matos, the second-youngest position player in MLB, didn’t even need to take the bat off his shoulders

to make an impression in his introduction to one of baseball’s most storied and heated rivalries, with the screams of 49,074 fans on top of him in center field.

Matos worked walks in all three of his final plate appearances, including one to lead off the Giants’ three-run rally to take the lead in the eighth inning. After drawing another free pass to lead off the ninth, Matos flipped his bat and attempted to fire up his teammates the first-base dugout.

“I love that moment,” Kapler said. “The reason it’s most encouraging is because he understood how important it was. Players who celebrate walks get it. They get that the name of the game is to not make an out. … Most players don’t celebrate that. They do celebrate the base hits. They do celebrate the home runs. And they rarely celebrate a big take. It’s just not something that you see very often, especially from a young, in this case a 21-year-old, player.” It was an especially

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Warriors welcome aboard team’s new GM Dunleavy Jr.

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The answer to one of the most pressing questions heading into next week’s NBA draft came to light early Friday morning.

Mike Dunleavy Jr. agreed to a deal to become the Warriors’ next general manager, the team announced.

Warriors owner Joe Lacob didn’t have to go far to find the “perfect fit” to succeed Bob Myers, who announced last month that he’d be stepping away from the team after 12 years and four titles. Dunleavy, 42, appeared to be a logical replacement for Myers as the two have worked closely together over the last five years, with Dunleavy working his way up from scout to Myers’ right-hand man.

Dunleavy, the Warriors’ No. 3 overall draft pick in 2002 as a player, most recently served as the vice president of basketball operations, stepping in to cover some of Myers’ duties at times. Dunleavy represented the Warriors at general manager meetings and helped handle some of the team’s recent

transactions.

Lacob lauded Dunleavy for his wealth of basketball knowledge and said he believes his new general manager is ready to step up to the plate.

“He’s young and energetic, has established numerous relationships around the league and communicates well with players and coaches – all important traits in this business,” Lacob said in a written statement. “Mike’s ready for this challenge and responsibility.”

Steve Kerr, who served three seasons as the Phoenix Suns’ general manager more than a decade ago, said it’s “critical” to have a tight-knit relationship between the GM and head coach. Kerr was extremely close with Myers, whom he still considers a close friend.

But Kerr said the team’s familiarity with Dunleavy, who has been around for a few years now, provides a comfort level and trust among the coaching staff and players with the new man in charge.

“Everybody’s excited,” Kerr said in a phone interview Friday morning.

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Fairfield Expos rally in 7th to beat Medford 3-2 in Oregon

FAIRFIELD — The Fairfield Expos went scoreless for six innings before rallying for three runs in the seventh in a 3-2 win over Medford Friday night at Legion Field in Roseburg, Oregon.

Noah Rodda had a hit to push across two runs, and Connor Broschard also had an RBI single. The local

American Legion baseball team improved its record to 25-8. Fairfield was scheduled to play Klamath Falls at 4:30 p.m. Saturday.

Aaron Strong went 3-for-3 in the win over Medford and had a triple.

Blake Bozzini had two hits. Jace Parkinson also singled. Grant Genter pitched 4 1/3 innings, allowing five

hits, two earned runs and two walks. Jackson Kolakoski worked the final 2 2/3 innings. Kolakoski gave up just one hit and struck out two batters.

On Thursday, Fairfield was held to four hits in a 9-4 loss to Moundtime 18U of Hillsboro, Oregon. Bozzini doubled, while Drew Carrington, Matty Hague and Isaiah Pazmino singled. DJ Andersen, Car-

rington and Landon Dodge all pitched for the Expos. District 53 TOCs continue in area

FAIRFIELD — The District 53 Tournament of Champions continues in the major and minor divisions with champions set to be crowned Wednesday night. The minor division

tournament began Friday. Tri-Valley beat Benicia (Angels), American Canyon (John Mendoza Plumbing) topped Suisun (Cast Iron) and Sonoma (Yankees) defeated Fairfield Atlantic (Rockies).

Tri-Valley will host American Canyon at 1 p.m. Sunday and Yountville (Giants) will be at Sonoma at 1. Winners of those games will meet Wednes-

day night for the title at 5:30 p.m., the site to be determined.

The majors TOC began Saturday with games featuring Suisun (Integrity Pest) at Tri-Valley and American Canyon (AC Orthodonics) at Benicia (Brewers). Winners will play Monday at 5:30 p.m. at Sonoma (Bears) and at Fairfield Atlan -

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Irvington’s Janasia Wilson makes a move to avoid Tiara Everson of East Orange Campus during a girls flag football game in New Jersey. The sport is coming to the Sac-Joaquin Section, but likely another year locally for the MEL.

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Carlos Perez of the A’s connects for a solo home run in the fifth inning at the Coliseum in Oakland, Saturday.

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LA club director gets US Open playing experience of a lifetime

Sam Farmer LOS ANGELES TIMES

LOS ANGELES — Tom Gardner, director of golf at Los Angeles Country Club, got to play in the U.S. Open on Saturday, almost bouncing down the fairways to the cheers of his many supporters behind the ropes. His scorecard meant nothing. The experience meant everything.

Gardner, with his familiar boater’s hat and near-constant smile, was the marker in the tournament. A marker is a non-competitive player who rounds out the field when an odd number of players makes the cut. He doesn’t keep a card – except maybe as a souvenir – and sometimes doesn’t even finish every hole, although Gardner did. He was playing with Ryan Fox of New Zealand.

Among the competitors, leaders were playing late in the early evening Saturday. Rickie Fowler had a one shot lead at 11-under ahead of Wyndham Clark through 15 holes.

sional at the club, and the two were pinching themselves that the numbers worked out to get them on the course. Both had made unsuccessful attempts to make it through U.S. Open qualifying.

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2: Sandy Austin, 56/38 Third Flight (22-25)

1: Cheri Lincoln, 67/42

“I was very cognizant not to get in Ryan’s way or throw off his rhythm,” Gardner said. “We had a great time.”

That might be understating it. Gardner was walking on a cloud.

“To be able to say that I got to play a U.S. Open setup on the weekend and see what it’s like,” he said, “and see the energy of the crowd and see the pins and the firmness and the rough and everything that goes along with it, it’s … I can’t really describe it.”

His caddie was Rory Sweeney, head profes-

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Summer Jam Classic in July

“Obviously we all dream to play in one of these,” said Sweeney, who grew up on the west coast of Ireland, “and to share it with one of my best mates is something really special.”

Gardner, who had gotten word a week earlier he would get the nod if the numbers worked out, was convinced Friday night that an even number of players would make the cut and there would be no marker.

Paul Barjon of France needed to play the final three holes Friday at even

Feeva Family Foundation will hosts its third annual Solano County Summer Jam Classic July 15-16 at Solano Community College, 4000 Suisun Valley Road.

There are spots for 12 basketball teams and each is guaranteed two games before Championship Sunday when the “Elite 8” will battle it out with a single-game elimination for a cash prize

par or better to make the cut – thereby eliminating the need for Gardner.

Barjon parred No. 16, then birdied 17.

“At that point, I go, ‘I’m out of here,’ ” said Gardner, who had been monitoring scores on his phone from behind the 18th green. “I was meeting my wife for a cocktail party.”

He went to the locker room, changed, said goodbye to his friends at the club and hopped in his car.

So he wasn’t there to see Barjon take a double bogey on 18, slicing his drive into the woods, blasting out of a greenside bunker, then lipping out a 10-foot bogey putt.

Suddenly, breaking news: Gardner was golden.

of $15,000. Team registration is $1,500, which includes jerseys. Full rosters must be submitted in advance with signed waivers. A number of teams have already confirmed for what is billed as a highlycompetitive event.

One team expected to compete is the World Runners, a Fairfield-based squad led by Will C. Wood High School and Univer-

“I get a text from a member, and he said, ‘You’re in,’ ” he said. “I immediately called him, I said, ‘No, I’m not. This guy birdied 17.’ He goes, ‘No, he doubled 18.’ All of a sudden I started getting a lot of text messages and a lot of emails and the club sent out an email to the membership.”

Saturday morning, Gardner got the star treatment – or at least he got a smattering of cheers and shouts of “Let’s go, Tommy” wherever he went on the course.

He crushed his drive on No. 1, hitting it 285 yards down the middle. He holed a par putt of at least 30 feet on No. 10, right next to the members’ tent. More cheers. And he hit a beautiful tee shot on the par-three 15th.

sity of Idaho standout Mike Christian, according to the tournament’s Instagram account. The 12 participating teams allow for seven to 10 players in a traditional five-on-five basketball structure. For more information and registration form, go to the tournament website at solanocountysummer jamclassic.net.

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Los Angeles Country Club director of golf Tom Gardner, right, walks across the bridge at the course’s No. 9 hole along with Rory Sweeney, the club’s head pro and his caddie, Saturday during the U.S. Open.

Former Stanford star Tyrell Terry picks up pieces of a life broken by basketball

Chip SCoggin MINNEAPOLIS STAR

TRIBUNE

PALO ALTO — A black Tesla pulls into a Stanford University parking lot off Campus Drive and heads toward a spot in the back row.

The tall Minnesota man behind the wheel radiates a cool vibe. He’s fit and handsome, 22 and trendy, the hair on his head and under his chin styled just so.

His creative writing class starts in 20 minutes across campus. He has his routine timed perfectly.

He hops out of his car and unlocks a mountain bike in a nearby rack. Campus parking is tricky, so he keeps his other set of wheels here during the week.

“This works out good,” he says as he pedals toward class.

In classes back on the first day of school, he kept his personal information minimal during introductions. The basics and his major.

Tyrell Terry. Sophomore. Minneapolis. Science, Technology and Society.

No mention of the NBA, or his Instagram post that shook the sports world.

“I don’t feel the need to talk about it,” he says.

Tyrell Terry announced his retirement from pro basketball on social media this past December. The painful sentences he typed, the ones that described his mental anguish and said he was leaving behind “the darkest times of my life,” started to form more than two years ago in the Dallas Mavericks training facility.

Terry walked into work that March morning in 2021 and saw the scale. They’d make him stand on this thing all the time to check his weight. He was skinny – too skinny, every voice around him said –and he grew to hate that scale. He hated that he couldn’t make the number go up, no matter how hard he tried. And he hated the constant attention on his weight.

On this day, something inside of him conceded. He saw the scale, turned away and walked into an office in tears to request a leave of absence.

He was a 20-year-old rookie, with a No. 1 Mavericks jersey in his locker and a $6 million contract in his name. And he badly needed a break. He got one, but he didn’t get the results he wanted. He couldn’t step away from his own body and his own mind.

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In his last game in Minnesota, March 2019, Terry walked off the Target Center floor with his third state championship trophy and his high school coach saying, “He’s arguably the best point guard in the country.”

The former DeLaSalle High star excelled on the court by skill and guile. Playing with effortless freedom, he was so smooth and under control, manipulating the game with slick passing, ball handling and a confident demeanor.

But conversations about Tyrell Terry the basketball player almost always shifted to the same topic: his skinny body.

He weighed 160 pounds in his one season at Stanford. NBA teams grilled him about his weight during the predraft process.

He tried to consume 4,000 calories every day for six months before the draft to ease concerns. Though he added 20 pounds in the short term, he could not transform his 6-2 frame.

Genetics always won.

Coaches and scouts couldn’t stop raving, though. As a point guard, he put everyone around him

at ease, certain to make the right play. An intelligent, eager student his whole life, Terry reportedly set a record on an IQ test that some NBA teams administer to draft prospects.

He had declared for the draft after starting every game as a freshman at Stanford, leading the Pac-12 in free-throw shooting (89.1%) and posting the second-highest scoring average (14.6) by a freshman in the program’s history. The pandemic had upended everything about life and sports in the spring of 2020, and the draft was delayed until November. On the same night the Timberwolves drafted Anthony Edwards No. 1, the Dallas Mavericks used the first pick of the second round to select Terry, No. 31 overall.

His basketball journey was launching into rare air. Terry made his NBA debut on Christmas Day, 2020.

Two and a half years later, he’s back here at Stanford, a sophomore getting to class on time and contemplating where his major might lead. He’s here to find something so elusive – happiness – after he put an end to his days as a professional athlete with an Instagram post.

Retiring from basketball? Why would a recent NBA draft pick retire?

The answer was jarring. Basketball, he wrote, was destroying him.

The more Terry achieved, the more his body was critiqued, the more his mental health suffered. The anxiety he felt for years spiked when he made the NBA and tormented his days and nights. He couldn’t sleep. The thought of practice made him physically ill.

He had reached the pinnacle of basketball and he was broken. This was his secret.

“My personality and how my career went,” he says over lunch, smashing his fists together to simulate an explosion.

The skinny rookie was being weighed again. A Dallas Mavericks teammate walked by and saw 156 pounds pop up on the panel. Ty, you’re little as s---, he bellowed.

Another jab, each one hurting more than the last. These made Terry, already self-conscious and struggling with anxiety, retreat further into darkness. He agonized about all of this – his body, basketball, his anxiety, the scale, and how these things had become inseparable for him – constantly. If he had to be at the facility for practice by 8:45 a.m., he would set his alarm for 8:20, get out of bed to vomit, brush his teeth and leave. “I would be too anxious

to eat,” he says. He knew he needed to step away from the game that was suffocating him. In March 2021, after just 11 games, he did.

Twenty-one months, two NBA teams and countless therapy sessions later, he found himself alone in an apartment in Germany, crafting an Instagram post that outlined basketball’s grip on him in piercing rawness.

Instead of building me up, it began to destroy me. Where I began to despise and question the value of myself, much more than those surrounding me could ever see or know.

Intrusive thoughts, waking up nauseous, and finding myself struggling to take normal breaths because of the rock that would sit on my chest that seemed to weigh more than I could carry.

He hit send, then logged on to his PlayStation.

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Terry can’t remember a time when he loved basketball, truly loved it, in the way so many players around him loved the game.

“I can probably name 1,000 players out there that are better than me,” he says. “But my stars aligned better than theirs.”

The competitiveness of the NBA is cutthroat. A player lacking confidence will get devoured. Many players operate with a mind-set that they want to destroy the opponent guarding them. Terry never felt that urge.

He is a deep thinker who dissects everything happening to him. His mom, Carrie Grise, calls it a family trait.

“Over-thinkers,” she says.

Grise was 20 years old and unmarried when she first held Baby Tyrell. She moved from North Dakota to the Twin Cities with Tyrell when he was 4.

He was the “easiest child,” she says, never causing trouble and never wanting to disappoint anyone. If he was ever mischievous, his mom would give him a look and Tyrell would run and put himself in timeout.

He loved school and reading books so much that one day he asked his teacher if she would assign more homework.

School and sports came naturally to him, but Terry struggled with self-confidence for as long as he can remember. He felt lonely a lot. He still experiences social anxiety, to the point that phone calls can make him nervous.

Terry kept the battles he waged in his own mind private, hidden even from those closest to him. A close friend who spent time with Terry during the pandemic-lockdown days

on TV – you might even have reached your dream of being in the NBA – that doesn’t absolve you of the very real stresses with just trying to live and being human. It doesn’t absolve you from your own biology.”

Dr. Lisa Hardesty of the Mayo Clinic is a clinical health psychologist who specializes in weight management. She has no connection to Terry’s case, but every day she’s a witness to body image battles wrecking mental health.

“The anxiety magnifies everything,” she said. “It’s a big megaphone. People with anxiety often feel like they have a neon sign on their forehead that is advertising, ‘Look at me.’ “

That neon sign can feel like a movie screen for those who live in the public eye.

“If you’re more in the spotlight,” Hardesty said, “people might comment on it as well.”

leading up to the draft got only a glimpse.

“I kept telling him, I don’t understand what you’re going through, but I’m here for you,” Mikey Levine said. “I could tell he just wasn’t enjoying himself.”

He knew in his heart he didn’t love basketball. He loved the idea of making loved ones proud. That was his motivation to reach the NBA.

The Mavericks traded away Seth Curry, a deadeye shooter, on draft night and selected Terry. There were comparisons to supreme shot-maker Trae Young of Atlanta. Terry’s anxiety soared as he thought of falling short and letting people down.

“That was never my game,” he says.

Terry took the court for his first Mavericks practice, and his agent remembers a photo being posted on social media. His jersey was noticeably baggy. One commenter made a wisecrack about Terry looking like the freshman who got called up to varsity.

“There were days where he would call me before practice having a panic attack, saying, ‘I can’t do it. You have to call the GM. I can’t show up,’ “ agent Daniel Poneman said.

Poneman would settle him down each time, until he couldn’t. Terry asked for a personal leave that lasted nearly two months.

“On a daily basis I was trying to convince myself that I loved basketball,” he says. “Trying to convince myself that people’s opinions didn’t matter. It became a game of trying to convince myself of something that I didn’t believe in. I realized that’s not how I want to live my life. It was like I was damaging myself.”

Terry told himself that he didn’t deserve to be sad. Look around, he thought. People are struggling just to pay bills. I’m playing in the NBA. Who am I to be anxious?

“It doesn’t really work that way, unfortunately,” he says.

He had regular sessions with the Mavericks’ therapist during his leave. He tried anxiety medication, but those made him nauseous and he didn’t want to become dependent on meds.

The NBA requires every team to have a designated mental health professional and a psychiatrist available to players, plus an emergency action plan in case of a crisis. Privacy laws prevent the league from commenting on Terry’s situation.

Said Dr. Kensa Gunter, director of the league’s Mind Health program: “Just because you have money, resources, you’re in the public eye, you’re

that I’m not alone and that it is OK. I can barely get out of bed at times due to it.”

Terry didn’t expect this. He just poured his feelings into Instagram that night. Within minutes, his phone was buzzing with text messages. Media outlets all over picked up the news.

He received hundreds of messages of support. A professional women’s golfer wrote to him. Pitt men’s basketball coach Jeff Capel thanked him for his bravery. Athletes from different sports shared with him their own mental health stories, high schoolers to pros. “I didn’t expect that many people to be struggling,” he says. “I was kind of saddened by that.”

A small percentage of messages were negative or cruel. He figured that would happen. He focuses on the positive ones and those dealing with their own struggles.

Terry couldn’t escape this. His body frame was viewed as a strike against him. The more people asked him about it and focused on it, the more it dragged him down.

“How can my confidence be high?” he says.

He tried to return for a second season in Dallas, but that didn’t go far before Terry and the team agreed on his release during training camp.

Eager to dig deeper into his underlying issues, he studied literature on alternative therapy that utilizes psychedelic drugs.

He flew to Los Angeles to undergo treatment involving ketamine, a drug commonly used for anesthesia that produces a mind-altering state in psychotherapy. The practice, in which the patient takes ketamine and speaks with a therapist, has become popular in treating depression and anxiety.

“Whatever you’re feeling is going to come out,” Terry says. “There is no hiding.”

He used ketamine therapy over several months and felt rejuvenated enough to try basketball again. The Memphis Grizzlies signed him in late December 2021. He played mostly for their G League team before suffering a foot injury. He made only brief appearances in two games with the Grizzlies before being released.

I’m done, he told himself. There’s nothing in this sport for me anymore.

Still, he tried again this past winter, hoping Europe would be a better fit. He signed with a team in Germany. He was so sick his first week that he could hardly get out of bed. He believes his anxiety caused flu-like symptoms.

He told his agent on Dec. 14 that he wanted to retire. Poneman thought his client might ponder this more. He was alarmed when he read Terry’s Instagram post the next day sharing deeply personal information.

“I thought it would be bad for his anxiety and people would say bad things about him,” Poneman said.

In fact, the opposite happened.

Terry is finishing lunch at a downtown Minneapolis restaurant this past February when he pulls out his phone and scrolls through his DMs.

“Here’s one from a week ago,” he says, reading the message from a stranger.

“I know you’ll probably never see this, but you have impacted my life in such a positive way. By you coming out and explaining your mental health/anxiety issues makes me realize

“If I didn’t get those messages,” he says, “I would have just disappeared. You probably would have never seen me on any platform again. Now I feel compelled to do something about it.”

He accepted an invitation in late April to speak to about 100 students and parents about mental health at a community center near Pittsburgh.

“I enjoyed it,” he says. “It was a good experience.”

He re-enrolled at Stanford this spring to find a new path. He picked a major — Science, Technology and Society — that offers a broad curriculum. He’s searching for a new passion.

He’s not sure anyone has recognized him on campus. He chuckles as he shares something that happened in one of his classes.

As an icebreaker, students were asked to say something they are proud of. One student told the group that part of some software he developed is being used by NASA on a mission.

“I’m like …,” Terry says, his face contorting into a stunned expression.

And what did Terry share as his proudest accomplishment? Getting into Stanford.

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His 30-minute daily commute to campus ends in a familiar place. This parking lot is next to Maples Pavilion, the basketball arena where Terry once drew standing ovations. His picture hangs on a wall inside along with other Stanford players who made it to the NBA.

He has been inside the arena only once since returning in April.

Just down the street is Ray’s Grill, his favorite campus dining spot. Chirping birds provide a soothing soundtrack as he relaxes on the back deck on this sunny spring afternoon in the Bay Area. His classes are done for the day, though his evening will be devoted to working on a technical briefing for his bioengineering class.

Terry misses being an athlete here, hanging out with friends and teammates and late-night meals at Ray’s, where he always orders the chicken sandwich. He traded it all in after one year for a shot at an NBA career, a decision he doesn’t regret.

“A lot of weight off my shoulders, as far as where I’m headed in life,” he says. “I don’t have to deal with crippling anxiety every day. Is this my passion to be at school? No. But I’m in the process of finding out what will make me happy.”

Something that happened during his April trip to Pittsburgh makes him believe he’s on the right track. He started watch-

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Tyrell Terry (1) of the Dallas Mavericks dribbles around the Charlotte Hornets’ LaMelo Ball at American Airlines Center in Dallas during a game in 2020. See Terry, Page

In Congress, July 4, 1776, the unanimous declaration of the 13 United States of America.

“When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,”

A ‘Christian nation by confession, proclamation and

language, The Unites States of America has the responsibility, opportunity and means to make these statements reality in our day and age.

Surely a task so deeply rooted in our national history regarding human rights and specifically slavery will not be easily achieved. I believe it can and should be striven for and may be accomplished only in the context of our national confession of God’s word to us , i.e. the Bible.

First of all, we have to redefine the usage and misunderstanding of the word “race.”

I believe the Bible makes it very clear that there is only one “race,” made in the “imago dei” or image of God, as all human beings have their shared origin in Adam and Eve as expressed in the Bible. You may have to count back a lot of generations, but, ultimately we end up the first human family, Adam and Eve.

Ultimately, every human shares the specifics of Adam, including the very first woman

made from the physical essence of Adam (a rib).

And so you ask, why don’t we all share their specific physical characteristics, Eye color, hair appearance, skin color etc.?

Most importantly, how have we come to judge the hand of God in his wonderful though varied creation leading us to what is known as ‘’racism,” using terms like “different race” or “inferior” race as if God made a mistake somehow or intentionally designed cat egories such as “superior” or “inferior” in regard to “in his image he created them.”

From “One Blood” by John M. Perkins, “Never in my life time have the people of this country been so at odds with one another. Sure, there’ve been challenges, obstacles, and disagreements in the past; but they were usually limited to one or two issues at a time. Today, however, no matter where you turn, people are bowed up, choosing sides, and vilifying those who disagree with them on matters of race, class, culture, gender, religion, politics and even on whether to stand, sit or kneel during the

playing of our national anthem.”

Thanks to social media, the battles are not only ongoing, but also fueled daily by new videos, hashtags, and memes in support of one opinion or another.

Could it be for such a time as this that God has brought us here: To a place of passion and understanding? To disrupt the status quo? To repur-

pose the church to redeem the community? Indeed, this should be our finest hour.

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

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF: AARON MICHAEL CALDWELL

CASE NUMBER: CU23-01337

TOALLINTERESTEDPERSONS:

Petitioner: Aaron Michael Caldwell filedapetitionwiththiscourtforadecree changingnamesasfollows:

Present Name:

a. Aaron Michael Caldwell

Proposed Name:

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ANYCHANGEINTHEFACTSSET FORTHINTHESTATEMENTPURSUANTTOSECTION17913OTHERTHAN ACHANGEINTHERESIDENCEADDRESSOFAREGISTEREDOWNER. ANEWFICTITIOUSBUSINESSNAME STATEMENTMUSTBEFILEDBEFORE THEEXPIRATIONMay222028. THEFILINGOFTHISSTATEMENT DOESNOTOFITSELFAUTHORIZE THEUSEINTHISSTATEOFAFICTITIOUSBUSINESSNAMEINVIOLATION OFTHERIGHTSOFANOTHERUNDER FEDERAL,STATEORCOMMONLAW (SEESECTION14411ETSEQ.,BUSINESSANDPROFESSIONSCODE). FiledintheOfficeoftheCountyClerkof SolanoCounty,StateofCaliforniaon: MAY232023

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF: MAURICE THOMAS CASE NUMBER: CU23-01300 TOALLINTERESTEDPERSONS: Petitioner: Maurice Moore filedapetition withthiscourtforadecreechanging namesasfollows: PresentName: a. Maurice Thomas ProposedName: a. Maurice Moore THECOURTORDERSthatallpersonsinterestedinthismattershallappearbefore thiscourtatthehearingindicatedbelowto showcause,ifany,whythepetitionfor changeofnameshouldnotbegranted. Anypersonobjectingtothename changesdescribedabovemustfileawrittenobjectionthatincludesthereasonsfor theobjectionatleasttwocourtdaysbeforethematterisscheduledtobeheard andmustappearatthehearingtoshow causewhythepetitionshouldnotbegranted.Ifnowrittenobjectionistimelyfiled, thecourtmaygrantthepetitionwithouta hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING

Date: July 19, 2023; Time: 8:30am; 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

AcopyofthisOrdertoShowCauseshall bepublishedatleastonceeachweekfor foursuccessiveweekspriortothedate setforhearingonthepetitioninthefollowingnewspaperofgeneralcirculation,printedinthiscounty:DailyRepublic Pleasefileproofofnewspaperpublication atleast5businessdaysbeforehearing (newspaperdoesnotfilew/court)zoom ok.zoominvitewillbeemailed1-2days beforehearing

Date:MAY162023 /s/C.Carringer JudgeoftheSuperiorCourt

FILED:MAY172023

DR#00063577

Published:May28June4,11,18,2023

a. Aaron Michael Viratos THECOURTORDERSthatallpersonsinterestedinthismattershallappearbefore thiscourtatthehearingindicatedbelowto showcaus e,ifany,whythepetitionfor changeofnameshouldnotbegranted. Anypersonobjectingtothenamechanges describedabovemustfileawrittenobjectionthatincludesthereasonsfortheobjectionatleasttwocourtdaysbeforethematterisscheduledtobeheardandmustappearatthehearingtoshowcausewhythe petitionshouldnotbegranted.Ifnowrittenobjectionistimelyfiled,thecourtmay grantthepetitionwithoutahearing.

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF: SARA MEDINA CASE NUMBER: CU23-01554 TOALLINTERESTEDPERSONS: Petitioner: Sara Medina filedapetition withthiscourtforadecreechanging namesasfollows: PresentName: a. Gracen Mathew Collier

ProposedName: a. Grayson Mathew Collier THECOURTORDERSthatallpersonsinterestedinthismattershallappearbefore thiscourtatthehearingindicatedbelowto showcause,ifany,whythepetitionfor changeofnameshouldnotbegranted. Anypersonobjectingtothename changesdescribedabovemustfileawrittenobjectionthatincludesthereasonsfor theobjectionatleasttwocourtdaysbeforethematterisscheduledtobeheard andmustappearatthehearingtoshow causewhythepetitionshouldnotbegranted.Ifnowrittenobjectionistimelyfiled, thecourtmaygrantthepetitionwithouta hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING

Date: July 28, 2023; Time: 9:30am; Dept: 22; Rm: 3 The address of the court is: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF Old Solano Courthouse 580 Texas Street Fairfield, CA 94533 AcopyofthisOrdertoShowCauseshall bepublishedatleastonceeachweekfor foursuccessiveweekspriortothedate setforhearingonthepetitioninthefollowingnewspaperofgeneralcirculation,printedinthiscounty:DailyRepublic Pleasefileproofofnewspaperpublication atleast5businessdaysbefore hearing (newspaperdoesnotfilew/court)zoom ok.zoominvitewillbeemailed1-2days beforehearing

Date:5/30/2023 /s/AlesiaJones JudgeoftheSuperiorCourt

FILED:MAY312023 DR#00063782

Published:June4,11,18,25,2023

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ORDER

PETITION OF: SHIRLEY VAZQUEZ AYALA

CASE NUMBER: CU23-01601

TOALLINTERESTEDPERSONS:

Petitioner: Shirley Vazquez Ayala fileda petitionwiththiscourtforadecreechangingnamesasfollows:

PresentName: a. Shirley Vazquez Ayala

ProposedName: a. Shirley (no middle name) Vazquez Ayala

THECOURTORDERSthatallpersonsinterestedinthismattershallappearbefore thiscourtatthehearingindicatedbelowto showcause,ifany,whythepetitionfor changeofnameshouldnotbegranted.

Anypersonobjectingtothename changesdescribedabovemustfileawrittenobjectionthatincludesthereasonsfor theobjectionatleasttwocourtdaysbeforethematterisscheduledtobeheard andmustappearatthehearingtoshow causewhythepetitionshouldnotbegranted.Ifnowrittenobjectionistimelyfiled, thecourtmaygrantthepetitionwithouta hearing.

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Courthouse 580 Texas Street Fairfield, CA 94533

AcopyofthisOrdertoShowCauseshall bepublishedatleastonceeachweekfor foursuccessiveweekspriortothedate setforhearingonthepetitioninthefollowingnewspaperofgeneralcirculation,printedinthiscounty:DailyRepublic Pleasefileproofofnewspaperpublication atleast5businessdaysbeforehearing (newspaperdoesnotfilew/court)zoom ok.zoominvitewillbeemailed1-2days beforehearing

Date:5/30/2023

/s/StephenGizzi JudgeoftheSuperiorCourt

FILED:MAY312023 DR#00063783

Published:June4,11,18,25,2023

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LOCATEDAT101FalconDr,Vallejo, California94589Solano.Mailingaddress 101FalconDr,Vallejo,California94589.

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NOTICEISHEREBYGIVENTHATthePlanningCommissionoftheCityofSuisunCityis conductingapublichearingtoconsidermakingarecommendationtotheCityCouncilon SitePlan/ArchitecturalReviewPermitNo.22/23-001andPlannedUnitDevelopmentPermitNo.22/23-001forconstructionofanapproximate6,800squarefootbuildingwhich wouldincludeanewdentalofficeaswellasfuturetenantspaceonpropertylocatedat Assessor’sParcelNumber0032-061-390(SouthwestcornerofMainStreetandLotz Way).

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ththiscourtforadecree changingnamesasfollows:

Present Name:

a. Jenelle Jangar Im

b. Dylen Jarelle Jangar Im

c. Maya Lileian Jangar Im d. Jayce Coleone Jangar Im Proposed Name:

a. Jenelle Im

b. Dylen Jarelle Im c. Maya Lileian Im d. Jayce Coleone Im THECOURTORDERSthatallpersonsinterestedinthismattershallappearbefore thiscourtatthehearingindicatedbelowto showcause,ifany,whythepetitionfor changeofnameshouldnotbegr anted Anypersonobjectingtothenamechanges describedabovemustfileawrittenobjectionthatincludesthereasonsfortheobjectionatleasttwocourtdaysbeforethematterisscheduledtobeheardandmustappearatthehearingtoshowcausewhythe petitionshouldnotbegranted.Ifnowrittenobjectionistimelyfiled,thecourtmay grantthepetitionwithoutahearing.

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Date: July 5, 2023; Time: 8:30am; Dept: 12; Rm: I The address of the c ourt is: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SOLANO 580 Texas Street Fairfield 94533 Old Solano Courthouse AcopyofthisOrdertoShowCauseshall bepublishedatleastonceeachweekfor foursuccessiveweekspriortothedateset forhearingonthepetitioninthefollowing newspaperofgeneralcirculation,printedin thiscounty:DailyRepublic. Pleasefileproofofnewspaperpublication atleast5businessdaysbeforehearing (newspaperdoesnotfilew/ court)zoom ok.zoominvitewillbeemailed1-2days beforehearing

Date:4/19/2023 /s/C.Carringer JudgeoftheSuperiorCourt FILED:APR202023 DR#00063579

Published:May28June4,11,18,2023

Flag

From Page B6

Like any sport, teams will compete against each other in leagues with the chance at advancing to the postseason.

Who will play?

As of mid-June leagues have not been finalized. However the section is working with schools to have each team placed in a league by the time the season kicks off on the first contact date, Aug. 18.

When will they play?

Unlike tackle football, there will not be a set day for all flag football games. Each school will have a maximum of 28 contacts (games) to fill out its season. A 28-game schedule is standard for sports with two games a week (basketball, baseball, softball, etc.). In addition to league and non-league games, some schools will participate in one-day round robin tournaments.

Because freshman football teams play Thursday nights, some girls’ flag football teams will play at home when the school’s freshman football team is on the road and vice versa. Others will play a flag-tackle double header where the girls take the field before the boys.

Key rules

Flag is vastly different from tackle. Teams will play 7-on-7 where every offensive player outside of the quarterback is eligible to catch a downfield pass. Teams must start the game with seven players, but can play with as few as five. Here are a few differences that you will see when attending games this fall:

Game length

n Two 20-minute running halves with a five minute halftime

n Running clock until the last two minutes of each half. The game clock will start on the snap following the stoppage for

Terry

From Page B8

ing basketball on TV again this spring and enjoyed it, but he felt no desire to pick up a basketball.

After his speech at the community center concluded, students there started shooting hoops. Terry joined them. He stood under the basket and rebounded for them. He shot a few layups himself. He felt no emotion as

notification of two-minute warning.

n Each team will have two timeouts per half with no carry-over from the first half to the second half or the second half to overtime.

n A coin toss determines the first choice of options to receive or defer.

Playing Field

n Width: 30 yards minimum to 40 yards maximum

n Length: 50 yards minimum to 80 yards maximum plus two end zones (10 yards each)

n No-Run Zones are located five yards from each End Zone and five yards from each line-togain

Some other rules:

n A play is blown dead where an offensive player has her flag pulled or where the ball touches the ground.

n In an attempt to limit injuries, no excessive contact will be allowed. On offense no blocking is allowed and on defense, up to two players can rush from any position on the field if they are seven yards behind the line of scrimmage. Rushers must avoid contact with offensive players and are not allowed to hit the quarterback or her arm at any point during the throwing motion.

n In overtime, teams will alternate possessions, starting at the 20-yard line. The line to gain is always the goal line even if a penalty enforcement places the ball more than 20 yards from the goal line to start a new series of downs. Each team will have at least one possession during each overtime unless B scores first. If team A scores first, team B will be given a series of downs from their 20-yardline.

n No run zones are designed to avoid shortyardage, power-running situations to help avoid blocks/screens and excessive contact.

he held a basketball for the first time since he retired. No sense that something missing had returned. Nothing pulling him back. He returned to his hotel that night feeling peaceful, validated, and flew home the next day.

Home is California now.

Tyrell Terry has moved on. In community centers, therapy sessions and campus life, he is looking for something he couldn’t find on a basketball court. Maybe he’ll find it in his next class. That’s where he’s headed.

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Warriors

From Page B6

“I’m really excited to work with Mike. There’s a lot of trust, and over the last three years, we’ve had a lot of work together and that matters. So we have a foundation that’s built already, we trust each other and we’re going to work really well together.”

The Warriors are expected to host a news conference Monday to officially announce Dunleavy as the team’s next general manager in the lead-up to next Thursday’s draft.

Dunleavy and executive vice president of basketball operations Kirk Lacob appeared to have been running the show for the last month. Lacob is also expected to take on an elevated role since Myers served as both the team’s general manager and president of basketball operations.

Dunleavy and the Warriors’ front office have a key offseason ahead as they try to capitalize on Stephen Curry’s prime, despite having little flexibility to add pieces after the team suffered a second-round playoff exit

Giants

From Page B6

encouraging sign for Matos, whose pedigree as a prospect was built on elite bat-to-ball skills but whose development was fast-tracked once he showed better control of his free-swinging approach, walking more times than he struck out

one year after winning the title. And that’s where the challenge comes in: How will Dunleavy manage Golden State’s skyrocketing payroll and luxury tax bill and find ways to improve the roster at a time when the new collective-bargaining agreement clamping down on high-rolling teams?

There are several other items that will need to be sorted out, too. Draymond Green’s future is in limbo, though there’s a growing belief that he’ll be back next season –whether by exercising his $27.6 million player option or signing an extension.

in the minors this season before earning a call-up.

In eight career plate appearances, Matos has drawn more walks (three) than fellow rookie Casey Schmitt, who is still stuck on one through 124 career plate appearances. Consider Kapler impressed, as well as LaMonte Wade Jr., the Giants’ king of strike zone awareness.

Klay Thompson is also entering the final season of his current deal and extension eligible.

The Warriors hold the No. 19 overall pick in Thursday’s draft, which they can’t trade until draft night because of a rule that requires teams to make a first-round selection at least every other year.

Myers, who seemed to be preparing Dunleavy for this role over the last few years, gave his stamp of approval to Dunleavy during his exit interview.

“Well, Mike’s great,” Myers said May 30. “He’s a good GM, if he wants

“I think it shows a lot of maturity from a young guy to be able to go out there his first time in Dodger Stadium, to be able to own the strike zone and swing and good pitches,” said Wade, whose 45 walks rank fifth in the National League. “I thought even the swings that he did connect with, the line drive outs to center field, were great swings. As a

it, it will be great… He knows more about basketball than I do. He grew up in it. He was born into it with his dad; he played in it.”

Dunleavy was drafted third overall in 2002 out of Duke, and faced pressure and, ultimately, significant frustration from the fanbase as another top draft pick who could not bring the team out of the NBA’s basement. Dunleavy spent his first four-plus seasons with Golden State and played a total of 15 seasons with six teams. Myers hired him as a scout in 2018 and he became the VP in 2021.

young guy, you take two good swings in your first two at-bats you might want to go out there in your next at-bats and reach for more because you didn’t get the result that you wanted. But for him to stay within himself and take – or earn – his three walks, it shows a maturity at a young age and shows the type of hitter he is.”

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Fill in the blank cells using numbers 1 to 9. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and 3x3 block. Use logic and process of elimination to solve the puzzle. The difficulty level ranges from Bronze (easiest) to Silver to Gold (hardest).

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Solution to 6/18/23:

Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group/TNS file (2022) Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr and then-Vice President of basketball operations Mike Dunleavy Jr. attend a practice session at the Chase Center.

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