Daily Republic: Monday, July 10, 2023

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FAIRFIELD — Madhulika

Singh was honored Sunday with the American Dream Award for Solano County.

She was one of five immigrants living in Rep. Mike Thompson’s 4th Congressional District to be recognized.

“This award recognizes the achievements of immigrants in my district who have made remarkable contributions to our communities in the areas of Arts and Culture, Professional Achievement, Entrepreneurship and Innovation or Community Service. Ms. Singh is very deserving of this award and recognition,” Thompson said in his

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WASHINGTON —

The backstop mechanism House Republicans inserted into last month’s debt ceiling package to ensure the completion of full-year appropriations would cause some collateral damage if triggered: cuts to bipartisan infrastructure law funding enacted two years ago.

That 2021 measure’s $68.5 billion in advance appropriations, which become available starting on Oct. 1, could get hit by across-the-board

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9 wounded in Cleveland mass shooting

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Nine people were wounded in a shooting in a downtown Cleveland nightlife district early Sunday morning, police said.

One person suffered serious injuries, according to Cleveland Police Chief Wayne Drummond. The other eight victims suffered non-life-threatening wounds.

No suspects have been arrested. Police believe there was only one shooter.

The gunfire erupted about 2:30 a.m. in Cleveland’s Warehouse District, a popular spot on Saturday nights full of bars and clubs.

Investigators believe the bullets were fired at a group of people standing on the street shortly after closing time at the bars. Seven men and two women were shot, all between the ages of 23 and 38, according to Drummond.

“This is yet another tragic incident of senseless gun violence in our city,” Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb said in a statement.

“We continue to see an uptick in shootings across our city ever since Republican lawmakers passed Senate Bill 215 last year allowing permitless carry. It’s important we

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presentation to Congress.

Singh was born in New Delhi, India, and moved to the United States where she earned a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Yale University. She has earned two additional master’s in business administration and information management from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.

“Ms. Singh is the first person in her family to make a life for herself in the United States, and she credits her success to her strong educational foundation and family relationships,” Thompson said. “Ms. Singh is deeply involved in her commu-

cuts starting more than halfway through the fiscal year next May – impact ing grants for Amtrak, bridge repairs, clean energy research and drinking water and sewage line upgrades. A result like that could muddle one of Presi dent Joe Biden’s key selling points as he cam paigns for reelection next year on his “Bide nomics” platform, which has highlighted the infrastructure law’s projects around the country including the rollout of

nity and holds numerous volunteer positions. She has volunteered as a phone operator with Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence and as a speaker for the Role Model Program in at-risk schools in and around San Jose. Immigrant role models of color like Ms. Singh are essential in offering students diverse perspectives and uplifting the voices of underrepresented communities.”

Singh is the co-founder and president of PreetiRange Sanctuary, just outside Dixon, and is involved in a number of other animal rights and protection

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Just as hurricane season begins its peak period, the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s disaster relief fund will run out of money.

Without action to replenish it, FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund will be depleted in August – and remain dry until the new fiscal year begins on Oct. 1.

The Disaster Relief Fund is used to respond to major disasters around the country. It provides money to state and local governments to help pay for cleanup and rebuilding after events such as

hurricanes and wildfires, and to individuals and families after those kinds of disasters.

The peak of the hurricane season is Sept. 10, according to the National Hurricane Center, with most storm activity occurring between mid-August and mid-October.

FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell said at a congressional hearing earlier this year that the nation is “facing a really unprecedented time” in terms of the number of disasters it is experiencing.

“In 2022 alone we saw multiple record-breaking events” she said. “I fear

A simple desultory column volume I

Out of the blue the other day it hit me that while I know it is a word, I can state with relative certainty that I have never used “desultory” in actual conversation in my entire life.

In fact, the only real reference that I can think of that is even tangential to my personal use is a Simon & Garfunkel song on their 1966 album, “Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme,” called “A Simple Desultory Philippic (Or How I Was Robert McNamara’d Into Submission).” It’s a tune I don’t care for that much, although I do get that Paul Simon was kinda mocking Bob Dylan on it.

Desultory is an adjective and the following are three definitions:

1. Lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm.

2. Going constantly from one subject to another in a halfhearted way; unfocused.

3. Occurring randomly or occasionally.

So it turns out that while I’ve never actually used the term before, I’ve been writing desultory columns for years! Today’s will be the first in a series to make it official.

Religious letters

I live near the compound of a fairly large religious organization in Fairfield who are known for their proselytizing. I see them out in front of the library and other places with their portable literature racks and I am always nice and cordial to them. I respect people of faith (as well as atheists and agnostics) even

neighborhood and were knocking on doors to witness to people, our neighbors the Grays would call us and sound the alarm or if we saw them first we’d call them.

When they rang the doorbell and my brother Kelvin answered it, he would let them talk for a few seconds and then rudely and with much force slam the door in their faces.

I could never do that. Instead when they rang the doorbell I would sneak up to the peephole and watch them waiting anxiously. After they rang it a couple more times and started to walk away I would jiggle the doorknob, watch them turn around excitedly and chuckle to myself as the door would remain closed.

These days they have taken to sending letters via snail mail to me and I’m sure countless other local folks. I have received several over the past few years. Now, I at first thought they were of no use to me, but I was wrong. Because of all the unsolicited and unwanted correspondence they have sent me and what I routinely do with it, I now can proudly announce I’m a finalist in the 2023 International Paper Crumpling and Basket Shooting World Championships. So, unnamed religious organization adherents, keep ’em comin’!

Beth update

My wife Beth had her left hip replaced back in May but late last month encountered a series of complications and had subsequent procedures to address

and on track to be moonwalking eventually.

Beth is naturally curious and inquisitive and very chatty with the staff, and has learned a few things there that she shared with me a couple of days ago. She has five wires attached to her chest with suction cups that go to a telemetry box that measures respiration, heart rate and other vital info and transmits it to a centralized monitor. The suction cups are white, green, black, red and brown. A nurse showed her how they are to be placed using a mnemonic device and Beth recited it to me.

The five areas are upper right, bottom right, upper left, bottom left and middle. You start with white on the right and snow falls on grass, which is green, so the green one goes below it. Then on the right side, smoke is black so it is on the top of the red, which is fire. Finally, dirt (or poo if you like to giggle), which is brown, goes in the middle.

Beth also has to keep her left leg elevated most of the time and to stay vigilant with that. A nurse said that if she is not sitting up, she has to remember to keep her “toes above her nose.”

With all this snow on grass

and color schemes and rhymes

I was concerned that maybe we somehow took a wrong turn and were not in Kaiser Vacaville and instead had wandered into Sesame Street Hospital ran by Dr. Seuss.

Combining things I dislike

I am not a fan of vaping. I mean, I used to be a cigarette smoker and quit in 1994, but vaping is like sucking in and blowing out a cumulus cloud and is an order of magnitude more yucky.

I have never really been a fan of bagpipe music save for “Amazing Grace” being played on them at a funeral or the solo in AC/DC’s “It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ‘n’ Roll).”

So a vaping bagpipe would combine a couple of things I dislike. You could go for the trifecta by slapping a 49ers sticker on it.

Scrabble word

I like to play Scrabble online when I am eating and thus exercise my mind while filling my belly. The other day the first word I played in a game was one of my favorites, AARRGH. It is a longer form

of ARGH, which is an expression of annoyance that is best pronounced with a bit of a guttural growl. What I love about AARRGH is that it can even be made longer if someone has gotten on your absolute last nerve by adding another “h” at the end to make AARRGHH.

My absolute favorite acceptable Scrabble word is CWMS, but AARRGH was cool too.

I told Beth and she remembered it as being one that was popularized by characters in the Peanuts comic strip when in agony.

Scratching record sound.

Uh, no, I said.

I informed her that the words that Charles Schulz’s famous creations uttered in despair was AAUGH – most famously when Lucy yanked the football away at the last second before Charlie Brown could kick it.

We verbally sparred about it for a few seconds, let Mademoiselle Google get the last word and then laughed at ourselves for carrying on a doctoral thesis level discussion about the subtle variations between cartoon interjections.

I actually did not need Google to settle the minor dispute because as a longsuffering Raiders fan I have a black belt in AARRGHH.

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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Open Farm Days returns this weekend

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VACAVILLE — The Pleasants Valley Agriculture Association will host its sixth annual Open Farm Days from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Wine, produce, honey, farm animals and baked goods are just a few of the offerings.

For more information, visit https:// pleasantsvalleyagriculture association.com.

Dixon Grillin and Chillin set Saturday

The Annual Dixon Grillin and Chillin Car and Truck Show will return Saturday.

The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. in downtown Dixon.

The family friendly event will feature more than 250 classic cars and trucks. Chili cook-off contestants will serve their own secret-recipe chili to the public from noon to 3 p.m., or until there is no chili left. The public will vote on the best chili. Professional and guest judges will handle the pork rib cook-off. Vendors will sell barbecue pork ribs.

Proceeds are given to organizations in Dixon and surrounding communities that are in need.

For more information and entry forms, visit dixon ribcookoff.com.

Suisun seeks vendors for Farmers Market

The Fairfield Suisun Chamber of Commerce seeks food vendors, artisans, nonprofits and commercial vendors to become part of the Suisun Waterfront Certified Farmers Market.

week The ahead

The season will run from Saturday through the end of October. It will operate 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays through Oct. 28.

Vendors can get more information at www.fair fieldsuisunchamber. com/assets/pdf/ suisun+fm+vendor+app. rules+%26amp%3b+regs +2023+combined.

Government meetings on week’s calendar

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

They will include:

n Rio Vista Planning Commission, 6 p.m. Wednesday, City Hall council chamber, 1 Main St. Info: riovistacity.com.

n Solano Transportation Authority Board, 6 p.m. Wednesday, STA Board Room chamber, 423 Main St., Suisun City. Info: www.sta.ca.gov.

n Solano County Airport Land Use Commission, 7 p.m. Thursday, 675 Texas St., Fairfield. Info: solano county.com/depts/rm/ boardscommissions/ solano_county_airport_ land_use_commission/ agendas.asp.

The regular meeting of the Vacaville City Council, scheduled for Tuesday at 6 p.m., is cancelled. Also cancelled is the regular board meeting for SuisunSolano Water Authority, which was scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday.

Powerball jackpot soars to $650 million

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Monday night’s Powerball drawing will feature a $650 million grand prize, the second-highest jackpot of the year, according to lottery leaders.

No one matched all six winning numbers – white balls 7, 23, 24, 32, 43 and red Powerball 18 – for the 34th consecutive drawing on Saturday night, rolling over the grand prize money once again. Three people matched the first five numbers without the Powerball, taking home $1 million each.

If someone wins Monday’s drawing and elects to take the instant cash prize, Powerball will pay

Solidarity is squabbling 5 things to watch at NATO summit

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Leaders of the 31 countries that comprise the North Atlantic Treaty Organization will gather in Vilnius, Lithuania, for a two-day summit starting Tuesday, as Russia’s war in Ukraine nears its 18-month mark.

The meeting comes at a crucial moment in the conflict. NATO is seeking to bolster Kyiv with fresh munitions – including U.S.-provided cluster bombs – for its counteroffensive, and gauge the impact of June’s aborted mutiny by Wagner Group head Yevgeny Prigozhin on Russia’s leadership and operations.

But the alliance is also grappling with internal squabbling over Turkey’s reluctance to approve Sweden’s membership and whether to pave a path for Ukraine’s eventual accession.

Nevertheless, the assembled leaders –including U.S. President Joe Biden, still the alliance’s most powerful figure – are eager to use this week’s meeting to signal that the conflict in Ukraine has only strengthened NATO. Biden has also planned a high-profile climate meeting with Britain’s King Charles III and a meeting with Nordic nations hosted by Finland, the alliance’s newest member.

Here’s what to watch for as world leaders descend on Vilnius:

Swedish membership

Turkish President

Recep Tayyip Erdogan is scheduled to meet Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on Monday ahead of the summit, as the Nordic nation makes a last-ditch effort to convince Ankara that it should be allowed to join NATO.

Turkey has said its opposition stems from concerns Sweden isn’t doing enough to clamp down on Kurdish separatist groups that Ankara views as terrorist organizations.

they have overcome the impasse.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg sounded optimistic on Thursday, saying Sweden’s membership is within reach and that it was possible to have a “positive decision” at the summit. A day later, Erdogan said Turkey can’t trust a country where “terrorists roam free in its streets.”

Ukraine aid

Ukraine will be a key topic, with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy planning to participate in the summit.

The 31 NATO countries are expected to offer Kyiv a promise of longterm support, which aims to deepen ties without immediately making it a member, given that the bloc’s Article 5 security guarantees could draw allies into Russia’s war against Ukraine. The U.S. announced an $800 million package Friday that includes controversial cluster munitions, which some NATO allies have outlawed over humanitarian concerns related to unexploded ordinance.

status of NATO’s relationship with Ukraine by establishing a new NATOUkraine Council, allowing the country to directly take part in broader discussions about the alliance’s security and hold consultations with allies about its security concerns.

NATO leaders are also expected to agree to a €500 million a year fund in non-lethal aid to help Ukraine modernize its military. On the sidelines of the summit, some allies are expected to pledge bilateral security assurances to Ukraine, committing to ensure its armed forces are wellequipped and well-trained in an effort to deter Russia from re-invading after the war ends.

Defense spending

NATO leaders are due to sign off on a new defense spending pledge, making an enduring commitment to spend “at least” 2% of gross domestic product on defense. The agreement extends the alliance’s previous aspirational goal of targeting 2% and underscores vows to spend more following the Ukraine invasion.

threatens to drag on. Stoltenberg agreed last week to serve another year – his fourth extension in the top job – despite previously stating publicly that he didn’t seek to prolong his post.

But neither top candidate to replace him – Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen or British defense chief Ben Wallace – appears able to corral enough of a consensus to secure the job, and the U.S. ultimately refrained from publicly endorsing a candidate. Biden’s top priority was maintaining unity within the alliance, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Stoltenberg’s return has fanned speculation that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, a former German defense minister, could be in line for the job after her term expires next year.

Special relationship

out $328.3 million, the lottery said Sunday in a press release.

The Powerball grand prize was last won on April 19, when a single player in Ohio matched all six numbers. The biggest win of the year came in February, when a ticket buyer in Washington claimed a $754.6 million grand prize. That was the fifth-highest jackpot in the lottery’s history, dating back to 1992.

The biggest jackpot in Powerball history was won in November 2022, when Edwin Castro of California claimed the $2.4 billion prize. Castro took the lump sum payment of $997.6 million.

NYC scooter shooter charged with murder

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To his roommate and neighbors, 25-year-old Brooklyn man Thomas Abreu was the ideal acquaintance – “quiet,” “unaggressive”and”normal.”

Then on Saturday he hopped on his moped, drove two blocks away from his home and allegedly initiated a half-hour of horror that spanned two boroughs, left three wounded and claimed the life of 87-year-old Queens man Hamod Ali Saeidi.

“I never thought he would do something like that,” Rueben Vargas, Abreu’s 55-year-old roommate, told the Daily News

on Sunday. “He seemed like a good boy.” Abreu, 25, was slapped with murder and attempted murder charges at the 107th Precinct stationhouse in Pomonok, Queens, police said Sunday.

Police nabbed Abreu on Sutphin Blvd. near 94th Ave. around 1 p.m. Saturday, shortly after he ditched the moped that carried him from shooting to shooting during the spree that began in Brooklyn and ended in Queens, cops said. Abreu worked as a delivery driver, according to Vargas.

Erdogan has also signaled his eagerness for a meeting with Biden – U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said he expects the pair to talk at the summit – and to purchase American F-16 fighter jets for his military.

Biden acknowledged that “Turkey is looking for modernization of F-16 aircraft” and suggested it could be part of a U.S. move to also strengthen neighboring Greece militarily. “It’s in play,” he said in a July 7 interview for CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS. “It’s not done.”

He renewed his support for Sweden to join NATO, adding “I’m optimistic.”

While it’s too late for Turkey and fellow holdout Hungary to ratify Sweden’s membership before the summit, allies are holding out hope that the two sides can announce

Biden in a July 7 interview with CNN said that Ukraine isn’t “ready for membership in NATO,” for reasons including Russia’s ongoing assault on the country and NATO’s Article 5 provisions.

Zelenskiy has called for the summit to send clear signals in support of his country’s membership, urging allies to provide a more concrete perspective beyond a 15-year-old statement that Ukraine will eventually join.

The allies are grappling with how to address the question in the summit statement, with some eastern NATO members pushing for a more concrete path. Countries like the U.S. and Germany have wanted to focus instead on immediate assistance. One option could entail declaring Ukraine doesn’t need a Membership Action Plan – a way to fast-track the country’s membership when allies eventually decide to invite it to join.

The Vilnius package will upgrade the formal

But many nations –including Luxembourg, Canada and Italy – are still struggling to comply with the old guideline. Only 11 of the 31 allies are expected to meet the 2% goal this year, according to estimates published by NATO on Friday.

The alliance is also expected to sign off on three regional defense plans for the first time since the end of the Cold War, which spell out in detail how countries will defend territory if it comes under attack by Russia or terror groups.

Leaders are also set to endorse a defense industry action plan, aimed at boosting defense production as Ukraine burns through artillery ammunition more quickly than allies can produce it.

Secretary general

One of the biggest questions facing the assembled leaders in Vilnius is who will lead their group into the future, especially as the conflict in Ukraine

Biden’s visit to the UK, his second in three months, is largely seen as a make-up trip after he declined to attend Charles III’s coronation in May. Although Biden plans to visit 10 Downing Street to meet Prime Minister Rishi Sunak before traveling to Windsor Castle, he’s expected to be on the ground for less than a day. During his royal audience, Biden and the new British monarch are expected to unveil a dual effort toward a mutual passion – recruiting private companies to help fund projects that can reduce climate change.

The British will be looking for Biden to firm up his commitment to a series of minor trade, military and technology agreements Sunak touted as the “Atlantic Declaration” while visiting the White House last month.

Biden could also put Sunak on the spot by pressing for a solution to the stalemate over implementing power-sharing provisions of the Good Friday Agreement. Expect a firm pledge of military support for Ukraine, with the UK second only to the U.S. in providing arms and aid to the Ukrainians.

John ends 50 years on road in Sweden

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Elton John concluded his record-breaking ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour’ on Saturday and retired from touring in a highly emotional event at Sweden’s Tele2 Arena.

The performance in Stockholm was the 330th of the tour and symbolized the end of 50 years on the road for the legendary performer.

“Every step of the way, my fans have been there. They have stuck with me, they have supported me,

they have been patient, and they have kept turning out for every single last show,” John said after leaving the stage.

“Tonight has been magical. I’m trying to process it, and I don’t think it will sink in for a while yet that I’m finally finished touring. I can’t tell you how much I’m going to miss the fans and how much their support has humbled me – it will stay with me forever,” he added.

The Grammy Awardwinner has toured

relentlessly since 1970.

After playing almost 4,600 shows in 80 countries, he decided in 2017 that he would come off the road and dedicate more time to his family after one final tour.

For his last touring performance, there was a live video link-up with Coldplay, who were performing live in Gothenburg, Sweden, at the same time and called in to deliver a message of gratitude.

“Elton, from all of us here, from all the bands and artists you’ve

helped and inspired, we love you so much,” said Chris Martin, the band’s lead vocalist.

John’s setlist in Stockholm included his hits “Bennie and the Jets,” “Rocket Man,” “Tiny Dancer,” “Philadelphia Freedom” and “Your Song.”

As the concert concluded, John played “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road,” as his final song. He also thanked his bandmates and teased the idea that he would return to the limelight soon.

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People walk toward a sculpture dedicated to the NATO military alliance in front of the Presidential Palace in Vilnius, Lithuania, Sunday.

How will raising tolls affect Bay Area’s economic recovery?

How much is too much?

A few days ago, the toll for driving on San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge took another jump. It will now cost motorists at least $6.75 to cross the entrance to San Francisco Bay – if they are using carpool lanes – and as much as $9.75 if they are invoiced for their crossing.

It appears the tolls are destined to climb even higher.

The iconic bridge is owned by the multicounty Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District, whose directors have directed a series of toll increases over five years. They were done to cover rising maintenance costs and – this is the most important factor – offset a decline in traffic since the Covid-19 pandemic began three-plus years ago.

It’s an aspect of a larger phenomenon that has upended the San Francisco Bay Area’s economy. Many workers, particularly those in technology and financial services, shifted to working remotely when the pandemic struck and the work-from-home tendency has persisted after the health threat eased.

Downtown San Francisco suffered what some call a “doom loop” of reduced in-place employment, wholesale declines in office space usage and closure of retail businesses.

Fewer commuters also translated into lower bridge toll income and very sharp drops in transit use and revenues, particularly on the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system.

BART and other transit systems pleaded with Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislators for a package of state aid to offset declining farebox revenue and got a $5.1 billion, four-year commitment in the new state budget.

However, advocates complain, it’s not enough to fully finance continued operations, at least for BART and some other systems.

“Public transportation is easy to take for granted, but allowing it to collapse would have been devastating for our state’s future,” state Sen. Scott Wiener, a San Francisco Democrat, said. “This budget extends a critical lifeline that will help transit agencies maintain service while making critical improvements to cleanliness and safety.”

However, Wiener added, “the future of public transportation in the Bay Area is still under threat due to pandemic-related operational deficits that, without help, will lead to severe service cuts.”

Wiener and other Bay Area legislators are proposing a $1.50 per vehicle hike on motorists who use the region’s seven stateowned bridges to provide transit systems with more operating revenue. The non-state Golden Gate Bridge would not be affected by the proposal but, as noted earlier, is already raising its prices.

The $1.50 toll increase has been amended into a Wiener bill, Senate Bill 532, that has already passed the Senate and is pending in the Assembly, which could lead to fast track (no pun intended) approval.

Auto tolls on the seven bridges are generally $7 now, so Wiener’s bill would boost them to $8.50, roughly in line with the new Golden Gate Bridge tolls.

“Bay Area transit ridership continues to climb, but it’s not happening quickly enough to make up for the loss of federal emergency assistance,” Wiener said. “SB 532 provides critical lifeline funding for our transit systems –ensuring they have the resources they need to provide safe, reliable service for our residents.”

How, one might wonder, would raising the already stiff tolls on Bay Area bridges impact a region that is struggling to recover economically from the pandemic?

Classic economics would say that increasing their commuting costs would make San Francisco’s workers even less likely to return to their cubicles and therefore hinder downtown recovery.

However, perhaps it would merely persuade them to take BART or other transit services, thus reducing auto traffic on the bridges, which in turn would decrease revenues from the new tolls.

How much is too much?

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.

The evidence mounts: Hispanic voters drifting toward the Republican Party

The day before (and after)

Donald Trump was indicted on 37 federal counts, he chose to devote his time to outreach among Latino voters, giving interviews and visiting a local Miami restaurant. This is not surprising given the surge in Hispanic support he enjoyed in his 2020 reelection bid. He obviously wants to build on that support in 2024.

Can he – or another Republican candidate – do so?

To answer this question, it is first necessary to understand the scale and breadth of the Hispanic shift toward the GOP in 2020. Start with Florida, where Trump won half the Hispanic vote, surging among Republican-leaning Cuban Americans and Puerto Ricans and other Hispanics.

But it wasn’t just Florida: Trump improved his performance among Hispanics by 20 points in Wisconsin, 18 points in Texas and Nevada, 12 points in Pennsylvania and Arizona and among urban Hispanics in Chicago, New York and Houston. In Chicago’s predominantly Hispanic precincts, Trump improved his raw vote by 45% over 2016.

Catalist data confirm a nationwide shift among Latinos in 2020. The Democrats’ overall margin among this group dropped by 18 points relative to 2016. Cubans had the largest shift of 26 points, but Puerto Ricans moved by 18 points to Trump, Dominicans by 16 points and Mexicans by 12 points. An overall weak spot for Democrats was among Latino men who gave Trump a shocking 44% of their two-party vote in 2020.

The unusually broad shift raised the question: Could the trend continue? Since then, the 2022 election contained both good and bad omens for Democrats. The good news is that, with the exception of Florida, they did not lose any further ground among Hispanics. The bad news is that they didn’t win back the ground they lost.

Since then, polls consistently find that Hispanic voters prefer Republi-

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cans to Democrats on inflation and handling the economy.

Nearly all – 86% – Hispanics say economic conditions are only fair or poor and about three-quarters say the same thing about their personal financial situation.

By 2 to 1 they say President Biden’s policies are hurting, not helping, them and their families. In a just-released 6,000 respondent poll from the Survey Center on American Life (SCAL) on evolving party coalitions, almost two-thirds believe Biden has accomplished not that much or little or nothing during his time in office.

And in a recent Washington PostABC poll, Hispanics preferred the way Trump handled the economy when he was in office to Biden’s performance so far by 55 to 36%.

Beneath this discontent is an emerging gulf between the cultural outlook of many Hispanics and the increasingly left-wing values of the Democratic Party. In the SCAL survey, half of Hispanics think Democrats are “too extreme” and slightly more than half think Democrats don’t share their values. A healthy minority, 42%, believe the Democratic Party “looks down on people like me.” This is not to say Republicans come out any better on these measures –they don’t – but simply to illustrate how many Hispanics struggle to identify with Democrats.

Take the issue of racism in our society. Is racism “built into our society, including into its policies and institutions” or does racism “come from individuals who hold racist views, not from our society and institutions?” In the SCAL survey, by 60 to 39%, Hispanics chose the latter view rather than the received wisdom in Democratic circles that racism is baked into society and institutions.

In contrast, White, college-graduate liberals chose the “structural racism” position by an overwhelming 81 to 19%. Or consider the question of trans-

gender athletes participating in team sports. Should “transgender athletes ... be able to play on sports teams that match their current gender identity” or should “transgender athletes ... only be allowed to play on sports teams that match their birth gender?”

By 66 to 30%, Hispanics in the SCAL survey choose the second option. For Hispanic men, the margin is 74 to 22%. White, college-graduate liberals, on the other hand, believe eligibility should be dictated by current gender identity by 68 to 31%.

The same pattern can be observed on issues ranging from the funding of police departments to the “greatness of America” to the continued use of fossil fuels.

It seems plausible that Trump or another Republican could trigger a second Hispanic surge toward the GOP in 2024. That is not to say Republicans will have an easy time of it; Hispanics are still more likely to identify with the Democratic Party and tend to view it as being generally “better for Hispanics.” That produces a default presumption among many Hispanics that they should vote Democratic despite a lack of enthusiasm for the party. But that default is eroding, creating a Republican opportunity.

The challenge for Democrats is this: The party can no longer rely on simply mobilizing this constituency. They will have to convince these voters that Democrats share the values of a community that is socially moderate-to-conservative, upwardly mobile and patriotic with down-toearth concerns focused on jobs, the economy, health care, good schools and public safety.

If they don’t, Republicans will seize the opportunity to move more Hispanics – especially men – into their camp and further erode that community’s longtime loyalty to the Democrats.

Ruy Teixeira is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and politics editor of The Liberal Patriot newsletter.

Misinformation or information missed?

In January 2023, Shasta County Board of Supervisors rocked the world when they voted to cancel their contract with Dominion Voting Systems and subsequently adopt a paper ballot, hand counting process for conducting elections in their county. While the decision was met with enthusiastic support by citizens in Shasta and other California counties, it was met with horror from election officials and bureaucrats across the state. According to the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, “Political rhetoric in recent years has been the subject of misinformation and a test of democratic processes. Biased and factually unfounded rhetoric has permeated from our national discourse to here in California. Shasta County voted to remove their Dominion electronic voting systems after reactionary pressure from constituents who believed misinformation.”

Was it “misinformation”? A closer look at recent disclosures, reveal that Shasta County’s concerns about the reliability of Dominion Voting System were based on facts.

On June 16, 2023, the Halderman Report, a 95 page Security Analysis of Georgia’s ImageCast X Ballot Marking Devices, was released by the U.S. District Court in Georgia. It revealed “critical vulnerabilities” in the Dominion Voting Systems’ machines currently being used in California and throughout the U.S. “Attackers can alter the QR codes on printed ballots, and can install malware with only brief physical

access to the machines.” “ICX malware can still change individual votes and most election outcomes without detection. Even the auditabiity of the ballots can be compromised and such cheating could not be detected by a [risk limiting audit] or a hand count.”

The Cyber security and Infrastructure Security Agency, CISA – an agency of the US Department of Homeland Security), June 3, 2022, CISA also published an advisory which identified vulnerabilities affecting Dominion Voting Systems Democracy Suite ImageCast X, their ballot marking voting system. Most importantly, California Voters now have a legally verified record of Dominion Voting system failure which resulted in a falsely certified election leading to a court ordered “decertification” of election results: The Oakland Unified School District Area 4 2022 Election case, “Hutchinson v. Resnick” Superior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda.

Dominion’s failure named the wrong candidate as the winner of the Oakland School Board District 4 race.

In December 2022, the Alameda County Registrar of Voters (ROV) was alerted, that the ROV’s processing of the Oakland Unified School District Area 4 race was tabulated incorrectly during the November 2022 Election. The court ordered the review of 235 paper ballots that were incorrectly tabulated due to an erroneous setting in the Dominion Voting System used by the ROV. The Deputy Registrar of Voters confirmed this by speaking directly to the ROV’s primary contact at Domin-

ion, the computer vendor used for this election.

The Shasta Board of Supervisors acted responsibly and exercised their due diligence. They explored other approved electronic options but believed the paper ballot and hand count to be the most reliable method. Canada, England, Germany, Italy, France, and other European countries proceeded in a similar direction. They documented election fraud and manipulation as a result of employing the same Dominion Voting Systems used in California and across the U.S. and chose to eliminate the electronic machines. They now conduct their elections free of electronic systems, and enjoy economical, accurate, oneday, in-person, hand-counted results within 24-36 hours.

Thirty-nine other California counties currently use Dominion equipment. The state is quickly moving AB 969 through the legislature to prohibit those and other California counties from following Shasta’s example. What does this say to counties who choose to exercise self-governance and select an election system they believe to be more transparent and trustworthy?

The survival of Our Republic depends on honest, verifiable elections. Shasta’s decision to scrap electronic machines is not based on misinformation. It is based on real information missed by those who, believing there is nothing to see here or no need to investigate further, choose to not look beyond the prevailing political narrative.

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Johnny Depp would reunite with Disney for ‘the right project’ after losing out on ‘Pirates 6’

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The rum might be gone, but the possibility of Johnny Depp reuniting with Disney is not.

The “Pirates of the Caribbean” star, 60, is open to the idea of working with the House of Mouse again, despite feeling like the entertainment giant previously left him in the dust amid his nasty battle with ex-wife Amber Heard, a source close to Depp told People.

“Anything is possible,” they told the outlet, not naming the “Pirates” franchise in particular.

“If it’s the right project, he’ll do it.”

Last month, the company was reported by The New York Times to be “seemingly inching the

door open” to once again working with the face of the “Pirates” films.

Depp originated the role of Captain Jack Sparrow with 2003′s “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl,” and reprised the part in four more films. This time last year, Depp was riding high after winning his defamation trial against Heard, which captivated the internet for weeks and centered on claims that upended both of their careers.

The three-time Oscar nominated actor sued the “Aquaman” star, 37, for $50 million over a 2018 Washington Post op-ed in which she referred to herself as a “public figure representing domestic abuse.”

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Madhulika Singh, co-founder of the PreetiRang farm animal sanctuary near Dixon, gives some love to one of the farm’s rescued cows, Nov. 15, 2018.

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LA police officers fatally shoot woman armed with a metal pipe

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LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police on Sunday fatally shot a woman in Tarzana who was armed with a metal pipe. The officers were responding to reports that the woman had assaulted several people.

Officers arrived around 8:30 a.m. at the intersection of Reseda Boulevard

and Hatteras Street, where they encountered a woman holding a pipe, according to Officer Rosario Cervantes, an LAPD spokesperson.

“The suspect, described as a woman in her 30s, assaulted several people along Reseda Boulevard,” Cervantes said.

The officers encountered the suspect near the parking lot of a gas

station, the LAPD tweeted Sunday afternoon. During the encounter, officers deployed a stun gun and fired a “non-lethal foam round” before shooting, police said.

The suspect was struck by gunfire. She was transported to a local hospital, where she died, police said. She has not been identified.

No officers were injured

during the encounter.

Police said the assault victims suffered “serious head and face injuries.”

“This is an ongoing investigation as detectives will review body worn video, any surveillance video and interview witnesses and involved officers,” the LAPD tweeted.

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efforts. The sanctuary regularly participates in the Peña Adobe Historical Society’s outreach program

“She partners with the Jain Community of Northern California for a program that teaches young people about having compassion toward animals and partners with the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas at Ukiah ... for annual liberation of animals,” Thompson noted.

Singh has conducted India Culture and Traditions seminars for teachers to spread awareness and

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recognize this and hold these lawmakers accountable for passing dangerous gun laws in our state.”

Elsewhere across Cleveland, one person was killed and four others wounded in various shootings across the city from Saturday night into Sunday morning, local Fox affiliate

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broadband expansion grants last month.

Those automatic cuts and others are among the unexplored quirks of language in the debt ceiling law inspired by Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., seeking to put pressure on Congress to wrap up the annual spending bills.

Appropriations are supposed to be enacted by Oct. 1 each year, but lawmakers routinely extend the deadline through stopgap funding measures, often only clearing full-year bills around Christmas and in one giant omnibus package. In some budget cycles, final action doesn’t come until the next calendar year.

The Massie provision seeks to light a fire under lawmakers by putting a Jan. 1 deadline on the process. At that point, if all Congress has been able to do is pass continuing resolutions at the prior fiscal year’s funding rate, then the spending caps for fiscal 2024 will reset to much different levels than the debt ceiling deal envisioned.

The $886.3 billion cap on defense and related programs for fiscal 2024 would drop to $849.8 billion, or 1% below the enacted fiscal 2023 numbers. For nondefense programs, the fiscal 2024 cap would actually rise, from $703.7 billion to $736.4 billion, though that’s still 1% below the

“Her support of the India Literacy Project and her time visiting nonformal education centers illustrates her beliefs that education should be available to everyone,” Thompson said.

Singh enjoys spending time with her husband, Michael, and their four children, Brian, Madhur, Rebecca and Manisha.

The other award recipients in the 4th District are Gilbert Rangel Jr., (Lake County); Ronaldo Herrera (Napa County); Jack Ding (Sonoma County); and Anita Oberholster (Yolo County).

WJW reported.

“Safety is our No. 1 one priority and we remain committed to doing everything we can to ensure everyone – residents, workers and visitors – feels safe in our city,” Bibb said in his statement.

Across the U.S., there have been 368 mass shootings in 2023, according to the Gun Violence Archive. It counts each shooting in which four or more people are wounded or killed, excluding the shooter.

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that this is going to be the way of the future.”

Bipartisan push

With the U.S. House controlled by Republicans and the Senate controlled by Democrats, fixing the shortfall requires cooperation between the two parties.

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz, a Democrat who represents coastal South Florida, have introduced bills (S.2029 and H.R.4295) to add an infusion of cash into the Disaster Relief Fund.

Their measures would add $11.5 billion to the fund.

Without the money, Moskowitz warned, there won’t be funds that can be immediately used for major disasters. As a former director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, Moskowitz has experience in disaster recovery and FEMA funding.

“We have to be proactive. We know this fund is going to run out. How can FEMA operate if we are always being reactionary? FEMA provides life-saving resources to areas impacted by disasters all around the nation,” Moskowitz said in a written statement.

The Democrat said he was “encouraged to see there is still bipartisan interest in solving this problem.” He is working in the House with Republican James Moylan, who

is Guam’s nonvoting delegate to the U.S. House. Guam is vulnerable to typhoons.

In the Senate, Rubio’s legislation is co-sponsored by U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., and two other coastal-state Republicans whose states are vulnerable to hurricanes, U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker of Mississippi and Thom Tillis of North Carolina.

“Floridians know that responding to natural disasters is a team effort, which requires every level of government to be ready to assist families in need at a moment’s notice,” Scott said in a statement. When Scott was Florida governor for eight years until January 2019, he was the face of state government in the aftermath of hurricanes and other disasters.

He said in a statement that the added money is needed so the “the federal government can uphold its obligation to quickly deploy emergency funding and resources to communities and Americans impacted by natural disasters.”

U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a Broward Democrat and senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, said the funding is essential.

“As a Floridian, I know we are on the front line in our battle against a changing climate because we live it. Congress must ensure that our states have the resources needed as hurricane season bears down on us and wildfires burn across the country,” Wasserman Schultz said via email. “As an Appropriator, I have been working to secure

emergency supplemental funding before the fund runs dry, particularly for the Florida citrus industry, which is still trying to recover from Hurricane Ian.”

Politics

All Americans benefit from disaster assistance, but the subject often produces political back-and-forth between Democrats and Republicans, something Moskowitz decried.

“Emergency management cannot be politicized and should always be prioritized,” he said.

The Washington-based news organization Roll Call reported this week that “political dynamics following the caps in the debt limit law could imperil the chances of swift passage of an emergency supplemental. Specifically, lawmakers in both parties are expected to eye any moving spending bill as an opportunity to fund their priorities, from Ukraine military assistance to aid for migrants crossing the southern border.”

Rubio blamed President Joe Biden for the current situation.

“Congress cannot allow the Biden Administration to use disaster funding as a bargaining chip, doing so puts countless vulnerable communities at risk. Our communities deserve better than this,” Rubio said in a statement.

Wasserman Schultz said responsibility lies elsewhere. “Our urgent need for funding makes it even more concerning that radical House Republicans are pushing for

funding cuts to important relief programs, setting us up for an even worse situation next year” she said.

Timing

The exact date when the fund exhausts its appropriation is unclear, except that it comes at a crucial point in the Atlantic hurricane season.

In April, FEMA leader Criswell told the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security that the fund would be out of money after July.

“Our current projections are we will not have enough money in the disaster relief fund past July to support the ongoing obligations for current recovery efforts,” Criswell said at the April hearing. Without a replenishment, that means delayed payments. “We will put mechanisms in place to delay reimbursements for some of the recovery operations to ensure I have enough funding to support immediate response actions for lifesaving, life-sustaining efforts if there’s another catastrophic event.”

Her agency’s monthly report on the disaster fund released in early June showed it would be depleted in August, with a shortfall of $2.7 billion by the end of the month with the shortfall topping $10 billion by the end of September. (The July report hadn’t been released as of Friday and FEMA didn’t respond to a request for an update.) Rubio’s office reported last month that the fund was expected to run out in the first week in August.

debt limit law.

current fiscal year.

The new caps would apply to all programs, even those in any of the dozen spending bills that Biden had already signed into law. But lawmakers would still have until April 30 before the sequester enforcement mechanism actually bites. And if Congress resorts to a full-year continuing resolution rather than completing the regular spending bills, the sequester would be turned off.

Even if there’s a low likelihood of triggering the backstop cuts, it’s worth looking at how they could be implemented.

Sequesters of discretionary funds are exceedingly rare since appropriators almost always abide by any statutory caps that are in place. But steep across-the-board cuts to appropriations occurred as recently as 2013, after the “supercommittee” set up by the 2011 debt limit law couldn’t agree on a deficit reduction package. The cuts are based on a 1985 budget enforcement law. Once the dollar amount of required cuts is determined, the Office of Management and Budget figures out what the “sequestrable base” is, or the level of funding available to be cut. That determines the percentage haircut all eligible accounts need to take if the mechanism is triggered.

programs, the law gives the president the option of exempting military personnel appropriations for salaries and other compensation, which has been done in past instances.

Although unobligated funds from prior-year appropriations or emergency military spending don’t count toward the new fiscal year’s caps, that money is nonetheless subject to sequester.

A fiscal 2024 supplemental package for Ukraine or other defense needs could be enacted later this year, for example, which would be subject to the automatic cuts.

A cut to full-year enacted defense funding would amount to $36.5 billion, excluding military personnel accounts but including unobligated balances –a reduction of nearly 5% from all nonexempt defense programs, according to Seamus Daniels, a defense budget analyst at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. A supplemental spending bill could add to the sequestrable base and reduce the required percentage cuts somewhat.

There is some flexibility in how the cuts are applied: The Pentagon in 2013, when faced with roughly 7% acrossthe-board cuts, was able to shift a greater share of the pain onto unobligated prior-year balances rather than new appropriations. Separately, lawmakers signed off on a massive “reprogramming” request

from the Defense Department enabling the military brass to shift funding to where it was most needed.

Typically such moves mean longer-term funding for things like procurement and research and development gets cut in order to backfill nearterm expenses like operations and maintenance, a 2013 study on the sequester’s defense impact by the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments found.

If Biden hasn’t signed full-year defense appropriations into law yet and there’s still a partyear stopgap measure in place on April 30, the cuts would shrink to around 1% , Daniels said. That could still be disruptive, especially considering the reductions would hit seven months into the fiscal year, effectively squeezing a fiscal year’s worth of cuts into just five months.

Nondefense

For nondefense programs, the calculation is a little different as unobligated balances are not subject to cuts. And some discretionary accounts are exempt under the law even without a presidential decree, including all Department of Veterans Affairs funding and Pell Grants for lower-income college students. But as with defense funding, anything that isn’t specifically exempt under federal budget law is subject to cuts.

That’s where the

$68.5 billion in infrastructure law cuts come in, or the amount appropriated in advance for fiscal 2024. Money that was appropriated under that law for previous years, including the $42.5 billion in broadband grants announced last month, wouldn’t be affected.

But the 2022 gun safety law has $695 million available next year that would be subject to cuts, including aid to state and local governments in updating criminal and mental health records and funds for school safety and mental health programs.

Since the debt ceiling law’s $703.7 billion cap on nondefense funds for fiscal 2024 is lower than the amount specified in the automatic cuts provision, appropriators will be working under that lower cap to begin with. So for nondefense programs, the only way the sequester would likely result in automatic cuts for those accounts is if Congress is operating under a CR at the higher fiscal 2023 funding rates next April.

Even under this scenario, the size of the nondefense cuts could be larger than the 1% sequester required under the law.

When the fiscal 2023 omnibus was enacted, the Congressional Budget Office estimated the nondefense portion included $743.9 billion before any cap-exempted funds or offsets were factored in. That’s the starting point for cuts under the

But if those same funding levels were scored under a CR starting Oct. 1, the amounts could be at least $10 billion higher. That’s because lawmakers will lose roughly $8 billion in housing-related receipts because of fewer mortgage originations due to higher interest rates, and they’re likely to include the $2 billion boost to VA health care agreed to in the debt limit deal.

And that’s before any other offsets from last year’s omnibus are removed from the equation, such as “rescissions” of unspent funds that don’t continue under a CR because the money is no longer available.

For illustrative purposes, assuming a CR’s nondefense funding rate is roughly $754 billion, that would mean around $18 billion in required nondefense cuts if the Massie sequester provision triggered. That’s the amount required to get down to the law’s specified $736.4 billion cap – or the fiscal 2023 level as scored by CBO in December minus 1% .

After backing out Pell Grants and VA appropriations but adding infrastructure and gun safety law funds, as well as funding that is offset by fee collections and other means, the required nondefense cuts could be above 2%, or more than twice what the law advertises.

Giants ride Webb to shutout victory over Rockies

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SAN FRANCISCO — Camilo Doval and Alex Cobb are going to the AllStar Game, but the horse the Giants rode in on is Logan Webb.

If the Giants are going to do any postseason damage in 2023, it will be Webb anchoring the rotation as the No. 1 starter. Webb looked the part of the dominant postseason pitcher he was in 2021 on Sunday, shutting out the Colorado Rockies, 1-0, at Oracle Park.

A festive crowd of 36,050 on a partially overcast day was treated to Webb’s first shutout and

complete game after 95 previous starts.

Heading to the mound in the ninth to a standing ovation, Webb (8-7) finished things off by striking out Kris Bryant (on appeal), Ryan McMahon and Elias Diaz to end it.

Webb scattered seven hits, finished with 10 strikeouts and no walks, and threw 103 pitches, 75 of them strikes in a game that was over in an hour and 56 minutes.

The Giants scored against Colorado starter and hard-luck loser Kyle Freeland on a home run by J.D. Davis, his 10th, leading

off the fourth inning.

The Giants hit the All-Star break with a 49-41 record, behind firstplace Arizona and the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West. Colorado is 34-57 after losing two of three games to the Giants.

By point of comparison, the Giants were 57-32 at the break in 2021 en route to 107 wins, and were 48-43 a year ago when they slumped in the second half and had to rally to finish at .500.

Webb threw only 11 pitches in getting through the sixth and seventh unscored upon, getting McMahon to end

Mendjiadeu blazing path for African-born players in WNBA

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SEATTLE — Dulcy

Fankam Mendjiadeu was only 14 years old when she picked up a basketball for the first time.

Fankam Mendjiadeu was in her second year at Lycée Du Manengouba High School, in Nkongsamba, Cameroon, when their girls basketball coach walked up to her trying to convince Fankam Mendjiadeu and her father that she should consider playing on the team.

Fankam Mendjiadeu, who had already sprouted to 5-foot-10, was encouraged to give basketball a try.

“I just started playing basketball for fun,” she said. “It wasn’t really a dream to begin with.”

What started as a side hobby turned into something she couldn’t have ever imagined.

In 2017 Fankam Mendjiadeu was selected for the

Cameroonian team in the AfroBasket Women tournament, where Ramses Lonlack, the captain of the team, noticed her work ethic, passion and drive for the game.

“I was so impressed by her attitude,” Lonlack said. “How she presented herself and how she worked hard every day to make the team.”

Lonlack decided to contact her alma mater, the University of Memphis women’s basketball team and recommended her to their head coach to see if Fankam Mendjiadeu could earn a roster spot.

Moving to the states in 2018, Fankam Mendjiadeu first played at Walters State Community College, due to credit transfer issues. She later transferred to Memphis, where she played two years before finishing her collegiate career at the University of South Florida. Moving to a new

Corpuz wins 78th US Women’s Open

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Allisen Corpuz closed with a flourish, with birdies on two of her last five holes to capture the 78th U.S. Women’s Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links Sunday.

The 25-year-old Hawaiin, shot a final round 69 to hold off late-

charging Charley Hull and Jiyai Shin, who tied for second.

Corpuz was in second place coming into the final round at 6-under, a stroke behind Nasa Hataoka, who finished in a tie for fourth.

Corpuz shot a 1-under 35 over the first nine

country was challenging for Fankam Mendjiadeu, but having Lonlack as her mentor gave her comfort.

“I am still a mentor, but I am more like a guardian now,” Lonlack said. “We are more than teammates now, we are family. She is like my daughter, so I am a proud mother.”

Fankam Mendjiadeu is one of two current African-born players in the WNBA with Chicago Sky’s Sika Koné, who was born in Mali.

“We never really had big representations,” Fankam Mendjiadeu said.

“So, I’m hoping that with this wave (of new players) it’s a starting point for us so that people just keep getting into it and we can really do it. It’s not impossible.”

Lonlack sees how much of an impact Fankam Mendjiadeu has made in her native Cameroon and across Africa.

“The country is proud of her accomplishment.

Most importantly every single basketball player’s dream came back alive (back home),” Lonlack said. “Dulcy doesn’t just represent Cameroon, but she represents all of Africa.”

Storm coach Noelle Quinn, who helped coach a women’s basketball camp in Senegal last December, emphasized how important Fankam Mendjiadeu is to Africa for women’s basketball and how well she is developing in the league.

“To have a WNBA presence is important,” Quinn told The Seattle Times in December when asked about basketball global outreach programs. “You ask a lot of these young athletes what their dream is and most of them say they want to play in the WNBA. (This) makes it tangible for them. To have us here present and for them to see people that

the sixth on a 3-6-1 double play with Webb covering, and then Nolan Jones on a 4-6-3 double play to end the seventh.

Freeland (4-10) was matching Webb pitch for pitch other than a fourthinning home run to Davis. However, Freeland injured his right shoulder while diving to field a Brett Wisely bunt single in the seventh inning. The bunt came after a one-out walk to Casey Schmitt.

Justin Lawrence came on for Freeland, retiring pinch hitter Joc Pederson on a force out and Wilmer Flores on a fly to right.

Yoshida homers in eighth to power Red Sox past A’s, 4-3

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BOSTON — Masataka Yoshida may not be going to the MLB AllStar Game, but there’s no denying the impact the Japanese standout has made since joining the Red Sox.

Look no further than his performance on Sunday.

Yoshida went 2 for 4 with the game-winning home run in Boston’s 4-3 win over the Oakland Athletics, crushing an opposite-field shot to the Green Monster seats to break a tie in the bottom of the eighth inning.

In doing so, the Red Sox capped a three-game sweep and go into the AllStar break having won eight of their last nine.

Coming into Sunday Yoshida ranked third in the American League with a .313 batting average, and before hitting the go-ahead homer he also used his legs to put himself in position to tie the game. After reaching on a single he stole second and took third on a throwing error, setting

Christian Arroyo up for his ensuing RBI double to make it 3-3 in the sixth. It was Yoshida’s sixth stolen base of the season, and it came hours after Red Sox manager Alex Cora joked about how he’d caught the club by surprise by even swiping five.

“Nobody expected that, not even us,” Cora joked.

Though the Red Sox had no shortage of baserunners through the early innings, they didn’t break through for their first hit until the bottom of the fifth, when Justin Turner hit a double high off the Green Monster and just barely missed a home run.

Prior to that point Boston had six men reach – including at least one in every inning – on three walks, two hit by pitches and an error.

In spite of that traffic Oakland starter J.P. Sears got the job done, and the only score the Red Sox could manage against him over five innings was an unearned

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A’s select Jacob Wilson at No. 6 overall in draft

After becoming the first casualty of MLB’s new draft lottery, the Oakland A’s watched five of the best prospects in baseball get drafted ahead of them on Sunday night.

Despite having the second-worst record (60102) last year, the A’s drew the sixth selection in the 2023 MLB draft in the inaugural lottery, then chose Jacob Wilson, a 21-year-old shortstop from Grand Canyon University.

“It’s a dream come true,” Wilson said on MLB Network. “This is a moment I’ve been waiting for for a long time now.”

Wilson is considered a solid overall player who can hit for power and average, has average speed and is an acceptable defensive shortstop,

though some think he could eventually shift over to third base.

Here’s part of the scouting report on Wilson from MLB.com: “He might be one of the better pure hitters in the class, one who consistently finds the barrel and struck out just seven times in 275 plate appearances as a sophomore. He’s starting to tap into his power more consistently as well, smashing 12 homers and slugging .585 in 2022.”

Wilson went to high school at Thousand Oaks High School in Southern California. His father is former big league All-Star Jack Wilson, a spectacular defensive shortstop who played 12 big league seasons, including nine with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The slot signing bonus for the No. 6 overall pick this year is $6.6 million.

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Casey Schmitt of the San Francisco Giants completes a double play over Kris Bryant (23) of the Colorado Rockies during the sixth inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Sunday. The Giants defeated the Rockies 1-0.

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Allisen Corpuz walks off the the third hole tee box after teeing off during the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give Pro-Am at the Blythefield Country Club, June 15, 2022.

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Blessed with a beautiful daughter

Dear Annie: I love your column and read it faithfully in my newspaper in Connecticut.

A few months ago, I lost one of my twin daughters who was profoundly handicapped and disabled. This has been the most painful and difficult challenge of my life. She fought for 45 years, lived at home with me and required 24-hour care.

My daughter fought every day of her life and was truly a warrior and my hero. Her medical complications were so complex that it was a miracle that she had such endurance to fight for such a long time.

I was going through a birthday book and found an article that someone had sent to me 45 years ago. Her twin sister is also a warrior and had been her sister’s hero because she was by her “twin’s side” every step of the way for those difficult 45 years. We were blessed that she passed at home in her own bed in our arms.

When I read the poem “Heaven’s Very Special Child,” I felt like it was written about my daughter – it was all true. Of course, the tears flowed, but that was to be expected. This angel was sent to our family, and even though we knew in advance what the future would bring, we never expected it to be this complex

ARIES (March 21-April 19).

The ups and downs of life are best shared. True friends connect in either stage. You know you’re around good, safe, empathetic people when you don’t feel you must pretend to be higher or lower than you really feel.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20).

When what you want to do and what you have to do are the same thing, success comes very quickly to you. Today brings such good fortune. Do the work, rinse, repeat and grow rich.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21).

Who is really free? It’s not always obvious. The so-called powerful often feel more trapped in their roles than those without status. You’ll be aware of the restrictions limiting your options. Think of new ways to get around them.

CANCER (June 22-July 22).

You’re different in ways that will elevate the scene – believe it. Get on your own side, be your own fan and don’t bother trying to fit in. All the problems are opportunities today.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).

There’s no time to waste envying those who have advantages. Status is not worth chasing. The only thing that matters is the integrity of the work at hand. Dedication and commitment fortify your character and take you all the way.

and to be blessed with such a fighter. To be blessed with such a beautiful and exceptional girl who would forever change our entire focus on life was truly a gift. Being a retired special education teacher, I know many families who ask why, and maybe this poem will answer those “why” questions and give them some closure and offer them peace. If you would please publish it again, I would be grateful. Much love, and thank you for making my day with your column! —± A Grieving but Grateful Mom

Dear Grieving and Grateful: I am so sorry for your loss. Thank you for sharing your letter. And here is that beautiful poem:

“Heaven’s Very Special Child” by Edna Massimilla

A meeting was held quite far from Earth:

“It’s time again for another birth.” Said the Angels to the Lord Above, “This special child will need much love.” Her progress may seem very slow, Accomplishments she may not show And she’ll require extra care From folks she meets way down there.

Today’s birthday

Three major events give this year spectacular pops of excitement. So, while this trip around the sun will often bring you more room to stretch, a slower pace and a peaceful, easy feeling, even the calmest moment will have tinges of vibrancy and anticipation. More highlights: your team comes out on top, new additions to your group and a fun, health enhancing program. Gemini and Sagittarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 8, 6, 4, 38 and 27.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).

You weren’t looking for a prize, but you’ll get one anyway. In some manner, you have racked up enough points to claim a reward. A hobby, interest or relationship will pay off in unforeseen ways.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).

If, as Shakespeare suggested, all the world is a stage, today you’ll be more stagehand than star. Setting the scene just right will bring you joy, inspiration and a profound sense of accomplishment.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

Don’t skip the formalities or cut corners with protocol or etiquette. There is no better way

She may not run or laugh or play

Her thoughts may seem quite far away: In many ways she isn’t adapt And she’ll be known as handicapped. So let’s be careful where she’s sent We want her life to be content. Please, Lord, find the parents who Will do a special job for you. They will not realize right away The leading role they’re asked to play But with this child sent from above Comes a stronger faith and richer love. And soon they’ll know the privilege given In caring for the Gift from Heaven. Their precious charge, so meek and mild Is Heaven’s Very Special Child.

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to convey respect than politeness, which is the glue holding together transactions, relationships and so much more.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21). Your willingness to experiment is a gift. Some you take on even though you have little to no faith they will work. There’s joy and learning in taking the big swings. And when they do connect, life gets very exciting.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19). Certain social interactions are unavoidable. When you must interact with people you don’t prefer, involve others. Everyone will behave better in small groups today and will keep one another in check.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 18). Friends know you as a certain person with a particular job, habits and lifestyle. It might be difficult for them to see you as someone new, so do what it takes to keep yourself motivated and on track to your goal.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You are extremely important to your team and will love the power surge that comes from giving yourself over to the group to become a part of something much bigger than the sum of its parts.

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Bridge

THE CRAFTY CARDSHARP CAN BE DECEPTIVE

Charles Dickens wrote the character of the Artful Dodger into “Oliver Twist” before bridge was invented. However, one of the skills of a top player is recognizing when to pick his opponents’ pockets clean. How should the play proceed in

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today’s deal after West leads the club eight against six spades?

North’s four-diamond response was a splinter bid (recommended), showing at least four-card spade support, at most seven losers and a singleton (or void) in diamonds. Following two control bids, South bid what he thought -- hoped -- he could make.

As the only danger is a 3-0 trump split, at trick two, South should call for dummy’s spade four, and when East follows with the three, he should play his two. This safety play guarantees only one loser in the suit. When the four wins, the declarer has tied a world record. However, if West could have taken the trick, there would be only one spade still out, and declarer would be able to scoop that up with his spade ace after winning the third trick. Now go back to trick one. Suppose under dummy’s club king East smoothly drops the queen. What will declarer make of that? Even to the janitor in the basement, it will look like a singleton, and the trump safety play loses some of its appeal. If declarer ducks a trump, West may win with a singleton honor and give his partner a club ruff. Probably, South will continue with a spade to the ace. He will immediately realize that he has had his pockets picked, now with two unavoidable trump losers.

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Sudoku by Wayne Gould

7/10/23

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: BRONZE

Solution for 7/8/23:

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Annie Lane Dear Annie

Who knows if the fan had intended to hurt him, or if they hoped Drake would take a selfie onstage with it (and toss it back?). But Drake’s pelting is just the latest in a string of incidents where fans have chucked objects ranging from phones to jewelry to cremated ashes at performers.

Strikingly, many of these artists – Bebe Rexha, Kelsea Ballerini and Ava Max, among them – are female singers, with fan bases that lean more toward impassioned sing-alongs than aggravated assault. Still, no one seems immune: Pink, Kid Cudi and Steve Lacy have all been on the receiving end of hurled objects at recent shows.

“Fans throwing projectiles at artists is as old as rock ‘n’ roll, but there’s still no excuse for it,” said Paul Wertheimer, a concert security expert and founder of the consulting firm Crowd Management Strategies. “The line between the stage and audience, and the sense of decorum around it, has really faded.”

The incidents range in severity, from Drake’s errant whack to Lacy smashing an airborne phone in New Orleans last year, to much more violent and criminal assaults. Perhaps the weirdest incident came when Pink found a small bag of powder onstage at a London show last month. “This is your mom?” Pink asked the fan as she picked up the bag, reportedly containing cremated ashes. “I don’t know how I feel about this.”

Last month, Nicolas Malvagna, 27, was arraigned in New York on misdemeanor charges of assault and harassment after he allegedly threw a phone at Rexha, 33, hitting her near her eye. Rexha collapsed onstage while crew rushed around her. According to the criminal complaint, Malvagna reportedly said, “I was trying to see if I could hit her with the phone at the end of the show because it would be funny.”

A day later, a man rushed the stage and slapped pop singer Ava Max during a show at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles. “He slapped me so hard that he scratched the inside of my eye. He’s never coming to a show again,” Max tweeted the next day.

While it’s not entirely clear what led to Max’s apparent assault, Wertheimer says

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Drake performs during Day 2 of Lollapalooza Chile 2023, in Santiago, Chile, March 18.

it should be seen as part of a pattern that includes such grim episodes as Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell’s onstage murder in 2004 and the aftershow killing of singer Christina Grimmie in 2016. “The industry has learned nothing since then,” Wertheimer said. “That could have set something horrible in action that could have cost Ava Max her life.”

Meanwhile, 29-year-old country singer Kelsea Ballerini paused her show in Idaho after a fan hit her in the eye with a bracelet.

“Can we just talk about what happened?” she asked the crowd. “All I care about is keeping everyone safe. If you ever don’t feel safe, please let someone around you know. If anyone’s pushing too much or you just have that gut feeling, just always flag it. … Don’t throw things, you know?”

This month, rapper Sexxy Red ended two shows after fans threw objects at her, leading her collaborator NLE Choppa to chastise them on Twitter: “Y’all need to stop doing people like that and treating people like that….Y’all need to stop doing that girl like that.”

Even superstars like Adele have had to get out in front of such behavior. “Have you noticed how people are like, forgetting show etiquette at the moment?” she told a crowd during her Las Vegas residency this week. “People just throwing s– onstage, have you seen them? I f– dare you. Dare you to throw something at me and I’ll f– kill you.”

Wertheimer said that while he wasn’t convinced this is a wholly new trend – “This has been happening at rock shows since the 1950s” – it is consonant with a general feral atmosphere at shows and festivals today.

“We knew at the beginning of this concert season that crowds were more rambunctious,” he said. “Young people want to get crazy. They lost a huge part of their lives during the pandemic.”

Dr. Carla Penna is a psycho-

analyst and crowd researcher in Rio de Janeiro, and author of “From Crowd Psychology to Dynamics of Large Groups.” She said that social media and fan culture have shifted the borders between fan and artist, and that influences the sense of physical space at shows.

While throwing a cellphone at an artist seems irrational, the object could carry a psychological meaning for fans.

“With the support of unbounded social media, the real or fantasized distance between the fan and the artist diminished,” Penna said. “Thus, in a show, the audience might feel entitled to join the artist in person on the stage or join the artist in a symbolic way by throwing objects that represent or symbolize themselves.”

Penna agreed that “misogyny is a possibility” when it comes to the recent spate of attacks, saying, “Female artists have always been targeted as victims of criticism or violence.” But she also cited changing consumer expectations and post-pandemic rage as reasons why the border between fan and artist is deteriorating.

“After two-and-a-half years of lockdown and social distance, people changed their behavior, and many still feel uneasy in crowded or confined spaces. Domestic violence, self-harm, intolerance to noise, feelings of disrespect and invasive behavior increased,” Penna said.

Simultaneously, “Audiences became more demanding and assured of their rights as consumers,” she said, citing a recent instance at the Rock in Rio festival where fans threw bottles of urine at metal bands they didn’t care for. “Crowds are demanding. We should never ignore for good and for worse their power.”

There may not be much a venue or an artist’s crew can do about a fan who really wants to throw a phone – or a relative’s remains – from the distance of a pit seat. (Rexha has since taken to wearing protective goggles onstage.)

Crossword by Phillip

Bridge

IT IS EASIER AGAINST A GAME

Max L. Forman wrote, “Always hold your head up, but be careful to keep your nose at a friendly level.”

The level of a contract affects players. Deceptive defensive plays tend to be easier to find at a low level. One gets nervous against a slam. North started with a transfer bid

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and then jumped to four diamonds, a splinter bid showing six or more spades, slam interest and a singleton (or void) in diamonds. South used Roman Key Card Blackwood before bidding six spades, hoping for the best. South saw potential losers in both majors. There was only one way to play hearts -- take the finesse. In spades, though, it depended on declarer’s requirements. If he could not afford a loser, he would play low to the queen, hoping West had king-doubleton. If South could afford one loser but not two, he would start with dummy’s ace. If no honor dropped, he would return to his hand and lead toward dummy’s queen. South won with his diamond ace, ruffed a diamond on the board and played a heart to the queen. It lost, and back came a heart. Now declarer played a spade to the queen and cashed the spade ace, happy to see the split. Plus 1430 was a tied top.

However, let’s go back to trick two. If declarer takes a finesse he will repeat, the defender should duck the first round. (Yes, that is easier said than done, especially against a slam.) Here, if West had smoothly played a low heart at trick three, declarer probably would have continued with a spade to the ace and gone down one.

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Sudoku by Wayne Gould

Bridge

7/11/23

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It’s a ‘Mission Impossible’ weekend

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FAIRFIELD — Tom Cruise returns in another fast-paced “Mission Impossible” where he fights to save the world.

Also showing in theaters is a movie about a film camp that finds themselves facing a season without their leader, forcing them to adapt for a successful season.

Opening nationwide are:

“Mission: Impossible –Dead Reckoning – Part One,” a return to the world of Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise), who embarks on his next mission to track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the future and the fate of the world at stake, and dark forces from Ethan’s past closing in, a deadly race around the globe begins. Confronted by a mysterious, all-powerful enemy, Ethan is forced to consider that nothing can matter more than his mission – not even the lives of those he cares about most. The film is rated PG-13.

“Theater Camp,” in which an eccentric staff that runs a scrappy theater camp in upstate New York. The founder falls ill, leaving it to the team to figure out how to make it all work without a leader. The film is rated PG-13.

Opening in limited release are:

“Afire,” the story of four friends’ journey as they watch the world burn around them in a small holiday town. The film is not rated.

“Belle,” in which a young woman tries to help her father on a family farm, and when he falls ill she finds that the only cure is a mythical rose. But to get the rose she must give her freedom over to a selfish beast. The film is not rated.

“Black Ice,” a documentary on the history of racism in hockey told through the stories of Black hockey players, both past and present, in a predominantly white sport. The film is rated R.

“Fourth Grade,” in

which a brick of weed is found in a fourth-grade classroom. The students’ parents gather in an emergency meeting full of accusations and intrigue. Uproarious chaos will quickly follow after some of them agree to share a joint. The film is not rated.

“Lakota Nation vs. United States,” the story of the Lakota Indians’ quest to reclaim the Black Hills, a sacred land that was stolen in violation of treaty agreements. A searing, timely portrait of resistance, the film explores the ways America has ignored its debt to Indigenous communities and ponders what might be done today to repair the wrongs of the past. The film is rated PG-13.

“The Channel,” in which two desperate exmarine criminals flee from the FBI after a bank robbery goes bad. The film is not rated.

“The Miracle Club,” a film set in Ballygar, Ireland, in 1968 about a boisterous hard-knocks community in outer Dublin that marches to its own beat. The women of Ballygar want to taste freedom, escape the drudgery of domestic life, and they believe escaping to the French town of Lourdes will be the fulfilment of that dream. The film is rated PG-13.

“

Two Tickets to Greece,” in which childhood friends Magalie and Blandine cross paths after many years and they decide to finally take their dream vacation to Greece. The film is not rated.

For information on Edwards Cinemas in Fairfield, visit www. regmovies.com/ theatres/regal-edwardsfairfield-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. movieinsider.com.

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Zits Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman

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otherwisebeinterestedinthewillorestate,orboth,of:

Ronald Farnetti APetitionforProbatehasbeenfiledby:

Mary Castro intheSuperiorCourtofCalifornia,County of: Solano

ThePetitionforProbaterequeststhat: Mary Castro beappointedaspersonalrepresentative toadminister theestateofthedecedent. ThepetitionrequestsauthoritytoadministertheestateundertheIndependentAdministrationofEstatesAct.(Thisauthority willallowthepersonalrepresentativeto takemanyactionswithoutobtainingcourt approval.Beforetakingcertainveryimportantactions,however,thepersonal representativewillberequiredtogivenoticetointerestedpersonsunlessthey havewaivednoticeorconsentedtothe proposedaction.)Theindependentadministrationauthoritywillbegrantedunless aninterestedpersonfilesanobjectionto thepetitionandshowsgoodcausewhy thecourtshouldnotgranttheauthority.

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

DATE: AUG 11, 2023; TIME: 8:30am; DEPT.: 4 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SOLANO COUNTY 600 Union Avenue Caller Box 5000 Fairfield, CA 94533 Hall of Justice

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

AttorneyforPetitioner:JohnM.Coyle

710MisouriStreet Fairfield,CA94533

(707)422-7300

DR#00064394

Published:July7,10,14,2023

questbyShariseDeLoveforaUsePermittoallowtheestablishmentofaChildDayCare CenterintheCM(MixedCommercial)ZoningDistrictinanexistingcommercialbuilding at1038WashingtonStreet(APN:0030-153-050)undertheprovisionsofSection25.40.6 oftheZoningOrdinance.Theprojecthasbeendeemedcategoricallyexemptfromthe CaliforniaEnvironmentalQualityAct(CEQA)perSection15301:ExistingFacilities. (TendaiMtunga,707-428-7446,tmtunga@fairfield.ca.gov)

NOTICEISHEREBYFURTHERGIVENTHATsaidpublichearingwillbeheldonWEDNESDAY,JULY20,2023,beginningat2:00pm,orassoonthereafterasthemattermay beheard,onthe2ndFloorofFairfieldCityHallat 1000WebsterStreetatwhichtimeand placeanyandallpersonsinterestedinsaidmattersmayappearandbeheard.Ifyou challengeanyoftheabove-citeditemsincourt,youmaybelimitedtoraisingonlythose issuesyouorsomeoneelseraisedatthepublichearingdescribedinthisnotice,orin writtencorrespondencedeliveredtotheCommunityDevelopmentDepartmentat,orprior tothepublichearing.Anypartyaggrievedoraffectedbyadecisionordeterminationby theZoningAdministratorintheadministrationoftheCity’sDevelopmentRegulationsmay fileanappealwithin14businessdaysofthedecisionordeterminationusingtheappeal formavailablefromtheCommunityDevelopmentDepartment.Tofileanappeal,completetheformandsubmititwiththeappropriatefeeto:CommunityDevelopmentDepartment,1000WebsterStreet,2ndFloor,Fairfield,CA94533nolaterthan14businessdays fromthedateofthishearing.Postmarkswillbeaccepted.Foradditionalinformation, pleasecontacttheCommunityDevelopmentDepartment,CityHall,2ndFloororphone 707-428-7440.

TheCityofFairfielddoesnotdiscriminateagainstanyindividualwithadisability.City publicationswillbemadeavailableuponrequestintheappropriateformattopersonswith adisability.Ifyouneedaccommodationtoattendorparticipateinthismeetingduetoa disability,pleasecontactCindyGarcia,Administrative Assistant,707-428-7452, cgarcia@fairfield.ca.gov,inadvanceofthemeeting.

DR#00064624 Published:July10,2023

PUBLICHEARINGNOTICE ZONINGADMINISTRATOR

NOTICEISHEREBYGIVENTHATTHEZONINGADMINISTRATOROFTHECITYOF FAIRFIELDwillholdapublichearingonthefollowingitem:

460UnionMultifamily–MinorDevelopmentReview(MD2023-003)andUsePermit (UP2023-009).PublichearingontherequestbyGKWArchitects/GordonK.Wongforthe demolitionofanexistingbuildinganddevelopmentofa6-floormixed-useresidential buildingconsistingofagroundfloorcafé,45residentialunits,andsurfaceparkinglotsat theparcellocatedat460UnionAvenue(APN:0030-235-110,120,130).Theusepermit applicationistoallowanincreaseinbuildingheightfrom65feetto76feet.Thisprojectis exemptfromCEQAperSection15182(c):ResidentialProjectsImplementingSpecific Plans,asthecertifiedEnvironmentalImpactReport(EIR)andMitigationMonitoringfor theHeartofFairfieldPlanaddressestheenvironmentalimpactsoftheProject. This ProjectisinconformancewiththeHeartofFairfieldPlanandwithinthescopeofthedevelopmentanticipatedandanalyzedunderthecertifiedEIR.(Planner:Yee-LynnWong, (707)428-7449,ywong@fairfield.ca.gov)

NOTICEISHEREBYFURTHERGIVENTHATsaidpublichearingwillbeheldon THURSDAY,JULY20,2023beginningat2:30PMonthe2ndFloorofFairfieldCityHall at1000WebsterStreetatwhichtimeandplaceanyandallpersonsinterestedinsaid mattersmayappearandbeheard.Ifyouchallengeanyoftheabove-citeditemsincourt, youmaybelimitedtoraisingonlythoseissuesyouorsomeoneelseraisedatthepublic hearingdescribedinthisnotice,orinwrittencorrespondencedeliveredtotheCommunity DevelopmentDepartmentat,orpriortothepublichearing.AnypartyaggrievedoraffectedbyadecisionordeterminationbytheZoningAdministratorintheadministrationof theCity’sDevelopmentRegulationsmayfileanappealwithin14businessdaysofthedecisionordeterminationusingtheappealformavailablefromtheCommunityDevelopmentDepartment.Tofileanappeal,completetheformandsubmititwiththeappropriate feetoCommunityDevelopmentDepartment,1000WebsterStreet,2ndFloor,Fairfield, CA94533nolaterthan14businessdaysfromthedateofthishearing.Postmarkswillbe accepted.Foradditionalinformation,pleasecontacttheCommunityDevelopmentDepartment,CityHall,2ndFloor,orphone707-428-7440.

TheCityofFairfielddoesnotdiscriminateagainstanyindividualwithadisability.City publicationswillbemadeavailableuponrequestintheappropriateformattopersonswith adisability.Ifyouneedaccommodationtoattendorparticipateinthismeetingduetoa disability,pleasecontactCindyGarcia,AdministrativeAssistant,707-428-7452, cgarcia@fairfield.ca.gov,inadvanceofthemeeting.

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Published:July10,2023

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. 7/3,7/10/23 CNS-3713891# THEDAILYREPUBLIC DR#00064180 Published:July3,10,2023

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look like them achieving the dreams that they want is a reality for them.”

Quinn sees Fankam Mendjiadeu as a role model for young players back in Africa and knows she’s taking advantage of the opportunity of playing in the league.

“She represents more than herself; she represents a whole country,” Quinn said. “This is an opportunity that doesn’t come often and she’s taking full advantage of it. She’s super smart, she’s locked in and she’s an amazing teammate and I’m glad we have her in our organization.”

Hoping to make an impact back home, Fankam Mendjiadeu wants to see basketball continue to grow in Africa and see little girls and boys make it to the position she’s in.

“We have an NBA academy that is kind of exposing the little girls and boys at a young age to the NBA, but I can’t really count how many people know the WNBA [and NBA] are two different things,” she said. “Hopefully, with the coming

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to move into a tie with Hataoka. Hull, meanwhile, was on a run. Starting out at even, she shot 32 over the first nine with three birdies, an eagle and a bogey. She was nearly as hot on the back nine with three birdies and a bogey for a final round of 66.

But Corpuz seemed to seal the deal with a birdie at 14 to take her to 9-under. A few minutes earlier Hull looked like she might be poised to

years, I’ll be able to really make that impact to exposing the WNBA back at my home, and maybe all the countries in Africa ... [Hopefully] I’ll be able to organize some camps, making some [more] exposure to the WNBA.”

Fankam Mendjiadeu is in her rookie year after being drafted by the Storm in the second round (No. 21 overall) out of USF.

The 6-foot-3 forward was averaging 2.7 points and 2.3 rebounds this season heading into Saturday’s showdown with the New York Liberty. She was starting to get increased minutes on the court, notching at least 17 minutes of action in her past three games prior to Saturday. Against the Liberty, she played a season-high 37 minutes and recorded careerhigh totals of 12 points and 14 rebounds in an 80-76 loss.

“I keep progressing each year. I keep developing my game,” Fankam Mendjiadeu said, talking about her increasing role on the Storm. “One of the biggest things was when you’re not playing as much, you’re just trying to push yourself to just keep working and waiting for your time. And it is really easier said than done.”

make a run at the lead after making birdie on 16 with a 30-foot putt to pull to 6-under, two behind Corpuz. Corpuz kept rolling with another birdie on 15.

Mina Harigae had a disappointing finish to the tournament, shooting 4-over 76 after making birdie on two of the first five holes. Harigae had four bogeys and had a double bogey on 18. On that final hole, Harigae put her tee shot out of bounds.

Harigae, who finished second in last year’s U.S. Open, finished tied for 33rd.

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run on an Adam Duvall sacrifice fly in the first.

Meanwhile, Oakland pulled ahead 3-1 on a throwing error by catcher Jorge Alfaro in the first, a bases-loaded walk by Ryan Noda in the second and a solo home run by Brent Rooker in the fifth.

Once Sears left the game, however, the Red Sox bats returned to life.

Adam Duvall greeted Oakland right-hander Paul Blackburn with a solo shot to the Green Monster to lead off the sixth, and shortly afterwards Boston tied the game at 3-3 after Yoshida singled, stole second and took third on a throwing error, and then came around to score an an RBI double to the gap by Christian Arroyo.

Boston’s pitching did its part keeping the game within reach.

Opener Tayler Scott pitched the first and allowed just the unearned run on Alfaro’s throwing error, and rookie lefthander Chris Murphy limited the Athletics to one run despite walking four over three innings

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while throwing just 38 of his 67 pitches for strikes.

Murphy faced an especially tough spot in the second when he allowed a single and two walks to load the bases with one out. Though he did walk in a run, he managed to avoid disaster by getting Tony Kemp to ground into a fielder’s choice and later forced No. 3 hitter Seth Brown to fly out to end the inning.

Josh Winckowski walked a similar tightrope over his two innings, allowing five hits and a run on Rooker’s solo shot. He came out after allowing two straight singles to open the seventh, but recently activated lefty Joely Rodri-

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guez was able to escape the jam with three straight outs, including two strikeouts to end the threat.

Chris Martin then worked around a pair of singles to pitch a scoreless eighth, and closer Kenley Jansen locked things down for his 19th save of the season.

Boston will now rest and recover over the next four days before picking back up at Wrigley Field on Friday to start a threegame series against the Chicago Cubs. In the meantime Jansen will represent the Red Sox in the MLB All-Star Game, which will be played Tuesday in Seattle starting at 5 p.m.

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Yoshida of the Boston re d s ox watches his go-ahead home run against the oakland Athletics during the eighth inning at Fenway park in Boston, Massachusetts, sunday.