Daily Republic, Friday, September 23, 2020

All Solano cities report less than 100 new cases –no new deaths

Todd r. H Ansen

THANSEN@DAILYREPUBLIC.NETLAKEBERRYESSA

— A report released Thursday by the Vet Voice Foundation supports the expansion of the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monu ment to include the Walker Ridge tract – to be renamed Condor Ridge – along the border of Lake and Colusa counties.

The area is 3,925 acres of public land administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.

Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla, and in the House,

Reps. John Garamendi and Mike Thompson, this year introduced legislation for the expansion. It purportedly has President Joe Biden’s support.

The legislation also would require engaging with area tribes to improve the heritage of the area, including historic preservation, archaeological sites and forest health. That is language negotiated for by the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, which works closely with the county and other agencies on a number of Solano projects andProponentsprograms. hope to have the

legislation pass sometime after the election, either as standalone bills or as a noncontroversial amend ment to the National Defense Authorization Act.

The foundation report, Veterans & Public Lands, asserts the expan sion would benefit veterans who live in the area, and specifically cites those at Travis Air Force Base, which is only about an hour from Berryessa Snow Mountain National“VeteransMonument.andmilitary com munities have strong connections

Putin’s call-up brings reality of war home to many Russians

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President Vladimir Putin’s order to call up as many as 300,000 reserv ists to fight in Ukraine triggered alarm and demonstrations as Rus sians were forced to confront the reality of the deadlyPoliceconflict.detained about 1,400 people at pro

Todd r. H Ansen upcoronaviruspitalsofreported,Covid-relatedmentthe282isfieldofcountycases100havingSolanoofTHANSEN@DAILYREPUBLIC.NETFAIRFIELD—NonethesevencitiesinCountyreportedmorethannewcoronavirussincethelastreportSept.15.ThehighestnumbernewcaseswasinFairwith97.Thepandemictotalupto109,407withnewcasesreported,PublicHealthDepartreportedThursday.Therewerenonewdeathsbutthenumberresidentsinareahoswithapositivetestwasfrom13Sept.15to

17 Thursday. The trend has been about half of those are in the hospi tal because of the disease and half for other reasons but tested positive. There were three patients in intensive care units with the disease, the same as Sept. 15, the county reported.

The daily case average dropped from 55.57 over the past week to 40.28. The 10-day average, which is based on active cases, was down from 56.4 cases to 45, the county reported.

Vallejo was at 33,165 cases with 83 new reports, while Vacav ille had a new count of

Officials: ‘Fourth dry year’ likely in California

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tests against the order in 38 cities Wednes day night, according to the OVD-Info monitor ing group. Some of the male detainees were handed draft notices at police stations, and protesters may face criminal charges under the harsh laws against criticism of the war the Kremlin has imposed since the Feb. 24 inva sion. Some university students who joined the demonstrations were threatened with expul sion, which could annul draft

Forexemptions.millionsof Rus sians who’ve been largely shielded from the reality of the Kremlin’s bloody seven-month war, Putin’s speech early Wednesday

Oct. 1 to Sept. 30 in Cali fornia. Officials said some of the state’s biggest res ervoirs, including Lake Oroville and Lake Shasta, are slightly more full than they were at the same time last year, but still remain well belowWateraverage.managers are now preparing for a “fourth dry year,” as well as more unpredictable weather and wildfires associated with climate supports expansion of monument

announcing a “partial mobilization” came as a shock. The authorities provided few details of how the order, which is the first in Russia since World War II, will be implemented and who will get ordersquicklyRegionaldrafted.governmentsbeganissuingforreservists–a

California’s reservoirs will enter fall in a slightly better position than last year, but the Golden State should prepare for more dryness, extreme weather events and water quality hazards in 2023, officials say.

The latest climate forecasting update from the Department of Water Resources came Wednes day, just days before the end of the water year, which runs from

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Vacaville girls tennis wins tight match against Vanden

‘That Captain Waterman,’ Part 2

D avid Weir’s out of print 1957 book

includingestingbusinessman.isasearlytwoaccuracy,questionablesometimeshistoricalissplitintoparts.ThefirstishislifeandadventuresaseacaptainandthesecondhistimeasafarmerandThebookhasseveralinteranecdotesthroughout,thefollowing.

“Deacon” Waterman: A Methodist Church was orga nized in 1858 and trustees were chosen and a building site secured. Then a dona tion drive ensued. Waterman saw that very little money had been donated and so he made a “Stingy List” that had “names of local citizens whom he knew to be financially sound, but a little slow at opening their pocketbooks.”Hethenwent with his Suisun City postmaster friend in a horse-drawn carriage to visit some of the people on the list. Oh, and he took a battered .44 rifle with him. The tales of Waterman’s days as a barbarous sea captain grew taller over the years and he did little to quell them as sometimes they could serve a Theirpurpose.firststop was at the Abernathie Lane home of Jim Spencer. Waterman explained to Spencer about the church project and said he’d done some calculating and he’d put him down for a $250 donation. Spencer complained at first, but Waterman pointed out that he’d done quite well for himself with his hogs and cattle . . . all while he toyed idly with the bolt of his wicked-looking rifle. Spencer agreed to the donation amount.

Sam Martin, next on the

Stingy List, not only agreed, but rode along with Waterman to make sure subsequent cheap skates also got on board.

The spacious brick church building was dedicated in Sep tember 1859.

The county seat battle: Prior to Cal ifornia statehood in 1850, Solano County was called Benicia County. Vallejo was once the state capital, but that honor was wrested away by Benicia in 1853. Then Solano County’s seat was in Benicia.

The belief that the county seat should be moved to a spot more centrally located caught on and the fact that it ticked off Benicia-ites was a bonus. Eventually it was put up to a countywide vote.

Robert Waterman pledged 16 acres for the county build ings plus four other blocks and $10,000. In the election on Sept. 8, 1858, Benicia was feeling confident, but didn’t anticipate Vallejoans throw ing their votes to Fairfield in a revenge move for Benicia taking the state capital from them.

When the news hit that Fair field won the Solano County seat race, according to Weir, “the lid blew off in Fairfield and Suisun City and for three glori ous days every grog shop served free beer and sandwiches to all comers.” Waterman also held a monster barbecue at his farm.

Waterman never had any doubt Fairfield would win and in fact had commenced the erection of a brick building six months previously. It was fin ished and ready to be moved into by the county clerk and treasurer just two weeks after the election.

The racist jerk: David Weir labeled the chapter about the following incident as “The Prankster,” but I think my title

is more appropriate. Fred Fann, a 19-year-old African-Ameri can man, worked in Waterman’s 12-room house and Waterman called him his “cabin boy.”

Cordelia Waterman, Robert’s wife, complained about how he treated him and Waterman replied, “Why, Cordelia, that Black rascal would be offended if I didn’t play a joke on him once in a while.”

So here’s the “joke” described. Waterman, who had a friend over, sent Fred to his spring house and told him to “fetch a bottle of port wine and no loitering, hear?” The spring house was a stone room with a spring of cold water on a hill which served as a cooler for vegetables and Water man’s collection of foreign and domestic wines.

Fann came back a half-hour later and, according to Weir, said he had Waterman’s “pote wine, suh, but I did’n see any o’ that there lorterin wine, suh.” Ready for the “punchline?”

Waterman’s friend started laughing as the old sea captain then grabbed his .44 rifle and Fann took off running. Water man started firing his gun near Fann as he ran away. Weir, once

again indulging in unrelent ing puffery, said that Waterman “could shoot the eye of a squir rel from a hundred yards away and never singe an eyelash.” So his object was to amuse himself and his friend by terri fying his employee, not actually to killFannhim.ran to his mother’s house, a shanty off of Texas Street. Weir then incredulously adds this: “Captain Waterman’s pranks often bordered on the ludicrous, but they were never malicious or cruel to the point of mental of physical injury.”

Hmmm. Really?

Perhaps they didn’t have accurate dictionaries in 1957 when Weir’s book was published so he didn’t have an accurate understanding of what “malicious” and “cruel” meant.

Bones: It gets worse.

Over a period of years, workmen on the Waterman ranch had unearthed a quan tity of Indian skeletons. They put them on the side of a barn pending a time for a more decent interment or at least that’s what Weir claims. There had accumulated a huge pile of sun-bleached human carcasses,

hidden from view by a clump of purple lilac bushes.

If a worker wanted overtime for their shifts on Waterman’s ranch, he “negotiated” with them by silently leading them over to the barn and pulling back the lilac bushes reveal ing “the gruesome collection of human bones – arms, legs and skulls.”

Paying it forward: Waterman was evidently a complex man. When he wasn’t raising money for churches at the point of a rifle or securing the county seat for a city he founded or shooting at employees for sport or using the remains of human beings to save labor costs, he was a phi lanthropist. For years he sent money to aid in the education of an old shipmate’s two sons as he and Cordelia Waterman had no Onechildren.ofthe sons wrote a letter to Waterman after he promised his father he would not seek to repay Waterman for his gifts. But he and his brother anony mously financed two young men through engineering school at Harvard and two others from Dartmouth School of Law. He said that once those “grandchil dren” of Waterman’s generosity were established, they, too, would also “extend timely aid to other deserving, ambitious young students – so your chain of kindness and philanthropy shall never be broken.”

Capt. Robert Henry Water man died Aug. 8, 1884, of peritonitis at the age of 76.

Fairfield freelance humor col umnist and accidental local historian Tony Wade writes two weekly columns: “The Last Laugh” on Mondays and “Back in the Day” on Fridays. Wade is also the author of The History Press books “Growing Up In Fairfield, California” and “Lost Restaurants of Fairfield, California.”

Cheetahs return to India after going extinct there more than 70 years ago

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NEW DELHI — When a local king in central India shot dead three cheetahs in 1947, he killed what were believed to be the last of these creatures in the country, and they were declared extinct in India five years later.

On Sept. 16, eight of these wild cats, the world’s fastest land animals, were flown from Namibia in Africa to India as part of an effort to reintroduce them into the country.

The global population of cheetahs is between 6,500 to 7,100, according to a list of threatened animals from the International Union for Con servation of Nature. Africa is home to most of the cheetahs, which are extinct across Asia, except in Iran. The are disap pearing in large part because of poaching, shrinking habitats and a loss of prey.

“To save cheetahs from extinction, we need to create permanent places for them on Earth. India has areas of grassland and forest habitat, which are appropriate for this species,” said Laurie Marker, founder of the Cheetah Conser vation Fund, an international nonprofit that has helped the Indian and Namibian governments with the reloca tion

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the elaborate plan, five female cheetahs and three males, between the ages of 2 and 6 years, were flown on a chartered Boeing 747 jet from Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, to Gwalior in central Madhya Pradesh state. (Orga nizers had previously said the cheetahs would be first sent to northern India.) The animals were then moved in a chopper to nearby Kuno National Park , where they will be housed, said S.P. Yadav, the head of India’s tiger conservation organization overseeing the move.

For the first month, the animals will remain quaran tined in an enclosure while monitored for disease and adaptation. Once they have

acclimatized, they will be released into the 285 square miles of the national park.

“This is the only large mammal which India has lost since independence. It is our moral and ethical responsibil ity to restore it,” said Yadav. India has seen an increase in its tiger and leopard populations over the years, government data shows. The number of tigers doubled to nearly 3,000 between 2006 and 2018, despite a decline in the forest area they occupy.

Yadav said India’s goal is to develop a viable popula tion of cheetahs in fenced-in areas. India’s plan, which costs an estimated $11 million, aims to bring in about 50 chee tahs over the next few years from South Africa, Botswana andSomeZimbabwe.wildlife experts in India are skeptical.

Ravi Chellam, a wildlife biologist and conservation sci entist based in Bangalore, said the project’s scientific foundations are “weak” and its conservation claims are “unrealistic.”Cheetahs, even in the best African habitats, exist in very

low densities of about one animal per 38 square miles. That means Kuno National Park would only be able to accommodate seven to eight cheetahs, he said.

“How will a self-sustaining, wild and free-ranging popu lation of cheetahs be able to establish themselves in India when there is no suitable habitat of sufficient size for them to do so?” asked Chellam, chief executive of Metastring Foundation, a tech nology company working in the field of environment and publicWhilehealth.he does not oppose the relocation, he said, the project would redirect resources away from India’s more urgent conservation needs, such as the transfer of Asiatic lions from forests in the state of Gujarat, the only such population of this subspecies left in the world. But the Envi ronment Ministry and state governments responsible have not acted on the 2013 Supreme Court order on the reloca tion of the lions, numbering a few hundreds, to the park in Kuno, where the cheetahs are being released.

“India’s wildlife action plan that guides conservation over a 15-year period prioritizes native species that need a high degree of protection,” said Chellam. “We are in 2022, and there are no signs of lions beingPreparationstranslocated.”for the chee tah’s arrival have been in full swing. On Sept. 17, his birth day, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi traveled to the national park to release the animals. Hundreds of locals, who have been tapped to spread awareness about the animals, were in attendance. Local media reported that besides watch towers fitted with CCTV cameras, drone squads will keep an eye out forRevivingpoachers. cheetah popula tions can be challenging. In South Africa, for example, cheetah expert Vincent van der Merwe has worked to increase their population from 217 on 41 reserves in the country to more than 500 chee tahs on 69 reserves in four African countries. This suc cessful approach, he said, has relied on fenced-in reserves as well as preventing people from moving into protected areas where the cheetahs live and cheetahs from coming into areas where humans predom inate and attacking livestock.

Cheetahs are not the only animals that have been relocated. The Giraffe Conser vation Foundation, dedicated to the conservation and man agement of giraffes in more than a dozen countries in Africa, has overseen success ful relocations within that continent. Stephanie Fennessy, the group’s executive direc tor, said that moving giraffes is very tricky given their size and physiology.“Ittakes time for the animals to settle in and start reproducing in their new environments. Posttranslocation monitoring is therefore an important part of the process,” she said.

“That Fabulous Captain Waterman,” a gushing fanboy account of the life of Fairfield founder Robert Water man with

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Fairfield founder Captain Robert Henry Waterman, left, in 1870 and Cordelia Sterling Waterman when she was 35.

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The global population of cheetahs according to a list of threatened animals from the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

areherrecentlyicallymeetingduringwenttocilwomannotMayorTHANSEN@DAILYREPUBLIC.NETFAIRFIELD—ViceRickVaccarodidseriouslyexpectCounCatherineMoytakethebait,buthefishingjustthesame.VaccaroaskedMoyTuesday’scouncilwhoshespecifmeantwhenshesaidsomeofcouncilcolleagues“corrupt.”

“I don’t want to

beat this dead horse,” Vaccaro said, “but I just want to ask Council woman Moy, I know last week you brought up the word ‘corruption,’ and anytime anyone brings that up, and I know you didn’t basically say who, but I guess I would ask you who you are talking about?”

It’s a comment that led to Councilman Scott Ton nesen, with support from

Councilman Chuck Timm, to call for a censure vote against Moy. A vote – if it ever comes to fruition –has yet to be scheduled.

Tonnesen, based on comments from other individuals, had claimed Moy called all the council members corrupt, but Moy said she directed the comment only at some of her colleagues, but has not identified about whom the reference was made. She also asserted the comment was made during what she thought was a confidential inter view for an endorsement from labor organizations.

“Mr. Vice Mayor, with all due respect, I’m just not going to respond to this anymore. Thank you,” Moy censuringsupportreceivedaudience,theotherdidn’t“AndVaccarosaid.responded,justletmefinish...Iexpectyouto.”TherewerenocommentsfromcouncildaisorthebutMoyhassomepublicagainsttheideaofspeech.Moyisrunningfor

mayor against four-time incumbent Harry Price and local businessman Chauncey Banks.

Price has not pub licly commented on Moy’s comment, and has not returned calls seeking comment, but Banks said he, too, would be upset if someone accused him of beingPrice,corrupt.asmayor, and the city manager set the council agendas.

Mission maintains

carepatientsters,naturalpandemicscrisestopitalsbillNewsomweekBillDRNEWS@DAILYREPUBLIC.NETFAIRFIELD—Sen.DoddannouncedthisthatGov.Gavinhassignedhistohelphosrespondpublichealthsuchasanddisasensuringgetthetheyneed.“Californiahospitalshavebeenhithardbythepandemic,destructivewildfiresandothernaturaldisasters,”Dodd,D-Napa,saidinapressrelease.Doddsaidhisbill“willensurethatwhenapublicemergencystrikes,hospitalscanrespond,adaptingtofast-changingconditionstoservepatientsasquicklyaspossible.”SenateBill979relaxesinsurance

restrictions for patients seeking treatment outside of their network coverage areas, ensur ing they get medical coverage wherever an emergency hits. It was spon sored by the California Hospi tal “TheAssociation.ability of patients to access vital health care services during natural disas ters and public health emergencies has taken an important step forward thanks to the governor’s signing of SB 979,” said Carmela Coyle, president and CEO of the California Hospital Association, in the same press release.

“SB 979 will help ensure that insurance compa nies and health plans put the needs of patients first

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Ways and Means panel advances Thompson’s mental health bill

Food distributions take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Wednesday and Friday at the church, located 1200 Western St., Suite F.

The Helping Hands Ministry is managed and

There’s more to the program than simply providing food. A 10-15 minute devotion is shared before food is dis tributed. The program’s purpose is to provide food for Solano County chil dren, families and seniors to lead full and active lives, strengthening the communities where they live, with an eye toward a a hunger-free com munity in the Fairfield / Suisun City area.

operated by volunteers and church members from Samoan Christian Fellowship. If you wish to take part in the oper ation of the program, contact Leinati Tomanogi at the church by calling 707-631-1856.Formore informa tion, visit https://www. scflife.org.

healththerapistsmarriageprovidedofrizesseniorsthatJohnD-St.Rep.ImprovementMentalResolutionMeansCommitteeDRNEWS@DAILYREPUBLIC.NETVALLEJO—TheonWaysandhaspassedHouse432,theHealthAccessActfromMikeThompson,Helena,andRep.Katko,R-NewYork,expandsaccesstoonMedicare.ThelegislationauthoMedicarecoveragementalhealthservicesbylicensedandfamilyandmentalcounselors.The

providers have pres ently not been covered by “Today,Medicare.the Commit tee on Ways and Means took several important steps to address the ongoing mental health crisis we face,” Thomp son said in a press release. “This legislation dramatically increases the size of the mental health provider pool eligible for carethatdoingreimbursement,MedicareandinsohelpsensureseniorsonMedi–manyofwhom

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Vaccaro pokes at Moy over ‘corruption’ comment Panzer always been the goal by 2025 to have that first survivor. We are not there yet, but we’re getting there.”

This will be an in-per son walk, keeping in touch with the latest guide lines from the Centers

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Damon Cooke, left, catches a box of food tossed by Leinati Tomanogi during a food giveaway at Mission Samoa in Fairfield, Wednesday. The weekly program feeds approximately 200 people. r epublic

Lele King bags zucchini and potatoes during a food giveaway at Mission Samoa in Fairfield, Wednesday.

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Barbara Hagadorn Dec. 1932 — Sept. 11, 2022

Barbara Haga dorn went home to be with our Lord and savior on Sept. 11, 2022, at home with her husband and mate of 39 years by her side.Barbara was born Dec. 29, 1932, in Cle burne, Texas, to Euell and Dorothy Cosgrove. She has been a resident of Fairfield, California, since 1965. She married Thomas Hagadorn on July 22, 2000, and was his partner since 1983.

Barbara earned her mas ter’s degree in English Liter ature from the University of California at Davis. She went on to teach Shakespeare, Steinbeck and others at Armijo High School for 20 years, retiring in 2004.

She enjoyed jazz and rock ’n’ roll music, going to concerts, dancing and reading mystery novels.

She was a member of Berean Baptist Church for 12 years, enjoying Sunday school, potluck dinners and

the fellowship with otherShemembers.issurvived by her husband, Thomas Hagadorn of Fairfield; son nephew,MuggRicharddaughter-in-law,andandVivianofVallejo;andGaryGiese

of SanSheAntonio.waspreceded in death by her parents; sister and nephew, Mary Hendrix and Richard Giese of San Antonio.Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 28, 2022, at Bryan-Braker Funeral Home, 1850 W. Texas St., Fairfield. A brief graveside service will be at 12:30 p.m. at Suisun-Fair field Cemetery, 1707 Union Ave., Fairfield, California.

In lieu of flowers, memo rials may be made to any

www.bryanbraker.com.mayBraker,theresearchAlzheimer’s/dementiafoundations.ArrangementsareunderdirectionofBryan-707-425-4697.Yousigntheguestbookat

Lois S. Dittmer

July 28, 1919 — Sept. 6, 2022

Lois S. Dittmer, 103, a Fairfield res ident since 1949, died Sept. 6, 2022, of a short illness surrounded by her family. She was born July 28, 1919, to her parents, Emory and Fannie Bell Sell of Dalhart, Texas.

After finishing high school, she earned her Bachelor’s Degree at Texas Tech College in Lubbock, Texas, and she was a Red Raider for life and always enjoyed watching Texas Tech basketball. She gradu ated from college during the second World War (19391945), and she was needed to support the war effort so she began working as a civilian on an Army air base. She quickly advanced to become the Assistant Civil ian Personnel Officer and soon after, in 1949, she was transferred to California to work at the Fairfield-Suisun Army Base. It is there that she met and fell in love with the air base Assistant Fire Chief, Robert Dittmer, and they were soon married.

While working at the Fairfield-Suisun Army Air Base, the civilian workers wanted to start a savings and loan. When the word spread, the military members also wanted to be eligible to use the new banking institution so her boss went to work and was able to get the polit ical approval to charter the savings and loan. He then turned it over to his assistant, Lois, and said to her, ‘now get it done.’ She studied, handled all the paperwork and applications, found the first depositor and helped create the S&L that was known then as the Fair field-Suisun Army Air Force Savings and Loan. Later, once the officers and board members of the S&L were in place, she was able to turn over her paperwork and her responsibilities to the board. That little savings and loan

is now known as Travis Credit Union. Bob, a 4th gen eration Suisun Valley native, and Lois worked, lived and started their family here. Lois is survived by her husband of 73 years, Robert Warren Dittmer; son, Jeff Dittmer (Leslie) of Fairfield; daugh ter, Suzanne Bezel (Dave) of Gilmer, Texas; two grand daughters, Stephanie Car penter (Bob) of Tucson, Arizona, and Joanne Can ciglia of Austin, Texas; two grandsons, Robert Dittmer of Seattle, Washington, and Matthew Dittmer of Fair field, California; and 4697,Funeralentrustedfollowing.lightfriendsatatebrationChapel,RockvilleSept.fromportingandGreenStateGiantsaladiescouldwomen’sSheNorthBaypitalationstoonGuildInter-CommunitywasUnifiedwithteacherArizona.penter,Madelinegreat-granddaughters,twoandHannahCarbothofTucson,ShewasasubstituteformanyyearstheFairfield-SuisunSchoolDistrict,andavolunteerwiththeHospitalwhenvolunteerswentalocalcampaigndoordoorcollectingdonatofulfillthedreamoflocalindependenthosthatwenowknowasMedicalCenter.wasamemberofabridgeclubthatfillthehousewithplayingbridge,wasfanoftheSanFranciscoandtheGoldenWarriors,amemberofValleyCountryClubwasaSuperMomsupherkids’activities.Avisitationwillbeheldnoonto1p.m.Friday,23,2022,attheCemeteryStonefollowedbyaCelofLifeservice1p.m.HerburialwillbeRockvilleCemeteryandareinvitedtoareceptionimmediatelyArrangementsaretoBryan-BrakerHome,707-425-www.bryanbraker.com.

Wild West Film Festival comes to Vacaville venue

DRNEWS@DAILYREPUBLIC.NETVACAVILLE—

The Wild West Film Festi val comes this weekend to Journey DowntownVacaville to pay tribute to the legends, culture, life style and history of the Wild West through film, art, poetry, comedy, music and live performances.

The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission is free.

Anyone who is inter ested in seeing the spaghetti westerns is encouraged to grab a ticket at the door and enjoy the compe tition along with the filmmakers, according to the press release.

The Wild West Film Festival will have 40 inde pendent films from all over the world. They were submitted to compete for the coveted “Westy”

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for Disease Control and Prevention. Registered participants who wish to walk from home may find more details on how to do so in the par ticipant center on the walk website, act.alz.org/ solanocounty.Allfunds raised through the walk benefit the care, support and research efforts of the Alzheimer’s Association.

Walk to End Alzheim

award for the “best” feature, short film, music video and documentary in eight categories. These independent films also have the opportunity for consideration for world release and distribu tion through Wonderphil distributions.Thisyear’s awards were designed and handcrafted by artisan woodcrafters Cully Pratt and Lindsey McCabe, and Doug Whitley, all of Solano County.

A number of Solano County’s first respond ers and unsung heroes, to include Roy Stock ton, Kristina Bradley and Marshall Zavatt, along with community members Jason and Brenna Boykin, will be awarded the “True Grit” award. These awards are given to the truly deserving for doing the jobs that only local town heroes can by keeping people safe and

Walker’s participants may take part in a 1- or 3-mile walk around the Harbor Plaza, while learning about Alzheimer’s disease, advocacy opportunities, clinical studies enrollment and support programs and services from the Alzheimer’s Association.

A tribute ceremony is held each year to honor those affected by Alzheim er’s disease. In addition, there is a Promise Garden, live music and activities forTherechildren.are currently 308 participants and 75 teams signed up for the

stepping up when fires and other emergencies happen in the community.

Cowboy poetry and cowboy comedy will be Anperformed.oldsaddle grave yard will treat guests a blast of the past. Eric Leintz and the perioddressed ricalGunfightersCongressionalprovidetheatreenactmentskitsfor

2022 walk. More than $104,000 has been raised thus far, 58% of the Solano walk’s goal of onewith6individually.teamteamagedParticipatesofficialavailableisfor$180,000.Registrationthelocalwalkunderwayandatthewebsite.areencourtosignupasacaptain,joinanotherorregistertowalkTherearemorethanmillionAmericanslivingAlzheimer’sandinthreeseniorsdie

the children to enjoy and interactVisitorswith.are encour aged to come dressed with their favorite cowboy hat, jeans and boots and join in the fun as Octoberfest on Main Street takes place.

The Solano County Sher iff’s Mounted Posse will be in Castingattendance.Calls America staff will judge the acting portion of the films and critique the hopeful filmmakers along with sponsoring three awards for the “best” actors categories. Casting Calls America representatives will also speak with aspir ing actors through an online platform to help actors connect with pro ducers and directors for future auditions.

For more information, visit gmail.com.emailfestival.comwww.wildwestfilmorsendantowildwestff@

with it or other dementias. Some 11 million Amer icans provide unpaid care for loved

accordingnationtiasandAlzheimer’sones.otherdemenarecostingthe$321billion,toAlzheim

er’s Association data.

The Solano County walk is one of 600 walks nationwide. It is the world’s largest series of events to raise aware ness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and research.

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live in rural or under served areas – can access the mental health care theyThompsonneed.” said in the release that studies show senior citizens face a wide range of mental health challenges. According to the World Health Orga nization, more than one in five adults over the age of 60 suffer from at least

Healthone mental or neu rological disorder, including anxiety, cognitive impair ment, depression and other mood disorders, such as bipolar disorder.

said in the press release. But seniors are often prevented from even seeking needed mental healthLeftcare.untreated, mental health disorders lead

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has noted a particularly high suicide rate among the elderly; one study found that men ages 85 or older have a suicide rate more than four times higher than the overall Thompson’sandisifnosedeffectivelychallengesmentalThompsonpopulation,reports.Manyofthesehealthcanbediagandtreatedappropriatecareavailable,soughtaccessed,office

to worse health out comes, lower quality of life and higher medical costs, Thompson said in theThompsonrelease. repre sents the state’s 5th Congressional District, which includes the Vallejo and Benicia areas of western Solano County.

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Everett Blix, center, speaks with others during a Wild West Film Festival in Vacaville, sept. 7, 2019.

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Peter sherayko, who played Texas Jack in “Tombstone,” greets visitors during the Wild West Film Festival in Vacaville, sept. 7, 2019.

My good friend is icing me out and I don’t know why

Dear Annie: There’s a pizza place my husband and I go to once in a while near our home that has a really nice wait staff – mostly younger girls – but there is one gal, “Veronica,” who’s older, and we hit it off really well. We were good friends, or so I thought. The last two times we have been in for lunch, she has gone out of her way to avoid us and won’t even make eye contact.

It hurts my feelings because I don’t know what I have done to be treated this way given the fact she won’t talk to me. I have sent her Facebook messages and texted her cell. I don’t get a “read” receipt on any of them, so I’m thinking she has blocked or deleted me from her accounts. I am really at a loss. I know I shouldn’t let it bother me like this, but no one has ever treated me this badly. — Hurt in the South

Dear Hurt: This tiff with Veronica is obviously weighing on you, and I can sympathize: It’s never fun being on the receiving end of the silent

treatment. But people don’t usually stone wall others – and not their friends, espe cially – without a reason. Try to think back on your last inter actions with Veronica.

Is it possible there was a miscommunication or a passing comment that could have rubbed her the wrong Regardlessway?of the fact that she won’t respond to your virtual messages, conflict res olution is always done best face-to-face. The next time you’re at the restaurant, see if you can grab Veronica for a quick chat (ideally at the end of her shift or during a break). If this last attempt to make peace goes south, leave the ball in her court knowing that you’ve tried your best and done all you can to rectify the situation and salvage your friendship.

Dear Annie: The tips you provided to “Striving for Mod eration,” who was trying to spend less time on his or her phone, were excellent, and I’d like to offer one more that has worked wonders for me. Notifi

Horoscopes by Holiday Mathis

ARIES (March 21-April 19).

Because people gather comfort ably around you, you’ll be the glue that makes everyone work together. It’s a point of pride when you can connect people who can help each other. In a way, it makes you an archi tect of fate.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20).

The same argument seems to flare up on the regular, but you’ll change something about it this time so that it won’t come back around. Probably you’ll acknowledge the validity in both sides, and everyone will agree to disagree.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Dreams can come true without a plan, a team, a budget or a timeline; however, your dream has a better chance with all these elements in place. You can start with any element and they’ll all progress together.

CANCER (June 22-July 22).

When people want your assis tance, you’re apt to spring into action. Some you help really are needy. Maybe they even have more than you; it just so happens that they also want more and ask for more.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).

You have time for whatever you make time for. There are things you want to do that you haven’t figured out how to make happen, but you’ll definitely find a way when it’s a prior ity for you.

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You continue to grow brighter, in part because you expose yourself to a wide array of ideas and hang out in intelligent and diverse company, but also because you’re open to learning with your whole being and soul.

Your emotional intelligence grows, and loving connections become easier than ever for you to make. Scorpio and Aquarius adore you.

Your lucky numbers are: 10, 3, 33 48 and 15.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).

A relationship is like an ecosys tem. You’ll look for the same qualities in a relationship that you do in other environments: loveliness, livability and afford ability. In relationships you pay with your emotions and your attention.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).

You’ll bring energy to your interactions because you want them to be memorable. What can you do that will bring the unexpected charge? It’s worth it to come up with a few surprises, especially with familiar people.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

The hoop is held out before you. Should you jump through? This one looks easy, after all.

cations and “push alerts” suck us into looking at our phones and then wasting those mind less hours. I have turned off almost all push notifications to my phone – email, text mes sages and all social media apps – which causes me to pick up my phone less.

People have learned to call me if they need me quickly, which has allowed for more substantive conversations. I don’t feel the need to read or answer every email the moment it comes in. And I’m not dis tracted from my work or family every time my phone taps me with some useless information.

Bottom line: Cut off the temp tation to pick up your phone, and you’ll organically use it less and your life satisfaction will go up tremendously. — Notify Me No More

Dear Notify Me No More: Another great idea. We don’t need to be 100% reachable 100% of the time. Thank you for your suggestion.

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

Of course, once you pass the first test, the hoop will be raised higher in a game that will continue for as long as you par ticipate in it.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21). You have more control than most people over your own charisma, and you’re able to turn on the charm at will. You don’t like to shine too brightly too much of the time because you want it to mean more when you go full wattage.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19). Something magical happens as you put your own agenda on the back burner to advance the goal of another. You’ll take on the challenge with relaxed confidence. You won’t be paid in dollars, but you’ll be compensated.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 18). It will take a beat or two to sync up with a loved one’s groove, but once you get in step, you’ll take on the day like pros. You’re learning to trust each other, which will make for stellar teamwork.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). For you, it’s not enough to feel social responsibility; you have to act on it to make things better. You’re always looking out for anyone who could use help, and today you’ll notice a need worthy of your attention.

Write Holiday Mathis at HolidayMathis.com.

BridgeCrossword

by Phillip Alder

doubt that Chandler objected to having his books advertised.

However, if you are going to play any game, you might as well spend that time concentrating on it to the exclusion of all else. So many contracts are easy to make or defeat if only the declarer or the defenders analyze the situation. For example, in today’s deal, South is in four spades. How should he plan the play after West leads the club queen?North’s three spades was a limit raise. This was an accurate evaluation because of the eight losers and sterile 4-3-3-3

Declarer,distribution.withno losers to ruff in the dummy, took the first trick and immediately ran the spade 10. East won with the queen and returned a club. Suddenly South stopped in his tracks. He had four losers: two spades, one diamond and one club. Eventually he played on and finished down one.

DON’T WASTE TIME –KEEP THINKING!

Raymond Chandler once wrote, “Chess is as elaborate a waste of human intelligence as you can find outside an advertising agency.” It is probably true that people who spend all of their time playing chess (and bridge) could make a more beneficial contribution to society at large by applying their minds elsewhere. Still, I

If only South had checked his losers at trick one, he could have foreseen that outcome. All he had to do was lead the diamond jack from his hand at trick two. He establishes a discard for his club loser, with the heart king in the dummy as an entry if East holds up his diamond ace for one round. Instead of down one, the contract makes in comfort.When playing in a suit contract, count your losers at trick one.

COPYRIGHT: 2022, UNITED FEATURE SYNDICATE Sudoku

by Wayne Gould

Bridge

Yesterday’s solution: 9/23/22

DON’T WASTE TIME –KEEP THINKING!

Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 grid contains the digits 1 through 9, with no repeats. That means that no number is repeated in any row, column or box. Solution, tips and computer program at www.sudoku.com

Raymond Chandler once wrote, “Chess is as elaborate a waste of human intelligence as you can find outside an advertising agency.” It is probably true that people who spend all of their time playing chess (and

Difficulty

Annie Lane Dear Annie

Garamendi helps introduce bill for more public ferry services

Area,” Garamendi said in a press release. “Our Ferry Service Expan sion Act would provide more federal funding to help retro fit diesel

zero-emissionAreatheeventuallysionstoAuthority)TransportationEmergency(WaterferriesreduceemisandreplaceentireBayfleetwith

ferries built by skilled American workers.”

The legislation would increase funding for both the Federal Highway

Administration’s formula and the Federal Transit Administration’s compet itive grant programs to the levels requested by the Public Ferry Coalition.

Among many things the legislation would do, it would provide a one-time $1.25 billion in federal transit funding for pas senger ferries serving urbanized areas like the Bay Area. The project would also allow for the development of hovercraft ferryThreeprojects.ferries operate within Solano County: WETA’s San Francisco Bay Ferry that oper

ates out of Vallejo; and the California Depart ment of Transportation’s Real McCoy II and J. Mack ferries that operate in the Delta region near Rio Vista.

The legislation is endorsed by many ferry and NapaextendsVallejo-BeniciaSolanowhichCongressionalsentsorganizations.transportationGaramendireprethestate’s3rdDistrict,includesallofCountyeastoftheareaandintoneighboringandYolocounties.

Dutch firm to ‘photograph’ Fairfield infrastructure in coming months

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dataminetomationcity’sbefrombandasthetorycreateweeks“cheese,”THANSEN@DAILYREPUBLIC.NETFAIRFIELD—SayFairfield.Thecityinthecomingwillbeginworktoa“digitalinvenofinfrastructureinpublicrightofway”partofitsbroadstrategy.“ThedataextractedtheimagerywillimportedintotheGeographicInforSystemandusedbuildstandards,deterwhatassetsorassetcanbeleveraged

for potential public-pri vate partnerships and future oriented smart city initiatives,” a state ment released by the city states. “By having accurate data, city staff will be able to use it for a broad range of proj ects including broadband initiatives, microwave system replacement, identifying damaged infrastructure, emer gency response planning, and to enhance commu nity engagement during project planning.”

The City Council on Tuesday approved a

$250,000 software license and professional services agreement with Cyclom edia Technology to take 360-degree street level imagery. The funds come from the Intergovernmen tal Services CyclomediaFund. is a Dutch-based company that specializes in pro ducing “large-scale and systematic visualization of environments” based on those 360-degree pan oramic photographs.

City officials told res idents they may see Cyclomedia crews out on the streets from October

through December. Res idents also are being told the city is taking steps to protect their privacy:

n A filter applied to the raw recorded images will blur faces and license plates before data can be viewed by the vendor or city staff.

n Data is encrypted and stored on secure servers.

n Data will not be accessible to the public (unlike Google Maps). Access will be restricted to limited Cyclomedia staff and authorized city staff.

Travis base Toys for Tots campaign begins Oct. 1

Daily Republic Staff

andtionthosemanysitetoupalsowrotefor2022Sgt.seasonneedascampaignraisingany,forinformation,motionalcanopyTotsthethegetmarketthenelAirDRNEWS@DAILYREPUBLIC.NETFAIRFIELD—TravisForceBasepersonwillmanaboothatVacavillefarmersonOct.1tothewordoutaboutofficialkickofftoannualToysforcampaign.“I’llhaveatableandsetupwithpromaterialsandfreegoodiesanyonethatwantsandwilljustbeawarenessforthetotrytoreachmanypeoplethathelpthisholidayaspossible,”StaffSalvatoreRizzo,theSolanoCountyToysTotscoordinator,inanemail.“I’llhaveQRcodessetforlocalbusinessesvolunteerasatoydropsowecanbringinastoysaspossibleforinneed.”Therewillbecollecboxesonsitefornewunwrappedtoys.Businessdonationsof

packing tape, black per manent markers, a dolly (to be returned after the campaign), three long foldable tables (to be returned after the campaign), 10,000 black trash bags (“Toy Dis tribution Receptacles”), gas cards, and restau rant and grocery store gift cards to support and feed volunteers are all

“Anyneeded.and all busi nesses that donate to the campaign will get their logo on every distribu tion box that goes out,” Rizzo

Thewrote.recently ded icated Marine Corps League Charles “Bud” Hallam Detachment No. 1486 is involved in the campaign effort as well.

“Last year we were able to give toys to over 9,000 Solano County chil dren in need,” Rizzo wrote. “I’d like to give more this year.”

The farmers market runs from 8 a.m. to noon at the Creekwalk Plaza of Andrews Park, 614 E. Monte Vista Ave.

City, base officials to unveil ‘Plane on a Stick’ billboard

Daily Republic Staff

BellyenceCentertheboard14-foot-by-48-footRoadbillboard“I-80emonyaBaseandDRNEWS@DAILYREPUBLIC.NETFAIRFIELD—CityTravisAirForceofficialswillattendribbon-cuttingcerforanewPlaneonaStick”alongRedTopatthefreeway.TheplanesitsatopaLEDthatstates,“VisitJellyBellyVisitorand...ExperitheFun.”TheJellylogoalsoappears

on the sign. The sign sits on a 36-foot tower with an 8-foot-by-12foot shield sign that has a “Welcome to Fairfield” message and “Home of Travis Air Force Base” on it.

The ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. Thursday.

The LED freeway sign depicts a C-5 Super Galaxy Transport plane. Anyone interested in attending should park in the Jack-in-the-Box parking lot.

Genealogy talk focuses on cemetery research

Daily Republic Staff

DRNEWS@DAILYREPUBLIC.NETVACAVILLE

— Kathryn Marshall will present “Cemetery Research” at the next meeting of the Solano County Genealogi calThisSociety.virtual pre sentation begins at 11 a.m. Oct. 1.

The Police Department will host a drive-thru Prescrip tion Drug Take Back Day on Oct. 29 in the parking lot at City Hall, in front of the police station.

The event will occur from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1000 Webster MedicationsSt. must be Ziploc-like the original will be No be Back event is sponsored by the U.S. the in a is nec essary, and the service is by Crime Prevention at 707-428-7789.

Marshall was the director of the Lodi Family History Center for 14 years. Currently working with the Fam ilySearch website, she develops interactive maps for the Research

Wiki and builds instruc tional content. She is a frequent speaker at genealogical conferences and workshops. Honored for her contributions to historical research and public education, she serves on the Advisory Board of the California Pioneer Heritage Foun dation, which provides living history re-enactors at state parks and pre serves historical sites in California.Learnhow to combine clues from obituar ies, death records and See Talk, Page A9

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sheep are transported across Cache slough from Ryer Island, Jan. 2, 2010.

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You can now play as Ted Lasso in FIFA video game

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“Ted Lasso” and the show’s fictional AFC Richmond soccer club are getting into the video gameAppleworld. TV+’s hit comedy about a motley English soccer team and their American coach will cross over into the FIFA 23 simulation video game on Sept. 30, EA Sports announced Wednesday.

Gamers will be able to choose Manager Ted Lasso, played by Jason Sudeikis, in career mode or play as AFC Rich mond, featuring Roy Kent, Jamie Tartt, Sam Obisanya and Dani Rojas, as part of the “Rest of The World” league in Kick Off, Online Friendlies and Online Seasons.

AFC Richmond’s

home stadium, Nelson Road, will also be avail able in the video game.

“It is so f–ing cool to be in FIFA. I’m not sure this is going to help dispel the CGI rumors but f– it, totally worth it,” Brett Goldstein, who plays the foul-mouthed Roy Kent, said in a statement.

“I look forward to beating my nephew in a game with me as Roy Kent and him as Jamie Tartt. He’s gonna be “Tedfurious.”Lasso,” which co-stars Hannah Wad dingham, Juno Temple, Brendan Hunt, Phil Dunster, Nick Moham med, Toheeb Jimoh and Cristo Fernán dez, recently took home four Emmy awards, including outstanding comedy series.

Zits Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman

Pearls Before Swine Stephan Pastis

Dilbert Scott Adams

Baby Blues Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott

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huge category covering people who served as conscripts, con tract soldiers, and part-time officers – to prepare to be sum moned and banning them from leaving the area, accord ing to Pavel Chikov, a lawyer who advises on conscription cases. Doctors in Moscow also received mobilization notices, he said on Telegram.

Videos posted on social media showed draftees in the Yakutia region in Siberia being taken away by bus, seen off by crowds of tearful relatives.

Authorities in some cases came in the middle of the night to round up conscripts in order to fill the regional quotas that the military sets.

“They took my 40-year-old son at night,” said Antonina, a pensioner in the Far East who declined to give her last name.

“Everyone who was taken in our village was over 40, not a single young one. They’ll grab anyone. There’s total panic and confusion.”Themobilization order will affect 300,000 people and apply only to those with military expe rience, according to Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. Stu dents and people who haven’t served in the army won’t be called up, he said.

But the presidential decree doesn’t specify which categories of Russia’s 2 million reserv ists will be called up and has a secret

Legalclause.restrictions on leaving the country for those subject to mobilization “haven’t been implemented yet because it’s a partial one,” said Andrey Kar tapolov, head of the Defense Committee in the lower house of parliament, according to RBC.

“As for how things will go in the future, we’ll see, as they say.”

Many Russians didn’t find comments like that reassuring.

Finland’s border service reported a 50% surge in car traffic overnight and Geor gian TV broadcast long lines on the Russian side of the border.

Google data showed a spike in search requests for “how to leave Russia” and even “how to break an arm.” Social media were flooded with reports of soaring airline ticket prices.

A travel agent in Belgrade said tickets on Air Serbia, which offers the only flights from Russia to Europe, are sold out.

“Until very recently, passen gers looking to fly out of Moscow immediately had to wait for several days, maybe a week. Now there’s nothing, not even with stopovers” until mid-Octo ber, said Viza Air Travel agent Verica, who declined to give her last name.

For many the prospect of fighting in the war prompted drastic action. Kirill, the

Crime logs

FairField

TUESDAY, SEPT. 20

12:54 a.m. — Trespassing, 1500 block of GATEWAY BOULEVARD 1:34 a.m. — Trespassing, 1300 block of WEST TEXAS STREET 7:11 a.m. — Hit-and-run property damage, FRIENDLY VALLEY LANE 7:37 a.m. — Fight with a weapon, 200 block of BECK AVENUE 9:07 a.m. — Shooting into a dwelling, 2000 block of CLAY BANK ROAD 9:43 a.m. — Trespassing, 1900 block of GRANDE CIRCLE 9:47 a.m. — Vandalism, 1200 block of B. GALE WILSON BOULEVARD 4:15 a.m. — Battery, 1300 block of WEST TEXAS STREET 12:24 p.m. — Indecent exposure, 1000 block of MEADOWLARK DRIVE 12:31 p.m. — Fight with a weapon, 1000 block of OLIVER ROAD 12:48 p.m. — Grand theft, 2000 block of PARSONS DRIVE 12:49 p.m. — Trespassing, 2700 block of NORTH TEXAS STREET 1:07 p.m. — Trespassing, 1400 block of HOLIDAY LANE 1:46 p.m. — Vehicle theft, 1000 block of OLIVER ROAD 2:25 p.m. — Vandalism, 1900 block of NORTH TEXAS STREET 3:28 p.m. — Battery, 5000 block of RED TOP ROAD 5:09 p.m. — Trespassing, 3900 block of BUSINESS CENTER DRIVE 6:39 p.m. — Battery, 5000 block of RED TOP ROAD 8:19 p.m. — Battery, 800 block of MEADOWLARK DRIVE WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 21 4:48 a.m. — Vehicle burglary,

200 block of SANTA CRUZ DRIVE 7:10 a.m. — Vehicle theft, 3900 block of BUSINESS CENTER DRIVE 11:27 a.m. — Reckless driver, EASTBOUND AIR BASE PARKWAY 12:19 p.m. — Trespassing, 2700 block of NORTH TEXAS STREET 2:44 p.m. — Reckless driver, WESTBOUND HIGHWAY 12 3:21 p.m. — Vandalism, 3500 block of LARCHMONT DRIVE 3:34 p.m. — Fight with a weapon, 2400 block of NORTH TEXAS STREET 4:27 p.m. — Trespassing, 1700 block of NORTH TEXAS STREET 5:58 p.m. — Reckless driver, VANDEN ROAD 6:30 p.m. — Vehicle theft, 500 block of PEAR TREE LANE 7:01 p.m. — Trespassing, 2900 block of TRAVIS BOULEVARD 9:54 p.m. — Vehicle theft, 2900 block of HANFORD COURT 10:33 p.m. — Battery, 700 block of SAN REMO STREET 11:53 p.m. — Hit-and-run property damage, 1800 block of NORTH TEXAS STREET

SuiSun City

TUESDAY, SEPT. 20 5:26 a.m. — Vehicle theft, 500 block of LABRADOR WAY 6:15 p.m. — Assault, 800 block of ALMOND STREET 8:18 p.m. — Assault, 800 block of POCHARD WAY

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 21

8:38 a.m. — Trespassing, YOSEMITE WAY 5:34 p.m. — Robbery, 1000 block of DRIFTWOOD DRIVE 6:24 p.m. — Vehicle theft, 1200 block of BITTERN WAY 11:20 p.m. — Assault with a deadly weapon, 100 block of MAIN STREET

owner of an IT company, said he’s urgently relocating his 100 Moscow-based staff to Dubai to prevent them from being called up.

Many borders remained closed to Russians. The leaders of the Baltic states said their countries won’t offer asylum or humanitarian visas to men trying to flee mobilization.

“The war was OK for them when they saw it on TV, sitting on a sofa, but it is no longer OK when your government and your Shoigu calls you to join the

Dry

change, DWR Assistant Deputy Director John Yarbrough said during a meeting of the California Water“WeCommission.have more storage in the reser voirs, but we’re still well below average, well below where we’d like to be,” Yarbrough said. What’s more, “we have to prepare and expect that we’re going to see things that we haven’t seenPartbefore.”ofthe challenge facing the state’s water managers is that climate change is making it more difficult to predict and prepare for water out comes, Yarbrough said. During the 2022 water year, officials observed significant swings between extreme wet and extreme dry conditions, including a notably rainy October through Decem ber followed by the driest January through March on Yarbroughrecord.said such variability underscores the need for conservative planning and aggressive multiagency action.

“When we look at pat terns like this, it really challenges a lot of our practices for how we plan the system, for how we’re going to operate for the next year,” he said.

The 2022 water year also saw warmer-thannormal temperatures and drier-than-normal con ditions, he said, but both metrics were slightly

army and offers to take part in the war with your own physical body,” Lithuanian Prime Minis ter Ingrida Simonyte said.

“One of the consequences of mobilization will be the fact that the apolitical and passive population will be trawling the Internet and social media to search for answers over mobilization,” Tatiana Stano vaya, founder of the R.Politik research group, said on Tele gram. “And they’ll find them not where the Kremlin wants them to, and not just information

improved from the year prior. Lake Shasta, the state’s largest reser voir, is projected to end the water year with 1.48 million acrefeet in storage – up from 1.07 million acrefeet last year.

Still, Yarbrough emphasized that Cal ifornia remains in serious drought. Even with improved storage, Shasta sits at about 34% of its capacity, according to The Times’ drought tracker.

It’s “better than last year but not good enough,” he said.

Though California has experienced periods of drought in the past, Wednesday’s report came against a backdrop of significant water cuts and worsening aridity in what researchers have described as the driest 22-year period in at least 1,200What’syears. more, the state’s other primary water supply – the Col orado River – is also running perilously low, with federal officials warning that another 150foot drop in Lake Mead could lead to “dead pool” conditions, or the point at which water falls below the lowest intake valve on the Hoover Dam.

The looming crisis has put the pressure on Cal ifornia and other nearby states to figure out how to significantly reduce their reliance on the river, and officials have said painful cuts are likely in the coming months.

But climate change isn’t only affecting water

about how they’ll be drafted.” Putin’s “major problem is his confidence that the people support him by default because he’s a leader who’s doing the right thing in the national inter ests,” she Worriedadded.relatives of those facing the call-up for war vented their anger on the Telegram channel of Vyacheslav Volodin, the lower house of parliament’s speaker and a Putin ally. In March, the Russian president promised in his annual message of congratulations on Interna tional Women’s Day that he wouldn’t call on reservists to serve in Ukraine.

A media outlet set up by jailed opposition leader Alexey Navalny fanned the discontent by broadcasting a conversation with the son of Putin’s spokes man Dmitry Peskov, in which the program’s host posed as an official from the mili tary recruitment office. Nikolay Peskov, 32, said he wouldn’t obey the summons and would “sort this out at another level,” according to the audio record ing. Peskov later said his son’s comments were taken out of context and that he would make the “only right decision.”

Public disquiet over the call-up may also boost infla tionary expectations and lead consumers to pull deposits out of banks, said Locko Bank economist Dmitry Polevoy, highlighting what he called “the burden of mobilization costs.”

availability in Califor nia – it is also affecting the quality of water, espe cially in watersheds near wildfires, according to Andrew Schwarz, climate action coordinator with the State Water Project.

More than half of the Feather River Water shed – the largest in the Sierra Nevada – burned in wildfires between 2019 and 2021, Schwarz said. About a quarter of it burned at high intensity levels associated with sig nificant tree mortality.

Such fire activity can have myriad effects on the watershed, including altered soil and vegeta tion. Schwarz said black carbon deposits from ash and burned trees can change the reflectivity of snow to make it melt faster, while high heat can make soil waxy, more water repellent and more prone to runoff. What’s more, erosion and debris flow can send sediment into rivers and other sources of water.

“It’s an incredible change in the landscape of a watershed, as you can imagine,” he told the California Water Commission.Thatconfluence of hazards means the state’s water managers are increasingly accounting for wildfires in their climate resilience efforts, Schwarz said, including improving water safety plans for local resi dents and implementing new sensor data to help experts monitor chang ing“We’llhydrology.probably have more fire in the water

shed, and so we’ll be able to continue to adapt to this and get better information as we go along,” he Commissionersaid. Alex andre Makler said the reports underscored the need for continued maintenance and asset management on the State Water Project.

“It needs to be in tip-top shape – that’s absolutely critical,” he said, adding that “it’s clear that there is a signif icant capital component in addressing the risk, and combining that with the planning

fifthin“sowaterservetoldenvironment,tectingandtonities,waterofDelta,Sacramento-Saningyearoritiesdone.muchlengesotheranddrought$2.8forestfirenewcarving2022-2023suchbeenCaliforniaprocess.”hasinvestinginwork,withthestatebudgetout$1.2billioninfundstolessenwildriskthroughbettermanagementandbilliontosupportresilienceresponse,amongitems.ButthemountingchalmeanthereisworkyettobeOtherwaterpriforthecomingincludemaintainthequalityoftheJoaquinwhichisthesourcemunicipaldrinkingformanycommuwhilecontinuingmeetminimumhealthsafetyneedsandprospeciesandtheYarbroughthecommission.It’salsocriticaltoconasmuchreservoiraspossible,hesaid,wehavewateragaincasewe’refacedwithadryyear.”

Suisun City (7,663) added 12 new cases; Dixon (5,234) added nine; Benicia (4,453) added 10; Rio Vista (1,531) added five; and in the unincorporated area, with a count of 222, there were no new cases, the county reported.

Dr. Bela Matyas, Solano County’s public health

officer, has previously indi cated Covid-19 case counts are likely much higher with the increased use of in-home testing, results of which are not generally reported to government agencies and in many cases are not shared with medical providers if medical treatment is notUpdatedneeded. vaccina tion numbers were notTheavailable.number of Solano County residents with monkeypox is at 39, the same as a week earlier.

with our country’s public lands. Our national forests, national monu ments, wildlife refuges and other national public lands provide opportunities for vet erans and our families to go fishing, hiking, camping and hunting,” the report states.

It states public lands provide opportunities “to get outside,” “offer vet erans a place to go for healing and recovery” and “support the outdoor recreation industry which employs many veterans.”

“For many veterans, time on our nation’s public lands is central to their transition to civilian life following our service, offering quiet space for reflecting, healing and recovery. Many veter ans even find careers in the outdoor industry

which is supported by public lands – nearly one in five employees of the U.S. Department of the Interior are military vet erans,” the report states. “Our nation’s public lands also allow us to honor brave Americans and continue to tell the complete story of Amer ica’s history, people and places. We support pol icies that ensure the stories and heritage of all Americans are reflected in our system of parks and public lands and that everyone feels welcome and included in theExpansionoutdoors.” of the Ber ryessa Snow Mountain National Monument is one of nine projects sup ported by the foundation and outlined in the report. The others are in Nevada, Arizona, Texas, Colo rado, Illinois, Oklahoma, Montana and 330,780umentMountainBerryessaVirginia.SnowNationalMoniscomprisedofacresofmostly

California coastal and inner coastal ranges in seven counties, including Solano. It is also in Napa, Yolo, Lake, Colusa, Glenn and Mendocino counties, and includes the Cache Creek Wilderness Area.

Patwin people are part of Solano County’s history.

Formation on the mon ument had its detractors, focused largely on what opponents believed would be an infringement on private property rights and uses. The Lake Ber ryessa News and the grassroots advocacy organization Family Water Alliance, based in Colusa County, were among those who opposed theThedesignation.monument area was one of six Califor nia sites, designated in 2017 by President Donald Trump to be reviewed.

President Barack Obama designated the area as a national monu ment in “This2015. landscape is home to multiple natural, historical and cultural resources and offers a range of rec reation opportunities for visitors, including hiking, camping, back packing, hunting, fishing, mountain biking and horseback riding.

Many Native American tribes have inhabited this area, including the Yuki, Nomlaki, Patwin, Pomo, Huchnom, Wappo, Lake Miwok and Wintum tribes,” the founda tion

Thereported.name Condor Ridge translates from “Molok Luyuk” in the Patwin language. The

Federal legislation also introduced would have removed the unilateral authority the president has to designate a site as a national monument.

The Veterans Voice Foundation is a non profit founded in 2009. Its report can be found at draft-9-19-22.org/vvf-report-print-https://vvfnd. 27,415 with 66 new cases.

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Police officers detain a woman following calls to protest against the partial mobilization announced by the Russian President, in Moscow, Wednesday.

Law passed to force state to clear pot convictions faster

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LOS ANGELES — California has new dead lines to dismiss and seal many cannabis con victions under a law signed this week by Gov. GavinTheNewsom.movecomes after a Los Angeles Times inves tigation found that tens of thousands of Califor nians still have felonies, misdemeanors and other cannabis convictions on their records. Despite a 2018 law that required the state to clear cannabis convictions, many coun ties have moved at glacial speeds. Some superior courts haven’t fully pro cessed a single case, the Times found.

“It is unimaginable and unacceptable that years after we legalized can nabis, Californians are still waiting to get their records cleared,” the bill’s author, Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Alameda), said in a statement. “We have a moral obligation to get this right.”

The new law gives the courts a deadline of March 1 to update case records and trans mit them to the state Department of Justice, which maintains Cali fornia’s criminal history database and responds to background checks. The state DOJ must modify its records by July 1.

The change will fix “implementation gaps” of the 2018 law, Bonta said. The Times investi gation found that at least 34,000 marijuana records have not been fully pro cessed by the courts.

State lawmakers voted unanimously for the leg islation, citing the Times investigation in analyses earlier this year.

The bill’s sponsor is the Last Prisoner Project, which advocates for canna bis criminal justice reform nationwide. In a statement, the group’s state policy director, Gracie Burger, said the law represents “accountability for the racist origins of cannabis prohibition.”“Californians who would not be guilty of any crime today still suffer the weight of old marijuana convictions,” Los Angeles County Deputy Public Defender Nick StewartOaten said in a statement.

“We applaud the Leg islature and governor for taking immediate action to give these men and women back their lives,” said Stewart-Oaten, a board member of the Cal ifornia Public Defenders Association.KateWeaver Patter son, the deputy director of national programs at Root & Rebound in Oakland, also commended the passage of the fornians“Thousandslegislation.ofCalihavebornethe

brunt of a criminal record for longer than they should, which impacts their livelihood in deep and long-lasting ways, in areas like housing, employment and family stability,” Weaver Patter son said in a statement.

Court officials blamed a combination of factors for delays, including Covid-19, staffing shortages, out dated case management systems, old records that require manual review and technical issues.

The delays are not, however, for a lack of funding, the Times reported. The courts received $16.83 million in state funds for process ingWhenrecords.California voters legalized cannabis for recreational use in 2016, one promise was the cre ation of a legal pathway

through the courts for clearing many old mari juana-related convictions or reducing them to a lesser charge.

It was a step champi oned by reform advocates, meant to right many of the injustices inflicted by the nation’s war on drugs that was disproportionately waged on poor people and communities of color.

The 2018 law, AB1793, was supposed to clear past cannabis convictions en masse, doing away with the need to file individual court petitions – an onerous process that few Califor nians undertook, whether for lack of resources or awareness it was an option. The burden was placed on the state to automate the process of identifying eligi ble cases, updating records and dismissing and sealing many of them so they

do not appear on back

ground checks.

The law was the first in the nation to offer auto matic record clearance for marijuana convictions.

The delays in clear ing drug charges can have dire consequences for those seeking employment, pro fessional licensing, housing, loans and other instances in which background checks areUnderrequired.the new law, the state DOJ and the Judicial Council, which oversees the superior courts, will be tasked with collecting data on cannabis record clear ance statewide and issuing regular public reports. The state DOJ also will lead a public awareness campaign so people will know their records have been updated and they no longer have to disclose convictions.

Deputies: ‘unsecured’momaccidentally3-year-oldkillsafterfindinggun

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A South Carolina mom was accidentally shot and killed after her 3-year-old found an “unsecured” gun, officials said.

The Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office was called to a shooting on Wednesday. While at the scene on South Pine Street, officials reported finding a child, mom and grandmother.Themom had been shot and was rushed to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead. She was identified as 33-yearold Cora Lyn Bush of Spartanburg, according to information deputies shared in conjunction with the Spartanburg County Coroner’s Office.

“The grandmother was interviewed, and her account of the inci dent corroborated with both the evidence at the scene and the injury to the victim,” deputies wrote in a Facebook post.

“Although our investi gation remains active, all indications are this incident was a result of the young child gaining access to an unsecured firearm, which resulted in the mother being accidentally shot and later passing away at theThehospital.”shooting was reported at about 7:45 a.m.

“Please keep the family of Ms. Bush in your thoughts and prayers during this time of loss and grief,” officials wrote.

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cemeteries to find and verify ancestors. Dis cover what more can be learned by physically vis iting cemeteries than by relying solely on sources found online. Compare the websites FindaGrave and Billion Graves. Use Google Earth features to locate additional ceme teries in likely areas and see how different cultures honor their dead.

Guests are welcome to attend this free event. If interested, send an email to the society at scgs@scgsca.org no later than 4 p.m. Sept. 30 and request an invitation.

More information on events can be found on the society’s webpage at www.scgsca.org.

4 final tuneups before start of league play

M att Miller

MMILLER@DAILYREPUBLIC.NETFAIRFIELD—There are four area high school games on the schedule Friday night before the start of league play kicks into high gear next week.

Armijo will be at Natomas, Fairfield heads to Dixon in search of its first win and Rodri guez plays at Benicia. Vacaville will celebrate its homecoming with a game against El Cerrito.

Vanden, Will C. Wood, Vacaville Christian and Rio Vista all have the week off.

PREP KICKOFF

Armijo at Natomas

Armijo (3-1) is coming off a 34-19 win over Sierra of Manteca. Quarterback Willie Nickson threw for 235 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 62 yards and a score. Markell Hazzard rushed for 173 yards and two touch downs and Elijah Thompson caught four passes for 123 yards and a Thescore.Royals also came up big defensively. Jericho Johnson

had eight tackles and three sacks. Jordan Brown also had eight tackles and picked up two sacks. Jayden Butcher made two pass Armijointerceptions.alsohasa win over Florin (54-6) and recently picked up a forfeit victory over El Camino after the Eagles played an ineligible player, reversing a 38-26 defeat on the field. The lone loss was to Dixon,Natomas28-26.(2-2) is coming off a 62-7 loss to Sutter. Quarterback Cory Brown threw for 76 yards and a touchdown. Mekhei Byrd had two catches for 41 yards and

a score, and also intercepted a pass on defense. Dennis Carter had a hand in 12 tackles for the Nighthawks.

Fairfield at Dixon

The Falcons (0-4) have been shut out the past two weeks by Davis (38-0) and Alham bra (20-0). Fairfield scored a combined 27 points in previ ous losses to Benicia (47-8) and VallejoIsaiah(41-19).Nolan threw for 54 yards against Alhambra. Trevor Moten ran well with 13 carries for 70 yards. Jamal

Williams caught four passes for 31 yards. Damouryon Rumsey led the Falcons defense with sevenThetackles.Rams are 3-1 and coming off two games against area teams, a 28-26 win over Armijo and last week a 19-6 loss to Will C. Wood. Quarterback Jett Harris threw for 140 yards for the Rams against the Wild cats. Brent Green caught four passes for 63 yards and also made 10 tackles on defense. Luis Torres had an interception and Ja-Pre Jenkins had a sack.

Jimmy G. ready for his 49ers’ return to spotlight

CaM inM an BAY AREA NEWS GROUP

SANTA CLARA — Jimmy Garoppolo’s favorite – and, basi cally, only – receiver this training camp: Cam Bustos, a 6-foot-3, 22-year-old staffer in the 49ers’ health and perfor mance department.

Vacaville girls tennis team wins tight 5-4 match against Vanden

M att Miller

MMILLER@DAILYREPUBLIC.NETVACAVILLE—Vacaville

High School’s girls tennis team kept its unbeaten strike alive with a 5-4 win at home Thursday over Vanden, but the Vikings made the match much tighter than the first meeting between the two teams.

Vacaville won the first time 8-1, though some of the matches were tight. This time Vanden came

out on top in three of the singles matches and went to a third-set tie breaker to win at No. 1 doubles.

“I was extremely proud of my girls and how they showed up and fought for every point,” Vanden head coach Stan Lewis said in anVacavilleemail. won the top two singles matches. Nia Macay beat Vanden’s Sasha Smith 6-1, 6-2 and Gabriella Perry won at No. 2 over Delaney Ramsell 6-4, 6-3. Brook

lyn Purcell gave the Bulldogs their third singles win at No. 6 with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Vanden’s DanaliCamilleHardwick.Arca, Jeanelle Dela Cruz and Haily Lam came away with singles wins for the Vikings. Arca beat Victoria Silva in No. 3 singles 6-2, 4-6, 7-5. At No. 4, DelaCruz came out on top against Lily Holman 6-4, 7-5. Lam won her

Fairfield High set to add inductees into Athletic Hall of Fame class

M att Miller contributor.FarmerlicwithwillballRomerofield)(footballandketball,field),(basketball(softball),niferMorris(wrestling),andBiggs(trackCoachteamofannouncedCommitteeAthleticFairfieldMMILLER@DAILYREPUBLIC.NETFAIRFIELD—TheHighSchoolHallofFamerecentlytheaddition10individualsandoneas2022inductees.ThegroupincludesClydeCarpinoandfield),Jared(footballandtrackfield),ChrisHammerMichael(basketball),JenMartinezWrightParisGravelyandtrackandJamesLake(basfootballandtrackfield),FrankLakeandtrackandandJordanWallace(softball,volleyandbaseball).The1994softballteambehonored,alongformerDailyRepubSportsEditorPaulasacommunity

The Hall of Fame dinner and inductions will take place Oct. 1 at Fair field High. Tickets may be purchased by con tacting Eddie Wilson tesyonatTicketsEddieW@fsusd.org.atwillnotbesoldthedoor.Hereatthebioseachinductee(couroftheHallof

Fame Committee:

Jennifer Martinez Wright

Martinez Wright was named pitcher of the year in 1997 and 1998 at Fairfield. She went on to attend Middle Tennessee State Univer sity on scholarship.

She was the first soft ball player inducted into the Middle Tennessee State Hall of Fame in 2014 and was ranked No. 1 in wins (75), shutouts (907) and ERA (1.45). She threw a perfect game, three no-hitters and struck out a schoolrecord 15 batters in one game, earning many honors in her illustrious collegiateMartinezcareer.Wright lives in Lascassas, Tennes see, about 30 miles from Nashville, and works as a credentialing manager for Ready Responders.

James Lake Lake was a three-year basketball starter for the Falcons. He scored 1,250 points in his career, playing only half of his junior year because of injury, and all three Fair field teams won well over

“He actually had a nice catch radius, man. He was a high school receiver,” Garoppolo said, in a complimentary way. “I got his whole story. We spent a lot of time GeorgeSamuel,topoloawayquarterbackaand,course,NavywithsideatspectaclethisGaroppolo-to-Kittle,together.”wasnot.Instead,abizarreensueddailycamponthe49ers’field–theoneartificialturf,aSEALsobstacleafield-goalpost,throughoutAugust,formerSuperBowltoilingbetweenjobs.Sundaynight,GaropwillbepassingAll-ProstudDeebototightendKittleinhis

probable season debut, and to other NFL-cali ber targets, all against the host Denver Broncos on NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” global stage.

“It takes a couple of days, then you’re back to normal,” Garoppolo said of his chemistry with those receivers, including newcomers Ray-Ray McCloud and DannyGaroppoloGray. got thrust back into his former starting role once Trey Lance broke his right ankle in the first quarter of Sunday’s home-open ing, 27-7 win over the Seattle sideallowedteam,eventuallyonemonthsreportingcareersurgerywithWell,poloWhatSeahawks.gotGaropreadyforthis?alot,startingMarch8shoulderthatthrewhisintolimbo.Upontocamptwoago,witheveryexpectinghimtojoinanotherGaroppolowasintothrowonafield.Teammatesdidn’t

Giants get solid bullpen efforts to secure sweep

By evan WeBeCk THE MERCURY

DENVERNEWS

— With big days from Mike Yastrzemski and Joc Pederson and an immac ulate effort from their bullpen, the Giants beat the Rockies, 3-0, on Thursday, to complete their first four-game sweep of the season.

The Giants’ com bined shutout – using six pitchers in their second bullpen game of the series – was their first at Coors Field since 2012 and their fifth time blanking the home team since the mile-high ball park opened in 1997.

Here are someYastrzemskitakeaways. and Pederson teamed up to produce the Giants’ first two runs and turned in a pair of multi-hit efforts – while proving there are multiple ways to find success in the

batter’s box.

In a strange twist, Yastrzemski brought the power and Pederson brought the Yastrzemski,speed. who loves hitting at Coors (a 1.096 career OPS), ham mered the hardest- and the furthest-hit balls of the game, resulting in a first-inning double and a sixth-inning shot. The double into the right field corner left Yastrzemski’s bat at 106.2 mph. The homer into the right-field seats traveled 425 feet, second only to his 430-foot shot Monday night for his longest of the season.

Pederson drove Yas trzemski home from second to open the scoring in the first with a line-drive single to center, but his other two hits didn’t leave the infield. In his second trip to the plate, he found the

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The 1994 Fairfield High School girls softball team setting

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Vanden High School’s Sasha Smith hits a shot against Vacaville’s Nia Macay at Vacaville in Thursday’s match.

CALENDAR

Friday’s TV sports

Baseball

• MLB, San Francisco at Arizona, NBCSBA, 6:30 p.m.

• MLB, N.Y. Mets at Oakland, NBCSCA, 6:30 p.m.

Boxing

• Top Rank, Conceitpo vs. Stevenson, ESPN, 7 p.m.

Football

• College, Virginia vs. Syracuse, ESPN, 4 p.m.

• CFL, Hamilton vs. Montreal, ESPN2, 4:30 p.m.

Golf

• Presidents Cup, Day 2, GOLF, 8:30 a.m.

Soccer

• Japan vs. United States, International Friendly, ESPN2, 5 a.m.

Saturday’s TV sports Baseball

• N.Y. Mets vs. Oakland, NBCSCA, 1 p.m.

• San Francisco at Arizona, NBCSBA, 5 p.m. Football

• College, Maryland vs. Michigan, 2, 40, 9 a.m.

• College, Clemson vs. Wake Forest, 7, 10, 9 a.m.

• College, Missouri vs. Auburn, ESPN, 9 a.m.

• College, Baylor vs. Iowa State, ESPN2, 9 a.m.

• College, Florida vs. Tennessee, 5, 13, 12:30 p.m.

• College, Notre Dame vs. North Carolina, 7, 10, 12:30 p.m.

• College, Texas vs. Texas Tech, ESPN, 12:30 p.m.

• College, Indiana vs. Cincinnati, ESPN2, 12:30 p.m.

• College, Oregon vs. Washington State, 2, 40, 1 p.m.

• College, Arkansas vs. Texas A&M, ESPN, 4 p.m.

• College, Northern Illinois vs. Kentucky, ESPN2, 4 p.m.

• College, Wisconsin vs. Ohio State, 7, 10, 4:37 p.m.

• College, Kansas State vs. Oklahoma, 2, 40, 5 p.m.

• College, Utah vs. Arizona State, ESPN, 7:30 p.m.

• College, Wyoming vs. BYU, ESPN2, 7:15 p.m.

Golf • Presidents Cup, Day 3, GOLF, 4 a.m.

• Presidents Cup, Day 3, 3, 5 a.m.

• LPGA, Northwest Arkansas Championship, Round 2, GOLF, 9 a.m.

• Champs, PURE Insurance Championship, Round 2, GOLF, Noon.

Motor Sports

• NASCAR, Andy’s Frozen Custard 300, Xfinity Qualify ing, USA, 7:30 a.m.

• NASCAR, Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500, Cup Qualifying, USA, 9:30 a.m.

• NASCAR, Andy’s Frozen Custard 300, Xfinity Race, USA, 12:30 p.m.

Soccer • MLS, L.A. Galaxy vs. San Jose, NBCSCA, 7 p.m.

Warriors at full strength heading into training camp

By M aDeline k enney BAY AREA NEWS GROUP

SAN FRANCISCO —

Warriors general manager Bob Myers was cautiously opti mistic heading into training camp last year that Golden State could be title firstatenteringlotyoungbetterknowday,year,”doanotherthisantheroster,titletheriesback-to-backsononhowever,Thatcontenders.optimism,wascontingentwhetherKlayThompwouldreturnaftermajorinjusidelinedhimsince2019NBAFinals.ButfreshoffanNBAandwithadeepMyersfeelslikeWarriorsareinevenbetterpositionyeartocontendfortitle.“Doesn’tmeanwe’llwhatwedidlastMyerssaidThurs“butIfeellikeweourteamalittlebiteventhoughtheguysthere’sstillaofuncertainty.”TheWarriorsaretrainingcampfullstrengthforthetimeinyears.Thompsongotto

Tennis

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No. 5 match by default after Hadeel Marini had to retire with an injury up 3-0 in the first set.

Vanden’s Kaylani Payne and Kalyse Payne won the No. 1 doubles match against Vacav ille’s Alexis Gormley and Paige Witte 4-6, 7-5, 7-6. The No. 2 doubles match went to Vacav ille’s Ayanna Gentry and Reese Hsiao with a 6-1, 7-5 win over

enjoy his first offseason in three years where he wasn’t rehabbing from an injury and is said to be in the best physical, mental and emotional state since the injuries. And James Wiseman is expected to have his first full NBA training camp after he made his return to the court in summer league after several set backs in his recovery from a torn meniscus in his right knee caused him to miss all of lastThisseason.year’s draft picks, Patrick Baldwin Jr. and Ryan Rollins, are also reported to be good to go without any restrictions, according to coach Steve Kerr. Both players missed summer league action as they nursed injuries. Baldwin has been dealing with a pesky ankle injury that has hampered him over the last two years, and Rollins was out with a small fracture in his foot that the War riors found during a routine physical.

Kailey Payne and Kaitlyn Kang. Vacav ille’s Ava Sheppard and Katie Thomas won at No. 3 doubles match 2-6, 6-1, 7-5 over Althea Yabut and Miley VacavilleDial.improved to 9-0 overall and 6-0 on the“Weseason.just have a great group of competitors this season,” Vacaville head coach Ava Ascher said.

“We have good singles, good doubles and they are real fighters. Vanden has a great team.” Vanden fell to 4-2 in MEL matches.

BASEBALL

American League

East DivisionWL Pct GB N.Y. Yankees 91 58 611 Toronto 84 66 560 7½ Tampa Bay 83 67 553 8½ Baltimore 78 71 523 13 Boston 72 77 .483w 19 CentralWDivisionL Pct GB Cleveland 83 67 553 Chicago White Sox 76 74 507 7 Minnesota 73 77 487 10 Kansas City 61 89 407 22 Detroit 57 92 383 25½ West WDivisionL Pct GB y-Houston 99 52 656 Seattle 82 67 550 16 Texas 65 84 436 33 L.A. Angels 65 85 433 33½ OAKLAND 55 95 367 43½

National League

East DivisionWL Pct GB x-N.Y. Mets 95 56 629 x-Atlanta 93 57 620 1½ Philadelphia 82 67 550 12 Miami 61 89 407 33½ Washington 52 97 349 42 CentralWDivisionL Pct GB St. Louis 88 63 583 Milwaukee 80 70 533 7½ Chicago Cubs 65 85 433 22½ Cincinnati 59 91 .393 28½ Pittsburgh 55 95 .367 32½ West WDivisionL Pct GB y-L.A. Dodgers 103 46 691 Diego 83 67 FRANCISCO 73 77 Wednesday’s Games SAN FRANCISCO 6, Colorado 1 OAKLAND 2, Seattle 1 Washington 3, Atlanta 2 Milwaukee 6, N.Y. Mets 0 Cincinnati 5, Boston 1 Houston 5, Tampa Bay 2 Chicago Cubs 4, Miami 3 Philadelphia 4, Toronto 3 Baltimore 8, Detroit 1 N.Y. Yankees 14, Pittsburgh 2 Texas 7, L.A. Angels 2 Kansas City 5, Minnesota 2 Cleveland 8, Chicago White Sox 2 San Diego 1, St. Louis 0 Arizona 6, L.A. Dodgers 1 Thursday’s Games SAN FRANCISCO 3, Colorado 0 Seattle 9, OAKLAND 5 Texas 5, L.A. Angels 3 Kansas City 4, Minnesota 1 St. Louis 5, San Diego 4 Chicago Cubs 3, Pittsburgh 2 Tampa Bay 10, Toronto 5 Milwaukee 5, Cincinnati 1 Baltimore 2, Houston 0 Philadelphia 1, Atlanta 0 N.Y. Yankees 5, Boston 4 Cleveland 4, Chicago White Sox 2 Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, (N) Friday’s Games N.Y. Mets at OAKLAND, 6:40 p.m. SAN FRANCISCO at Arizona, 6:40 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 3:35 p.m. Washington at Miami, 3:40 p.m. Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 3:40 p.m. Houston at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m. Atlanta at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m. Boston at N.Y. Yankees, 4:05 p.m. Toronto at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m. Cleveland at Texas, 5:05 p.m. San Diego at Colorado, 5:10 p.m. Seattle at Kansas City, 5:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Minnesota, 5:10 p.m. Detroit at Chicago White Sox, 5:10 p.m. St. Louis at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m.

Saturday’s Games N.Y. Mets at OAKLAND, 1:07 p.m. SAN FRANCISCO at Arizona, 6:40 p.m. Boston at N.Y. Yankees, 10:05 a.m. Atlanta at Philadelphia, 1:05 p.m. Washington at Miami, 3:10 p.m. Toronto at Tampa Bay, 3:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 3:35 p.m. Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 3:40 p.m. Houston at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m. Cleveland at Texas, 4:05 p.m. Seattle at Kansas City, 4:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Minnesota, 4:10 p.m. Detroit at Chicago White Sox, 4:10 p.m. San Diego at Colorado, 5:10 p.m. St. Louis at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m.

FOOTBALL

NFL

By Curtis Pashelka THE MERCURY NEWS

SAN JOSE — After David Quinn officially became the San Jose Sharks coach on July 26, he began to reach out to several of the team’s players, including some individual face-toface meetings in Canada with veterans like Logan Couture, Erik Karlsson, and Marc-Edouard Vlasic.

With regards to hockey, though, the real get-to-know-yous begin this week.

For the first time since 2015 when Pete DeBoer and company arrived, the Sharks are getting used to a completely new coach ing staff, as Quinn, with assistants Scott Gordon,

LOCAL REPORT

Brian Wiseman, and Ryan Warsofsky, start their first training camp together on Thursday at the team’s practice facility in San“TheJose.players are on their toes a little more, no question about it,” said NHL Network analyst Ken Daneyko, who played for 11 coaches over a 20-year career with the New Jersey Devils. “I think that’s a good thing. The slate is wiped clean.”

The Sharks went in a new direction after three straight years without a playoff appearance, firing coach Bob Boughner and assistants John MacLean, John Madden, and Dan Darrow on July 1. That cleared the decks for Mike Grier, named the

AmericanEastConference

W L T Pct. PF PA Miami 2 0 0 1.000 62 45 Buffalo 2 0 0 1.000 72 17 New England 1 1 0 500 24 34 N.Y. Jets 1 1 0 500 40 54 North W L T Pct. PF PA Cleveland 2 1 0 .667 85 72 Baltimore 1 1 0 .500 62 51 Pittsburgh 1 2 0 .333 54 66 Cincinnati 0 2 0 .000 37 43 South W L T Pct. PF PA Jacksonville 1 1 0 .500 46 28 Houston 0 1 1 .250 29 36 Indianapolis 0 1 1 .250 20 44 Tennessee 0 2 0 .000 27 62 West W L T Pct. PF PA Kansas City 2 0 0 1.000 71 45 L.A. Chargers 1 1 0 500 48 46 Denver 1 1 0 .500 32 26 Las Vegas 0 2 0 000 42 53 National

EastConference

W L T Pct. PF PA Philadelphia 2 0 0 1.000 62 42 N.Y. Giants 2 0 0 1.000 40 36 Washington 1 1 0 .500 55 58 Dallas 1 1 0 .500 23 36 North Washington Tampa N.Y. Giants 19, Carolina 16 New England 17, Pittsburgh 14 L.A. Rams 31, Atlanta 27 Dallas 20, Cincinnati 17 Denver 16, Houston 9 Arizona 29, Las Vegas 23 Green Bay 27, Chicago 10 Monday’s Games Buffalo 41, Tennessee 7 Philadelphia 24, Minnesota 7 Week

Thursday’s3Game Cleveland 29, Pittsburgh 17 Sunday’s Games SAN FRANCISCO at Denver, 5:15 p.m. New Orleans at Carolina, 10 a.m. Houston at Chicago, 10 a.m. Kansas City at Indianapolis, 10 a.m. Buffalo at Miami, 10 a.m. Detroit at Minnesota, 10 a.m. Baltimore at New England, 10 a.m. Cincinnati at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m. Las Vegas at Tennessee, 10 a.m. Philadelphia at Washington, 10 a.m. Jacksonville at L.A. Chargers, 1:05 p.m. L.A. Rams at Arizona, 1:25 p.m. Atlanta at Seattle, 1:25 p.m. Green Bay at Tampa Bay, 1:25 p.m. Monday’s Game Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 5:15 p.m.

New Sharks coach described as detailed, demanding and tough

Sharks’ general manager shortly after Boughner was let go, to bring in his own staff.

It didn’t take long for Grier to hire Quinn, who had spent the previ ous few months coaching Team USA at the Olym pics in Beijing and World Championships in Latvia after three seasons as the New York Rangers benchWithboss.both of those American teams, Quinn had to quickly get every one on the same page, something he’ll need to do in a truncated Sharks camp with the start of their regular season just over two weeks away.

“One of the things we want to be is a tenacious, fast team,” Quinn said

this summer. “A team that plays on top of people, taking away time and space, a structured team that plays with freedom.”

The Sharks already have a few players who know what to expect fromGoalieQuinn.Strauss Mann, projected to play with the Barracuda this season, was on the Amer ican Olympic and World Championship teams, and Thomas Bordeleau and Jaycob Megna were on the Worlds team.

“He was telling you what you needed to be told,” Borde leau said of Quinn’s approach to coaching. “He wasn’t holding back and he wasn’t scared of confrontations.”

Rodriguez girls tennis shuts out Fairfield with straight-set victories

Daily r ePuBliC staff

DRNEWS@DAILYREPUBLIC.NETFAIRFIELD—

The Rodriguez High School girls tennis team won all nine matches Thursday in straight sets and beat Fairfield 9-0.

Bella Connerley, Gianna Anselmo, Hannah Pierleoni, Taylor Tieu, Brianna Jahner and Jay Perry all won singles matches for the Mustangs.

The Rodriguez doubles teams of Maya ShamiehHayden Gilbert, Samara Angeles-Gabby Diaz and Kenzie Mark-Safiya Rapolla also won.

Girls Golf Vanden girls post strong score in win

FAIRFIELD — Vanden High School’s girls golf team posted a team score of 235 and its top five players were all under 50 for nine holes in a victory Thursday over Armijo at Paradise Valley GolfTheCourse.Armijo roster was incomplete and did not post a team score.

Kara Chung shot a 45 to lead the Vikings (6-4). She was followed by Fatima Soumahora (46), Diana Borchert (47), Zoe Zanassi (48) and Maggie Taylor (49).

Volleyball Vacaville too much again for Vanden

VACAVILLE — The Vanden

volleyball team tried again to get the best Wednesday night of unbeaten Vacav ille but fell for a second time this season, losing 25-20, 25-14, 25-12.

“Vanden fought hard tonight,” head coach Cindy Scolavino said in an email. “We started our first match hard and took an early lead and hung onto it right up into the end when Vaca came through to finish the set. We did struggle in set two and three, allowing Vacav ille to take the match away from Scolavinous.” said the Vikings are eager to face the Bulldogs one more time.

“We enjoy playing strong teams and look forward to our third meeting,” she said in anSumerlynemail.

Spencer was 10-for-10 serving with seven kills, four blocks and 12 digs for Vanden. Breanna Davis was perfect on 13 services with six kills, 15 digs and 12 assists. Alex Belin also had six blocks, while Fran King added 14 digs.

Vanden moved to 5-2 in Monticello Empire League matches and 8-6 overall.

Rodriguez girls net win against Armijo

FAIRFIELD — The Rodriguez High School girls volleyball team earned a 25-16, 25-18, 25-17 win Tuesday night overLaurenArmijo. Ballard had five kills for the Mus tangs.

Lauren Morehead

knocked down two kills. Alza Malazo added five defensive digs, two service aces and one kill.

The Rodriguez JV team beat Armijo 12-25, 27-25, 15-6. Trinity Harris had four kills and two defen sive digs for the Mustangs. Kendal Crommie knocked down three kills. Alison Do added two kills, two assists and one ace.

“The teams overall played well,” Rodri guez head coach Christopher Co said in an email. “Armijo gave us a good fight.”

College

Solano volleyball earns two victories

ROCKVILLE — The Solano Community College women’s volley ball team walked away Wednesday from the Los Medanos Classic with a pair of three-set victories over both Butte College andTheGavilan.Falcons are now 10-5 overall. Solano will host two matches Friday, taking on Ohlone College at 3 p.m. and Feather River at 5 p.m.

Solano defeated Butte 25-23, 25-23, 26-24, rebounding from a previous loss to the Roadrunners at the San Joaquin Delta tourna ment. Sammy Brown led the way with 17 kills and 10 digs. Kelsey Wall put up 10 kills and was perfect on 17 services with five aces and 12 digs.

Lili Ayala led the way at the net with three blocks. Hannah Del Rio

chipped in five kills. Crystal Carroll led the defense with 14 digs, while Rachel Lin added six kills and Dani Rydjord ran the offense with 34 assists and three kills.

Solano beat Gavilan 25-10, 25-15, 25-15. Brown led the offense again with 10 kills, 11 digs, 19-for-19 serving and four aces. Carroll led the defense with 15 digs and two Rydjordaces. paced the team at the net with six blocks, 16 assists and 13-for-13 serving. Ayala had a great night at the net with five blocks and three kills. Wall and Lin both chipped in six kills apiece.

Solano soccer rolls to big win at Ohlone

ROCKVILLE — The Solano Community College women’s soccer team picked up its first victory of the season Tuesday, winning 7-0 at TheOhloneFalcons (1-4) scored four times in the first half and added three more goals in the second for the Gabbywin.Gonzalez, KateLynn Jimenez and Amber Morales had unassisted goals in the first half. Ani Lopez also scored off an assist from Morales. In the second half, Clair Sawin had an unassisted goal and scored another off an assist from Morales. Jimenez also scored a second goal off an assist from Abigail Arteaga. Solano has a home match at 3 p.m. Friday against Butte College.

20 games each year. Lake was named Monti cello Empire League player of the year as a senior. He had 29 points against Rocklin and drained a famed three-pointer that helped win the game and send the Falcons to the NorCal

Afterfinals.graduation, Lake went to San Joaquin Delta College where he was first team all-con ference twice. He continued as a student-athlete at Adams State where he played for two nation ally ranked teams.

Lake currently lives in Vallejo and is an Amazon driver.

Paris Gravely

Gravely lettered in bas ketball, volleyball and track during her four years at Fair field. She had 66 3-pointers in one season and averaged 29.1 points per game. Gravely was named all-MEL.

Gravely went on to attend Hawaii Pacific University on scholarship. She was Pacific West All-Conference all four years, and on the first team her senior year. The team was

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hole in the shift with a soft roller toward third base. And in his third at-bat, he singled on a high-hopper that shortstop Alan Trejo couldn’t handle.

It was Pederson’s third game with three hits this season. The Giants’

the PacWest Championship in 2009-2010.Shewent on to pass her knowledge on to others by coaching. She spent three years coaching in Division 2 at Chaminade. Gravely still lives in Honolulu and is a sports specialist.

Frank Lake

Lake was the MEL back of the year in 1998 after rushing for 1,960 yards and 18 touch downs. Four times he had games over 200 yards and averaged 7.7 yards per carry.

On the track, Lake quali fied for the state meet in the 110Hehurdles.attained the rank of staff sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps and has been on two deployments.

Jordan Wallace Romero

Wallace Romero was the MEL player of the year in soft ball in 2007, 2008 and 2009. She was also the team MVP of the volleyballWallacesquad.Romero attended the University of California, Berke ley, on scholarship. She helped the Bears win a Pac-12 Cham pionship in 2012 and participate in the 2011 and 2012 Women’s

leader: Wilmer Flores, with 10 such games this season. Next are Thairo Estrada and Joey Bart, with four LaMonteeach.Wade Jr., who started Thursday’s game in left field after exiting early Wednesday with hamstring tight ness, singled home Luis González, who also had a pair of hits, for an insur ance run in the seventh.

College World Series. She holds the NCAA recorder most hit by Shepitches.now lives in Sacra mento and is a stay-at-home mom. She counts as her biggest accomplishments and bless ings of being the mother to her children, Rhylan, Rheya and Ripkin.

Chris Hammer Hammer was the team MVP as a senior, won the 103-pound weight class at the MEL meet and finished fifth in his weight class at the state meet.

Hammer went on to wrestle at Sierra College and the Uni versity of Nevada where he achieved a number of MVP accolades and state honors.

He now lives in Sacramento and is a fitness manager.

Michael Morris

Morris scored 982 points in two big seasons for talented Fairfield teams in 1987 and 1988.

Morris played at American River College, Solano College and Dickinson State, making an impact at all his stops. Beginning in 1995 he played professionally for the Willetton Tigers of Perth, Australia, the Dakota Wizards of the Interna

Not only does John Brebbia lead the majors in appearances, he also leads relievers in games opened. On Thursday, he did it for the second time in three games, tossing a scoreless first inning.

A combination of five more relievers followed Brebbia with eight more scoreless frames, blank ing the Rockies at Coors Field for the first time

tional Basketball Association, the Magic City Snowbears in Minot, South Dakota, and B.K. Klistemburg of Vienna, Austria.

Morris was the varsity girls basketball coach at Carondelet High School from 2018-2020 and is now the head coach at Armijo. He currently works for the Greater Vallejo Recreation District.

Jared Biggs

Biggs will always hold the pole vault record at Fairfield High because the event has since been discontinued. He was also the starting quarterback from 1995 to 1997 and amassed 3,350 yards of offense. He was first-team all-MEL in 1997.

He scored 39 touchdowns in his high school career and averaged 108 yards passing per game.

Biggs graduated from Utah State University. He played intramurals while at Utah State and won three championships. He now lives in Middleton, Idaho, and works as a finan cial adviser.

Clyde Carpino

Carpino began his coach ing career at Montana state and Western Montana. He

since 2012 – only the fourth time San Francisco has tossed a shutout at the mile-high ballpark since it opened in Combined1997.with Logan Webb’s near-no-hit bid Wednesday, the Giants allowed fewer runs over the past two games (one) than any other two-game stretch in their history at Coors Field.

came to Fairfield High in 1970 and served as freshman football coach, track coach, cross country coach and cheer leading

Duringadviser.thetime that he was the head coach of track, the Falcons were MEL champions in 1978 and 1982 and section champions also in 1982.

Paul Farmer

Farmer began writing for the Daily Republic in 1989 and did so for 32 and a half years, even tually working his way to sports editor. He covered many of the legendary teams and moments at Fairfield High during his stretch with the newspaper.

Farmer retired in June with his wife Jackie and they now live in Spanish Fork, Utah, spending time with children and grandchildren. All four of their children graduated from Fairfield High.

1994 Fairfield High softball team

The 1994 Fairfield High School girls softball team had a 42-4 record, setting a city record for the most wins for any high school team in any sport.

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ignore him, and, if time allowed, some happily would chat him up, as kicker Robbie Gould often “Everyonedid. under stood what the scenario was,” Gould said. “As far as that’s concerned, there was really no need to talk about what was going on. It was more me being me, and busting his chops about whether it’s rehab or throwing to a“Ittrainer.was awesome to see how hard he worked,” Gould added.

“For me, it was cool to see how he prepared to throw every throw and stay in it.”

The 49ers’ receiv ers, of course, were busy with team practices, so Garoppolo would do oneon-one sessions with Bustos, who got pro moted this spring to an administrative assis tant role to help with “special projects.”

“He made some nice plays, man. I give him credit,” Garoppolo said this week at the only 49ers’ locker he’s called home since Oct. 31, 2017.

Media cameras were banned, at the time, from recording Garop polo’s month-long exile on that side field. Under the supervision of Ryan Donahue, the 49ers’ “director of recondition ing,” Garoppolo would position Bustos (Hercu les-High, Tracy High) at certain spots on the field and fire passes with NFLlevel

Since reworking his contract to make the initial 53-man roster –his salary dropped from $24 million to $6.5 million, with incen tives that could/should boost it as much as $15 million – Garoppolo’s been in catch-up mode at practice, all due respect time his side-field stint.

“You can throw spot routes all day. It’s dif ferent than a 4.4 (speed) receiver coming across the field. You know what I’m saying?” Garoppolo said. “That was the hard part with Cam. I’d be like, ‘Try running this one.’ The effort was good,Garoppolo’sthough.” own efforts did not go unno ticed, whether it was Shanahan and general manager John Lynch watching from their office windows or team mates admiring through loyalty-inspired lenses.

“Jimmy’s got such an awesome head on his shoulders. A lot of people would have handled that situation way differ ent,” Gould said. “From Jimmy’s perspective, that’s just who he is. He knows he’ll get an oppor tunity at some point, and it’s a matter of when. He’s the ultimate guy of taking advantage of those opportunities, the whole way back to New

“ObviouslyEngland. don’t want anything to happen to one of your teammates like Trey, or anyone, but, for Jimmy, you’re happy he’s getting a chance to get what he deserves,” Gould said. “We’re happy to have him playing and we wish Trey a speedy recovery.” those guys are fitting in just fine.”

“I’dvelocity.been rehabbing in L.A., throwing. I’d been going for a pretty good while before that,” Garoppolo said. “It was really more about, and I really couldn’t get this until I got with the guys, but getting the timing with the receivers.”

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The Mustangs (2-2) have two solid wins and two decisive loses, the last game a 25-6 defeat at West Park in Rose ville. Dylan Burke got the start at quarterback with a shoulder injury sidelining Kenen Jones. Burke threw for 74 yards and a touchdown. Dam aynie Nelson rushed for 60 yards and Leroy Bryant caught six pos sessor 86 yards.

Zack Carvalho and Malik Dawson led the Rodriguez defense. Each player had a hand in eightBeniciatackles.(2-1) was shut out last week 21-0 to Moreau Catholic. But the Panthers do have wins over Fairfield (47-8) and

Mary Carillo (25-14). El Cerrito at Vacaville The Bulldogs (2-2) usually have a good fire works show at halftime and expect to have fire works on the field against an unbeaten El Cerrito. Alex Barkley stepped in at quarterback and threw for 92 yards in a 35-13 loss to Granite Bay after a hip injury to Brody Fortunati. Jemeir Buckner caught five passes for 89 yards.

Brady Mott had a hand in 10 tackles and Jon Navarro added nine for the Bulldogs defense.

El Cerrito (4-0) has outscored its oppo nents 97-23 in victories over Amador Valley, Freedom, Bishop O’Dowd and Foothill of Pleasanton. The Gauchos beat Foothill-Pleasanton last week 35-7, a team Vanden beat the previ ous week 23-14.

It takesonly1 decisionbad

This week was a series of unfortunate events including several violent inci dents that resulted in young lives lost.

Violent crime seems to be happen ing more frequently at an alarming rate here in the Bay Area. I made an effort to help console a grieving co-worker who lost a client to gun violence.

These recent events pro voked the conversation with youth about cause and effect and how to prevent negative incidents.

The perspective of many of our youth about why bad things happen to people is understandably cynical. The most common responses from this youth generation is: “whatever happens, happens” or “if it’s your time, then it’s just your time. There’s nothing you can do about it.” When I hear such pessimistic comments, I swiftly offer a more proactive perspective dipped in reality and delivered from an optimistic voice of reason.

Deon D. Price

Consider this perspective of a soci ologist from a local social development training program: Actions and events are not isolated occurrences. Things don’t just happen. When something happens, there is a cause – something or someone makes it happen, and an effect – what happens as a result of the cause. Understanding the rela tionships and connections between cause and effect helps us to predict the conse quences of our actions.

Other than the Bible, which some people believe is irrelevant, there is no real roadmap to help us find our way through life. However, we can learn through our own experiences and the shared experi ences of others to predict where a certain path might take us. Deductive reasoning is a powerful skill that helps us increase the number of positive, wise and helpful choices we make using discernment and emotional intelligence.

I am a living example of the validity of critical thinking.

In an effort to redirect misguided youth, I often share my experience as a youth faced with a decision that could have resulted in grave danger for me and several of my peers. A simple invitation to a party was a life-or-death decision based on the environment that I was unfortunately residing within. My decision to pass on the invitation was guided by a healthy fear and common sense.

Most of us even today recognize that some areas or neighborhoods are more dangerous than others and are more likely to have a violent confrontation occur. My intuition was loud and clear enough for me to absorb a barrage of criticism, maintain my position and not give way to peer pres sure. The decision not to go could very well have saved my life as several of my class mates and friends who attended this party were shot and some were killed.

This should give more credence to the scripture at Proverbs 2:11: “Thinking ability will watch over you. . . .”

Let’s be clear, no one is immune to random violence. However, we can cer tainly minimize the likelihood of something bad happening by making wise decisions. I decided ta while back to delay the scheduled maintenance of my vehicle, which needed service to the rear brakes. During my morning commute, a sudden stop resulted in me losing control of the vehicle, which drifted 180 degrees – cross ing three lanes. I braced myself for impact from a large Ram truck that stopped just inches from slamming into me head on. Fortunately, actually, miraculously, there was no collision and no injuries. If I had suffered any injuries at all, it would have been my ill-advised decision to neglect nec essary maintenance of my vehicle to blame, not bad luck. In both examples, it was my decision that dictated what could have been severe consequences.

We are in critical times that are hard to deal with where every decision you make could have a tremendous impact. Thinking ability and considering consequences could be the difference between life and death.

Deon D. Price is an author and youth life skills coach who lives in Fairfield. He can be reached at thisyouthgeneration@gmail. com or www.deondprice.com.

Measure E not the answer for Solano County wildfire safety

Wildfires are a serious problem – most people agree on that. Solano County supervisors tell us Measure E on the Novem ber ballot, a 1/8% sales tax – a general tax – could be used for a variety of programs to fight wildfires. Should we believe them? Let’s look at the facts.

First – and the most impor tant point – a general tax disappears into the county’s general fund. That money can be used for anything the supervisors want. No one can promise that any of it will go to mitigating or fightingExperiencewildfires.shows new money triggers a fight to fund all kinds of “important” or “critical” things. We know that city fire departments expect some of the proceeds, and they out number the rural districts. So much forSecond,promises.ifmoney is given to our rural fire districts, what are they going to do with it? Nobody has told us how much money each district needs or its priorities. That should be the starting point for any tax. Of course, a general tax is not supposed to make spe

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cific promises. We should just trustThird,them.wildfires over the past couple of years have caused major devastation. Most organi zations are taking measures to prepare for coming fire seasons.

CalFire – the state’s fire agency – had its budget grow by nearly two-thirds over the past five years, from $1.3 billion in 2017 to $2.1 billion in the past year. More money, spent wisely, will help.

The Cordelia Fire Protection District is reported to be negotiating with the Fairfield Fire Department for more than just the normal mutual assistance.

Pacific Gas & Electric Company increased its wildfire safety fund from $5 billion last year to $6 billion this year. They increased their electri cal rates by 20% in January; so we’re paying for fire mitigation via our utility bills. The company’s latest report shows progress in mitigating wildfires tied to its equipment.

There are measures that can be taken to avoid or minimize the devasta tion of Abovewildfires.all,those who choose to

live in areas where fire is an immedi ate danger must take serious steps to safeguard their own properties and not endanger their neighbors. This is mostly keeping their premises clear of litter and brush. It also means having a source of water to fight a fire until regular equipment arrives.

Second, and almost as important, the tiny fraction of property taxes that goes to rural districts must be examined.

If deemed inadequate – and today’s costs suggest that it is – the Legislature needs to Third,act.ascities annex outlying land, some fire districts no longer have the tax base to meet expenses. Cities and their adjacent fire districts need to talk and determine the best course for the future. Absorbing the district or setting up a more extensive support process might be Unfortunately,options. government’s first response to many problems is a tax. There are other potential solutions to the wildfire issue. Take the time to look for them. Vote no on Measure E.

John Takeuchi is a member of the Central Solano Citizen Taxpayer Group.

States should step up to police Big Tech

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a land mark bill into law last week, forcing large inter net companies like Facebook to make their sites safer for children. Aside from spark ing irritation in tech circles, it has put a spotlight on an area where states are making greater headway than Con gress: passing laws to regulate the freewheeling dominance of Big Tech firms.

Rallying against Big Tech is that rare issue both Republicans and Dem ocrats can agree on, yet several federal proposals with bipartisan support have stalled in Washington, including a com prehensive privacy bill and an antitrust package that will probably be moth balled next year amid a likely GOP majority in the House. When it comes to policing Big Tech, Congress is essen tially gridlocked. The real action is happening at the state level.

Texas and Florida have been trying to push through new social media laws, currently tangled up in the courts with the possibility now of a Supreme Court ruling. Both seek to stop com panies such as Facebook and Twitter from blocking certain types of political speech – which will likely do more to appeal to their Republican bases than to adequately clean up harmful online content. Even so, like California’s new rules, they underscore the growing importance of state-level firepower in regulating tech. With Congress doing so little, more state legislators should try to pick up the slack and pass sorely needed legislation that addresses infringements of privacy, online harms and market abuse by these firms.

Doing so would take a cue from Big Tech’s own playbook.

For years, industry lobbyists have targeted state lawmakers to quietly push for watered-down privacy laws, shrewdly preempting tougher poli cies that might threaten their business models by forcing changes to their ad or data-collection practices.

Privacy laws recently passed in Vir ginia, Utah and Colorado, along with

similar bills under consider ation in another 22 states, lack any real enforcement power. That’s because technology firms themselves have been instigating or advising on the legislation.Amazon.com, for instance, fed Virginia lawmakers the initial text of a bill that became that state’s privacy law. “Amazon gave us the first cut of a draft to look at,” Democratic Virginia state Sen. David Marsden told Proto colArecently.powerful tech industry group known as the State Privacy and Secu rity Coalition (SPSC), whose members include Facebook parent Meta Plat forms Inc., Alphabet Inc. and Amazon, has also offered state lawmakers “sub stantive expertise” and advice on privacy legislation. One lobbyist with the group helped Utah Republican state Sen. Kirk Cullimore add substi tute language to his state’s privacy bill, according to the minutes of a February 2022Bizarrely,hearing.the current best effort at protecting consumer privacy has come from a large tech company. Apple’s App Tracking Transparency pop-up, introduced to iPhones glob ally last year, has done more than any law to curb targeted advertisers on our phones, knocking an estimated $14 billion off Facebook’s ad sales this year alone (and improving Apple’s business in the process).

Highly profitable tech companies shouldn’t be our ultimate data pro tectors, neither should they dictate the direction of privacy policy. That is the job of democratically electedCalifornialawmakers.offers a helpful tem plate. Its own privacy law, which was rolled out in 2020, became a de facto U.S. standard because tech companies realized it would be easier to follow its rules universally rather than weed out California users.

The same could happen with the state’s new Age Appropriate Design Code. It forces internet firms to rede

sign their websites or algorithms if they infringe on the privacy of under 18s or expose them to harmful content, and is tougher than the British rules it is based

Facebook,on. for instance, has been accused of continuing to surveil teens for ad targeting even after saying it wouldn’t under the new U.K. rules pro tecting kids. It’ll be harder to get away with that under California’s law. The state’s attorney general can pursue penalties of as much as $7,500 for every minor affected by a company that breaks the legislation.

Tougher state rules aimed at the tech industry wouldn’t just create national momentum for finally passing federal laws; they might also compel tech companies to be more accept ing of federal regulation, seeing it as a more palatable alternative to a confus ing patchwork of state directives. And once Congress eventually standard izes something, even if it’s a few years down the line, there would be less risk that certain regulations could be watered down. The federal laws would be more Oddly,powerful.groupscampaigning for better privacy or online protections haven’t been lobbying state houses at anywhere near the same level as tech companies, according to Jesse Lehrich, co-founder of Accountable Tech, a civic group pushing for stronger regu lation of social media firms. “I’ve been a little bit surprised because I haven’t heard many of our allies getting serious about mapping out where there may be opportunities,” he said.

That could be a missed chance for advocacy groups. California has shown that states can accomplish far more than Congress at tackling Big Tech’s dominance. Federal laws trying to do the same look near-impossible next year. States could make a necessary difference, and they should.

Parmy Olson is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering technology. A former reporter for The Wall Street Journal and Forbes, she is author of “We Are Anonymous.”

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‘Days of Our Lives’ made the move to streaming Some loyal fans are feeling burned

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For 57 years and more than 14,000 episodes, fans of “Days of Our Lives” have tuned in each weekday to see what calamity will befall the tiny but unusually eventful Midwestern town of ThereSalem.was the time Carly Manning was buried alive by her romantic rival, Vivian Alamain.

The time Stefano DiMera planted a microchip in Hope Brady’s brain to make her believe she was an international art thief named Princess Gina.

And the time –sorry, two times – Dr. Marlena Evans was possessed by the devil.

But last week, the daytime drama took a leap that many longtime viewers may never accept: NBC moved the soap, a staple of its daytime programming since 1965, to Peacock, NBC Universal’s stream ing service, replacing it with a daily news broadcast. From now on, new episodes of “Days” will be ready to view on demand each weekday at 3 a.m. (In a final indignity for some viewers on the East Coast, NBC cut away in the final two minutes of the show’s last linear broadcast on Sept. 9 to air a prerecorded address from King Charles III about the death of his mother, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, the previous Announcedday.) with little fanfare last month, the news that “Days” would live on as a streaming exclusive was not as surprising as, say, the time a completely unrecogniz able Roman Brady reappeared in Salem years after he was presumed dead.

“Days” was the leastwatched of the four daytime soaps remaining on broadcast TV, and it has endured numer ous budget cuts as its ratings dwindled. Still, its audience is loyal and, by the fragmented standards of 2022, significant: It drew around 1.7 million viewers to NBC each day (roughly the same number of people who tuned in to the Season 3 finale of HBO’s muchlauded “Succession” on the day it ran). Peacock had already tested the digital waters with two installments of a spinoff, “Beyond Salem,” which proved that at least some of the “Days” fan base could be lured to a new“Theplatform.writing has been on the wall for quite a while, at least two years, that the future of dramatic broadcast television will be behind the paywall on

streaming venues,” said exec utive producer Ken Corday, whose parents, Betty and Ted Corday, created “Days,” one of the first soaps to air in color and expand to a 60-minute format.

He sees the transition to digital as the latest evolution for a medium that began on radio before migrating to broadcast TV. “As things change, you either adapt with them or you get left behind,” he says. “And ‘Days’ has always been good at pioneering change.”

While some fans welcome the move as a vital life line for their beloved soap,

subscription runs out.

“I already have to pay for cable to get my TV. Now you want me to pay to watch my show on an app that I don’t fully understand, that I don’t have the money to pay for and I prob ably won’t watch anything else on?” she said. “They’re dis counting the people that made the show what it is.”

Yolanda Viviani, 83, has been watching “Days” since she was a young mother in New York City in the 1960s. When she and her husband eventually moved upstate and opened a bar, she’d sometimes flip the TV over to “Days,” irri tating customers who preferred sports.

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many other longtime viewers, particularly older ones, are out raged. They balk at the idea of paying for something that was once available for free over the airwaves. They may be intimidated by new tech nology or lack the funds for a smart TV or tablet. They feel as though after decades of unstint ing loyalty, they are being abandoned by entertainment conglomerates desperate to woo elusive younger audiences. And, perhaps most of all, they resent the disruption of a cher ished daily ritual during a time of dizzying change.

Trish Hobbs, 60, has been watching “Days” since she was 9. (Her German grandmother, a soap fanatic, got her hooked.) As a stay-at-home mom, she timed her kids’ naps so she was free to tune in each afternoon to hear Macdonald Carey’s voice in the iconic intro: “Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives.”

Until Sept. 9, Hobbs, who lives in North Carolina, con tinued to plan her days around “Days.”

“I’m divorced. I live alone. It’s like friends coming over,” she said, likening the show to a comforting plate of macaroni and cheese. Through her cable provider, she was able to get a free Peacock subscription and has been watching the show on her desktop computer the past few days – “but it’s not the same,” she said wearily. Hobbs, a cancer survivor, is not able to work and can barely afford to see her doctor, so she’s not sure what she’ll do when the free

“I’m really dis appointed with what they did. It’s unfair,” said Viviani, who now relies on her daugh ter or grandchildren to turn on Peacock using several differ ent remotes. “A little more independence takenProducersaway.” have been promoting the move with short clips on social media featuring favor ite cast members. One, starring 97-year-old Bill Hayes and his 79-year-old wife, Susan Sea forth Hayes, was squarely aimed at older, technopho bic

“Weviewers.need to tell our loving and loyal fans, ‘Come on, we’ve got you.’ Take them by the hand and bring them over,” said Deidre Hall, who began playing Marlena Evans, a psychia trist who has endured enough trauma to spend a lifetime in therapy, in 1976. “Nobody’s saying it’s not a change, and we’re all a little uncomfort able with change. But it’s a goodDaytimething.” TV is inherently habit forming “because we never give you any relief,” Hall said. “There’s always some thing you’ve got to know the answer to.” But “Days” is unique in the way it has fol lowed the same families – the Bradys, Hortons, Dimeras and Kiriakises – for decades. It may be bonkers, but it’s a famil iar

“We’rebonkers.having such hard years lately. So many people have been stuck at home, and our show is a tremendous comfort. They know us, they love us, they trust us,” Hall said.

In its early years, the serial was known for its bold yet intimate storylines, including a groundbreaking interracial romance in the 1970s. Over time, “Days” embraced more outrageous plots involving

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‘I already have to pay for cable to get my TV. Now you want me to pay to watch my show on an app that I don’t fully understand, that I don’t have the money to pay for and I probably won’t watch anything else on?’

doppelgangers, brain washing and characters that came back from the dead with alarm ing regularity – a campy streak that “Friends” spoofed via Joey’s breakout role as a neu rosurgeon revived by a brain“Whentransplant.youturned on ‘Days,’ it was so strik ingly different than any other show. It was the eye candy of the soap genre, it was shirt less hunks, locations like New Orleans, devil possessions and largerthan-life weddings. It was truly on its own,” said Casey Hutchi son, 22, who learned about the show’s history through commemorative books acquired at thrift stores and whose love of the daytime genre inspired him to create an audio soap called “Forever and a Day.” “It knows the type of crazy show it is, and it’s always going to be that.”

Even at its most overthe-top, “there was still some nuance about it,” a kernel of emotional truth that kept the madness grounded, said Troy Thompson, 36, from Mil waukee, who started out watching every day after school with his mother and grandmother. “Espe cially being a young, Black gay boy, there were times where I felt more comfortable with these characters than people in my real life. I was able to get lost in it.”

Thompson is sym pathetic to older people frustrated by the switch to Peacock but believes that younger fans like himself need to help out however they can. “Yes, inflation is high. We all have our issues. But if you can go get a pack of Newport 100s, you can make damn sure your grandma gets to watch Marlena Evans.”

Some “Days” devotees are doing just that. Using her Twitter account @ hourglassfan, Clare Kil gallen, 52, has been trying to raise awareness among fans about how to sign up for Peacock and avail themselves of a pro motional deal allowing new subscribers to get a full year of the service for $20 throughout the month of September. She hopes that, over the coming weeks, NBC will make a robust attempt to reach viewers who tune into the show’s old time slot. “It’s really impor tant to let people know where they’ve gone,”

said Kilgallen, who even warned her local library to brace for calls from seniors looking for tech support. “It’s like, go help yourOthersneighbor.”have gone to even more extreme lengths: The weekend before “Days” per manently relocated to Peacock, Elizabeth Capo bianco, 35, flew to New York from North Carolina to help her 81-year-old grandmother set up the streaming service. She worries about people in nursing homes or in rural locations without access to high-speed internet.

“They’re going to lose so many of these grand mothers that have been watching since the very beginning,” she said. “But the flip side is, ‘Thank God they’re not canceled.’ Because that was the

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