Daily Republic: Wednesday, March 1, 2023

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SACRAMENTO — California’s Covid-19 state of emergency officially ends Tuesday, bringing a symbolic close to one of the most challenging chapters of state history and of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s political career.

The Democratic governor declared the state of emergency three years ago, giving himself broad executive powers to protect Californians from an unpredictable and deadly virus. After previously resisting GOP pressure to end the emergency as conditions improved, Newsom now says California is finally ready to move forward.

“California is better prepared and that’s because we have a serious Legislature and the health ecosystem in California is second to none in the country,” Newsom said.

The governor proclaimed a state of emergency March 4, 2020, at a time when there were only 53 known cases

of Covid-19 in California.

Anticipating rapid spread of the virus that could overwhelm hospitals, the proclamation gave the governor the legal authority to make, amend and rescind state regulations, suspend state statutes and redirect state funds. The emergency declaration also allowed Newsom to commandeer private property, including hospitals, medical labs, hotels and motels.

Although the pandemic solidified Newsom’s legacy as a crisis governor, his use of power opened him up to scrutiny from across the political spectrum. His decisions to enact mask and vaccine mandates and ever-shifting restrictions on businesses and everyday activities turned him into a GOP caricature of oppressive Democratic rule.

Newsom was spotted dining with lobbyist friends at the posh French Laundry restaurant in

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FAIRFIELD — Solano County supervisors voted 4-1 Tuesday to provide $3 million so the 47-bed Homekey homeless project in Vallejo can complete construction.

The board also affirmed $800,000 for the previously supported Shelter Solano kitchen and maintenance project, as well as $381,000 to Vacaville Solano Services Corp. for the purchase of its My Friend’s House transitional youth shelter.

In a separate matter, the board allocated $300,000 to the kitchen project, funds that had been set aside for the purpose when Mission Solano ran the shelter.

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Emboldened by an Energy Department analysis that concludes with “low confidence” that the coronavirus pandemic probably began with an accidental lab leak in central China, Republicans on Capitol Hill are teeing up new demands for information and broadening their planned probes of Covid-19’s origins.

The classified report remains a minority view among the nine intelligence entities probing the pandemic’s origin, most of which still favor the theory that the virus naturally “spilled over” from animals to humans, probably in a Wuhan market near where the first cases of an unusual pneumonia were reported. None of the other agencies have changed their view after seeing the report, officials

say, and peer-reviewed scientific papers published last year also bolster the spillover explanation.

But the Energy Department analysis, first reported Sunday by the Wall Street Journal, arrived just as GOP congressional leaders had embarked on their Covid oversight agenda. They have promised multiple probes into whether Chinese officials covered up a lab accident, and targeted scientists such as Anthony S. Fauci, the recently retired U.S. health official whose agency had supported virus research in China.

In interviews on Monday, Republican lawmakers touted the Energy Department’s conclusion, which bolsters longstanding GOP talking points, while acknowledging they had yet to read

FAIRFIELD — Authorities suspect a Fairfield High School student who died last week in a highspeed crash was involved in a carjacking several hours earlier in Vallejo and a shooting the day before in Fairfield that left a man paralyzed.

The Fairfield High student, a 16-year-old female and a passenger in the vehicle, died after the crash while en route by ambulance to the hospital. Two others in the vehicle, driver Jackari Taylor, 18, of Vallejo, and a male juvenile passenger, were pronounced dead at the crash scene.

Authorities report the crime spree started at approximately 9:48 p.m. Feb. 20 when Fairfield police officers were flagged down on Pennsylvania Avenue at Missouri Street and were told of a shooting that had hap-

vote, it was a struggle to reach a four-fifths consensus on where to spend the remaining $7.564 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds under county control.

“We are going to be at a stalemate today because you are not willing to compromise,” Supervisor Wanda Williams told board Chairman John Vasquez, who cast the lone dissenting vote on the Homekey project.

That vote did not

pened. Police found a man with a gunshot wound down in the middle of the street.

The man, whose age and city of residence were not released, said he met up with the 16-year-old Fairfield High student but felt something was not right and that he asked the girl if she was setting him up, the Solano County Major Crimes Task Force reports in a press release issued Tuesday. Two Black males wearing ski masks jumped him shortly thereafter and shot him in the back.

Authorities report the man is now paralyzed and as of Tuesday remained hospitalized in an intensive care unit.

Witnesses reported seeing two males fleeing on foot. Both were dressed in all black clothing and wearing masks. Officers located 11 spent bullet casings at the scene.

include an additional $1.05 million ask for furnishings and some operational costs.

Vasquez also joined Supervisor Mitch Mashburn in twice voting against $2 million for the 125-bed Vallejo Navigation Center.

The project had support from the majority of the supervisors – Monica Brown, Erin Hannigan and Williams – and the CAP Solano board chaired by

A robbery, carjacking and high-speed chase

A 17-year-old male Richmond resident agreed to meet the 16-year-old Fairfield High girl at approximately 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21 at a residence in Vallejo. The teen parked at the residence and got out of the vehicle – a white Hyundai – at which point he said two males came out from the alley

Mashburn, but the county board requires a fourfifths vote to approve final funding of any American Rescue Plan Act allocations.

A motion by Williams to give $2 million to the Almond Gardens project in Suisun City died without a second. It would have helped fund foundation work needed for a project to renovate 52 affordable housing

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Solano Girl Scouts earn Silver Awards, going for Gold

Girl Scouts from Troop 33904 have earned their Silver Awards and fulfilled their requirements to start on their Gold Awards.

The Silver Award is the highest award a Girl Scout cadette (sixth to eighth grade) can earn and the Gold Award is the highest award a Girl Scout Senior/Ambassador (ninth to 12th grade) can earn.

Kaylie Camara raised money to create K-9 first aid kits. She met with a Solano County sheriff’s team and learned the K-9 specific first aid kit was big and bulky. She created a smaller kit that could be carried and used if needed, while the larger kit was brought from the vehicle to the field. Camara then created a flyer with a list of supplies needed.

Maggie Sossaman and Dakota Kelley wanted to help young athletes understand the importance of healthy eating. They created a cookbook with simple, healthy recipes children can make on their own – with tips on what makes a good preor post-workout snack. They also emphasized what nutrients growing athletes need. They used their own photography skills as well.

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Girl Scouts from Troop 33904 earned their Silver Award. Pictured are Maggie Sossaman, Dakota Kelley, Mia Bengurerel, Kaylie Camara and Ellie Steiger.

Ellie Steiger created video lesson plans based on healthy snacking for elementary children titled, “Lettuce be Healthy,” showing young students that healthy eating can be fun, delicious and nutritious.

Mia Bengurerel created “Pillowcases for Patients.” Her goal was to create a project that focused on helping hospitalized children feel special and help make their rooms feel less sterile. She learned how to sew, and created a badge work and lesson plan for others to follow. Sewing dimensions, fabric, donation requirements and other useful tips make it an easy and fun way to give back to the community.

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Olivia St. Surin, from Troop 20147, also earned her Silver Award by helping make feminine hygiene products more accessible along with providing uplifting notes of love and encouragement at the Opportunity House shelter in Vacaville. She built dispensers and organizational tools.

These girls overcame many obstacles on their path to earning their Silver Award. One Scout started her award with three others and ended up finishing on her own. Another had her idea taken and had to start over after lots of work already went into her effort. One Scout had to keep reaching out to find new advisers after hers would just stop communicating. And they all had to work through the Covid-19 pandemic. The prerequisites and requirements are tough and they all pushed through. Not only do the Scouts need to find a problem and aim to fix it, the solution needs to be sus-

Here’s how to catch a glimpse of the elusive red pandas at the Sacramento Zoo

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Asleep in the trees at the Sacramento Zoo, four round-faced and furry red pandas stay just out of view to passersby.

Sometimes, Takeo and his girlfriend Pili come out as zoo goers eagerly await a sighting of the bushytailed mammals.

You might not catch sight of them every time you head to the Land Park exhibit – red pandas are shy by nature – but there are a few ways to increase your luck.

A Sacramento Bee reporter and visual journalist visited Takeo at the zoo on a chilly February day to learn about his life in the capital city – and the best times to catch a glimpse of the endangered species.

the red panda has declined more than 50% over the last 20 years, according to the Smithsonian. The Sacramento Zoo, together with the Red Panda Network, works to conserve the wild pandas’ existence.

Andrea Haverland, the community engagement coordinator at the zoo, said a portion of ticket sales goes to conservation.

When is the best time to see a red panda at the Sacramento Zoo?

Takeo and Pili are the only red pandas on exhibit at the Sacramento Zoo. The other two stay behind closed doors for privacy during the breeding process, said zoo keeper Anela Medeiros.

they’re usually getting up around that time for some extra snacks.”

Takeo enjoys his snacks. During training, he’s atten tive and his personality comes out to win over a prized grape. The sweet fruit is a special treat for the furry panda.

Red pandas are from Southeastern Asia. The furry red animal enjoys cooler temperatures.

Fun facts about red pandas

Aside from its charming looks, the red panda has some unique qualities. Below are some fun facts from the Red Panda Network:

n Red pandas have a mostly vegetarian-carnivore diet.

tainable and measurable. The young girls also needed to write essays.

All of these girls have been Scouts since they were 5. Starting out as the little Daisy Scouts to cadettes and now seniors. As Daisies and Brownies they learned about scouting and how to live out the Girl Scout Promise and Law. Together, they used what they learned as young Scouts and earned their Bronze Award as a Junior Troop. They went on to earn their Silver as cadettes in small groups or individually, and now they are going for their Gold Awards.

Vaca alum makes dean’s list at Nebraska-Lincoln

Genevieve Paige Lammon of Vacaville has been named to the dean’s list at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the 2022-23 fall semester.

Lammon is a junior majoring in construction management and was named to the dean’s list for the College of Engineering. Qualification vary among the eight undergraduate colleges and the Explore Center.

The accomplishment by Lammon was announced in a press release from

the university.

Fairfield alum joins Central Methodist dean’s list

Michael Ricketts of Fairfield made the fall 2022 dean’s list at Central Methodist University in Fayette, Missouri.

Students must has a gradepoint average of 3.5 or higher to qualify.

Ricketts’ accomplishment was announced in a press release from the university.

Hamline University adds Vallejo alum to dean’s list

Laurel Raymond of Vallejo was named to the Hamline University College of Liberal Arts dean’s list for the fall 2022 term.

To qualify, students must have a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher.

Raymond’s accomplishment was announced in a press release from the university, whish is located in St. Paul, Minnesota.

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Takeo, a red panda, enjoys his habitat at the Sacramento Zoo, Feb. 25. Red pandas are on the endangered species list and the zoo works to conserve the wild pandas’ existence with the Red Panda Network.

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Why

are red pandas endangered?

Red pandas are an endangered species, a consequence of habitat loss, poaching and human interference, according to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.

The total population of

If you want to spot them in action, Madeiros recommends you come in the late mornings on days that aren’t too hot.

“If it’s like a 70-degree day, between 60 and 70 degrees, they’re usually going to be out and active and visible,” Medeiros said. “Late morning is usually when we’re putting out bamboo for them so

n When red pandas feel provoked they will stand back with their paws in the air.

n The red spots on a red pandas face help keep the sun out of their faces. The white on their faces helps “guide a mother’s lost cubs in the darkness”

n At the Sacramento Zoo, red pandas are fed grapes and craisins as training treats.

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A pedestrian holding an umbrella walks in the rain in downtown Fairfield, Monday.

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FAIRFIELD — A brief burst of hail around 2:40 p.m. and a north county wind advisory that was lifted by 4 o’clock highlighted what turned out to be just an ordinary late-winter storm Monday for Solano County.

The day was mostly gray, wet and chilly. No significant flooding or wind damage was reported.

“My Husky doesn’t mind walking in the cold, but my old bones do,” Monty Hoover said as “Kimo” patiently waited to continue their journey down Empire Street in Fairfield.

Hoover said he adopted the the 5-year-old Husky from his son, who had lived in Idaho, then decided to join the military. “We kind of waited for the worst of the rain to stop, but we still got wet –and we got hit by some hail. But Kimo is a pretty happy dog,” Hoover said.

The rain total for Monday was not immediately available, but through Sunday, the Nut Tree Airport had recorded 22.49 inches for the season starting Oct. 1. More than half that total – 13.02 inches – has fallen in 2023, Katrina Hand, a meteorologist for the National Weather

Service out of Sacramento reported.

Normal for the season, as of Feb. 26, is 18.43 inches, and for a full rain year ending Sept. 30, it is 24.84 inches.

The hail – smaller than popcorn kernels –was part of thunderstorm activity that swept across Solano County, into Yolo County and settled in the heart of the Sacramento Valley where the booms and cracks were mostly recorded.

Solano did get a short clap of thunder just before 4, followed by a break in the cloud cover and a spotting of blue skies.

Hand said Solano

County residents can expect between a halfinch to nearly an inch of rain in some areas through Wednesday morning, and another storm front hitting on the weekend.

In the meantime, cold overnight temperatures will return with the likelihood of snow in the Sierra and Coastal Range, Hand said. The temperatures, starting Wednesday into Thursday, will drop below freezing and follow in the low-30s into the weekend: 29 to 33 degrees, Hand reported.

“Essentially, we are still in this cold, unsettled weather,” Hand said.

Vallejo journalist wins award for work on Police Department’s flawed investigations

VALLEJO — A Vallejo journalist has received a 2022 Free Speech and Open Government Award by the First Amendment Coalition for investigations into the officer-involved fatal shootings by city police officers.

“Through more than 50 public records requests, 15,000 pages of documents, and a California Public

Records Act lawsuit filed by her newsroom, Laurence Du Sault, of Open Vallejo, revealed yearslong, systematic delays by the Vallejo Police Department investigating deaths caused by its officers,” the coalition stated in an email announcing the awards.

“Du Sault’s analysis of police records found it took the department an average of nearly two years to review fatal officer shootings. Six officers used

deadly force again while still under investigation for a prior killing. Her investigation led to the discovery of nearly 50 investigative errors across 17 police killings since 2011, including mishandling evidence and failing to interview eyewitnesses. Following the publication of her investigation, the department released a proposal to modify how it investigates shootings, and the police chief resigned,” the coali-

tion stated. Other awards went to Samantha Hogan, of The Maine Monitor, for work that exposed eavesdropping in six county jails across the state, and to Fred Schulte, of Kaiser Health News, who last year showed that the government overpaid insurance companies participating in Medicare Advantage by approximately $650 million from 2011-13.

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FAIRFIELD — A

killing that has gone unsolved for more than 42 years is a step closer to resolution with the arrest of a convicted killer in connection with the case.

Authorities suspect Herman Lee Hobbs, 76, shot and killed Holly Ann Campiglia, 21, of New Jersey, in the late summer of 1980. Hobbs was arrested after new DNA tests pointed to his involvement in Campiglia’s death, the Solano County Sheriff’s Office reports. He appeared in court Monday but did not enter a plea. He is being held without bail and is scheduled to return to court March 13 for further arraignment.

Two field workers in August 1980 found Campiglia’s body in a corn field on Sievers Road in unincorporated Dixon. She had been shot multiple times in the head

and neck but remained unidentified for 12 years. Her identification came after the Solano County Coroner’s Office was contacted by the National Missing Persons Unit. Campiglia’s family requested in 2021 that forensic evidence be examined once again in the case. That process led to the certain evidence being resubmitted for DNA analysis through the Serological Research Institute. That analysis, the Sheriff’s Office reports, found male DNA on at least some of the evidence. The DNA was compared to the database with the San Mateo Crime Lab, which matched it to that of Hobbs, the Sheriff’s Office reports. Hobbs at that time had been serving a prison sentence for a 1975 killing for which he was convicted in 2005 in Sacramento.

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Suisun accepting applications for council vacancy

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SUISUN CITY — The City Council is accepting applications for the council vacancy created by the resignation of Councilman Mike Hudson. The vacant term expires near the end of 2024.

“All the applicants from the last vacancy appointment process, who are still available and interested, will be considered, along with any new applicants. Previous round applicants do not need to submit new applications,” the city announced in a statement. Applicants must be at

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least 18 years old, a registered voter, and must be a resident of Suisun City. Applications must be completed and received by the City Clerk by 5 p.m. March 10. Mayor Alma Hernandez will review all applications. No more than eight applicants will be interviewed. Three finalists will then be interviewed by the entire council at the regular council meeting March 21. The mayor will appoint a person subject to council consent. Hudson has moved to Utah, creating the latest vacancy on the City Council.

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Pipe failure forces Hall of Justice to be evacuated

San Luis said.

FAIRFIELD — A hot water pipe broke about 1:30 p.m. Monday in the Criminal Division clerk’s office of the Solano County Hall of Justice, forcing the building to be evacuated. It was not clear how

many people were in the building, but Jessica San Luis, with the court’s chief executive’s office, said all court activity was ended for the day and the employees were sent home.

“We are working with the county and Judicial Council about how long it will take to repair it,”

Solano County jury finds man guilty of child molestation

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FAIRFIELD — A

Solano County Superior Court jury on Monday convicted Dominic S. Peters of molesting a child.

The crime occurred April 29, 2018, when Peters, 23 at the time, was watching over a 10-yearold child, the District Attorney’s Office said in a statement.

“While the child was alone with (Peters), he gave the child a full body massage to include rubbing her butt over her clothing and rubbing her back underneath

No one was injured when the pipe failed, but it did cause lots of steam to spray into the first-floor area. The cause of the break was unclear.

The building was evacuated as a precaution because the access area to the pipe had to be pumped

out before an evaluation could be made and repairs started, the county administration reported. The Hall of Justice, 600 Union Ave., houses the clerks’ offices for the Criminal, Family and Juvenile divisions, as well as courtrooms for those division matters.

Garamendi bill would extend wastewater permit timeline

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FAIRFIELD —

Legislation has been reintroduced to extend from five years to 10 years the maximum term for federal wastewater treatment and water recycling projects permits issued under the Clean Water Act. Rep. John Garamendi, D-Walnut Grove,

has brought back the bill along with Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Corona. The bill “better reflects the project construction schedules for public agencies,” a statement released by Garamendi’s office states.

“There are water recycling projects in California in their third permit term that have never even broken ground, which is

simply unacceptable. My reform would cut the permitting backlog in half, supporting upgrades to aging water treatment plants in the Bay Area and new water recycling facilities to meet California’s future water supply needs,” Garamendi said in the statement.

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Benicia and the Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District have endorsed the legislation, which awaits a vote in the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, which approved the initial bill.

School trustee announces cancer diagnosis

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FAIRFIELD — Trustee

Ana Petero announced this week she will be undergoing treatment for early stage breast cancer.

“I will be undergoing chemotherapy on an outpatient basis at the NorthBay Cancer Center in Vacaville,” Petero, who has been on the Fairfield-Suisun School District governing board since 2021, said in a statement.

“For a positive prognosis, early detection is key.

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Detectives obtained a warrant to collect new DNA from Hobbs for a direct comparison and it was confirmed for a second time, the Sheriff’s Office reports. An arrest warrant was issued last week by a Solano County Superior Court judge along with a removal order to have Hobbs transferred from state prison in Chowchilla to the Solano County jail to face new murder allegations in connection with Campiglia’s death.

Hobbs was jailed late Friday afternoon. He also faces an allegation that the killing involved the use of a gun.

Detectives continue to work in collaboration with other Northern California agencies to potentially identify and/or solve additional cases that may be

My medical team has advised me that I will experience hair loss – looking forward to the wardrobe change. I have also been cautioned to steer clear of exposure to colds, flus and other viruses.

Fortuitously, I do not have committee assignments this year, and as board meetings have been reduced to once per month, I expect to continue representing FSUSD Area 6 through transpar-

linked to Hobbs. This is the second arrest involving a cold case homicide in Solano County in the past seven months.

James R. Gary was arrested in July in connection with the killing of Winifred Douglas in 1996. Gary was initially held in lieu of $1 million bail.

ency, oversight and accountability,” she said.

“The advantage of early detection and treatment is illustrative of the importance of excellent medical insurance, as early detection and prevention saves us all millions as taxpayers, and more importantly, prolongs our life and the quality of it,” Petero added.

“With the care of my medical team, the love and support of my husband,

Court proceedings against Gary in the Douglas case are pending, the Sheriff’s Office reports.

The case against Hobbs remains under active investigation. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call Solano Sheriff Investigations at 707-784-7050.

Arlene Nichols

Arlene Carol Nichols (De Jong ) passed away on Friday, Februar y 10, 2023, at the age of 83. Arlene was born to Herman and Catherine De Jong in New Sharon, Iowa and had three younger siblings, Patricia, Marion, and Rose. She earned a degree in teaching from Calvin College in Michigan and, at 5’ 11” was the center and Captain for the basketball team.

Arlene raised three children, Landa, Jon and Bob, has seven grandchildren, Britany Nickolas, Jacob, Michael, Shelby, Holly and Reagan, and one greatgrandchild, Nickolas Jr

Arlene was a devout Christian and a provider before all else in life, implementing Jesus’ teachings to love and care for the needs of her children and others before herself She was an avid lover of words: the Bible, novels, crossword puzzles, scrabble, Latin and Dutch. She was also born with a “Green Thumb”. A ser vice and celebration of life will

family and friends, I welcome this ‘lump’ in the road as an opportunity to better educate myself on our health care system, as I navigate insurance, employers and treatment. A big shout out to everyone in the club that no one wants to join, and thank you to all our families and friends, for coping with our side-effects.”

Petero stated the diagnosis came after having a mammogram and biopsy. Treatment begins this week.

her shirt,” the District Attorney’s Office stated. “(Peters) also asked her to get into a sexually provocative position and tried to physically move her into that position before she became uncomfortable and walked away.”

Peters is scheduled to be sentenced April 24.

Detective MarJonne Roberson, then with the Benicia Police Department and now with the Dixon Police Department, investigated the case. The case was prosecuted by Deputy District Attorney Christine De Leo.

Charles Da vis

Charles Davis, 59, passed away peacefully at home on Februar y 13, 2023, surrounded by loved ones. He was born in Grenada, Mississippi, and moved to Fairfield, California in 1968 where he would remain a lifelong resident. He was known by all as a very kind, giving, caring, humble, down to earth person that would help anyone out regardless of how tired he was or the length of his workday He was employed at The Oil Connection for many years, and most recently employed at Ramirez Towing as a tow truck driver. However, his heart and true passion was in automotive mechanics. He loved to work on cars. He ser ved as a mechanic for many folks in the area when time would permit; work he truly enjoyed and in which he took much pride. He enjoyed watching and rooting for his beloved San Franciso 49ers and San Francisco Giants. He was also an avid fan of NASCAR, a pastime he shared with his brother Eddie. He also enjoyed hanging out with his family and friends over a good meal.

He is sur vived by his brother, Eldevon Davis; sisters, Jackie (Pierre) Davis and Jeanette Davis; cousin, Daren (Debbie) Wright, who he honored as a brother ; aunts, Bettye Wright and Cussie Ann (Edward) Walker ; uncle, Frank (Elaine) Davis; nephews, Tyrese Shields and Justin Hunt; nieces, Tanesha (David) Smith and Taylor Davis; great nieces and nephews, Samyra, Daniel, Joseph, Honour and Tyrese, Jr He is preceded in death by his mother, Emma Grace Hall; aunts, Odessa Davis, Irma Taylor and Carrie Taylor

Ser vice to be held at Br yan-Braker Funeral Home on March 1, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. Interment at a later date at Fairmont Memorial Park in Fairfield, CA

Marlene Hartman

Marlene A. Hartman passed away in the comfort of her home in V allejo on Thursday, Februar y 16, 2023. Marlene was born on November 11, 1936 in Omaha, Nebraska to the late Emor y G. Gilbert and Elaine M. Gilbert Marlene was a devoted wife, mother sister, grandmother, great grandmother and friend. She met the love of her life George G. Hartman in 1963 and together they raised their beautiful family The Hartmans were longtime owners of Kentwig Lanes and members of St Basil’s Catholic Church. Marlene was a dedicated mother, always putting her family frst, and ensuring that they had everything they needed. She was lovingly called Nana by the ones that she adored most — her grandbabies. Marlene is preceded in d eath by husband George G. Hartman, sisters Sharon, Jackie, Patty, and great granddaughter Averie. Marlene will be remembered for her kind heart, her generosity and her unwavering commitment to her family and community She is a sur vived by her sister Cathie (George), children Mark (Nancy) Branson, Curt (Genie) Branson, Greg Branson, Richard (Tammy) Hartman, Aaron Hartman, grandchildren Kristi, Melissa (Steve), Kassie, Alix (Mike), and Kelsey and great grandchildren David, Andrew, Karter, Ste vie, Isabella, Alexandra, Everli, and Marlee. She will be deeply missed by all who knew her A memorial mass will be held on March 6, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. in the Mausoleum Chapel at All Souls Cemetery, Vallejo. Following the ser vice there will be a celebration of life held at the Vallejo Moose Lodge.

Cremation and arrangements entrusted to the direction and care of Twin Chapels Mortuar y, Vallejo (707) 552-6696.

Mar ie Flynn

Marie Flynn, 85, died on Feb 10, 2023, in Vacaville, California. Born Doreen Marie Newhook to her parents Samuel and Minnie at Alexander Bay Station, Newfoundland, Marie arrived on May 3, 1937 (one day fashionably later than her twin brother David). She was a long-time resident of Solano County Marie married Thomas J Flynn on May 28, 1958, in St John’s, NL, Canada. They enjoyed their travel adventures as a family in the United States Air Force, raising their three daughters at bases as far away as Japan and Guam. With their final Air Force assignment at Travis AFB in 1974, they decided to make Northern California their permanent home. In addition to being a wonderful mother and wife, Marie leveraged her extensive knowledge of plants and her green thumb into a career as the Garden and Landscaping Manager for Grossman’s Lumber in Fairfield, retiring from there in 1990. Tom and Marie enjoyed bowling, family dinners, exploring California, and short excursions to Lake Tahoe and Reno. They traveled all over the United States and Canada in retirement but their favorite place was right here at home, being “Nanny and Papa” to their grandchildren, and enjoying life together Marie attended classes at Solano Community College and earned her Manicurist License from the Cosmetology School there as well as taking drawing, charcoal, oil, and acr ylic painting classes. Her hands were rarely idle; she was a talented artist, seamstress, gardener and baker. Marie’s bread and cinnamon rolls are

legendar y and already missed.

After Tom’s death, Marie moved to Vacaville and started a new chapter in her life. She was busy with the social activities at her Maplewood neighborhood clubhouse as well as enjoying cruises to Mexico with her neighbors. She enjoyed monthly potlucks with the same group of women that she bowled with for well over 30 years. Marie was always the happiest when she was preparing her home and meals for a holiday and waiting for “her crowd” to arrive.

She is preceded in death by her husband Thomas Flynn, parents Samuel and Minnie Newhook brother Gerald and sister-in-law Marie Newhook , brother Edward Newhook , brother David Newhook and nieces Glenda Newhook Kelleher and Heather Newhook

Marie is survived by her daughters, Pamela Flynn-Kunkel (Clifford Kunkel) of El Dorado Hills, CA; Valerie Flynn-Wallace (Steven Wallace) of Fairfield, CA; Cheryl Flynn of Seattle, WA; sister Donna (William) Butt of St Catharine’s, ON, Canada; grandchildren Clifford (Amy) Kunkel of Sacramento, CA; Jon Kunkel of Bend, OR and Hannah Wallace of New York City, NY She will also be remembered by her sisters-in-law Marion (Edward) Newhook and Elaine (David) Newhook as well as her nephews, nieces, cousins, and friends.

A private service will be held at the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery in Dixon, California. Donations in lieu of flowers can be made in memory of Marie Flynn to the Alzheimer’s Society www.alz. org or Sacramento’s Front Street Animal Shelter https://friendsoffrontstreet.com/donate/. She will be remembered for the softe st hands and heartiest laugh. Thanks for knitti n’ us, Mom.

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Centenarian embodies Black History Month message

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FAIRFIELD — Solano County supervisors on Tuesday celebrated the life of 100-year-old Elizabeth Tate, who embodies the very spirit of Black History Month, which was recognized by the board as well.

“Black history is American history; it is interwoven,” Supervisor Wanda Williams said. “But this is just an opportunity to recognize African-American contributions to our country.”

The Black history recognition followed celebration of Tate’s 100th birthday Feb. 2, including the singing of Happy Birthday by the board members, her family and friends who attended the event, as well as everyone else in the chamber.

Among the historical notes, during World War II, Tate served as a “Rosie the Riveter.”

“Ms. Tate, including all centenarians, have defied life expectancy projections by at least 20 years. They hold the keys to longevity and quality of life. As an aging society, we have much to learn from them. Centenarians serve as a guiding light and example of aging with dignity. Their contributions to the understanding of the aging process and how to age with self-respect and pride are laudable and worthy of recognition,” the staff report states.

Tate also received a proclamation from Williams’ office.

Williams also presented the board resolution and another proclamation to Cheryl Johnson, president of the Fairfield-SuisunVacaville section of the National Council of Negro Women, which has contributed to Solano County

Johnson told the Board of Supervisors about the more than 50 years of work the the National Council of Negro Women has contributed to Solano County. She noted the efforts to help Black girls and women with education – and specifically STEM – financial literacy, health and in general, public policy and social justice.

“Black History Month celebrates the spirit, resilience and achievements of African Americans in the arts, civil rights, education, entertainment, government, history, law, literature, medicine, military, music, politics, science, sports and other endeavors; and . . . Black History Month is a time for all Americans to remember the stories, teachings, suffering and struggles of African Americans who gave a voice to the daily struggles for freedom, equality, diversity, equity and inclusion,” the resolution states.

In other action,

n Recognized Cathy Brasier, Animal Care specialist, upon her retirement after more than 29 years with Solano County. She also worked for the Agriculture and General Services departments.

n Recognized March as National Nutrition Month in Solano County.

n Recognized Cynthia Gordon, with the County Counsel’s Office, as the Employee of the Month for March.

n Retitled the Mental Health Services administrator to Behavioral Health Services administrator and reclassified two fulltime equivalent positions with the same change.

n Received the 2022 Annual Report of the Civil Service Commission.

n Accepted the Quarterly Review of the Statement of Assets of the Solano County Treasury as of Dec. 31, 2022.

n Accepted a $500,000 grant from the California Public Utilities Commis-

sion for Local Area Technical Assistance through Dec. 31, 2024, and approved a $75,000 transfer request in unanticipated revenue to expand broadband service to unserved and underserved Californians, helping to maximize the $2.2 million in pandemic relief funding previously allocated for broadband infrastructure projects.

n Approved the Membership Certification Statement of the Solano County Child Care Planning Council as required by state law. State law also requires that the membership of the council be comprised of 20% consumers of child care services, 20% child care providers, 20% community representatives, 20% public agency representatives, and the remaining 20% from any of the above categories at the discretion of the Board of Supervisors and the county Superintendent of Schools.

Supervisors review workforce plan that focuses on pandemic recovery

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FAIRFIELD — Economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic continues to be a primary focus of the Workforce Development Board of Solano County.

Heather Henry, executive director of the workforce agency, on Tuesday presented the two-year review of the 2021-25 North Bay Regional Workforce Plan to the Board of Supervisors.

“The Workforce Development Board of Solano County seeks to address workforce and talent challenges that arose as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, improve the workforce service delivery system in the county for future resiliency, and take a lead in supporting inclusive

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economic recovery and growth,” the staff report to the board states.

The county dedicated $5.6 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds toward that goal, with nearly half, or $2.6 million, passed through to other agencies conducting workforce services in the county.

A midplan review of the strategic vision substantiated the continued need for many of the Covid recovery strategies. The key points outlined in the local plan are:

n Target services and investments in geographic areas and populations vulnerable to disparate economic impacts.

n Prepare businesses and residents for increased workplace digitization.

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The solano County supervisors celebrated the life of 100-year-old Elizabeth Tate, who embodies the very spirit of Black History Month, which was recognized by the board as well, Tuesday.

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Readers offer new perspectives on groundbreaking weight loss drugs

Dear Readers: In a recent column, I was critical of the sudden popularity of using diabetes drugs to lose weight. I was responding to news reports that a growing number of people are using them for casual weight loss to drop a few pounds. But too many readers felt that I was not current on the latest scientific studies in this area for the clinically obese. I am grateful for the many letters I received on this topic and want to share a few of them with you:

Dear Annie: I feel compelled to respond to your recent dialog with an individual writing about their friend who is successfully losing weight with the aid of GLP-1 receptor medications like Ozempic and Wegovy.

Yes, healthy eating and exercise are an important part of any lifestyle, but there are those of us who, through a mix of genetics and other factors, find ourselves 50 or even 100-plus pounds overweight. We are not like you; our weight challenges are not simply a failure to exercise proper willpower.

I lost 50 pounds on my own through healthy choices before turning to these new miracle medications after two years of not being able to lose more on my own. Once on the medication for a couple of months, the most puzzling emotion came

over me: anger. This is what it feels like to be in a regular body. A body where blood sugar swings causing ravenous hunger don’t ruin our lives and ravage our bodies. Those of us who have been obese for our entire lives are just starting to feel what it’s like to be in a body like yours, and we are more than a little angry that it took this long. We are angry that we’ve been told our issues were willpower-based or simply a failure of balancing energy in with energy out.

These drugs were discovered initially in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes – and there is a stigma for obese non-diabetics accessing the medications – but Type 2 diabetes is where most of us are headed with untreated obesity.

I do not feel one bit guilty about intervening in my obesity now instead of waiting around for Type 2 diabetes to take me. We already face huge barriers on accessing these medications. For instance, most insurance plans still get away with excluding coverage for obesity treatment, so we have to pay $350-$1,350 a month outof-pocket, depending on the medication. But of course, if we get so sick that we become Type 2 diabetics, the drugs are paradoxically covered without issue. I ask you to encourage your

Horoscopes by Holiday Mathis

ARIES (March 21-April 19).

While there are those who resist work, your industriousness exists in you as a basic drive, which today feels equal to the need for food, shelter and companionship. There’s something you must do, and you will.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20).

You’ve been the guest, and soon it will be your turn to be the host. The more planning you do in this regard, the better. You have the bright ideas and the organization it takes to execute brilliantly.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21).

You haven’t always been given your due care and respect, but you’re not bitter. You’ll be visited by the ghosts of the past, memories you could interpret numerous ways. You’ll choose the most empowering.

CANCER (June 22-July 22).

Big plans take time to come together. The enormity of a task makes it seem daunting, but the castle is built brick by brick. Faith is an essential ingredient. Believe, keep working, and much will be achieved.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).

You’re aware of the image you uphold, but you’re also not too proud to do what needs to be done. The work at hand may be tedious and unglamorous, but it is also simple and pays directly, making it well worth the effort.

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achieve this core of calm through habits and practices aimed at your physical and mental strength.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).

Make the distinction between compromise and sacrifice or resignation. A compromise will bond the relationship, but giving too much or settling for less than you could have will seed resentment.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).

The schedule may be predictable, but your mood won’t be, and this changes everything. You may do the same action again, but you’re never the same person twice. You’ll surprise yourself in the best ways.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

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readers not to pass judgment on the use of these miracle medications – at least until they have carried around an extra 100 pounds every day of their life. — Enlighten the Skinny

Dear Enlighten: You state the case so clearly that you could be the spokesperson for the clinically obese who are benefiting from these medications. I very much appreciate your important comments.

Dear Annie: I am a registered nurse who is administering this class of drugs to patients who suffer from obesity-related diseases and have difficulty losing weight by traditional diet and exercise alone. There are a whole host of factors for some individuals that make losing weight by traditional methods next to impossible. There are factors such as thyroid disease, PCOS, autoimmune, certain medications, insulin resistance, genetics, etc., that make losing weight so difficult. — Ignorance

Is Never Bliss

Dear Annie: I urge everyone to watch the Nova special called “The Truth About Fat,” which dives into the science and new knowledge behind the explosion of obesity globally. Science now knows that the gene for obesity occurs in over 30% of the population. — Science Matters

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project has not worked the way you wanted it to. Now you’ll go about things very differently. Instead of trying to solve the problem, you’ll solve yourself and the problem disappears.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21). Address the things that are bothering you, ideally with someone who is not involved. This will help you gain perspective. Once you get objectivity on the matter, you’ll see your way to a considerate strategy.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19). The goal is still far off, so enjoy where you are now. There’s no reason to delay your happiness. People who are successful may or may not be happy, but people who are happy are always successful.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 18). As impressive as a person’s accomplishments may be, exemplary characters decide who they want to work and play with based on other criteria. What someone has done is less important than how they treat people.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). It is a rare soul indeed who can love unconditionally, give selflessly and accept the whole of another person. Even if it happens inside a single moment, or a season of life, it’s to be cherished.

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Bridge

six. West continued with the club three (low from three remaining): four, ace, seven. Back came the club five: jack, queen, 10. What should West lead now?

Most players would exit “thoughtlessly” with a diamond. As you can see, this unimaginative play defeats the contract.

An expert, though, notices an alternative possibility. Suppose East has the spade jack but no diamond ace. Then a fourth round of clubs, ruffed with that jack, will effect an uppercut. South will have to overruff, and West’s spade 10 will be promoted as the fourth defensive trick. Also, even if East doesn’t have the spade jack, the ruff-and-sluff apparently cannot cost as East can ruff with any spade to stop South from discarding a loser.

THE OBVIOUS PLAY IS PROFITABLE

Bridge experts find winning plays that less imaginative players don’t even consider. However, sometimes a creative play backfires – as in today’s deal. North’s three-heart rebid was safe as South would have rebid two hearts with four.

West led the club king: two, eight,

However, West’s safe-as-houses play boomerangs. Declarer ruffs with dummy’s spade six and, when East cannot overruff, discards a diamond loser. Then South draws trumps and throws his second diamond loser on dummy’s third heart.

West was unlucky, but should East have cashed the diamond ace at trick three? Definitely. He knew from West’s club-three lead at trick two – his original fourth-highest – that they were going to win three club tricks. Finally, if South were void in diamonds, surely the contract was unbeatable.

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Newton-John remembered as ‘force of nature’

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Olivia Newton-John’s home city of Melbourne, Australia, celebrated her life at a state memorial on Sunday.

Among the poignant tributes to the “Grease” star were words from her daughter, Chloe Lattanzi, who said her heart is still “broken in two” in the wake of her mother’s death in August at age 73 of breast cancer.

“I stand here before you so desperately wanting to feel strong and confident and speak eloquently but the truth is, I feel like a little girl lost without her mother,” said Lattanzi, fighting back tears, according to BBC News. “She was my safe space, my guide, my

biggest fan and the earth beneath my feet.”

Loved ones and fans from around the world gathered in person and online to pay tribute to the woman and her legacy.

Dame Olivia, as Newton-John is known down under, released 28 studio albums and six live ones over a six-decade career, winning four Grammy awards and selling more than 100 million records worldwide, the government of Victoria said.

Upon being diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992, Newton-John used her celebrity to draw attention and research dollars to the disease.

Elton John, Hugh Jackman, Pink, Barry Gibb and Mariah Carey sent in video messages.

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with guns pointed at him. The two stole a necklace from the Richmond teen and also stole the car at gunpoint.

The assailants were described as Black males, possibly juveniles, both wearing dark clothing

and black masks. One was armed with a handgun, the other with a rifle. Authorities report the Richmond teen ran from the scene so he could contact his mother. Local authorities were notified of the carjacking and were given information about the suspects and the vehicle.

California Highway Patrol officers saw the stolen Hyundai at

Crime logs

FairField

SATURDAY, FEB. 25

12:31 a.m. — Reckless driver, TRAVIS BOULEVARD

8:09 a.m. — Trespassing, 1300

block of HOLIDAY LANE

8:12 a.m. — Vehicle theft, 2700

block of WALDORF LANE

9:47 a.m. — Residential burglary, 1200 block of VIENNA

COURT

10:28 a.m. — Forgery, 2200

block of ESTATES DRIVE

12:23 p.m. — Trespassing, 2700

block of BRADBURY WAY

1:14 p.m. — Grand theft, 200

block of EAST ATLANTIC AVENUE

1:25 p.m. — Trespassing, 1900

block of WEST TEXAS STREET

1:32 p.m. — Grand theft, 1400

block of GATEWAY BOULEVARD

2:01 p.m. — Trespassing, 1900

block of WEST TEXAS STREET

2:06 p.m. — Battery, 600 block of TRAVIS BOULEVARD

2:10 p.m. — Grand theft, 4500

block of BUSINESS CENTER

DRIVE

3:00 p.m. — Trespassing, 1900

block of WEST TEXAS STREET

3:11 p.m. — Assault with a

deadly weapon, 4900 block of NORTH GATE ROAD

4:24 p.m. — Reckless driver, 2800 block of MANKAS

BOULEVARD

5:04 p.m. — Residential

burglary, 1000 block of HARDING STREET

5:07 p.m. — Grand theft, 3400

block of NANTUCKET DRIVE

6:31 p.m. — Battery, 900 block of WOOD HOLLOW COURT

6:49 p.m. — Vehicle theft, 3900

block of BUSINESS CENTER

DRIVE

7:11 p.m. — Shots fired, 2300

block of BURGUNDY WAY

1:46 p.m. — Indecent exposure, 3500 block of NELSON ROAD

11:46 p.m. — Reckless driver, PEABODY ROAD

11:52 p.m. — Drunken driver, WHITNEY DRIVE

SUNDAY, FEB. 26

units and add 47 additional units. The full project cost is $30 million, and where the rest of the funding would come from was a concern for some of the board members.

Providing housing for the homeless, those at risk of homelessness and affordable units in general have long been a board priority.

Vasquez said he just had different priorities when it came to the last of the ARPA dollars: Funding for NorthBay Health and funds for agriculture housing, though there was no specific project before the board.

The support for farmers, ranchers and other producers had long been about helping fill business gaps created by Covid-19 losses. Mashburn raised the need very early in ARPA considerations, but again no specifics were ever brought forward.

Mashburn said his duties as the CAP Solano chairman and as a supervisor are different, and

approximately 12:35 a.m. Feb. 22 on eastbound Interstate 80. They attempted to stop the vehicle as it approached Red Top Road, but the driver “pulled away” from the officers – reaching speeds of up to 120 mph, the Solano County Major Crimes Task Force reports.

The driver, later identified as Taylor, got off the freeway at Suisun Valley Road while driving at

speeds up to 100 mph but was not able to make it through a turn and crashed the Hyundai.

Taylor, the 16-yearold Fairfield High student and the juvenile male passenger, whose age and city of residence were not released, were not wearing seat belts and were ejected from the vehicle, the Solano County Major Crimes Task Force reports. Officers at the scene found

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12:59 a.m. — Drunken driver, 600 block of PARKER ROAD

8:39 a.m. — Vehicle theft, 900 block of JOHNSON STREET

11:24 a.m. — Battery, 600 block of EAST TRAVIS BOULEVARD

1:35 p.m. — Hit-and-run property damage, 800 block of EAST TRAVIS BOULEVARD

1:47 p.m. — Battery, 5100 block of BUSINESS CENTER DRIVE

2:50 p.m. — Embezzlement, 2700 block of NORTH TEXAS STREET

5:34 p.m. — Robbery, 1300 block of TRAVIS BOULEVARD

6:12 p.m. — Reckless driver, DOVER AVENUE

6:28 p.m. — Vehicle theft, 1300 block of GATEWAY BOULEVARD 10:15 p.m. — Reckless driver, DOVER AVENUE 11:15 p.m. — Trespassing, 1900 block of WEST TEXAS STREET

SuiSun City

SATURDAY, FEB. 25

9:11 a.m. — Burglary, 300 block of SPRING STREET

3:25 p.m. — Vehicle burglary, 1300 block of WORLEY ROAD

6:16 p.m. — Vandalism, 300 block of LAWLER CENTER DRIVE

6:32 p.m. — Hit-and-run property damage, 600 block of MAIN STREET

SUNDAY, FEB. 26 11:51 a.m. — Trespassing, MARINA CENTER

that NorthBay had served the entire county during Covid-19 and that deserves support. He said the agricultural community had largely been ignored when it comes to ARPA pandemic relief.

Most of the discussion stalled around on how much funding should go to NorthBay Health to backfill at least some of the $14.2 million the organization lost due to providing Covid-19 care.

Vasquez said he wanted $6 million, but called for $4 million. His motion lost on a 2-3 vote, with Brown, Hannigan and Williams dissenting, although each supported funding NorthBay at a lesser level.

Hannigan had suggested $2.2 million and any ARPA funding that had been allocated and returned to the county would go to NorthBay, too. But she never made a formal motion.

The county was given $86.95 million in the federal pandemic relief funding. The supervisors had allocated all but $10.564 million at the start of the day.

The remaining amount is now $7.564 million and will be taken up again March 14.

the classified report.

“It gives us momentum to expose the true origins of Covid,” said Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), who supported Senate probes into Fauci and argued in favor of the leak theory, citing the virus’s infectiousness and ability to evade human immune systems. “As a physician myself, a biochemistry major, I think that there’s just no way this virus could have come from nature. It’s just too perfect.”

The House select subcommittee probing the coronavirus response, meanwhile, sent letters to the Energy Department, State Department and FBI on Monday, seeking an array of new materials and broadening its investigation into the pandemic’s origins.

“Your documents and testimony are essential to informing the Select Subcommittee about what the U.S. government knew regarding the origins of COVID-19 and when the government knew it,” Reps. Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) and James Comer (R-Ky.) wrote to Energy Department Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Monday. Wenstrup chairs the Covid panel and Comer leads the House oversight committee.

The GOP-led Covid panel in the House, which invited its first experts to a roundtable Tuesday that was largely critical of the Biden administration’s response, also announced a hearing next week to delve into the origins of the virus.

Senate Republicans pledged to continue their own oversight, with lawmakers such as Sens. Marsha Blackburn (Tenn.) and Ron Johnson (Wis.) on Monday citing the Energy Department analysis as a reason to impose new transparency rules on the World Health Organization.

Many experts say they support further probes, arguing that understanding the origins of the virus is important to protect against future threats, including possible laboratory accidents. But

an AR-15 assault rifle loaded with a high-capacity 30-round magazine on the lap of the male juvenile passenger, while a Polymer 80 Glock-style handgun – identified by authorities as a ghost gun –loaded with a high-capacity 30-round magazine was lying next to Taylor.

The ghost gun had been modified to fire fully automatically, authorities report.

they caution the cause of the outbreak remains unclear – and may never be conclusively proved since China destroyed animals sold at the Wuhan market when it shut down the market. Chinese authorities have also refused to cooperate with international investigators demanding unfettered access to the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

“In my view, we don’t have enough information to be highly confident in either a laboratory source or a natural source for the pandemic,” said Tom Inglesby, director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and a former Biden administration official. “We need to continue to be in seek [answers] mode.”

Some scientists said Monday that GOP-led probes had become counterproductive, calling for lawmakers to instead focus on peer-reviewed research suggesting a natural origin for the virus. There is no evidence SARS-CoV-2 was in any laboratory before the outbreak.

“There’s absolutely nothing wrong with wondering whether this pandemic started with a lab leak,” said University of Arizona evolutionary biologist Michael Worobey, a specialist in viral epidemics, who noted he was among the earliest proponents of the leak theory – before “a year of really intense research” prompted him to change his mind. Worobey has since published peerreviewed findings suggesting the virus probably spread to humans from a Wuhan market where wild animals were sold and butchered, a theory also backed by other experts.

“This latest [Energy Department]-generated media cycle is just another reminder of how disjointed the discussion is from the scientific evidence,” Worobey said.

Four current and former administration officials, who have been briefed on the government’s classified investigations, also cautioned against relying solely on the Energy Department’s new report, noting that its conclusions are not shared by most

body else in California, is really sick of dealing with Covid,” said Jack Pitney, a professor of American politics at Claremont McKenna College.

Officers also found the Richmond teen’s necklace. The various incidents remain under investigation. Anyone with information about the incidents is asked to call the Solano County Major Crimes Task Force at 707-784-1828.

Glen Faison and Todd R. Hansen contributed to this report.

agencies probing the virus.

One of those former officials told The Washington Post that he entered government “open to persuasion” on the leak theory and left more persuaded by the natural origin hypothesis.

“I was just really, genuinely curious what they actually knew,” said Jeremy Konyndyk, who joined the Biden administration as one of the senior officials overseeing the coronavirus response in 2021 and requested a classified briefing on the virus’s origins. “It was a mixed picture [then], and I think that it remains a mixed picture . . . it’s kind of a Rorschach test, and you can read into it whatever you want.”

The intelligence agencies reached agreement in 2021 that the virus was not a bioweapon; most agencies also said Chinese officials did not know about the virus before the outbreak began. Chinese officials have repeatedly dismissed leak arguments, denouncing the new Energy Department report as defamatory.

The leak theory was debated within the Trump administration and in high-level public health circles as early as January 2020, floated by lawmakers such as Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) the following month and eventually embraced by President Donald Trump. Many scientists pushed back against what they described as “conspiracy theories,” claiming such discussion was reckless, and Democrats and experts such as Fauci emphasized the idea was not supported by emerging evidence.

Backlash among scientists prompted social media companies to limit posts about whether the virus was man-made, contending that it was misinformation. Media organizations, including The Post, also gave such arguments short shrift before revising or correcting the stories as more evidence emerged that the leak theory was under consideration.

“The controversy basically turned into a political blame game, and then people pinned themselves to certain positions, which tends to

same direction as the Biden administration, which announced plans to let the federal coronavirus public health emergency expire May 11.

Napa Valley after advising Californians to avoid mixing with other households, leading to headlines across the country and criticism of him as a hypocritical leader.

After a Sacramento County Superior Court judge granted more time to gather petition signatures because of the pandemic, Republicans forced a vote to recall the governor the following year. Critics also seized on the fact that Newsom’s children were attending classes at a private school while millions of California public school children were forced into distance learning programs from home.

Newsom handily defeated the recall campaign, but the French Laundry misstep frustrated even his staunchest supporters. Meanwhile, leaders in his own party at times criticized his decisions.

“I think Gov. Newsom, like pretty much every-

California’s chief executive has been careful to avoid declaring victory over the virus, but in June 2021 he proclaimed at a reopening celebration at Universal Studios that the state was ready to “turn the page.” Later that year, another wave of the virus led to more restrictions.

California currently has the 11th lowest Covid-19 death rate per capita in the country, according to data compiled by The Times. The California Department of Public Health also reported this year that the state breached 100,000 deaths as a result of the virus. Newsom recently said that his administration set the groundwork to end the state of emergency last year when he called off most of the remaining restrictions and began transitioning into a plan to live with the virus. The governor added that California is moving in the

close the mind rather than keep it open,” said Philip Zelikow, a University of Virginia professor who chairs the Covid Crisis Group, a team of experts who have spent more than two years probing the virus response.

But by 2021, even Trump critics were acknowledging the possibility that the virus may have slipped out accidentally from a Chinese laboratory, amid the Biden administration’s reexamination of the issue and Americans’ frustrations with a pandemic that upended society and killed more than a million people. That June, comedian Jon Stewart floated the leak theory in an appearance on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” joking about the coincidence of a new coronavirus emerging in a city where Chinese scientists were studying coronaviruses. Most Americans that month thought the virus came from a lab leak in China, according to a Politico-Harvard poll at the time, a stance that cut across party lines.

Republicans, who last year campaigned on promises to grill Fauci and other scientists about their virus research, reiterated their calls on the heels of the Energy Department’s analysis. On Sunday, House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders vowed to probe deeper into “why high-ranking government officials, with help from Big Tech and the media, sought early on to silence any debate” about the virus’s origins.

Members of the House Covid panel, such as Reps. Richard McCormick (R-Ga.) and Michael Cloud (R-Texas), have pledged to use their new authority to expand their investigations.

Democrats said they supported further investigation but called for patience.

“The truth is that we need to continue to get to the bottom of this,” said Rep. Raul Ruiz (Calif.), the Covid panel’s top Democrat, chastising the “politicization, partisan rhetoric and conspiratorial accusations” that he said have impeded the Covid response.

The change won’t make much of a difference in the daily lives of most Californians but could eventually affect the cost of and access to treatment and preventive services.

California law requires health plans to cover the cost of Covid-19 therapeutics and vaccines and, until November, reimburse the cost of at-home tests. Starting in early November, drugs and tests will be covered only if obtained from providers in patients’ insurance networks.

The situation is slightly less clear for the uninsured, who should be able to access the government’s stockpile of Covid-19 drugs and vaccines until at least this summer. Federal government officials have said the Biden administration is seeking to ensure that supplies remain available beyond that time.

Robert Wachter, chair of UC San Francisco’s Department of Medi-

cine, warned that any policy changes that make it more difficult for the uninsured to access free Covid-19 care, testing or vaccinations could pose health equity problems and as a result increase the threat of contracting Covid for all Californians.

“If you have a situation where more people are sick, feel sick, don’t know what they have, potentially are going into work and exposing themselves to other people and probably should be on Paxlovid, but don’t have access to it, that’s all bad,” Wachter said. “In a perfect world, that wouldn’t happen.”

In preparation for the end of the emergency, Newsom called for new legislation to allow nurses to continue to dispense Covid-19 therapeutics and for laboratory workers to solely process Covid-19 tests. Assemblyman Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park) introduced legislation to do that under AB 269, which passed the Assembly earlier this month and is expected to come up for a vote on the Senate floor this week.

n Enhance career pathways and talent pipeline solutions in key industries.

n Build awareness and partnerships around workforce equity and job quality to encourage an inclusive economic recovery. Two other elements are the need to develop job training programs to meet the changing market needs, and to assure equity in access and opportunities.

In other action, the board:

n Approved a $100,000 agreement with Pro Builders of Orangevale for the Clay Bank Detention Center Security Fence –Easement Improvement Project at 2500 Clay Bank Road in Fairfield.

n Approved a $156,557 revenue contract amend-

ment with the California Department of Aging, for a total contract amount of nearly $3.9 million for the Napa-Solano Area Agency on Aging, and extended the term through June 30, 2024.

n Approved an $80,000 contract amendment with Oaklandidence Opco LLC, doing business as Medical Hill Rehabilitation Center, for a total contract amount of $325,000, to provide care for high acuity clients with complex psychiatric and medical needs in a skilled nursing facility setting through June 30.

n Allocated $300,000 to Shelter Solano to construct a commercial kitchen. The funds had been set aside for the same project under Mission Solano.

n Approved a $122,673 contract with Aldea to provide Substance Use Disorder Services to probation youth and young adults at Solano County Juvenile Detention Facil-

ity and County Youth Achievement Center through June 30.

n Continued the public hearing on an appeal by Daniel Schwartz of the Planning Commission’s approval of a use permit for New Cingular Wireless to 2 p.m. March 28.

n Adopted the ordinance introduced at a previous meeting that improves compliance with business licensing requirements, including requiring short-term vacation rentals to have a business license to operate; allows new businesses to operate while their license application is under review; and gives the business licensing officer authority to suspend a license for 30 days, with an option for a one time 30-day extension, if a business is not operating in accordance with county or fire regulations or is creating a public nuisance.

Biden taps Julie Su to lead Labor Department

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President Joe Biden said Tuesday that he would nominate Julie Su, the deputy secretary of labor and the preferred choice of the Congressional Black Caucus, to become secretary of the Department of Labor. Su would replace Marty Walsh, who is leaving in March to become executive director of the National Hockey League Players’ Association.

“Julie is a tested and experienced leader, who will continue to build a stronger, more resilient, and more inclusive economy that provides Americans a fair return for their work and

an equal chance to get ahead,” Biden said in a statement. “Over several decades, Julie has led the largest state labor department in the nation, cracked down on wage theft, fought to protect trafficked workers, increased the minimum wage, created good-paying, high-quality jobs, and established and enforced workplace safety standards.”

If confirmed by the Senate, Su would take over the department amid a very strong market but with economic forces suggesting that it could weaken. The Federal Reserve has been

steadily raising interest rates since early 2022 as it seeks to slow the rate of inflation. Those rate hikes have thus far had little effect on employment, but many economists expect that to change. She is likely to face questioning about the department’s environment, social and governance rule that allows managers of pension funds to consider ESG factors in investment decisions. Congressional Republicans have criticized the rule, and the House is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a measure that would disapprove the rule.

Big Rockies snowpack may boost Lake Mead

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LAS VEGAS — It’s not even March yet, but the mountains that feed the Colorado River already have seen more snow this winter than they normally would through an entire snow season.

And with some snow in the forecast, there’s still more time for that snowpack to grow.

“For the West in general, this year has been really great,” said Paul Miller, service coordination hydrologist with the National Weather Service’s Colorado Basin River Forecast Center in Salt Lake City. “This is probably the wettest year we’ve had since 2011.”

The snowpack in the Upper Colorado River Basin was at 133% of the

30-year historical average as of Monday, and sits at 101% of what the basin has received on average through an entire season.

The basin’s snowpack typically peaks around the first week of April – about five to six weeks from now –and then begins to melt and flow downstream into Lake Powell on the Utah-Arizona border through July.

“For us to hit it this early in the season is a nice, beneficial sign for the region as a whole,” Miller said.

February started off fairly dry for the region, but a series of storms that came up from the southern Pacific Ocean over the last week brought significant moisture to the basin. Miller said forecasters expect “pretty active weather patterns” to swing

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In recent years, hotter temperatures and drier soils have led to worsening runoff efficiency in the basin, meaning that even average snow years still led to below-average amounts of water flowing into the river.

But the region saw storms in the late fall that helped improve those soils and helped set up a better runoff scenario for this year’s snow, Miller said.

The soils are still drier than normal in several parts of the basin, but Miller said he is still optimistic that the basin should see an above-average amount of water flowing into the river this spring and summer.

In the latest projections released in February, forecasters said they expect Lake Powell to receive about 117% of its average inflows this year. If that holds true, it would mark just the sixth time since 2011 that inflows into Lake Powell were above average. And three of those were just barely above that mark, he added.

The hefty snow season won’t be nearly enough to end the two-decades-long drought or refill the river system that some 40 million Americans rely upon. But it looks to be enough to at least somewhat stem the bleeding levels at Lake Mead and Lake Powell, where drought and chronic overuse have sent the two reservoirs to historic low marks in recent months.

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Giants’ Cobb: Pitch clock ‘didn’t feel like baseball’

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Standing at his locker

Tuesday afternoon, maybe an hour after his first experience with the pitch clock in live action, Giants starter Alex Cobb didn’t waste any time sharing his thoughts on his less-than-blissful two innings in his spring debut.

“Well,” Cobb began, “I mean, I don’t like it right now.”

Vanden boys survive, advance; girls lose in NorCal playoffs

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FAIRFIELD — Micheal Holloway was none too pleased with the performance of his Vanden High School boys basketball team, though the season continues on after a 51-49 home win Tuesday night over Priory in the Northern California Division II regional playoffs.

The Vanden girls, meanwhile, suffered a tough 73-71 loss as host Clovis rallied late for the victory.

Alyssa Jackson fired a shot from half court to try and win the game but the shot hit the front iron and bounced out. The Lady Vikings’ season ends with a 26-8 record.

The No. 5 seed boys held on throughout a tight game. Vanden led 42-36 after three quarters before

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No. 12 Priory of Portola Valley closed the game with a 13-9 edge in the final period. Holloway wanted to see more fight from his team down the stretch.

“We just stopped playing,” Holloway said. “We acted like we didn’t know how to play basketball. We had a great third quarter but then we forget the buzzer didn’t ring at that point.”

Sterling McClanahan led the Vikings with 20 points. Edric Dennis added nine.

Vanden improved to 23-10 overall and will host No. 12 Bellarmine Prep on Thursday in a second round matchup. Bellarmine upset No. 4 Moreau Catholic 62-60 to advance.

Priory fell to 24-4 overall.

“They played good, physical and extremely fast,” Holloway said of

Priory. “We were just able to make some shots at key moments. We just had too many mental lapses in the middle of the game.”

For the girls, the game was tight at the end. Vanden was up six with 1:30 to play. Clovis converted a three-point play and then a pair of 3-pointers in the final seconds for the victory.

“They hit some big shots down the stretch,” Vanden head coach Jake Johnson said.

The Lady Vikings led throughout until that final period. Vanden, the No. 12 seed, was up 17-13 in the first quarter, 40-35 at halftime and 58-52 after three periods. No. 5 Clovis held the edge in the fourth 21-13 for the victory.

Jackson finished with 28 points and Gabby Wright had 21.

Day has big week for Sac State softball, earns Big Sky honors

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FAIRFIELD — Sacramento

State senior third baseman Lewa

Day had a very big week at the plate that earned her recognition as the Big Sky Conference’s Player of the Week.

The Armijo High School graduate helped the Hornets go 4-1 at the recent Silicon Valley Classic. Day hit .526 (10-of-19) with five runs, three doubles, a triple, a home run, nine RBIs, a .947 slugging percentage and a 1.497 OPS. She hit safely in all five games, collected multiple hits in four of them, and collected at least one RBI in each contest.

Day went 3-for-4 with two runs and hit a go-ahead three-run homer Friday in an eventual 7-6 win

against UC Santa Barbara in Santa Clara. Also on Friday, she went 2-for-4 with two runs, two doubles and two RBIs against Santa Clara, providing the go-ahead two-run double in the fifth inning.

Day went 2-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs in an 8-7 win Saturday over Saint Mary’s in San Jose, and 1-for-3 with a double and RBI in a loss at San Jose State. Day capped the weekend in Sunday’s 12-6 win at Santa Clara by going 2-for-5 with a run, triple and RBI.

The senior is currently batting .375 with six extra base hits and 13 RBIs in 14 games. She is just one of three Hornets to start all 14 games this season.

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“It” being the pitch clock, which bugged Cobb perhaps more than any other pitcher on the staff, including slowpaced relievers such as Camilo Doval. He was nicked for one violation, but Cobb said he felt like the ticking clock hung over every other part of his outing in the eventual 7-5 exhibition loss to the Padres.

“It didn’t feel like baseball,” Cobb said. “It didn’t feel like pitching. I’m used to throwing a pitch (and) going through the information at hand, and there’s just

no time for that.”

Cobb, who is such a cerebral pitcher he often knows what he wants to throw before his catcher, was looking forward to the opportunity to call his own game using the new PitchCom devices. After trying to balance that, the clock, his mechanics, and two new pitches he is working on, Cobb said he’s likely to shelve the idea, or come up with a hybrid, until he is more comfortable with the increased pace.

As soon as he fired one pitch, Cobb was reaching down to his waistband to send the signal for the next one to Joey Bart behind the plate.

Bart tossed the ball back to Cobb, and he immediately began fidgeting with it. For his entire career, Cobb has rubbed up baseballs the same way. He takes his hand, runs it across the sweaty back of his head and begins to massage the baseball. Now, he has 15 or 20 seconds to do all that, get set and start

Warriors want Poole to ‘ease back on the throttle’ a bit

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Jordan Poole’s recent struggles prompted coach Steve Kerr to pull him aside for a chat.

The two sat against the back wall of the Warriors’ practice gym Monday afternoon as a few players lingered on the courts to put in extra work after practice. The one-on-one conversation appeared from afar to flow between serious moments signaled by head nods and eye contact with some more light-hearted bits as the two exchanged smiles and laughs.

Kerr wouldn’t get into the details of their conversation with reporters. He did, however, acknowledge the importance of checking in with

his players especially when they’re enduring a difficult stretch, and Poole seemed like an ideal candidate for a decompressing session after a rough week.

Poole’s first three games out of the All-Star break are a far cry from where he was entering the break after Stephen Curry went down with his latest injury.

Poole averaged 26 points on 48.4% shooting from the floor, including 43.8% from beyond the arc in the Warriors’ five games leading into the All-Star break, looking like he may be turning a corner.

In three games since, he’s averaged 15.3 points, while shooting 28.3% (13of-46) from the field and 21.7% (5-of-23) from

Vacaville’s Thomas Sandoval takes 4th at state wrestling

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VACAVILLE — Vacav-

ille High School wrestler Thomas Sandoval grabbed fourth-place overall at 182 pounds Saturday at the CIF State Wrestling Championships in Bakersfield.

Sandoval, the Sac-Joaquin Section Masters championship, won four straight matches at state before finishing with a win and two losses. He was the lone area athlete to place.

Vacaville also had Elijah Almarinez (106), Wyatt Sandoval (113), Landon Borchers (120), Casey Roberts (126), Qusai Marini (138), Arjun Nagra (152) and Caleb Borchers (170) competing.

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FAIRFIELD — Eliza Goodwin of Rodriguez High School was a top-24 finisher at the CIF State Wrestling

Championships in Bakersfield on Saturday and earned a "Pursuing Victory With Honor" award before the finals.

Goodwin lost her first match of the tournament before coming up with three straight victories in the consolation round. She lost her first match Saturday and just missed qualifying for a topeight medal.

"Overall, as her head coach, I am proud of her and her teammates for

finishing this wrestling season," head coach Arjay Ventura said.

Will C. Wood's Crabtree ‘Honored’

VACAVILLE — Will C. Wood High School's Levi Crabtree was one of two juniors recognized and awarded the "Pursuit of Victory with Honor" award during the CIF State Wrestling Championships on Saturday in Bakersfield.

"Levi competed and represented Will C. Wood with pride and honor," Wood head coach Jeremy Barnett said in an email.

The honorees were recognized before the state finals with a presentation and medal.

Crabtree and Sophia Villoria competed on the girls side. Vaea Salt also qualified for state and competed among the boys. Villoria and Salt finished in the top 24 in the state in their respective weight

classes. Crabtree finished in the top 32.

Armijo wrestlers compete at state

FAIRFIELD — The Armijo High School wrestling team had three athletes compete at the CIF State Wrestling Championships on Thursday and Friday but they did not place.

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Armijo graduate Lewa Day was named the Big Sky Player of the Week for her effort for Sac State at the Silicon Valley Classic.

Aaron Rosenblatt/Daily Republic Vanden High School’s E’Jay Rogers, right, drives to the basket during the Northern California Division II regional playoff game against Priory of Portola Valley in Fairfield, Tuesday. Vanden beat Priory 51-49.

Wrestling with Fox News

I’m a professional wrestling fan. My brothers and I grew up watching MidAtlantic Championship Wrestling when we lived in Virginia. We moved out to California and watched All Star Wrestling, Georgia Championship Wrestling on TBS and later, watched the WWF. Our dad used to take us to matches at the Oakland Coliseum and Cow Palace. We saw wrestlers like Hulk Hogan, Ken Patera, Roddy Piper and my favorite, Jesse “The Body” Ventura. I still enjoy pro wrestling.

But it’s fake, you say. So are movies and television shows. People go watch plays and pretend the events they’re watching are real. That’s all pro wrestling is. It’s violent gymnastics, a circus and a play rolled into one. No one believes wrestling is “real.” The old days of the wrestling business trying to hide its choreographed ways ended in the late 1990s. Fans know it’s entertainment. Wrestlers do interviews and podcasts talking about how they planned out various matches.

Now, if you watch Fox News’ opinion hosts such as Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson, Jeanine Pirro, Laura Ingraham and others, then you’re also into professional wrestling. The difference between you and a wrestling fan is that perhaps you don’t realize what you’re watching isn’t real.

Fox is being sued by the voting machine company Dominion Voting Systems for $1.6 billion for allegedly promoting Donald Trump’s big lie that the 2020 election was stolen and Dominion voting machines were involved. In recently released filings, Fox News personalities’ private texts have been published that make it all too clear they knew the claims of voter fraud and election denial were BS. But they were too afraid of losing their audience to Newsmax and One America News Network if they told the truth.

In one text, after a Fox News reporter fact checked and repudiated the big lie, Tucker Carlson wrote to his colleagues, “Please get her fired. . . . It needs to stop immediately, like tonight. It’s measurably hurting the company. The stock price is down. Not a joke.” Fire her? For telling the truth to Fox viewers?

This irks me because I’m in the news business. Credibility is the bread and butter of legitimate people in this business whether you’re a journalist or on the opinion side. You may disagree with my take, but I’d never make up facts.

This week, Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch’s testimony was released where he admits he didn’t want to antagonize Trump and that it wasn’t about red or blue but “green.” So you help mislead the public for ratings and money? You damage our democracy because of your stock price?

The bottom line is these filings bolster the somewhat obvious fact that some Fox News hosts knew the voter fraud information spewed on their networks by people like My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell and lawyer Sidney Powell were nonsense. But they were too afraid of their own viewers to tell them the truth. So much for “we report, you decide.”

These disclosures make it obvious the Fox News hosts you enjoy watching in the evening have not been telling you the truth. You need a new news source. But maybe you realize you’re watching a right-wing soap opera every night and you don’t take it seriously. If so, enjoy it for the red meat entertainment that it is.

However, if you think the 2020 election was rigged and the transcripts from Fox News hosts and Rupert Murdoch’s testimony under oath is “fake news,” then you’re what the wrestling business calls a mark. You would’ve been the perfect ‘rasslin’ fan back in the day because they wanted people to believe it was real.

Well, I’m finishing this on a Monday night and WWE’s Monday Night Raw is on. I’m going to watch the Beast Incarnate Brock Lesnar while you’re going to put on Tucker Carlson. But we both know it isn’t real, right? Peace.

Kelvin Wade, a writer and former Fairfield resident, lives in Sacramento. Reach him at kelvinjwade@outlook.com

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Homelessness a topic of concern in Suisun

Ioften respond directly to any community member who calls, emails me or tags me in a social media post about homelessness. I thought I would share some of the questions/concerns I received this past week so the community could also benefit from these updates. Police Chief Aaron Roth has helped me address these community concerns.

Homeless person illegally camping in downtown Waterfront Plaza

An unsheltered individual who continuously sets up camp illegally in our downtown Waterfront Plaza was cited this past week. The individual has a history of being extremely resistant to receiving assistance and has a past history of having his fines and citations paid by a homeless advocacy group. Outreach to county resources is being made to attain direct outreach of services for this individual in hopes he will be receptive to assistance.

Illegal encampment near pedestrian path in downtown railroad area

An illegal encampment under the pedestrian pathway is railroad property. This location is under the jurisdiction of Union Pacific Railroad and requires coordination between agencies. As of last week, trash remained in this location but there were no unsheltered individuals at the time I received an update from our police chief.

Can a 5150 hold be placed for homeless individual?

A 5150 hold is not something that

can be done on an individual who simply refuses assistance and wants to be homeless. The threshold for determining someone is a danger to themselves is much higher than being homeless and looking unkempt. A 5150 hold refers to the number of the section of the Welfare and Institutions Code that allows a person with a mental challenge to be involuntarily detained for a 72-hour psychiatric hospitalization. A person on a 5150 hold may be held in the psychiatric hospital against their will for up to 72 hours. This does not mean they will necessarily be held the entire 72 hours; it means psychiatric hospitals have the legal right to do so if determined to be necessary.

Community engagement

A Neighborhood Watch meeting took place last week at the library where issues related to homelessness would be addressed. The meeting included the opportunity to educate resident on what jurisdiction Suisun City has authority over and the areas in which we do not. For areas outside of our jurisdiction, we have to coordinate resources rather than act as the property agent. I have requested more opportunities to engage directly with the community about this topic.

Illegal encampments on empty properties on Sunset Avenue

These properties are private properties that require coordination with property owners. The Suisun City Police Department has been addressing these sites and was able to remove a past camper and arrest an individual who had a warrant for their arrest. There is one property in which Suisun City is currently litigating with the

property owner. A court hearing took place this past week. More information will be available soon.

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There is continuous work taking place that requires coordination with agencies and legal processes to be followed. There is often a location that is cleared one week and a new encampment sets up in another location, prompting the legal process for the new encampment and coordination of services to assist the individual to start over again.

This issue is a priority and more on this topic will be coming soon. I want to ensure that our staff is engaged in this matter, including our city manager, police chief and city attorney. I have asked for additional community engagement to take place. Below are a few links to additional information for Solano County and California related to homelessness.

n Community Action Partnership Joint Powers Authority (Suisun City is a member): http://www.capsolano jpa.org

n Solano Homeless Outreach Partnership and Engagement (HOPE): https://www.solanocounty.com/depts/ bh/housing_n_homeless ness.asp

n California Housing and Homelessness Programs: https://www.cdss. ca.gov/inforesources/cdss-programs/ housing-programs

n California Homeless Count Update: https://calmatters.org/ newsletters/whatmatters/2022/12/ california-homeless-count-2

Your assistance is always appreciated. Please contact the Suisun City Police Department to report any illegal activity. Thank you.

Alma Hernandez is the mayor of Suisun City. Reach her at ahernandez @suisun.com or 707-330-0384.

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A homeless encampment is set up beneath the Highway 12 overpass in Suisun City, Sept. 29, 2022.

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‘The Consultant’

A deliciously creepy star turn for Christoph Waltz

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Christoph Waltz’s face deserved a series. The breakout star of Quentin Tarantino’s 2009 film “Inglourious Basterds” has long excelled at playing the finicky, penetrating villain. Observant, charismatic, he brings a physicality to his roles that intimidates precisely because it is neither imposing or muscle-bound. Prime Video’s “The Consultant,” which dropped Friday, spins a psychological thriller with comic overtones around that trademark malevolent courtesy. The result is deliciously creepy and not entirely coherent. It feels like a ghost story you hear around the campfire; uncanny and underexplained, but pleasing nevertheless.

The eight-episode series, created and written by Tony Basgallop, is an extremely loose adaptation of Bentley Little’s 2015 novel of the same name. In both, a sinister consultant named Regus Patoff shows up to assess and advise a company in crisis called CompWare. His prescriptions and interventions become increasingly invasive and odd until it becomes clear to the employees that he has usurped control and no one is coming to stop him.

The book, narrated mainly from the perspective of Craig, a middle manager and dedicated family man, descends into full horror: run-of-the-mill mind games give way to nightmarish retreats and business meetings in rooms covered in blood. The series is more restrained and (to its credit) moves far more quickly. It opens with the murder – in his office – of the CEO of CompWare, a mobile game developer based in Los Angeles. The victim, a socially stunted Korean prodigy named Sang (Brian Yoon), was already, at 20, revered as a genius and sinking under the

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pressure of running a multimillion dollar company. Waltz turns up while employees are reeling from the founder’s death and announces he was hired by Sang to advise the ailing business and protect his legacy. One of his first actions is to install a statue of the CEO, nude, on the stairs. It’s an effective shorthand for what the book does quite slowly: reveal the CEO as a risible figurehead and confront the employees with a power vacuum they must savagely compete to fill.

Observing all this are CompWare employees Craig (Nat Wolff), a coder whose pet project is a game called Upskirt Jungle, and Elaine (Brittany O’Grady), Sang’s assistant, who retitles herself his “creative liaison” in a bid to improve her career prospects. Craig and Elaine have a history although he’s currently engaged to Patti (Aimee Carrero), an observant Catholic for whom Craig is reluctantly converting.

“The Consultant” is almost entirely reducible to this foursome. O’Grady, who demonstrated a gift for channeling a micro-generation’s specific brand of sociopathy in “The White Lotus,” does some of her best work here. Wolff shines, too; his Craig is ambitious and amiable and cowardly, the kind of guy whose commitment to principle is secondary to being right. It’s a good thing O’Grady and Wolff have compelling chemistry as skeptical co-conspirators trying to work out what Patoff is up to and who he really is because the world of the series is claustrophobically small – confined for the most part to the austere opulence of

the CompWare offices while the principals play a rotating game of cat and mouse. Despite doubling as a satire about the sulfurous upper echelons of corporate capitalism and the supremacy of the consultant class even over the companies they ostensibly serve, this is a surprisingly intimate series. It is not, that is to say – although we get some intriguing glimpses of Patoff’s world – the kind of puzzle-box drama that rewards sleuthing. The stakes of the show aren’t “What’s really going on?” but rather the more psychological “Will it work?”: Will Patoff manage to lure Craig and Elaine into a Hobbesian contest? Co-opt their ethical frameworks? Ruin Craig’s relationship? That focus on merely human questions is a refreshing twist in a moment awash with disappointing puzzle-boxes, even if many elements of “The Consultant” will feel familiar. Implausible plot points – particularly a revelation concerning how Patoff convinces CEOs to sign on with him – rankle less when the “solution” to the mystery isn’t the show’s sole focus. Waltz’s gift for playing not just brilliant but digressive bad guys pays off here. We can wonder why the consultant requires everyone to remove their shoes, for instance, or why he insists on asking for help dragging himself up the stairs in lieu of taking the elevator, and enjoy that the answer is likely to be baroque. These aren’t just business-school dominance exercises. Patoff’s intrusive ministrations have him gaslighting and tormenting his targets in ways that can’t be justified under even the most brutal rubric of corporate efficiency. If this dents the show’s capitalist allegories a little, it also improves the viewer’s experience of the suspense. The devil is, indeed, in the details.

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Thomas Edison said, “There is no expedient to which a man will not go to avoid the labor of thinking.” We will charitably assume that he meant to add a phrase excluding bridge players. However, not only does a bridge player have to think, but also he must imagine the end-position that allows him to

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bring home – or defeat – the contract. In today’s deal, at first glance there seems to be only one chance to land three no-trump, but there is actually a better line available.

From West’s opening bid, clearly he holds the club king. So one of Edison’s men wins the first trick with the spade king and immediately plays the club ace and another club, hoping to bring down the doubleton king. However, here that doesn’t work well. West wins trick three with the club jack and drives out South’s spade ace. The contract is as dead as the dearly departed dodo. Someone more in the mold of Edison himself, though, sees that West rates to have the heart queen as well as the club king. South visualizes these nine tricks: two spades, three hearts, two diamonds and two clubs. After taking the first trick, declarer leads the diamond king. Let’s assume West wins with the ace and plays another spade honor. South takes the trick, cashes his two diamond winners and plays off the heart ace. Next he finesses dummy’s heart jack and cashes the heart king. Finally he casts adrift with dummy’s last spade. West may cash some winners, but then he must lead away from the club king into South’s ace-queen.

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LOS ANGELES — A woman who was convicted after turning in two of Lady Gaga’s French bulldogs stolen in a violent robbery is suing the pop star, arguing she was never paid a $500,000 reward promised for the dogs’ return.

Two months after pleading no contest to receiving stolen property, Jennifer McBride, 52, filed suit Friday in Los Angeles court, alleging Lady Gaga went back on an offer to pay the reward “no questions asked.”

McBride’s connection to the robbery was unclear when she walked into a Los Angeles police station with the dogs, asking about the money Lady Gaga had offered on social media.

She told officers she had found the dogs tied to a pole in the days after the February 2021 robbery, police said.

As the investigation continued, authorities found McBride was in a relationship with the father of one of two men accused of stealing Lady Gaga’s pets in a brazen attack in Hollywood.

The men jumped out of a white sedan in the 1500 block of North Sierra Bonita Avenue and demanded Lady Gaga’s dog walker hand over the animals. The dog walker, Ryan Fischer, struggled with the robbers and was shot once in the chest by one of the assailants. He survived.

The man who shot Fischer, James Howard

Jackson, was sentenced in December to 21 years in prison after pleading no contest to a charge of attempted murder. An accomplice pleaded no contest to a firearms charge. McBride’s lawsuit alleges Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, “never intended to honor their unilateral offer to pay the reward money of $500,000.”

The lawsuit also argues that McBride was questioned about her role despite “representations” that the reward would be paid for the return of the dogs “no questions asked.”

“The truth was that (Lady Gaga) intended to have its agents and/or law enforcement to ask questions of (McBride) regarding the circumstances surrounding (McBride’s) return of (Lady Gaga’s) French bulldogs, Koji and Gustav,” the suit states.

The lawsuit does not mention the arrest and conviction of McBride, who was sentenced to two years of probation.

According to the suit, McBride has suffered pain and suffering, mental anguish and loss of enjoyment of life as a result of not being paid the reward money.

McBride, who is still on probation, is asking not just for the $500,000 reward, but also $1.5 million in damages.

A representative for Lady Gaga did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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Saul Loeb/Pool/Getty Images/TNS file (2021) Singer Lady Gaga performs during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Jan 20, 2021.

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Wednesday’s TV sports

Baseball

MLB Exhibition Washington at N.Y. Yankees, ESPN, 10 a.m.

Basketball College Men

Xavier at Providence, FS1, 3:30 p.m.

Auburn at Alabama, ESPN2, 4 p.m.

Creighton at Georgetown, FS1, 5:30 p.m.

Texas at TCU, ESPN2, 6 p.m.

NBA

Cleveland at Boston, ESPN, 4:30 p.m.

New Orleans at Portland, ESPN, 7 p.m.

Golf

LPGA, HSBC Women’s World Championship, GOLF, 6:30 p.m.

Hockey

NHL

N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia, TNT, 4:30 p.m.

Carolina at Vegas, TNT, 7 p.m.

soccer EpL Arsenal at Everton, USA, 11:45 a.m.

Thursday’s TV sports

Basketball

MLB Exhibition

Philadelphia at Boston, ESPN, 9 p.m.

Basketball College Men

Wichita State at Houston, ESPN2, 4 p.m.

Illinois at Michigan, ESPN, 4 p.m.

Minnesota at Rutgers, FS1, 4 p.m.

Memphis at SMU, ESPN2, 6 p.m.

Arizona State at UCLA, ESPN, 6 p.m.

Purdue at Wisconsin, FS1, 6 p.m.

Arizona at USC, ESPN, 8 p.m.

Oregon at Cal, FS1, 8 p.m.

NBA Philadelphia at Dallas, TNT, 4:30 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Golden State, TNT, 7 p.m.

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Brock Purdy’s oncedelayed elbow surgery could happen early next week, if all looks OK in an imminent exam in Arizona this week, 49ers general manager John Lynch said Tuesday.

Whether Purdy’s recovery timeline still aligns with a six-month target before the regular season, Lynch would only go so far as to say, “We’ll see where it goes.”

Lynch, speaking at the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis, acknowledged the uncertainty that remains for what extent of repair or reconstruction is facing Purdy, who tore the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow when sacked on the 49ers’ opening possession of their NFC Championship Game loss at Philadelphia on Jan. 29.

A week ago, Purdy was

examined by Dr. Keith Meister, who discovered that Purdy’s elbow remained swollen and thus delayed the surgery that was slated for the following day. Purdy is hoping to have an internal-brace repair, which could mean a six-month recovery, rather than a full reconstruction of his UCL ligament with the so-called Tommy John surgery that would shelve him into 2024.

“Ultimately he’s 22 years old, we want the best outcome and Dr. Mesister made a really tough decision,” Lynch said in his press conference, which was streamed on the 49ers’ Twitter account. “We’re very appreciative. He’s done thousands of these surgeries. When you have all the swelling and stiffness out, that’s when he’s had the best success with the outcomes.”

Purdy, who grew up

in Queen Creek, Ariz., is in that area and will meet this week with Dr. Meister, who is part of the Texas Rangers’ medical staff and plans to be in Arizona attending spring training.

“He called me when he made that decision (to delay surgery),” Lynch said of Dr. Meister. “That’s a tough decision to make but I really appreaciate the courage and the conviction to make it. It’s all about the best outcome. Is it ideal? No, for a variety of reasons – time being No.

1. You want every waking minute that you have.”

Drafted with the 262nd and final pick last year, Purdy won eight straight games when thrust into the lineup in place of an injured Jimmy Garoppolo. Purdy and Trey Lance, the 49ers’ top draft in 2021, are the only quarterbacks under contract, as Garoppolo is slated to hit free agency in two weeks.

“Jimmy has been tremendous for us. In our first year, at the end of the year, we do a trade, Jimmy comes in and lights it up. A lot of people want to talk about what we didn’t accomplish with him. What I know is we won a lot of football games with Jimmy. I admire, we admire his toughness, admire the teammate that he was.”

Coach Kyle Shanahan, who’s not attending the scouting combine, bluntly said on Feb. 1 he could not envision a scenario in which Garoppolo returns for a seventh season with the franchise.

“I know everyone wants to talk about some discourse and all that,” Lync added. “But I do believe that it’s probably run its course. We leave with nothing but fond memories for Jimmy, and Jimmy is going to go play good

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athletes at four-year schools that had recent outstanding achievements:

Softball

Junior pitcher Dariana Orme (Vanden) had two wins and a save for Baylor. Orme opened the week with a seven-inning no-hitter in a 5-0 win over Maryland, striking out 11 and walking just one. She worked three scoreless innings for a save in a 9-2 win over Texas A&M Commerce, striking out five. She closed it out with a three-hitter in five innings, allowing two earned runs and striking out three in a 15-2 win over Minnesota.

Orme’s performance came one week after throwing a perfect game for Baylor, beating No. 1 Oklahoma and earning national recognition for it.

Sophomore outfielder Tai Wilson (Vanden) had four hits and scored five runs for Seattle University in four total wins over Saint Bonaventure and Marist at the Hawaii Invitational.

Graduate student and outfielder Megan Massa (Rodriguez) was in Hawaii as well with Concordia Irvine. She collected eight hits, scored three runs, had two RBIs and doubled in a four-game sweep over Hawaii-Hilo.

Freshman pitcher Kiera Cahalan (Vanden) picked up a win after pitching 5 2/3 innings for Cal State East Bay, allowing eight hits, three earned runs, two walks and three strikeouts. The Pioneers beat Cal State San Marcos 5-4.

Baseball

Junior infielder Michael

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competed at 101 pounds and Grace Mercado was at 189 in the girls competition. Kendrick Salcido competed at 285 pounds among the boys. Competing at the state meet is a big accomplished for any high school wrestler.

Baseball

Vanden rolls to big win over River City

FAIRFIELD — Vanden

High School's baseball team cruised to a 10-1 win Saturday over River City in Sacramento.

The Vikings closed the game with four runs in the top of the seventh inning to break it open. Vanden had scored two in the third, three in the fourth and one in the sixth.

Josiah Miguel had two hits for the Vikings.

Bryce Alcantera had a hit and drove in a run. DJ

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football for someone.”

Shanahan said Feb. 1 the 49ers did not plan to pursue a high-level quarterback as a potential fill-in. But with Purdy’s status unclear and Lance only two months removed from follow-up surgery on his right ankle, the 49ers need quarterback depth.

“We may have to look into the quarterback market in addition to Brock and Trey to insulate ourselves from what might happen,” Lynch said.

Could the 49ers’ quarterback search include looking at Tom Brady, a San Mateo native who’s 27 days into retirement?

Lynch said he texted Brady a congratulatory message on a record-setting career.

“He was a teammate for about three weeks at

Brown (Vacaville) went 2-for-3 for the University of Washington in a 7-6 win over San Jose State.

Sophomore utilityman Hunter Dorraugh (Vacaville) was 2-for-3 with a double for San Jose State in a 3-2 loss to Washington.

Senior right-hand pitcher Aaron Rund (Will C. Wood) picked up two wins for Campbell. He pitched two innings and allowed three hits but got the 6-5 win over Eastern Carolina. He later threw three innings, allowing two hits and three walks to go with six strikeouts in a 9-4 win over Butler. They were his first two wins of the season.

Women’s basketball

Senior guard Myli Martinez scored 13 points for Chico State and had two assists and two steals in a 73-63 win over Cal State San Bernardino.

Men’s tennis

Junior Marcus McDaniel (Kimme Charter) helped Georgia Tech earn a 5-2 win over Kennesaw State. McDaniel had an 11-1 record in matches and won eight straight before it was snapped by a loss against North Carolina, Wilmington.

Gymnastics

Sophomore Maddie Williams (Vacaville, Dream Extreme) finished tied for first on the uneven bars (9.950) and was second in the all-around (39.625) for Cal in a loss to Utah.

Junior Jaudai Lopes (Buckingham, Dream Extreme) was first in the vault (9.875) and second in the all-around (38.225) as San Jose State earned a win over UC Davis.

Anderson pitched one-hit baseball over four innings and had three strikeouts.

Trevor Morse and Brayden Bruno each pitched two innings in relief.

Vanden is scheduled to play Wednesday at Laguna Creek in Elk Grove.

Fairfield falls just short in opening loss

FAIRFIELD — The Fairfield High School baseball team opened the 2023 season Friday with an 8-7 loss to visiting American Canyon. Fairfield rallied for three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning but came up just short. The Falcons had earlier scored one run in the second inning and three in the third.

Amari Bryant went 2-for-4 at the plate with a double and an RBI. Zack O'Reilly was 2-for-4 and drove in two runs. Devin Knox also doubled.

Fairfield is scheduled to play at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Napa.

one point,” said Lynch, referring to his 2008 stint in Patriots’ training camp before retiring from his Pro Football Hall of Fame career as a safety. “So I sent him a text, just ‘Congratulations on one of the greatest careers that I’ve ever seen in any sport.’

“I wished him the best, so we’ll leave it at that.”

Lynch is encouraged by what he’s seeing in Lance’s rehabilitation a month into the offseason.

“He’s doing really well.

I feel I tell you this all the time but from my office on the second floor, I have a nice view of the field. I get reports, obviously, but my eyes tell me a lot,” Lynch said. “I’m watching Trey out there, taking drops every day and I don’t see a limp.

“That’s not to say he’s 100 percent. He’s really recovering well and doing a nice job. He did start throwing recently. Trey’s rehabbing extremely well.”

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his motion.

“It’s hard to even digest what was going on,” Cobb said. Playing catch-up with the clock prevented Cobb from focusing on what is usually his No. 1 objective this early in spring.

“It’s usually very challenging for us at this stage just to get our delivery right,” Cobb said. “That’s the only thing I’m really frustrated about today, I didn’t do much delivery thoughts. I just turned into a thrower and played defense against the clock the whole time.”

It showed.

Cobb struggled to find the strike zone and was visibly frustrated on the mound. He allowed two hits and two walks as all four baserunners scored, the biggest damage coming on a gargantuan blast over the berm in right-center field by San Diego outfielder David Dahl.

His fortunes turned in his second inning, when he let Bart resume calling pitches.

“Right now, there’s too

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3-point range. He tallied 16 assists while turning the ball over seven times in three games – four of those turnovers were committed against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday.

Kerr believes Poole is getting caught up trying to do too much, with Curry (leg injury) and Andrew Wiggins (family matter) both out. That’s why he’s been encouraging the 23-year-old to slow down and make a few simple adjustments.

“Honestly, it’s more about trying a little less hard,” Kerr said. “He’s trying too hard, he just wants it so badly, he wants to help us so badly, and I think easing back on the throttle and just making simpler decisions will really help him.”

With Curry out, opponents are throwing some of their best defenders at Poole, who signed a four-year, $140 million

much going on trying to call my own pitches every time,” Cobb said. “Trying to call pitches, get the ball rubbed up the way I want to feel comfortable in my hand, and get it within the time, I just don’t think is doable. . . .

“I think the challenge is not letting the pace pour over into your delivery. Subconsciously you’re in hurry-up mode. You’re go-go-go. When you start your delivery, you just have to think in your mind:

you’re good, slow it down, hit your check points in your delivery, and do that, rather than staying in ‘I’m rushed’ mode. Then you rush through your delivery and a lot of stuff ends poorly. It’s what happened with the home run. I rushed too much and ended up leaving it in the middle of the plate, and it got hit.”

If you’ve gotten the impression that Cobb is against the pitch clock, though, don’t be mistaken.

“The goal of it is good,” Cobb said. “We’re seeing two and a half hour spring training games, which is great. It’s constant action, which is great. I am a fan of the game and I want to grow the game to the younger generation and whoever might not want to watch it because of the pace. So if that helps, I’m on board. But it’s also challenging right now after doing something the same way for the last 20 years.”

and get to the rim rather than pounding the ball on a high screen and roll with everybody waiting for him, so it’s not just on him, but it’s on our whole group to execute better.”

Poole had another difficult night Sunday. He shot 5-for-20 from the floor and 1-for-8 from 3-point range, finishing the night with 15 points, four assists, three rebounds, two steals and four turnovers.

Kerr saw that game as a learning opportunity for Poole.

“He wants so badly to help that I think he’s trying too hard and taking some shots that are a little difficult,” Kerr said.

extension. The added pressure has pushed him into taking ill-advised shots, at times, rather than looking for an open man.

With two of their best players out indefinitely and the playoff race so tight, the Warriors’ margin of error is slim. While Poole is a crafty scorer at the rim and an imposing threat from beyond the arc, Kerr said

Poole needs to get off the ball more and trust it’ll come back to his hands.

“If we execute the way we can then his scoring opportunities won’t be with the defense set up waiting for him every time,” Kerr said. “If he can get off the ball, we can execute he can now attack a close-out with the defense scattered where you can use the speed

Note: The Warriors had a game Tuesday night at the Chase Center against the Portland Trail Blazers.

Golden State is still trying to make a playoff push and earn a spot after creeping along with a record of 31-30 before Tuesday night’s game. The Warriors were scheduled to be home against Thursday night for the Los Angeles Clippers.

Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group/TNS file (2022) San Francisco Giants pitcher Alex Cobb (38) reacts while pitching against the Chicago Cubs at Oracle Park in San Francisco, July 29, 2022.

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Golden State Warriors’ Jordan Poole (3) dribbles against Minnesota Timberwolves’ Austin Rivers (25) in the first quarter at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Sunday.