Daily Republic: Sunday, June 25, 2023

Researchers remember red flags on OceanGate sub A6

Matos’ home run leads Giants over D-backs B6

Prigozhin turns forces back in deal with Kremlin to drop charges

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Wagner mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin halted his advance toward Moscow and sent his fighters back to their bases, defusing for the moment what had become the biggest threat to President Vladimir Putin’s grip on Russia in his 23-year rule.

Developer of 3 Berryessa resort areas pulls out

FAIRFIELD — Sun Communities has announced it is no longer interested in redeveloping resort concession sites at Lake Berryessa, leaving Napa County scrambling for answers to the question, “What now?”

“I am writing to inform you that after careful analysis and consideration, Sun has determined that it is no longer feasible to continue with development of the Lake Ber-

ryessa Concession sites which we have pursued under our (exclusive rights) agreement with the county,” states a letter from Bill Raffoul, with Sun Communities Inc., to Leigh Sears, concession manager for Napa County.

“As we previously indicated, we have encountered significant obstacles relating to the failing utility infrastructure serving the project sites. Extensive investment would be required to upgrade and repair the existing infrastructure which far exceeds the initial estimates we

had based our proposal upon,” the letter states

“Additionally, after conducting thorough evaluations, it has become evident the site conditions pose unique and substantial challenges that we estimate will result in extraordinary development costs again far exceeding our initial estimates. These conditions include environmental factors, site specific characteristics and restrictions, and factors that increase the

Amateur radio operators practicing skills for emergency this weekend

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RIO VISTA — Don Preston has a deep love of amateur radio, which he has been doing since he was 11 years old, and at 78 that enthusiasm has not waned a bit.

As the Vaca Valley Radio Club president he is excited to share his skills and knowledge with others. They hosted a ARRL’s “Field Day” this weekend, which offered an opportunity to practice emergency radio communications in a field setting, as defined by the “rules” of the event, according to a press release.

The rules define the types of radios, power

output limits and ways that the radios are powered for the weekend. Hams will set up various types of radios and antennas, then attempt to make “contacts” using a variety of “modes.” The contacts will be with other hams and radio clubs across the country, around the world, and even with the International Space Station.

The event is intended to practice communication techniques, test equipment and introduce the “hobby” to the public.

Preston noted that this is something he hopes youths will pick up, because if something should happen and

to affect internet, cellphones and power, people still can communicate through ham radios.

house it

because I have backups,” he said.

loses power,

The Kremlin said it was dropping criminal mutiny charges against Prigozhin and his fighters as part of a deal to defuse the uprising, according to Tass. It also said the mercenary would go to Belarus, whose president helped broker the deal, but there was no immediate confirmation of that.

“We were able to resolve the situation without further losses, without further increasing the level of tension,” Tass quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying.

The events capped a day of escalating drama that saw Prigozhin take convoys of his fighters to within hours of the capital virtually unchal-

lenged, even after Putin accused the mercenary group of “treason” in a TV broadcast to the nation Saturday. By allowing him to pull back unpunished, Putin risks the appearance that he was forced to give in to the armed challenge of a man once known as the president’s chef for his Kremlin catering contracts.

Prigozhin’s rebellion jolted a country trying to sustain a war in Ukraine that’s the biggest conflict in Europe since World War II and unfolded against the backdrop of a Ukrainian counteroffensive across some of the area where Wagner’s troops deployed for months in the war’s longest and bloodiest battle.

The U.S. and Europe had been watching the events closely, with President Joe Biden getting regular briefings as officials sought to interpret the fast-moving events.

“Everything indicates there’s de-escalation in Russia,” Polish

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Dixon Railroad Day a hit with kids and locomotive fans

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DIXON — Anyone curious about how Dixon became a town can trace its history through the railroads.

The Downtown Dixon Business Association hosted a one-day Dixon Railroad Day event celebrating the connection the town has with the railroads.

They brought in miniature railroad hobbyists who brought plenty of trains, which were set at several locations in downtown Dixon; at the Dixon History Museum, Pardi Plaza and Women’s Improvement Park.

It is the first time the event has happened and plenty of people came out to see what it was all about.

Jill Orr, president of the Downtown Dixon Business Association has been planning this day

since January. She came up with the idea after hearing more about the history of Dixon.

“Our downtown is growing. It is filled with merchants and restaurants. We wanted something more to attract people to the downtown,” she said.

She has a friend, Emily Twist, whose son is a huge train fan and part of Diablo Pacific Short Line, which is a large group of train hobbyist. Orr learned much about her town’s history from the group, things like the first train depot from 1868. At that time, more than 150 wagonloads of goods were coming through Dixon. They needed a train system to get the merchandise to other part of the country.

“I wondered how I did not know this!” she said.

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Back scratchers, graduation kudos, A’s fans and more

Of all the devices created by humanity over time – clothing, eyeglasses, cars, smartphones, shoehorns, tennis rackets – it’s difficult to find something that more perfectly fulfills its mission and is more accurately named than the humble back scratcher.

Oh, sure, you’ve got the toilet plunger and the lawnmower. You’ve got the toaster and the bike rack. But the back scratcher?

This is an item that is designed for one specific purpose: To allow we pathetic, short-armed humans the chance to scratch those hard-toreach places on our backs and simply scratch them.

When we don’t have a back

scratcher in our possession, we’re reduced to one of two potential approaches, both of which are sad. One is to ignore the itching and hope it goes away (which just makes it worse). The other is to rub up against a wall corner like a cat or bear or dog and look strange.

Alas, the $5 (or less) back scratcher does the job perfectly and remains viable for years, maybe decades. If you buy a back scratcher, it will probably last you 20 years or more.

Is there a better tool? Is there a tool that has a better name? I say no.

On to the topics du jour . . .

It’s been a few weeks since many high school and college graduations, but let me add my two cents: This year’s grad-

uating class likely endured a tougher road than any class since the Class of 1945.

If you graduated in 2023, you were a freshman when the COVID-19 pandemic hit hardest. The end of your freshman year and most of your sophomore year were dominated by the pandemic, costing you the opportunity to build the crucial relationships and skills that are so helpful to navigate those four years. A sense of normalcy came back for your junior and senior years, but the absence of that formational period undoubtedly affected your experience.

The Class of 1945 similarly had World War II start during their freshman year — and continue throughout high school or college. Kudos to those who made it through. You had a rough time, but you’ll always have great stories.

nnn I have incredible respect – and pity – for fans of the Oakland Athletics. The A’s are having a historically bad season (on pace for one of the worst records in modern baseball history), they have an owner who appears to be deliberately trying to lose, they play in the worst ballpark in baseball and the team has announced a plan to move to Las Vegas. Yet A’s fans continue to show up. Sometimes it’s 5,000 fans or fewer. Sometimes (like on the recent “reverse boycott game, when fans showed up to prove a point) it’s more. Regardless, how loyal do you have to be to go watch a franchise that doesn’t try to win and plans to leave? For my money, while there aren’t nearly as many A’s fans as Giants or Warriors or 49ers or even Sharks fans in the

Bay Area, those A’s fans are the most loyal.

They deserve better. They won’t get it with the current ownership, who will prove that they can be terrible in Las Vegas, too.

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One request for people who create television commercials: Can you quit putting the QR code on the screen?

Am I supposed to always have my phone ready, then sprint to the screen and capture that code so I can then go to your website and get confused?

The use of QR codes for restaurant menus has largely failed. Do they seriously think it will work on a TV commercial?

It won’t. Unless, of course, it’s to get a free back scratcher. Then I’m all in.

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He wanted to pet dogs for his 100th birthday. Hundreds lined up.

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When Alison Moore began brainstorming ideas for her father’s 100th birthday celebration, there was one nonnegotiable for the festivities: dogs needed to be there. As many pooches as possible.

“He just love, love, loves dogs,” Alison Moore, 60, said of her dad, Robert Moore, who turned 100 on June 14. “Every dog he sees, he wants to pet. He has been like that his whole life.”

In addition to a big family dinner on his birthday, Alison Moore and her two siblings wanted to do something extra to mark the milestone. Sadly, “a lot of his best friends aren’t with us anymore,” she said. So, she decided, dogs would have to do.

Six days before the celebration, Alison Moore posted on the neighborhood networking site Nextdoor, as well as Facebook, explaining her idea and asking for dogs in San Jose, Calif., to stop by for a pet parade on June 17. People started sharing her post in other local groups on social media.

“We live in a nice little community, and I thought I could get some of my neighbors and friends to come,” said Alison Moore, adding that she planned for her father to sit outside her home with a banner, and assemble a small line of dogs for him to admire and cuddle. Human treats and dog treats would be served.

Since the posts got some traction, Alison Moore said, she expected 20 –maybe 30 – dogs to show up. She was stunned when, shortly after the parade started at 11 a.m., more than 200 canines congregated, waiting patiently

for their turn to be pet by her father.

“I was shocked,” said Alison Moore, explaining that some people drove more than 10 miles to attend the celebration.

Her father, who was the dean of science and applied arts at San José State University for 25 years, was deeply touched by the turnout.

“He was so overwhelmed,” his daughter said. “He was just so sweet and talking to the kids and petting all the dogs and saying their names. It was so much fun.”

Even though the event was intended to bring joy to Robert Moore, it ended up being a delightful day for the people who attended, including Rodger “O’B” O’Brien, 88, who has Alzheimer’s disease. His daughter, Denise O’Brien, brought him in his geriatric recliner, along with his dog, Lucky, to the parade.

“It was the most beautiful thing,” said Denise O’Brien, who owns a dog care company, Silicon Valley Watch Dogs, and stumbled upon Alison Moore’s post on Nextdoor. “It’s been a long time since I saw my dad smile for 90 minutes straight.”

Her father has been suffering from Alzheimer’s for the past five years, Denise

O’Brien said, explaining that he only remembers his wife’s name and his dog’s name. He proudly introduced Lucky to everyone at the parade.

“We were the first ones there and the last ones to leave,” Denise O’Brien said. “This made not just my dad’s day, but his whole year.”

Debby Yackonelli, who lives across the street from Alison Moore, watched in awe as the pet procession – which included dogs of all sizes, as well as pooches with disabilities – grew. She and her husband brought their pup Ryder, a 4-year-old Australian German shepherd mix, for a visit.

“He wore a little tux neckerchief, and we made a little happy birthday sign and put it on him,” said Yackonelli. “I think he thought the party was for him.”

She and her husband were astounded by the bustling crowd of canines that lined up. Surprisingly, Yackonelli said, the dogs were all well behaved, and there were no scuffles.

“It was just so lovely to see the neighborhood and community come out to honor her father,” said Yackonelli. “It was really an amazing sight to see.”

Caroline Moore, Robert Moore’s granddaughter, flew out from New York City for his birthday celebration.

“Everyone just couldn’t stop smiling,” said Caroline Moore, 24, who captured parts of the parade on video and compiled it into a TikTok. “We were all in disbelief.”

“So many strangers showed up. Not only did they show up, but they made cards and posters, they brought him cup-

cakes,” she continued. “It was the most heartwarming thing ever.”

Her grandfather spent the nearly two-hour parade “ear to ear smiling,” as he pet every dog that showed up. He also loves classic cars, Caroline Moore said, so several neighbors brought theirs by - some with their pups in tow.

The highlight, though, was the pooch paradewhich was a thrill for the entire Moore family.

“We’re a family of dog lovers,” said Caroline Moore, explaining that her late yellow lab, Benny, “was my grandpa’s favorite grandkid.”

It’s been several decades since Robert Moore had a dog of his own, so he relies on his

extended family to ensure he gets his puppy fix. When his children and grandchildren visit him at his assisted living community, they either bring their own dogs - or, to spice things up, they borrow a friend’s dog.

“Whenever anyone visits him and doesn’t bring a dog with them, you can tell he’s disappointed,” said Caroline Moore.

While Robert Moore is always pleased to meet a new furry friend, he said, the chance to pet dozens of dogs in one day was a dream come true.

“It was a special, special birthday parade because of the numbers and all the different breeds of dogs,” he said.

The love is mutual: “The dogs know he’s a dog

guy,” Alison Moore said, adding that the parade participants were generous with kisses and tail wags.

The Moore family is grateful to the community for making their patriarch’s birthday so memorable.

“It’s not easy being 100,” Alison Moore said, explaining that life can get lonely for her father. “He misses his wife, he misses his siblings, getting around is hard.”

She couldn’t help but cry as people who don’t know her family started showing up with cards, flowers and mementos. “Strangers did this for my dad.”

“It was just so sweet,” Alison Moore said. “My dear dad deserves it.”

Junior Livestock sales up more than 8% at Solano County Fair

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VALLEJO — Buyers

spent $134,647 at the July 17 Jr. Livestock Auction at the 74th annual Solano County Fair.

That is an increase of 8.4% over the 2022 total, fair officials reported. There were 140 lots sold.

The Livestock Exhibition featured 105 youth showing 453 animals. That was 80% more animals over the 252 at the 2022 fair.

The animal breakdown for the market division was 83 rabbits, 76 poultry, 32 pigs, 27 sheep, 20 meat goats and eight beef cattle. Additionally, there are 65 rabbit entries in the breeding division, 56 poultry, 26 dairy goats, 18 cavies (South American rodent), 17 dogs, 14 Pygmy goats, seven sheep and four meat goats.

The Vaca Valley Grange emerged as its own champion, with members taking home grand champion titles in six of the 10 competition categories.

Dixon FFA, Rio Vista FFA,

Maine Prairie 4-H and one independent seller took the others.

The grand champions and their clubs were:

n Beef: Jessica Carpenter, Vaca Valley Grange.

n Goat: Moncerrat Torres Cisneros, Dixon FFA.

n Poultry Pen: Eliz-

abeth Wilson, Vaca Valley Grange.

n Quail: Bianca Currey, Vaca Valley Grange.

n Turkey: Elizabeth Wilson, Vaca Valley Grange.

n Rabbit PenAlexis Romero, Vaca Valley Grange.

n Rabbit Single Fryer:

Local Applebee’s offering free kid’s meal on Independence Day

FAIRFIELD — Cue the sparklers! This Fourth of July, visit your Applebee’s and receive a free kid’s meal.

The offer is good at the Fairfield and Vallejo locations, owned and operated by Flynn Restaurant Group.

It is for dine in or to go. The offer must be mentioned. The free kids’ meal must be accompanied by an adult entrée purchase and ordered from the kid’s menu. There is a limit of two kids, 12 and younger.

Fair Board to discuss fairgrounds property in closed session

VALLEJO — The Solano County Fair Board will meet Wednesday in closed session to discuss the fairgrounds property.

The special meeting starts at 6 p.m. and includes a public comment period prior to the board going into closed session.

The board meets in the Directors Room at the fairgrounds, 900 Fairgrounds Drive, in Vallejo. The public can also access the meeting vis Zoom at https:// us02web.zoom.us/j/81033751141?pwd=MTdkMFpz bVdnZjluelFiNENPUk5LZz09. The Meeting ID is 810 3375 1141. The passcode is 741825.

Alexis Romero, Vaca Valley Grange.

n Rabbit Single Roaster: Azaria Maffei, Rio Vista FFA.

n Lamb : William Whitworth, Maine Prairie 4-H.

n Swine: Carson Ramos, Independent.

Students make presentation on ag grant

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FAIRFIELD — The Fairfield governing school board heard several presentation at Thursday nights meeting.

One of the presentation was given by two students who attend Rodriguez High School FFA program,

Lena Jeramida and Jessica Lopez Reese.

They presented on the Agricultural Career Technical Education Incentive Grant which provides districts with funds to improve the quality of their agricultural education programs.

The goal is to maintain a high-quality, comprehensive agricultural program

in California’s public school system to ensure a constant source of employable, trained, and skilled individuals.

A new Agricultural Incentive Grant Application is in place for the 2023-2024 school year.

Based on the new application, RHS qualifies for $14,490 in funding.

Rodriguez High School Agriculture Program was established in February 2019 with three pathways including Floral Design, Agriculture Science and Animal Care. The projected enrollment was 370 students with 2.7 teachers.

Access is also available by calling 669-900-9128.

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Madison Wilson, 11, of Vaca Valley Grange milks her goat, Royal Ruby, at the Solano County Fair at the Fairgrounds in Vallejo, June 15.

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Life science incubator opens in Vacaville

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VACAVILLE — The city of Vacaville is home to a new life science incubator, LifeSpace, providing flexible lab space, shared lab equipment and growth support.

The launch of this 10,000-square-foot flagship facility is an addition to the city’s growing bioeconomy. LifeSpace Labs is strategically positioned in the I-80 “Life Science Corridor,” located between UC Davis and UC Berkeley.

“LifeSpace Labs is collaborating with the City of Vacaville to open another door for life science innovation in the region,” said CEO Dipesh Lad, in press materials. “Our affordable membership-based model allows companies to operate and expand

locally while working in a business-friendly environment.”

Supporting the industry pipeline, the company will provide opportunity to young startups without the cost prohibitive barriers and right in the center of California’s established biomanufacturing cluster in Vacaville.

City Manager Aaron Busch expressed his enthusiasm, saying “we are thrilled to welcome LifeSpace Labs and support their launch locally. This project will be a major benefit to the City’s efforts to expand the biotech ecosystem in Vacaville.”

For more information about this partnership or other projects happening in Vacaville, please visit CityofVacaville.gov/BioTech and LifeSpLabs.com.

Supervisors to consider web redesign

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FAIRFIELD — A presentation on the Solano County website redesign project will be made Tuesday to the Board of Supervisors.

“The County Administrator’s Office, in coordination with the Department of Information Technology, is seeking to fully redesign the www. solanocounty.com website to increase functionality for both county departments and website visitors. This is a multi-faceted project with numerous stakeholders with an end goal of ensuring acces-

sibility and a better user experience,” the staff report to the board said.

The estimated cost for the project is about $1.2 million, and is included in the 2023-24 recommended budget approved by the board on Thursday.

The project was launched in January. A web governance committee has been “developing project principles, cleaning up current website content, and identifying areas for deeper exploration, such as ADA accommodations, legal requirements, and microsites,” the report states.

The board will consider

a $300,000 contract with Interpersonal Frequency, of McLean, Virginia, to complete the first phase of the project, which is to identify requirements and create a plan and design for the second phase. The second phase is to build and/or install, launch and support a new website and backend platform.

The first phase is expected to take about six months to complete. The new website could be available by the late spring of 2024. The county is paying AgreeYa Solutions, Inc. $278,000 as the project manager. That contract ends in March.

FSUSD looking at new teacher program

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FAIRFIELD — Fairfield Unified School District will be implementing a new program in the next couple of years, called Public Impact, which helps in developing Opportunity Culture Schools according to a staff report at the last meeting.

According to the report, Public Impact has a researched “Opportunity Culture model which will redesign schools to reach more students with excellent teaching.”

During the presentation, it was explained that the teachers with a record of student growth lead teams that include innovative teaching roles, paraprofessional support, and increased tutoring time.

The focus seems to be improving education through helping teachers be the learners and leaders.

A website fix has been a personal campaign by Supervisor Erin Hannigan for several years, and if completed on time, will be online just months before her final term comes to an end.

The board meets at 9 a.m. in the first-floor chamber of the government center, 675 Texas St. in Fairfield.

A closed session will follow the public session, during which the supervisors will be updated on labor negotiations and the lawsuit, Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians v. United States Department of Interior.

Fairfield school district administrators shine at annual awards celebration

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FAIRFIELD — Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District administrators brought home 12 of 15 awards presented at a recent celebration hosted by the Solano County chapter of the Association of California School Administrators.

Moreover, Oakbrook Academy principal Justine Turner was selected as the association’s Region 4 honoree. The region includes Solano, Mendocino, Sonoma, Napa, Marin and Vallejo City

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AAA senior group seeks applicants

to advisory board

FAIRFIELD — The Solano County Board of Supervisors is seeking applicants for the NapaSolano Area Agency Advisory Council.

The council is comprised of 16 members, eight from each county. Each member is appointed by the Board of Supervisors in his or her respective county.

The organization is one of 33 similar organizations

charter schools.

“The tremendous achievement did not stop at the regional level ... Turner received the award as the ACSA State Principal of the Year for 2022-23,” the district reported. This prestigious event, held Tuesday, recognizes outstanding administrators who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and dedication to their respective roles in the education field,” the district said in a statement.

“We are incredibly proud of our administrators for their outstanding accomplishments and

dedication to supporting FSUSD students. Our administrators consistently go above and beyond to ensure our students have the tools and opportunities to thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. Their tireless efforts and innovative approaches make a significant impact on the lives of our students, and we are honored to have such exceptional leaders guiding our district,” Corey said in the statement.

The 12 FSUSD award winners were Elizabeth Kolakoski, Adult Education Administrator;

Melissa Iriarte, Business Services Administrator; Kristen Witt, Career Technical Education Administrator; Chris Harrison, Central Office Administrator (District/ County); and Kim Morgan, Classified Leader. Also recognized were Lisa Lewis, Middle Grades Principal; Kenneth Whittemore, Personnel/Human Resources Administrator’; James Hightower, Secondary Principal; Holly Collins, Student Services Administrator; Kris Corey, Superintendent; and Mark Sitjar, Technology Administrator.

The goals are to increase academic achievement for students and overall satisfaction

for educators, resulting in teacher bretention.

“There is no cost to FSUSD for our partnership with Public Impact/ Opportunity Culture,” said Superintendent Kris Corey in an email after the meeting. There will be implementation costs, as part of the model includes paying lead teachers more for assuming more responsibilities. The exact costs will be dependent on each school’s individual plan and the negotiated agreement with affected bargaining units. There is no plan for any budgetary increase when implemented. It will be a reallocation of the use of Federal Title I dollars according to Korey.

Public Impact works with the districts in district teams and school teams through a process that will redesign educator roles and provide h igh-quality professional learning for these roles according to the presentation.

The District would

Richard Lockwood

Richard Lockwood passed away peacefully on June 2, 2023. Richard was born in Oakland, CA. His family moved to Fairfield in 1939 when he was 6 months old. He attend Armijo High School. After graduation he worked at the original location of JC Penny and was a volunteer firefighter. He met his wife, Karen Lockwood, through a good fellow firefighter. He was eventually hired by the Solano Irrigation District, where he eventually retired. Richard and Karen lived and raised there son, Joe Lockwood, in Fairfield. A few years after the death of Karen he met his future wife Patricia.

He is survived by wife Pat Lockwood, son Joe Lockwood and grandson John Paul Lockwood

The funeral will be held on June 28, 2023 at 1:00 p.m at Holy Spirit Church. Burial will be on June 29, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. at St. Alphonsus Cemetery.

Mary A. Toriello

Mary A. Toriello, age 107 of Fairfield passed into the arms of Jesus on June 10, 2023. Mary was born in Joliet, IL and grew up in Chicago. She was the beloved wife of the late Palmer Toriello and the late Anthony Zielinski. Mary was the dear mother of the late John Zelinski and the late Anthony Zielinski. She is survived by her two children Roger (JoAnn) Zielinski of Fairfield and Donna (Raymond) Kosirog of Westmont, IL; and her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and many dear friends. Mary will be truly missed and will be forever in our minds and hearts. A visita tion will be held on Thursday, June 29, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Br yan-Braker Funeral Home, 1850 West Te x as St reet , Fairfield, CA 94533, f ollowed by a catholic prayer service at 11:00 a.m. Interment will be at Fairmont Memorial Park immedi at ely following the ser vice.

Luzminda C. Seale

throughout California, and advocates for senior issues.

The Advisory Council meets on the first Tuesday of each month, from 10 a.m. to noon. Meetings alternate monthly between Napa and Fairfield.

Anyone interested can apply by contacting Richard White at 615-513-4063 or at Richardjwhite.51@gmail.com.

Police to hold sports camps July 12-13

FAIRFIELD — The city Police Department is

hosting two, one-day Cops and Kids Softball and Baseball Camps, July 12 and July 13, for children 8 to 11 years old.

The July 12 softball camp is for girls 8 to 11. The July 13 baseball camp is for girls and boys 8 to 11. Both are free and lunch will be provided both days. Check in is from 8 to 8:20 a.m. each day, and

camp ends at 1 p.m. The children must be picked up by 1:30.

Players are encouraged to bring their own equipment and registration is required.

Register for the softball camp at https://tinyurl. com/ffpdsoftball. Register for the baseball camps at https://tinyurl.com/ ffpdbaseball.

Luzminda C. Seale of Fairfield, CA passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family in Caldwell, ID on December 12, 2022. Luzminda, lovingly referred to as Minda, was born in Cataingan Masbate, Philippines, to parents Felipe Catampongan and Rosa Amit Minda married David Curtis Seale in 1968 who was in the United Sates Air Force. David and Minda lived mostly in Fairfield, CA where David spent 20 years in the ser vice of our countr y. David and Minda loved to travel and was known to play the odds on a slot machine or two now and then. Minda was an avid bowler and there is a whole shirt with winning pins to show she was not an amateur. She also was a fun-loving person who enjoyed joking around.

Minda loved Jesus and her husband, and she is home now with both. Minda will be missed by all of us who knew her. Minda will join her husband of 52 years, David Curtis Seale, (who preceded Minda in death) at the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery on June 29, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. There will be celebration of life/gathering following the service. Condolences may be shared with the family at www.dakanfuneralchapel.com

George Lloyd Vaughn Sr.

George Lloyd Vaughn Sr., 86, passed away on Friday, June 9, 2023 surrounded by his family in Suisun City, CA.

George was born on September 18, 1936 in Centralia, IL to Mayle and Arline (Humble) Vaughn. He married Shirley Vaughn (Gentry) on October 5, 1967.

George served and retired from the US Air Force after 14 years of service and started a new civil service career with Oakland Army Base in Oakland, CA. He enjoyed taking vacations with family, attending and watching the games of his favorite sports teams, the San Francisco 49ers, San Francisco Giants, and Golden State Warriors; sharing his love of military airplanes with his granddaughter; and taking trips with his wife to local casinos. It brought him great joy to interact with his grandkids and great-grandchildren. He enjoyed listening to the music of Marvin Gaye, Sam Cooke, and The Temptations.

He is survived by his spouse Shirley Vaughn; son George (Trisha) Vaughn of Fairfield; daughters Connie Nelson of San Leandro and Cheryl (Carlton) Phenix of Suisun City; brother Maylee Vaughn of Houston, TX; grandchildren Joseph Williams, Chelsea Rojas, Alyssa Phenix, Isaiah Benjamin, and Justin Vaughn; great-grandchildren Noah, Nariah, and Niello Benjamin; and several cousins, nieces, and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his parents; three sisters Wanda, Sarah, and Tavey; three brothers Joseph, Julius, and Odie Vaughn; daughter Sherita Howard; and granddaughter Kimberly Williams.

Viewing and words from family and friends will be on Friday June 30, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at Br yan-Braker Funeral Home, 1850 West Texas Street Fairfield, CA. Burial will be at Sacramento Valley National Cemetery, 5810 Midway Road, Dixon, CA.

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The City of Vacaville is home to a new life science incubator, LifeSpace, providing flexible lab space, shared lab equipment, and growth support.

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How California is helping save the next generation of abortion doctors

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For decades, abortion education has been mandatory in the training of ob-gyn doctors.

Now, a year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, it is increasingly unavailable.

With abortion access vanishing in almost half of the country, Bay Area medical-training programs have launched a deliberate and concerted counteroffensive, hosting and helping future doctors from states where access is restricted. The goal is twofold: to ensure the nation doesn’t lose a generation of providers, and to arm doctors everywhere with the expertise to care for women who, now more than ever, need to understand the new complexities of being pregnant.

“It’s key that we learn how to counsel our patients on all of their options,” said 29-year-old Dr. Anita Vasudevan, who left her home state of Texas for UC San Francisco-sponsored abortion training at a primary care residency program at Sutter Santa Rosa Family Medicine. “Not only because it’s the right thing to do, but because it can be life-saving.”

A high school valedictorian and university honor student, Vasudevan misses her friends and

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family in Houston, where she dreamt of providing primary care to underserved patients.

But when Texas took steps to ban abortion, dramatically reducing her opportunity to learn, “I was really nervous,” she said. “Here, it’s just a choice that people have.”

Abortion doesn’t go away when it becomes illegal, advocates say –it just becomes less safe. For women seeking to understand their options, the U.S. needs clinicians in every state who are trained and ready, said Dr. Jody Steinauer, director of the UCSF Bixby Center for Reproductive Health and the Ryan Residency Training Program, a national project that finds educational slots for ob-gyn residents from restric-

Sample the culinary offerings of downtown Fairfield

FAIRFIELD — The Taste of Downtown returns in July.

The ticketed event showcases the culinary culture of downtown where a variety of restaurants in Downtown Fairfield offer sample-sized portions of some of their tasty dishes.

Mark your calendar for July 20. Hours are 3 to 7 p.m. Visit www.thetastoffairfield.com to purchase tickets for the event and to view participating restaurants.

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begin implementation with teams from no more than three Title I schools in about two years. If school sites move forward with this partnership, the 2023/24 school year would serve as a planning year with implementation during the 2024/25 school year.

Only certain grade levels and teams at those schools would be identified to begin this work.

The site teams would work with the Opportunity Culture teams to develop a plan for implementation over the course of next year.

Any plans that impact working conditions would need to be negotiated with the appropriate employee association according to the report.

Public Impact was founded in 1996 to research, evaluate, and try new solutions to improve

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Since that time, Reese reported that they had many success including, earning three CA State FFA Degrees; three Competitive Career Development Teams; two State Proficiency Finalist in Equine and Small Animal Care/Production; one State Speaking Finalist; one Regional and Sectional Officer; 64 Pathway Completers and Outstanding 2-3 Person Department.

The students exhibited at the Dixon May Fair and the Solano County Fair.

tive states. “We’re worried that doctors will finish their training not having the basic knowledge about abortion care and won’t be able to provide pre-abortion care, postabortion care to their patients,” she said.

A family doctor may be the first person to whom a woman turns for help if she’s suffering from an unplanned pregnancy, a miscarriage or fetal problems. But only 6% of family medicine residency programs offer abortion training – and they’re almost exclusively concentrated in “safe haven” states such as California, said Flor Hunt, executive director of the Bay Area-based TEACH (Training in Early Abortion for Comprehensive Healthcare), which arranges “external rotations” in abortion care for

family practice residents.

Even ob-gyn residents –trainee doctors who have committed to the specialty – who don’t plan to perform abortions must receive training in the procedure to be board certified to practice.

But nearly 20% of the nation’s 286 accredited ob-gyn programs operate in states with revived or new abortion bans; another 28% of programs are in states with major restrictions. And that puts medical schools and residency programs in a quandary: While states are criminalizing abortions, medical education and accreditation groups consider it an important skill.

The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education requires ob-gyn residents to perform at least 20 surgical abortions to satisfy its requirements – and if a program doesn’t offer training, it risks losing its accreditation. The American Board of Obstetricians and Gynecologists requires training for doctors to be certified to practice.

In emergency situations, there’s a professional duty for a doctor to act, irrespective of state restrictions.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has reaffirmed the Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act, legally

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Revised budget, looming deadline, before city council

SUISUN CITY — The upcoming fiscal year budget returns to the city council at its 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. It must be passed by Friday.

Councilmembers asked for more time to review before casting their votes.

There are five resolutions dealing with the budget.

The proposed budget includes a total of $1.2 million from Measure S and Revenue Loss Recovery Fund which is part of ARPA funding. Measure S allocation is $616,000 and Revenue Loss Recovery fund allocation is $591,436.

The money was to repave sections of Merganser and Wigeon Way.

Staff is proposing an option to purchase pothole patching equipment that will allow staff to do a better job of addressing potholes yearround throughout the city, rather than just repair the sections of two roads.

The total cost comes to approximately $330,000, freeing up $870,000 that can be transferred to the general fund to reduce the amount of reserve needed to balance the 2023-2024 budget.

The proposed budget includes $650,000 from

the ARPA and Revenue Loss Recovery Funds. Staff has modified the scope of to focus on immediate repairs totaling about $155,000.

If the council opts for this alternative, it will make $495,000 available to be used to balance the budget shortfall.

The general fund would be dipping into reserves for $1,835,886 to balance the budget. If the council goes forward with the alternatives, it will only use $470,886 from reserves.

Due to the labor negotiations process, staff did not have adequate time to prepare the full budget document. It will be distributed to the council and available to the public in July, 2023.

The complete agenda, and budget, can be found at www.suisun.com.

The council meets at 701 Civic Center Blvd.

education for all students, especially those who were historically underserved.

Public Impact began to develop the “3X for All ideas,” with significant (and ongoing) input from educators and publishing detailed job models, financial models, and school schedules. They rolled out Opportunity Culture models in 2013 which included models, supporting materials, and Public Impact consulting continue to be updated based on data and educator feedback according to the report.

Opportunity Culture schools transform roles, pay, budget usage, and schedules to make the best use of time and talent for high-growth student learning—while increasing teacher collaboration and teamwork. By the end of the design process next year, participating schools will begin to hire for new OC positions from within the school for the 2024-25 school year the report stated.

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Dr. Anita Vasudevan at Santa Rosa Community Health where she is doing her family practice residency in Santa Rosa, Thursday.

Robinson Kuntz/ Daily Republic file (2019) Wind blows through flags at Suisun City Hall, Nov. 20, 2019.

Researchers remember red flags and discoveries on OceanGate submersible

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SEATTLE — H. Gary Greene has taken hundreds of dives in underwater submersibles, including to depths greater than the north Atlantic Ocean floor where the Titanic –and now, the doomed Titan craft – rests. Among Greene’s excursions was a 2018 dive near San Juan Island that left him with some “qualms.”

For his research about the habitats of forage fish, the marine geology professor had won passage in Cyclops 1, the Everett-based OceanGate’s predecessor to Titan, which caught the world’s attention when it vanished and apparently imploded on June 18. The Cyclops, which was built with assistance from the University of Washington, struggled below water with propulsion, communication and navigation, according to Greene and other participants who took part in dives that September.

“This was a bit different,” Greene said of the San Juan dive. “This was definitely a sort of experimental type of thing.”

At the time, Cyclops’ deployment off Friday Harbor – with OceanGate founder Stockton Rush as the pilot – was heralded as an exciting moment for scientific exploration. Its dives produced useful discoveries, including that red urchin can live in much deeper waters than previously thought. For several participants, the operation felt safe and well run; one person enjoyed his trip so much he asked for a free ride on Titan.

To others, the expeditions raised red flags. The first dive was delayed because of issues with

the propulsion system, a recurring problem that forced one crew to resurface, researchers aboard said this week. Communication cut out at least once. Greene said the navigation system, which was based on direct communication to the mothership above, didn’t work on his first dive. On another occasion, the ship bumped into an underwater wall in the strong San Juan currents.

The sub, like Titan, was uncertified, meaning it had not gone through a series of voluntary inspections, which worried Greene at the time.

The issues were so concerning that one experienced underwater researcher who was scheduled for a dive refused to go.

In the end, the expeditions were viewed as a success, leading to the publication of several scientific papers. But the Titan’s disappearance has spurred some of its participants to reflect on that experience and question the intersection of scientific research with for-profit ventures.

“If you’re honest with yourself,” said Dr. Aaron Galloway, one of the

divers that day, “you can say that was a bad decision I made.”

Brief UW collaboration

Rush, who also piloted Titan, founded OceanGate in 2009 when he bought a submersible, Antipodes, from a private owner. He soon formed collaborations with some of the region’s preeminent scientific organizations, which burnished the company’s reputation.

From 2013 to 2020, the University of Washington’s applied physics lab lent engineering expertise to help design OceanGate’s own vessel, the shallowdiving Cyclops ship – a steel-hulled submersible designed to travel as deep as 1,640 feet.

The lab initially signed a $5 million research collaborative agreement with OceanGate, but only $65,000 worth of work was completed before the two organizations “parted ways,” UW spokesperson Victor Balta said in a statement Thursday. That work resulted in Cyclops.

The university did not work on the Titan submersible because its “expertise involved only shallow

OceanGate operated in ‘lawless’ high seas. Others do, too.

water implementation,” lab executive director Kevin Williams said.

OceanGate also worked with Boeing as part of the 2013 UW collaboration. At the time, a Boeing executive said in a news release the aerospace company would work on the “development of the pressure hull of OceanGate’s next-generation manned submersible.”

The university’s School of Oceanography’s also contracted with OceanGate to perform nine tests between 2015 and 2021, according to Balta. UW researchers and personnel did not provide any verification or validation of OceanGate equipment as part of those tests, he added.

San Juan dives

As it built its brand, OceanGate conducted dozens of dives in Puget Sound, including one with the rapper Macklemore in 2014 that was documented by the Discovery Channel.

The seven dives over five days in the San Juans were organized by The SeaDoc Society, a program of the University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine based on Orcas Island. The group contracted with OceanGate to use the submersible, and solicited research proposals, said Joe Gaydos, science director at SeaDoc.

The OceanGate submersible was “exactly the tool” the researchers needed, said Adam Summers, a professor in the UW’s School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences. His research team still uses the videos collected from those missions in their

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A dive in international waters. A submersible transported on a Canadian ship. A subsidiary company registered in the Bahamas. OceanGate, the owner of the submersible that imploded attempting to visit wreckage from the Titanic - killing all on board - appears to have gone to great lengths to operate in a legal gray zone, slipping between the cracks of domestic and international law. But one need not go far to find vessels navigating uncharted regulatory waters on the open ocean.

“The high seas are lawless,” said Sally Yozel, who previously served as the director of policy at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Experts said international waters, which cover roughly half the planet and make up two-thirds of the ocean, suffer from patchwork regulation and inconsistent enforcement, a challenge that can give rise to human rights abuses, criminal acts and environmental harms.

In OceanGate’s case, the American-made Titan submersible dove into international waters from a Canadian ship, Polar Prince, an arrangement that OceanGate took to mean the submersible did not need to register with a country or otherwise follow rules that apply to vessels.

S alvatore Mercogliano, a maritime historian with Campbell University, compared the submersible to a recreational boat: “If you’re driving your truck, and

you’ve got a trailer with a boat on the back, and the police stop you, they can inspect the car and the trailer. But not the boat, because the boat is cargo, and it doesn’t become a vehicle until you stick it in the water.”

“Once you get 12 miles out,” Mercogliano added, referring to the outer limit of territorial sea, “there’s no international boat police that shows up.”

Thomas Schoenbaum, a University of Washington law professor and maritime law expert, added that Stockton Rush, the OceanGate CEO who died on the Titan, led both the Washingtonbased OceanGate and OceanGate Expeditions, a subsidiary company based in the Bahamas that led the Titanic dives.

“It does strike one as an attempt to avoid regulation,” Schoenbaum said.

The multinational search for the Titan and its five passengers ended Thursday after the U.S. Coast Guard announced pieces of the missing submersible had been found, evidence of a “catastrophic implosion” that left no survivors.

There have long been calls for better regulation of the high seas, but this comes amid a “dizzying array” of agreements, conventions and regional bodies to manage the seas. This includes the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which established rules governing the use of oceans and their resources, and the International Maritime Organization, an agency of the U.N. that regulates shipping.

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Undated handout photo shows Titan, the submersible that imploded during an expedition to the Titanic wreckage, June 18.

Barely a third of Americans still have landlines. Who are they?

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Do people still have landline telephones? Thus asks reader Sharon Claffey of Williamstown, Mass., echoing a question we’ve heard quite a bit this year.

We’re just as curious about that as you are, Sharon! And the startling answer is that about 73 percent of American adults lived in a household without a landline at the end of last year – a figure that has tripled since 2010.

Until recently, we weren’t sure that data even existed. But it turns out we were looking in the wrong place. Phone usage is tracked in the National Health Interview Survey, of all things, the same source we used in previous columns to measure the use of glasses and hearing aids by our fellow Americans.

How did telephones wind up in a health survey? It all began more than two decades ago, when Stephen Blumberg and his colleagues at the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) started fretting and sweating about a newfangled gadget called the cellphone. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducts some of the nation’s most extensive phone surveys - used to produce vital information about rates of immunization, risky behavior, health care use and chronic conditions - and they worried that changes in telephone access could distort their results.

Blumberg, who now runs the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), realized the survey was perfect for tracking changes in American phone habits. Since 1957, the Census Bureau has had fulltime staff (827 of them in 2022) crisscrossing the country on behalf of the NCHS, knocking on doors to find folks selected for the interview, including those who don’t have a phone or whose number isn’t listed.

Sure enough, researchers found that phone usage is correlated with health, often in surprising ways.

“People who have cut the cord” –abandoning landlines to rely only on wireless – “are generally more likely to engage in risky behaviors,” Blumberg told us. “They’re more likely to binge drink, more likely to smoke and more likely to go without health insurance.” That’s true even when researchers control for age, sex, race, ethnicity and income.

Every six months, as new interviews roll in, Blumberg and his colleagues release an update. The latest shows that landlines are far more common among homeowners (34 percent have them) than among renters (15 percent), while Hispanic Americans (20 percent) are less likely to have them than their White or Black friends (30.5 percent).

Only 2 percent of U.S. adults use only landlines. Another 3 percent mostly rely on landlines and 1 percent don’t have phones at all. The largest group of holdouts, of course, are folks 65 and older. That’s the only demographic for which households with landlines still outnumber wireless-only households.

With the help of NORC at the

How stocks respond to hikes in Fed funds rate

An important tenet for investing is to remember that past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Many results are possible. But also note that Mark Twain wrote that history does not repeat itself, but it often rhymes. This could also be said of the Federal Reserve interest rate policy.

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Since March 2022, the U.S. Federal Reserve has increased the target federal funds rate repeatedly, pausing only this month. The intent of the rate increases was to combat soaring inflation in the U.S. Some investors may worry that rising interest rates will decrease equity (stock) valuations and therefore lead to relatively poor equity market performance. However, history offers a more optimistic opinion. Equity returns in the U.S. have been positive on average following hikes in the fed funds rate.

A study from the University of Chicago examined the relation between U.S. equity returns, measured by the Total U.S. Market Research Index, and changes in the federal funds target rate from 1983 to 2021. Over this period of 468 months, rates increased in 70 months and decreased in 67 months.

On average, U.S. equity market returns are reliably positive in months with increases

in target rates. Moreover, the average stock market return in those months is similar to the average return in months with decreases or no changes in target rates. Please note that these numbers are averages over long periods. Certainly, returns in a given month could be negative and sometimes are. What about the returns not in the month of the increase but in the month after rate hikes?

This question may be of particular interest when the Fed is expected to increase the federal funds target rate multiple times.

The study examined annualized U.S. equity market returns over the one-, three-, and fiveyear periods following one or two consecutive monthly increases in the fed funds target rate, as well as following months with no increase. The news is reassuring for investors concerned with the current environment of increasing rates. The U.S. equity market has delivered strong longer-term performance on average regardless of activity at the Fed. The Federal Open Market Committee meets eight times per year. Several meetings remain for 2023. Fed signals and actions will continue to be closely watched by the market. As the Fed often signals

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University of Chicago, the NCHS also models household phone usage for all 50 states, albeit at a slight lag (the latest figures are from 2020). Landlines have been left behind most enthusiastically by folks in Idaho and places like it - rural, rootless, mountainous Western states - as well as Oklahoma, which has a decent claim to being both Western and mountainous (look it up), and Mississippi, which doesn’t. The states that cling to their physical phone connections are New York and places like it – dense, deeply rooted Northeastern states - as well as Maryland, which dangles from the bottom of the Northeast like Spanish moss.

But landlines aren’t what they used to be. As of 2021, fewer than a third of landline households still had what’s technically known as plain old telephone service, the copper wires that carry their own power and work during blackouts.

Most landline homes now have VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol), which usually sends calls

through your internet connection.

In 2019, the Federal Communications Commission scrapped regulations that required telecommunications carriers to run copper wires to every home. The threeyear transition period ended last year, and carriers are beginning to scrap the plain old systems and push customers to adopt cheaperto-maintain, easier-to-upsell digital technologies.

Phone companies don’t really string copper anymore. AT&T’s legacy consumer voice and data business eked out $1.7 billion in revenue in 2022, company filings show - a sum almost 35 times smaller than the $60.5 billion that gushed from its wireless services business. Last year Jeff McElfresh, now the company’s chief operating officer, laid out a plan to reduce about half the company’s copper services by 2025.

None of this provides a grand unified theory of why the Northeast

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its agenda in advance, market participants are already incorporating this information into market prices.

It is natural to wonder what the Fed’s actions mean for equity performance. The study indicates that U.S. equity markets offer positive returns on average following rate hikes. Thus, reducing equity allocations in anticipation of, or in reaction to, fed funds rate increases is unlikely to lead to better investment outcomes. This is another example that trying to time the markets does not work well or consistently. Remember that everyone has access to the same information with different interpretations. Your opinion is just yours. Trying to outsmart the rest of the world is hard to do.

Instead, investors who maintain a broadly diversified portfolio and use information in market prices to systematically focus on higher expected returns may be better positioned for long-term investment success.

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

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is the last place to give up its landlines, though.

For clues, we considered other measures of tech adoption. The Census Bureau’s American Community Survey doesn’t track landline phones, but it does track a few things we might expect to correlate with landline use. Specifically, it looks at who has home computers, smartphones and tablets. (Census also administers the National Health Interview Survey, as it does many government surveys, given its incredible expertise, but it’s the NCHS’s project.)

None of them turn out to be strongly related to phone ownership, however. Desktop and laptop usage is somewhat correlated with having a landline. But by that measure, the Northeast doesn’t stand out from other

demographically similar regions of the country.

So the search began for other variables. Specifically, we needed something that would affect telephones but not other tech, and that would apply to customers in the Northeast but not to customers living anywhere else.

In retrospect, the answer is obvious. Telephone access doesn’t depend on demographics alone. Unlike most of the things we track, it’s also a business relationship. And since the breakup of Ma Bell in 1984, approximately one company (and its predecessors) has controlled landline phones in almost every Northeastern state. That would be Verizon.

So has Verizon done something that might encourage the preservation of landlines? If anyone would know, we figured it would be Michael Hodel, research director at Chicago-based independent investment analysis heavy-

weight Morningstar. Hodel has watched telecom since Verizon was still Bell Atlantic, and had just subsumed the other major Northeastern Baby Bell, NYNEX.

Back then, soaring demand for fast home internet service pitted phone companies against cable providers to see who could capture the winner-take-all “triple play” market: phone, broadband and cable TV. And Verizon had positioned itself to be unusually successful.

Cable competitors such as Comcast started well behind Verizon and the other Bell babies on the landline side, of course. And Verizon got the jump on phone competitors like AT&T, which was never as successful in adding cable and landline service to its customer bundles.

Hodel points out that customers often abandon landlines at key transition points, such as when they switch from dial-up or DSL to broadband internet. But

because Verizon pushed customers to adopt its Fios fiber-optic internet connections early on, they tended to switch in the mid-2000s when landlines were still de rigueur. “Someone who’s had Fios broadband and a landline phone from Verizon hasn’t had much reason to switch providers and rethink which services they take,” Hodel told us via email. “I would also bet that Verizon has offered attractive bundle prices to keep customers taking its phone service over the years - the incremental cost of providing the service to a broadband customer is pretty minimal.”

If Verizon is already piping internet and cable into your home, it’s easy to tack on a landline; the extra fee is pretty much gravy. So, even as landlines slide into oblivion, Verizon seems happy to hold on to its voice customers in the Northeast as long as it can.

Crime logs

FairField

THURSDAY, JUNE 22

12:40 a.m. — Shots fired, HAGEMANN WAY

5:12 a.m. — Hit-and-run property damage, 2400 block of HUNTINGTON DRIVE

6:08 a.m. — Fight with a weapon, 500 block of ALASKA

AVENUE

8:18 a.m. — Vehicle theft, 600 block of GREENTREE COURT

8:48 a.m. — Vehicle burglary, 600 block of GREENTREE

CIRCLE

9:26 a.m. — Vandalism, 200 block of ATLANTIC AVENUE

11:30 a.m. — Forgery, 1500 block of TRAVIS BOULEVARD

11:38 a.m. — Hit-and-run property damage, 5700 block of ESTATES DRIVE

11:48 a.m. — Drunken driving, CLAY BANK ROAD

11:48 a.m. — Forgery, 300 block of DAHLIA STREET

1:26 p.m. — Reckless driver, PEABODY ROAD

2:37 p.m. — Hit-and-run property damage, 1600 block of CLAY STREET

2:53 p.m. — Battery, LINEAR PARK PATHWAY

2:54 p.m. — Trespassing, 2100 block of NORTH TEXAS STREET

4:09 p.m. — Vehicle theft, 2000 block of CADENASSO DRIVE

4:21 p.m. — Hit-and-run property

damage, 1200 block of B. GALE

WILSON BOULEVARD

4:53 p.m. — Trespassing, 1600

block of KIDDER AVENUE

5:52 p.m. — Drunken driving,

2200 block of GATEWAY COURT

6:15 p.m. — Grand theft, 2100

block of WEST TEXAS STREET

7:56 p.m. — Hit-and-run property damage, 1100 block of CORMORANT PLACE

8:53 p.m. — Reckless driver, VISTA DEL RANCHO

9:40 p.m. — Trespassing, 2500

block of HILBORN ROAD

10:08 p.m. — Trespassing, 100

block of TRAVIS AVENUE

SATURDAY, JUNE 24

12:44 a.m. — Vehicle burglary, 800 block of TEXAS STREET

2:21 a.m. — Vehicle burglary, 700 block of WEBSTER STREET

8:13 a.m. — Vehicle theft, 300

block of EAST TABOR AVENUE

8:19 a.m. — Vehicle theft, 4700

block of BIRKDALE CIRCLE

8:24 a.m. — Reckless driver, WALTERS ROAD

8:50 a.m. — Vehicle theft, 2500

block of AUTO MALL PARKWAY

9:01 a.m. — Hit-and-run property

damage, 700 block of EAST TRAVIS BOULEVARD

10:11 a.m. — Sexual assault, 1000 block of WEBSTER STREET

11:16 a.m. — Trespassing, 1600

block of NORTH TEXAS STREET

1:31 p.m. — Hit-and-run property

some people will be able to communicate.”

This weekend at the Brannan Island State Park Campground about 15 amateur operators brought there tents, RV’s and trailers for weekend to share the fun and excitement of this hobby.

Ryan Clark, 15, from San Ramon, has been doing Ham radio communications since he was also 11 years old. At this point his interest is mostly digital signals.

“I like coming to this because its fun to hang out with the club members,” he said.

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damage, TABOR AVENUE

2:41 p.m. — Battery, PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE

2 :50 p.m. — Hit-and-run property damage, 1200 block of B. GALE WILSON BOULEVARD

3:01 p.m. — Residential burglary, 1600 block of TRAVION COURT

4:07 p.m. — Forgery, 3100 block of SERRA WAY

4:18 p.m. — Hit-and-run with injury, EAST PACIFIC AVENUE

4:35 p.m. — Trespassing, 2100 block of WEST TEXAS STREET

4:59 p.m. — Reckless driver, MARIGOLD DRIVE

5:33 p.m. — Reckless driver, 1100 block of SANDERLING DRIVE

5:44 p.m. — Brandishing a weapon, EAST TABOR AVENUE

7:08 p.m. — Vandalism, 700 block of MEADOWLARK DRIVE

7:56 p.m. — Brandishing a weapon, 1300 block of TRAVIS

BOULEVARD

8:43 p.m. — Vandalism, 900 block of LINDEN AVENUE

8:55 p.m. — Reckless driver, WATERMAN BOULEVARD

9:24 p.m. — Vandalism, 5000 block of DAY DRIVE

9:53 p.m. — Trespassing, 4700 block of BUSINESS CENTER DRIVE

10:27 p.m. — Robbery, 200 block of EAST TABOR AVENUE

SuiSun City

THURSDAY, JUNE 22

7:12 a.m. — Vehicle burglary, 300 block of CIVIC CENTER

BOULEVARD 10:52 p.m. Burglary, 1400 block of HUMPHREY DRIVE

3:21 p.m. Fraud, 1400 block of MONITOR AVENUE

4:49 p.m. Vehicle burglary, 300 block of PINTAIL DRIVE 9:24 p.m. Shots fired, 500 block of TRUMPETER DRIVE SATURDAY, JUNE 24

12:17 p.m. — Assault, 400 block of MARINA CENTER

1:00 p.m. — Fraud, 600 block of EMPEROR DRIVE

2:40 p.m. — Assault, HARLEQUIN WAY/EMPEROR DRIVE

:42 p.m. — Vehicle burglary, 1300 block of POTRERO CIRCLE

Radio Club has about 100 members from all over the area and not just Solano County.

Mike Rogers, vice president of the club noted that having this equipment means being able to operate indefinitely.

“We help support the military community worldwide,” he said.

Tim Fryman from Vacaville decided to make it a family vacation this weekend and brought his daughter, dog and wife.

“This is a camping trip with this added to it,” he said. It was his first fielddays event.

“I saw it last year and just watched them,” Fryman said. “Afterwards I thought about doing it myself the next year.”

VACAVILLE — The city council will vote on proposed budgets totaling $275,707,071 for the upcoming fiscal year.

The general fund budget is $150,274,255.

Enterprise and special revenue funds, including the water and sewer utility systems, transit, engineering services, and lighting and landscaping assessment districts, account for an additional $125,432,816.

The proposed Successor Agency Budget, which is not included in the above total, is $6,774,081.

The proposed budget for the city’s Capital Improvement Program is $56,826,054 for the

upcoming fiscal year.

“It’s been three years since the City prepared its first budget faced with the fiscal uncertainty of the Covid-19 pandemic,” city manager Aaron Busch wrote in his letter.

“While there were economic swings along the way, the city was fortunate in having revenue streams recover and grow much faster than anticipated and being in the financial position to reinvest in increasing staffing and programs to address community needs and support the Council’s priority initiatives.”

There are challenges, he added. Among them rising inflation and interest rates, workforce competition, supply chain

delays, and a slowing of the economy. Budget study sessions were conducted on May 23 and June 13.

In preparing the budget forecast, it was assumed sales tax revenue will decrease slightly, property taxes will decline in fiscal year 2024-25, general fund growth for 2023-2024 is expected to be below 3 percent.

It also includes a 5-percent increase in services and supplies because of inflation.

Not all the department budget requests are being recommended at this time. These unfunded items totaling a little more than $1.3 million will continue to be tracked and further evaluated along

with the city’s finances prior to recommendation to the council. There are seven full-time positions recommended for addition. The net increase is four, by swapping a vacant Public Works Technician position for the requested Engineering Technician position, an expiring Limited-Term Housing Technician position, and the elimination of a Public Works Maintenance Superintendent position. The meeting gets underway at 6 p.m. at 650 Merchant St. Find the complete agenda at https:// www.ci.vacaville. ca.us/government/ agendas-and-minutes.

The Dixon History Museum is a great place to learn more about the towns past.

Along with food, vendors included the miniature train hobbyist who laid out table after table of trains and small towns. But one display really was breathtaking: a 30-foot trailer with an entire trainset, complete with mountains, tressels and tiny people on a flatbed with wheels.

Owner Jerry Abreu of the Wandering Railroad started building it three years ago with the help of several friends.

“We finished and got to do one show, and Covid hit,” he said.

So the trailer was parked in his back yard just waiting to attend the second show. Once the pandemic lifted, Abreu was off and rolling to

new events.

“I want to be able to take this to hospitals, so the kids can enjoy it,” he said. “Maybe even over to veterans home or something.” He hopes to see more younger people taking an

interest in model trains.

“It is dying out, the young people aren’t that interested anymore,” he said. “And that is a shame.”

Jessica Cuevas of Dixon brought the whole family out for the day. She

herself is not a train enthusiast but her 4-year-old son, Mateo, was in heaven.

“This is so cool to see the setups,” she said. “It is just fun to watch him enjoying himself.”

explanation.

President Andrzej Duda said in Warsaw late Saturday. Prigozhin’s troops pulled out of positions they’d taken up early Saturday in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don, Tass reported. Moscow planned to lift tight security measures imposed earlier when the mercenary group was heading for the capital.

But even if Putin has succeeded in avoiding a conflict, Prigozhin’s dramatic challenge has shaken the Russian president’s image of total political control.

“We underestimated Prigozhin but now we’ve clearly overestimated Putin,” Tatyana Stanovaya, founder of political consultancy R.Politik, wrote in Telegram. “This is a very powerful defeat for him.” There was no immediate word on whether Putin had agreed to Prigozhin’s demand that he replace his defense minister and top military commander, whom the mercenary blames for botching the

war in Ukraine.

“In 24 hours we got to within 200 km of Moscow,” Prigozhin said late Saturday in an audio message on Telegram. “Now is the moment when blood could be shed. Therefore, taking full responsibility for the fact that Russian blood could be spilled, we are turning our columns around and returning to our field camps.”

He didn’t indicate how far back they would withdraw or provide other details. “They wanted to disband PMC Wagner,” he said in the message, without elaborating.

After vowing to lead “a march of justice” on Moscow, Prigozhin posted

us to proceed further.”

a video of himself early Saturday at what he said were military offices under Wagner’s control in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, one of the main operational centers for Russian forces deployed in Ukraine. The claim couldn’t be independently confirmed.

His forces later advanced along the route of the main M4 highway linking Moscow to Rostov. Videos appeared on social media showing military helicopters flying over the city of Voronezh where a fuel storage depot was rocked by an explosion.

Regional Gov. Alexander Gusev said the depot was on fire, without giving an

Wagner’s forces were then seen moving through the Lipetsk region about 218 miles (350 kilometers) from Moscow, Gov. Igor Artamonov said on Telegram, urging residents to stay in their homes. The governor of nearby Kaluga announced travel restrictions into the region that’s about 100 miles (160 kilometers) from the capital. Putin didn’t name Prigozhin during his five-minute broadcast in which he said “excessive ambitions and personal interests led to treason” against the state and “the cause for which Wagner fighters and commanders fought and died.” He drew a comparison with divisions in Russia during World War I that led to the 1917 Bolshevik revolution and civil war.

President Joe Biden earlier Saturday held talks on the unfolding situation in Russia with French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The leaders also affirmed their “unwavering support” for Ukraine, according to a White House statement.

complexity and cost of construction beyond what was initially anticipated.

These issues are further compounded by current economic conditions in the construction industry, such as escalating costs of labor, materials, and other inputs. Despite our best efforts, these factors coupled with the uncertainty prevailing in the market have significantly diminished the financial feasibility of our projects making them unviable for

Sun was looking to redevelop three of the lake sites: Steele Canyon, Monticello Shores and Spanish Flat. At the time the exclusive negotiations agreement was reached, the estimated investment was likely to top $100 million.

Sun Communities reports having a portfolio of 522 manufactured home communities, recreational vehicle resorts and marinas located in 39 states and Canada. It has a 55-plus community on Orchard Avenue in Napa. Grant Sedgwick, a consultant working for Napa

County on the Berryessa redevelopment, outlines options the county has in a letter to the Board of Supervisors, which takes up the issue on Tuesday.

“The county has a couple of options for ‘next steps’ including (i) pursue negotiations with other proponents, who responded to the November 2020 Request for Proposals, or (ii) issue new and revised RFPs for one, two or all three of the concession areas that had been previously awarded to Sun,” Sedgwick wrote.

“In the short time we’ve had to consider these alternatives, since becoming aware of Sun’s

likely decision, we’ve contacted one of the previous proponents, as well as an experienced marina operator that was not part of the earlier competition and a luxury hospitality operator that, similarly, did not submit a previous proposal,” the letter adds. “It is evident, based on these conversations, that there are resort developers and operators that would be enthusiastic about putting forward a proposal. That said, current market conditions are considerably more uncertain than was the case in late 2020 and early 2021.”

World Health Organization to assess cancer risk of dietsoda sweetener aspartame

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The World Health Organization is planning to release two new reports on the safety of aspartame, the popular artificial sweetener in drinks like Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi, on July 14.

The organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer has assessed the potential carcinogenic effect of the substance, a spokesperson told Bloomberg. Another group, the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives, will also provide an updated risk assessment, touching on the acceptable daily intake of aspartame and other possible adverse effects of consuming it. The groups will release their determinations together.

L ast summer, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sent a letter to the WHO expressing concerns about the forthcoming reports, saying the “concurrent review of aspartame by both IARC and JECFA would be detrimental to the scientific advice process and should not occur.” It preferred that only JECFA, a panel administered by the WHO and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, review the risks associated with aspartame. In response, the WHO told HHS that the groups were “working closely together to prevent divergent scientific opinions.”

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has considered aspartame safe since 1974, but others have questioned that finding. The Center for Science in the Public Interest, a consumer advocacy group, has called aspartame the low-calorie sweetener of “most concern” because, it says, there is “compelling evidence that it causes cancer and is a potent carcinogen.” It nominated the ingredient for evaluation by

Maintenance of medical certification –fostering excellence, or negative feedback?

Board certification, as distinct from medical licensure, is historically viewed as a sign of high professional attainment mong physicians and surgeons. When I passed my internal medicine “boards,” around 1990, achieving certification was considered a cut above being merely “board eligible.” The certification lasted a lifetime, representing a tremendous professional milestone.

Internal Medicine.

Between recertification dates, doctors must pay the ABIM to keep track of our records, including logging in MOC training records.

from a financial perspective, with tens of millions of dollars coming in against more modest expenditures. Even as a nonprofit organization, ABIM easily keeps the lights on.

IARC in 2014 and 2019.

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“There is broad consensus in the scientific and regulatory community that aspartame is safe. It’s a conclusion reached time and time again by foodsafety agencies around the world,” the American Beverage Association told Bloomberg in a statement. Coca-Cola and PepsiCo declined to comment.

These reports will follow a May WHO report finding that artificial sweeteners don’t help with weight loss.

The IARC assessment will classify aspartame into one of four categories: carcinogenic to humans, probably carcinogenic to humans, possibly carcinogenic to humans or “not classifiable as to its carcinogenicity to humans.”

In advance of the forthcoming reports, the International Council of Beverages Associations is distributing information that it says shows the safety of aspartame. The trade group is concerned that the WHO reports might conflict or confuse consumers, despite the assurances provided to HHS.

“The evaluations are complementary,” a WHO spokesperson told Bloomberg, and have been done in “close collaboration.”

To be sure, physicians were obliged to maintain continuing medical education credits, and to keep up with scientific advances. Hospitals managed peer review and investigated deviations from standard care. Licensure was maintained through the states, entrusted with investigating complaints against physicians. Privileges at clinical locations were another way of maintaining quality control.

Around two decades ago, however, the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) began limiting board certifications to 10 years. This putatively represented a way of maintaining medical practice standards. Those with lifetime certifications were grandfathered in. I had to recertify in my subspecialties of rheumatology and geriatrics. That regulatory foot in the door, however, was a harbinger of additional oversight. For example, I was encouraged to “voluntarily” re-certify in internal medicine. I now have three boards to retake every decade.

More recently, I have begun receiving bills for “Maintenance of Certification” (MOC) from the American Board of

The MOC program subsumes maintaining a valid license, earning education credits every two years, and earning 100 hours of MOC credits every five years, along with taking a dedicated board examination every ten years. In other words, maintaining certification requires one to expend funds regularly. The ABIM decides how much, as occurs with time share maintenance fees. I also fulfill mandatory state-mandated education, various specialty courses, and other activities, which occasionally overlap with MOC.

The American board of Internal Medicine was established by the American Medical Association, and the American College of Physicians, in 1936. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit, its mission is “to enhance the quality of health care by certifying internists and subspecialist who demonstrate the knowledge, skills and attitudes essential for excellent patient care.” The ABIM issues examinations in 20 subspecialties, ranging from cardiovascular disease to gastroenterology to rheumatology. It also generates considerable revenue.

The existence of a “patient safety/medical quality” industry is alluded to in the Wikipedia description of ABIM. Kurt Eichenwald, writing for Newsweek in 2015, described the ABIM Foundation website as “mumbo-jumbo” and noted that “this organization is loaded,”

An Annals of Internal Medicine cost analysis, based on computer simulations in 2015, opined that complying with ABIM Maintenance of Certification would cost $5.7 billion over a decade, based on 32.7 million doctors attempting to comply (Sandhu, Alexander and co-authors). In addition to direct costs, of course, time spent on ABIM certification pursuits would tend to diminish availability for patient care. The authors concluded, “A rigorous evaluation of its effect on clinical and economic outcomes is warranted to balance potential gains in health care quality and efficiency against the high costs identified in this study.”

A survey found that 97 percent of physicians favor eliminating the Maintenance of Certification procedure. The National Board of Physicians and Surgeons is contesting the dominance of the American Board of Internal Medicine. Yet many physicians feel compelled to jump through the ABIM hoops. ABIM-facilitated recertification represents an offer many doctors simply cannot refuse, to employ a figure of speech. Losing board certification could endanger hospital privileges, with disastrous consequences. The ABIM would really hate to see that happen. Really. That would be an awful shame.

Scott T. Anderson, MD (standerson@ucdavis.edu) is Clinical Professor, UC Davis Medical School. This article is informational, and does not constitute, medical advice.

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sions so much that he asked OceanGate for a free ride on Titan, but wasn’t able to secure one. is Stockton seemed like an exceptionally careful person to me,” Summers said of Rush, the thenOceanGate CEO.

sity’s boating safety officer accompanied the team and “was satisfied” with the vessel and the dive plans. The researchers and OceanGate staff met each morning and evening for operational briefings.

“It was a very methodical checks and balances process that we went through,” Gaydos said. “Everything was very serious, very well done, and a very close attention to detail.”

On one of the dives on the west side of San Juan Island, while searching for red sea urchins, Cyclops hit an underwater wall, Gaydos said: “There is a lot of current down there.”

But the team wasn’t concerned about damage to the hull, Gaydos said, or that the pilot approached the wall at an inappropri-

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mandating that clinicians provide life-or health-saving abortion services in emergency situations –overriding any state laws.

To be sure, training hospitals in states with restrictive laws may still be able to provide legal abortion care for people with medical, obstetric and psychiatric illness, fetal abnormalities and other qualifying circumstances.

But these cases are so rare that students may not encounter them. And they won’t know how to handle any complications, said Hunt.

If a program fears running afoul of state laws, it must help its doctors travel to another state to receive training.

That’s where Bay Area teams are stepping in. The bold idea at the heart of their effort is to teach out-of-state doctors that abortion is a seamless part of health care for women – something that is essential, not shunned.

UCSF’s Ryan Program aims to help future ob-gyns. How does it work?

A training program in a restrictive state asks the program to arrange a slot in California or another pro-abortion rights state. The program finds a match and also irons out all the messy contractual details, such as salary payment, insurance coverage, licensing and even badging and access to computer networks.

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But taken together, Nichola Clark, the officer for ocean governance at The Pew Charitable Trusts, said, these constitute a “patchwork system” of governance. She said some rules are not consistently enforced and other areas, such as the biodiversity that a new U.N. treaty seeks to regulate, are not covered at all.

severely deplete fish populations and enable human rights abuses, including human trafficking. The U.N. estimates that illegal fishing is responsible for the loss of up to 26 million tonnes of fish and $23 billion annually. Putting a halt to this plunder is difficult: Finding an illegal fishing boat in the ocean is akin to searching for a needle in a haystack, and researchers are turning to increasingly high-tech strategies to spot criminal behavior.

allow mining before the authority finalizes regulations. He anticipates one company will seek a license to exploit minerals later this year.

Leaders of the Metals Company, the firm partnering with Nauru on mining the sea floor, say its proposal is preferable to extracting rare minerals from rainforests and other fragile habitats on land.

ate distance. “It wasn’t a cause for concern,” he said.

Alex Lowe, a UW graduate student at the time researching sea urchins, agreed it was an amazing experience. Unlike scuba diving, traveling in the submersible allowed him to more fully share the experience with his colleagues, marveling at their finding red sea urchins at a record 931 feet within minutes of their descent.

But some moments of the trip felt dicey. The first dive had to be delayed because the propulsion system wouldn’t work. The pause pushed them into a tight window for

An anonymous donor in the San Francisco Bay Area has donated funds to support the program’s training of about 50 Texas resident physicians.

At Stanford Medicine, four students from Georgia and Texas –states hostile to abortion – are now studying with eight Stanford students in the medical school’s two-year Complex Family Planning Fellowship, which trains doctors how to treat high-risk women with pregnancies that are abnormal, unwanted or potentially

when a dive would make sense with the tides and there was some discussion about scrapping it. They forged on, but the problem persisted and they also lost communication at around 300 feet deep, forcing them to resurface.

Lowe had knowledge of the “crazy” currents in the San Juan Islands from previous work and he remembers lacking confidence that the sub’s propulsion was strong enough to fight them.

“There were some concerns over just how things were being run, how decisions were being made,” he said.

life-threatening.

UCSF’s TEACH program focuses on helping students who want to be family doctors. Partnering with Planned Parenthood clinics and medical centers in San Francisco, Santa Rosa, Salinas and Martinez, it coordinates a reproductive health care “rotation” for about 50 second-year residents and 20 to 25 third-year residents. In addition to teaching hands-on procedures, it trains doctors how to conduct telehealth for medication abortion and help protect patients from

Clark said the Monday adoption of the High Seas Treaty is an important upcoming set of protections. The treatyalso known as the BBNJ, which stands for biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction - has been nearly two decades in the making and will enter into force after 60 parties ratify it, which proponents hope could happen by June 2025.

Yozel, who directs the environmental security program at the Stimson Center, said of the treaty, “We need a multilateral, international effort to protect our oceans. This is a big first step.”

Yozel said she is particularly concerned about illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in the high seas, which can

prosecution.

“We’re preparing future providers to navigate what is becoming a very complex legal landscape, so that they can provide the best care they can – regardless of where they’re practicing,” said Hunt.

Vadusevan at first planned to return to practice in Texas. “I know my community is there,” she said. But the political realities back home, including Texas’ law that allows individuals to sue anyone who

“They are ravaging the seas,” Yozel said. “It’s upending the economic and food security of coastal communities.”

Deep-sea mining, the process of extracting valuable metals such as gold, cobalt and zinc from the seabed, is also coming under scrutiny.

Unlike fishing, the challenge is not mining conducted without permission, said Julian Jackson, senior manager of ocean governance at Pew. (The expense of the mining is likely too high.) Instead, he said there is a “legal lacuna” surrounding the seabed resource extraction.

He said the U.N.-chartered International Seabed Authority is “hamstrung” after the Pacific Island nation Nauru invoked a legal loophole that could

performs or aids an abortion, has made her think twice. She’s planning to stay in California for now.

“There’s the risk of like losing not only my job but potentially my medical license if I were to go back to Texas,” she said.

Dr. Jacqueline Moskow is keeping her future options open. Raised and educated in Ohio, the family physician credits California with providing the skills necessary to practice family medicine in Martinez –

Jackson, however, said a moratorium is needed on mining, along with further study to better understand its potential impact on the underwater ecosystem and the carbon cycle.

“What keeps me awake at night is the fact that we’re dealing with a very delicate environment that takes a long time to recover, and anything we do to this environment is probably near permanent in terms of human time scales,” he said.

The implosion of the Titan could possibly trigger increased regulation of the high seas, experts saidat least when it comes to submersibles.

Mercogliano pointed to the changes in maritime law after the sinking of the Titanic, including the first International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea.

“Does the sinking of the Titan get you new regulations on submersibles?” he said. “Perhaps.”

and perhaps, someday, use them in her home state.

“It became more and more apparent that abortion training would be hard to get up in Ohio,” she said. Through TEACH, “this felt like a much more nurturing environment in which to be trained, rather than one where I always had to be fighting.”

“If I were to go back to Ohio,” she said, “I want what exists here to exist there … and in all 50 states.”

Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images/TNS The OceanGate logo is pictured on a trailer at the Port of Everett Boat Yard in Everett, Washington, June 20.

Be sure to visit for future events

This week

THINGS TO DO

I Suisun City

12 p.m. Sunday

Jazzy Champagne Brunch Marina Lounge, 700 Main St., Suite 106. www. marinaloungesuisun.com.

7 p.m. Wednesday

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

7 p.m. Thursday Karaoke Marina Lounge, 700 Main St., Suite 106. www. marinaloungesuisun.com.

7 p.m. Friday

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

8 p.m. Saturday Ladies Night Marina Lounge, 700 Main St., Suite 106. www. marinaloungesuisun.com.

I Vacaville

10 a.m. Wednesday Free Movie Wednesday - June 14-July 26 Journey Downtown Theatre, 300 Main St. https://events. journeydowntownvenue. com.

8 p.m. Friday Tribute to Luther Vandross Journey Downtown Theatre, 300 Main St. https://events. journeydowntownvenue. com.

6:30 p.m. Friday 23rd Annual CreekWalk series: Vinyl Ride Andrews Park, 614 E. Monte Vista Avenue. www.ci. vacaville.ca.us/government/ parks-and-recreation/ special-events/creekwalk

I Benicia

2:30 p.m. Sunday Crossman Connection

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

6:30 p.m. Sunday Poker Night The Rellik, 726 First St. www. therelliktavern.com.

7 p.m. Tuesday

Open Mic Night The Rellik, 726 First St. www. therelliktavern.com.

7 p.m. Wednesday

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

9 p.m. Thursday

DJ John Rok

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

5 p.m. Friday

Trombetta Brothers

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

8:30 p.m. Friday Soul’d Out The Rellik, 726 First St. www. therelliktavern.com.

I Vallejo

1 p.m. Sunday Soul’d Out Vino Godfather Winery, 1005 Walnut Ave. wwww.vinogodfather.com.

Singer-Songwriter competition returns to Journey in Vacaville

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VACAVILLE — The first week of the 2023 Singer-Songwriter Competition is in the books.

Simons Simons, 22, rushed to Journey Downtown @ The Library pondering the competition. The artist plays guitar and some piano.

Most of the songs center on relationships, Simons said, with an emphasis on genderqueer topics.

Simons estimated they have written between 15 and 20 songs. Some have been rewritten; others combined to make one tune. With a little prodding, and warm up with hosts, local musicians and songwriters Ron George and Eddy “Eddy K” Kaanoi, Simons performed solo and claimed the first prize.

George and Kaanoi are staples on the Vacaville and Solano County music scene.

The competition is held each Thursday and culminates with the July 28 finals at Journey Downtown.

Bob Green handled the past singer songwriter competitions.

This year the pair were asked by Morne Van Staden, founder of Journey Coffee Co., to relaunch the competition. The idea came after Journey Downtown, next door to Journey Downtown @ The Library, hosted Vacaville’s Got Talent in late April.

The three, George, Kaanoi and Green have

worked together for several years.

George is the man behind the Christmas in My Hometown show, now featuring about 300 performers, in late November.

Kaanoi wrote “Christmas in Vacaville,” which is sung at the annual tree lighting. Three years ago, when the event was canceled due to Covid-19 concerns, he drove his pickup to the tree and turned on the headlights. With help from George, he ushered in the Christmas season, sans an audience.

All ages welcome at collaborative art project

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VALLEJO — All are welcome to participate in the art making process at Mare Island Art Studios.

“The Letting Go Experience,” welcomes guests to stop by and play with paper, paint, crayons, markers and other materials in this collabora-

tive project. All ages are welcome. The project, facilitated by artist Priscila Soares, ends on July 9. It’s open noon to 4 p.m. Sundays at Mare Island Art Studios, 110 Pintado St. The closing reception is noon to 4 p.m. July 16.

eorge has been in Vacaville since the 1970s. Kaanoi arrived in December 1985, one month before his daughter was born. He attended the Christmas lighting and was so impressed with the community; he The pair met when Kaanoi was doing an Elvis show in Hawaii.

“I would go and listen to him,” George said. “We would talk.”

After Kaanoi arrived in Vacaville, he was hired to play at the Black Oak restaurant. George recognized him.

The Singer Songwriter competition welcomes soloists, duos or trios, with acoustic nstruments to perform in the historic building, which served as the Vacaville Library, hen the city’s chamber of commerce.

Each contestant may perform two songs. One must be an original. Contestants must sign-up and are asked to be there by 6 p.m. to get the competition started.

Each Thursday night will feature up to 10 performers. Judging is on originality, presentation and performance.

The first-place winner receives $1,000 and will be the opening act for a Journey Downtown musical event. The second-place winner receives $250, and the third-place winner receives $100.

For more information, email George at rongeorge@yourvacaville.com. Advance registration may be done at journey downtownvenue.com.

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in Vallejo

were pivotal in the development of funk, soul, rock and psychedelic music.

“Dance To The Music” is comprised of multicultural musicians who have individually spanned the globe performing for over 30 years.

Musical director, keyboard player and producer Nathan

For more information, visit https://mareislandart studios.com/ See Stone,

VALLEJO — “Dance to the Music,” a review of the music of Sly and the Family Stone is slated 8 p.m. Friday at the Empress Theater, 330 Virginia St. Sly and the Family Stone was an American funk rock band from San Francisco who

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Eddie “K” Ka’anoi, left, and Ron George have started a singer songwriter-competition at Journey’s The Library location, in Vacaville.

Ron George, right, and Eddie “K” Ka’anoi at Journey’s The Library location, in Vacaville.

New ‘Choices’ art show coming to Solano Town Center Gallery

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FAIRFIELD — A new show, “Choices,” will open June 28 at the Solano Town Center Gallery.

The Fairfield-Suisun City Visual Arts Association members “will create art depicting the choices they have made and choices to be made,” the organization said in a statement.

This show runs through Aug. 5, with a July 3 reception scheduled for 4 to 6 p.m.

“Fairfield poet laureate Suzanne Bruce and a group of poets will visit the gallery and create poems about their favorite pieces of art from this show. During the reception, the poets will perform their poems in front of the artwork,” the art association said.

The spotlight artist is wildlife and landscape photographer Dennis

Comic Myles Weber kicks off Lucky Penny’s Summer Series

Ariza, who will show his collection of award-winning images. Ariza, who serves as the association president, grew up in Vacaville and attended Will C. Wood High School the first year it opened. He learned the basics of black-andwhite photography while taking a biology class at Wood. He later attended the New York Institute of Photography and Solano Community College.

Ariza is a member of the Vacaville Art League, Yolo Arts and joined Fairfield-Suisun City Visual Arts Association in 2013 and has shown his artwork in several different shows over the years.

The gallery is located in the Solano Town Center, 1508-B Travis Blvd., in Fairfield. It is located on the second floor next to the AT&T Store. For more information, call Ariza at 707-688-8889.

Land Trust fundraiser brings country flavors to Rush Ranch

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SUISUN CITY —

The Solano Land Trust is hosting the second annual Country Night at the Ranch.

“This fundraiser is sure to get your boots moving and to bring new boots – and maybe even some spurs – to the property,” organizers said in a statement. The event, which

includes a raffle and silent auction, is set for 4 to 7 p.m. on July 29 at Rush Ranch. Locked-N-Loaded is the featured band. There will be food trucks and other local vendors, plus beer and wine. The cost is $30. Tickets are on sale at SolanoLandTrust.org. Rush Ranch is located at 3521 Grizzly Island Road in Suisun City.

NAPA — Lucky Penny Productions kicks off its Summer Series with Myles Weber live on stage for two nights of comedy on Friday and Saturday.

Both shows start at 7:30p.m.

Weber is a past winner of the San Francisco International Comedy Competition and was chosen Best of the Fest at the Burbank Comedy Festival, the Big Pine Comedy Festival, and twice at the SLO Comedy Festival.

His Dry Bar Comedy Special was the eighth most popular performance of 2021, and he has over 7 million hits on YouTube.

On July 7-8, Lucky Penny will present a pair of local band shows. Both begin at 7:30 p.m.

The Vinyl Countdown performs on July 7. They are a ’70s to ’90s pop-rock cover band featuring music by the B-52s, Blondie, The Bangles, Fleetwood Mac, Heart, Joan Jett, Pat Benatar, Toto, Europe, Def Leppard, Journey, Aerosmith, Queen, Led Zeppelin, Alanis Morri-

sette, No Doubt, Sheryl Crow and more.

The Napa-based People of Earth, offering a mix of classic and soul music from the 1960-1990s, perform on July 8.

The Summer Series will be capped by a fundraiser August 5 titled “The Lucky Penny All-Stars in Concert.” This one-night only show will present the

best songs and the best singers from Lucky Penny musicals 2013-2023.

The 2023-24 season of eight shows begins in September with “The Addams Family Musical” and closes in June 2024 with a new original musical by Barry Martin and Rob Broadhurst “The Real Housewives of Napa Valley.”

Season subscriber renewals are now underway, with new subscribers welcome starting soon, followed by single show tickets on sale in mid-July. Information and ticketing for all shows is available at www.luckypennynapa. com or by calling (707) 266-6305 or emailing info@ luckypennynapa.com.

Vacaville reopens requests for Arts, Culture Master Plan

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VACAVILLE — The city has reopened the request for proposals to develop the first Arts and Culture Master Plan.

The plan will capture the role that arts and culture plays in the City of Vacaville, identifying the foundational pieces that

will guide policy and programming to enhance the quality of life for Vacaville residents, businesses, and visitors. The vision woven into the final plan, will embody important elements of the city’s strategic plan and will pave the arts and culture path in the coming years. The selected consultant team will be tasked

with capturing the community’s voice, exploring Vacaville’s art history, outlining current challenges and identifying opportunities to incorporate art that is representative of the community.

Proposals, including qualifications, must be submitted in accordance with the requirements described within the offi-

cial Request for Proposals by 2 p.m. on July 27. Interested applicants can visit CityofVacaville. gov/RFP for additional information, or contact Recreation Manager, Melody Ocampo at (707) 449-5657 or Melody. Ocampo@CityOf Vacaville.com.

Longtime Benicia business owners to lead Torchlight Parade

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BENICIA — Jerry and Mary Ellen Hayes have been named as the grand marshals of the Benicia Torchlight Parade.

The event is scheduled for 6:30 p.m., July 3, in the downtown area, with the annual Fourth of July fireworks show starting the next night at 9.

Jerry Hayes is a former mayor and the couple were owners of what was the longtime business, Camellia Tea Room, on First Street.

“The parade travels up First Street from D Street to the judging area at Benicia City Park on First and Military streets,” organizers said.

“As a courtesy to First Street businesses, parade enthusiasts are reminded that chairs should not be placed along the parade route until after 9 a.m. ...

They are also asked not to tape or tie the chairs together for safety reasons, and they should be placed back far enough from the curb to allow access in and out of cars during the day.”

The parade includes entries from community organizations, clubs and “friends and neighbors waving at each other as the parade progresses up the street.”

The fireworks display begins at the bottom of First Street.

“Spectators gather on the First Street Green located at the corner of First and B streets, to watch the display under the stars,” organizers said.

The events are spon sored by Benicia Main Street.

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Owens has been a Sly Stone fan since the midsixties and comes with a diverse background in successful R & B shows such as Nathan Owens “Motown After Dark.”

Co-producer Marten Benatar started his music career as a drummer/percussionist at the age of 17 and performed with many groups.

He stepped away from drumming to dancing, singing and performing when he and Brian Poirier put their concept

together for Rubber Biscuit’s Rockin` Blues Revue.

He co-produced and costarred in this show as the famed Elwood Blues.

“Dance To The Music” also features Jerry Owens, lead and background vocals; Rick Kingsbury, guitar, lead and background vocals; Ralph Owens, bass guitar, lead and background vocals; Jamie (Lynn) Palmer, lead and background vocals.

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For tickets, visit https:// empresstheatre.org.

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Comedian Myles Weber entertains as emcee during the 2015 Buzz Awards, held at Harbor Theater, in Suisun City, June 19, 2015.

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Kids watch the Benicia Torchlight Parade, July 3, 2019.

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Participants make their way through Benicia during the Torchlight Parade, July 3, 2018.

I’m frustrated my mother keeps ‘gaslighting’ me

Dear Annie: Where do I even start with a mother like mine? She tries WAY too hard to be funny, and I usually end up being the butt of her jokes, which, as a shy introvert, I’m not crazy about. I’ve backed off on sharing news about what’s going on in my life because for whatever reason, she feels compelled to make my business everyone else’s business (including personal medical stuff), and worse, anytime she offers me any

financial assistance (I don’t ask; she offers), she always manages to turn it around and make me feel guilty for needing help.

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At one point, she even brought me to tears when my insurance wouldn’t cover one of my medications, and she offered to pay for it just to complain about how expensive I was – right in front of the cashier. I’ve tried to talk to her repeatedly about how bad she makes me feel, but she just dismisses me as being “too sen-

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sitive.” I’m borderline ready to just cut her off, but I’m wondering if there’s a different way I can approach this since she won’t listen to me. – Belittled Daughter

Dear Belittled Daughter: Instead of deciding if you should cut her off right now, try to understand that what your mother is doing is truly mean. There is no other way to say it. She teases you and violates your boundaries by blabbing to others about your personal matters and then tells you that you are being too sensitive for having a natural human reac-

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tion by feeling hurt. That is called “gaslighting,” plain and simple.

Your sensitivity is a gift. It is hopefully what will allow you to get some awareness about what is going on. Your mom probably had that same type of shaming or cruelty done to her, and instead of allowing herself to look at how hurt it made her feel, she just identified with the aggressor and is now doing the same to you. Giving you money and then making you feel guilty – all forms of control.

Because you are sensitive, you can break this cycle and

recognize that your mom is a hurt woman who is hurting you. Know that her actions have nothing to do with you and everything to do with the fact that she couldn’t get in touch with her feelings enough to know how that type of teasing and shaming to someone is really cruel. Continue to be yourself and allow that sensitive side of your personality to make you into a more empathetic human being – something the world certainly needs. Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@ creators.com.

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Sun safety in the summer months

The long days of sun and warmth in the summer months drive us outdoors for work and leisure activities. While there are known benefits of sun light and sun exposure, too of much of this good thing can also be harmful. This column will review some of the known benefits and harms, as well as highlight how to gain benefits and minimize risks associated with too much sun.

Vitamin D is an essential element to our body that supports bone development and bone health. The skin absorbs sunlight to convert Vitamin D building blocks made in the body to create a form of Vitamin D that is more useable to our body. This Vitamin D allows our more effectively to grow and fortify our bones. The “right” amount of sun exposure needed to improve and maintain bone health varies between individuals based on skin type and color, season, time of day and your proximity to the equator.

Sunlight exposure is also thought to affect mood and cognitive function. It has been shown that when sunlight decreases, typically during the fall and winter months, some people are more

prone to depression symptoms. Additional research has also shown that decreased exposure to sunlight can lead to poorer cognitive function. More research is needed to better define how much sunlight exposure will produce the most favorable results to prevent mood changes and preserve cognitive function.

Even with these benefits, sunlight can also have a negative or harmful effects on our bodies and our health. It is well established that sun exposure produces damage to the skin and increases our risk of skin cancer. Also, in the long days of summer, the skyrocketing temperature can lead to overheating and heat stroke.

Ultraviolet (UV) rays from sunlight, tanning beds and sunlamps causes damage to the skin cells which also leads to skin cancer. Protection from UV light is an important way to prevent sun burns and skin damage. UV rays are present on sunny, warm summer days as well as on cool or cloudy days. The sun’s UV rays are most powerful between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. The UV index predicts the strength of the UV rays on a given day and can

be used to help one protect their skin. A UV index of greater than 3 means extra steps to protect the skin from damage need to be taken.

To prevent skin damage and sun burn, one can limit the time in the sun and use shade to cool off and avoid UV rays. It is best to avoid peak times in midday and early afternoon and focus time outside to morning, late afternoon and evening hours. Using protective clothing such as light weight clothes with long sleeves and broad brimmed hats can both keep the body cool while blocking some harmful sun rays.

Sunglasses that block UV rays can protect the eyes from sun damage. In addition, using sunblock of sun protection factor (SPF) 15 or higher with frequent reapplications is appropriate when protective clothing is not an option.

To protect yourself and your family, bringing a wise and thoughtful approach to your time spent outside will maximize your fun in the sun and limit your risks for skin damage and skin cancer.

Colleen Townsend, M.D. is a Regional Medical Director from Partnership HealthPlan of California, a partner of Solano Public Health

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We need sunlight, but too much exposure can be damaging to our skin. Use sunblock of SPF 15 or higher with frequent reapplications on exposed areas.

Virtue signaling right-to-housing proposal could backfire on state

Virtue signaling is the bane of contemporary civic life.

Politicians, political parties, nonprofit organizations and even corporations loudly proclaim support for whatever cause is either trendy or beloved by a certain segment of the population – while lacking the ability, or often even intention, to see it prevail.

While such expressions of moral support may warm the hearts of a cause’s fervent believers, they mean little in the real world where, as the old saying goes, actions speak louder than words.

Examples of virtue signaling abound, such as a bill passed by the Legislature and signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom to create a commission to recommend reparations for Black Californians whose ancestors were enslaved.

Newsom, et al, were enthusiastic supporters of the cause when it was proposed. As he signed the 2020 legislation, Newsom said it would correct the “structural racism and bias built into and permeating throughout our democratic and economic institutions.”

However, with the commission now on the verge of makings its reparation recommendations, which could be very expensive, enthusiasm has clearly waned.

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

Another classic example of political virtue signaling is now making its way through the Legislature – a constitutional amendment declaring that Californians have a “fundamental human right to adequate housing.”

Everyone knows that California has a chronic shortage of housing, particularly for the millions of Californians with, at best, subsistence incomes. The shortage drives up housing costs, which are the chief factor in the state’s very high rate of poverty and its equally high level of homelessness.

The proposed amendment, which passed the Assembly on a 74-0 vote last month and is now pending in the Senate, declares, “It is the shared obligation of state and local jurisdictions to respect, protect, and fulfill this right, on a non-discriminatory and equitable basis, with a view to progressively achieve the full realization of the right, by all appropriate means, including the adoption and amendment of legislative measures, to the maximum of available resources.”

Noble sentiments, perhaps, but how would it affect the housing crisis?

Michael Tubbs, the former mayor of Stockton who now advises Newsom on poverty-related issues, argued in a CalMatters commentary that it would force local governments to accept affordable housing projects, require tenant-friendly laws such as rent control and making evictions more difficult, and lead to more direct government investment in housing.

Perhaps it would, but not automatically. Assembly Constitutional Amendment 10 is full of the vague language that lawyers love because it requires lawsuits and judicial interpretations to have real-world meaning.

In other words, it would invite even more litigation on an issue that is already awash in contentious legalism.

The most bothersome aspect of ACA 10, however, is its assumption – as Tubbs suggests – that state and local governments have the innate ability to solve California’s housing dilemma.

They don’t.

Building enough housing requires, above all, lots of money, much more than those governments can muster on their own. That money can only come from private investors who must be persuaded that building homes and apartments in California will be reasonably profitable.

Officialdom’s most important role is reducing the bureaucratic hassle and costs of such investment, as Newsom and the Legislature have sought to do through streamlining legislation.

ACA 10 is not only virtue signaling but sends the wrong message to potential housing investors that California could make development even more difficult and less profitable.

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

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Better consideration for Old Town residents

I am a Suisun Old Town resident and I want to again address the issue that before any “Event” in Old Town the area is cleaned, so the people from outside the town will see the beautiful marina and plaza. Meanwhile the local tax-paying residents on a daily basis do not receive the same level of cleanliness and safety. This has occurred for two car shows, Mother’s Day celebration and recently the Juneteenth celebration. Prior to all of these events all of the benches and area in the plaza were cleared of people who had been using the area for their places to stay and shelter. These people have been in the area for months despite local residents’ complaints. The trash in the marina and walkway has been terrible, including the dumpster across from the comic book store.

Two days after the Juneteenth celebration, the Old Town marina was full of trash and people camping in the plaza and along the walkway. As an Old Town resident who enjoys my daily walks around the area, I as a TAX PAYING resident, would like

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to enjoy my daily walks rather than having to go different directions to avoid the piles of trash, and the scary and unsafe situations. The mayor, the city council, the city planner and the police chief need to address this issue and respond to why the local tax paying residents are not given the same consideration as outside visitors.

Barbara Kraig Suisun City

Suisun City’s deficit budget

The Suisun City Council has spent more than it took in this year in the amount of 2.2 million. This puts the reserve below 20 percent! In addition, in 2019 and 2020 the budget is $16.7 million and $15.3 million, while it is $23.4 and $25.2 million for 2022 and 2023. That is a large increase. Yet the roads are not being fixed and the harbor is not going to be dredged due to money being spent on police and fire, management and staff raises, and helping the homeless, etc.

The city even wants to sell the Senior Center and the former boat

store/shop building. Furthermore, the City is spending be way too much for legal advice, at $800,000 plus a year. This must stop immediately. Shame on the Mayor for this change! The public needs to come to the Suisun Council meeting in mass this June 20, at 6 p.m. to stop this out of control waste of their tax money.

George Guynn Jr. Suisun City

Thanks to Jenalee Dawson

I want to thank Janelee Dawson a Suisun City councilmember for always responding to me when an issue arises. She always responds to me when I have called or sent an email to the councilmembers, mayor, city planner, or police chief. I appreciate that she respects Suisun City residents by acknowledging their concerns and issues.

To me this is what we expect from all city staff.

Thanks so much for your hard work and service to Suisun City.

Barbara Kraig Suisun City

Finding a new path to water conservation

Peter Gleick

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In the long sweep of human history, water has always played a central role in determining the geography of civilizations, and eons ago it influenced the migration of our early ancestors out of Africa and across the world. The ability to manage water contributed to the success or failure of empires along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers of the Middle East, the Indus in southern Asia, and the Yangtze in China. This First Age of water saw the earliest efforts to manipulate water with dams, aqueducts and intentional irrigation, and also the first water laws, institutions and water conflicts.

As human populations and economies outgrew local water resources, a new age led to revolutions in science, engineering, medicine and knowledge. During this Second Age of water, we uncovered the chemical, physical and biological nature of water, improved our ability to understand and control the hydrologic cycle, learned about the causes and cures for water-related diseases and built the agricultural systems that let us feed and support today’s 8 billion people. We now have the technology to produce the cleanest water from the most contaminated, purify and recycle water to support astronauts on the space station and launch instruments and robotic explorers into the far reaches of the solar system, often looking for water.

But this second age has also led to unintended consequences: the overuse and contamination of rivers, lakes, groundwater and oceans; worsening inequality of resource use; the destruction of aquatic ecosystems; and climate change, which affects the waters of the planet.

These interlocking crises are slow moving. They are often subtle or poorly seen, and they are easily ignored by those who don’t understand the consequences of unlimited growth on a finite planet, or worse,

those who intentionally choose shortterm profit over the well-being and survival of future generations.

Our current path is one of arrogant confidence in human superiority over nature, where relentless demands for water and other resources are accompanied by blindness to the resulting environmental degradation and worsening inequality.

But there is another path, one that offers the possibility of a sustainable, equitable future. And water again lies at the core of our choices.

A sustainable Third Age of water is possible. I see evidence for it in the innovative efforts of communities already finding new strategies for managing water resources and meeting our needs with less impact on the planet. The U.S. today uses less water for everything than it did 40 years ago, despite a larger population and economy – a sign we’re moving in the right direction. In 1975, the average freshwater use was 1,580 gallons per person per day, including all urban, agricultural and industrial demands.

In 2015, that use had dropped to 860 gallons per person per day –a nearly 50% reduction – because of improvements in efficiency and changes in our economy.

In California, farmers are growing more food with sophisticated irrigation systems in the growing season and flooding their fields to support migrating waterfowl in the winter.

Before World War II, producing a ton of steel required 100 to 200 tons of water. Today, efficient steel plants use less than four tons of water to make a ton of steel. For much of the 20th century, using a cubic meter of water produced about $10 worth of economic benefit; today that same amount of water produces $40 of goods and services. These are vast improvements in water-use productivity.

We are also finding new sources of water that don’t require draining rivers, aquifers and wetlands by capturing more stormwater during

extreme events, recycling and reusing water with advanced water treatment plants and desalinating salt water. California already treats and reuses around 18% of its wastewater for groundwater recharge, industrial use, landscapes and even potable use, and far more could be recycled, curbing the need to draw water from aquifers and rivers and reducing our vulnerability to drought. Singapore and Israel reuse nearly all their highquality treated recycled water and are expanding the use of desalination as its economic and environmental costs come down.

We are also starting to address the environmental damage caused by our old water policies. Commitments are being made to guarantee water for ecosystems and to tear down dams that damage rivers and kill fish. The largest dam removal effort in the world is about to get underway on the Klamath River in Oregon and California – a project that may help restore threatened salmon runs.

New efforts are underway to guarantee basic water services to all the world’s people, including efforts by countries to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals of providing safe, affordable water to all by 2030. And we can build up the resilience of our communities to increasingly severe extreme events worsened by climate change.

The challenge is to move away from philosophies that idolize endless growth, economic policies that only value resource extraction and depletion, and wealth accumulation by the few at the expense of the many. If we can listen to what the environment is telling us and what scientists have learned over the past centuries, we could hasten a better, more sustainable Third Age of water.

Peter Gleick is co-founder of the Pacific Institute, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and author of the forthcoming book “The Three Ages of Water: Prehistoric Past, Imperiled Present, and a Hope for the Future.”

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Beasley named Rodriguez baseball coach

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FAIRFIELD — The Rodriguez High School baseball program is making a change at the top as head varsity coach James Maldonado has decided to step down, paving the way for Damien Beasley to take charge.

Maldonado led the Mustangs during the 2021 and 2022 seasons, amassing an overall record of 42-15. Rodriguez shared the Monticello Empire League title in 2021 with Vanden after

both teams went 13-2. The Mustangs went 11-4 in 2022 and lost out on a piece of the MEL crown on the last game of the season when Vacaville clinched it.

“It would have been nice to get back-to-back titles, but it wasn’t in the cards,” Maldonado said. “I’ve been coaching for 23 years and, honestly, I think I just want to devote more time to my teaching and spend more time with my family.”

Maldonado is a Special Education teacher at Rodriguez. He has agreed to continue coaching as the new leader of the boys and girls golf teams. It ends nearly 30 years of baseball coaching, mostly as an assistant, but also two seasons in 2012 and 2013 as the head coach at his alma mater, Armijo.

“Between the field maintenance of baseball and the administration

things, that takes a lot of time,” Maldonado said. “I was coaching nine, 10 months a year when I was helping the Expos (American Legion team) during the summer. But I’ll miss the competition part of the game and the relationships I made with the players.” Maldonado said he always wanted to leave the program in good shape. He believes he has with the team’s recent success and now having Beasley at the helm. Beasley takes over after working with the

Luis Matos’ first career home run leads Giants over Diamondbacks

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SAN FRANCISCO — In his first week and a half in the majors, Luis Matos had just about done it all. But the Giants’ 21-year-old rookie was still seeking his first career home run. It couldn’t have come at a more opportune time.

Matos lined a letter-high fastball from Merrill Kelly over the left-field wall for a two-run shot in the sixth inning Saturday that gave the Giants the lead in a 7-6 win, their 12th in their past 13 games, pulling within 1 1/2 games of the D-backs (46-32) for first place in the NL West. At 44-33, the Giants are further above .500 than at any point in 2022.

The only doubt about it was whether it would stay fair. Matos swung with such a fury that his follow through took him toward the

left-handed batter’s box, where he watched the ball’s trajectory down the left-field line while still holding his bat in his left hand. He pounded his chest and blew a kiss to the sky upon touching home plate, before returning to a tunnel of high fives in the third base dugout.

All seven of the Giants’ runs came off Kelly, the D-backs’ starter and an opposing pitcher who had their number for much of the past two seasons. Kelly, who took the fifthbest ERA in the National League into Saturday’s start (2.90), had held San Francisco to four or fewer runs in all but one of their first 15 matchups. But after an eight-run outburst in their final meeting last season, the Giants have scored 15 runs in their past two games against Kelly.

Matos’ homer completed a comeback from a 5-3 deficit, after Christian Walker’s bases-clearing

double completed a four-run fourth inning for Arizona.

Batting with the bases loaded and no outs after Keaton Winn allowed the first three batters of the inning to reach base, Walker punished a two-strike sinker that Sean Manaea grooved down the middle of the plate. That pitch, however, was preceded by another two-strike sinker that appeared to clip the inside corner and would have been strike three but was instead ruled a ball. It also followed a replay review that didn’t go the Giants’ way, despite Brandon Crawford’s foot appearing to touch second base just ahead of Ketel Marte on a ground ball from Corbin Carroll that loaded the bases for Walker. Continuing to swing a hot bat, Michael Conforto gave the Giants a

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Bay Area’s 3 big cities vying to serve as Bay FC’s long-term soccer home

SAN FRANCISCO —

There’s yet another territorial battle shaping up between the cities of Oakland, San Francisco and San Jose.

Now the Bay Area’s three largest cities are vying to become the future home of Bay FC.

The National Women’s Soccer League’s newest franchise is set to kick off in the spring of 2024 at a temporary home, which will likely be the San Jose Earthquakes’ home of PayPal Park.

And while there is still so much for Bay FC to do in the run-up to that first match next spring, Alan Waxman, co-founder and CEO of Sixth Street and cochair of Bay FC, has made it clear that the organization wants its own training facility and stadium in the long-term future.

“You can’t be a worldclass franchise without having a world-class practice stadium, because that’s where the players live,” Waxman told this news organization. “And ultimately, you can’t be world class without having your own stadium. And we’re playing to win.”

The desire for a stadium

specific for a women’s team may have seemed far-fetched as recently as even three years ago. But by the time Bay FC takes the pitch next spring, the NWSL will already have one team in a stadium built specifically for a women’s team, as the Kansas City Current are currently finishing up construction on

program for three years, the last as a varsity assistant. He worked closely alongside Maldonado this year to help him get acclimated to what will be ahead of him.

“I’m excited,” Beasley said. “I’m kind of wishing the season was starting tomorrow. I’m hoping to maintain the competitive atmosphere. The team has been very competitive the last few years, so there’s really no changes that have to be made.”

The 44-year-old Beasley grew up in San Francisco

and played middle infield at Lincoln High School. He played a season at Skyline Community College before coaching at various levels of Little League, travel ball and high school. Beasley did a season as head coach of the Rodriguez freshman team. He works outside the school district as a real estate agent. “Rodriguez should be in great shape,” Beasley said of the team’s future. “We have a strong group of young players coming up.”

Former Viking returning to host his annual free football camp

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FAIRFIELD —

Former Vanden High School football star Demetrius Crawford returns to Fairfield to host his annual free football camp Saturday, July 8.

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

The annual event is hosted by Crawford and his friends, many of whom have pro football experience in the National Football League or the Canadian Football League. For more information, call 707296-1809 or log on the website, dreamchasersneversleep.com. Registration is required and can be done on the website.

Registration begins at 9 a.m. with the camp running from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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

Crawford is a 2005 graduate of Vanden. He went on to play at City College of San Francisco, Sacramento City College and also had a stellar career at Montana State.

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

Expos’ Gonzalez delivers one-hitter

FAIRFIELD — Teagan Gonzales fired a complete-game one-hitter as the Fairfield Expos beat Klamath Falls 9-1 Friday at the Sandee Kensinger Tournament in Medford, Ore.

Gonzalez allowed no earned runs, walked one and struck out eight

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Patrick Marleau rejoins Sharks as coach, advisor

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SAN JOSE — Patrick

Marleau is officially back with the San Jose Sharks.

tinuing to learn about the game and business side of hockey.”

an 11,500-seat stadium. Bay FC could eventually emulate what the Current are doing here in the Bay Area — and all three cities appear ready to help the do that. At Bay FC’s kick-off event in the Presidio earlier this month, representatives from each city gave stump speeches for their city to be the home.

In follow-up conversations with this news organization, it became even clearer that all three cities are gearing up for these discussions with Bay FC.

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The City by the Bay might be the most enticing location for a potential permanent home, both because of how much Bay FC has used SF in its branding already and because of its central location to the

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The only player in the Sharks’ history to have his jersey number retired has returned to the organization as a player development coach and hockey operations advisor, the Sharks announced on Friday.

In his new role, Marleau will be based in San Jose and work with Sharks and Barracuda prospects on on-ice skill development. He’ll also serve as an advisor to Sharks general manager Mike Grier and the Sharks’ hockey operations staff.

“I’m extremely excited to be officially back as part of the Sharks organization,” Marleau said in a statement. “I’m looking forward to working with our players on the ice to help them reach their full potential and sharing the knowledge I have garnered from playing 23 years in the National Hockey League. I’m also eager to work with Mike and his staff, and to con-

The team hinted at the likely move on Wednesday with a social media video, which was released 26 years to the day Marleau joined the organization as the No. 2 pick in the 1997 NHL Draft.

Known as “Mr. Shark,” Marleau is the franchise’s all-time leader in several statistical categories, including games played, (1,607), goals (522), and points (1,111). He is also second in assists (589) behind Thornton (804).

“It’s rare that you get the opportunity to add someone to your organization that brings a level of talent and character like Patrick Marleau,” Grier said in a statement. “As one of the top players of his generation, Patty possesses an unlimited wealth of institutional knowledge about the game. Perhaps more importantly, he was a cornerstone piece in the Sharks becoming one of the NHL’s most dominant franchises over the last two decades and knows

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Luis Matos of the San Francisco Giants celebrates after hitting his first major league home run, a two-run blast in the sixth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Saturday.

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Former USWNT star and Bay FC team co-owner, Aly Wagner, sports a “B” team jacket during the “Bay FC Day in the Bay” event at the Presidio’s main post lawn in San Francisco, June 3.

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Sunday’s TV sports

Baseball College World Series

• Final, Game 2, LSU vs. Florida, ESPN, Noon.

MLB

• Chicago Cubs vs.St. Louis, From London, ESPN, 7:10 a.m.

• Oakland vs. Toronto, NBCSCA, 10:37 a.m.

• Arizona vs. San Francisco, NBCSBA, 1:05 p.m.

• Houston vs. L.A. Dodgers, ESPN, 4:10 p.m.

Basketball • BIG3 Basketball, 5, 13, 10 a.m. WNBA

• New York vs. Washington, 7, 10, 10 a.m.

• Los Angeles vs. Dallas, 7, 10, Noon.

Football USFL

• Birmingham vs. New Orleans, 2, 40, 4 p.m.

Golf

• DP World, BMW International Open, GOLF, 4:30 a.m.

• PGA, The Travelers Championship, GOLF, 10 a.m.

• KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, 3, 11 a.m.

• Champions, Dick’s Sporting Goods Open, GOLF, Noon.

• PGA, The Travelers Championship, 5, 13, Noon.

Motorsports

• IMSA Sportscar Championship, USA, 11 a.m.

• NASCAR Cup Series, Ally 400, 3, 4 p.m.

Soccer Gold Cup

• Trinidad & Tobago vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis,

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CHICAGO — Welcome to the new rush hour in Chicago.

The city will transform the Grant Park environs into the first NASCAR Chicago Street Race on July 2, with separate events on July 1 as well. The televised Cup Series event will have NASCAR drivers weaving through the park on closed-off streets lined with temporary fences, grandstands and what promoters hope will be thousands of fans.

Here’s everything you need to know about the race – including the course map, road closures and how to watch (or avoid) it all.

Has Chicago hosted a NASCAR race before?

Yes, Soldier Field hosted a NASCAR Cup Series race in July 1956.

A quarter-century later, an ambitious plan by then-Mayor Jane Byrne to hold a Formula One race on Lake Shore Drive in summer 1981 never made it to the starting line.

development and strategy. “It’s going to be a very unique course.” NASCAR is building the track and will pay rental fees to the Chicago Park District for the use of Grant Park, but terms of the three-year agreement with the city were not disclosed.

Traffic Safety Committee.

“They also have a lot of our constituents confused, frustrated, angry.”

Xfinity Series race, the second tier of NASCAR competition, on July 1.

What’s the route?

The 12-turn, 2.2-mile course is the first street race in NASCAR history. Drivers will make 100 laps for 220 miles total.

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This time, the course will stay north of Soldier Field and south of the infamous S-curve on DuSable Lake Shore Drive.

Why is the city hosting this race now?

The event is expected to draw 100,000 attendees, and NASCAR estimates it could generate more than $3 million in tax revenue for the city.

“This is actually going to be our first race on a street course in our 75-year history,” said Ben Kennedy, NASCAR senior vice president of racing

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NEW YORK — We finally learned the true nature of Aaron Judge’s toe injury on Saturday.

The Yankees superstar slugger told reporters ahead of Saturday afternoon’s game against the Rangers that he has more than just a sprain, he has a torn ligament in his big right toe.

He said he is still dealing with pain when he walks. The news comes two days after the Yankees had said Judge could possibly start baseball activities this weekend.

Judge, who was officially placed on the injured list on June 7 (retroactive to June 4), hurt his toe when he made a highlight reel catch on J.D. Martinez on June 3 against the Dodgers in Los Angeles and crashed

through the portion of the outfield fence that doubled as the door to the Yankees’ bullpen.

“I’m not giving you any timeline,” Judge told reporters at Yankee Stadium. “There’s no need. I’ve just got to get better and then I’ll be out there.”

The Yankees desperately miss Judge’s presence in the lineup. He was hitting .291/.404/.674 with 19 home runs and 40 RBIs in his first 49 games for the Bombers.

“I don’t think too many people have torn a ligament in their toe,” Judge said. “If it was a quad we’d have a better answer. If it’s an oblique or hamstring we got timelines for that. With how unique this injury is and it being my back foot which I push off of and run off of, it’s a tough spot.”

Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams will not be charged after he pushed a video production crew member after an October game, a prosecutor decided.

The altercation took place following the Raiders’ 30-29 loss to the Chiefs when cameras picked up Park Zebley, 20, and Adams coming in contact at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.

Zebley said Adams pushed him to the ground as the player headed into the tunnel.

The Star said Zebley alleges in a civil complaint filed May 2 in Jackson County Circuit Court that he feared for his life in the immediate aftermath of the incident and was diagnosed with concussion symptoms. He said he was targeted online as well, The Star said. The civil case is still pending.

Zebley was carrying video equipment for a production company contracted with ESPN to cover the Monday night game when video showed Adams pushing Zebley as they crossed paths. Adams briefly stopped to stare at Zebley before going to the locker room.

Adams had been charged with one count of misdemeanor assault in Kansas City municipal court.

The KC Star said a spokeswoman for the Kansas City municipal court told the newspaper that the charge was officially dismissed June 5.

“It’s going to be one of the most iconic racecourses maybe ever and introduce a whole new fan base to what NASCAR is about in the city of Chicago,” then-Mayor Lori Lightfoot said on July 19, 2022. “The opportunity to really ignite our tourism with a new, iconic event on the calendar was a no-miss opportunity.”

But not everyone is happy with the disruption.

“The races that are coming up in the next few weeks in Chicago certainly have a lot of our constituents excited,” said 1st Ward Ald. Daniel La Spata, the chair of the City Council’s Pedestrian and

Another concern for constituents and businesses is the noise level, which can be “96.5 to 104 decibels at 150 feet from the track” according to NASCARchronicle.com. According to the NASCAR Chicago Street Race website, special mufflers will be used on the cars that “successfully lowered sound levels by as much as 10 decibels earlier this year at the Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum.”

What other events are happening?

In addition to 40 race cars driving 200 mph, the two-day event will feature full-length concerts ranging from country to electronic dance, headlined by Miranda Lambert, The Chainsmokers and The Black Crowes. There also will be an

“We want to put drivers through some of the toughest challenges we can, and this track will do that,” Hall of Fame driverturned-NASCAR analyst Dale Earnhardt Jr. said after a test drive of the course. “There’ll be some guys that really like it. There will be some guys that find it really challenging and miserable.”

The pop-up course will start on Columbus Drive in front of Buckingham Fountain, taking in stretches of DuSable Lake Shore Drive and South Michigan Avenue in a lap filled with sharp turns, bottlenecks and an urban backdrop.

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NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace stands on a race car after driving through Grant Park. Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced in 2022 the city would host a NASCAR race in Chicago.

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The rise of the “Moms for Liberty” group, and the groups associated with it, and their collective efforts to censor certain books and educational ideas in the public school system in the name of parental rights, freedom, and liberty provide an opportunity to remind the church of what the Bible says about this subject.

According to the NRSV translation, the noun “liberty” occurs a total of 11 times in Scripture. Several of these revolve around the Year of Jubilee that is given legal form in Leviticus 25 and is discussed in Jeremiah 34 in narrative form.

Leviticus 25 prescribes the return of everyone to their family’s ancestral property, no matter how long it may be under the control of someone else, and whether the family members were sold into debt-slavery to pay off something that was owed to another. Verses 10-11 states, “you shall proclaim liberty” – there’s that word – “throughout the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee for you: you shall return, everyone one of you, to your property and every one of you to your family.”

It’s that second element of freeing someone from debt-slavery that is mentioned in Jeremiah 34, where we read that King Zedekiah ordered that “all

should set free their Hebrew slaves, male and female” (verse 9; see also verse 15). Note that “liberty” in these verses has nothing to do with someone’s own political or ideological agenda; in both cases it has to do with the granting of freedom to someone else: someone whose home was taken from them or someone whose family was ripped apart because of an unpayable debt.

That tradition continues in Isaiah 61, where the spirit of the LORD God comes upon the prophet who is commissioned to “bring good news to the oppressed … to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to the prisoners” (verse 1). Is that verse still relevant today? It sure seemed that way to Jesus, who made it part of his sermon in Luke 4 at the very beginning of his Earthly ministry (Luke 4:18).

Here again, “liberty” has nothing to do with the wants of parents or the desires of people with power; instead, it has everything to do with those who are oppressed, who are captives, or who are prisoners under someone else’s control. These are the ones who are entitled to liberty.

These days, it seems that “liberty” and “freedom” are virtual synonyms for “power” and “control.” Nothing could

be further from the Bible’s teachings on this subject. Instead, the church would do well to emulate the words of Jesus (“whoever wishes to be first among you must be slave to all,” Mark 10:44) and Paul (“do not use your freedom as an opportunity for self-indulgence,

but through love become slaves to one another,” Galatians 5:13).

For “the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45).

The Rev. Henry Sun is the pastor at Heritage Presbyterian Church in Benicia.

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF DELBERT GLENN BURGESS, JR.

CASE NO. PR23-00198

Toallheirs,beneficiaries,creditors,contingentcreditors,andpersonswhomayotherwisebeinterestedinthewillorestate,or both,of: DELBERTGLENNBURGESS,JR.

APetitionforProbatehasbeenfiledby CLISTIEMAYFERRELLintheSuperior

CourtofCalifornia,CountyofSOLANO.

ThePetitionforProbaterequeststhat CLISTIEMAYFERRELLbeappointedas personalre presentativetoadministerthe estateofthedecedent.

ThePetitionrequeststhedecedent'swill andcodicils,ifany,beadmittedtoprobate. Thewillandanycodicilsareavailablefor examinationinthefilekeptbythecourt.

ThePetitionrequestsauthoritytoadministertheestateundertheIndependentAdministrationofEstatesAct.(Thisauthority willallowthepersonalrepresentativeto takemanyactionswithoutobtainingcourt approval.Beforetakingcert ainveryimportantactions,however,thepersonalrepresentativewillberequiredtogivenoticeto interestedpersonsunlesstheyhave waivednoticeorconsentedtotheproposedaction.)Theindependentadministrationauthoritywillbegrantedunlessan interestedpersonfilesanobjectiontothe petitionandshowsgoodcausewhythe courtshouldnotgranttheauthority.

Ahearingonthepetitionwillbeheldinthis courton7/17/2023at8:30A.M.inDept.4 RoomN/A locatedat600UNIONAVE, FAIRFIELD,CA94533. Ifyouobjecttothegrantingofthepetition, youshouldappearatthehearingandstate yourobjectionsorfilewrittenobjections withthecourtbeforethehearing.Yourappearancemaybeinpersonorbyyourattorney. Ifyouareacreditororacontingentcreditorofthedecedent,youmustfileyourclaim withthecourtandmailacopytothepersonalrepresentativeappointedbythe courtwithinthelaterofeither(1)four monthsfromthedateoffirstissuanceof letterstoageneralpersonalrepresentative,asdefinedinsection58(b)oftheCaliforniaProbateCode,or(2)60daysfrom thedateofmailingorpersonaldeliveryto youofanoticeundersection9052ofthe CaliforniaProbateCode. OtherCaliforniastatutesandlegalauthoritymayaffectyourrightsasacreditor.You maywanttoconsultwithanattorneyknowledgeableinCalifornialaw. Youmayexaminethefilekeptbythe court.Ifyouareapersoninterestedinthe estate,youmayfilewiththecourtaRequestforSpecialNotice(formDE-154)of thefilingofaninventoryandappraisalof estateassetsorofanypetitionoraccount asprovidedinProbateCodesection1250. ARequestforSpecialNoticeformisavailablefromthecourtclerk.

AttorneyforPetitioner:MICHAELRINNE, 391TAYLORBLVD.,SUITE200,PLEASANTHILL,CA94523,Telephone:925322-1521 6/23,6/25,7/2/23 CNS-3713196#

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: LALA WALLACE Case Number: PR23-00201

Toallheirs,beneficiaries,creditors,contingentcreditors,andpersonswhomay otherwisebeinterestedinthewillorestate,orboth,of: Lala Wallace APetitionforProbatehasbeenfiledby: Nathan Wallace and Kanika Wallace intheSuperiorCourtofCalifornia,County of: Solano

ThePetitionforProbaterequeststhat: Nathan Wallace and Kanika Wallace beappoint edaspersonalrepresentative toadministertheestateofthedecedent. ThepetitionrequestsauthoritytoadministertheestateundertheIndependentAdministrationofEstatesAct.(Thisauthority willallowthepersonalrepresentativeto takemanyactionswithoutobtainingcourt approval.Beforetakingcertainveryimportantactions,however,thepersonal representativewillberequiredtogivenoticetointerestedpersonsunlessthey havewaivednoticeo rconsentedtothe proposedaction.)Theindependentadministrationauthoritywillbegrantedunless aninterestedpersonfilesanobjectionto thepetitionandshowsgoodcausewhy thecourtshouldnotgranttheauthority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows:

DATE: JULY 26 2023; TIME: 9:00 am; DEPT.: 22

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SOLANO Old Solano Courthouse 580 Texas Street Fairfield, CA 94533

If you object tothegrantingofthepetition,youshouldappearatthehearingand stateyourobjectionsorfilewrittenobjectionswiththecourtbeforethehearing. Yourappearancemaybeinpersonorby yourattorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, youmustfileyourclaimwiththecourtand mailacopytothepersonalrepresentative appointedbythecourtwithinthe later of either(1) four months fromthedateof firstissuanceo fletterstoageneralpersonalrepresentative,asdefinedinsection58(b)oftheCaliforniaProbateCode, or(2) 60 days fromthedateofmailingor personaldeliverytoyouofanoticeunder section9052oftheCaliforniaProbate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court.Ifyouareapersoninterestedinthe estate,youmayfilewiththecourtaRequestforSpecialNotice(formDE-154)of thefilingofaninventoryandappraisalof estateassetsorofanypetitionoraccount asprovidedinProbateCodesection 1250.ARequestforSpecialNoticeformis availablefromthecourtclerk.

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TOALLINTERESTEDPERSONS:

Petitioner: Sara Medina filedapetition withthiscourtforadecreechanging namesasfollows:

PresentName:

a. Gracen Mathew Collier

ProposedName:

a. Grayson Mathew Collier THECOURTORDERSthatallpersonsinterestedinthismattershallappearbefore thiscourtatthehearingindicatedbelowto showcause,ifany,whythepetitionfor changeofnameshouldnotbegranted. Anypersonobjectingtothename changesdescribedabovemustfileawrittenobjectionthatincludesthereasonsfor theobjectionatleasttwocourtdaysbeforethematterisscheduledtobeheard andmustappearatthehearingtoshow causewhythepetitionshouldnotbegranted.Ifnowrittenobjectionistimelyfiled, thecourtmaygrantthepetitionwithouta hearing.

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TOALLINTERESTEDPERSONS:

Petitioner: Shirley Vazquez Ayala fileda petitionwiththiscourtforadecreechangingnamesasfollows:

PresentName:

a. Shirley Vazquez Ayala

ProposedName:

a. Shirley (no middle name) Vazquez Ayala THECOURTORDERSthatallpersonsinterestedinthismattershallappearbefore thiscourtatthehearingindicatedbelowto showcause,ifany,whythepetitionfor changeofnameshouldnotbegranted. Anypersonobjectingtothename changesdescribedabovemustfileawrittenobjectionthatincludesthereasonsfor theobjectionatleasttwocourtdaysbeforethematterisscheduledtobeheard andmustappearatthehearingtoshow causewhythepetitionshouldnotbegranted.Ifnowrittenobjectionistimelyfiled, thecourtmaygrantthepetitionwithouta hearing.

AcopyofthisOrdertoShowCauseshall bepublishedatleastonceeachweekfor foursuccessiveweekspriortothedate setforhearingonthepetitioninthefollowingnewspaperofgeneralcirculation,printedinthiscounty:DailyRepublic Pleasefileproofofnewspaperpublication atleast5businessdaysbefore hearing (newspaperdoesnotfilew/court)zoom ok.zoominvitewillbeemailed1-2days beforehearing Date:5/30/2023 /s/AlesiaJones JudgeoftheSuperiorCourt

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entire Bay Area – matches up with Bay FC’s message to unite and represent the entire region.

It’s also the most difficult city to place a stadium in. But according to SF Parks and Rec department general manager Phil Ginsburg, it’s something city officials are already discussing.

“We’re quite serious about this,” Ginsburg said. “And we’re really starting to do some of our own due diligence to try and identify some potential opportunities.”

In the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, downtown San Francisco may have changed permanently as more companies allow employees to work from home part- or fulltime. The Giants have said that shift is why weeknight games have seen an attendance dip. But that hasn’t happened to the Warriors, whose less frequent games feel more like events.

In that sense, a soccer stadium hosting matches once or twice a week around Pier 70, a few blocks south of the Warriors’ Chase Center, could draw people back for the city, and would remind Ginsburg of his hometown of Philadelphia’s “stadium corridor” setup. MUNI rail lines extend all the way down that neighborhood now, and Caltrain’s 22nd Street station would be a short walk away.

But there are already development plans at Pier 70, as well as other options farther south along the water like at Hunter’s Point or Candlestick Point. It could get expensive for Bay FC to even get the land from developers, and that’s even before building.

San Francisco mayor London Breed also floated the recently closed Westfield mall along Market Street near downtown as a possible location to build a soccer stadium at the Bloomberg Technology Summit on Thursday.

As San Francisco plans how to shape its downtown for the next century, Ginsburg can see how having a soccer stadium woven directly into the heart of San Francisco’s downtown – with a BART station right underneath, Union Square a few blocks north and the Civic Center Plaza less than a mile west –

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for the win.

The victory came one day after the Expos opened the tournament with a 7-5 win over Grants Pass. On Saturday morning, Fairfield fell to Salem 8-7. The Fairfield American Legion team is now 29-11 overall.

Landon Dodge went 4-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI in the win over Klamath Falls. Bryce Alcantara belted a threerun home run over the right field field. Isaiah Pazmino also had a triple and drove in a run.

Jace Parkinson, Blake Bozzini, Aaron Strong and Calvin Johnson all added hits. Strong and Noah Rodda also had RBIs.

Against Grants Pass, Rodda went 2-for-3 with

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2-1 lead in the first inning with his third double in the past two games. In his next two trips to the plate, Conforto worked the Giants’ only two walks of the day against the control artist Kelly, and each time the next man up, Blake Sabol, followed with an RBI.

Before loading the bases in the fifth, Winn worked three shutout

would make the city very comparable with many major European cities.

Oakland

When Oakland mayor Sheng Thao’s chief of staff Leigh Hanson made her pitch to the Bay FC crowd in the Presidio, she alluded to the city’s other professional sports teams who have departed, saying, “We’ve got all the stadiums you’d ever want.”

In terms of ready-made locations, it’s certainly true. Not only could the Coliseum complex be available soon if the A’s leave for Las Vegas after the 2024 MLB season, but so could the Howard Terminal site the A’s sought for years.

But there are already two soccer teams in the city in the Oakland Roots and Soul, who both currently play in lower division soccer leagues. Hanson said the city is “excited” to be working with the teams and the African American Sports and Entertainment Group (AASEG) as they seek to build out a potential temporary soccer stadium at the Coliseum, and the Roots have been presenting to the Coliseum complex authority in their last two monthly meetings.

“We think that the [Coliseum] location is perfect for all parts of the Bay,” Hanson said.

“It’s accessible, it has a great community vibe and Oakland likes to party.”

From the city’s perspective, a stadium hosting three teams would be even better than two, though it’s fair to wonder if future plans would make collaboration on one venue difficult. Two brand-new stadiums of similar size is also difficult to imagine.

San Jose

The South Bay city that will likely be Bay FC’s initial hometown already has a soccer-specific stadium for the Earthquakes. Given that Levi’s Stadium is just north in Santa Clara as a larger but similarly-shaped venue, it might be hard to see the South Bay adding another stadium of similar size.

But Mahan made note of San Jose’s “300 days of sunshine”, and knows his city has a lot more of one vital resource than the other two suitors.

“The South Bay has a lot more land than other parts of the Bay,” Mahan said.

an RBI. Parkinson, Bozzini and Connor Broschard had hits. Bozzini and Broschard drove in runs. The Expos had a four-run third inning.

DJ Andersen and Jackson Kolakoski both pitched three innings against Grants Pass.

In the Saturday game against Salem, an eighthinning run proved to be the difference. Bozzini, Strong and Rodda had two hits apiece. Parkinson, Alcantara and Broschard also singled. Broschard drove in two runs, while Bozzini and Alcantara knocked in one apiece.

Trevor Morse and Dodge worked four innings apiece and combined for nine strikeouts against Salem.

Fairfield was scheduled to play Medford at 7 p.m. Saturday. The tournament ends for the Expos with a 11:30 a.m. game Sunday.

innings following another rookie, Ryan Walker, who opened for the third time this season. Walker let his glove hear his frustrations as a solo homer from Marte barely cleared the wall in right field. After using a low slider to get ahead 0-1, Walker went back to the same pitch, and Marte hit it 337 feet, enough for a home run in only two other ballparks in the majors, according to Statcast.

There were only four ballparks that would have held in Matos’ homer.

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what it takes to win and succeed in the NHL.

“We are extremely happy to bring Patty back into the Sharks family as we continue building a team that our fans can be proud of.”

Marleau played with the Sharks from 1997 to 2017, and again from 2019 to 2021. On April 19, 2021, Marleau dressed for his 1,768th game, passing Gordie Howe to become the NHL’s all-time leader in games played. He

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Earnhardt said drivers should top 140 mph on straightaways such as DuSable Lake Shore Drive. Some turns will force the cars to slow to about 40 mph, he said, while others will accommodate much higher speeds. The fastest turn will likely be No. 2, from Balbo Drive onto DuSable Lake Shore Drive, with drivers hitting 90-100 mph, he said.

One of the most challenging spots will be Turn 7 from Balbo onto South Michigan Avenue. Much like regular rush-hour traffic, Earnhardt expects something of a traffic jam.

What’s the timeline for road closures?

Well, from now until July 13.

The southbound lanes of the major lakefront thoroughfare will close from Randolph Street to the Museum Campus beginning Wednesday. Lane reductions will extend farther: Traffic will be reduced to two lanes at North Avenue, then to one lane at Chicago Avenue. Downtown traffic will be directed to exit at Michigan Avenue, and through traffic will be directed to exit at Grand Avenue. Between Grand and Randolph, only local traffic will be allowed.

Northbound DuSable Lake Shore Drive will be closed along the same downtown stretch beginning July 1. Traffic will be reduced to two lanes at 47th Street, then one lane near 31st Street. Northbound traffic will be required to exit at I-55.

The northbound lanes are expected to reopen July 2, and the southbound lanes are anticipated to reopen by July 4. All other roads are expected to reopen between July 2 and July 13.

And don’t forget: There’s construction on the Kennedy Expressway to complicate your commute too.

City officials are encouraging drivers to take alternate routes,

NHL history. He finished with 1,197 points, including 566 goals, which ranks 23rd all-time.

walk, bike or take public transportation to reach downtown, and they said Metra and CTA would provide additional service during the NASCAR race.

CTA buses around Grant Park will be rerouted for the race. Beginning Monday and lasting through the event, more than a dozen lines will be adjusted, including: #1, #2, #3, #4, #x4, #6, #7, #10, #J14 Jeffery Jump, #26, #28, #126, #143, #147 and some evening #148 buses

The weekend of the event, 18 bus routes will detour around downtown, including: #3, #4, #6, #10, #12, #J14, #18, #20, #22, #36, #56, #60, #62, #126, #130, #146, #147, and #151. Buses serving the north end of the Loop will generally let passengers off near the State/Lake Red Line “L” station, buses serving the west end of the Loop will drop passengers off near the LaSalle “L” stations, and buses serving the south end of the Loop will take passengers near the Roosevelt train station. The #151 will travel through downtown, but will be detoured off Michigan Avenue to avoid the closed road.

From Thursday through July 5, regular service on #146 Inner Lake Shore/Michigan Express will be replaced by a shuttle bus between the Roosevelt “L” station and the Museum Campus because of road closures along Roosevelt. The shuttle will run every 15 minutes.

CTA, Metra and Pace also are offering service to the race. On July 1 and 2, Metra will run extra trains on the BNSF line to Aurora and the Rock Island line to Joliet. Pace cautioned riders to expect longer travel times and delayed pickups and said the designated ADA Paratransit drop-off area for Pace is at Columbus and Monroe.

Can I still go to Museum Campus during all of this?

Yes, but some of the museums have adjusted their hours. Access will remain open to Navy Pier and the Field Museum, Adler Planetarium, Shedd Aquarium and other attractions.

Marleau officially retired on May 10, 2022, and on Feb. 25, his No. 12 was lifted to the rafters at SAP Center as he became the first Sharks player to have his number retired by the team.

At the time of his retirement, Marleau said he wanted to spend more time with his family and didn’t know what the future held, “but my wife seems to think somewhere down the road I’ll be back in hockey somehow. So, we’ll see how it all plays out.”

Less than a year and a half later, Marleau’s wife Christine’s prediction has become true.

To access the museums, drivers must reach either DuSable Lake Shore Drive south of downtown or arrive via I-55. From DuSable Lake Shore Drive, they can exit the northbound lanes at 31st Street, then take Fort Dearborn Drive along the lakefront to 18th Street. Those heading to the museums from I-55 can take DuSable Lake Shore Drive north and exit at 18th Street.

Wait, isn’t the Taste of Chicago this weekend?

Usually, but that has been moved to September to accommodate the race.

The Taste, a summer tradition established in 1980 and typically held in early July, welcomes tens of thousands of visitors to Grant Park for food, beverages, live music, dancing, karaoke and kids activities. It will now be held on Sept. 8-10. OK, I’m going. Where can I park and what’s the schedule?

There’s two-day event parking starting at $65 at the Grant Park North Garage (25 N. Michigan Ave.) and Millennium Park Garage (6 S. Columbus Dr.). Gates for all things NASCAR open at 9 a.m. both days.

Who are the drivers to watch?

It’s no surprise Bubba Wallace, the second Black driver to win in the Cup Series, is soon to become a Chicago favorite – he drives the No. 23 Toyota Camry for Michael Jordan-owned 23XI Racing. He’s also hosting a pre-race party Wednesday at the DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center at which Lupe Fiasco will perform.

For those thinking local, the White Sox are sponsoring Ty Dillon’s No. 77 Chevrolet – complete with team branding, colors and logos on the car and fire suit. Beggars Pizza will be on the rear quarter panel and TV panel of the car. Seven-time champion Jimmie Johnson came out of retirement to compete in the Chicago Street Race driving a No. 84 Chevrolet Camaro – a reverse of the No. 48 he formerly used.

Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group file Patrick Marleau, former San Jose Sharks captain, waves while walking on the ice during his jersey retirement ceremony at the SAP Center in San Jose, Feb. 25.