Daily Republic: Monday, July 3, 2023

CALMATTERS.ORG

California wildfire firefighters could be in for a big pay raise soon through a rare legislative move that would require the state to boost their salaries automatically, effectively cutting the governor’s office out of negotiations over their wages

For years, the California Department of Forestry and Protection – or Cal Fire – has been unable to compete with local departments that offer better salaries and in turn has been losing its members at an escalating pace, union leaders say.

“We now have a world where you can work at Target and In-N-Out and make $22 an hour and our

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starting firefighter makes $15.56 an hour,” said Cal Fire Local 2881 president Tim Edwards. “Who’s gonna want to put their life on the line in a time where the state really needs firefighters when they can go work somewhere else and make more money?”

Now, after several years of devastating wildfires, state lawmakers are advancing a bill that would lock in automatic pay increases for them. It would compel the state human resources department to calculate wage increases for the 8,000 or so state firefight-

ers every year based on what other 20 local fire departments pay.

The bill would boost the salary for Cal Fire employees to within a 15% range of the top 20 highest-paying fire departments in California.

If the bill becomes law, the firefighter union would become just the second group of California public employees to gain automatic pay raises instead of having to bargain over wage increases with the governor’s office.

The other is the union that represents California Highway Patrol officers. The CHP contract sets officers’ pay on a formula that accounts for wages at other large California

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Thirty people were shot, two fatally, during an overnight shooting at a block party in southern Baltimore, police said Sunday, marking yet another deadly night in a city struggling with violent crime.

The shooting – the city’s largest in recent memory – drew swift condemnation from Baltimore leaders and a plea from the city’s police union for increased staffing to address endemic gun violence amid a homicide rate that eclipses many other major cities’.

“This morning, all of Baltimore is grieving for the lives that we lost here,” Mayor Brandon Scott (D) said during a news conference, saying the bloodshed “shows why we must continue to focus on the amount of illegal guns on our streets that make it into the hands of individuals who should not have them and continuously carry out violent acts in our city.”

Officers received calls about a shooting around

12:35 a.m. at 800 Gretna Ct. in the city’s Brooklyn neighborhood and arrived to find multiple victims with gunshot wounds, acting Baltimore police commissioner Richard Worley said.

An 18-year-old woman died at the scene, and a 20-year-old man was pronounced dead at a hospital “a short time later,” according to the Baltimore Police Department. The names of the victims were not immediately available.

The victims ranged in age from 13 to 32 years old, Worley said, and included 14 minors. At least two suspects fired shots, he said.

Twenty-eight other victims were taken to or walked into hospitals, police said, adding that three victims were in critical condition early Sunday. University of Maryland Medical System spokesman Michael Schwartzberg said in an email Sunday afternoon that seven patients remained at

We’re older than we used to be, especially in these states

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The median age rose in almost every state last year, census estimates show, continuing a longterm trend that is pushing states to prepare for aging populations.

Seventeen states had median ages over 40 in 2022, according to new U.S.

Census Bureau estimates of the age at which half of residents are older and half are younger. That’s up from 12 states in 2020 and just seven in 2010.

Nationwide, the median age was below 30 until 1980, but it rose to 38.9 as of 2022, according to the bureau estimates.

That leaves more states

planning for future health and housing challenges for older residents. Some states have issued or are considering executive orders, agency plans and legislation to assist state residents who need more help with health crises, housing and long-term care as they live longer.

Millennials started

turning 40 last year, and the youngest baby boomers are quickly approaching 60.

“As the nation’s median age creeps closer to 40, you can really see how the aging of baby boomers, and now their children – sometimes called echo boomers – is impacting the median age,” said

Kristie Wilder, a Census Bureau demographer, in a statement.

response to lower fertility rates, according to a University of California, Irvine study published last year. New York state’s 2020 law, for example, requires coverage of in vitro fertilization in some cases. No states saw a drop from 2021 to 2022, and

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Fire HandCrews prepare to battle a wildfire along Barrett Junction Road in San Diego, Aug. 31, 2022.

Chief Solano Statue interviews me about my new book

Irarely turn my column over to someone else, because I am kind of persnickety that way and have only done so to my brother Kelvin when we wrote a tandem one years ago. Oh, and once to my pooch Chunky Tiberius Wade because he demanded I do so. But I recently had the honor of being interviewed by our very own Waving Chief Solano Statue about the upcoming Aug. 7 publication of my new book for The History Press, “Armijo High School: Fairfield, California,” and I could not pass it up.

WCSS: Good morning Tony and thank you for making the time to do this. First, tell me about your publisher The History Press.

TW: The History Press is based in South Carolina and is a subsidiary publishing house owned by Arcadia Publishing. Arcadia publishes local books all over the country and are best known for their “Images of America” series with the sepia-toned covers. Some local examples include ones on Fairfield by Sabine GoerkeShrode, Vacaville by Jerry Bowen, Suisun City and Suisun Valley by Elissa A. DeCaro and L.M. Ewing, the Jewish Community of Solano County by Rachel Raskin-Zrihen, Rachel Rae Moncharsh-Lessem and Shoshana Deutscher-Nurik and Travis Air Force Base by Diana Stuart Newlin.

WCSS: So why did you want to write a book about Armijo High School?

TW: Well, the school has a lot of history as it dates back to 1891. Now The History Press does have some books about other high schools, but not many. There was a little trepidation about them accepting my book proposal at first because they were concerned that kids at the school wouldn’t buy it. I

told them that while I certainly hope that some current Armijo students would read it as well, my target audience was alumni and people who live or lived here.

WCSS: What was the most challenging part for you of completing the book?

TW: With this one, like my first two, it is always the same thing: the images. The History Press books typically have anywhere from 80 to 100 pictures, and I always push them into letting me squeeze in the absolute max of 110. I’m not a photographer, but typically know that I want images to augment the text and to be interesting. I actually had about 200 acceptable images to choose from for this book, which was a luxury.

The bugaboo can be acquiring the rights to use images. In my first book, “Growing Up In Fairfield California,” I wanted to include a story I had written about the 1973 Pulitzer Prize-winning “Burst of Joy” photograph. It was taken at Travis Air Force Base and captured the moment when a family ran toward their father who was a released Vietnam prisoner of war. I just could not acquire the rights to use the picture (for free). The picture being worth a 1,000 words adage rang true and there was no way I could include my text without that picture. Sigh.

WCSS: How hard was it doing the research?

TW: I was very fortunate in that I have access to the Armijo Alumni Association’s collection of yearbooks that go back to the first one in 1912. They were an invaluable resource. Also I had a lot of materials that were given to me a number of years ago that belonged to late Fairfield historian Tim Farmer. One of the most vexing things I

have had to deal with, though, is that part of that Tim Farmer collection is several canisters of basketball and football game films that were made for legendary Armijo coach Ed Hopkins from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s. While many people have 8 mm and Super 8 mm projectors, and let me borrow one, the films are 16 mm. It was so frustrating to have them and not know what is on them. I just recently came across a company online that digitizes 16 mm film and I am getting a couple of the smaller ones done because while I want to see what’s on them I ain’t willing to pay $250 per film to do so.

WCSS: So let me get this straight: is this book a memoir of your time at Armijo?

TW: Uh, absolutely not. That book would be called “Mediocre Student, Sub-adequate Hoopster.” I went for more of a straight history type of thing with this book, but I did take the liberty in two places to weigh in from a personal perspective. They are on Class of 2004 grad and former Fairfield city councilman Matt Garcia and on the whole Indian mascot/symbol controversy.

WCSS: Oh really? I’m very interested in what you have to say about that.

TW: Cool. I will absolutely sell you a book.

WCSS: Really, you gonna do me like that?

TW: I’ll give you a discount.

WCSS: Look, I don’t advocate violence, but holding this arm in the air since 1934 has help build up some serious muscle and I can slap you all the way to Cordelia.

TW: OK, OK! So I think that a lot of people would assume that since I am a past president of the Armijo Alumni Association that in the book I would just rail against the changing of the symbol/mascot from the Indians to the Royals, but that’s not the case. First, I rarely rail. Second, it would be easy to react emotionally, but I looked at the issue from both sides and presented evidence, not just theories, and the whole issue is nuanced. That is my favorite chapter in the book by the way.

WCSS: Do you say anything about how boneheaded rivals from other schools like Vacaville and Benicia assumed I was the Armijo Indian and vandalized me over the years?

TW: You can find out when you buy your discounted copy.

WCSS: Keep it up and Cordelia here you come! How did you manage to squeeze everything that ever happened at Armijo for over 130 years into your book?

TW: I didn’t. That’s absurd on its face. There was no way to cram information on every sports team or athlete, student, teacher or event that occurred in the school’s long history into a single book. I didn’t set out to write an almanac or encyclopedia. I wanted a finished book that I would enjoy reading so I had to choose representative samples. There are iconic figures that I profiled that are included and I also chose some that may not be as well-known, but are interesting stories nonetheless.

WCSS: What do you say to Fairfield High

School graduates?

TW: First, my condolences. Just kidding! Look, even if you didn’t go to Armijo you can find a lot of stuff to dig into in this book. It has some history of the area, notables who went to school, sports celebrities and more. I have had people not from here who bought my first two books, which are very Fairfield-centric, tell me they really enjoyed them.

Now, I do plan to write a book about Fairfield High School as it also has a rich history and legacy albeit much shorter than Armijo’s. But I can only do one at a time. I am already working on my fourth book that was accepted by The History Press, but the fifth just may be the Fairfield High one.

WCSS: Is Aug. 7 the earliest folks can get a copy?

TW: Well, it’s available for pre-order online on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Walmart, Target and other places right now, but locals can come to my Pre-Publication Party from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. July 29 at Joe’s Buffet and get a copy, have lunch and hang out!

WCSS: Thank you, Tony!

TW: Thank you! I can honestly say it has been a pleasure and I just want to note for the record that this is the first time I’ve been interviewed by someone with pigeon poop on their shoulder.

Fairfield freelance humor columnist and accidental local historian Tony Wade writes two weekly columns: “ The Last Laugh” on Mondays and “Back in the Day” on Fridays. Wade is also the author of The History Press books “Growing Up In Fairfield, California,” “Lost Restaurants of Fairfield, California,” the upcoming book “Armijo High School: Fairfield, California” and hosts the Channel 26 government access TV show “Local Legends.”

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Tony Wade The last laugh

Solano ready to celebrate nation’s 247th birthday

The 4th of July will be celebrated with daylong events in several cities, some cumulating with a fireworks show in the evening.

The events will include:

n 1 to 3:30 p.m.

Monday: Benicia’s Torchlight Parade, First St.

n 6 to 9 p.m.

Tuesday: 4th of July Concert and Fireworks Show, Hall Park, 285 E. Chestnut St.

n 10 to 1 p.m. Tuesday: Fairfield’s “We the People” Independence Day Parade.

n 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Tuesday: Suisun City’s 4th of July Celebration at the Waterfront, with fireworks.

n 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Tuesday: Vacaville’s Creekwalk Concert Series, Andrews Park, fireworks start around 9 p.m.

n 10 a.m. to noon

Tuesday: 168th Vallejo 4th of July Parade, 300 Georgia St.

Vaca’s 4th of July

fun includes music

Local band Crossman Connection will headline the entertainment at the Vacaville Fourth of July celebration, which ends with the annual fireworks display.

Jeff and Kevin Crossman, of Vacaville, will perform at the free concert scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the CreekWalk Plaza at Andrews Park.

“Lawn chairs, blankets and water in small coolers no larger than 16 quarts will be permitted. No outside alcohol or glass containers are allowed. No smoking, no weapons, no tents, no early drop-off of chairs and blankets, and no pets (service animals are permitted),” the city said in a statement.

“All fireworks, including safe and sane, are illegal in ... Vacaville. Be safe and leave the fireworks to the pros,” the statement said. “The city has a trained pyrotechnic vendor and fire personnel on hand to ensure a safe fireworks experience for all. Fireworks are subject to cancellation due to red flag warnings and high wind.”

Locate available parking in downtown using the Japa smartphone app, visit cityofvacaville.gov/ parking to learn more.

For more information about the Fourth of July celebration and the CreekWalk Concert Series, visit cityofvacaville.gov/creekwalk or call 707-469-6685.

Road trips topic of genealogy talk

The Genealogy Society of Vallejo-Benicia will learn about “Ancestral Road Trips – Part 1 Finding Ancestors East of the Mississippi” with speaker Madeline Yanov.

week The ahead

The meeting will begin at 1:30 p.m. Thursday on Zoom.

As American colonies grew, people migrated to the frontier in search of more space, land and job opportunities. Part 1 of this two-part presentation covers U.S. migration along the eastern seaboard, southward and westward to the Midwest.

The second part, “Go West Young Man,” is scheduled for Aug. 3.

Viewers will discover the reasons people moved, the records (including land records) that reveal when they arrived, and the common routes they traveled between the colonies/states to new lands in the Northwest Territory or the Louisiana Purchase. Also, the role that canals, waterways, and early railroads played in migration will be discussed.

Yanov has more than 30 years experience researching family histories. Her specialty is American genealogy.

This Zoom presentation will be made remotely. All active GSVB members will receive a Zoom link.

If you would like to attend as a non-member guest, send an email to gsvbzoom@gmail.com no later than 4 p.m. Wednesday to request a Zoom invitation.

More information on the event can be found on the Genealogy Society of Vallejo-Benicia’s website at www.gsvb.org and Facebook page at www. facebook.com/gsvb.org.

Gov’t meetings on week’s calendar

A few government meetings will be held this week. Some are online and in-person, check the website for more information.

They will include:

n Suisun-Solano Water Authority Board Executive Committee, 9 a.m. Monday, Suisun City Hall council chamber, 701 Civic Center Blvd. Info: http:// ca-sid.civicplus.com/ agendacenter.

n Suisun City Parks and Recreation, 6 p.m. Wednesday, 701 Civic Center Blvd. Info: www. suisun.com/parksrecreation-commission.

n Rio Vista Planning Commission special meeting, 6 p.m. Wednesday, City Council chamber, City Hall, 1 Main St. Info: www. riovistacity.com/city council.

The following meetings have been canceled this week due to the holidays: Suisun City Council, Rio Vista City Council, Vacaville Parks and Recreation and Solano County Planning Commission.

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s debut: Bold, willing to stand on her own

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In a rare public speech this spring, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson talked to law school graduates about the challenges of starting a new job and about her love of musical theater. One of her favorites, she said, is the smash hit “Hamilton.”

A particular song resonates: “History Has Its Eyes on You.”

“Given my own experience over the past year, I think it’s pretty obvious why,” she told the crowd at Boston University School of Law’s convocation in May.

Jackson on Friday completed her rookie term as the first Black woman to serve on the nation’s highest court, making a forceful debut from the bench and in writing while showing signs of an independent streak. As anticipated, she was most often aligned with the court’s two other liberal justices – Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan – putting her on the losing side of high-profile, contentious decisions involving affirmative action in college admissions, gay rights and President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program.

But Jackson also demonstrated a willingness to part ways with her liberal colleagues, even when they were on the same side of an issue, to express her own vision of the law. She authored more solo dissenting opinions – three – than any of the three most recent justices to join the court did

as newbies. And Jackson surprised some observers by teaming up several times with conservative Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, typically in cases involving a conflict between government power and the rights of individuals.

“She was not going to sit on the sidelines. She dove in and made her presence known,” said New York University law professor Melissa Murray, who also was among the attorneys Biden considered nominating to fulfill his promise to name as Stephen G. Breyer’s successor the first Black female justice.

Biden “may have been looking for a Black woman, but she wasn’t just any Black woman,” Murray said. “She was excellent and prepared and made a critical difference in a number of cases.”

Most notably, Jackson’s presence led to a remarkably pointed exchange last week with Clarence Thomas, the only other Black justice on the bench, about the meaning of race and racial disparities in the United States. In her dissent from the court’s landmark decision rejecting the use of race in college admissions, Jackson responded directly to Thomas’s interpretation of a colorblind Constitution and his harsh critique of what he described as Jackson’s view that “almost all of life’s outcomes may be unhesitatingly

ascribed to race.”

Jackson answered in a pithy, rhetorical style to what she called Thomas’s “prolonged attack” on a “dissent I did not write.”

“With let-them-eat-cake

opinions. Perhaps for that reason, Jackson displayed a level of confidence not typical of a first-term justice, Feldman said.

obliviousness, today, the majority pulls the ripcord and announces ‘colorblindness for all’ by legal fiat,” Jackson wrote. “But deeming race irrelevant in law does not make it so in life.”

From the outset in October, Jackson was an enthusiastic questioner, speaking more often during oral arguments than any other brand-new justice in at least the past three decades. She also had more to say than any sitting justice, with the exception of Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. on two occasions, according to data analyzed by Adam Feldman and Jake Truscott for the Empirical SCOTUS blog.

Jackson, 52, joined the bench after years of running her own courtroom as a federal district judge in Washington, pumping out orders and

“We’ve come to assume that first-year justices are in an acclimation period where they keep their heads down and are willing to join on to other justices’ views and develop jurisprudence over time. She hasn’t fit that prototype,” Feldman said. “She has a lot to say and isn’t willing to cut corners to get her views out to the public.” While Jackson quickly established a high-profile role on the bench, her public appearances have been more limited, with law school graduation speeches at American University, where she is close friends with the dean, and at Boston University, a commitment she made before her nomination.

Every justice has to decide how much to temper their views to get to a five-vote majority, and when they feel it is important to stake out their own position. Jackson was in the majority 84 percent of the time, slightly more than both Sotomayor and Kagan, but she also went out on her own in her trio of solo dissents.

Sean Marotta, an appellate attorney and close watcher of the court, said Jackson appears to be positioning herself as a “thought leader” for the

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Americans divided over landmark Supreme Court decisions in poll

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About half of Ameri cans support the Supreme Court decision curtailing the use of race in college admissions and a third disapprove, with views splitting along racial and ethnic lines in a poll published Sunday.

Majorities of White and Asian American respondents approved of the decision overturning affirmative action, while Latino and Hispanic Americans were evenly split and 52% of Black Americans disapproved in the ABC News/ Ipsos poll. Overall, 52% approved and 32% didn’t.

Last week’s decisions by the court, which also included throwing out President Joe Biden’s stu-

dent-loan relief plan and allowing a constitutional exception to anti-discrimination laws, injected the three issues into the mix for next year’s election.

Recent rulings by the Supreme Court, including last year’s decision on

abortion rights, “signal a dangerous creep towards authoritarianism and centralization of power,”

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat from New York and one of the party’s progressive standard-bearers, said on CNN’s State of the Union.

Former Vice President Mike Pence, who’s running for the Republican presidential nomination, said the affirmative-action ruling acknowledged minority Americans’ progress.

“I’m just very confident that African Americans, Hispanic Americans and other minorities are going to be able to compete and succeed,” he said on ABC’s This Week.

Biden sharply criticized the high court after the

college admissions ruling and later said “the vast majority of the American people don’t agree with a lot of the decisions this court is making.”

Former President Donald Trump, who is seeking a second term in 2024, praised the court’s decisions at a rally in South Caroline on Saturday, touting his appointment of three justices that are key to its conservative majority. The court’s rejection of Biden’s student-loan forgiveness plan met with 45% approval in the ABC News poll, while 40% disapproved.

The June 30-July 1 poll of 937 adults has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.6 percentage points.

Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post file

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, left, at President Biden’s State of the Union address in February.

‘So far, it seems Justice Jackson is leaning toward sharing her own views without compromise. She was nominated because she has strong views, and she’s holding true to them.’

— Sean Marotta, an appellate attorney

Olivier Douliery/AFP/ Getty Images/TNS Supporters of student debt forgiveness demonstrate outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., Friday.

CALMATTERS COMMENTARY

California’s winners and losers in bids for more state budget aid

In the months leading up to last week’s passage of a new state budget, three major public service coalitions mounted fullblown lobbying campaigns to obtain billions of dollars in additional state aid.

Although all three said more state financing was vital to keep their services alive, they were hard sells because Capitol politicians were confronting a $30-plus billion budget deficit.

When the final budget was drafted, one of those three – the state’s public transit systems – had pretty much scored what they were seeking. A second – the state’s hospitals – got a partial win. The third – city and county providers of programs for the state’s huge population of homeless people – struck out.

Transit operators told Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislators that ridership on buses and rail transit had not recovered from severe declines during the COVID-19 pandemic and were facing a “fiscal cliff” that could mean sharp reductions in service.

Initially, Newsom shrugged off transit pleas, but with support from sympathetic legislators, particularly those from the transit-heavy San Francisco Bay Area, the final budget deal provides $5.1 billion over four years with flexibility to use the money for either construction or operations.

Citing a study, the California Hospital Association said a fifth of California’s hospitals were in danger of closing, in part because reimbursements from Medicare, the federal medical care program for the elderly, and Medi-Cal, the federal-state system of care for the poor, fail to cover costs of services.

The report said that in 2022, California hospital care costs ballooned by $23.4 billion over pre-pandemic levels, leading to losses of $8.5 billion, on top of $12 billion in pandemicrelated losses.

Medical care providers won some reprieve in the new budget, which will levy a tax on medical care organizations, use the proceeds to qualify for more federal funds, and increase reimbursements for treating Medi-Cal enrollees. The budget also includes a $150 million fund to help hospitals in financial distress.

City and county officials are often at odds over how to deal with the state’s homeless crisis. Encampments are mostly found on city streets, but counties are responsible for health and welfare services.

However, they agree that providing effective services requires long-term financial commitments. Newsom, often critical of local efforts, has been unwilling to provide more than the annual allocations.

He maintained that attitude and the budget continued to give another one-year $1 billion appropriation, which drew sharp criticism from local officials.

“California is one of the largest economies in the world, yet home to the highest rate of homelessness in the country,” Carolyn Coleman, executive director of the League of California Cities, said in a statement. “So, it defies logic that the budget once again fails to include ongoing funding to match the scale of this emergency.

“City leaders throughout the state are on the front lines of what the Legislature and the governor agree is a crisis. Yet this budget agreement prioritizes short-term fixes over long-term, sustainable solutions. This shortsighted approach will only worsen the state’s growing housing and homelessness crisis and will hurt the Californians who need the most help.”

Rachael Serrao, spokesperson for the California State Association of Counties, was equally critical, saying, “All levels of government simply cannot address this complex issue without ongoing funding to plan and support an effective system.”

While transit systems, hospitals and local governments begged for more aid, Newsom and legislators eagerly provided Southern California’s film and television production industry with enhanced long-term subsidies for basing projects in California. The $330 million per year in tax credits is twice the budget’s safety net for distressed hospitals.

Misplaced priorities, perhaps?

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.

ON THE LEFT

Suisun Valley vs. Napa Valley

Happy news. On June 13, the Fairfield City Council had a “study session” over its General Plan Update and did the right thing regarding the future of Solano County’s Suisun Valley. Background. Fairfield’s early leaders were always hot for growth, growth, growth. Housing developers found a home here. A former councilmember once said that Fairfield was the “plaything” of housing developers, an exaggeration, but not far off.

The reason? Fairfield had a lot of land around it. The Air Force base had a ready supply of tenants and home buyers. It was affordable to the Bay Area and Mare Island (when gasoline was cheap). It was on a main highway.

The first example of crazy growth was when the city council annexed grazing land that was miles away from the city – Cordelia Village. It was annexed by a “cherry stem” (a railroad track!) to the city. It promised a rural neighborhood at affordable prices.

But later, disaffected residents complained of no grocery store, gas station, coffee shop, barber and hair salon, auto repair and so on, things that home developers don’t care about. City councils, responsible to their voters should care, but sometimes they become mesmerized by glitter like … campaign donations.

To be fair, later city councils set aside land for a sparkling regional mall to offset the mainly-houses emphasis. It, and the land at the 80/680 junction were to be retail

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gems. And the mall, indeed, was – until it and the possibilities of the junction were Amazoned away. Bad luck. But returning to our meeting. For the first time in 20 years pressure to annex county prime agricultural land for housing seemed to collapse. Good. At issue was the city’s upcoming, required “General Plan.” California requires their counties and cities to have a 20-year General Plan that forces our representatives to plan for housing, streets, school sites, fire and police stations, and impacts on our lands, historic sites, visual sites, and so on. It’s a complicated process; consultants are hired.

Students of our city’s antics may recall that we went through a city-wide assessment of our citizens’ preferences about these things several short years ago. “Citizen input” was sought and boiled down by our consultant to three alternatives for the city council’s decision. And, lo! All three recommended annexation of Suisun Valley up to Rockville Road! No one recalled anyone wanting that! What happened? Not developer influence, certainly? No, certainly not. The council sent the consultants back to the drawing board.

That night a bevy of heavy-hitters spoke to the council. Both county supervisors who have responsibilities over parts of Suisun Valley, Monica Brown and Wanda Williams, made a simple request. Solano County has a Strategic Plan for Suisun Valley to be an agricultural tourist area. The plan is progressing nicely. Can Fairfield

please just allow the plan to continue unmolested?

Former Supervisor Duane Kromm argued similarly. Jim Leland from Caymus Vineyards startled everyone when he reported that while 30,000 visitors made it to the valley and its wine tasting rooms five years ago, we should prepare for some 400,000 in a few short years. Winemaker Lisa Howard (nee Tenbrink) summed it up. “You be Napa City. Let us be Napa Valley. Let us have boutique hotels and restaurants. You get the big hotels and restaurants, while we make the wines.”

Boutique hotels and restaurants?

Those may need city water and sewer. Can that “growth inducing” action be contained?

City Manager David Gassaway mentioned that interested parties have inquired about developing four areas in the Valley. A few councilmembers seemed interested in looking at those but not for housing. Future direction wasn’t clear.

But six of our seven councilmembers (Rick Vaccaro being absent) all expressly agreed to otherwise stay away from the valley. Mayor Moy urged them to take their time and work with the county.

Vice Mayor Pam Bertani summed it up: “We want to support what you’re doing. Suisun Valley is a destination now.”

Our city council is charting a sensible path. Good work, council. Jack Batson is a former member of the Fairfield City Council. Reach him by email at jsbatson@prodigy.net.

Homelessness our multi-billion-dollar problem

We hear daily about the homeless in California. Well, who are they? Why are they homeless? Well, the “Who” is they are us. human beings of all racial types, male and female, straight and gay, people of sound mind and those mentally unstable, drug and alcohol addicted, law abiding and criminals and frankly those who just will not conform to societies expectations.

Unity is a priority for some groups such as families, businesses, the military, etc. The homeless are not united nor cohesive, however much we try to categorize and treat them as if they are. Homeless people are not a monolithic mass; indeed, they are quite diverse.

Data shows single adults (S.A.) make up most of the group, approximately 80%. Another approximately 20% are married couples (M.C.) with children, unaccompanied youths, illegals and, disgracefully, veterans.

Data from Hoodline.com’s research published June 24 shows the “why,” stating, “looking at the root cause for this condition found the majority of the homeless were living in or near poverty who suddenly lost their housing”. Many of these people were and sometimes still are employed but suddenly lost their homes for two main reasons: the cost of living and the cost of shelter.

The “How” is partially as the UC San Francisco study points out, California’s homeless crisis is a self-inflicted wound. The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)

and the “not in my back yard” (NIMBY) attitude are major contributors. There is just not enough affordable housing. Statistically, 30% of America’s homeless, approximately 172,000, reside in California, with a population of 39.24 million. We saw the largest increase between 2007 and 2022 (23.4%) and 2020 to 2022 (6.2%). Taxpayer dollars collected at the rate of 13.3% on the dollar resulted in 2.4 billion tax dollars spent on this issue with no solution in sight. Remember a billion is a thousand million.

Why? Various reasons but, partially, as the UCSF study points out, the crisis is self-inflicted. Driven by deep poverty and high housing costs. Interviewees for the study interestingly said: “an extra $300 per month would have helped them avoid homelessness or find a way out themselves.” We know how the Democrat Socialists Progressive Peoples Party (DSPPP) loathes individual initiative but let’s say a 5% married population – that’s 4,300 couples, including children (8,600 adults plus an unknown number of children). So, $300 times 12 months equals $3,600 per couple yearly; 4,300 couples is $1,290,000 a month. They get to keep their home and family functioning. Rember, the Hoodline.com study said the majority of the homeless were “S.A.” So using the $300 amount times 86,001 (majority) equals $25,800,300 monthly. The total is $27,090,300. Now here is where I find a signifi-

cant dichotomy; so, get ready all you DSPPP keyboard cowboys – here comes the politics in sharp contrast. Florida, with 25,959, enjoyed the largest decrease in homelessness: (46%) from 2007 to 2022 and 5.6% from 2020 to 2o22, spending $168 million in tax dollars. Perhaps more revelatory for our DSPPP readers, California had 6.8 times more homeless than Florida with a population of 21.78 million.

In California 64% of homelessness is short-term, but 36% isn’t. These people have some kind of longterm issues. The 36% is where many tax dollars are expended repeatedly without solving anything. Why?

I suspect a lack of will, courage and incompetence. We need leadership that gets problems solved, not grandstanding babblefests by DSPPP legislators and Governor “French Laundry.”

We have spent approximately $2.4 billion hard-earned tax dollars with little effectiveness under Gavin Newsom’s reign. That’s 24 thousand million tax dollars put into the hands of spendthrift fools more concerned with what bathroom one can use than solving real problems. These people would have trouble turning a profit with a beer concession at a 49er game. Remember this. Vote in person, ensure it counts.

Jim McCully is a former chairman of the Solano County Republican Central Committee and former regional vice chairman of the California Republican Party.

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Parking proximity and time for grief

Dear Annie: Please share your thoughts on this topic, which has been annoying me for some time.

I always find people park their cars right next to me as if there is no other space, when in fact there are plenty of spaces available. Why do people want to park directly next to a car when they don’t have to? I find it so intrusive. Thank you, and I appreciate your input. – Annoyed by Intrusive Parking

Dear Annoyed: You could take it as a compliment that they want to be close to you. It is plausible that people tend to park next to other people’s cars because they like the idea of social cohesion in public, or they might associate social cohesion with safety. They might think that parking next to another car reduces their car’s chances of being broken into or crashed against.

At the same time, I know exactly what you mean. If I pull into a parking space in a fairly empty lot, and another car pulls in next to me, I find it

ARIES (March 21-April 19).

You can’t tell by looking at the seed what the plant will be like. The same goes for the project you’re germinating. These are early days, filled with potentials unknown and miraculous. Seek fertile ground and a little faith.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20).

Not all boundaries are separators. Some actually bring people closer together. Once everyone feels protected in their own territory, they will be more inclined to connect in their preferred ways.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21).

Many dogs don’t like the process of being bathed and yet have abundant energy to zoom in circles shortly afterward. You’ll react similarly to something you’re dreading. Once it’s done, you’ll find your energy cannot be contained!

CANCER (June 22-July 22).

Creative expressions have wings. Give small doses away for free. People will love your contribution enough to pay for a larger dose. You will be even more sensitive than usual to the subtleties of interaction. All you must do is pay attention.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). In a moment of stillness, you sense the clear and present danger of becoming tame. For this reason, you refuse to let yourself get bored, or worse, boring. Quick, counteract the risk; claim or create excitement.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).

Take advantage of this time you have to yourself, without all the eyes of the world on you. Work while you still have the privacy

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slightly annoying. Dear Annie: I love reading your column.

I was saddened by the letter from “Surprised and Saddened Grandmother,” whose daughter had a miscarriage after 14 weeks – and both mother and grandmother had to fight with their employer for bereavement time. I live in Ireland, and I’m constantly shocked by the lack of compassion, sick leave and annual leave workers receive in the United States.

It’s hard for me to get my head around.

My father passed away after a long illness. I had already had periods of absence from work due to stress because he was in and out of hospice. He refused to die, and they called him “the comeback kid.” We can laugh about it now.

My parents were separated, with my mother being in ill health also. My employer, the National Health Service, couldn’t be more understanding. My sick leave was six months of full pay and six months of half-pay per annum.

Today’s birthday

Your cosmic present: A breakthrough that has the bright vibes encircling you; when your awareness expands in one direction, it expands in all directions. More highlights: A fun trip with lots of free perks. You’ll take a chance on something that excites you and win. You’ll proudly uphold traditions and make multiple generations smile. Aries and Gemini adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 9, 7, 13, 28 and 15.

and peace you need to hone your act. Very soon, the spotlight will swing around to you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).

Because overreacting is seldom a successful tactic and underreacting has its own dangers, you’ll take on the Goldilocks challenge of doing what’s just right. Pause, breathe and sense what scale to play in, what tools best suit the situation.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

The feeling you have about an experience starts way before the experience does. Your takeaway will be colored by expectations. Try to have as few as possible. When you go into it fresh, you’ll be delighted by what happens next.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21). You see so much need around you and want to help as much as possible wherever you

When my father eventually passed away, I received 10 days of bereavement leave; then I had another two weeks of sick leave with my doctor’s sick line stating “bereavement” as the ailment. During the period when my general physician prescribed off work, my employer was not allowed to ask when I would return to work or talk about work-related activity but could make contact for a welfare check. Sadly, my mother passed away the following year, and I took six weeks of sick leave, as I was struggling with low mood and lack of sleep and generally couldn’t function well. On both occasions, all my colleagues were kindly given leave to attend the funeral.

I guess I just wish workers in the U.S. were shown more compassion. – Thoughts from Ireland

Dear Ireland: Thank you so much for sharing your experiences with the laws in your country as they affect bereavement and sick leave. Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@ creators.com.

can. Though it won’t be natural for you, try and think of yourself and your own needs first. Otherwise, you won’t have anything to give.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19). Narrow your focus to one specific problem you can fix in a few hours. Tonight, you have strong intuition, and it will be fun to test it out. Write down a prediction you can later check for accuracy.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 18). People are drawn to you and will ask you to participate in their offbeat plans. This is an opportunity. It’s better to have a new and different experience than to do the thing you’ll never remember.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Welcome all, even things you do not prefer. When you do so, you are acknowledging the opportunities of reality instead of fighting them. If you’re focused on resisting what is, you won’t be able to see it properly. Acceptance is a balm.

CELEBRITY PROFILES:

“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning” is a two-parter with both parts in production, keeping Tom Cruise busy with mind-blowing stunts and adrenaline-pumping feats of entertainment. It’s a different life than he thought he’d have as a 14-year-old seminary student headed for the priesthood. The soulful Cancer was born when the moon, Venus and Uranus were in Leo, the sign of entertainment.

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Bridge

Note first that the LTC applies only after an eight-card or better trump fit has been uncovered. Once you have found a fit, you do a calculation: You add the number of losers in your hand to the number indicated by your partner and subtract the total from 24. That will give you the number of tricks you are likely to win, all things being equal.

You look at each suit and count a loser for each of the top three honors that are missing. For example, today’s North hand has six losers: three spades, one heart, one diamond and one club. A one-level response is assumed to have nine losers. If responder has fewer losers, he carries the auction higher. Using the equation 24 - (6 + 9) = 9, North rebids three hearts. Since South has only eight losers, not the nine North assumed, he raises to four hearts.

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LOSING

Partner has just bid a suit for which you have support, or he has just raised your suit and you wish to reevaluate.

How should you do that?

You could use support points: high-card points plus short-suit points. However, I much prefer the Losing Trick Count.

The defenders take three spade tricks and then cast adrift, say, in clubs to dummy’s ace. Declarer must draw trumps without loss. That’s easy to do if they split 3-2, but if someone has jack-fourth, they can be picked up only if West holds them. South cashes the heart ace and plays a heart to the king. When East discards a diamond, declarer finesses dummy’s heart 10, cashes the heart queen and claims.

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Travis Scott won’t face charges in Astroworld tragedy that killed 10

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A grand jury declined to indict rapper Travis Scott in connection with the crowd rush that killed 10 people and injured hundreds more during his 2021 Astroworld concert, Houston District Attorney Kim Ogg said Thursday.

“Our job is to determine if this tragedy involved criminal activity by anyone,” Ogg said.

“In this instance, the grand jury found that no crime did occur, that no single individual was criminally responsible.”

“It is tragic that 10 innocent people were killed while trying to enjoy an evening of music and entertainment, something many of us do routinely and without a second thought to our safety. But a

tragedy isn’t always a crime, and not every death is a homicide,” she said in a statement.

The grand jury also decided not to indict additional people connected to the festival who were involved in the investigation, including festival manager Brent Silberstein.

“We have believed in Travis’s innocence since the first day and today the grand jury agreed,” Scott’s attorney, Kent Schaffer, said in a statement. “For the last year and a half, Travis has been denied many sponsorships, endorsements, and concert opportunities because possible criminal charges have been hanging over his head. Now he is free to perform and resume his career without the threat of prosecution.”

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China says new ambassador to US met Biden at White House

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President Joe Biden received China’s new ambassador to the U.S. at the White House, the Chinese Embassy in Washington said in a statement, the latest in a series of meetings between officials of the two largest economies to normalize strained ties.

Ambassador Xie Feng, who arrived in Washington in May, presented his credentials to Biden at the Oval Office on Friday, according to the statement. The White House

didn’t respond to a request for comment. Even before the formal step of presenting himself at the White House, Xie criticized Biden’s off-thecuff remarks at a donor event on June 20 in which the president referred to Chinese leader Xi Jinping as a dictator. Beijing called the comments a political provocation, just after a visit by Secretary of State Antony Blinken to the country earlier this month. Still, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is poised to travel to China this month, Bloomberg has reported.

from lack of sleep, overwork, and months on end spent away from family.”

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states with unchanged medians were Alabama, Maine, Tennessee and West Virginia, along with the District of Columbia. The largest increase in median age in recent years was in Delaware, where it rose three years since 2010 to age 41.8.

The portion of Delaware residents over 60 will jump from a quarter to more than a third of the state population by 2040, according to a 2020 state report, creating new challenges for state services.

A Delaware Journal of Public Health report published in 2021 said a growing number of Delaware’s older residents suffer from dementia, requiring more expensive help from the state and family caregivers.

populations: California, Colorado, Massachusetts and Texas, according to a January report by the National Conference of State Legislatures.

people. Loving County, Texas, for example, saw its median age decrease from 52.7 in 2010 to 35.3 in 2022, a difference of more than 17 years.

lina (all 40.3), Montana and Michigan (40.2), and Massachusetts (40.1).

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police departments. It’s a lucrative perk. Last year, CHP officers received a 6.2% wage increase – the biggest they have seen in 20 years and more than double what Newsom gave to other public employee unions that year.

Lawmakers, including Republicans, say it’s time for Cal Fire to gain the same kind of wage guarantee.

“Cal Fire is one of the greatest public safety organizations, in my opinion, in the world,” said Assemblymember Heath Flora, a Republican from Ripon who sponsored the bill.

“I really want the men and women in this state to be paid properly and for some reason we always felt like they’re overlooked. And I don’t really understand it,” said Flora, a former firefighter.

The bill is moving forward as the Newsom administration bargains with unions representing more than half of the state workforce, some of whom are demanding 30% raises.

The firefighter pay bill passed through the Assembly and is now headed to the Senate appropriations committee with no opposition even as the state faces a projected $32 billion deficit.

Cal Fire itself has not weighed in on the bill. Edwards, the union leader, said the department lost 10% of its firefighters last year.

California wildfires

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Cal Fire is the state’s largest fire department.

It’s responsible for fighting wildfires, as well as protecting urban areas in several parts of the state.

The intensity of wildfires in California is projected to worsen. The state saw its worst wildfire season on record in 2020, taking a toll on firefighters who spent weeks in the field.

The California Professional Firefighters, an umbrella union that represents some 30,000 firefighters, is lobbying for the pay bill. The union in a written statement to lawmakers said the risks of short staffing compounds the dangers that come with the line of work and “also presents long-term health impacts from extended exposure to toxic smoke with no respiratory protection as well as the negative repercussions for behavioral health

The Cal Fire union in its most recent contract attempted to address difficult working conditions by bargaining for a schedule that would give its members a better worklife balance. Cal Fire firefighters usually work four 72-hour shifts each month. Local fire departments tend to operate on 54-hour shifts.

“If I learned anything in the past decade, it’s that our wildfire season is absolutely out of control. It really never ends,” Flora said.

Cal Fire fighter salaries lag

If the bill passes, Cal Fire Local 2881 would still have to bargain with the governor over issues like discipline and working conditions.

Cal Fire firefighters are paid through a complicated formula that accounts for their scheduled overtime hours. Their hourly wages are as low as minimum wage, but their take-home pay adds up through overtime and other compensation.

The average monthly total compensation for a Cal Fire battalion chief was $29,697, according to a 2020 salary survey. That was about 40.7% below what 20 local fire departments of various sizes paid firefighters at that rank, the survey said.

Lower-ranking firefighters earned $19,288 monthly in total monthly compensation, which was 15.8% below what local departments paid.

Outside of the Legislature, critics of public employee unions characterize the bill as a reckless giveaway to a powerful labor organization.

“Firefighters are already among the bestpaid government workers in the state,” said Will Swaim, president of California Policy Center, an advocacy group that is critical of California public employee unions.

“No one else in California gets that deal,” he said.

Michael Genest, the former finance director under Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, also called promises of future raised “irresponsible.”

“Governors and legislators always regret having made such promises when our budget goes out of balance,” he wrote in an email. “The wise move is to make decisions about the allocation of state revenues each year and even then to be careful not to spend more on anything than is prudent.”

Vermont held six public listening sessions around the state last year to help prepare recommendations this year for Age Strong Vermont, its road map for an “agefriendly state.”

“Vermont had this older demographic for a long time but it’s taken a while for the state broadly to really reckon with that,” said Angela SmithDieng, Vermont’s Adult Services Division director. Part of the challenge is that older Vermont residents tend to live in big rural houses and need help with in-home health care, renovations for mobility and transportation on demand, she said.

A New York executive order in November also calls for a statewide plan on aging.

Vermont and New York joined other states already planning comprehensive strategies for aging

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R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland Medical Center.

Gov. Wes Moore (D) said in a statement that his “heart breaks for these victims, their families, and the Baltimore community.”

“Maryland has had enough of watching gun violence continue to ravage our state and our nation,” Moore said. “The fact that these horrific shootings continue to take place is abominable. We as a state will continue to do everything we can to prevent senseless acts of violence like the one we saw last night.”

Danny Gonzalez, 57, heard the shots from his home.

“Oh, God, it was at least 40 or 50 rounds,” he said, adding that the annual event, Brooklyn Day, often ends in police intervention.

Footage from Gonzalez’s security camera shows what appear to be young adults running down the street in terror as shots ring out. The neighborhood is used to gunfire, he said.

“It’s just another killing weekend,” he said. “This is Baltimore, Murderland.”

At the nearby Harbor Hospital emergency room, Suzanne Parker said she was in the waiting room when victims began streaming in, beginning with a man shot in the leg.

“They just kept coming. Various gunshot wounds. We saw a pregnant woman come in with a gunshot wound to the leg. We saw another young woman carried in, I believe she was shot in the head,” Parker wrote in a message to The Washington Post. “Then came the parents, desperately wanting to know if their kid was in the back.”

Mayor Scott called the shooting “a reckless, cowardly act” that “did not

California’s Master Plan for Aging, released in 2021, aims to create an “age-friendly California” by 2030, including housing and health care strategies. A bill currently progressing in the state legislature would create a statewide system of respite providers by 2025 to help give primary caregivers of older adults enrolled in Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid program for low-income residents, a break.

Elsewhere, an Oregon bill to study long-term care needs for older residents has passed both chambers of the legislature.

Only North Dakota is younger now than it was in 2010, down 1.2 years from age 37 to 35.8. The state’s burgeoning oil industry has drawn younger workers to jobs that pay well and don’t require four-year college degrees.

Energy counties in other states have seen similar influxes of young

have to happen.” Speaking directly to those responsible, he said: “We will not stop until we find you, and we will find you. Until then, I hope with every single breath that you take that you think about the lives that you took.”

Scott, who was elected in 2020 with a pledge to reduce gun violence, wrote in an editorial for The Post in January that authorities must work harder and more holistically to tackle gun violence.

“The reality is that one homicide is one too many,” he wrote. “Violence does not exist in a vacuum, and elected officials, advocates, law enforcement leaders and policymakers owe it to our residents to look toward comprehensive, coordinated solutions.”

This year, 140 homicides have been reported in Baltimore, according to Baltimore police data. The city of about 570,000 people routinely records more than 300 killings annually –though 290 people have been killed in the past 365 days, data show, a year-over-year decline.

Despite that decline, Baltimore’s homicide rate is among the highest in the country, according to AH Datalytics, a firm frequently cited in stories about crime trends. By comparison, Washington, with a population of about 700,000, has seen around 200 homicides per year in recent years.

Scott has championed violence reduction programs that remove guns from the street and connect victims to support services but said more needs to be done.

“I can stand here today and tell you that homicides in Baltimore are down 20 percent,” he said at a news conference Sunday. “But who cares because 30 people were shot and two are dead.”

The violence comes as police departments around the country struggle to hire officers amid hostility to law enforcement that began rising after the 2020 murder of

Skeet Lee Jones, county judge there, said the tiny county has work camps for more than 1,000 oil workers and hundreds more young workers living in recreational vehicle camps, with goodpaying jobs that create their own challenges for county government.

“We’ve had to start paying our own county workers what we call ‘oilfield wages’ just to get things done, about four or five times minimum wage,” Jones said.

The oldest state in the country remains Maine at 44.8. It also was the oldest in 2010, at 42.7.

Other states with median ages at 40 or above in 2022: New Hampshire (43.3), Vermont (43.2), West Virginia (42.8), Florida (42.7), Delaware (41.8), Pennsylvania and Connecticut (40.9), Hawaii (40.7), Rhode Island (40.6), Wisconsin (40.4), New Jersey, Oregon and South Caro-

George Floyd by police in Minneapolis.

On Sunday, the Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police tweeted that, at the time of the shooting, the Southern District patrol shift was “working short-handed.”

“BPD is 700 cops short and more are leaving weekly,” the tweet said.

Michael Mancuso, the FOP’s president, said in an email that there were no officers assigned to the gathering where the shooting took place and only three assigned to the Brooklyn area.

“This is a large area and to police it safely and effectively you need about 7-8 officers per shift,” he said.

A police spokesperson said information on the response time to the shooting was not available.

Acting commissioner Worley was confronted at a news conference Sunday by a person who challenged him about the lack of officers at the event.

“Where was the police presence?” the person said. “There was not one officer out here and my child was out here.”

Wolsey said that the event was held without a permit and officers did not know about it until “sometime yesterday.”

“My job is to investigate, to see what our officers did once we figured out there was a large party,” he said. “If we made mistakes, we will fix them. ... But again, we did not know that this event was occurring.”

In a statement, Councilwoman Phylicia Porter, who represents Brooklyn, said that the shooting and the apparent lack of preparation for the event were “completely unacceptable.”

“It is evident that there were multiple levels of system failure from various agencies,” the statement said. “Those responsible for the breakdown in our security and safety protocols must be held accountable for the lack of focus on sufficient precautionary measures.”

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The youngest states and the only ones with median ages below 37 were Utah (31.9), the District of Columbia (34.8), Texas (35.5), and Alaska and North Dakota (35.8).

On the county level, the median age in 2022 was as low as 20.9 in Madison County, Idaho, home of Brigham Young University-Idaho, where many young students are also starting families.

The median age was as high as 68.1 in Sumter County, Florida, part of the sprawling The Villages retirement community. In 2010 Sumter County’s median age was 62.7, the only county with a median age of 60 or higher in the nation at the time.

In 2022 there were six others: Catron County, New Mexico (62.1); Jeff Davis County, Texas (61.7); Harding County, New Mexico (60.5); Jefferson County, Washington (60.4); Charlotte County, Florida (60.2); and Highland County, Virginia (60.0).

police commissioner Michael S. Harrison, who stepped down last month, said in an interview Sunday that he is assisting with the department’s transition.

“I am not aware of any mass shooting in Baltimore to this degree,” he said. “This could be one of the most significant mass shootings with more people injured than any we can remember in recent times.”

Harrison said that the city’s police force is understaffed partly because of anti-police sentiment. However, he said, a lack of officers may not be to blame for the shooting or the response to it.

“When events are not just planned but permitted, the agency can have some awareness where it’s going to happen and how it’s going to happen,” he said. “Police need some level of staffing to have high visibility to prevent and deter these types of incidents.”

FOP President Mancuso blamed Harrison for the loss of police personnel. The force is down to 2,100 officers, he said, while 2,800 are needed.

“This is due to poor pay and working conditions to include a hostile work environment for our officers, both internally and externally,” Mancuso said.

Moore, the governor, said his administration would provide whatever resources were needed to assist local officials and vowed to the victims’ loved ones: “You deserve better and we will work together to bring you just that. You have my word.”

In a statement, Maryland State Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore) said Baltimore and state authorities must work together “to help solve the underlying root causes of the gun violence epidemic in our community.”

“This is well beyond gut-wrenching, it’s a worst-case nightmare,” the statement said.

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Residents dance in the square of a retirement community in Florida, Oct. 4, 2016.

Riots in France stretch into a fifth night

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The French government said rioting and violence were more subdued in the fifth night of unrest since a police officer killed a teenager in a suburb northwest of Paris.

The police arrested 427 people overnight, down from more than 1,300 the night before. The government deployed 45,000 officers across the nation to try to curb the violence, which resulted in ransacked shops and damaged buildings.

The unrest poses a political risk for French President Emmanuel Macron, who canceled a state visit to Germany that was supposed to start Sunday so he could deal with the domestic situation. Earlier in the week, Macron called on parents and social medial to help bring an end to the violence.

“Quieter night thanks to the resolute action of the police who have made 427 arrests since

the start of the evening,”

Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin wrote on Twitter early Sunday.

A private funeral was held Saturday at a mosque in a suburb near Paris for the 17-year-old boy of North African descent,

Agence France-Presse

reported. The unrest, which has drawn comparisons with America’s reaction to the murder of George Floyd in 2020, is growing into a moment of reckoning for France.

The funeral of Nahel

released Nahel’s last name.

The officer who fired the shot on Nahel has been charged with murder and is being held in pre-trial detention. Pascal Prache, the Nanterre prosecutor, said Thursday the legal conditions for the use of a weapon were not met.

Ten shopping malls, more than 200 supermarkets, 250 tobacco shops and 250 bank outlets were attacked or looted, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said Saturday.

“The violence and looting across the nation is totally unacceptable,” he said. “These acts are inexcusable.”

Laurent-Franck Lienard, a lawyer for the officer, told Europe 1 radio that the policeman believed he “needed” to shoot.

take his life.”

France’s unrest harks back to 2005 when weeks of riots followed the death of two boys in an electricity substation after a police chase. It has thrown a spotlight on French policing practices as well as longsimmering tensions in the country’s poorer suburbs.

In 2005, the French government declared a state of emergency that lasted close to two months.

While Macron has avoided that step for now, authorities on Friday ordered the cancellation of some events and gatherings.

took place in Nanterre, where he was fatally shot at close range in a car. Video posted on social media showed two police officers leaning into the vehicle, with one of them shooting as the driver pulls away. Authorities haven’t

Santos’ summer reading is 80,000 pages of evidence in fraud case

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George Santos, the beleaguered Republi can congressman charged with fraud, will spend his summer vacation review ing thousands of pages of evidence against him, his lawyer told a federal judge.

Santos, who is fighting the criminal case and an effort to expel him from the U.S. House of Rep resentatives, appeared on Friday for the first time before U.S. District Judge Joanna Seybert in Central Islip, New York. He has pleaded not guilty to a 13-count indictment alleging he engaged in a scheme to tap campaign contributions for his personal expenses, among other crimes.

Prosecutor Ryan Harris told the judge the government had turned over more than 80,000 pages of evidence this week.

Santos’s lawyer, Joseph Murray, said he and his client would probably use the lawmaker’s congressional recess to review the documents.

Santos was dressed for his appearance, which

lasted about five minutes, in a gray jacket, white dress shirt and coral tie. He is free on a $500,000 bond.

Seybert, a Bill Clinton appointee, set the next hearing for Sept. 7.

After court, Santos was confronted by protesters including Richard Osthoff, a military veteran who says Santos exploited his service dog Sapphire’s cancer to raise money on GoFundMe and then kept most of it for himself. Santos denies it.

“You killed my dog,

George!” Osthoff yelled as the lawmaker left.

Santos, 34, was charged last month with engaging in the campaign donations scheme, fraudulently receiving more than $24,000 in pandemic unemployment benefits and lying in disclosures to the House. He faces as many as 20 years in prison if convicted of the most serious charges of wire fraud and money laundering, the government says, although under federal sentencing guidelines his term would probably be shorter.

The case comes at a precarious time for House Republicans, whose narrow edge in the chamber means that to pass most bills they can’t have more than a handful of defections. The House Ethics Committee said in a statement this month that its investigative panel was “actively working to resolve this matter in an expeditious timeframe and has issued over 30 subpoenas and more than 40 voluntary requests for information.”

The committee said it

had expanded its investigation to include the unemployment insurance allegations and that it was coordinating with the Justice Department to “mitigate the potential risks” of a dual probe.

Santos’s improbable rags-to-riches story rang alarm bells that led to the discovery of numerous falsehoods he purveyed, including that he had worked at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and graduated from Baruch College after playing on its championship volleyball team. The congressman has said he may have embellished his resume but never broke the law.

He was elected to Congress in November and sworn into office as the representative for New York’s 3rd Congressional District in January. His district, which includes part of Queens and much of Nassau County, leans Democratic. If he is expelled or resigns, Republicans’ majority in the House would decrease to nine votes and result in a special election to fill the seat through 2025.

‘Indiana Jones’ underwhelms in box office debut

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The fifth “Indiana Jones” film might have trouble fulfilling its boxoffice destiny.

Disney’s “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” opened in first place at the domestic box office this weekend, collecting a lackluster $60 million, according to estimates from measurement firm Comscore.

The long-anticipated sequel matched the low end of already modest projections in the $60million to $65-million range domestically. Internationally, the action film grossed $70 million for a global cumulative of $130 million, according to studio estimates. This is a troubled start for the tentpole, which has a reported budget of $300 million.

Rounding out the top

three at the domestic box office this weekend are Sony Pictures Animation’s “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” which added $11.5 million in its fifth frame for a North American total of $339.9 million, and Disney and Pixar’s “Elemental,” which made $11.3 million in its third weekend for a North American cumulative of $88.8 million.

Directed by James

Mangold, “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” stars Harrison Ford in his final outing as Indy, the heroic archaeologist on a daring mission to capture a precious artifact.

The film received a 68% rating on review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes and an average B-plus grade from audiences polled by CinemaScore.

Nahel’s mother, identified only as Mounia, said in an interview with France 5 that she didn’t blame the police force. “I blame one person, the one who took my son’s life,” she said. “He saw an Arab face, a little kid. He wanted to

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left wing of the court in the way that Thomas has for years done on the right. Thomas led the court in dissents this term, writing a total of nine.

“So far, it seems Justice Jackson is leaning towards sharing her own views without compromise,” Marotta said. “She was nominated because she has strong views, and she’s holding true to them.”

Jackson’s background as a federal public defender was on display in a case involving the rights of prisoners to challenge their convictions after the Supreme Court changed the requirements for conviction under the criminal statute at issue. Jackson delivered a 39-page opus that said the majority “unjustifiably closes off all avenues for certain defendants to secure meaningful consideration of their innocence claims.” It was also notable that Sotomayor and Kagan did not join it, issuing their own twopage dissent. She was the lone dissent in an 8-1 decision involving the liability of unionized workers on strike, writing: “We have no business delving into this particular labor dispute at this time.”

Matt Ginsburg, general counsel for the AFL-CIO, said Jackson’s strength is “an ability and willingness to talk about how complex legal decisions affect ordinary people and their lives.” He pointed to her questions in a case involving regulations that affect overtime pay for highly compensated workers who are not on salary.

“It doesn’t really matter that he might get $100,000 over the course of the year,” Jackson said during oral arguments.

“What he has to know is how much is coming in at a regular clip so that he can get a babysitter, so that he can hire a nanny, so that he can pay his mortgage.” Although she was most often allied with the liberals in the term’s biggest controversies, Jackson teamed up with Gorsuch in four cases that drew on his tendency toward libertarianism and her experience defending indigent clients.

Jackson joined Gorsuch’s concurrence, for instance, when the court sided with a woman who said the government unfairly profited when it seized and sold her property for more than she owed in taxes. The pair said they would have

The unrest is particularly troubling for the French government, which already faced down months of protests over an unpopular pension reform law that got as many as 1.28 million people to protest as recently as March. Those marches petered out in May as French labor unions acknowledged that they had failed to force Macron to back down.

gone further than the majority, to also find that the excessive fines levied on the woman probably violated the Constitution.

“You certainly see threads in both of their opinions of making sure that the individual is seen and heard,” said Tobi Young, a former law clerk to Gorsuch. “From what I’ve seen, neither one of them has ever been afraid to be their own person.”

Jackson’s predecessor, Breyer, for whom she was a law clerk, was also known as one of the most active speakers during oral arguments. But Jackson’s questions were less whimsical and more pointed than Breyer’s, and she brought a different view, particularly to issues involving race.

“It is difficult to remember a term in which a new justice arrived with such a powerful voice,” said Gregory G. Garre, a Supreme Court practitioner who served as solicitor general under President George W. Bush. “Justice Jackson has staked out a position on the far left of the court with Justice Sotomayor, but she has breathed new life and a fresh perspective on many arguments on the left.”

In a case involving voting rights in Alabama, Jackson invoked originalism, typically employed by conservatives, to make the case that the 14th Amendment was raceconscious by design.

During oral arguments in the affirmative action case, Jackson used a memorable hypothetical, asking whether it would be fair – and legal –to allow a White student to write about multiple past generations of his family who attended a particular college but not to consider the race of a Black applicant, who might write about how his enslaved ancestors were barred from admission to the school.

“To demand that colleges ignore race in today’s admissions practices – and thus disregard the fact that racial disparities may have mattered for where some applicants find themselves today – is not only an affront to the dignity of those students for whom race matters,” she wrote.

Roberts seemed to take note of Jackson’s concern when writing the ruling that rejected racebased admissions policies, saying that “nothing in this opinion should be construed as prohibiting universities from considering an applicant’s discussion of how race affected his or her life, be it through discrimination, inspiration, or otherwise.”

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French police officers patrol the streets in Paris on Sunday, five days after a 17-year-old man was killed by police in Nanterre, a western suburb of Paris.

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U.S. Rep.-elect George Santos, R-N.Y., speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition annual leadership meeting in Las Vegas, Nov. 19, 2022.

OHTANI IS THE BEST BASEBALL PLAYER IN THE WORLD.

WHO IS NO. 2?

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As a rare two-way player, excelling in Major League Baseball as both a pitcher and a hitter, Shohei Ohtani has shattered expectations and established himself as one of the most exciting players in recent memory – and the best baseball player in the world. But that raises a question: Who is No. 2?

How can we determine possible candidates? While not perfect, we can use the weighted average of wins above replacement from FanGraphs – a comprehensive measure of both offensive and defensive skills, as well as factors such as playing time and position –for the past three seasons, including this one. Because the 2023 regular season isn’t over, we will use each player’s expected wins above replacement total per FanGraphs’ projections. Then, we will look forward using weighted wins above replacement projections for 2024 and 2025 to see which players could start to separate themselves from the pack. The weights count the present more heavily, to identify the best players now without discounting the recent past or overvaluing the future. (For our purposes, 2023 was given a weight of three, 2022 and 2024 had a weight of two, and 2021 and 2025 had a weight of one.)

Weighting wins above replacement provides a broader perspective on a player’s performance and accounts for sustained excellence over a reasonable period. This approach acknowledges that consistent high-level performance is a strong indicator of a player’s overall value and impact. Future projections take into account various factors, such as age, injury history and player development. This also allows for a forward-looking evaluation that considers a player’s ability to maintain his performance and continue to shine.

It’s worth noting this is just one way to evaluate baseball players, and this exercise isn’t meant to close the debate as much as it is to start it. Alternate methods could consider OPS, weighted on-base average, weighted runs created or countless other metrics.

All numbers are as of June 30. And it’s worth noting that there are no pitchers on the list. That’s because, outside of Ohtani, their wins above replacement totals are not as high as the top hitters’. For example, Aaron Nola led all pitchers with 6.3 wins above replacement last season, which would have ranked 12th among hitters. If you think a pitcher should be on this list, by all means let me know in the comments or on Twitter.

1. Aaron Judge, New York Yankees

Weighted wins above replacement: 6.98

Judge earned the American League’s MVP award last season after recording a

White Sox hold off A’s 8-7 to avoid a sweep

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By way of a disastrous third inning, the Chicago White Sox defeated the Oakland Athletics 8-7 in Sunday’s series finale at the Coliseum.

Compiling four hits, two walks and a hit batter off A’s starting pitcher Paul Blackburn in the inning, the White Sox took a 5-0 lead, a margin that proved insurmountable for Oakland offense.

The A’s were searching for their first home sweep since

Fowler wins Rocket Mortgage Classic to end victory drought

October 2022, when they took three games from the Angels.

The A’s have one series sweep this season, winning three games against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park on June 9-11. Blackburn started the third by walking Seby Zavala.

Andrew Benintendi reached on an infield single as Zavala went around to third, from where he scored on Tim Anderson’s sacrifice fly. Eloy Jimenez, who See A’s, Page B8

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DETROIT — Rickie Fowler, a polished pitchman who happens to play golf for a living, always said the right things.

Through all the struggles, and all the swing changes, and the coach change, and the caddie change, Fowler always managed to display an aura of confidence – confidence that he wasn’t done, confidence that he’d be back. The truth is, we know now, he didn’t really know if that was true.

“You never really know with this game,” Fowler said. “You definitely learn to appreciate the good times when you’re playing well. You hope the struggles don’t last, but sometimes they last longer than you would hope for.

“I knew what I was capable of, but it’s tough when you’re struggling for that long for a period of time. But I knew it wasn’t far off.

“Just kind of had to keep putting the time in, keep grind-

ing, keep pushing.”

That grind – that long, four-year grind – came to an exhilarating conclusion early Sunday afternoon at Detroit Golf Club, where Fowler made birdie on the par-4 18th to get into a playoff, then birdied the hole again in the playoff to capture the Rocket Mortgage Classic championship.

Fowler made a putt just inside 12 feet to win it, looking to the sky as the putt dropped to

‘Dead Ringers’ series shares film’s DNA, but it’s no twin

Michael OrdOña

Apsychological thriller about twin gynecologists losing their minds now has a sibling of its own. And it’s a girl.

The Prime Video miniseries “Dead Ringers” revisits the strange story told in David Cronenberg’s 1988 feature starring Jeremy Irons in the lead roles of Beverly and Elliot Mantle. That film was based on the Bari Wood and Jack Geasland novel “Twins,” itself inspired by the true story of prominent New York gynecologists Stewart and Cyril Marcus. The Marcuses were found dead in shocking squalor in their apartment in 1975, following what may have been a drugfueled, mutual mental collapse.

Rather than seize upon the popular true-crime trend, the miniseries actually treks further from the facts for an entirely reconsidered update of the film. It delves far more deeply into the world of fertility treatment and childbirth and into the very different siblings’ symbiosis – while flipping their gender to sisters, played by Oscar winner Rachel Weisz. Switching their perspective to female couldn’t help but provide fertile dramatic ground.

“It was Rachel’s idea,” says award-winning playwright and screenwriter Alice Birch, stepping into the role of showrunner for the first time. “She had been a huge fan of the Cronenberg film and had been looking for parts she could play that had a central female relationship. So she and I had a conversation in 2018, in the summer.”

Now, in an April conversation, Birch says she remembers two key thoughts she wanted to share with the actor:

“I’d heard a doctor say, on the news or something, that performing a C-section was like he chose the moment that life began. I think that’s an extraor-

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dinary perspective on what that is for that woman and that baby and that family.

“I talked about Hans Rausing, the billionaire whose family owned Tetra Pak. He and his wife were very successful, often at parties. They developed a very serious drug addiction and ended up living in sort of one room in their enormous house. The staff would leave the food [outside], and she died. He concealed her body with coats for months. It was a big thing in the UK. I mentioned those two things, and Rachel felt excited.”

So Birch, winner of the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize for her play “Anatomy of a Suicide,” dove in. The first thing to fully conceive was the sisters: their individuality and their almost umbilically tied relationship.

“We wanted them to be as brilliant, as strange, the relationship to be as twisted, if not more” than in the film, says Birch. The gender switch allowed them to plant another seed: Beverly wanting to have a baby.

“Elliot is perfectly content; everything’s just as it should be. Beverly has such a difficult relationship to her own pleasure, whereas Elliot has more capacity for pleasure than any one person can have. So the fact that she can also get it vicariously through her sister is wonderful.

“But Beverly’s looking for windows. I think the baby is a potential window.”

The film lays out a clearly delineated path for the twins’ descent; the series eschews the external force of drug abuse in favor of plumbing the depths of their symbiosis. When one

falls in love with a patient who is a famous actor, the umbilicus that had sustained them all their lives is pierced for the first time.

Birch subtly planted thematic Easter eggs throughout the series, including fruit as a metaphor for fertility.

The actor character, Genevieve (Britne Oldford), “wears these cherry earrings. There are pomegranates and grapefruits in the show.” Even the name, Genevieve, is a sly reference to Geneviève Bujold, who played the role of the actorpatient in the Cronenberg film. (In the series, the character Genevieve plays in an unseen film is named Claire; in the movie, the actor-patient Bujold plays is named Claire.)

The most dazzling magic trick, of course, is Weisz’s lead performances as cautious, respected Beverly and ingenious loose-cannon Elliot. Birch says the actor-executive producer was “in the writers room every day, by Zoom. She’s read every draft, and she’s written notes in every draft. So by the time we’re shooting, it’s been such a long, complicated discussion – we both know as much as the other. It’s so helpful.

Birch explains, “We would shoot the first side, normally Elliot; she needs more freedom in a scene. She dictates the rhythm. She’s rangier, bigger. And normally eating, as well. The director and I would choose a hero take, and (Weisz) changes while the crew is adjusting, and comes back as Beverly. She has an earpiece. If there are other actors in the scene, they also have earpieces and don’t talk the second time around.”

“It was exhausting, punishing, demanding” being the showrunner for the first time, Birch says. “But the most rewarding, most creatively fulfilling relationship I’ve had with a collaborator was with Rachel.”

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Crossword by Phillip Alder

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subject titled “The Modern Losing Trick Count.”

A one-of-a-major opener is assumed to have seven losers. There are three tweaks to the LTC. When you have at least a 10-card fit, deduct one loser. If you have A-J-10 or K-J-10, deduct half a loser. If you have an empty queen-high suit, add half a loser unless partner is known to have length in the suit. Look at today’s North-South hands. How would you expect the bidding to go?

Before the LTC, you would have bid one spade – two spades – pass. However, North has only eight losers. That gives the equation 24 - (7 + 8) = 9. So North should respond three spades. South appears to have the maximum seven losers, but deducting one for the 10-card fit, he raises to game!

TOTAL AND SUBTRACT FROM TWENTY-FOUR

First, a very happy Independence Day to all of my American readers. The Losing Trick Count (LTC) was devised by F. Dudley Courtney in 1934 but was not popularized until English expert Maurice Harrison-Gray wrote several articles about it in the 1960s. More recently, Ron Klinger from Australia produced a good book on the

West leads the club king. East overtakes with the ace and returns the suit, West taking two more tricks there and East signaling with the diamond six. West shifts to a diamond.

South needs the spade finesse to work. He plays a heart to the queen, runs the spade queen, leads a spade to the king and ace, unblocks the heart ace, crosses to the board with a trump and discards his diamond loser on the heart king. (Yes, he could take his three heart winners immediately.)

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Sudoku by Wayne Gould

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7/4/23

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

Difficulty level: SILVER

Yesterday’s solution:

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Rachel Weisz plays the twin sisters Elliot and Beverly Mantle in “Dead Ringers.”

Original ‘Insidious’ cast reunites for saga’s final chapter

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FAIRFIELD — Horror, a Western and a murder mystery make their way to the big screens this week.

“Sound of Freedom,” rated PG-13, opens Tuesday. It’s based on the true story of a young boy who was rescued from ruthless child traffickers. When a federal agent learns the boy’s sister is still captive, he quits his job and journeys deep into the Colombian jungle, putting his life on the line to free her. Jim Caviezel and Mira Sorvino star.

“Wham!” is a documentary about the 1980s duo, George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley. It’s told in their own words. It opens Wednesday and is not rated.

“Call Her King” is the story of a judge who has just sentenced a man to death when the courthouse is hijacked by the man’s brother. She must rely on her wits, strength, and skill to find a way to end the standoff, save the hostages and fight her way out. It opens Thursday and is not rated.

Arriving Friday are:

“Amanda,” in which a 24-year-old combative searches for boyfriends but only finds misfits, until she discovers a long-lost childhood bond. It’s not rated.

“Biosphere,” which features Sterling K. Brown and Mark Duplass as the last two men on Earth who must adapt and evolve to save humanity. It’s not rated.

“Dead Man’s Hand,” which centers on a gunslinger headed west for a quiet life with his new wife. Their stagecoach is ambushed and he kills an outlaw in selfdefense only to learn the man is the brother of the corrupt mayor, who vows revenge. Their card game turns into a bloody shootout. Jack Kilmer and Cole Hauser are featured. The film is rated R.

“Insidious: The Red Door,” which reunites the horror franchise’s original cast for the final chapter of the Lambert

family’s terrifying saga. To put their demons to rest once and for all, father and son must go deeper into The Further than ever before, facing their family’s dark past and a host of new and more horrifying terrors that lurk behind the red door. Star Patrick Wilson makes his directorial debut. The film is rated PG-13.

“Joy Ride” centers on a no-holds barred experience among friends. It becomes a journey of bonding, friendship, belonging and wild debauchery. The film is not rated.

“Neeyat” tells the story of a mysterious murder at an exiled billionaire’s birthday getaway. A detective must use all her skill to unravel motives as the suspects are close family and friends. It’s not rated.

“The YouTube Effect,” a documentary about the video-sharing website that appeared in 2005 and quickly grew to become one of the most ubiquitous and powerful media platforms in the world. It’s not rated.

“Tiger Within,” which features Ed Asner in the story of young punk who thinks she knows it all and an old man who knows he doesn’t. They strike up a conversation, it becomes life-changing. He is a Holocaust survivor; she a massage-parlor worker on the run and a Holocaust denier. The two form an unexpected friendship, which gradually blossoms into a new family unit. It’s not rated.

For information on Edwards Cinemas in Fairfield, visit www.reg movies.com/theatres/ regal-edwards-fair field-imax. For Vacaville showtimes, visit www. brendentheatres.com. For Vallejo showtimes, check www.cinemark. com/theatres/ca-vallejo. More information about upcoming films is available at www.movie insider.com.

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Baldo Hector Cantú and Carlos Castellanos

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CITY OF FAIRFIELD

RESOLUTION NO. 2023-171

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD GRANTING

PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 ENGINEER’S REPORT, DECLARING INTENTION TO ORDER THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS, AND PROVIDING NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING FOR LANDSCAPING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 6 - PEPPERTREE

WHEREAS, onJune4,1991,thisCityCounciladoptedResolutionNo.91-136,AContinuingResolutionDirectingPreparationofAnnualReportforMaintenanceAssessment Districts;and

WHEREAS, thefiscalyear(FY)2022-2023assessmentrevenueforLandscapingMaintenanceDistrictNo.6–Peppertree(LMDNo.6orDistrict)wasinsufficienttoprovidea leveloflandscapemaintenanceservicescomparabletothelevelofservicesprovidedin FY2021-2022;and

WHEREAS, onAugust16,2022,thecouncilissuedaGeneralFundloanof$28,000to LMDNo.6tosupplement assessmentrevenueandminimizethedisruptionofservices throughFY2022-2023whilestaffconductedacommunityengagementprocessandthe cityconductedaballotingprocessinaccordancewithArticleXIIIDoftheCaliforniaConstitution(ArticleXIIID),alsoknownasProposition218,toproposetopropertyownersthe formationofLMDNo.2023-6(Peppertree),anewmaintenancedistrictwithhigherassessmentsthatwouldadequatelyfundtheservices;and

WHEREAS, theloanwasissuedat0%interestwithafive-yearrepaymentterm,commencinginFY2023-2024andconcludingattheendofFY2027-2028;and

WHEREAS, onApril18,2023,thecouncilinitiatedformationproceedings,preliminarily approvedtheEngineer’sReport,andappointedthedateforthepublichearingfortheproposedLMDNo.2023-6(Peppertree);and

WHEREAS, onJune6,2023,apublichearingregardingtheformationofLMDNo.20236(Peppertree)washeld;and

W HEREAS, onJune7,2023,assessmentballotsweretabulatedandthecouncilreconvenedtoconsidertheresults;and

WHEREAS, baseduponthetabulationoftheassessmentballots,thecouncildetermined thatamajorityprotest,asdefinedinSection53753oftheGovernmentCode,wasfiledby thepropertyownersintheproposedLMDNo.2023-6(Peppertree);and

WHEREAS, inaccordancewithSection22593oftheStreetsandHighwaysCode,the councilabandonedformationproceedings;and

WHEREAS, alllandscapingmaintenanceservicesinthePeppertreecommunitywillcontinuetobefundedbyassessmentsleviedundertheexistingLMDNo.6.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD HEREBY RESOLVES:

Section1.Pursuanttosaidresolution,theengineerdesignatedthereinpreparedareport inaccordancewithSection22565etseq.oftheCaliforniaStreetsandHighwaysCodefor theDistrict.Saidreport,onfileintheoffice ofthecityclerk,assupplementedbythesupplementalreportforFY2023-2024,orderedbythecouncilandonfileintheofficeofthe cityclerk,hasbeendulyconsideredbythiscouncilandisherebydeemedsufficientand givenpreliminaryapproval.Saidreport,assupplemented,shallconstitutetheengineer’s reportforFY2023-2024(Engineer’sReport).

Section2.ItistheintentionofthiscounciltolevyandcollectassessmentswithintheDistrictforFY2023-2024.Inadditiontotheimprovements,theassessmentsleviedinfiscal year2023-2024willbeappliedtothefirstoffiveannualloanrepaymentsof$5,600.The improvementstobefinancedbytheDistrictarelocatedinthestreetright-of-waysand perimeterareaswithintheboundariesoftheDistrictandmaybebrieflydescribedlandscaping,whichmayincludeturf,groundcover,trees,shrubs,plants,openspace,weed abatement,ornamentallightingstructures,irriga tion,anddrainagesystems,trails,wetlands,parks,andappurtenantfacilities.Thesubstantialchangestobemadefromthe previousfiscalyearmayincludethedeferral,elimination,ordecreaseinthefrequencyof certainlandscapingservicesandirrigationpractices.

Section3.SaidDistrictconsistsofthelotsandparcelsshownontheboundarymapofthe DistrictonfilewiththecityclerkintheCityofFairfield.

Section4.TheFY2023-2024assessmentfortheD istrictisproposedtoremainattheFY 2022-2023rateof$60perresidentialunit.Theassessmentisthemaximumrateallowablebythedistrict’sadoptedassessmentrangeestablishedin1996.

Section5.ReferenceisherebymadetotheEngineer’sReport,onfilewiththecityclerk forafullanddetaileddescriptionoftheimprovements,theboundariesoftheDistrict,and theproposedassessmentsuponassessablelotsandparcelsoflandwithintheDistrict Anypublicpropertyownedbyanypublicagencyorinuseintheperformanceofapublic functionwithintheDistrictmaybeassessed.

Section6.ThiscouncilherebyordersthatapublichearingshallbeheldbeforethiscouncilintheregularmeetingplacethereofattheCouncilChamber,CivicCenter,1000WebsterStreet,Fairfield,California,orinanyothermannerasspecifiedontheregularmeetingagenda,asfollows:

ThepublichearingshallbeheldonJuly18,2023,atthehourof6:00p.m.,orassoonas possiblethereafter,forthepurposesofthiscouncil’sdeterminationwhetherthepublicinterest,convenience,andnecessityrequirethattheproposedlevybemade,andthis council’sfinalactionupontheEngineer’sReportandtheassessmenttherein.The agendawillbeavailableontheCity’swebsite,www.fairfield.ca.gov,atleast72hourspriortothemeeting.

Section7.Thecityclerkshallcausenoticeofthehearingtobegivenbypublishinga copyofthisresolutiononceintheDailyRepublic,anewspaperpublishedandcirculated inthecity,atleasttendayspriortothedateofthepublichearingspecifiedinthisresolution.

PASSED AND ADOPTED this20thdayofJune,2023,bythefollowingvote:

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SpecificPlanII).

PursuanttoResolutionNo.2023-138,aResolutionofIntentiono ftheCityCouncilofthe CityofFairfield,theCityCouncildeclareditsintentiontoformtheCommunityFacilities DistrictNo.2023-2(TrainStationSpecificPlanII)(the“CFD”)andtoauthorizethelevyof aspecialtax(the“SpecialTax”)thereintofinancecertainservices(the“Services”)pursuanttothetermsandprovisionsoftheMello-RoosCommunityFacilitiesActof1982,as amended,perChapter2.5ofPart1ofDivision2ofTitle5commencingatSection53311 o ftheCaliforniaGovernmentCode(the“Act”).

TheResolutionofIntentionsetJuly18,2023,at6:00p.m.,orassoonthereafteraspractical,asthedateandtimeforthePublicHearingtoconsidertheformationoftheCFD. AtthePublicHearing,thetestimonyofallinterestedpersonsortaxpayersfororagainst theformationoftheCFD,theextentoftheCFDandthefurnishingoftheServiceswithin theCFDareawillbeheard.IfamajorityprotestagainsttheformationoftheC FDisfiled, asdeterminedinaccordancewithSection53324oftheAct,nofurtherproceedingsfor theformationortoauthorizetheSpecialTaxuponthecertainpropertyproposedforthe formationshallbetakenforaperiodofoneyearfromthedateofthedecisionoftheCity Council.Ifthemajorityprotestsareonlyagainstthefurnishingofaspecifiedtypeortypes ofserviceswithintheproposedCFDorportionsoftheSpecialTax,thoseservicesorthat portionoftheSpecialTaxshallbeeliminated.

IftheCityCouncildeterminestoformtheCFDandproposestolevytheSpecialTaxupon theCFD,theCityCouncilwillsubmitthequestionofthelevyoftheSpecialTaxtothe qualifiedelectorsoftheproposedCFD.Thevotewillbebythelandownersofthecertain propertyproposedtobeincludedintheCFD,witheachlandownerhavingonevotefor eachacreorportionofanacreoflandownedwithintheproposedboundariesoftheCFD. TheelectionwillbeconductedbytheCityClerkinconformancewiththeprovisionsof Section53326oftheActandpursuanttotheprovisionsoftheCaliforniaElectionsCode, insofarastheymaybeapplicable.Theelectionwillbeconductedasamailballotelection.

ReferenceismadetotheResolutionofIntentiononfileintheofficeoftheCityClerkfor detailsabouttheextentoftheCFD,theServices,SpecialTax,theprotestproceedings andtheproposedvotingprocedure.AcopyoftheResolutionofIntentionandtheassociatedstaffreportareonfileandavailableforpublicinspectionintheofficeoftheCity Clerk,locatedat1000WebsterStreet,Fairfield,California.

DR#00064257 Published:July3,2023

CITY OF FAIRFIELD

RESOLUTION NO. 2023-172

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD GRANTING PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 ENGINEER’S REPORT, DECLARING INTENTION TO ORDER THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS, AND PROVIDING NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING FOR LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 7 – ROLLING HILLS WHEREAS, onJune4,1991,thisCityCounciladoptedResolutionNo.91-136,AContinuingResolutionDirectingPreparationofAnnualReportforMaintenanceAssessment Districts;and

WHEREAS, thefiscalyear(FY)2021-2022and2022-2023assessmentrevenuefor LandscapingandLightingMaintenanceDistrictNo.7–RollingHills(LLMDNo.7orDistrict)wasinsufficienttoprovidealeveloflandscapemaintenanceservicescomparableto thelevelofservicesprovidedinFY2020-2021;and

WHEREAS, onMay3,2022,thecouncilissuedaGeneral Fundloanof$410,000toLLMDNo.7tosupplementassessmentrevenueandminimizethedisruptionofservices throughFY2022-2023whilestaffconductedacommunityengagementprocessandthe cityconductedaballotingprocessinaccordancewithArticleXIIIDoftheCaliforniaConstitution(ArticleXIIID),alsoknownasProposition218,toproposetopropertyownersthe formationofLLMDNo.2023-7(RollingHills),anewmaintenancedistrictwithhigherassessmentsthatwouldadequatelyfundtheservices;and

WHEREAS, theloanwasissuedat0%interestwithafive-yearrepaymentterm,commencinginFY2023-2024andconcludingattheendofFY2027-2028;and

WHEREAS, onApril18,2023,thecouncilinitiatedformationproceedings,preliminarily approvedtheEngineer’sReport,andappointedthedateforthepublichearingfortheproposedLLMDNo.2023-7(RollingHills);and

WHEREAS, onJune6,2023,apublichearingregardingthe formationofLLMDNo 2023-7(RollingHills)washeld;and

WHEREAS, onJune7,2023,assessmentballotsweretabulatedandthecouncilreconvenedtoconsidertheresults;and

WHEREAS, baseduponthetabulationoftheassessmentballots,thecouncildetermined thatamajorityprotest,asdefinedinSection53753oftheGovernmentCode,wasfiledby thepropertyownersintheproposedLLMDNo.2023-7(RollingHills);and

WHEREAS, inaccordancewithSection22593oftheStreetsandHighwaysCode,the councilabandonedformationproceedings;and

WHEREAS, alllandscapingandlightingmaintenanceservicesintheRollingHillscommunitywillcontinuetobefundedbyassessmentsleviedundertheexistingLLMDNo.7 NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD HEREBY RESOLVES:

Section1.Pursuanttosaidresolution,theengineerdesignatedthereinpreparedareport inaccordancewithSection22565etseq.oftheCaliforniaStreetsandHighwaysCodefor theDistrict.Saidreport,onfileintheofficeofthecityclerk,assupplementedbythesupplementalreportforFY2023-2024,orderedbythecouncilandonfileintheofficeofthe cityclerk,hasbeendulyconsideredbythiscouncilandisherebydeemedsufficientand givenpreliminaryapproval.Saidreport,assupplemented,shallconstitutetheengineer’s reportforFY2023-2024(Engineer’sReport).

Section2.ItistheintentionofthiscounciltolevyandcollectassessmentswithintheDistrictforFY2023-2024.Inadditiontotheimprovements,theassessmentsleviedinfiscal year2023-2024willbeappliedtothefirstoffiveannualloanrepaymentsof$82,000.The improvem entstobefinancedbytheDistrictarelocatedinthestreetright-of-waysand perimeterareaswithintheboundariesoftheDistrictandmaybebrieflydescribedasthe installation,construction,maintenance,operation,andservicingofstreetlighting,which mayincludelightingfixtures,poles,meters,andelectricalcables,landscaping,whichmay includeturf,groundcover,trees,shrubs,plants,openspace,weedabatement,ornamentallightingstructures,irrigation,anddrainagesystems,trails,wetlands,parks,andappurtenantfacilities.Thesubstantialchangestobemadefromthepreviousfiscalyearmayincludethedeferral,elimination,ordecreaseinthefrequencyofcertainlightingand/or landscapingservicesandirrigationpractices.

Section3.SaidDistrictconsistsofthelotsandparcelsshownontheboundarymapofthe DistrictonfilewiththecityclerkintheCityofFairfield.

Section4.TheFY2023-2024assessmentsfortheDistrictareproposedtoremainatthe FY2022-2023ratesof$300perparcelfortheRollingHillsdevelopment,and$250per parcelfortheSerpasRanchdevelopment.Theseassessmentsarethemaximumrates allowablebythedistrict’sadoptedassessmentranges.Theassessmentsforcommercial propertiesattheintersectionofHilbornRoadandLyonRoadareproposedtoincreaseby theOctoberSF-Oakland-HaywardUrbanWageEarnersandClericalWo rkersCPI.

Section5.ReferenceisherebymadetotheEngineer’sReport,onfilewiththecityclerk forafullanddetaileddescriptionoftheimprovements,theboundariesoftheDistrict,and theproposedassessmentsuponassessablelotsandparcelsoflandwithintheDistrict Anypublicpropertyownedbyanypublicagencyorinuseintheperformanceofapublic functionwithintheDistrictmaybeassessed.

Section6.ThiscouncilherebyordersthatapublichearingshallbeheldbeforethiscouncilintheregularmeetingplacethereofattheCouncilChamber,CivicCenter,1000WebsterStreet,Fairfield,California,orinanyothermannerasspecifiedontheregularmeetingagenda,asfollows:

ThepublichearingshallbeheldonJuly18,2023,atthehourof6:00p.m.,orassoonas possiblethereafter,forthepurposesofthiscouncil’sdeterminationwhetherthepublicinterest,convenience,andnecessityrequirethattheproposedlevybemade,andthis council’sfinalactionupontheEngineer’sReportandtheassessmenttherein.The agendawillbeavailableontheCity’swebsite,www.fairfield.ca.gov,atleast72hourspriortothemeeting.

Section7.Thecityclerkshallcausenoticeofthehearingtobegivenbypublishinga copyofthisresolutiononceintheDailyRepublic,anewspaperpublishedandcirculated inthecity,atleasttendayspriortothedateofthepublichearingspecifiedinthisresolution.

PASSED AND ADOPTED this20thdayofJune,2023,bythefollowingvote:

AYES:COUNCILMEMBERS:MOY/BERTANI/CARR/PANDURO/TONNESEN/VACCARO/WILLIAMS NOES:COUNCILMEMBERS:

ABSENT:COUNCILMEMBERS:

ABSTAIN:COUNCILMEMBERS:

COMMUNITYFACILITIESDISTRICTNO.2012-2

(PUBLICSAFETYSERVICESOPENSPACEOPERATIONANDPARKMAINTENANCE) NOTICEOFPUBLICHEARING

NOTICEISHEREBYGIVENthattheCityofFairfieldwillholdapublichearingtoconsidertheannexationofaproperty(“AnnexationNo.64”)totheCityofFairfieldCommunityFacilitiesDistrictNo2012-2(PublicSafetyServicesOpenSpaceOperationand ParkMaintenance)(“CFD”or“CFD2012-2”).

Thepublichearingwilloccuratthefollowingdate,time,andplace:

Date:Tuesday,July18,2023

Time:6:00p.m.,orassoonthereafterasthemattermaybeheard.

Place:CouncilChamber,CivicCenter,1000WebsterStreet,Fairfield,CA94533

NOTICEISFURTHERGIVENthatonJune6,2023,theCityofFairfieldadoptedResolutionNo.2023-133declaringitsintentiontoannexcertainproperty(Accessor’sParcel Numbers0028-280-210and0028-280-300)toCFD2012-2,toauthorizethelevyofa specialtax(“SpecialTax”)thereintofinancecertainservices(“Services”)pursuanttothe termsandprovisionsoftheMello-RoosCommunityFacilitiesActof1982(“Act”),as amended,perChapter2.5ofPart1Division2ofTitle5commencingatSection53311of theCaliforniaGovernmentCode,andsetJuly18,2023,at6:00p.m.,orassoonthereafter,asthedateandtimeforapublichearingtoconsidertheannexationoftheproperty totheCFD.

AtthePublicHearing,thetestimonyofallinte restedpersonsortaxpayersfororagainst AnnexationNo.64intotheCFD,theextentoftheCFD,andthelevyingoftheSpecial TaxorfurnishingoftheServiceswithintheannexationareaofAccessorParcelNumbers 0028-280-210and0028-280-300willbeheard.IfamajorityprotestagainstAnnexation No.64totheCFDasfiled,asdeterminedinaccordancewithSection53339.6oftheAct, nofurtherproceedingsfortheannexationortoauthorizetheSpecialTaxuponthepropertyproposedforannexationshallbetakenforaperiodofoneyearfromthedateofthe decisionoftheCityCouncil.Ifthemajorityprotestsareonlyagainstthefurnishingofa specifiedtypeortypesofserviceswithintheproposedannexationareaorportionsofthe SpecialTaxwithinAnnexationNo.64,thoseservicesorportionsoftheSpecialTaxshall beeliminated.

IftheCityCouncildeterminestoannexthepropertyintotheCFDandtolevytheSpecial Taxupontheannexa tionarea,theCityCouncilwillsubmitthelevyoftheSpecialTaxto thequalifiedelectorsoftheannexationareaoftheCFD.ThevotewillbebythelandownersofthatpropertyproposedtobeannexedtotheCFD,witheachlandownerhavingone voteforeachacreorportionofanacreoflandownedwithintheannexationareaofthe CFD.TheelectionwillbeconductedbytheCityClerkinconformancewiththeprovisions ofSection53339.7oftheActandpursuanttotheprovisionsoftheCaliforniaElections Code,insofarastheymaybeapplicable.Theelectionwillbeconductedasamailballot election.ReferenceismadetotheResolutionofIntentiononfileintheofficeoftheCity ClerkfordetailsabouttheextentofAnnexationNo.64totheCFD,theServices,theSpecialTax,theprotestproceedings,andtheproposedvotingprocedure.AcopyoftheResolutionofIntentionandtheassociatedstaffreportsareonfileandavailableforpublicinspe ctionintheofficeoftheCityClerk,locatedat1000WebsterStreet,Fairfield,California.

KarenRees,CityClerk

DR#00064358

Published:July3,2023

CITY OF FAIRFIELD RESOLUTION NO. 2023-175

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD GRANTING

PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 ENGINEER’S REPORT, DECLARING INTENTION TO ORDER THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS, AND PROVIDING NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING FOR LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 12 – DOWNTOWN BUSINESS DISTRICT

WHEREAS, onJune4,1991,thisCityCounciladoptedResolutionNo.91-136,AContinuingResolutionDirectingPreparationofAnnualReportforMaintenanceAssessment Districts;and

WHEREAS, thefiscalyear(FY)2022-2023assessmentrevenueforLandscapingand LightingMaintenanceDistrictNo.12–DowntownBusinessDistrict(LLMDNo.12orDistrict)wasinsufficienttoprovidealeveloflandscapemaintenanceservicescomparableto thelevelofservicesprovidedinFY2021-2022;and

WHEREAS, onAugust16,2022,thecouncilissuedaGeneralFundloanof$40,000to LLMDNo.12tosupplementassessmentrevenueandminimizethedisruptionofservicesthroughFY2022-2023whilestaffconductedacommunityengagementprocessand thecityconductedaballotingprocessinaccordancewithArticleXIIIDoftheCalifornia Constitution(ArticleXIIID),alsoknownasProposition218,toproposetopropertyownerstheformationofLLMDNo.2023-12(DowntownBusinessDistrict),anewmaintenancedistrictwithhigherassessmentsthatwouldadequatelyfundtheservices;and

WHEREAS, theloanwasissuedat0%interestwithafive-yearrepaymentterm,commencinginFY2023-2024andconcludingattheendofFY2027-2028;and

WHEREAS, onApril18,2023,thecouncilinitiatedformationproceedings,preliminarily approvedtheEngineer’sReport,andappointedthedateforthepublichearingfortheproposedLLMDNo.2023-12(DowntownBusine ssDistrict);and

WHEREAS, onJune6,2023,apublichearingregardingtheformationofLLMDNo. 2023-12(DowntownBusinessDistrict)washeld;and

WHEREAS, onJune7,2023,assessmentballotsweretabulatedandthecouncilreconvenedtoconsidertheresults;and

WHEREAS, baseduponthetabulationoftheassessmentballots,thecouncildetermined thatamajorityprotest,asdefinedinSection53753oftheGovernmentCode,wasfiledby thepropertyownersintheproposed LLMDNo.2023-12(DowntownBusinessDistrict); and

WHEREAS, inaccordancewithSection22593oftheStreetsandHighwaysCode,the councilabandonedformationproceedings;and

WHEREAS, alllandscapingandlightingmaintenanceservicesintheDowntownBusinessDistrictcommunitywillcontinuetobefundedbyassessmentsleviedundertheexistingLLMDNo.12.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD HEREBY RESOLVES:

Section1.Pursuanttosaidresolution,theengineerdesignatedthereinpreparedareport inaccordancewithSection22565etseq.oftheCaliforniaStreetsandHighwaysCodefor theDistrict.Saidreport,onfileintheofficeofthecityclerk,assupplementedbythesupplementalreportforFY2023-2024,orderedbythecouncilandonfileintheofficeofthe cityclerk,hasbeendulyconsideredbythiscouncilandisherebydeemedsufficientand givenpreliminaryapproval.Saidreport,assupplemented,shallconstitutetheengineer’s reportforFY2023-2024(Engineer’sReport).

Section2.ItistheintentionofthiscounciltolevyandcollectassessmentswithintheDistrictforFY2023-2024.Inadditiontotheimprovements,theassessmentsleviedinfiscal year2023-2024willbeappliedtothefirstoffiveannualloanrepaymentsof$8,000.The improvementstobefinancedbytheDistrictarelocatedinthestreetright-of-waysand perimeterareaswithintheboundariesoftheDistrictandmaybebrieflydescribedasthe installation,construction,maintenance,operation,andservicingofstreetlighting,which mayincludelightingfixtures,poles,meters,andelectricalcables,landscaping,whichmay includeturf,groundcover,trees,shrubs,plants,openspace,weedabatement,ornamentallightingstructures,irrigation,anddrainagesystems,trails,wetlands,parks,andappurtenantfacilities.Thesubstantialchangestobemadefromthepreviousfiscalyearmayincludethedeferral,elimination,ordecreaseinthefrequencyofcertainlightingand/or landscapingservicesandirrigationpractices.

Section3.SaidDistrictconsistsofthelotsandparcelsshownontheboundarymapofthe DistrictonfilewiththecityclerkintheCityofFairfield.

Section4.ThetotalFY2023-2024assessmentsfortheDistrictareproposedtoremainat theamountsleviedinFY2022-2023.Theproposedassessmentsforindividualparcels varybyparcelsizeandarethemaximumratesallowablebythedistrict’sadoptedassessmentrangeestablishedin1997.

Section5.ReferenceisherebymadetotheEngineer’sReport,onfilewiththecityclerk, forafullanddetaileddescriptionoftheimprovements,theboundariesoftheDistrict,and theproposedassessmentsuponassessablelotsandparcelsoflandwithintheDistrict. Anypublicpropertyownedbyanypublicagencyorinuseintheperformanceofapublic functionwithintheDistrictmaybeassessed.

Section6.ThiscouncilherebyordersthatapublichearingshallbeheldbeforethiscouncilintheregularmeetingplacethereofattheCouncilChamber,CivicCenter,1000WebsterStreet,Fairfield,California,orinanyothermannerasspecifiedontheregularmeetingagenda,asfollows:

ThepublichearingshallbeheldonJuly18,2023,atthehourof6:00p.m.,orassoonas possiblethereafter,forthepurposesofthiscouncil’sdeterminationwhetherthepublicinterest,convenience,andnecessityrequirethattheproposedlevybemade,andthis council’sfinalactionupontheEngineer’sReportandtheassessmenttherein.The agendawillbeavailableontheCity’swebsite,www.fairfield.ca.gov,atleast72hourspriortothemeeting.

Section7.Thecityclerkshallcausenoticeofthehearingtobegivenbypublishinga copyofthisresolutiononceintheDailyRepublic,anewspaperpublishedandcirculated inthecity,atleasttendayspriortothedateofthepublichearingspecifiedinthisresolution.

PASSED AND ADOPTED this20thdayofJune,2023,bythefollowingvote:

AYES:COUNCILMEMBERS:MOY/BERTANI/CARR/PANDURO/TONNESEN/VAC-

CARO/WILLIAMS

NOES:COUNCILMEMBERS:

ABSENT:COUNCILMEMBERS:

ABSTAIN:COUNCILMEMBERS:

MAYOR ATTEST:

CITYCLERK DR#00064213

Published:July3,2023

NoticeofSelfStorageSale PleasetakenoticeCentralSelfStorageEastTravis837E.TravisBlvd.,Fairfield CA94533intendstoholdanauctionofthe goodsstoredinaself-servicestorageunit bythefollowingpersons.Thesalewilloccurasanonlineauctionviawww.storagetreasures.comon7/19/2023at12:00 PM.Unlessstatedotherwisethedescriptionofthecontentsarehouseholdgoods andfurnishings: ChristCordell JanellMesa OliviaLiera

ShanitaHarris AthenaMenil RoderickDBooker Allpropertyisbeingstoredattheabove self-storagefacility.Thissalemaybewithdrawnatanytimewithoutnotice.Certain termsandconditionsapply.Seemanager fordetails.

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THEDAILYREPUBLIC DR#00064180

Published:July3,10,2023 CITY OF FAIRFIELD RESOLUTION NO. 2023-176 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD GRANTING

PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 ENGINEER’S REPORT, DECLARING INTENTION TO ORDER THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS, AND PROVIDING NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING FOR LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 13 – NORTH CORDELIA

WHEREAS, onJune4,1991,thisCityCounciladoptedResolutionNo.91-136,AContinuingResolutionDirectingPreparationofAnnualReportforMaintenanceAssessment Districts;and

WHEREAS, thefiscalyear(FY)2021-2022and2022-2023assessmentrevenuefor LandscapingandLightingMaintenanceDistrictNo.13–NorthCordelia(LLMDNo.13or District)wasinsufficienttoprovidealeveloflandscapemaintenanceservicescomparabletothelevelofservicesprovidedinFY2020-2021;and

WHEREAS, onMay3,2022,thecouncilissuedaGeneralFundloanof$151,000toLLMDNo.13tosupplementassessmentrevenueandminimizethedisruptionofservices throughFY2022-2023whilestaffconductedacommunityengagementprocessandthe cityconductedaballotingprocessinaccordancewithArticleXIIIDoftheCaliforniaConstitution(ArticleXIIID),alsoknownasProposition218,toproposetopropertyownersthe formationofLLMDNo.2023-13(NorthCordelia),anewmaintenancedistrictwithhigher assessmentsthatwouldadequatelyfundtheservices;and

WHEREAS, theloanwasissuedat0%interestwithafive-yearrepaymentterm,commencinginFY2023-2024andconcludingattheendofFY2027-2028;and

WHEREAS, onApril18,2023,thecouncilinitiatedformationproceedings,preliminarily approvedtheEngineer’sReport,andappointedthedateforthepublichearingfortheproposedLLMDNo.2023-13(NorthCordelia);and

WHEREAS, onJune6,2023,apublichearingreg ardingtheformationofLLMDNo. 2023-13(NorthCordelia)washeld;and

WHEREAS, onJune7,2023,assessmentballotsweretabulatedandthecouncilreconvenedtoconsidertheresults;and

WHEREAS, baseduponthetabulationoftheassessmentballots,thecouncildetermined thatamajorityprotest,asdefinedinSection53753oftheGovernmentCode,wasfiledby thepropertyownersintheproposedLLMDNo.2023-13(NorthCordelia);and WHEREAS,inaccordancewithSection 22593oftheStreetsandHighwaysCode,the councilabandonedformationproceedings;and WHEREAS, alllandscapingandlightingmaintenanceservicesintheNorthCordeliacommunitywillcontinuetobefundedbyassessmentsleviedundertheexistingLLMDNo.13.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD HEREBY RESOLVES:

Section1.Pursuanttosaidresolution,theengineerdesignatedthereinpreparedareport inaccordancewithSection22565etse q.oftheCaliforniaStreetsandHighwaysCodefor theDistrict.Saidreport,onfileintheofficeofthecityclerk,assupplementedbythesupplementalreportforFY2023-2024,orderedbythecouncilandonfileintheofficeofthe cityclerk,hasbeendulyconsideredbythiscouncilandisherebydeemedsufficientand givenpreliminaryapproval.Saidreport,assupplemented,shallconstitutetheengineer’s reportforFY2023-2024(Engineer’sReport).

Section2.ItistheintentionofthiscounciltolevyandcollectassessmentswithintheDistrictforFY2023-2024.Inadditiontotheimprovements,theassessmentsleviedinfiscal year2023-2024willbeappliedtothefirstoffiveannualloanrepaymentsof$30,200.The improvementstobefinancedbytheDistrictarelocatedinthestreetright-of-waysand perimeterareaswithintheboundariesoftheDistrictandmaybebrieflydescribedasthe installation,construction,maintenance,operation,andservicingofstreetlighting,which mayincludelightingfixtures,poles,meters,andelectricalcables,landscaping,whichmay includeturf,groundcover,trees,shrubs,plants,openspace,weedabatement,ornamentallightingstructures,irrigation,anddrainagesystems,trails,wetlands,parks,andappurtenantfacilities.Thesubstantialchangestobemadefromthepreviousfiscalyearmayincludethedeferral,elimination,ordecreaseinthefrequencyofcertainlightingand/or landscapingservicesandirrigationpractices.

Section3.SaidDistrictconsistsofthelotsandparcelsshownontheboundarymapofthe DistrictonfilewiththecityclerkintheCityofFairfield.

Section4.TheFY2023-2024assessmentsfortheDistrictareproposedasfollows:CitationandPultedevelopmentsareproposedtoremainattheFY2022-2023rateof$180 perunit;HiddenMeadowssubdivisionisproposedtoincrease fromtheFY2022-2023 rateof$882.77perunitto$935.73perunit;VillageOakssubdivisionisproposedtoincreasefromtheFY2022-2023rateof$215.28perunitto$228.20perunit;JayosubdivisionisproposedtoincreasefromtheFY2022-2023rateof$226.61perunitto$240.21 perunit;allothersubdivisionsareproposedtoremainattheFY2022-2023rateof$170 perunit.TheassessmentsforcommercialpropertiesareproposedtoincreasebytheOctoberSF-Oakland-HaywardAllUrbanConsumersCPI.Theassessmentsarethemaximumrateallowablebythedistrict’sadoptedassessmentrangeestablishedforeachdevelopment/subdivision.ThemaximumratesfortheHiddenMeadows,VillageOaks,and JayosubdivisionsareadjustedeachyearbytheOctoberSF-Oakland-HaywardAllUrban ConsumersCPI.

Section5.ReferenceisherebymadetotheEngineer’sReport,onfilewiththecityclerk, forafullanddetaileddescriptionoftheimprovements,theboundariesoftheDistrict,and theproposedassessmentsuponassessablelotsandparcelsoflandwithintheDistrict. Anypublicpropertyownedbyanypublicagencyorinuseintheperformanceofapublic functionwithintheDistrictmaybeassessed.

Section6.ThiscouncilherebyordersthatapublichearingshallbeheldbeforethiscouncilintheregularmeetingplacethereofattheCouncilChamber,CivicCenter,1000WebsterStreet,Fairfield,California,orinanyothermannerasspecifiedontheregularmeetingagenda,asfollows:

ThepublichearingshallbeheldonJuly18,2023,atthehourof6:00p.m.,orassoonas possiblethereafter,forthepurposesofthiscouncil’sdeterminationwhetherthepublicinterest,convenience,andnecessityrequirethattheproposedlevybemade,andthis council’sfinalactionupontheEngineer’sReportandtheassessmenttherein.The agendawillbeavailableontheCity’swebsite,www.fairfield.ca.gov,atleast72hourspriortothemeeting.

Section7.Thecityclerkshallcausenoticeofthehearingtobegivenbypublishinga copyofthisresolutiononceintheDailyRepublic,anewspaperpublishedandcirculated inthecity,atleasttendayspriortothedateofthepublichearingspecifiedinthisresolution.

PASSED AND ADOPTED this20thdayofJune,2023,bythefollowingvote:

AYES:COUNCILMEMBERS:MOY/BERTANI/CARR/PANDURO/TONNESEN/VAC-

CITY OF FAIRFIELD RESOLUTION NO. 2023-168

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD GRANTING

PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 ENGINEER’S REPORT, DECLARING INTENTION TO ORDER THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS, AND PROVIDING NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING FOR LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 – GATEWAY

WHEREAS, onJune4,1991,thisCityCounciladoptedResolutionNo.91-136,AContinuingResolutionDirectingPreparationofAnnualReportforMaintenanceAssessment Districts;and

WHEREAS, thefiscalyear(FY)2022-2023assessmentrevenueforLandscapingand LightingMaintenanceDistrictNo.1–Gateway(LLMDNo.1orDistrict)wasinsufficientto providealeveloflandscapemaintenanceservicescomparabletothelevelofservices providedinFY2021-2022;and

WHEREAS, onAugust16,2022,thecouncilissuedaGeneralFundloanof$165,000to LLMDNo.1tosupplementassessmentrevenueandminimizethedisruptionofservices throughFY2022-2023whilestaffconductedacommunityengagementprocessandthe cityconductedaballotingprocessinaccordancewithArticleXIIIDoftheCaliforniaConstitution(ArticleXIIID),alsoknownasProposition218,toproposetopropertyownersthe formationofLLMDNo.2023-1(Gateway),anewmaintenancedistrictwithhigherassessmentsthatwouldadequatelyfundtheservices;and

WHEREAS, theloanwasissuedat0%interestwithafive-yearrepaymentterm,commencinginFY2023-2024andconcludingattheendofFY2027-2028;and

WHEREAS, onApril18,2023,thecouncilinitiatedformationproceedings,preliminarily approvedtheEngineer’sReport,andappointedthedateforthepublichearingfortheproposedLLMDNo.2023-1(Gateway);and

WHEREAS, onJune6,2023,apublichearingregardingtheformationofLLM DNo 2023-1(Gateway)washeld;and

WHEREAS, onJune7,2023,assessmentballotsweretabulatedandthecouncilreconvenedtoconsidertheresults;and

WHEREAS, baseduponthetabulationoftheassessmentballots,thecouncildetermined thatamajorityprotest,asdefinedinSection53753oftheGovernmentCode,wasnot filedbythepropertyownersintheproposedLLMDNo.2023-1(Gateway)andthedistrict wasformed;and

WHEREAS, effectiveJuly1,2023,alllandscapingandlightingmaintenanceservicesin theGatewaycommunitywillbefundedbyassessmentsleviedunderthenewLLMDNo 2023-1(Gateway).

NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD HEREBY RESOLVES:

Section1.Pursuanttosaidresolution,theengineerdesignatedthereinpreparedareport inaccordancewithSection22565etseq.oftheCaliforniaStreetsandHighwaysCodefor LLMDNo.1.Saidreport,onfileintheofficeofthecityclerk,assupplementedbythe supplementalreportforFY2023-2024,orderedbythecouncilandonfileintheofficeof thecityclerk,hasbeen dulyconsideredbythiscouncilandisherebydeemedsufficient andgivenpreliminaryapproval.Saidreport,assupplemented,shallconstitutetheengineer’sreportforFY2023-2024(Engineer’sReport).

Section2.ItistheintentionofthiscounciltolevyandcollectassessmentswithinLLMD No.1forFY2023-2024.Nooperationsandmaintenanceserviceswillbeprovided.The assessmentsleviedinFY2023-2024willbeappliedtothefirstoffiveannualloanrepaymentsof$33,000.

Section3.SaidDistrictconsistsofthelotsandparcelsshownontheboundarymapofthe DistrictonfilewiththecityclerkintheCityofFairfield.

Section4.TheFY2023-2024assessmentsfortheDistrictareproposedtodecreaseapproximately84%fromtheFY2022-2023rates.Assessmentratesforeachparcelvary dependingonparcelsizeandarebelowthemaximumallowablerateforeachparcelestablishedin1995.

Section5.Referenceisherebymadetoth eEngineer’sReport,onfilewiththecityclerk forafullanddetaileddescriptionoftheimprovements(nonetobeprovidedinFY20232024),theboundariesoftheDistrict,andtheproposedassessmentsuponassessable lotsandparcelsoflandwithintheDistrict.Anypublicpropertyownedbyanypublic agencyorinuseintheperformanceofapublicfunctionwithintheDistrictmaybeassessed.

Section6.ThiscouncilherebyordersthatapublichearingshallbeheldbeforethiscouncilintheregularmeetingplacethereofattheCouncilChamber,CivicCenter,1000WebsterStreet,Fairfield,California,orinanyothermannerasspecifiedontheregularmeetingagenda,asfollows:

ThepublichearingshallbeheldonJuly18,2023,atthehourof6:00p.m.,orassoonas possiblethereafter,forthepurposesofthiscouncil’sdeterminationwhetherthepublicinterest,convenience,andnecessityrequirethattheproposedlevybemade,andthis council’sfinalactionupontheEngineer’ sReportandtheassessmenttherein.The agendawillbeavailableontheCity’swebsite,www.fairfield.ca.gov,atleast72hourspriortothemeeting.

Section7.Thecityclerkshallcausenoticeofthehearingtobegivenbypublishinga copyofthisresolutiononceintheDailyRepublic,anewspaperpublishedandcirculated inthecity,atleasttendayspriortothedateofthepublichearingspecifiedinthisresolution.

PASSED AND ADOPTED this20thdayofJune,2023,by thefollowingvote:

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CITYCLERK DR#00064206 Published:July3,2023

CITY OF FAIRFIELD RESOLUTION NO. 2023-173

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD GRANTING PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 ENGINEER’S REPORT, DECLARING INTENTION TO ORDER THE

AND COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS, AND PROVIDING NOTICE OF A

FOR LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 8 – KOLOB ESTATES WHEREAS, onJune4,1991,thecounciladoptedResolutionNo.91-136,AContinuing ResolutionDirectingPreparationofAnnualReportforMaintenanceAssessmentDistricts ; and WHEREAS, onApril19,2022,staffinformedthecouncilthatLandscapingandLighting MaintenanceDistrictNo.8–KolobEstates(LLMDNo.8orDistrict)wasprojectedto haveabudgetdeficitbyfiscalyear(FY)2023-2024iftheDistrictcontinuedtoprovide landscapingandlightingmaintenanceservicesattheexistinglevels;and WHEREAS, duringFY2022-2023,staffconductedacommunityengagementprocess andthecityconductedaballotingprocessinaccordancewithArticleXIIIDoftheCaliforniaConstitution(ArticleXIIID),alsoknownasProposition218,toproposetoproperty ownerstheformationofLLMDNo.2023-8(KolobEstates),anewmaintenancedistrict withhigherassessmentsthatwouldadequatelyfundtheservices;and

WHEREAS, onApril18,2023,thecouncilinitiatedformationproceedings,preliminarily approvedtheEngineer’sReport,andappointedthedateforthepublichearingfortheproposedLLMDNo.2023-8(KolobEstates);and

WHEREAS, onJune6,2023,apublichearingregardingtheformationofLLMDNo 2023-8(KolobEstates)washeld;and

WHEREAS, onJune7,2023,assessmentballotsweretabulatedandthecouncilreconvenedtoconsidertheresults;and

WHEREAS, baseduponthetabulationoftheassessmentballots,thecouncildetermined thatamajorityprotest,asdefinedinSection53753oftheGovernmentCode,wasfiledby thepropertyownersintheproposedLLMDNo.2023-8(KolobEstates);and

WHEREAS, inaccordancewithSection22593oftheStreetsandHighwaysCode,the councilabandonedformationproceedings;and

WHEREAS, alllandscapingandlightingmaintenanceservicesintheKolobEstatescommunitywillcontinuetobefundedbyassessmentsleviedundertheexistingLLMDNo.8. NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD HEREBY RESOLVES:

Section1.Pursuanttosaidresolution,theengineerdesignatedthereinpreparedareport inaccordancewithSection22565etseq.oftheCaliforniaStreetsandHighwaysCodefor theDistrict.Saidreport,onfileintheofficeofthecityclerk,assupplementedbythesupplementalreportforFY2023-2024,orderedbythecouncilandonfileintheofficeofthe cityclerk,hasbeendulyconsideredbythiscouncilandisherebydeemedsufficientand givenpreliminaryapproval.Saidreport,assupplemented,shallconstitutetheengineer’s reportforFY2023-2024(Engineer’sReport).

Section2.Itistheintentionofthiscounciltolevyand collectassessmentswithintheDistrictforFY2023-2024.TheimprovementstobefinancedbytheDistrictarelocatedinthe streetright-of-waysandperimeterareaswithintheboundariesoftheDistrictandmaybe brieflydescribedastheinstallation,construction,maintenance,operation,andservicing ofstreetlighting,whichmayincludelightingfixtures,poles,meters,andelectricalcables landscaping,whichmayincludeturf,groundcover,trees,shrubs,plants,openspace weedabatement,ornamentallightingstructures,irrigation,anddrainagesystems,trails wetlands,parks,andappurtenantfacilities.Thesubstantialchangestobemadefromthe previousfiscalyearmayincludethedeferral,elimination,ordecreaseinthefrequencyof certainlightingand/orlandscapingservicesandirrigationpractices.

Section3.SaidDistrictconsistsofthelotsandparcelsshownontheboundarymapofthe DistrictonfilewiththecityclerkintheCityofFairfield.

Section4.TheFY2023-2024assessmentfortheDistrictisproposedt oremainattheFY 2022-2023rateof$400perparcel.Theassessmentisthemaximumrateallowableby thedistrict’sadoptedassessmentrangeestablishedin1994.

Section5.ReferenceisherebymadetotheEngineer’sReport,onfilewiththecityclerk forafullanddetaileddescriptionoftheimprovements,theboundariesoftheDistrict,and theproposedassessmentsuponassessablelotsandparcelsoflandwithintheDistrict Anypublicpropertyownedbyanypublicagencyorinuseintheperformanceofapublic functionwithintheDistrictmaybeassessed.

Section6.ThiscouncilherebyordersthatapublichearingshallbeheldbeforethiscouncilintheregularmeetingplacethereofattheCouncilChamber,CivicCenter,1000WebsterStreet,Fairfield,California,orinanyothermannerasspecifiedontheregularmeetingagenda,asfollows:

ThepublichearingshallbeheldonJuly18,2023,atthehourof6:00p.m.,orassoonas possiblethereafter,forthepurposesofthiscouncil’sdeterminationwhetherthepublicinterest,convenience,andnecessityrequirethattheproposedlevybemade,andthis council’sfinalactionupontheEngineer’sReportandtheassessmenttherein.The agendawillbeavailableontheCity’swebsite,www.fairfield.ca.gov,atleast72hourspriortothemeeting. Section7.Thecityclerkshallcausenoticeofthehearingtobegivenbypublishinga copyofthisresolutiononceintheDailyRepublic,anewspaperpublishedandcirculated inthecity,atleasttendayspriortothedateofthepublichearingspecifiedinthisresolution.

PASSED AND ADOPTED this20thdayofJune,2023,bythefollowingvote:

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MAYOR ATTEST:

CITYCLERK DR#00064211

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major league-leading 62 home runs and 131 RBI. He smashed 19 home runs in 49 games this year, with a similar ratio of home runs to plate appearances as 2022, before tearing a ligament in his right big toe on June 3. If not for games missed diminishing his projections this season, the gap between him and Ohtani (8.32 weighted wins above replacement) would not be so large.

2. Juan Soto, San Diego Padres

Weighted wins above replacement: 5.96

The 24-year-old is batting .268 with a .913 OPS. His 14 home runs have helped him create runs at a rate 53 percent higher than average after accounting for league and park effects. That’s rare for his age. Since 2006, when MLB adopted a leaguewide drugtesting policy, only Mike Trout (170 wRC+ in 2016), Giancarlo Stanton (161 wRC+ in 2014), Alex Bregman (157 wRC+ in 2018), and Anthony Rizzo (155 wRC+ in 2014) created more runs relative to the league than Soto in an age-24 season. Trout won the MVP award in 2016, and Stanton was runner-up in 2014. Bregman was fifth in MVP voting in 2018, while Rizzo finished in the top 10 in 2014.

CALENDAR

Monday’s TV sports

Baseball

MLB

• L.A. Angels vs. San Diego, FS1, 6:40 p.m.

• Seattle vs. San Francisco, NBCSBA, 6:45 p.m.

Basketball NBA summer League

• Miami vs. L.A. Lakers, ESPN2, 3 p.m.

• San Antonio vs. Charlotte, ESPN, 5 p.m.

• Golden State vs. Sacramento, ESPN, 7 p.m.

Cycling

• Tour de France, USA, 5 a.m. tennis

• Wimbledon, ESPN, 3 a.m.

Tuesday’s TV sports

Baseball

• Seattle vs. San Francisco, NBSBA, 1:35 p.m.

• L.A. Angels vs. San Diego, TBS, 3:40 p.m.

• Oakland vs. Detroit, NBCSCA, 3:40 p.m. Cycling

• Tour de France, USA, 5 a.m. soccer Gold Cup

• Canada vs. Cuba, FS1, 3:30 p.m.

• Costa Rica vs. Martinique, FS1, 5:30 p.m. tennis

• Wimbledon, ESPN, 3 a.m.

Weighted wins above replacement: 5.93

Ramírez has 13 home runs this season, one a grand slam that won a fan a new car, with 21 doubles in 76 games, a pace that tracks closely to last season, when he hit a league-leading 44 doubles in 157 games. The 30-year-old’s eye at the plate also appears to be getting better. His called strike rate declined each year for the past three years, from 31 to 27 percent, while his in-play hit rate improved from 41 to 45 percent.

Weighted wins above

replacement: 5.37

It’s been a down year for Betts, but not an unproductive one. The 30-year-old outfielder has a weighted on-base average similar to last season (.377 compared with .373 in 2022), with a walk rate improvement from 8.6 to 12.7 percent. His barrel rate, the rate at which a player hits the ball with an optimal combination of exit velocity and launch angle for optimal performance, is at 27 percent this season, per TruMedia, higher than either of the past two years.

5. Ronald Acuña Jr., Atlanta Braves

Weighted wins above

replacement: 5.28

If there is a player on this list sure to generate a response, it is Acuña. He’s batting .331 with 19 home runs and 36 stolen bases, becoming a real threat to be the fifth player to join the 40-40 club and first since Alfonso Soriano in 2006. So why is he so low on this list? Availability. He played 82 games in 2021, when Atlanta won the World Series, and 119 games in 2022. We could, of course, adjust the weights, but then we risk undervaluing (or overvaluing) the past and perhaps elevating other players in the process. Still just 25, his future is bright and he should be a major force in MLB for many years to come.

6. Francisco Lindor, New York Mets

Weighted wins above replacement: 5.18

His time with the Mets got off to a rocky start in 2021 –he batted .230 with 20 home

CITY OF FAIRFIELD

RESOLUTION NO. 2023-169

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD GRANTING

PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 ENGINEER’S REPORT, DECLARING INTENTION TO ORDER THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS, AND PROVIDING NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING FOR LANDSCAPING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 3 – WATERMAN HIGHLANDS

WHEREAS, onJune4,1991,thisCityCounciladoptedResolutionNo.91-136,AContinuingResolutionDirectingPreparationofAnnualReportforMaintenanceAssessment Districts;and

WHEREAS, thefiscalyear(FY)2022-2023assessmentrevenueforLandscapingMaintenanceDistrictNo.3–WatermanHighlands(LMDNo.3orDistrict)wasinsufficientto providealeveloflandscapemaintenanceservicescomparabletothelevelofservices providedinFY2021-2022;and

WHEREAS, onAugust16,2022,thecouncilissuedaGeneralFundloanof$28,000to LMDNo.3tosupplementassessmentrevenueandminimizethedisruptionofservices throughFY2022-2023whilestaffconductedacommunityengagementprocessandthe cityconductedaballotingprocessinaccordancewithArticleXIIIDoftheCaliforniaConstitution(ArticleXIIID),alsoknownasProposition218,toproposetopropertyownersthe formationofLMDNo.2023-3(WatermanHighlands),anewmaintenancedistrictwith higherassessmentsthatwouldadequatelyfun dtheservices;and

WHEREAS, theloanwasissuedat0%interestwithafive-yearrepaymentterm,commencinginFY2023-2024andconcludingattheendofFY2027-2028;and

WHEREAS, onApril18,2023,thecouncilinitiatedformationproceedings,preliminarily approvedtheEngineer’sReport,andappointedthedateforthepublichearingfortheproposedLMDNo.2023-3(WatermanHighlands);and

WHEREAS, onJune6,2023,apublichearingregardingtheformationofLMDNo.20 233(WatermanHighlands)washeld;and

WHEREAS, onJune7,2023,assessmentballotsweretabulatedandthecouncilreconvenedtoconsidertheresults;and

WHEREAS, baseduponthetabulationoftheassessmentballots,thecouncildetermined thatamajorityprotest,asdefinedinSection53753oftheGovernmentCode,wasfiledby thepropertyownersintheproposedLMDNo.2023-3(WatermanHighlands);and

WHEREAS, inaccordancewithSection22593oftheStreetsandHighwaysCode,the councilabandonedformationproceedings;and

WHEREAS, alllandscapingmaintenanceservicesintheWatermanHighlandscommunitywillcontinuetobefundedbyassessmentsleviedundertheexistingLMDNo.3

NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD HEREBY RESOLVES:

Section1.Pursuanttosaidresolution,theengineerdesignatedthereinpreparedareport inaccordancewithSection22565etseq.oftheCaliforniaStreetsandHighwaysCodefor theDistrict.Saidreport,onfileintheofficeofthecityclerk,assupplementedbythesupplementalreportforFY2023-2024,orderedbythecouncilandonfileintheofficeofthe cityclerk,hasbeendulyconsideredbythiscouncilandisherebydeemedsufficientand givenpreliminaryapproval.Saidreport,assupplemented,shallconstitutetheengineer’s reportforFY2023-2024(Engineer’sReport).

Section2.ItistheintentionofthiscounciltolevyandcollectassessmentswithintheDistrictforFY2023-2024.Inadditiontotheimprovements,theassessmentsleviedinfiscal year2023-2024willbeappliedtothefirstoffiveannualloanrepaymentsof$5,600.The improvementstobefinancedbytheDistrictarelocatedinthestreetright-of-waysand perimeterareaswithintheboundariesoftheDistrictandmaybebrieflydescribedlandscaping,whichmayincludeturf,groundcover,trees,shrubs,plants,openspace,weed abatement,ornamentallightingstructures,irrigation,anddrainagesystems,trails,wetlands,parks,andappurtenantfacilities.Thesubstantialchangestobemadefromthe previousfiscalyearmayincludethede ferral,elimination,ordecreaseinthefrequencyof certainlandscapingservicesandirrigationpractices.

Section3.SaidDistrictconsistsofthelotsandparcelsshownontheboundarymapofthe DistrictonfilewiththecityclerkintheCityofFairfield.

Section4.TheFY2023-2024assessmentfortheDistrictisproposedtoremainattheFY 2022-2023rateof$195perparcel.Theassessmentisthemaximumrateallowableby thedistrict’sadoptedassessmentrangeestab lishedin1996.

Section5.ReferenceisherebymadetotheEngineer’sReport,onfilewiththecityclerk forafullanddetaileddescriptionoftheimprovements,theboundariesoftheDistrict,and theproposedassessmentsuponassessablelotsandparcelsoflandwithintheDistrict Anypublicpropertyownedbyanypublicagencyorinuseintheperformanceofapublic functionwithintheDistrictmaybeassessed.

Section6.ThiscouncilherebyordersthatapublichearingshallbeheldbeforethiscouncilintheregularmeetingplacethereofattheCouncilChamber,CivicCenter,1000WebsterStreet,Fairfield,California,orinanyothermannerasspecifiedontheregularmeetingagenda,asfollows:

ThepublichearingshallbeheldonJuly18,2023,atthehourof6:00p.m.,orassoonas possiblethereafter,forthepurposesofthiscouncil’sdeterminationwhetherthepublicinterest,convenience,andnecessityrequirethattheproposedlevybemade,andthis council’sfinalactionupontheEngineer’sReportandtheassessmenttherein.The agendawillbeavailableontheCity’swebsite,www.fairfield.ca.gov,atleast72hourspriortothemeeting.

Section7.Thecityclerkshallcausenoticeofthehearingtobegivenbypublishinga copyofthisresolutiononceintheDailyRepublic,anewspaperpublishedandcirculated inthecity,atleasttendayspriortothedateofthepublichearingspecifiedinthisresolution.

PASSED AND ADOPTED this20thdayofJune,2023,bythefollowingvote:

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runs, creating runs at a league average rate after adjusting for league and park effects – only to rise in 2022 as a more stable contributor. His batting average is back below .230 but his ability to hit for extra bases is at its highest level since 2019, with an isolated power rate of .224.

7. Freddie Freeman, Los Angeles Dodgers

Weighted wins above replacement: 5.17 Freeman departed Atlanta after the 2021 World Series win and has only gotten better. He has improved his batting average, on-base percentage and slugging rate, creating runs at a rate 52 percent higher than the league average this season after adjusting for league and park effects. In fact, over the past three seasons, only Judge (146) has added more runs than Freeman (129) after accounting for the inning, outs and men on base during each plate appearance. That could change depending on how much time Judge

misses because of injury.

8. Yordan Alvarez, Houston Astros

Weighted wins above replacement: 5.03

The third-place finisher for the 2022 AL MVP award has been on the injured list with a right oblique strain, and the Astros don’t expect him to return until after the allstar break at the earliest. Still, he deserves consideration as the second-best player in the majors.

Before the injury, Alvarez was batting .277 with 17 home runs in 57 games, with an OPS+ 66 percent higher than the league average. His home run rate, 7 percent of plate appearances, is the highest it has been since 2020.

9. Trea Turner, Philadelphia Phillies

Weighted wins above replacement: 4.99

Turner, a silver slugger last year, hasn’t found the same groove in 2023. His batting average on balls in play dipped from .342 in 2022 to .305 this season, per TruMedia, taking his other metrics like batting average, on-base percentage and slugging rate along for the ride. Still, you can’t ignore his bona fides. Over the past three years, only Judge, Ramírez, Freeman and Paul Goldschmidt have earned more wins above replacement as hitters than Turner.

CITY OF FAIRFIELD RESOLUTION NO. 2023-170

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD GRANTING PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 ENGINEER’S REPORT, DECLARING INTENTION TO ORDER THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS, AND PROVIDING NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING FOR LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 5 – SMITH RANCH WHEREAS, onJune4,1991,thecounciladoptedResolutionNo.91-136,AContinuing ResolutionDirectingPreparationofAnnualReportforMaintenanceAssessmentDistricts ; and WHEREAS, onApril19,2022,staffinformedthecouncilthatLandscapingandLighting MaintenanceDistrictNo.5–SmithRanch(LLMDNo.5orDistrict),alsoknownasRanchoSolano,wasprojectedtohaveabudgetdeficitbyfiscalyear(FY)2023-2024ifthe Districtcontinuedtoprovidelandscapingandlightingmaintenanceservicesattheexistinglevels;and WHEREAS, duringFY2022-2023,staffconductedacommunityengagementprocess andthecityconductedaballotingprocessinaccordancewithArticleXIIIDoftheCaliforniaConstitution(ArticleXIIID),alsoknownasProposition218,toproposetoproperty ownerstheformationofLLMDNo.2023-5(RanchoSolano),anewmaintenancedistrict withhigherassessmentsthatwouldadequatelyfundtheservices;and

WHEREAS, onApril18,2023,thecouncilinitiatedformationproceedings,preliminarily approvedtheEngineer’sReport,andappointedthedateforthepublichearingf ortheproposedLLMDNo.2023-5(RanchoSolano);and

WHEREAS, onJune6,2023,apublichearingregardingtheformationofLLMDNo 2023-5(RanchoSolano)washeld;and

WHEREAS, onJune7,2023,assessmentballotsweretabulatedandthecouncilreconvenedtoconsidertheresults;and

WHEREAS, baseduponthetabulationoftheassessmentballots,thecouncildetermined thatamajorityprotest,asdefinedinSection53753oftheGovernmentCode,wasfiledby thepropertyownersintheproposedLLMDNo.2023-5(RanchoSolano);and

WHEREAS, inaccordancewithSection22593oftheStreetsandHighwaysCode,the councilabandonedformationproceedings;and

WHEREAS, alllandscapingandlightingmaintenanceservicesintheRanchoSolano communitywillcontinuetobefundedbyassessmentsleviedundertheexistingLLMDNo 5.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD HEREBY RESOLVES:

Section1.Pursuanttosaidresolution,theengineerdesignatedthereinpreparedareport inaccordancewithSection22565etseq.oftheCaliforniaStreetsandHighwaysCodefor theDistrict.Saidreport,onfileintheofficeofthecityclerk,assupplementedbythesupplementalreportforFY2023-2024,orderedbythecouncilandonfileintheofficeofthe cityclerk,hasbeendulyconsideredbythiscouncilandisherebydeemedsufficientand givenpreliminaryapproval.Saidreport,assupplemented,shallconstitutetheengineer’s reportforFY2023-2024(Engineer’sReport).

Section2.ItistheintentionofthiscounciltolevyandcollectassessmentswithintheDistrictforFY2023-2024.TheimprovementstobefinancedbytheDistrictarelocatedinthe streetright-of-waysandperimeterareaswithintheboundariesoftheDistrictandmaybe brieflydescribedastheinstallation,construction,maintenance,operation,andservicing ofstreetlighting,whichmayincludelightingfixtures,poles,meters,andelectricalcables landscaping,whichmayincludeturf,groundcover,trees,shrubs,plants,openspace weedabatement,ornamentallightingstructures,irrigation,anddrainagesystems,trails wetlands,parks,andappurtenantfacilities.Thesubstantialchangestobemadefromthe previousfiscalyearmayincludethedeferral,elimination,ordecreaseinthefrequencyof certainlightingand/orlandscapingservicesandirrigationpractices.Additionally,theDistrictwillceasefundingthemaintenanceandservicingoflightingfacilitiesthatdonotmeet thecriteriadescribedinSections22534and22535oftheStreetsandHighwaysCode. Section3.SaidDistrictconsistsofthelotsandparcelsshownontheboundarymapofthe DistrictonfilewiththecityclerkintheCityofFairfield.

Section4.TheFY2023-2024assessmentfortheDistrictisproposedtoincreasefromthe FY2022-2023rateof$663.66perparcelto$706.13perparcel.Theassessmentisthe maximumrateallowablebythedistrict’sadoptedassessmentrange,whichwasestablishedin1999andisadjustedeachyearbytheOctoberSF-Oakland-HaywardUrban WageEarnersandClericalWorkersCPI.

Section5.ReferenceisherebymadetotheEngineer’sReport,onfilewiththecityclerk forafullanddetaileddescriptionoftheimprovements,theboundariesoftheDistrict,and theproposedassessmentsuponassessablelotsandparcelsoflandwithintheDistrict Anypublicpropertyownedbyanypublicagencyorinuseintheperformanceofapublic functionwithintheDistrictmaybeassessed.

Section6.ThiscouncilherebyordersthatapublichearingshallbeheldbeforethiscouncilintheregularmeetingplacethereofattheCouncilChamber,CivicCenter,1000WebsterStreet,Fairfield,California,orinanyothermannerasspecifiedontheregularmeetingagenda,asfollows: ThepublichearingshallbeheldonJuly18,2023,atthehourof6:00p.m.,orassoonas possiblethereafter,forthepurposesofthiscouncil’sdeterminationwhetherthepublicinterest,convenience,andnecessityrequirethattheproposedlevybemade,andthis council’sfinalactionupontheEngineer’sReportandtheassessmenttherein.The agendawillbeavailableontheCity’swebsite,www.fairfield.ca.gov,atleast72hourspriortothemeeting.

Section7.Thecityclerkshallcausenoticeofthehearingtobegivenbypublishinga copyofthisresolutiononceintheDailyRepublic,anewspaperpublishedandcirculated inthecity,atleasttendayspriortothedateofthepublichearingspecifiedinthisresolution.

PASSED AND ADOPTED this20thdayofJune,2023,bythefollowingvote:

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3. José Ramírez, Cleveland Guardians

4. Mookie Betts, Los Angeles Dodgers

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From Page B1 had two hits including a home run Saturday, stayed hot by driving home Benintendi with a single.

“For Paul, I really feel like he was fighting himself all day,” manager Mark Kotsay said. “He didn’t have his best command. He just couldn’t get the breaking ball where he wanted. The change up wasn’t real effective. Grinding through those five innings wasn’t easy for him.”

Things continued to unravel for Blackburn as an Andrew Vaughn single and walk to Jake Burger loaded the bases. Oakland’s starter the hit the front foot of Gavin Sheets with a slider to push in a run. Zach Remillard, who reached base seven times over the weekend series, then poured it on with a two-RBI single as the order turned over.

Blackburn finally got Zavala to strike out and end the inning.

Before the outing, Blackburn owned a WHIP of 1.39, second among A’s starters behind JP Sears. After his five innings Sunday, that number grew to 1.47. He allowed six hits and four walks with five strikeouts and took the loss.

White Sox starter Touki

Toussaint began to struggle with control in the third as well. Following threeup, three-down innings in the first two, Toussaint walked Conner Capel to begin the third inning. Tyler Wade then bunted for a single, and Tony Kemp drove a line-drive single into center field to score Capel as Wade was thrown out at third.

Toussaint, like Blackburn, then struggled to harness his pitches, walking Ryan Noda, hitting JJ Bleday and walking Seth Brown to bring in a run. But unlike the White Sox offense, the A’s hitters couldn’t convert with bases loaded, as Anderson wrangled a Jace Peterson one-hopper to shortstop for the third out.

“We definitely had a chance to beat this team,” Kotsay said. “But, it’s tough to beat a team when you when you give away free bases.”

Chicago’s starter found himself in trouble again in the fourth, leaving runners on second and third to reliever Aaron Bummer. But Kemp, who’d gone 5-for-12 with three RBIs to that point in the series, grounded out to end the inning.

Toussaint finished with five strikeouts, allowing two earned runs on three hits and four walks. Bummer got the win with 2 1/3 innings of work.

Oakland dug into the White Sox lead in the fifth with a Bleday RBI double, but again couldn’t come through with runners in scoring position. The A’s failed to score Bleday with three outs to work with, leaving their sixth runner on base. Oakland went 3-for-10 with runners in scoring position.

As their chances for comeback dwindled, Brent Rooker breathed some life into the Oakland offense. Oakland’s lone All-Star went deep in the eighth inning, smacking a Bryan Shaw cutter off the batter’s eye for a two-run homer.

In the ninth, Bleday lined another RBI double down the left-field line. Brown looked to have made the last out with a ball to right, but Clint Frazier tripped, allowing the ball to fall in for a single and score Bleday. That was the end of the the A’s luck, though, as Peterson hit another liner to right that this time was caught by Frazier to end it.

The A’s head east for their final road trip before the All-Star break, taking on Detroit and Boston in two three-game series.

soak in the moment, then embracing with caddie Ricky Romano as a throng of more than 10,000 fans roared for perhaps their favorite non-native son.

Fowler has been the face of this tournament since it first came to Detroit in 2019, as a longtime Rocket Mortgage endorser.

If he was going to end his four-year title drought – he last won 1,660 days ago, at the Phoenix Open in 2019 –and it wasn’t going to be in a major championship, he’d almost certainly have chosen Detroit to be where he could finally feel the weight of the world brush off his shoulders.

“It felt great,” said Fowler, “to get this one.”

Fowler shot a finalround, 4-under 68 to finish at 24 under, getting into a playoff with the other bona fide superstar left standing, Collin Morikawa, who shot an 8-under 64, and Canadian Adam Hadwin, who shot a 5-under 67.

None of the three players in the playoff made a bogey all day, on a soggy course where the tee times were moved up to the early morning to beat the storm that rolled through just moments after Fowler hit the clinching putt.

Fowler, 34, started the day with a one-stroke

lead, and had a big crowd following him from the jump – and it only swelled. He led for most of the day, but then on the back nine, it looked like things were slipping away from him. He three-putted the par-5 14th hole – his first three-putt of the week – for a par, on a hole Morikawa had just birdied. He then couldn’t get up-down at the easy par-5 17th, another par on a hole where Morikawa and Hadwin both made birdie.

That meant Fowler had to birdie No. 18 if he wanted a playoff with Morikawa, who was already in the clubhouse, and likely Hadwin, who was playing with Fowler.

“Our back was against the wall,” Fowler said. On his final hole of regulation, Fowler pulled his tee shot into the first cut of primary rough on the left. This actually proved to be an advantage, because with a back pin, hitting from the fairway would mean a lot of spin. From 145 yards, Fowler hit a wedge that struck the ridge diving the upper and lower tiers of the green, and it hopped up to inside 4 feet.

He made that putt and Hadwin made par, getting up and down from the rough just right of the green, sending the group back to the 18th tee for a sudden-death playoff –the second in tournament history, and the first since Cam Davis won in 2021, outlasting Troy Merritt

in a five-hole playoff (Joaquin Niemann also was in that playoff, but lost on the first hole).

Morikawa, on his last hole of regulation, lipped out for a birdie from 12 feet that, as it turned out, would’ve won him the trophy, dropping to a crouch, in disbelief.

“Yeah, playoffs suck when you’re on the wrong side of them,” said Morikawa, a five-time PGA Tour winner and two-time major champion who now has lost in three playoffs. He was making his first appearance in Detroit. “You put everything you want into it and comes down to one hole, but that’s what golf is. You’ve got to perform, you’ve got to execute the shots.

“And we did a lot of that really good this week.”

Fowler, now 3-2 in PGA Tour playoffs, did that just a little bit more. One shot more.

Again on 18, this time in the playoff, Fowler was wayward off the tee – way right, toward the hospitality tent. Even amid the tension of the moment, Fowler was able to joke to Romano that at least he gave himself a good angle. But this time, Fowler had 190 yards, from a wet lie (he got relief from his first lie, in standing water).

Fowler took a seveniron, slashed it out and it stopped just 12 feet short of the hole. The best part about it: He was just inside Hadwin’s approach, so he’d get a read, while

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Morikawa took dead aim at the flagstick but saw his approach hop just over the green, into the rough.

Hadwin, 35, barely missed his putt on the left side, while Morikawa, 26, left his chip short. That cleared the stage for Fowler, and the result was actually predictable.

“I had a sneaking suspicion Rickie was going to make it, right after seeing my ball kind of roll right past that,” said Hadwin, making his first appearance in a PGA Tour playoff, while looking for his second PGA Tour win (first since 2017).

“But give him all the credit. He birdied 18 to get into the playoff and then he birdied the first playoff hole.

“Yeah, he’s been knocking on the door for a while.”

Fowler made so many putts this week – including the two-longest of his season, a 49-footer earlier in the week and a 47-footer for birdie at the par-5 fifth on Sunday, triggering the first roar of the day – but it was that club that was wobbly down the stretch, especially at 14, when he missed a 5-footer for birdie, and at 15, when he again was inside Hadwin and watched Hadwin drain the putt, but couldn’t follow suit.

But he did when it mattered most, much to the delight of the tournament title sponsor, whose executives made no bones about their allegiance during the

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playoff, Bill Emerson and Casey Hurbis wearing orange Puma hats ala Fowler – who had a 54-hole lead three previous times since his last win, finishing tied for third (2021 CJ Cup), tied for second (2020 ZOZO Championship) and tied for fifth (2023 U.S. Open, this month). Rocket Mortgage’s downtown headquarters were set to be lit up in orange Sunday night, in honor of Fowler.

As Fowler walked off the green Sunday, he carried his 2-yearold daughter, Maya, who wasn’t born the last time Fowler was a PGA Tour champion. Reflecting in the immediate aftermath in the clubhouse Sunday afternoon, Fowler, who ranked outside of the top 180 in the world as recently as just last fall, said he’s not sure Maya will have any vivid memories of this victory years from now, but you can bet he will.

“At least we’ll have some special images to help her remember today,” said Fowler, who now gets a couple of days off before heading overseas with Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth and their wives, to play in the Scottish Open and British Open. “It’s just nice to have this one out of the way.

I’m obviously going to soak this one in and celebrate. It’s just been a long road.”

RESOLUTION NO. 2023-174

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD GRANTING

PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 ENGINEER’S REPORT, DECLARING INTENTION TO ORDER THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS, AND PROVIDING NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING FOR LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 11 – PARADISE VALLEY NORTH WHEREAS, onJune4,1991,thisCityCounciladoptedResolutionNo.91-136,AContinuingResolutionDirectingPreparationofAnnualReportforMaintenanceAssessment Districts;and WHEREAS, thefiscalyear(FY)2021-2022and2022-2023assessmentrevenuefor LandscapingandLightingMaintenanceDistrictNo.11–ParadiseValleyNorth(LLMD No.11orDistrict)wasinsufficienttoprovidealeveloflandscapemaintenanceservices comparabletothelevelofservicesprovidedinFY2020-2021;and WHEREAS, on May3,2022,thecoun cilissuedaGeneralFundloanof$175,000toLLMDNo.11tosupplementassessmentrevenueandminimizethedisruptionofservices throughFY2022-2023whilestaffconductedacommunityengagementprocessandthe cityconductedaballotingprocessinaccordancewithArticleXIIIDoftheCaliforniaConstitution(ArticleXIIID),alsoknownasProposition218,toproposetopropertyownersthe formationofLLMDNo.2023-11(ParadiseValley),anewmaintenancedistrict withhigher assessmentsthatwouldadequatelyfundtheservices;and

WHEREAS, theloanwasissuedat0%interestwithafive-yearrepaymentterm,commencinginFY2023-2024andconcludingattheendofFY2027-2028;and

WHEREAS, onApril18,2023,thecouncilinitiatedformationproceedings,preliminarily approvedtheEngineer’sReport,andappointedthedateforthepublichearingfortheproposedLLMDNo.2023-11(ParadiseValley);and

WHEREAS onJune6,2023,apu blichearingregardingtheformationofLLMDNo. 2023-11(ParadiseValley)washeld;and

WHEREAS, onJune7,2023,assessmentballotsweretabulatedandthecouncilreconvenedtoconsidertheresults;and

WHEREAS, baseduponthetabulationoftheassessmentballots,thecouncildetermined thatamajorityprotest,asdefinedinSection53753oftheGovernmentCode,wasnot filedbythepropertyownersintheproposedLLMDNo.2023-11(ParadiseValley)andthe districtwasformed;and

WHEREAS, effectiveJuly1,2023,alllandscapingandlightingmaintenanceservicesin theParadiseValleycommunitywillbefundedbyassessmentsleviedunderthenewLLMDNo.2023-11(ParadiseValley).

NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD HEREBY RESOLVES:

Section1.Pursuanttosaidresolution,theengineerdesignatedthereinpreparedareport inaccordancewithSection22565etseq.oftheCaliforniaStreetsandHighwaysCodefor LLMDNo.11.Saidreport,onfileintheofficeofthecityclerk,assupplementedbythe supplementalreportforFY2023-2024,orderedbythecouncilandonfileintheofficeof thecityclerk,hasbeendulyconsideredbythiscouncilandisherebydeemedsufficient andgivenpreliminaryapproval.Saidreport,assupplemented,shallconstitutetheengineer’sreportforFY2023-2024(Engineer’sReport).

Section2.ItistheintentionofthiscounciltolevyandcollectassessmentswithinLLMD No.11forFY2023-2024. Nooperationsandmaintenanceserviceswillbeprovided.The assessmentsleviedinFY2023-2024willbeappliedtothefirstoffiveannualloanrepaymentsof$35,000.

Section3.SaidDistrictconsistsofthelotsandparcelsshownontheboundarymapofthe DistrictonfilewiththecityclerkintheCityofFairfield.

Section4.TheFY2023-2024assessmentfortheDistrictisproposedtodecreasefrom theFY2022-2023rateof$190perresidentialunitto$25.65perresidentialunit.Theassessmentisbelowthemaximumrateallowablebythedistrict’sadoptedassessment rangeestablishedin1995.

Section5.ReferenceisherebymadetotheEngineer’sReport,onfilewiththecityclerk forafullanddetaileddescriptionoftheimprovements(nonetobeprovidedinFY20232024),theboundariesoftheDistrict,andtheproposedassessmentsuponassessable lotsandparcelsof landwithintheDistrict.Anypublicpropertyownedbyanypublic agencyorinuseintheperformanceofapublicfunctionwithintheDistrictmaybeassessed.

faith ef forts” to meet the goal. The requirements for good faith efforts are set forth in Special Provisions Section 00 8000, Article 4 and the attachments thereto.

Section 1.09 The successful Bidder shall be required to pay its workers on this Project a sum not less than the general prevailing rate (applicable at time of bid advertisement date) of per diem wages and not less than the general prevailing rate for holiday and overtime work for work of a similar character in the locality in which the Project is performed, as provided under California Labor Code Sections 1726-1861.

Section6.ThiscouncilherebyordersthatapublichearingshallbeheldbeforethiscouncilintheregularmeetingplacethereofattheCouncilChamber,CivicCenter,1000WebsterStreet,Fairfield,California,orinanyothermannerasspecifiedontheregularmeetingagenda,asfollows: ThepublichearingshallbeheldonJuly18,2023,atthehourof6:00p.m.,orassoonas possiblethereafter,forthepurposesofthiscouncil’sdeterminationwhetherthepublicinterest,convenience,andnecessityrequirethattheproposedlevybemade,andthis council’sfinalactionupontheEngineer’ sReportandtheassessmenttherein.The agendawillbeavailableontheCity’swebsite,www.fairfield.ca.gov,atleast72hourspriortothemeeting.

Section7.Thecityclerkshallcausenoticeofthehearingtobegivenbypublishinga copyofthisresolutiononceintheDailyRepublic,anewspaperpublishedandcirculated inthecity,atleasttendayspriortothedateofthepublichearingspecifiedinthisresolution.

PASSED AND ADOPTED this20thdayofJune,2023,by thefollowingvote:

AYES:COUNCILMEMBERS:MOY/BERTANI/CARR/PANDURO/TONNESEN/VACCARO/WILLIAMS

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