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Texas Supreme Court allows enforcement of abortion ban Tribune Content Agency WASHINGTON — The Texas Supreme Court ordered late Friday that the state’s century-old abortion ban, struck down in Roe v. Wade in 1973, can be enforced immediately.

That overrules a Harris County judge who had allowed abortion through six weeks to resume temporarily, and puts abortion providers and at risk of fines and lawsuits.

The state’s high court issued the order a week after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe and erased constitutional protection for abortion.

It’s a major setback for abortion providers left with few options after the ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, though the order does not allow criminal charges against abortion providers.

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Dave George, left, primary designer and builder, and Nicole Braddock, executive director of the Solano Land Trust, construct a 20-foot, stainless steel oak tree at a

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Abortion rights supporters and opponents clash while demonstrating in downtown Dallas, Wednesday.

July 4th travelers face canceled flights, crowded airports and higher fares Tribune Content Agency People across the U.S. are expected to fly in the highest numbers since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic for the July 4 holiday weekend, stressing a beleaguered transportation system experiencing tens of thousands of cancellations and delays.

Nearly 8,000 flights within, into or out of the U.S. were delayed on Friday and 587 were canceled. Another 2,100 were delayed and 523 canceled, as of around 11:20 a.m. in New York on Saturday, according to FlightAware.com.

July 4 travelers might also have to contend with bad weather. Thunderstorms are on tap for a stretch of the East Coast from Washington to Boston on Saturday. Further south, Tropical Storm Colin formed “unexpectedly” off the coast of South Carolina, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The Transportation Security Administration said it screened about 2.5 million passengers at U.S. airports on Friday in what it expects to be the year’s busiest travel weekend yet.

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workshop along Morrison Lane in Fairfield, Friday. When finished, the tree will greet visitors at Patwino Worrtla Kodol Dihi Open Space Park.

FAIRFIELD — Visitors to the Patwino Worrtla Kodoi Dihi Open Space Park will be greeted by a 20-foot, stainless steel oak tree currently under construction at a workshop on Morrison Lane.

Dave George is the primary designer and builder of the art project on behalf of the park owners, the Solano Land Trust.

“Some people come to nature because they want to be outside; some people want to be in solitude,”

said Nicole Braddock, executive director of the Solano Land Trust, which owns the 1,500-acre park, formerly called the Rockville Trails Preserve.

But some people find art in nature,” said Braddock, adding that by adding art to the park welcoming plaza, the Land Trust hopes to attract more of those individuals to the facility.

More than a ton of material was donated for the project, the vast majority of it by California Pipe Fabricators in Dixon, through Ken Hunter, who was part of the early

brainstorming to bring some kind of art project to the park.

“I went in there and asked where I can find some pipe, and (owner Mitchell Stenson) said, ‘we have this bone yard in the back, here, so you can look to see what you can find there,’ “ Hunter said.

“Then he said, ‘Do you think we can donate this to you?’ And it took me about a nano-second to say yes,” Hunter said.

Hunter said Stenson told him that when growing up he used to See Art, Page A12

Ultra-contagious omicron subvariants worsening California’s coronavirus wave Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — The growing dominance of two new ultra-contagious omicron subvariants is prolonging a wave of coronavirus cases in California and sparking growing concerns from health officials that coming weeks could see significant spread and increased hospitalizations.

BA.4 and BA.5 are now believed to be responsible for most new infections nationwide. The strains are of particular concern because they are not only especially contagious but also capable of reinfecting those who have survived earlier omicron infection.

When it comes to BA.4 and BA.5, their “superpower is reinfection,” said Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, a UC San Francisco infectious-disease expert.

Additionally, “there’s strong evidence they can spread even faster than other subvariants,” said Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer.

“There also have been some concerning findings in laboratory studies, which found that BA.4 and BA.5 were better able to infect lung cells than the earlier BA.2 subvariant of omicron,” she said.

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likely to affect countries and regions differently, depending on the overall level of immunity and the number of older and medically vulnerable people.

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Is America coming apart at the seams? History gives a clue

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really the Divided States s we approach our of America? Is the nation’s 246th American dream birthday, the United a nightmare?

States feels like a Maybe not. difficult member of your Perhaps I’m overly immediate family: You optimistic, but if you know you love them, but think this is the end, you wish they would realize that we can behave better. And you’re not sure how long Brad Stanhope sometimes be a prisoner they’ll make it.

Like I was sayin’ of the moment. We forget that things often It sometimes feels feel like they’re coming like things are coming apart. If it’s not the unparalleled apart – until they come back together. To illustrate, think political hostility, it’s a worldabout the history of our nation, wide pandemic. If it’s not going back one generation at a arguments over a virus that killed 1 million Americans, it’s a time. Or at least the past few generations. Thirty years is as series of Supreme Court good a definition of “a generadecisions that feel designed to increase the tension in the tion” as any, so look back nation. Every day it’s 30 years to 1992 and compare it something new. to life today. Seems like things At the midpoint of 2022, are are worse now, right? the best years of the great Consider the events between experiment of democracy 1992 and 2022 that rocked our behind us? Are we starting a national confidence: slow (or rapid) descent into The Rodney King riots were strife and division? Are we in 1992. Nine years later,

terrorists flew airplanes into the Twin Towers, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field in the worst terrorist attack in American history. Seven years later, we began the worst recession since the Great Depression, as the economy tanked and millions of Americans lost their homes.

That was followed by the election of Donald Trump, the Covid-19 pandemic and the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. Along the way, there were countless mass shootings. To many of us, each of those events felt like the end may be near.

We survived. So far.

We always seem to survive.

Go back another generation, to 1962. John F. Kennedy was in the White House and it was the era of Camelot.

Then we had the Cuban Missile Crisis, the assassination of Kennedy, the assassinations of Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr. and Bobby Kennedy.

We had 1967 and 1968, when

American cities burned and antiwar protests turned ugly.

We had the Vietnam War and Watergate and the inflation/ stagflation of the late 1970s.

Then we had the AIDs epidemic and Chernobyl and Iran-Contra.

They all felt traumatizing.

But we survived. Life was better in 1992 than it was in 1962.

Go back another generation, to 1932. A simpler time, when (if we believe the movies) families were closer and values were shared.

Except it was the height of the Great Depression and unemployment was 24.9%. Over the next three decades America endured the attack on Pearl Harbor and World War II. The Korean War followed seven years later. The Red Scare made Americans distrust anyone who was different. The fight for Civil Rights amped up because we treated people of color atrociously and many political leaders in the South

were their worst selves. Kids practiced hiding under their desks in case of nuclear war.

We survived. Life was better in 1962 than in 1932.

Are we coming apart at the seams? It sure feels like it at times. But maybe a healthy perspective is that this is American life. We fight – with one side usually seeming absurd within a generation. We suffer from economic problems or viruses or social distrust.

We survive.

If history is a guide, things in 2052 will feel like they’re coming apart. We will suffer through some issues that are unimaginable now. Hopefully, we survive.

Happy birthday, America.

You could do a lot better, but I am still (somewhat) hopeful for the future.

Reach Brad Stanhope at bradstanhope@outlook.com.

Pet advocate urges residents to keep animals indoors for Fourth “I just can’t stand the thought of another dog being killed,” Marianno said.

Veterinarians advise pet owners to create spaces where the pets feel safe, and most especially dogs. That can be a crate or in the bathroom or a place under a desk. They said to make sure that the house is secure so they cannot get out. They also recommend having some background noise.

But it is not just the noises of the holiday that can terrify a pet.

The smells and lights also can contribute to their anxieties.

There are some overthe-counter medications that can help calm pets, but owners should talk to their vets first to be confident about the ingredients and how they can negatively impact pets.

The Humane Society suggests: n Keep your pet safely

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FAIRFIELD — At least 60 pets – mostly dogs – were killed or injured during the Fourth of July holiday last year.

Barbara Marianno, who has been helping animals in need – and their human families – for close to 50 years, is urging area residents to keep their pets indoors when the fireworks start going off.

“Please, please, please,” said Marianno, who is founder of The Helping Hand for People with Pets.

“Every year I beg people to bring their dogs inside with a blanket and water,” Marianno said in a previous interview.

It was her own personal experience that reinforced the need to shelter pets when the fireworks start going off, and just putting them in a fenced yard may not be enough.

away from fireworks. It is best to leave pets safely indoors, preferably with a radio or TV turned on to soften jarring noises.

Even pets who are usually kept outdoors should be brought inside. If taking a pet to some event, leave them leashed and under direct control at all times. n Seek veterinarian advice or care if pet is scared. There are medications and techniques that might help alleviate a pet’s fear and anxiety. n Protect pets from the heat as well. High temperatures can led to heat stroke, which can become deadly very quickly. Never leave a pet in a parked car, even if the day doesn’t seem that warm. The temperature outside may be a balmy 72 degrees, but the temperature inside a closed vehicle can rocket to a fatal 116 degrees in less than an hour. Remember that hot pavement can be

dangerous to unprotected paws. If it’s too hot to hold a hand to the ground for 5 seconds, it’s not safe for a dog to walk on. n All pets, even those kept indoors full-time, should wear collars with ID tags. Indoor-only pets can become so frightened during fireworks displays that they may take desperate measures to escape the noise, including breaking through windows or door screens. Ensure that a pet is microchipped and that the chip is properly registered with current contact information. If a pet does become lost, contact the local animal control and surrounding shelters immediately.

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A dog from the SPCA of Solano County wears American themed apparel during a Fourth of July parade along Texas Street in Fairfield.

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FAIRFIELD — The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is encouraging district residents not to set off fireworks for the Fourth of July holiday.

“We encourage Bay Area residents to have a safe and healthy holiday by attending official fireworks displays, in lieu of using personal fireworks, this Fourth of July weekend,” Sharon Landers, interim executive officer of the air district, said in a statement.

“Personal fireworks not only increase wildfire risk during extreme drought conditions, but also create an unhealthy breathing environment in the surrounding neighborhoods.”

The district reported that “smoke from exploding fireworks results in elevated levels of particulate matter close to the ground, making it difficult for people to breathe and may trigger asthma attacks, coughing, wheezing and eye irritation. Sensitive groups,

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Fireworks are for sale at a fireworks stand along Marina Boulevard in Suisun City, Thursday. including those with respiratory issues, heart or lung disease, along with children and the elderly, should limit their exposure.”

It further stated that the Bay Area often exceeds the federal air

quality standards on the evenings July 4 and morning of July 5.

The district covers all or parts of the nine-county Bay Area, including the Fairfield and Vallejo areas of Solano County.

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FAIRFIELD — Legislation has advanced from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that would try to help local governments become more energy resilient during climatedriven power outages by developing cleanenergy plans.

“Our cities and counties must have cleanenergy choices during power outages – often the result of our rapidly warming world,” Dodd

said in a press release. “This legislation helps us confront this enormous challenge while keeping the lights on in our communities.

I thank committee members DODD for taking this important step toward achieving that goal.”

Senate Bill 833 calls for the creation of a technical assistance and grant program administered by the California Energy Commission to

help local governments develop clean energy resilience plans. It would enable local governments to collaborate with utilities in planning community-scale energy infrastructure such as solar panels and battery storage so that communities are deciding what facilities remain energized during a crisis.

Plans are a prerequisite for attracting private and public investments in

community energy resilience projects, which can be important in light of the recently passed federal infrastructure package, according to the release.

SB 833 cleared the Assembly Utilities committee Wednesday. It heads next to Assembly Appropriations.

Dodd represents the 3rd Senate District, which includes all or portions of Solano, Napa, Yolo, Sonoma, Contra Costa and Sacramento counties.

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FAIRFIELD — The city released its 2021 Consumer Confidence Report, detailing the quality of tap water as it compares to State Water Resources Control Board and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency standards.

Based on a series of tests, the quality of Fairfield’s drinking water exceeds almost all industry standards, according to a release from the city The report includes details about where Fair-

field’s water comes from and what it contains.

Fairfield’s drinking water is sourced from Lake Berryessa and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and is treated at the Waterman Water Treatment Plant and the North Bay Regional Water Treatment Plant.

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FAIRFIELD — The lab manager at the FairfieldSuisun Sewer District has been recognized with an award of excellence by the Bay Area Clean Water Agencies.

Nicole Van Aken, of Fairfield, has received the Arleen Navarret Award, created in honor of Navarret and her dedication to improving the health of the San Francisco Bay. “Nicole is incredibly smart, thoughtful, and proactive, and we are very proud to have her on our team,” district General Manager Talyon Sortor said in a statement

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“Her commitment to the environment and to organizational excellence is truly exceptional, and this award is well-deserved.”

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Obituaries

Angel W. Perez

Angel W. Perez family. was born on Feb. 1, Angel is sur1957, in El Salvavived by his loving dor. He moved to wife, Donee Perez; California as a child son, Angel A. Perez and grew up in the and his wife, Liz; Bay Area, where daughters, Carina he graduated from B. Viana, Krystal M. Washington High Metcalf and MonSchool. tessa H. Parker; He joined the his most beloved Marines right after grandchildren, high school, and Kya, Sophia, Ryan, after serving his U.S. MARINES Kainoa, Owen, VETERAN country for four Keiden, Sam, years he went on to a long Sydney and Andrew; sisand successful career at ters-in-law, Doria and Dena; CSAA, where he worked as an automotive technician for sisters, Dina and Lupe; and his brother, Johnny. over 44 years.

Service will be held at In 1986, he met his wife Donee and moved to Suisun, 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 8, where they started their 2022, at Holy Sprit Cathofamily and raised their four lic Church, 1070 N. Texas St., Fairfield, California. children together.

Arrangements under Angel loved to work on cars. He enjoyed hanging the care of Bryan-Braker out in his garage and talking Funeral Home, 707-425www.bryanbraker. to neighbors. Most of all, he 4697, loved to spend time with his com.

Marjorie (Midge) Walsh Aug. 3, 1923 — June 20, 2022

Marjorie (Midge) Walsh was born in Oakland, California, Aug. 3, 1923, the second daughter of Burnell and Helen Hiller, and spent over 50 years in Vallejo, California, graduating from Vallejo High School (VHS) in 1941. There, among other things, she was active on the cheerleading team. She was a proud VHS alumna and spent many years on the reunion committee.

Midge worked for Pacific Telephone and Telegraph at a time when telephones were converting from manual switchboards to customer dialing.

Midge married Thomas (Tom) Walsh in 1945; they were happily married for 60 years until his death in 2005. Their life together was full of family life, community service, friendships and adventure.

Early on, they built a summer cabin in Lake County, and enjoyed many years entertaining friends and family there.

Midge and Tom moved from Vallejo to Green Valley in 1977, where they built their final home.

Midge was an avid golfer,

having played in Lake County, at Blue Rock Springs in Vallejo, and continuing at Green Valley. There she played with the ladies ‘18-holers’ and ‘9ers’ well into her 90th year and sometimes with her grandsons.

Midge’s love for and dedication to Tom was unwavering after Tom’s death in 2005. After nearly 17 years apart, they will now be reunited.

Midge will be missed by her surviving family, son, Tom (Sue) Walsh; daughter, Carole (Gary) Arneson; five grandsons, Jeff (Shavonne) Walsh, Mark (Claudia) Walsh, Sean (Rebeckah) Walsh, Gary (Kristina) Arneson, Pat (Alex) Arneson; and seven great-grandchildren.

No doubt the hummingbirds she so lovingly cared for are missing her too.

Service will be private, at Midge’s request.

Arrangements are under the direction of BryanBraker Funeral Home, 707425-4697, you may sign the guestbook at www.bryanbraker.com.

Valerie (Dion) White Dec. 7, 1949 — June 16, 2022

Living vivaciously for 72 1/2 years, Valerie White was a wife, mother of three, grandmother of eight, great-grandmother of two, educator, and a lifelong learner. Born in San Francisco and raised in Vallejo, Valerie could recite whole Bay Area like the back of her hand. Knowing every nook and cranny, back road, old and new structures, Valerie placed permanent roots in Solano County.

Valerie wore many hats including being a Pacific Bell employee, G.A.T.E. and special education teacher at Tolenas Elementary School and Grange Middle School for decades, band-mom, scout-mom, CCD teacher, devoted friend, proactive neighbor, and profound community member. Every conversation involving her, lessons she taught, act of helping others, was a work of art. The world was her canvas and she chose to paint with her favorite and daring colors of music, kindness, curiosity, education and fearless ambition.

Valerie was a lifelong ‘Star Trek’ enthusiast who could recite any scene from any anthology. She was an impressive lover of the ‘Dr. Who’ series, ‘Harry Potter,’ soap operas and ‘Big Bang Theory.’

Valerie was also a revolutionary and forward-thinking activist. She loudly and

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Valerie firmly and warmly believed in equality for all humans and thus shall only be judged by their character and integrity.

Her love was great. Her love was grand. Her love was unlike anything there will ever be again. It is important to remember when continuing her impactful legacy that what died doesn’t stay dead. Continue the good work and carry on.

Valerie White was a force to be reckoned with; she was trailblazer in endless ways and the world was better because of her efforts and accomplishments. Now that she is above the trees looking down, may she live long and prosper in peace.

Beam her up, Scotty!

Valerie’s memorial service will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, July 8, 2022, at Bryan-Braker Funeral Home, 1850 W. Texas St., Fairfield. Immediately following, she will be placed in her final resting spot at Fairmont Memorial Park in Fairfield, where she will be blessed and encircled by adoring family and close friends.

Arrangements under the care of Bryan-Braker Funeral Home, 707-4254697, www.bryanbraker. com.

Clyde Albert Winschell Jr. Nov. 18, 1957 — June 3, 2022

air jumping from Clyde was one hill to the next. born on Nov. 18, Clyde took great 1957, to Clyde and pride in watching Sumi Winschell in his son.

Fukuoka, Japan. He He was full of joy was raised in Fairwhen his brother field, California, William married where he attended Teresa just prior K. I. Jones Elemento his passing. tary School, Green Although very sick Valley Middle he still made it to School and Armijo their wedding. He High School.

Clyde joined the U.S. AIR FORCE got the sister he VETERAN always wanted. He U.S. Air Force in 1975 and served in the Cal- wouldn’t have missed it for ifornia Air National Guard. the world.

Most of all Clyde loved In 1978, he started work as a Shop 11 shipfitter appren- his family. His grandchildren tice at the Mare Island Naval were the apple of his eye. He Shipyard where he worked adored them all and they all as a journeyman until the lovingly called him Papa.

He will be greatly missed shipyard closed. He finished his career at 29 Palms and never forgotten.

Clyde is survived by his Marine base as a Stationary sons, Clyde (Kaydee), Steven Engineer.

Clyde was an avid golfer. (Sara); stepson, Branden On most days you’d find (Kelli); stepdaughter, Amber him teeing off at Paradise (Carl); grandchildren, AdriValley or Rancho Solano anna, Hallee, Mason, Chariti, Golf Courses. He especially Rylee, Mckayla, Liam, Cody, loved to play golf with his Willow, Kyla, Keis, Carlyle, son Steven and his grand- Mitchell, Mayce; brother, William (Teresa); and Aunt, son Mason.

He cherished the years Zola.

Service will be at held at coaching his kids in the 29 Palms Little League 11:15 a.m. Monday, July 18, Baseball and coaching his 2022, at the Sacramento grandkids from the stands. Valley National Cemetery, He tried to never miss a 5810 Midway Road, Dixon, California. Please arrive by game.

He loved boating, fishing 10:45 a.m. A reception will and riding motorcycles with follow afterward at the his friends he’d known Moose Lodge, 6585 Gibson for over 50 years. Clyde Canyon Road, Vacaville.

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Alice Emily Freeman Dec. 28, 1922 — June 5, 2022

Alice Emily Freeman (nee Bridgham), previously Alice Emily Long, born on Dec. 28, 1922, in Coos Bay, Oregon, sadly passed away on June 5, 2022, at the age of 99.

A longtime resident of Fairfield, California, she will be remembered for her incredible humor, very outgoing nature and love of smiley faces.

She was active in the local community with the Daughters of the Nile, Eastern Star, Shriners and the Senior Center. She loved helping others and being social.

Despite her age, many of us will remember her as forever young, filled with youthful joy and tenacity.

She is survived by her siblings, Becky Beddes (nee Bridgham) and David Jon Bridgham; children, Thomas Daniel Long and Kathleen Clancy Sheek; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; great-great-grandchildren; it was with great pride and joy that she became a great-great-grandmother in 2015. She gave herself the adorable nickname of the Generator in honor of this accomplishment. She is also survived by Sam’s two daughters, Jeanne Mercedes Reynolds (nee Freeman) and Nita Lou Lindall (nee Freeman) and their children.

She is predeceased by her loving husband, James Francis Long, married in 1943, with whom she shared four wonderful children; her eldest sons, James Michael Long and Bryan Patrick Long; her devoted husband, Samuel Deward Freeman, who she married in 1991.

Alice had tremendous faith in God and was an unimpeachable optimist.

Her goal was to live to 100 years of age. While her passing finds us mourning her loss and her great goal unmet, we would like to honor her legacy by celebrating all her years welllived. Her 100th birthday is celebrated in our hearts, and if you’d like to share a story and sentiments about her life and achievements, please join us at her funeral service.

A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, July 22, 2022, at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 1600 Union Ave., Fairfield, California.

In lieu of flowers, if you would like to make a gift in Alice’s honor, please consider donating to Shriners Hospital for Children or Meals on Wheels.

Arrangements under the care of Bryan-Braker Funeral Home, 707-4254697, www.bryan-braker. com.

Michael Goldberg

Sept. 3, 1952 — June 6, 2022

Michael Goldberg was born in Vallejo, California, on Sept. 3, 1952. He grew up and lived most of his life in Fairfield, California, and was a graduate of Fairfield High School. Mike passed away on June 6, 2022, after a brief illness.

After over 40 years in the car business, he retired to enjoy life with family and friends. During retirement he spent time in ‘his happy place’, Mexico.

He is survived by his wife, Janet; two sons, Ian and his wife, Leza, his youngest son, Jon; three grandchildren, Cole, Kyla and David; sister-in-law, Tammy and her husband, Ken Schaefer.

A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 7, 2022, at Rockville Cemetery, 4219 Suisun

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In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations to The American Cancer Society in Mike’s honor.

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VACAVILLE — The City Council approved a comprehensive housing strategy this week that shows while single-family detached units continue to be steadily built, there continues to be a need for affordable and integrated housing types to meet the demand of the community.

Economic Planning Systems Inc., in partnership with Placeworks, presented the report to the council, which unanimously approved it. The report shows that housing for students, young families, low income, seniors, those with disabilities and the unhoused population continues to need to be addressed.

Living in Vacaville is costly and challenging for many of its residents.

This includes what is referred to be as reaching the “Missing Middle” by building detached town-

houses, condominiums, tri-plexes, four-plexes, courtyard-type buildings and other units.

The city is projected to need 2,900 units for the next decade (through 2031). In truth, 4,600 units are currently under construction with 90% of those single-family detached units. If the housing that is under construction and approved in the city’s pipeline is built, there will be almost twice as many units to meet the demand for single-family units, but only 75% of the demand for multifamily units, according to the report.

Some of the strategies set forward are to take steps to encourage a diversity of housing, address regulatory and financial barriers, provide information to bolster community support and create new initiative programs.

“This is a huge thing for Vacaville and helping us See Housing, Page A6

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VACAVILLE — The City Council voted at its Tuesday meeting to put no limits on campaign contributions in an effort to promote more transparency and discourage independent expenditures.

Vacaville is the first city in the county to vote in no limits. Fairfield, Rio Vista, Suisun City and Vallejo all default to the state rate of $4,900.

Benicia is at $250 and Dixon is at $25,000. Solano County keeps the limit at $30,000 for county positions.

The decision goes into immediate action ahead of November’s election.

“There’s too many other areas where limits are put into place and it is a joke,” Vacaville Mayor Ron Rowlett said. “What happens is the IEs come in and the outside dark money. I’d like to see it completely open.”

The vote was 4-3 with council members Nolan Sullivan, Michael Silva and Jeanette Wylie voting against the motion.

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The council’s first proposal was for a $5,000 limit for by-district elections and $10,000 for at-large, because of the cost discrepancies in both types of campaigns. That was voted down 4-3 with dissenting votes from Silva, Wylie, Sullivan and Vice Mayor Jason Roberts.

The second attempt was to follow the state’s default total of $4,900 for all campaigns. That resulted in a 3-3 tie and failure after Wylie abstained from the vote, while Sullivan, Silva and Rowlett voted no.

“It’s a hot topic,” Councilman Greg Ritchie said.

“I’m a proponent for no limits. We want to be transparent and bring everything to light.”

The council did ask staff to investigate the implementation of future ordinances that could be put into place for extra transparency, like requiring council members to announce donors before a particular vote comes into play that might be impacted by the decision.

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VALLEJO — The state budget includes $5 million for the First 5 Vallejo Early Learning Center proposed for the old Beverly Hills Elementary School location on Coronel Avenue.

Solano County credits Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, for securing the funds.

The funding will be used to renovate the school site. The project is a collaboration between First 5 Solano, the Vallejo City Unified School Dis-

trict, the Solano County Office of Education, Child Start Inc. and a variety of private childcare and early learning providers, the county reported in a statement released Friday.

Construction is DODD expected to begin in the HANNIGAN refreshed, and late summer or early fall, with a target finish the playgrounds will be replaced with age-approdate in the fall of 2023.

“In addition to mod- priate play areas,” the ernizing the interior of county statement said.

The center will include all 18 classrooms, the multi-purpose room and Head Start and Early kitchen will be renovated, Head Start programs as the exterior and interior well as private childcare of the school site will be and early learning pro-

vider options.

“The early years are critical to the health and wellness of children and lay the foundation for future learning and success,” Supervisor Erin Hannigan, who represents much of the Vallejo area, said in the county statement.

This is the second major First 5 project in the city. The organization also operates the Vallejo First 5 Center. A similar center is planned for Fairfield.

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VACAVILLE — The annual Children’s Party, usually held the first Thursday in August at the Vacaville Museum, has been canceled due to continued Covid concerns.

The museum will remain open to the public during gallery hours and for other events.

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Solano DA’s Office receives CHP grant Daily Republic Staff DRNEWS@DAILYREPUBLIC.NET

FAIRFIELD — The Solano County District Attorney’s Office has received a two-year $567,215 grant for its toxicology laboratory.

California The Highway Patrol awarded the grant as part of $12 million in grants awarded to 45 California law enforcement agencies, crime laboratories and nonprofit organizations to help address the dangers of driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.

“These grant funds go beyond impaired driving enforcement efforts.

Money will be used to support education, training, and outreach in communities throughout California,” CHP Commissioner Amanda Ray said in a statement. “This is an opportunity to work with various traffic safety stakeholders to help make California’s roadways safer for all who use them.”

The funds come from the voter-approved Proposition 64, which legalized recreational marijuana use.

Vallejo S&P rating upgraded to ‘A-’ Daily Republic Staff

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VALLEJO — The city has had its S&P Global rating upgraded, from “BBB” to “A-,” on the city’s 1999 certificates of participation.

A positive outlook also was issued.

“This is excellent news for Vallejo,” City Manager Mike Malone said in a statement. “This rating upgrade is a testament to what our finance team has

accomplished in the last five years, especially with two of those fiscal years occurring during an economy-rocking pandemic.”

It was not immediately clear what savings the city will have from the rating improvement.

The positive outlook infers a one-in-three chance that S&P could raise the rating further during the next two years if Vallejo’s general fund continues to perform well.

2022-23 Solano County civil grand jury members named Daily Republic Staff

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FAIRFIELD — The Solano County Superior Court announced the names of 19 citizens who will serve an additional year on the civil grand jury.

The 2022-23 members are Christina Alderette-Gray, Bettye Gonzales, Alesha Thomas and Michael Wright, of

Fairfield; Stephanie Perry, Terry West and Thomas Scholl, of Suisun City.

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California’s drought is dire. But there’s a surprising bright spot that may make this year better than last Tribune Content Agency The outlook for California’s drought is grim.

The first five months of the year have been the driest on record. Snowpack in the mountains, at its usual April 1 peak, was the smallest it’s been in seven years. Reservoirs are hovering near historic lows for the season, including Lake Shasta, the state’s largest.

But there’s one, albeit small, bright spot: spring runoff. The water that pours from the mountains to rivers and streams, one of the most important barometers of state water supplies, is up substantially from over a year ago — though still far below normal.

As water managers painfully remember, a low point of the three-year drought was last spring when statewide runoff fell far short of expectations. Much of the melting snow and late-season rain, instead of flowing downhill to cities and farms, was sucked up by extraordinarily dry soils, thirsty plants and warm air. Consequently, reservoirs in Northern California captured 685,000 acre feet less water than what state

Housing From Page A4 to chart a great course for the next 10 to 20 years,” councilman Nolan Sullivan said. “This is a top priority for us, full steam ahead. We need an equal distribution of housing

planners had forecast, a difference that could supply more than 1 million households for a year.

Last year’s unexpected deficit led to a panicky ramp-up of water restrictions and questions about adequacy of the state’s supply forecasting, and no one wants to see the situation repeated.

“We feel better about the amount of runoff this year,” said David Rizzardo, a supervising engineer at the California Department of Water Resources. “It’s not going to end the drought, it’s nothing to write home about, but it’s a better picture than a year ago.”

The water captured from the Sierra and southern Cascades provides nearly two-thirds of California’s water. Because of this, runoff forecasts, particularly in dry years, are closely watched.

Over the past decade, in keeping with severe bouts of drought, runoff levels have trended lower than they have in more than a century of recordkeeping, according to data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Last year was the second lowest amount of runoff, following only 1977, when California

was gripped by another extremely parched period that saw drastic water restrictions. Climate scientists say the trend is the clear impact of rising temperatures and more frequent dry spells.

This year, water experts say less water is being lost to soil infiltration, plant transpiration and evaporation largely because of the timing of storms over the wet season – this despite there being fewer storms than average during the water year of Oct. 1 to Sept. 31. October brought a period of heavy rain, lots of snow fell in December and some cool, damp weather arrived in April, all of which helped keep the moisture deficit in the environment from escalating like it did last year.

“The soils stayed wet throughout the winter so the melt that did happen later on was more efficient,” said Brett Whitin, service coordination hydrologist at the federal government’s California Nevada River Forecast Center in Sacramento.

Soil plots in the Sierra Nevada monitored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and tracked by the forecast center in

Sacramento show saturation levels at the start of summer were generally much higher than they were a year ago. This also bodes well for fire season, lowering the danger, at least initially.

In addition to the runoff being more efficient – a greater percentage of it is making it down the mountains – many watersheds also had a bit more rain and snow this water year, with the help of a wet April, contributing to the overall boost in runoff that water managers are now observing.

In the sprawling Feather River basin, which feeds California’s second largest reservoir, Lake Oroville, state water officials recorded just 29% of the average runoff in April through July of 2021.

This year, with most of those months’ data already in, the state is projecting 54% of average runoff for that period. While still low, water levels in Lake Oroville are higher than last year as a result.

In the American River watershed, which supplies Folsom Lake, state officials recorded 30% of average runoff last year and are projecting 58% this year.

The forecast for Lake Shasta is also up, though not as much, as are the outlooks for most basins across the state. Water levels in Lake Shasta are at about the same as they they were a year ago.

Last year, the Department of Water Resources acknowledges that its runoff projections for most basins in April were off the mark by as much as 68%, with officials consistently overestimating the total, spurring state officials to rethink how they make the calculation.

“California’s climate is transitioning to a warmer setting in which historical relationships among temperature, precipitation and runoff are changing,” said a follow-up report by the agency. “It becomes increasingly difficult to rely on historical observations to predict water supply conditions.”

This week, California’s Joint Legislative Audit Committee voted to conduct an audit of the Department of Water Resources’ water management practices, including its supply forecasting. The decision came at the request of Assembly Member Adam Gray, D- Merced, who

has been critical of the agency since its modeling failed to anticipate last year’s shortfall.

“Errors on this scale have real and measurable consequences,” Gray said in a statement. “Growers use the information to predict how much water they can expect for their farms and how many acres they can afford to plant. The estimates are used to inform everything from flood control to power generation and water quality standards.”

The Department of Water Resources has recently incorporated new tools into its forecasting in hope of improving.

One of the most significant is flying planes over key watersheds equipped with specialized lasers, or Lidar, to measure snowpack. The result is more granular info on the distribution of snow than what’s obtained at individual survey sites.

“The more data we have the more we can keep the forecast in tune,” said Rizzardo, with the Department of Water Resources.

Even the best data, however, won’t bring more water.

types and it needs to be spread across town.

Every district should have their share.”

Councilwoman Jeanette Wylie added, “I’m glad we have started the process and we have a council the wants to do this, so it’s not just so many single family homes.”

The report shows that

Vacaville, at just under 100,000 population, is becoming more racially diverse and shows a significant growth in its Asian and Latino population. Some 80% of the labor force is commuting out of the city and threequarters of city jobs are by non-city residents. The report shows just a modest

increase in multi-family units with the bulk of residents living in single family detached homes.

The city is continuing to age with a large number of residents 55 and over.

One-fifth of residents fall into the housing formation years of 20-34, encompassing those who are buying their first homes.

Rents are rising rapidly as well with half of renters saying they are burdened and paying more than 30% of their income on rent.

The report listed current barriers as regulation requirements, building fees, city permitting time frame, insufficient local subsidies and difficulty

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FAIRFIELD — Twenty area high school students each received a $2,000 scholarship and a $175 gift card through the Mary Keith Duff Memorial Scholarship program at Travis Credit Union.

“These scholarship recipients have tremendous potential. Despite the difficulties that many of them faced over the last two years as a result of the pandemic and the transition to virtual learning, they continued to thrive,” Kevin Miller, president and chief executive officer of the credit union, said in a statement.

Travis Credit Union offers ‘financial boot camp’ for youth VACAVILLE — Travis Credit Union is offering a free in-person Mad City Money Youth Financial Boot Camp.

The camp is “designed to prepare the next generation with personal finance skills for the workforce. All young adults between the ages of 12 and 18 are encouraged to attend and learn these financial skills that will last a lifetime,” the credit union said in a statement.

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“Mad City Money is a 3 ½ hour simulation that gives young adults the chance to make decisions regarding budgeting, spending, and saving in an assigned-life scenario. For example, each participant will be given a temporary identity that includes an occupation, salary, debt, marital status, children, etc. The goal is to show the reality of financial responsibilities and equip them with the skills needed to make better financial decisions,” the statement said.

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Tribune Content Agency After the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade, a wide swath of corporate America came out with a message for its workforce: We will pay to help you get an abortion in a place where it’s still available.

From banking to technology to entertainment, executives vowed to support access to the procedure, some pledging as much as $10,000 to cover employees’ travel for abortion care. But it wasn’t immediately clear how any of this would work in practice.

Would a worker have to tell their employer that they needed an abortion to secure travel reimbursement funds? How would companies ensure workers’ privacy? What would they do to protect employees – and themselves – from potential legal attacks, such as those made possible by a Texas law that allows private citizens to sue anyone who “aids and abets” abortion?

Would part-time workers and contract workers be covered? And would companies fight to restore the legal status of abortion in the places where it has been lost?

So far, the companies making the promises don’t seem to have a lot of answers.

“The worst thing you can do is promise your employees a benefit and then have no plan to make sure you can actually provide it,” said Sonja Spoo, director of reproductive rights campaigns at Ultraviolet, a national gender justice advocacy organization.

“Don’t wait until a law passes to figure out what you’re going to do.

Start figuring it out now.”

Experts and reproductive health advocates said that the new in-house travel reimbursement programs announced by many companies will require erecting safeguards around employee privacy. Without the right ones in place, some doubted that the benefit would be widely used – if at all.

“I don’t know that people would feel comfortable calling someone up and saying, ‘Hey, I would like to make use of this new abortion leave,’” said Jen L’Estrange, the founder of Red Clover, a human resources firm.

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Starbucks is among the companies promising to help employees seeking abortions to travel to states where they remain legal. But experts say employers must do more than pay for travel to make reproductive care a meaningful benefit. among major companies that said they would offer a travel benefit through their healthcare plans.

L’Estrange said there were several things companies could do to ensure workers feel comfortable accessing reproductive care. One way would be the creation of what she termed a “wellness policy” that would help workers access outof-state healthcare of all forms, including but not limited to abortion, and would include generous paid time off, including unplanned sick leave to give workers time to travel and recover. As part of that policy, L’Estrange said, companies could provide a stipend paid to workers at the beginning of the year, “regardless of whether or not they use it.”

“I’d say take it away from the abortion question,” said L’Estrange. “You want knee surgery and you want to do it out of state? Great, we will support you in that.”

If companies are really serious about providing out-of-state care to workers, several reproductive rights advocates said, they will need to take action both inside and outside the office.

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“This is the right thing to do for our employees and we are not concerned about legal risk,” a Yelp spokesperson said in a statement.

“With more than 200 employees in Texas, we felt it was important that they had consistent access to the health services they needed, no matter where they live.”

“I am unable to speculate on theoretical legal questions,” a spokesperson for Rakuten said in a statement. “While we do not have an office in Texas, we have about 70 remote employees in the state.

We are committed to a unified employee experience where all of our team members can access and enjoy the same benefits, corporate culture, and career opportunities, regardless of where they live or any other identifying factor.”

Then there’s the bigger question of whether the companies asserting their employees’ right to reproductive healthcare are prepared to treat politics as a remedy, putting real money and force behind their promises.

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“One thing corporations can and should do is try to fight back on this by saying we are not going to have jobs in your state, we will not have our conferences in your state,” said Cary Franklin, law professor at UCLA and faculty director of the Center on Reproductive Health, Law and Policy.

“It’s not just states that have power over corporations. Corporations have leverage too.”

Advocates also said corporate political giving should be brought in line with public declarations of supporting employees’ access to reproductive care.

Since 2020, American corporations have donated $195.4 million to anti-abortion law-

makers, according to Ultraviolet. In the South, where all three of the major Supreme Court abortion cases of the past decade originated, 79% of corporate political giving goes to anti-abortion lawmakers, the group found.

“You can’t on one hand fund these extremists and then beg forgiveness for your sins by paying for your folks to go out of state for care,” said Spoo, of Ultraviolet. “Corporate America’s contributions to anti-abortion politics have led us to this moment. They are absolutely on the hook for getting us out of it by pulling their funding from the politicians who are actively working to roll back our rights.”

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Providing reproductive care that includes abortion supports workers’ health and their careers, said Franklin, the UCLA law professor.

“But 75% of people in this country who get abortions are poor and low-income and they don’t work for major corporations. They don’t have jobs with Microsoft.”

Corporations paying for out-of-state reproductive care was “fine” but “not the solution,” said Eileen Appelbaum, codirector of the Center for Economic and Policy Research.

Because so many women are left out of the equation, said Appelbaum, “the best solution [for corporations] is to contribute to a reproductive healthcare fund.”

the cost of exercising.

These too are usually non-essential. n Unexpected Costs: Here is all the stuff of life that arises unexpectedly but requires payment, usually immediately.

Likely these are necessities.

Be sure you list everything. Then review the list and compare it to your priorities. This is the hard part because you must decide where to shave costs and where to add so you can move toward your longterm goals.

As you define your goals, set a number and a timeline for each goal, and write it down. Divide each goal and costs into smaller chunks so that you know how much to save per

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Is it worth it? n Do I have the space for this? Will it have a place in my life or home? n Based on my current financial situation, can I actually afford this? Can I afford to splurge? n How do I feel about buying this? n What is my general emotional state today?

How do I feel? Should I make a big financial decision today? n Should I wait until tomorrow to decide?

Money is a tool. Make it work for you.

Be in charge.

Mark Sievers, president of Epsilon Financial Group, is a certified financial planner with a master’s in business administration from the University of California, Berkeley. Contact him by email at mark@ wealthmatters.com.

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month, year, or week to achieve those goals.

Based on you plan, then track and compare your spending. Check your balances against your goals. Each month, look back at your result in relation to your goals in each category and ask yourself where you can do better.

The unique part of managing your spending is to acknowledge the emotional nature of spending. Planning requires some delayed gratification. The task is to slow down and consider so that we do not overspend.

It will happen. You will spend more than your target sometimes. That is ok because the objective is to be more mindful of your spending and think about what you really want.

Use some basic questions to be honest with yourself. Is an expense worth it?

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alifornia’s K-12 schools and their nearly 6 million students received a multi-billion-dollar additional infusion of cash in the budget that Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislators enacted last week, raising per-pupil spending to a record-high level.

In all, the budget will provide schools with an average of about $24,000 a year for each student, doubling what it was just a few years ago, with a formula that provides extra allocations to school districts with high numbers of poor and English-learner students.

Those extra funds are being distributed via the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), a Dan Walters plan adopted a decade ago to close what is called the “achievement gap” between those children – roughly 60% of the state’s K-12 students – and the more privileged 40%.

Spending $24,000 per student appears to propel California into the upper ranks of the states, although making such comparisons is tricky. Different organizations use different numbers, some adjust numbers for the cost of living, and the data are always a few years out of date.

The main problem with such comparisons, however, is they assume that spending money equates to educational outcomes when, in fact, they don’t. If one takes any list of what states spend on schools and compares it to results of the federal government’s academic testing program, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), there is absolutely no correlation between spending and achievement.

Some states that spend heavily, such as New Jersey, also excel in NAEP’s measures of reading and mathematics competence, but others, such as neighboring New York, are mediocre at best. Likewise, states that are below average or even at the bottom, of spending lists are often in the academic upper tier, such as Iowa, Utah and Colorado. But some low-spending states also rank poorly in testing, such as Mississippi.

Washington, D.C. schools have the highest per-pupil spending in the nation but are dead last in academics.

California, until recently, was mediocre in spending and mediocre in NAEP tests. The state’s big increases in spending could bring better academic results, but only if the money is laser-focused on uplifting children who have been left behind, rather than subtly diverted into other purposes, as various independent studies have indicated, including a scathing 2019 report from the state auditor’s office.

After delving into the finances of three representative school districts, auditors castigated the state Department of Education for sloppy oversight of LCFF funds. They also criticized school districts for issuing indecipherable and inaccurate reports on how funds were being spent, and county offices of education for not fulfilling their designated roles as LCFF monitors.

“We are particularly concerned that the state does not explicitly require districts to spend their supplemental and concentration (LCFF) funds on the intended student groups or to track their spending of those funds,” the report declared. “Without a means of tracking how districts use funds, state and local policymakers and other local stakeholders lack adequate information to assess the impact of those funds on the outcomes of intended student groups.”

Moreover, a CalMatters investigation into how the state’s schools spent $33.5 billion in one-time state and federal funds to help their students cope with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic revealed that much of it was diverted into programs, equipment and other purposes that had little or nothing to do with countering the devastating impacts of at-home schooling.

So will the extra money that Newsom and the Legislature are pumping into the schools really make an academic difference? The record to date is not encouraging.

CALmatters is a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California’s state Capitol works and why it matters. For more columns by Dan Walters, go to calmatters. org/commentary.

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US mirrors Third World countries metrically There is no doubt the U.S. is akin to a Third World country, at least in one respect. We are one of only three countries that have not adopted the worldwide metric system as a standard. We are joined by two other Third World countries, Myanmar and Liberia, who have not adopted the metric system.

What is wrong with the U.S.?

With some of the large projects that are, or will be going on soon, including massive changes to the automobile industry going electric, it seems like a great time to move the U.S. from English units to the metric system. This doesn’t need to and won’t happen overnight. But it can easily be phased in, say over five years, which will put us on par with our allies and our friends who all use the metric system, and even with our non-friends.

We can become a country where we don’t need to make things or convert things using both English units and the metric system. Many U.S. products already state their metric size, for example, a bottle of wine is 750 milliliters instead of 25.361 fluid ounces.

It is time for the U.S. to join the rest of the world, for Congress and American industry to act responsibly and move us out of Third World status.

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Kari Birdseye for my kind of world I’ve given my life to causes of freedom, justice, peace and public health. In the years after my retirement, that last cause, public health, has expanded to an understanding that human health is totally dependent on the health of this big blue ball of a planet that we call home. The Earth itself is sick, and it threatens to get worse.

Also in the years since my retirement, I’ve increasingly understood the critical importance of thinking globally and acting locally.

For me, this means I am already hard at work to elect Kari Birdseye for Benicia’s City Council this November.

Kari’s professional life has been stellar in seeking the good of our planet and the security of all life that

shares air, water, time and space here. She is a warrior for wellness and an anchor for hope.

You don’t get too many like that in a small town like Benicia.

Kari is a kind and gentle soul. She is a mom and loving spouse, a longtime resident of Benicia, a trusted friend to many in our community and a tireless worker for our schools.

Kari is chair of Benicia’s Planning Commission, serving on that commission for seven years. She showed leadership on that most important of our city’s appointed bodies when Benicians rallied to defeat Valero’s plan to bring crude oil by train across California’s mountains and through Fairfield into Benicia.

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Republican Party not the same I would like to express my agreement with Jack Batson’s recent

column advocating not voting for Republican candidates. When I first read the column, I thought perhaps Jack went too far. California has had some great Republican governors, such as Gov. Earl Warren, Gov. Goodwin Knight, Gov. Ronald Reagan and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

They all contributed to making California the great state that it is.

I think Jack’s point is that this is not the same Republican Party.

It was Republicans who forced Richard Nixon to resign during the Watergate scandal. Republicans paid a short-term political price for that action. They lost the presidency and Congress in 1976 because of Watergate, but in 1980 with their honor intact, they came back and won the presidency.

The current Republican Party has enabled a crime far larger than Watergate. What former President Donald Trump tried to do in the 2020 election came very close to ending our democratic form of government. A vote for a Republican rewards that behavior and threatens our country.

Ronald Harden Fairfield

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philosophy. Most conservarogressives are howling that the Supreme tives view that approach as Court’s conservawrong - and constitutionally tive turn this term illegitimate. The Federalist heralds a decline in the Society, of which I have been a court’s “legitimacy.” As if. proud member since 1987, Nothing about the court’s considers that jurisprudence legitimacy has changed. The to be outcome-based rather only thing that has changed is than grounded in the Constituits judicial philosophy, and if tion and traditional rules of Henry Olsen statutory construction. The progressives don’t like it, they must do what others conservative strategy - orgaaggrieved at the court have done nizing politically to bring judicial throughout our history: mobilize to doctrine in line with political philosoturn the tide in their favor. phy – is exactly what all groups The Supreme Court in early U.S. deeply disenchanted with the court’s history did not issue many decisions direction have done since Dred Scott. that determined which political The success of this mobilization at faction prevailed. Indeed, it was not the ballot box is the reason for the until 1857 that the court stepped into current court majority. The court’s the political minefield with its composition was effectively on the outrageous ruling in Dred Scott v. ballot in 2016 as Justice Antonin Sandford that no descendant of Scalia’s unexpected passing meant enslaved people could be an Amerithat only Donald Trump’s victory can citizen. Abraham Lincoln and would prevent Democrats from other Republicans decried the cementing a 6-3 majority of their own. decision and pledged to organize the (Liberals who complain that Presicourt to ensure it was overturned. It dent Barack Obama was robbed of a took the Civil War to grant them court appointment are wrong. No that power. justices can join the court without Later, in the early 20th century, Senate approval, which Obama conservatives used their court never secured.) majority to strike down state ecoIndeed, one could say that the nomic regulations, in what has been progressive triumph in Obergefell v. called the Lochner era. Liberals and Hodges - the 5-to-4 decision that progressives of the day responded by overturned centuries of precedent adopting a doctrine of deference to regarding the definition of marriage legislative bodies (which, not coinciand the ability of states to regulate it – dentally, their allies were likelier to is why Trump prevailed. Many control). Franklin D. Roosevelt’s conservatives feared what a 6-3 massive electoral victories in the progressive court would do and 1930s, combined with the court’s aged swallowed their qualms about Trump conservative majority passing away, to keep that catastrophe from ushered in decades of left-wing unfolding. In other words, the dominance on the court. Supported progressives’ great triumph might by political majorities, those justices have ironically made the unraveling and their successors created modern of their entire judicial constitutional jurisprudence. edifice possible.

Today’s 6-3 conservative majority Progressives angry about the is the result of a similar political current court are in the same position mobilization to overturn that judicial as others unhappy with court rulings

throughout history. They can prevail only by following the same course that liberals in the 1930s and conservatives in recent decades have taken: Win political victories that push the court in their direction.

There’s another theoretical solution: Reduce the court’s power or opportunities to decide so many politically contentious cases. It seems today that almost every federal executive action is turned into a judicial issue, with the opposing party immediately filing lawsuits. The same is true of state-level action. Americans also have a tendency to file lawsuits to influence policy. Is a football coach’s kneeling for public prayer after a game really such an egregious breach of rights to warrant a federal case? This litigiousness gives the court regular opportunities to make politically controversial rulings, which only fans our political flames.

The Constitution also gives Congress the power to regulate the court’s appellate jurisdiction.

Congress could limit the type of cases the court can hear, preserving its ultimate judicial authority for cases involving serious breaches of constitutionally protected rights or the constitutional structure of government.

Neither side, however, is likely to curb its own litigiousness, and bipartisan agreement to limit the court’s jurisdiction won’t happen. As a result, the battle over judicial philosophy will intensify and become even more important in the political sphere. That’s not an issue of “legitimacy”; it’s our democracy doing what it always does, ensuring that the people ultimately interpret their own Constitution and thereby genuinely rule.

Henry Olsen is a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center.

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FAIRFIELD — As the LNU Lightning Complex Fire raged through three canyons in the English Hills area, members of the Community Animal Rescue Team entered the fire zone to save horses and other livestock.

Following them was Don Preston, an amateur radio operator who, along with other ham operators, works with the Solano County Office of Emergency Services to fill in communication gaps.

The LNU fire was Preston’s first real disaster.

“I went out there following the CART teams, and most of them were not radio operators, so we gave them some walkietalkies and they talked to me and I radioed in their locations (to OES) so we wouldn’t lose them,” Preston said.

Last weekend, Preston and the Vaca Valley Radio Club hosted a two-day ham radio field day that attracted amateur operators from all over the place, and in August, Preston will participate in a multi-county flood emergency simulation.

Ham radio is the use of the high radio frequency spectrum for noncommercial exchanges of messages, private recreation, radiosport, contesting and emergency communications.

The 77-year-old knows very well that amateur radio operators could be the only communication link if all the other communication dominoes

Don Preston stands underneath a solar array on his property, Wednesday. were to fall. That has happened more than once in California because of floods, earthquakes and other natural disasters.

So Preston is among the volunteers who work weekly to make sure the OES ham radio network – part of a statewide network – is in good working order.

“A ham radio network on steroids,” is how OES Manager Don Ryan described it.

It wasn’t that long ago Preston did his network check-in duties from Arizona, using his fully equipped 27-foot recreational trailer as his home base. In the ham radio world, his call sign is KM6INR, but he has become known in some of those smaller circles as “I Need Radio.”

He also volunteers at

Travis Air Force Base as part of the Military Auxiliary Radio System, or MARS, and hopes soon to place a 75-foot tower and antennae system at the corner of his property so he can continue that work from home.

It will allow him to connect military personnel to their families while they are deployed elsewhere. The military men and women connect with him, and he connects them with their families.

He is even working with Fairfield-Suisun schools to set up radio operations as part of the science curriculum. He and the club members have the equipment, they just need a place to put it and train teachers to use it with their support.

Preston’s trailer, his pickup truck, and most

definitely his Green Valley home, are a combined testament to his passion for the hobby. He can even connect up around the world using an Echo link from his phone.

“I started with a little solar panel . . . and a little solar battery and then I started buying some bigger panels . . . that I started putting around the house,” Preston said.

Much of that power supports his radio operations. And when the power goes out, Preston said he would not even know if the light on the oven didn’t flash.

That passion for ham radio started when he was a boy.

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“This is how I want to retire,” Angelyn, 53, decided in that moment.

“Life is too short.”

She turned to her husband, Richard Burk, and said: “We can do this. Let’s make cruise ships our home.”

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Passion From Page A10 and a Morse Code key,” Preston said.

One day, when he was about 11 and home from school ill, he got up and began to play with the board. Eventually he used Boy Scouts handbooks to learn the code, and purchased his first piece of equipment.

He then used the Radio Amateur Handbook to build more equipment.

Preston was a math honors student studying physics at UCLA when his father died and he had to drop out of school. Twenty years later, he would finish his degree at what is now California State University, East Bay. “Things happen and life takes you in different directions,” Preston said.

His life has taken many twists and turns – ultimately landing him with Chevron, for which he started by sweeping floors and cleaning bathrooms, graduating to pumping gas and then onto sales and even bigger sales

Cruise From Page A10 on average, they could string together voyages on various cruise ships for markedly less money than their collective cost of living on land.

All they had to do was hop from ship to ship with some small breaks in between.

“We calculated that we can probably live reasonably well with about $100 a day together, with what we’ve saved up,” said Richard, 51, who retired as a computer programmer last month.

“It became a nobrainer,” said Angelyn, who resigned from her accounting job in 2019, and briefly bartended before the pandemic.

The Burks have grown frustrated by the mounting costs of living on land, they said. Between the mortgage, Internet, electricity, property taxes, insurance, and other costs associated with owning their home in Seattle, the couple was spending more than $3,500 per month.

That doesn’t include food, transportation, entertainment and other expenses of everyday life.

On a cruise ship, however, “there is no extra. The price is the price,” Angelyn said.

Spending their retirement at sea, she concluded, would be “so much cheaper.”

“By living on a cruise ship, you gain your room, you gain board, you’ve got entertainment that’s built in, you’re going to different locations,” her husband echoed. “It’s hard to beat that.”

Their next cruise is set for July, at which point they plan to embark on back-to-back cruises for about nine months, with a few brief land breaks.

Between cruises, they will be nomads of sorts, visiting family and friends, as well as staying in Airbnbs and hotels, which they will mostly pay for with credit card points.

They’ve tested the waters of their retirement plan over the past year, taking a nine-day Carnival cruise from Miami to the Bahamas in November, a seven-day Carnival cruise from Long Beach, Calif., to the Mexican Riviera in March, and a 21-day Holland America cruise from Fort Lauderdale through the Panama Canal, ending in Vancouver in mid-May. The couple is now staying with

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and management positions that took him around the United States and the world.

For those old enough, Preston reminds them, Chevron oil used to come in white plastic containers. It was his decision to make them blue, and in the process, he eliminated all heavy metals in the plastics manufacturing. It saved the company millions.

He also was part of the acquisition of Gulf Oil by Chevron in 1984, and he worked with some of the biggest corporations in the world, helping them decide what was the best oil options for their various needs.

But what Preston really wanted to be was an airline pilot. He had already earned his private pilot’s license when he went to one of the big airlines about a possible job, and was told he needed a commercial license.

But from 1967 to 1973, Preston was enlisted in the Army Reserves, and because of his ham radio skills, was assigned to a high security unit for which he transmitted and

family in Seattle, awaiting their fourth grandchild’s birth, as well as their son’s graduation from the University of Washington in June.

Although they have not yet sold their home or car, they plan to soon. Three

“Now I can’t believe I did that,” Preston said.

By the time he earned his commercial pilot’s license, however, the market was flooded with pilots coming out of the Vietnam War. So he and a friend bought their own plane and opened a flying school, which he eventually took over himself.

He has more than 8,000 hours of flying time,

including trips he used to make to support his real estate business, which he started 23 years ago after leaving Chevron. Preston remembers flying into Placerville and having the papers on a property sale signed on the back wing of his plane.

He still works in real estate, but only with longtime clients, friends and family. Preston move to Solano County about

24 years ago, and to his current home in 2004.

So complete is his move to Northern California that his onetime allegiances to the Rams, Dodgers and Lakers are now completely entrenched in the 49ers, Giants and especially the Warriors.

Through all the adventures, Preston still looks back on his flying days with some of his fondest memories. Among those is taking on a student, a 14-year-old boy who wanted very badly to be a pilot. This was in Van Nuys.

Preston said he taught the teen all he could to get him ready for specific training as a glider pilot, a license for which he could get when he turned 16.

“One day he came by, he was very excited, and told me he just (completed) his first solo glider flight,” said Preston, adding that it made him proud and very happy. Still does.

Preston and his wife, Jan, have been married 50 years. They have four sons and nine grandchildren.

cated from Portland, Tex., to Seattle, and their moving truck crashed along the way.

“Everything inside burned,” Richard recalled. “We really ended up decluttering our lives.

That’s when we started off just having a minimum amount of stuff.”

Living mostly on ships, the couple said, will help them further their goal of amassing fewer items and spending less money.

Additionally, coordinating their days on — Richard Burk land, Angelyn said, “is part of the planMany mainstream ning” and will be factored cruise lines have loyalty into their carefully calcuprograms, meaning “the lated budget. more you stay, the better “I’m not going to say perks you get,” she said. that this is an easy way “By building up that of life,” she said, explainloyalty and staying on the ing that finding good deals same line, you’re really going to be saving yourself some money.”

Beyond the financial benefits, there is a simplicity to cruising, she said, as well as a built-in social life.

The Burks said they aren’t concerned about some of the potential drawbacks of living on a ship – such as sea sickness, which they said they’re immune to. They’re also unfazed by living in a tiny cabin.

In fact, on their last few cruises, they each only brought one backpack. On their most recent 21-day cruise through the Panama Canal this month, neither of them brought a suitcase.

“For us, it’s more freeing if we just have a backpack, so we don’t have to lug around much,” Angelyn said.

Many ships offer paid laundry services, which they sometimes use, though they often opt to wash their clothes by hand in the sink.

The couple has long sought to maintain a minimalist lifestyle. It began in 2013, when they relo-

and scheduling cruises can sometimes feel like a full-time job.

“We’re constantly going online and looking at the different cruise lines to see what cruises they have available, and what is the least-expensive way to travel someplace,” said Richard. He added that he and his wife prefer to book Holland America cruises because of the music and entertainment offerings.

“We don’t really care where we’re traveling.”

They said constantly cruising is worth the time it takes to plan.

“It’s like you’re at home,” Angelyn said. “We have a magnificent living room, an absolutely gorgeous dining room and a hot tub that never needs maintenance.”

Living on water

means you don’t hear “ambulances, sirens, screaming and yelling.

It’s just a calmer existence,” she added.

The Burks enjoy various activities offered onboard, including movie screenings, comedy performances and arts and crafts classes.

They usually disembark to explore whenever the vessel stops at ports, though they sometimes choose to stay on the ship and relax.

Their next voyage is a 50-day European cruise in the summer, followed by a 108-day Australian cruise in the fall.

As long as it remains financially feasible, the Burks intend to continue cruising – forever.

“That would be our dream,” Richard said.

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Don Preston shows some of the radio equipment in his truck, Wednesday. received coded messages.

“You never knew what it was . . . and I would just hand the sheets to the cryptologists,” Preston said. “It was a lot of fun. I really enjoyed it.”

It was doing that work while stationed in Massachusetts that he took a part-time job with a plastics firm, a job site he got to by hitchhiking and getting back to the base the same way. nities.

Budget-friendly voyages can cost as little as $50 a day – not including taxes, fees, and gratuities – and luxury lines, which tend to have more inclusive prices, can go for $500 per person per day, McDaniel said.

‘By living on a cruise ship, you gain your room, you gain board, you’ve got entertainment that’s built in, you’re going to different locations. It’s hard to beat that.’ of their five children – ages 21 to 28 – are living in their home and covering the mortgage and other expenses.

Although rare, the concept of spending long stretches at sea – particularly as a retiree – is not unheard of. A handful of so-called “cult cruisers” have even earned fame for it, and some lines have started offering extended vacations for snowbirds.

“It’s definitely caught fire lately in terms of people considering this as a prospect,” said Collen McDaniel, the editor in chief of Cruise Critic, a cruise ship review site.

“We’ve heard of a number of people doing it over the years, and we’re hearing more and more [of it].

While the pandemic temporarily disrupted the cruising industry, it is making a comeback, and recently Cruise Critic posted a poll on Twitter, asking, “Would you retire at sea?” Of the 141 respondents, 43 percent voted, “Yes, sign me up!” and 33 percent voted, “Maybe, if it’s feasible.”

McDaniel said the financial savings are a major draw to the longterm cruise lifestyle, adding that the Burks’ budget of $100 per day “is absolutely doable.”

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4th From Page One As many as 12.3 million people are expected to pass through airport security between June 30 and July 4, according to the Chaddick Air Travel Bulletin by DePaul University – about 8% more than on Memorial Day weekend in May, the traditional kickoff of the summer travel season.

Passengers are being asked to shell out hefty prices for tickets despite the increasing likelihood of hassles, as airlines try to wring out profits amid surging costs. Domestic fares are expected to average $437 round-trip, the highest in five years, according to travel app Hopper Inc. “Unfortunately, the summer of 2022 is going to be a very unpleasant one for far too many airline passengers,” said Henry Harteveldt, founder and travel industry analyst at Atmosphere Research Group.

U.S. carriers are eager to show that they can be reliable during times of heavy demand, but have struggled to cope with travelers returning to the skies after two years of Covid-19 foiling summer plans. Airlines huddled with Biden administration officials this week to game plan for the days ahead.

From May 27 through June 30, the seven largest U.S. airlines scratched 2.7% of flights, or 13,783, according to FlightAware. com. Another 25.3%, or 126,620, were delayed, for an average 50 minutes.

Using a conservative estimate of 100 passengers per flight, that means at least 14 million travelers have been affected over the past five weeks.

By comparison, in the same period in 2019, 1.7% of flights were canceled and 19.4% delayed.

Mounting frustration Delta Air Lines Inc. Chief Executive Officer Ed Bastian apologized Thursday to customers for an “unacceptable” level of flight disruptions this summer, an unusual step that reflects mounting frustration among waylaid travelers.

In a letter to members of Delta’s frequent flier program, Bastian warned that “things won’t change overnight” despite the airline’s efforts to improve.

The apology followed Delta’s unusual offer to let passengers change travel plans across its network during the “potentially challenging” holiday without paying a fare difference or change fee.

On a recent flight from Michigan to Minnesota, Delta said it would give $10,000 to eight passengers who would give up their seats on the oversold plane, and offered immediate payment for those with Apple Pay, according to a magazine writer who said he was on the plane.

(He didn’t take the offer.)

Offering passengers money to give up a seat on an overbooked flight is one of the tools gate agents have to take care of customers and get aircraft out on time, a Delta spokesman said. He wouldn’t confirm the $10,000 offer.

After a 15% increase in passenger complaints this spring, Transportation Department Secretary Pete Buttigieg has pressed carriers to adopt more reasonable summer schedules. Airlines and regulators have been at odds over who is most to blame for the recent disarray, with carriers pointing, in part, to air-traffic-control staffing shortages.

The Federal Aviation Administration held a call with airlines Thursday to discuss minimizing disruptions.

“We look forward to continuing to work closely and collaboratively with the federal government to address a range of shared challenges, including inclement weather, not only over the holiday weekend but year-round,” Airlines for America, the lobbying group for major carriers, said after the call.

The FAA didn’t immediately comment.

Despite the growing frustrations, U.S. airline stocks haven’t done much worse than the broader market. The S&P Supercomposite Airlines Industry Index is down 24% this year, compared with a 21% drop in the S&P 500 Index. But as concerns about the economy deepen, investors and analysts are wary.

“Airlines have a pretty poor track record during recessions and I would not recommend the group at this point,” said Rob Anderson, investment research analyst at Ned Davis Research.

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But there are limited alternatives in the U.S. for medium- to long-distance trips, Harteveldt said.

On top of higher demand, a persistent pilot shortage at regional carriers has led to flight reductions and cancellations. Weather, a deficit of airport workers and employees out sick with Covid have also snarled traffic. Delta, American Airlines Group Inc., United Airlines Holdings Inc., Southwest Airlines Co. and JetBlue Airways Corp. have pared their summer schedules to try to smooth out bumps.

Airline seat capacity remains about 7% below 2019, while demand this weekend will reach 93% of pre-pandemic levels, according Cirium data cited in the DePaul report.

With planes packed, that means travelers on canceled flights could have trouble securing another seat.

“The difference with this holiday lies in the sheer magnitude of the travel volumes,” said Joseph Schwieterman, who authored the DePaul report. “If cancellation rates hit 6% industrywide, as they did on certain days in the recent past, the problem would likely reach crisis proportions, with tens of thousands of passengers being stranded for a day or more.”

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The trunk of the tree is made out of 14-inch pipe, and the branches are made of 6-inch pipe and other sizes. Metal leaves were created, along with acorns, and George even created a squirrel that will also move with the wind.

About a dozen people on Friday came out to the workshop, space donated for the project by John Ostrat, to get an update.

The tree will sit on an elevated foundation.

Ostrat is George’s cousin, and George said he practically grew up on the property.

When the ongoing heavy equipment work is completed at Patwino, sometime in late August or September, the sculpted oak tree will be placed at the park entrance. As the metal tree ages, rust and other elements will bring out more color on the tree.

George has committed more than 500 hours to the project to date – a passion that was born out of his time with his father, who taught art at Sequoia High School in Redwood City for more than 30 years.

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But the Legislature never formally repealed the law struck down in Roe, and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has pressed to dust off the 1925 statute immediately – a law that abortion rights advocates called “antiquated.”

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“Because of the uncertainty of how exactly these new subvariants will affect us in L.A. County, it does remain important to use all of the measures that work to reduce Covid-19 risk,” such as vaccinations, masks, moving activities outdoors, increasing ventilation when indoors, testing and staying at home when sick, she said.

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Visitors stand around a 20-foot, stainless steel oak tree at a workshop along Morrison Lane in Fairfield, Friday. toward metal work,” said George, who attended California State University, San Jose, to follow in his father’s footsteps, but as an industrial instructor.

George was a teacher for many years in the Fairfield-Suisun school district and with the Solano County Office of Education, but also worked in the private sector.

George was brought into the project when the braintrust – Braddock, Michelle Dickey and Ken and Jill Hunter – realized it was going to take someone highly skilled in metal work, welding and had a heart of an artist.

The kudos that rained down on George at Fri-

day’s event clearly showed they found the right man.

Ken Hunter also produces smaller metal artwork, much of it inspired by images created by native cultures.

The culture of the Native Americans who lived in the area where the park is located will be a featured element in the park amenities.

Braddock said the park will include a cultural and environmental education component that is being tied into the signage around the park, as well as a sensory garden.

Some of the agencies involved include Fairfield, Vacaville, Solano County Office of Edu-

cation, Solano County Parks, Solano County Public Health, the Solano Transportation Authority and the Greater Vallejo Recreation District.

Braddock said the Land Trust is also working on an app that will connect users to Patwino and all the other open space parks it owns and operates.

An all-access trail and other walkways are part of the plans, and Patwino will eventually be linked to the city park, and in turn, both will be tied into the 500-mile Bay Area Ridge Trail.

“We are hoping to open in the late fall,” Braddock said of Patwino. “That’s what we are hoping for.”

Those groups assert that courts ruled decades ago that Roe effectively repealed the 1925 ban, making it unenforceable.

“Performing elective abortions has been a crime in Texas since (at least) 1854,” Paxton’s office argued before the state’s high court. “It was a crime in 1973, when the United States Supreme Court erroneously found a right to elective abortion somewhere in the penumbras of the Constitution. And it was a crime on June 24, 2022, when that Court finally cor-

rected its error.”

That, the state argued, means that allowing enforcement simply restores a legal status quo that was interrupted by Roe, albeit for 49 years.

Paxton wants prosecutors in Texas to be able to press criminal charges under the 1925 law.

He called the order a “pro-life victory” that “slapped down the abortion providers and the district court carrying their water. Our state’s pre-Roe statutes banning abortion in Texas are 100% good law. Litiga-

tion continues, but I’ll keep winning for Texas’s unborn babies.”

In a filing with the Texas Supreme Court, the state argued that “unborn children will lose their lives in the absence of relief. This irreparable harm far outweighs Plaintiffs’ asserted injury of being unable to prolong the Roe v. Wade regime a bit longer.. . . Plaintiffs intend to immediately perform elective abortions under cover of the [temporary restraining order] – and may have done so already.”

Though coronavirus reinfections have been possible throughout the pandemic, the risk has heightened of late.

“BA.4 and BA.5 are of special concern because of their apparent ability to cause reinfections in people who were already infected with other omicron subvariants,” Ferrer said.

From early December, when omicron’s presence was first detected in California, through the end of February, the state reported an average of about

14,325 people who were newly reinfected with the coronavirus per week, according to data from the California Department of Public Health.

That figure then receded along with the initial omicron wave, with an average of 2,315 weekly reinfections reported from early March through early May. metric But the has since shot up – with 10,409 weekly reinfections reported from mid-May to midJune.

That timeline roughly corresponds

with when BA.4 and BA.5 started to circulate more widely.

“It is likely that increases in the total number of reinfections is a result of changes in the epidemiology of Covid-19, trends in case rates and vaccination,” as well as improvements in the realm of data compilation, including the implementation in February of automated processing for new reinfections, the California Department of Public Health said in a statement to the L.A. Times.

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Crime logs Fairfield THURSDAY, JUNE 30 12:17 a.m. — Commercial burglary, 2200 block of NORTH TEXAS STREET 12:19 a.m. — Shooting into a dwelling, 1900 block of KIDDER AVENUE 3:48 a.m. — Grand theft, CITRINE CIRCLE 5:47 a.m. — Brandishing a weapon, 200 block of TRAVIS BOULEVARD 7:26 p.m. — Trespassing, 2000 block of ALLSTON COURT 8:19 a.m. — Hit-and-run property damage, 800 block of EAST TRAVIS BOULEVARD 10:49 a.m. — Drunk and disorderly, 3700 block of HILBORN ROAD 11:15 a.m. — Battery, 1200 block of B. GALE WILSON BOULEVARD 11:29 a.m. — Brandishing a weapon, 1900 block of MANOR PLACE 11:34 a.m. — Trespassing, 1300 block of TRAVIS BOULEVARD 1:10 p.m. — Assault with a deadly weapon, 1600 block of WOOD CREEK DRIVE

1:15 p.m. — Vehicle theft, 2100 block of NORTH TEXAS STREET 2:39 p.m. — Residential burglary, 1700 block of SUNSET AVENUE 2:42 p.m. — Trespassing, 4700 block of BUSINESS CENTER DRIVE 2:54 p.m. — Forgery, 2400 block of NORTH TEXAS STREET 3:06 p.m. — Battery, 1200 block of B. GALE WILSON BOULEVARD 3:35 p.m. — Drunk and disorderly, 1200 block of OLIVER ROAD 5:54 p.m. — Vehicle burglary, 4300 block of CENTRAL PLACE 8:19 p.m. — Trespassing, 500 block of PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE 11:32 p.m. — Trespassing, 1700 block of WEST TEXAS STREET

FRIDAY, JULY 1 12:13 a.m. — Sexual assault, 1200 block of B. GALE WILSON BOULEVARD 1:42 a.m. — Forgery, 500 block of CARPENTER STREET 2:00 a.m. — Vehicle theft, 1600 block of UNION AVENUE 3:34 a.m. — Vehicle theft, 500 block of ALASKA AVENUE 6:17 a.m. — Grand theft, 3500

Suisun City THURSDAY, JUNE 30 12:54 a.m. — 700 block of MONTE CARLO DRIVE 10:56 p.m. — Reckless driver, PETERSEN ROAD/FULMAR DRIVE

FRIDAY, JULY 1 9:22 a.m — Vehicle theft, 200 block of RAILROAD AVENUE 9:33 a.m. — Vehicle theft, 1400 block of HUMPHREY DRIVE 9:47 a.m. — Vehicle burglary, 600 block of CHYRL WAY 1:34 p.m. — Grand theft, 500 block of CHYRL WAY

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FAIRFIELD — The next free event in the Fairfield Summer Music Series on July 15 will feature a Santana tribute band at Dover Park.

Zebop! will rock the stage with the sounds made famous by Carlos Santana and what was originally named the Santana Blues Band when it hit the San Francisco scene in 1966.

One of the Woodstock performers, Santana has such hits as “Evil Ways,” “Oye Como Va” and “Black Magic Woman.”

Santana was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.

The concert will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. The park is located at 800 E. Travis Blvd.

Following Zebop! will be Papa Joe and the New Deal on July 29.

National Gallery of Art, Washington

When playing “Artle,” players identify artists by artwork.

ummer Brennan can recognize a Vincent van Gogh painting by its wispy, vibrant brushstrokes. A series of loopy spirals or spindly legs? That’s probably Louise Bourgeois.

But after a few days of playing “Artle,” Brennan, a writer based in Paris, began to notice some holes in her art knowledge.

For 30 years, she has indulged her love of visual arts by visiting galleries, reading books and attending shows. So when she couldn’t identify a piece by French photographer Eugène Atget, it felt like an embarrassing lapse.

“It does give you some self-awareness when you realize that all the artists you know right away are like White 19thcentury artists, that maybe it’s time to expand some of your art appreciation,” Brennan said.

One of the latest “Wordle” copycats challenges players not with letters, but with images plucked from the National Gallery of Art. The popular daily word game, which was purchased by the New York Times for seven figures in January, has sparked dozens of spinoffs: “Squabble” (a Wordle battle royal), “Herdle” (for the musically minded), and even “Lewdle” (for profanity experts).

“Artle” begins by showing players a piece of art – a painting, photograph or sculpture – from the National Gallery of Art’s 150,000-piece collection, including whimsical paintings by Georgia O’Keeffe and somber Roy DeCarava photographs.

Players have four chances to guess the artist. Unlike “Wordle,” there are no hints, although the art becomes progressively easier to identify as players strike out. Players can then share their results with friends through text messages or on social media.

Mary Gregory, an art critic based in New York, began playing “Artle” as soon as it launched last monthand it’s now become a ritual. Every day, Gregory and her husband return to the gallery’s “Artle” website to test their art aptitude and extend their untouched winning streak.

“It’s fun. It’s a little challenge. And, you know what? If you get it wrong at the end, they tell you who it was,” she said. “These are in the collection of the National Gallery, and the National Gallery belongs to everybody.”

Steven Garbarino, a product manager at the gallery, began developing the game after noticing that people were searching for “Art Wordle” online but that no such game existed. It was the worst possible time. In late March, the museum’s staff was busy with “Afro-Atlantic Histories,” the gallery’s largest exhibition since the start of the pandemic. Garbarino worried that launching a gaming app would be seen as a distraction.

To his surprise, National Gallery of Art Director Kaywin Feldman quickly jumped on board. It took little more than a month to build the game, and it quickly

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VACAVILLE — The final show of the season for the Nut Tree Plaza Summer Concert Series will feature the debut performance of Brette Alana Stout with the Steve Krohn Band.

Krohn, a guitarist, has been playing and writing music for 57 years. He has known Stout since she was just a child.

“She has grown up with music and is really pretty good,” he said.

Krohn, an economics professor for the University of Phoenix, likes music that is not mainstream, but more improvised.

“That type of music is good too,” he said, “but I like lyrical music with some context.”

The seven-piece group will be playing original compositions and pop music with Stout as the featured singer.

She is a 2018 Will C. Wood High School graduate who was featured as part of the American River College jazz group in the first concert in the summer series.

Stout has been named the No. 1 International Downbeat Jazz Vocalist with the ARC Vocal Jazz Ensemble and has performed professionally with various music artists, ensembles, orchestras and bands throughout the West Coast.

The final show for the Summer Concert Series will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. July 9 at the Nut Tree Plaza Breezeway, 1661 E. Monte Vista Ave. There is no cost.

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Brette Alana Stout, a 2018 Will C. Wood grad, is a member of the American River College Jazz Ensemble.

WINTERS — The Winters Friends of the Library summer concert series kicks off July 7 with a free outdoor performance by Los Tres de Winters.

The concert will run from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Rotary Park Gazebo, on Main Street at Railroad Avenue, in front of the Community Center.

The trio plays Norteño-style music, which 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. It evolved in the north of Mexico and See Concert, Page B3

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Tower of Power set to become first funk/ soul band to play with San Diego Symphony Tribune Content Agency SAN DIEGO — Tower of Power hasn’t done absolutely everything a band can do in 53 years, but it’s come close.

Since debuting in 1968 in Oakland, the brassy soul, funk and R&B band has released 29 albums – including six live concert recordings – and performed countless times with at least 49 different lineups of musicians. More than a dozen lead singers have passed through the ranks in that time.

One of the group’s first concerts was as the opening act for Jimi Hendrix at the Berkeley Community Theatre.

That was shortly after legendary concert promoter Bill Graham had signed Tower of Power to his Fillmore Records label, which in 1970 released the band’s debut album, “Easy Bay Grease.”

In the intervening years, Tower of Power has created a repertoire that includes such enduring favorites as “You’re Still a Young Man,” “Down to the Nightclub (Bump City),” “So Very Hard To Go,” “Squib Cakes” and “What is Hip?” Fans can expect to hear most of these when the band performs in San Diego Thursday at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park.

Each song features Tower of Power’s famed horn section, which has also been showcased on standout albums by Santana, Elton John, Little Feat, Chaka Khan, Rod Stewart, Billy Preston, Linda Ronstadt, Huey Lewis & The News, Lyle Lovett and dozens more.

As might be expected for a band now past the half-century mark, Tower of Power has outlived some of its key members. Guitarist Bruce Conte died last year, bassist Francis “Rocco” Prestia died in 2020, and trumpeter Mic Gillette died in 2016.

A number of Tower of Power alums have

Concert From Page B1 is now a favorite style throughout the western United States.”

The trio members are José Luis Echeverria on accordion, Adolfo Valenzuela on bajo quinto (a large guitar with five courses of doubled steel strings) and Rafael Ech-

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Tenor saxophonist/vocalist Emilio Castillo of the band Tower of Power performs in New York, Aug. 16, 2013. achieved success after their tenures in the band.

Some of the most notable include keyboardist Chester Thompson, who joined Santana in 1983 and has been a key member ever since; tenor saxophonist Lenny Pickett, who since 1995 has been the musical director for the house band on TV’s “Saturday Night Live”; and Scottish-born tenor saxophonist Richard Elliot, who lives in San Diego’s North County, has been a smooth-jazz mainstay for several decades.

Yet, for all its accomplishments, there is at least one thing Tower of Power has never done in its 53 years.

“We have never played with a symphony orchestra before,” said tenor saxophonist and periodic singer Emilio Castillo, one

of the band’s co-founders.

That will change when Tower of Power plays here Thursday at The Shell on a double-bill with the jazzand funk-fueled jam band Lettuce. Both groups, who share the same manager, will perform with the San Diego Symphony and guest conductor Christopher Dragon.

“We’re really excited!”

Castillo said, speaking last week from his Arizona home in Scottsdale.

“Dave Eskridge has done all the arrangements on our albums since the 1990s. He’s already done orchestral arrangements for our entire set with the San Diego Symphony.”

Will Tower of Power need to adjust or modify its songs to accommodate an orchestra?

“We know our stuff inside out and we’ll just play what we normally play in each song,” Castillo replied. “There are some new interludes at

everria on bass.

The concert series will occur each Thursday with Paddy on the Binge playing traditional Irish and Scottish music on July 14; Back Porchestra playing original and vintage roots rock, Americana, and country blues on July 21; and Afincáo playing Latin music – boogaloo, Cuban son, cumbias, and boleros – on July 28.

“Everyone is invited

to pack a picnic, bring a blanket or lawn chairs or sit on the grass, sip a cool drink, and enjoy some fine live music,” The Friends of the Library stated.

Refreshments and quality used books will be available for sale.

Proceeds support the Winters Library.

The series is sponsored

by Waste Management and Oates Country Store.

For more information, visit wfol.org.

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beginning and in the middle of some tunes – which will just be played by the orchestra – and that will be different for us.

But it’s really not going to change what we do.”

The adjustments, then, will be made by the symphony’s musicians.

“We know that orchestral string, brass and wind sections don’t play as tight and as on top of the beat as we do,” Castillo noted.

“So, we’re expecting that and will talk to the orchestra at rehearsal.

The songs I have chosen are the ones I feel will show off the orchestra and really complement what we do. There are some of our songs from the past, like (1974’s) ‘Below Us, All The City Lights,’ that I think lend themselves well to doing with an orchestra.

“One piece we’ll do is a medley of James Brown songs and you don’t really think of a symphony with James Brown songs. The reason I wanted that included is that it’s a very big show-stopper type of number, and we need to be make sure we’re thinking of the audience.”

Apart from an upcoming July 20 concert with Lettuce at Red Rocks Amphitheatre outside Denver, San Diego is the only orchestral date currently on Tower of Power’s schedule. Castillo, 71, is hopeful these two performances will mark the start of a new chapter for the band he cofounded 53 years ago at the age of 18.

“I had very little vision.

I just loved having a band – a killer band that played soul music – and I’ve been that way since I was 14,” he said.

Gallery From Page B1 began attracting an audience, with players in nearly every country. It has been played more than 1 million times and has 30,000 daily players.

The game has increased traffic to the museum’s website by 125 percent.

“You can catch a little bit of lightning in a bottle and see cascading results,” Garbarino said.

“We don’t have to spend 12 months developing a huge strategy and positioning plan. We can build something small [like ‘Artle’] that engages the audience.”

Projects such as “Artle” reflect a new vision for the National Gallery of Art: a desire to quickly reach new, more diverse audiences.

Since being named director in 2019, Feldman has updated the museum’s mission statement and priorities. The product management team, which developed the game, has doubled in size, including adding more software engineers and digital consultants under Feldman’s leadership. “The bulk of our funding comes from the American taxpayers, so we owe it to them to give them the greatest art experience they can have. And the nation is a very diverse place. We want to focus on the great richness of the diversity of the American people and better reflect the nation,” Feldman said in an interview with Washingtonian last year.

The team worked closely with the gallery’s education department to choose a mix of famous, easily identifiable art and more obscure pieces. Within the game, for example, Georgia O’Keeffe paintings are considered easy to iden-

tify, while those by James McNeill Whistler are a little more difficult.

Meanwhile, a piece by Elizabeth Catlett, a Black sculptor and graphic artist, is considered difficult to pick out.

The gallery wants the artists displayed in the game to reflect a diversity of races and gender, Garbarino said. “Often some of the lowest success rates are on artists of diverse backgrounds, artists of color or women artists,” he said.

It’s a challenge. Of the 157,553 objects in the gallery’s collection, only 2.3% are by non-White artists, and 8.1% are by female artists. In the first 45 days of “Artle,” 17.8% of the objects used in the game were by non-White artists and 22.2% were by female artists.

“It’s a fine balance between bringing up artists that we think should be having a higher priority among the public while maintaining that ease of introduction to the game,” Garbarino said. “If it happens to be two days in a row where it’s a dead White man and someone is like, ‘Hey, every time I come here, it’s only a dead White man.’ It’s like, no, if you look at the broad spectrum of all the artists, it’s much more diverse. But it’s difficult to communicate that in one day.”

The well of famous artists will soon run dry, Garbarino said, and “Artle” will have to begin repeating artists or introducing its players to more unfamiliar names.

That could drive away players like Brennan’s husband who, she said, calls “Artle” “torture” and often simply offers Picasso as the answer to every image to end the game quickly.

It turns out “Artle” may not be for everyone.

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Let me explain.

Why is that?

Romans 6:16 states, Maybe it’s the promNoel Reese “Do you not know that to ises we hear from our Religious view whom you present California government yourselves slaves to obey, you leaders. We’ve heard they want are that one’s slaves whom you to make our great state the obey, whether of sin leading to abortion capital of the nation. death, or of obedience leading to Special allowance for people to righteousness.” travel from other states and even I confess I was surprised that get help from our generous more people were not upset with government with a procedure $7 a gallon gasoline, appearing that every moral person should on its unabated path to $10. I was find abhorrent, and yet it seems surprised people were OK with to be the cause celebre. the prospect of water rationing, They are even working on a when years have been given to plan to make us a medical fix, and absolutely nothing has Disneyland, a place to come been done. It seemed odd that from any state to have your our governor was able to pass a wildest gender fantasies made a huge gasoline tax a couple years reality. A wonderful sexual ago, with the promise to fix our tourist attraction. roads, and again, take a drive on As we look to a future of Highway 12. rationing water, electricity, How about inconsistent gasoline, and let’s not forget electrical power? about food, who do you trust to I confess, He was able to solve fix those things? Do you continue the prison overcrowding that to trust those who have promised demanded repair. All that was over and over in the past needed was to release the to fix them?

Then I saw the results of the primary, that almost four to one, people voted to keep these same people in office. This time will be different apparently. Or does it matter?

As long as we can still get abortions on demand, and get our sex changed to whatever we want, we can put up with doing without the basics. Can’t we?

Have our lives degraded to the point where our only concerns are for the freedom to pursue animal passions. Have we become slaves to sex, the lusts of our flesh?

That verse I opened with says we have a choice and we can choose “obedience to righteousness.” What does that mean? We obey the only righteous person who ever walked the earth.

Jesus said, “follow me.”

“I am the way the truth and the life, and no one can come to My Father except through Me.” No more lies, just truth. Jesus.

Two workers fired for not attending prayers, lawsuit says The Washington Post Two North Carolina workers allege they were fired for not participating in daily company prayer sessions, according to a lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Monday.

John McGaha and Mackenzie Saunders claim that their former employer, Aurora Pro Services in Greensboro, created a hostile work environment because they refused to attend mandatory Christian-based “prayer meetings.”

The lawsuit comes after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a former high school

The Rev. Noel Reese is the pastor at Calvary Chapel Rio Vista. He can be reached at www. calvarychapelriovista.com.

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Prayer revival scheduled for Saturday in Fairfield FAIRFIELD — Band of Believers has scheduled a Prayer & Worship Revival for 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday at the

football coach who was disciplined by a Washington state school board for praying on midfield after a football game, a decision that some religious liberties advocates are hailing as a victory for freedom of religious expression.

The EEOC lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Greensboro, N.C., on Monday, says that Aurora Pro Services, which has between 11 and 50 employees, failed to provide religious accommodation for the two non-Christian plaintiffs, discriminatorily discharged them and punitively diminished McGaha’s wages.

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DAILY REPUBLIC — Sunday, July 3, 2022 B5

My perfect older sister a figment of my imagination were clearly displayed Dear Annie: I had because the leg of my always held my sister in shorts gapped open. high regard, and I loved Instead of my sister her. She was my big sis, telling me to fix my and I felt she loved and shorts, she took a picture cared for me. and then put it in her But things have hapfamily photo album. pened to cause me to Everyone laughed and change my mind. About six years ago on ChristAnnie Lane laughed. I was so mortified and embarrassed. I mas night, my grown Dear Annie felt like disappearing. niece and nephew, along Later that night, my sister with their friends, were sitting apologized, saying she was just at the dinner table looking through my sister’s family photo randomly taking pictures that day. What does that have to do album. Loud laughter erupted with the fact that she put a disfrom the table. I ran over because I thought I was missing gusting, degrading picture of out on a fun picture. The picture me in her album? It was clearly easy to see the photo was inapwas of me taken 30 years propriate and should have been earlier. I was on the bed with thrown away. my little niece and nephew. I Recently, she went off when had my PJ shorts on, playing with the kids. What was funny to she found out I was voting for a certain candidate for politieveryone was that my genitals

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cal office. She went on a rabid rant and went nuts. Despite this, I spent the day with her, hoping things would improve, but they did not.

Later in the evening, she continued to bully me via text.

She used personal information I had given her about how the new chemo medication I was taking made me feel. For some dumb reason, I thought that by sharing this information with her, she could help me cope. She made fun of me, mocked me and laughed at me.

I have decided that my wonderful, kind, loving sister was a person who I created in my mind; this person does not exist.

I’ve been trying for 20 years to get back a picture of my grandmother that I gave her because she said the photo would be “safe with her.” Every

time I ask for the picture, she blows smoke up my behind and gives me some stupid excuse.

I even told her I would have copies made so everyone in the family could have a picture of Grammy. She will not give me back the picture.

Putting all of this together in my mind, along with other questionable things she has done, I’ve decided to cancel her from my life. My sister no longer exists; she was made up in my mind anyway, so that person has never really existed.

I don’t think I’m wrong to dump this person from my life, but I would like to hear what you think. — Coping With Toxic Sister Dear Sister: She might be your big sis, but she is way too immature to look up to. In fact, rather than cutting her off alto-

gether, I’d suggest telling her to grow up. Tell her that she must give you that photo so you can destroy it, and she must give you the picture of Grammy.

If she refuses either, then let her know that the person you thought she was no longer exists. Explain that she was trying to shame you publicly with the photo and privately by mocking your chemo news, which is appalling.

As for politics, far too many people are intolerant of other viewpoints these days, and it is a sign of immaturity, among other things. You are entitled to your opinions, and she is entitled to hers. No amount of bullying can change that.

Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@ creators.com.

FOR YOUR HEALTH

by Holiday Mathis

Today’s birthday You’ll use your skills to assist in the struggles of others. The insight and options you give people will be so valuable to them, they will pay you well and award you, too.

More highlights: travel that unites hearts, the tables turning in a situation that is decades-old and an improvement or renovation that ends up paying for itself.

Capricorn and Scorpio adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 13, 5, 28, 3 and 17.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). One person’s cacophony is another person’s jazz.

You will make sense of the eclectic and find what’s actionable in the poetic. And most importantly, you will help people feel seen as you endeavor to understand them.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). An opportunity is forming around you. It’s still too early to know exactly what shape it will be, but hang in there a little longer and all will be revealed. Your greatest strength in the situation is your ignorance of the rules.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Problems you face on a daily basis are not unique to you; they affect thousands of others. You’ll reach out and find support, not just for you but for everyone who might someday be helped by what you learn.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). The leisurely pursuit that fascinates you will be well worth your time. The one that doesn’t will be a waste. Don’t let your friends or family talk you into anything that doesn’t capture your interest right away.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The one with the best idea isn’t always the winner. It is the one who makes people feel something who will get the support. Whether that feeling is excitement, fear, optimism or affection, emotion makes things happen.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Money can create security, but it’s not the only way or even the best way. You will strengthen your position through relationships. You’ll listen and learn what people want and come to understand where your interests overlap.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). There’s an invisible tether keeping you in orbit of a situation. If being centered in this way is keeping you from exploring the world and finding out who you would be in different experiences, you may now decide to cut the cord.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You’ll accurately assess your current position and strategically plot your next move.

Doing the right thing is only slightly harder than doing the convenient thing, and the extra effort will markedly improve your future station.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Not long ago, you wouldn’t have been able to express your thoughts and wishes with the kind of clarity and effectiveness you’re now able to relay – a testament to all your recent learning.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You can be in any kind of mood and still knock key items off your list, but when you’re enjoying yourself, you’ll be twice as productive. So build amusement into the plan.

Much will be accomplished in the name of fun and games.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). The essence of business is solving problems.

In a professional capacity, you wouldn’t dream of pointing out a problem without offering a solution. You’ll carry this principle over to your personal life.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’re an excellent teacher because you’re on the constant lookout for signs of progress to reward. You recognize that however small an achievement may be, it’s something to build on. You apply the principle to yourself.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: After being expelled from seminary school at 14 and ending his high school wrestling career with a knee injury, Tom Cruise nabbed the lead in his high school’s production of “Guys and Dolls” and went on to become one of the most ubiquitous movie stars of his generation. A Cancer with moon, Venus and Uranus in Leo, the sign of entertainment, indicates a keen intuition and charisma to spare.

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Expecting mothers should get tested for Group B streptococcus, also known as GBS. GBS can spread to a baby during delivery

and can cause pneumonia, a blood infection or a brain infection, all of which are serious.

Expecting a baby?

This test should be part of your prenatal care

Dr. Sharlene Sanidad

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ongratulations, you’re having a baby!” This news can bring a lot of joy to an expectant mother and her family.

But of all the things that need to be planned and decided, the health of the mother and the baby are the most important. Getting appropriate prenatal care can lead to a healthier pregnancy.

One important screening test that should be done is for Group B streptococcus, also known as GBS. GBS is a common bacterium found in up to 20% of pregnant women, usually in their vagina or bladder. Normally, GBS is not harmful. However, this bacterium can lead to complications, including urinary tract infections, uterine infections, pneumonia and, less commonly, life-threatening infections of the blood (sepsis), brain (meningitis) and heart (endocarditis).

GBS can spread to a baby during delivery and can cause pneumonia, a blood infection or a brain infection, all of which are serious because an infant’s immune system is weaker.

July is Group B Strep Awareness Month. As an obstetrician and gynecologist, I believe it’s important to know about this bacterium because it

can cause complications for mom and serious illness in a newborn.

Why do some women get GBS? Women who develop complications from GBS have done nothing wrong.

It is not due to hygiene and is not sexually transmitted. Most women are not even aware they have it because typically there are no symptoms. In order to prevent serious infections in newborns, many providers test their patient’s urine at the beginning of pregnancy. Then there is a vaginal test at 36 weeks of pregnancy, even if there are no symptoms. It may be recommended to take antibiotics prior to delivery to prevent infection if a woman tests positive.

What happens if I have GBS? For women who have GBS, it is recommended they go to the hospital as soon as their water breaks or they are in active labor. This ensures they can get the antibiotics they need before the baby is exposed in the birth canal.

In labor, there are signs that may signal an infection such as fever in the mother or changes in the baby’s heart rate. After delivery, any concerns with a newborn baby should be evaluated by a pediatrician. These can include

fever, irritability, difficulty breathing and poor feeding. Issues with GBS in a newborn are largely preventable if there is proper treatment after a woman’s water breaks or during labor, especially if she has had a positive test for GBS in pregnancy.

Screenings help reduce complications By instituting universal testing for pregnant women during their prenatal care, we have been able to largely decrease the number of babies who have gotten sick or died from GBS. It is important for pregnant women to know that they should be tested for these bacteria in every pregnancy, and to know there is treatment to help reduce the risk to them and their baby.

Pregnancy is such a sensitive and beautiful time in a woman’s life. I want everyone to feel empowered and understand what tests need to be done in pregnancy and what those tests mean so they can have the best possible outcome.

Sharlene Sanidad, M.D., is an obstetrician and gynecologist with Kaiser Permanente Napa Solano, a partner of Solano Public Health.

B6 Sunday, July 3, 2022 — DAILY REPUBLIC

Perfect 10: Ex-Bulldog unbeaten with LA Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — One of the pitchers who started Friday night at Dodger Stadium has already won a Cy Young Award, Blake Snell of the Padres.

In the Dodgers’ 5-1 win, however, it was the other who cemented himself as a strong early contender for this year’s honor.

In perhaps his best start in the big leagues, Vacaville High School graduate Tony Gonsolin stole the show in front of 48,076 at Chavez Ravine, giving up just one run in a career-high

“He was outstanding tonight,” manager Dave Roberts said. “I thought he had his entire mix working.”

Echoed catcher Austin Barnes: “He’s going after hitters, and he knows what he’s doing. He’s got a lot of conviction in each throw.”

Indeed, to lower his season Harry How/Getty Images/TNS ERA to 1.54, Gonsolin did what Vacaville’s Tony Gonsolin earned he has become best at during his 10th win for the Dodgers Friday the first half of this breakthrough season. night and now has a 1.54 ERA. He attacked over the plate, 7 2/3 innings to tighten his grasp hitting the strike zone on on the majors’ best earned- 73 of 92 pitches. He amassed run average. eight strikeouts but more

importantly mastered newfound efficiency by retiring 19 batters on four pitches or fewer.

His fastball was commanded with precision, even with a lower-than-normal velocity of 91.8 mph.

His trademark splitter and slider were deadly, combining for 13 swings and misses on a night that concluded with him becoming just the third pitcher in the franchise’s Los Angeles history to start a season 10-0.

“I was just trying to stay in the zone,” Gonsolin said. “Let them hit it.”

After beginning his career

with three solid yet unspectacular seasons, Gonsolin has emerged as one of baseball’s most unexpected stars nearing the midway point this year.

He doesn’t have as hefty an innings total as some of the majors’ other top starters, with a couple of short early-season outings to blame.

Entering Friday, he wasn’t even qualified for the individual leaderboards, starting the night an inning shy of the minimum inning requirement (one inning for every game played by a player’s team).

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Demetrius Crawford, right, encourages Aiden Mozingo before taking part in a drill during the Dreamchasers

Football Camp at Fairfield High School, in 2019. Crawford’s camp returns next Saturday to Rodriguez High.

Crawford ready to host his free football camp at Rodriguez High Matt Miller

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FAIRFIELD — Former Vanden High School football star Demetrius Crawford returns to Fairfield next week to host his annual free football camp next Saturday.

This will be the eighth version of the Dreamchasers Elite Football Camp and will be hosted at Rodriguez High School, 5000 Red Top Road. The camp is indeed free for 6-18 year olds who will receive training, a free T-shirt and other prizes, lunch and hydration.

The annual event is hosted by Crawford and his friends, many of whom have pro football experience in the National Football League or the Canadian Football League. For more information, call 707-646-1174 or log on the website, dreamchasersneversleep.com. Registration is required and can be done on the website.

Organizers will be capping attendance at 400 participants. Registration begins at 9 a.m. with the camp running from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

“Basically, I was born and raised in Fairfield and never had anything like this growing up, nothing of this magnitude” Crawford said. “It’s a chance for us to give back to the community.”

Crawford said the camp focuses on all aspects of the game, offense, defense, and more. He also tries to emphasize the need for hard work, both on the field and in the classroom.

“Working hard is the thing that really matters,” he said. “No spot is guaranteed on a team. You have to outwork the competition. We also preach the importance of school.

You’re not going to play anywhere if your grades aren’t right.”

The camp comes at a good time for area high school players, who are in the Sac-Joaquin Section-mandated dead period. No official team practices are allowed until the start of practice Monday, July 25. Attendees can get coaching from someone outside of their own program, and by athletes who played their positions at a high level not so long ago.

Crawford is a 2005 graduate of

Vanden, and still holds the school record for most rushing yards in a game when he lit up Rodriguez for 313 yards on 26 carries with four touchdowns in 2003. He went on to play at City College of San Francisco, Sacramento City College and a stellar career at Montana State.

His professional career included brief stints with the B.C. Lions and the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the CFL and a season with the Tri-Cities Fever (Kennewick, Washington) in the National Indoor Football League.

Scheduled to join Crawford will be Rodriguez graduate Jason Verrett, a long-time standout cornerback who is still with the San Francisco 49ers. Fairfield grad Desmond Bishop, a former linebacker for four NFL teams and a starter for the Super Bowl XLVwinning Green Bay Packers, is also scheduled to assist. There are also other former athletes and coaches ready to lend their expertise.

The camp is sponsored by BodyArmour.

Sharks going through a major overhaul Tribune Content Agency SAN JOSE — The San Jose Sharks are making even more changes.

After general manager Doug Wilson stepped down earlier this offseason, the Sharks announced on Friday they were letting go of head coach Bob Boughner along with assitants John Madden, John Macleanand video coach Dan Darrow, two months after the regular season concluded.

No replacements are being named at this time.

“We appreciate Bob’s three-year run with the Sharks,” said interim general manager Joe Will.

“During his tenure, the team was known for

working hard, and Bob was very invested in the plan to play and develop young players. Since the end of our season, and related to this GM search, we put together a thorough review of where we’ve been and where we’re going. This has been the most thorough and reflective review that we’ve had over the past 20 years, all aspects of this team have been evaluated.”

Will also said they wouldn’t begin their coaching search until the new general manager is in place, with the opportunity to name their own staff.

The Sharks finished sixth in the

Pacific in 2021-22 with a 32-37-13 record while missing the postseason for the third year in a row. Boughner had one year and $1.5 million left on his contract, according to Pierre LeBrun from The Athletic.

Prior to the recent postseason drought, the Sharks had made the playoffs 14 of the last 15 years, including a Stanley Cup Finals appearance in 2016.

Will wouldn’t commit to a timeline for when a full-time general manager would be named, but did say they weren’t basing the hiring decision on timing, with the draft – where the Sharks hold the No. 11 overall pick – and free agency beginning

next week. He said they talked to around “a dozen” candidates over Zoom and had multiple finalists visit San Jose and are in that period right now. He didn’t say how many finalists there were.

“We are in the home stretch,” he said. “I don’t have a date on it, but we’re getting much, much closer.”

The Sharks will seek a new head coach after most other NHL teams with vacancies have already filled them.

As of Friday morning, Winnipeg was the last team in the league that hasn’t named a coach, with Boston reportedly adding Jim Montgomery on Thursday.

SAN FRANCISCO — With age comes the inevitable physical toll. Bodies don’t bend like they used to. Everything moves a bit slower. Professional athletes, with millions invested in their training regimens, are able to blunt these effects.

But age is undefeated.

Evan Longoria, in his halcyon days as a three-time Gold Glover, probably nabs Tim Anderson at first on his dribbler to lead off the fourth. Brandon Belt, not long ago, never would have allowed Andrew Vaughn’s ground ball to skirt through the infield on the following play.

But Longoria is 36 now, reportedly pondering retirement after this season. Belt is 34 and battled physical issues all season. The Giants are the oldest team in the majors and by many metrics, also the league’s worst defensive team.

So, no, neither softhit ball resulted in an out. Both runners would score as part of a threerun rally off Logan Webb, who retired the first nine batters of the game with ease, while his defense imploded

behind him, sending the Giants to their ninth loss in 12 games, 5-3, to the Chicago White Sox. For the seventh time this home stand, more than 25,000 fans – 30,804 on Saturday afternoon – paid good money to watch the Giants take on an opponent with a losing record. And for fifth time, they walked away disappointed in their investment.

On the bright side, many of those fans also walked away with a LaMonte Wade Jr. bobblehead.

And, briefly, the day appeared to be on track for an appropriate celebration.

Facing White Sox starter Dylan Cease, who was just named the American League’s starter of the month for June, Wade led off the bottom of the first with a no-doubter into the visitor’s bullpen. With one swing, Wade equaled the number of earned runs Cease had surrendered since May 29 (34-plus innings).

But the Giants’ loss Saturday guaranteed them that they won’t win any of the three series on this home stand.

A’s bullpen has letdown in loss to Mariners Tribune Content Agency SEATTLE — The A’s couldn’t score after the first inning and their bullpen couldn’t protect a one-run lead, spoiling a strong outing by starter Paul Blackburn in what became a 2-1 loss to the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park, Saturday.

A’s closer Lou Trivino didn’t record an out in the ninth inning, as the Mariners loaded the bases before Abraham Toro singled to bring home pinch-runner Marcus Wilson from third base as Oakland fell to 3-6 against the Mariners this season.

A.J. Puk allowed a solo home run to pinchhitter Justin Upton in the bottom of the eighth inning as the Mariners tied the game and hung another no-decision on Blackburn, who was taken out after throwing 87 pitches. Puk has now allowed at last one earned run in four of his last six appearances.

Blackburn, who now has three no-decisions in three of his last five starts, was taken out of

the game by A’s bench coach Brad Ausmus with one out in the seventh after he allowed a double to Cal Raleigh. Domingo Acevedo came in and after he allowed a single to Toro, got Adam Frazier to line into an unassisted double play by first baseman Seth Brown.

Blackburn allowed four hits and had five strikeouts, as he continued to make his case to be the A’s representative at the MLB All-Star Game on July 19 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

Ausmus made the call after A’s manager Mark Kotsay was ejected by home plate umpire Chris Segal in the bottom of the sixth inning.

With Blackburn facing Julio Rodriguez, Segal called a Blackburn cutter that appeared to catch the bottom of the strike zone a ball, just after Segal had rung up Seth Brown in the top of the sixth on a George Kirby slider that may have been just below the zone.

Kotsay let his opinion of the calls be known and was thrown out.

DAILY REPUBLIC — Sunday, July 3, 2022 B7

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East Division W L N.Y. Yankees 8 21 Toronto 44 35 Boston 43 35 Tampa Bay 42 36 Baltimore 35 44 Central Division W L Minnesota 45 36 Cleveland 39 36 Chicago White Sox 37 39 Detroit 30 46 Kansas City 28 48 West Division W L Houston 50 27

Basketball WNBA • Washington vs. Connecticut, ESPN, 10 a.m.

Cycling • Tour de France, Stage 3, USA, 5 a.m.

Football • USFL Championship, Birmingham vs. Philadelphia, 2, 40, 4:30 p.m.

Soccer • MLS, Chicago at San Jose, NBCSCA, 6 p.m.

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Game: Shamble 1st Flight 9 - 14 Net 1st Chris Robinson 30 2nd Nancy Schlesinger 31 3rd Ann Rollin 33 4th Rene Romiski 34 2nd Second 15 - 17 Net 1st Barb Jacobson 27 2nd Pat Moffett 32 3rd Kitty Lockwood 33 4th Ilene Pliler 34 3rd Third 18 - 21 Net 1st Cathy Treece 28 2nd Barb James 30 3rd Terri Denton 31 4th Pat Alvestad 34 4th Flight 22 - 24 Net 1st Jodene Nolan 22 2nd Liz Dykstra 25 3rd Shirley Helmich 28 5th Flight 25 Net 1st Jenny Sperandio 25 2nd Diane Viera 28 3rd Barb Rigdon 29 4th Colleen Berumen 31

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singles in the 21st century, and now it is over.

The 21-year-old Polish player had not looked comfortable on grass in her opening two rounds at Wimbledon, and she was outsmarted on Saturday by the experienced Cornet, losing 6-4, 6-2 in an hour and 32 minutes.

Cornet, 32, is playing a recordtying 62nd consecutive Grand Slam, matching Ai Sugiyama’s record. She is also enjoying her best year at the majors, reaching a Slam quarter-

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final for the first time in Australia before getting to the third round at Roland Garros.

Crucially, Cornet already had a famous Wimbledon victory coming into this match. Eight years ago, on the equivalent first Saturday of the championships and on the same court, Cornet defeated Serena Williams.

On this occasion, Cornet swept to a swift double break against the former Wimbledon girls’ champion, opening a 3-0 lead.

Fairfield Expos beaten

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FAIRFIELD — The Petaluma Leghorns rallied for two runs in the seventh inning and one in the eighth to beat the Fairfield Expos 3-2 Thursday at Laurel Creek Park.

Fairfield scored twice in the fourth inning and led 2-0 for most of the game. Trevor Morse and Grant Kerr each pitched three scoreless innings.

Bryce Dichoso went 3-for-4 with a run

scored to lead the Expos’ offense. Blake Bozzini had two hits and scored a run. Jace Parkinson delivered two hits.

Noah Rodda, Aidan Robles, Aaron Strong and Cody Buckley all had one hit a piece.

Buckley’s hit was an RBI double.

The Expos fell to 40-12 overall.

Fairfield recently returned from its annual trip to Oregon with an 11-4 record on the journey.

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LONDON — Iga Swiatek’s 37-match winning streak came to an end on Wimbledon’s Court One as wily Frenchwoman Alize Cornet pulled off a third-round victory.

Top seed and world No. 1 Swiatek had not lost since February, when she was beaten by Jelena Ostapenko in Dubai, reeling off six consecutive tournament wins, including her second French Open title. It was the longest winning streak in women’s

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Pct GB .734 — .557 14 .551 14½ .538 15½ .443 23

East Division W L N.Y. Mets 48 30 Atlanta 46 33 Philadelphia 41 38 Miami 36 40 Washington 29 51 Central Division W L Milwaukee 45 35 St. Louis 44 36 Pittsburgh 32 46 Chicago Cubs 32 46 Cincinnati 26 51 West Division W L L.A. Dodgers 49 28 San Diego 46 34

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• IndyCar, Indy 200, 3, 9:30 a.m.

• NASCAR, Whelen Modified Tour, USA, 10 a.m.

• IMSA, Mobile 1 Grand Prix, 3, Noon.

• NASCAR, Cup Series, USA, Noon.

Game of Mutt and Jeff Net Scores First Flight: 1, Lisa Hoekwater 25.5 2, Oksun Parrott 31 3, Regina Cortez 32 4, Kathy Pascal 32 Second Flight: 1, Joan Dominguez 29 2, Joan McCluskey 29.5 3, Sandy Handel 29.5 4, Sandy Kreger 32 Third Flight: 1, Kim Greer 29 2, LeeAnne Fortney 29 3, Beryl Bridges 30.5 4, Elaine Hahn 30.5 Closest to the Pin #3: 1, Joan McCluskey 5’9” 2, Sandy Handel 6’10-1/2” Closest to the Pin #13: 1, Joan Dominguez 1’11” 2, Lisa Hoekwater 2’2” Birdies: Lisa Hoekwater #1 and #12 Joan McCluskey #3 Nia Magno #14 Sandy Kreger #14 Sandy Handel #14 Chip-ins: Lisa Hoekwater #1 Jackie Smith #2

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Pittsburgh 7, Milwaukee 4 Tampa Bay 6, Toronto 2, 1st Game Tampa Bay 11, Toronto 5, 2nd Game Atlanta 4, Cincinnati 1 Minnesota 4, Baltimore 3 Detroit 4, Kansas City 3 Texas 7, N.Y. Mets 3 Houston 9, L.A. Angels 1 N.Y. Yankees 13, Cleveland 4, 1st Game N.Y. Yankees 7, Cleveland 1, 2nd Game St. Louis 7, Philadelphia 6 L.A. Dodgers 7, San Diego 2 Chicago Cubs 3, Boston 1 Arizona at Colorado, (N) Sunday’s Games OAKLAND at Seattle, 1:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at SAN FRAN, 1:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Detroit, 9:05 a.m.

Miami at Washington, 10:35 a.m.

Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, 10:35 a.m.

Tampa Bay at Toronto, 10:37 a.m.

Atlanta at Cincinnati, 10:40 a.m.

Texas at N.Y. Mets, 10:40 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Cleveland, 10:40 a.m.

Baltimore at Minnesota, 11:10 a.m.

L.A. Angels at Houston, 11:10 a.m.

Boston at Chicago Cubs, 11:20 p.m.

Arizona at Colorado, 12:10 p.m.

San Diego at L.A. Dodgers, 1:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Philadelphia, 4:08 p.m.

Swiatek’s streak ends at Wimbledon

Golf • DP World, Irish Open, final round, GOLF, 5 a.m.

• PGA, John Deere Classic, final round, GOLF, 10 a.m.

• PGA, John Deere Classic, final round, 5, 13, Noon.

Paradise Valley Women’s Golf Club

39 42 43 54

American League National League

Baseball MLB • Chicago White Sox at San Francisco, NBCSBA, 1 p.m.

• Oakland at Seattle, NBCSCA, 1 p.m.

• St. Louis at Philadelphia, ESPN, 4 p.m.

Golf

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SAN FRANCISCO 40 36 .526 8½ Arizona 35 42 .455 14 Colorado 33 44 .429 16 Thursday’s Games Seattle 8, OAKLAND 6 Cleveland 5, Minnesota 3 Philadelphia 14, Atlanta 4 Houston 2, N.Y. Yankees 1 Pittsburgh 8,Milwaukee 7 Toronto 4, Tampa Bay 1 Chicago Cubs 15, Cincinnati 7 L.A. Dodgers 3, San Diego 1 Friday’s Games OAKLAND 3, Seattle 1 Chicago White Sox 1, SAN FRANCISCO 0 Chicago Cubs 6, Boston 5 Toronto 9, Tampa Bay 2 Philadelphia 5, St. Louis 3 Miami 6, Washington 3 Atlanta 9, Cincinnati 1 Milwaukee 19, Pittsburgh 2 Kansas City 3, Detroit 1 N.Y. Mets 4, Texas 3 N.Y. Yankees at Cleveland, Postponed Arizona 9, Colorado 3 Houston 8, L.A. Angels 1 Minnesota 3, Baltimore 2 L.A. Dodgers 5, San Diego 1 Saturday’s Games Seattle 2, OAKLAND 1 Chicago White Sox 5, SAN FRANCISCO 3 Miami 5, Washington 3

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0501 HELP WANTED SMITH RANCH ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Fairfield (“City Council”) will hold a public hearing on the proposed levy and collection of annual special assessments for the Smith Ranch Assessment District for fiscal year 2022-2023.

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The public hearing will occur at the following date, time, and place: Date: Tuesday, July 19, 2022 Time: 6:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard.

Place: Council Chamber, Civic Center, 1000 Webster Street, Fairfield, CA 94533 Pursuant to AB 361 regarding public meetings held during the COVID-19 emergency, councilmembers may attend via teleconference. Members of the public can observe the meeting on Comcast Cable Channel 26, ATT U-Verse 99 and web-streamed live at www.youtube.com/user/FFCATV/live. Please see the meeting agenda for further information.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that on June 21, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2022-142 Granting Preliminary Approval of the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Engineer’s Report, Declaring Intention to Order the Levy and Collection of Assessments, and Providing Notice of a Hearing for the Smith Ranch Assessment District. It is the intention of the City Council to order the levy and collection of special assessments pursuant to Section 10100.8 of the California Streets and Highways Code for the maintenance, repair or improvement of the acquisitions and improvements installed pursuant to City Council Resolution No. 86-291, a Resolution of Intention to Make Acquisitions and Improvements, Smith Ranch Assessment District.

The Engineer’s Report sets forth the estimate of the required expenditures for fiscal year 2022-2023, the proposed amount of the assessments for fiscal year 2022-2023, and the apportionment and method of spread of the assessments. The Engineer’s Report, Resolution No. 2022-142, and other documents relating to the Smith Ranch Assessment District are available in the office of the City Clerk and on the City of Fairfield website at: www.fairfield.ca.gov.

All interested parties may observe the public hearing and hear and be heard. To speak on this agenda item, please complete a speaker's card and give it to the city clerk before the meeting, or at the latest, prior to the time for public comments on this item. When joining via Zoom, please use the “raise your hand” feature or press *9 on your phone to request to speak. Speakers are limited to three minutes per item.

Karen Rees, City Clerk DR#00056119 Published: July 3, 10, 2022

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ANYONE KNOWING THE WHEREABOUTS OF HOWARD ANTHONY ROBINSON PLEASE CONTACT ATTORNEY KEITH DOLEY AT 504-943-7071 DR#00056075 PUBLISHED: JUNE 29, JULY 1, 3, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS JUST LIKE A MOM LOCATED AT 1835 Santa Monica St, Fairfield CA 94533 Solano. Mailing Address P.O. Box 967, Fairfield. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) Ara's Education Consulting, LLC CA. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a Limited Liability Company The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Wicondra Stovall, Owner IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION June 14, 2027.

THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE).

Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: June 14, 2022 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2022001038 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00055874 Published: June 19, 26, July 3, 10, 2022

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: RICHARD A. LAWLESS Case Number: FPR051404 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Richard A. Lawless A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Marcus Lawless in the Superior Court of California, County of: Solano The Petition for Probate requests that: Marcus Lawless be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: DATE: AUGUST 5, 2022 TIME: 8:30 a.m. DEPT.: 4; Rm: 305 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, County of Solano 600 Union Avenue Fairfield, CA 94533 Probate If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for petitioner: Ann Harding Battin Battin Law Firm, 3260 Blume Drive, Suite 225, Richmond, CA 94806 510.210.2755 DR#00056104 Published: June 29, July 3, 6, 2022

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

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

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS VACAVILLE MOBILE HOME PARK

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS MALDONADO BUSINESS

LOCATED AT 827 Missouri Street Suite #3, Fairfield, CA 94533 Solano. Mailing Address 212 Wellington Avenue, Concord, CA 94520. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED

BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) GXP Consulting LLC CA. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a Limited Liability Company The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Josie Mae Lake, Owner IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION June 19, 2027.

THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE).

Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: June 20, 2022 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2022001061 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00055997 Published: June 26, July 3, 10, 17, 2022

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: Erica Joleen Bayne filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: a. Erica Joleen Bayne Proposed Name: a. Erica Joleen Hardy THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

LOCATED AT 312 Brown Street #F Vacaville, CA 95688. Mailing Address 16209 Quemada Rd Encino, CA 91436. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) Peter Ormond Bypass Trust 16209 Quemada Rd Encino CA 91436. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a Trust The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 01/01/2013.

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Robert Ormond - Trustee IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION May 11, 2027.

THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE).

Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: May 12, 2022 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2022000833 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00055752 Published: June 12, 19, 26, July 3, 2022

LOCATED AT 819 Second St, Fairfield CA 94533 Solano. Mailing Address 819 Second St, Fairfield CA 94533. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) Clara Maldonado 819 Second St Fairfield, 94533. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 07/01/2020.

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Clara Maldonado IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION June 1, 2027.

THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE).

Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: June 2, 2022 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2022000963 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00055877 Published: June 19, 26, July 3, 10, 2022

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: AUG. 3, 2022; Time: 9 am; Dept: 3; Rm: II The address of the court is SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, County of Solano 580 Texas Street Fairfield 94533 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Daily Republic Please file proof of newspaper publication at least 5 business days before hearing (newspaper does not file w/ court) zoom ok. zoom invite will be emailed 1-2 days before hearing Date: JUN 4, 2022 /s/ Stephen Gizzi Judge of the Superior Court FILED: JUN 17, 2022 DR#00056200 Published: July 3, 10, 17, 24, 2022

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND NOTICE OF PROPOSED ADOPTION OF A DEVELOPER FEE JUSTIFICATION STUDY (LEVEL 1 FEE) PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held on July 14, 2022, at or shortly after 6:00 p.m. on the matter of the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District’s (FSUSD) potential adoption of a Developer Fee Justification Study. The Report is available for review at the District’s Administrative Offices located at 2490 Hilborn Road, Fairfield, California, during normal business hours, or on our website at http://www.fsusd.org, or by calling (707) 399-5148. Please submit any written comments to the Facilities Department, 2490 Hilborn Road, Fairfield, California, 94534, no later than July 14, 2022, 4:30 pm. Immediately following the public hearing, a proposed resolution will be considered by the Governing Board, which if adopted, will establish new school facility fees to be levied on residential (level 1), commercial/industrial developments starting on September 15, 2022.

DR#00055614 Published: July 3, 10, 2022

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Notice of Public AUCTION as defined by the California Self Storage Facilities Act, Business and Professions Code sections 21700 - 21716. Location of auctioned items: Four Seasons Self Storage LLC. 1600 Petersen Rd, Suisun City CA 94585. Date of sale: 7/22/2022. Time of sale: 9:45 am. Auction will be conducted at Four Seasons Self Storage at 1600 Petersen Rd. Suisun City CA 94585. Auctioneer; Award Auction: Jeff Vercelli #MS153-13-71. Phone: 408-891-6108. Agent for Owner Diede Property Management. Property being sold will publish 7-3-2022 & 7-8-2022. Units being sold: Lloyd F. Dashner (D24), John Neal (G173), William Walker (C57) Charlotte L. Dyer (C15), Veronica Angel (G02), Pearl Vazquez-Zavaleta(C37), Frankie Brown(F28) Items being sold: Tools, Jewelry Boxes, Paintings, Shelving, Electronics, Luggage, Stereo equipment, Office supplies, Office equipment, Models, Ball caps, Sporting goods, Yard tools, Household Appliances, Ice Chests, Propane Cannisters, Ladders, Surveyor Tripod, Furniture, Misc. Household items, Misc. Boxes and Plastic Tubs.

DR#00056215 Published: July 3, 10, 2022

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7/3/22

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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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF: JACQUELINE CRISTIN GAN CASE NUMBER FCS058299 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: Jacqueline Cristin Gan filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: a. Liam Christopher Dim Proposed Name: a. Liam Christopher Gan THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: Aug. 3, 2022; Time: 8:30 am Dept. 12 Rm.: 1 The address of the court is SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, County of Solano Old Solano Courthouse 580 Texas Street Fairfield, CA 94533 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Daily Republic Please file proof of newspaper publication at least 5 business days before hearing (newspaper does not file w/ court) zoom ok. zoom invite will be emailed 1-2 days before hearing Date: JUN 6, 2022 /s/ Christine A. Carringer Judge of the Superior Court FILED: JUN 13, 2022 DR#00056004 Published: June 26, July 3, 10, 17, 2022

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS NIBOFAME MULTI-SUPPORT SERVICES LOCATED AT 750 Sereno Drive, Apt#2107, Vallejo, California 94589 Solano. Mailing Address 750 Sereno Drive, Apt#2107, Vallejo, California 94589. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) Paul Awolesi 750 Sereno Drive, Apt#2107 Vallejo, 94589.

THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Paul Awolesi IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION June 7, 2027.

THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE).

Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: June 8, 2022 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2022000989 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00055738 Published: June 12, 19, 26, July 3, 2022

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

LOCATED AT 2240 Newcastle Drive Vacaville. Mailing Address 2240 Newcastle Drive Vacaville. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) Shane Anthony Durbin 2240 NewCastle Drive Vacaville 95687. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Shane Anthony Durbin IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION June 6, 2027.

THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE).

Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: June 7, 2022 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2022000975 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00055887 Published: June 19, 26, July 3, 10, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS ELECTRIC MINIS APPAREL

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON (PERSONS) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS CELISE

LOCATED AT 629 Greentree Circle, Fairfield CA 94534 Solano. Mailing Address 629 Greentree Circle, Fairfield CA 94534.

ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) Aviana Ramos 629 Greentree Circle Fairfield, 94534.

THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 04/01/2021.

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Aviana Ramos IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION June 7, 2027.

THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE).

Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: June 8, 2022 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2022000994 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00055739 Published: June 12, 19, 26, July 3, 2022

LOCATED AT 1702 Stoneman Dr, Suisun CA 94585 Solano. Mailing Address 1702 Stoneman Dr, Suisun CA 94585. ARE HEREBY REGISTERED BY THE FOLLOWING OWNER(S) Celise LLC CA. THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY: a Limited Liability Company The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Kristen Knott IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920 A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION June 21, 2027.

THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE).

Filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Solano County, State of California on: June 22, 2022 New ASSIGNED FILE NO. 2022001073 CHARLES LOMELI, Solano County Clerk DR#00055998 Published: June 26, July 3, 10, 17, 2022

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