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ACROSS 1 Texas two-__; lively dance 5 Croat or Czech 9 Farm machine 13 Vetoed; put a stop to 15 Fictional story 16 __ about; sing the praises of 17 Fit to be tied 18 Left high and dry 20 Woman's nickname 21 "__ Me Call You Sweetheart" 23 One side in baseball negotiations 24 Waterbirds 26 Citi Field athlete 27 Candle shop pleasures 29 What each flag stripe represents 32 Boldness 33 Evil demon 35 Where Ménière's disease strikes 37 "An apple __ keeps…" 38 Daytime serials 39 Alphabetic foursome 40 Touch lightly 41 Roof supports 42 Boy Scout group 43 Feel bitter about 45 Snapshots 46 Drivers' org. 47 One of the Judds 48 Kidnap 51 American __; MA's state tree 52 Fore and __ 55 Old name for a locomotive 58 Walk leisurely 60 Largest city in Peru 61 Bug spray 62 Realtor's delights 63 Notices 64 Agile 65 Shipshape DOWN 1 Tiny cut 2 Grow weary 3 Overstate 4 Hamster or hound 5 What each flag star represents 6 Blood analysis site 7 Chicken __ king 8 Like asps & adders 9 "Now!" 10 __ change; reason to use a blinker 11 __ and above; beyond 12 Takes for better or for worse 14 Remove text 19 __ in; inhabit 22 Curly letter 25 Covetous feeling 27 Lose it 28 Furniture wood 29 Police officers 30 Open to debate, as a contract 31 Email provider 33 Animal with a beard 34 Holiday entrée, perhaps 36 __ up; tears to bits 38 Rubio & Feinstein 39 "__ Here to Eternity" 41 Sandcastle's location 42 Famous doubter 44 Good places to sweat 45 Crony 47 Poor 48 Feels lousy 49 Cheese in a whitish rind 50 Taj Mahal's roof 53 Pesky insect 54 Midterm or final 56 Ice Cube's music 57 __ Isaac Newton 59 Guy THE DAILY COMMUTER PUZZLE By Jacqueline E. Mathews Tribune Media Services For answers to the crossword, see page A4. Delays were expected throughout the day on the 405 Freeway near Talbert Avenue in Fountain Valley after construction equip- ment caught fire Wednes- day morning, according to the Fountain Valley Fire De- partment. Fountain Valley firefight- ers arrived on the scene af- ter receiving a call at 8:52 a.m. They were as- sisted by Costa Mesa, Hunt- ington Beach and Orange County Fire Authority fire- fighters, the Fountain Valley Fire Department said. Fountain Valley police and the California Highway Pa- trol helped with traffic flow. The crews knocked the fire down by 9:14 a.m., con- fining it to the “object of or- igin,” the department said. Flames reached nearby power lines and outages were expected until South- ern California Edison per- sonnel restored power. Both directions of the 405 were temporarily shut down. No injuries were re- ported. The construction equip- ment that caught fire was part of the 405 Freeway $1.9-billion widening proj- ect to expand 16 miles of the 405 between the 73 Freeway in Costa Mesa and the 605 Freeway near Ross- moor. Construction equipment fire results in delays on 405 Freeway in Fountain Valley BY BEN BRAZIL [email protected] Twitter: @benbrazilpilot A Newport Beach woman set to serve her sentence for her role in the college ad- missions bribery scandal has petitioned to serve her confinement at home in light of the coronavirus pandemic, which has also taken root inside federal prisons. Michelle Janavs, 49, was sentenced in February to five months in prison for paying $100,000 to fix her daughters’ college entrance exams and agreeing to pay twice that amount to get one girl into USC as a bo- gus beach volleyball player. She pleaded guilty in Octo- ber to conspiring to com- mit fraud and mon- ey laun- dering, ad- mitting she paid scheme master- mind William “Rick” Singer to rig her daughters’ college admissions. But Janavs, known for be- ing an heiress to the Hot Pockets frozen food for- tune, had not yet started serving her term — and be- cause she is a nonviolent, first-time offender with an underlying health condi- tion that could make her susceptible to COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, she shouldn’t report at all, her lawyers ar- gued in a court filing Wednesday. “In sum, if Ms. Janavs were to surrender to [Bu- reau of Prisons] custody, she is highly likely to be- come infected with COVID-19. And because of her underlying health con- dition, she faces a much higher risk than others of serious complications, hos- pitalization, or death from the virus,” her lawyers wrote. “By contrast, home incarceration in lieu of BOP custody for the same period would impose sufficient punishment without the corresponding risk of dis- ease and death.” The exact nature of Janavs’ health issues was redacted. The kind of strict phys- ical distancing public health officials and local governments advise to tamp down the virus’ spread is not possible in the confines of group settings like prison, and the U.S. at- torney general has in- structed the Bureau of Pris- ons to consider transferring vulnerable, nonviolent of- fenders to home confine- ment. “Indeed, if Ms. Janavs were in custody now, it is likely that she would be processed for release to home confinement,” her lawyers wrote. As of Wednesday, no cases of COVID-19 were re- ported at FPC Bryan, the minimum-security Texas prison camp where she’s supposed to serve, accord- ing to online records. More than 560 inmates and 340 Bureau of Prisons staff nationwide have tested positive for the virus, the agency says. Twenty four inmates have died. Janavs’ attorney reached out last month to the war- den where Janavs is set to begin her bid in May to seek conversion of her sen- tence to home confine- ment, according to court documents. A lawyer for the prison system said it would not move for a modi- fication because Janavs was not yet in custody, although it would not object to de- laying her surrender date by 60 days. Her lawyers, however, say that would not solve the problem, as health experts predict a second wave of the virus in the winter. “She accepts the five- month sentence the court imposed and wishes to be- gin serving it now, but the conditions within the BOP make it unsafe to do so,” they said. The Associated Press con- tributed to this report. Newport mom seeks to serve prison term at home BY HILLARY DAVIS [email protected] Twitter: @dailypilot_hd Michelle Janavs The Fountain Valley City Council on Tuesday unanimously confirmed a grant program to help small businesses with low- and moderate-income workers and an ordinance that allows first respond- ers to use recreational ve- hicles as alternative hous- ing to keep their families safe from COVID-19. The council voted to al- locate grant money to small businesses because many were forced to close or reduce services after Gov. Gavin Newsom’s stay- at-home order last month. The council’s vote was confirmation of a grant that Fountain Valley City Manager Rob Houston ap- proved on April 13. The City Council granted Houston “emergency powers” on March 17 to rapidly respond to emer- gencies during the pan- demic. However, the council still needs to con- firm his actions “at the earliest practicable time.” The Small Business Em- ployee Retention Grant will pay up to $10,000 a month, or up to 75% of payroll costs, for up to two months to businesses with 10 employees or less. However, businesses must pledge to keep low- and moderate-income workers on staff for at least two months. Businesses must also be operating during the crisis and show 25% revenue loss. Orange County workers are considered low- and moderate-income if they make less than $66,500 a year, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. There are about 25 ap- plicants tentatively ap- proved for the grant. The average amount that will be granted to each busi- ness is about $11,400. The council voted to temporarily lift prohib- itions against living in rec- reational vehicles and the length of time that RVs can be parked on city streets. The decision was made to support first re- sponders who may use RVs as alternative housing in order to not expose their families to COVID-19 or contaminate their homes. The council’s vote was confirmation of an ordi- nance that Houston ap- proved on April 9. A local organization, RVs for COVID, is donat- ing vehicles to first re- sponders to use during the crisis. Emergency RV permits still have to be obtained through approval by the Police Department. The ordinance will expire when the city’s local emer- gency declaration or New- som’s order ends. Both items were ap- proved with little council discussion. F.V. council OKs help for small businesses and first responders BY BEN BRAZIL [email protected] Twitter: @benbrazilpilot Ahead of what is de- scribed as “unseasonably warm weather” due at the end of the week, Laguna Beach Mayor Bob Whalen asked the Orange County Board of Supervisors to ap- prove the closure of county beaches and trailheads in south Orange County. Forecasts by the National Weather Service predict temperatures will begin to climb from 71 on Wednes- day to a high of 79 on Fri- day and 78 on Saturday in Laguna Beach. In a letter to Supervisor Lisa Bartlett, who oversees the 5th District which in- cludes several south county cities, dated for April 20, Whalen asked the Board of Laguna Beach mayor asks Board of Supervisors to close county beaches Don Leach / Staff Photographer FAMILY AND friends gather on a mostly deserted Main Beach in Laguna Beach recently. See Beaches, page A3 BY LILLY NGUYEN The Laguna Beach City Council unanimously ap- proved the formation of a tourism marketing district to replace the previous business improvement dis- trict. The conversion of the district, which includes all lodging businesses within city borders, does not affect the distribution of assess- ments, but only changes the governance guiding the district, Cultural Arts Man- ager Sian Poeschl said. An annual assessment of 2% of gross short-term room rental revenue would fund sales, marketing and communications and pro- grams by the city Arts Com- mission, Laguna College of Art + Design, Laguna Play- house and Laguna Art Mu- seum. The business improve- ment district was adopted in April 2001 with the intent of using additional taxes on businesses to promote off- season cultural events and encourage hotel occupancy. Converting to a tourism marketing district allows the district a five-year term instead of having to renew annually. The term of the Laguna Beach Tourism Marketing District will begin on July 1 and last through June 2025. Though the City Council received public input at its March 31 meeting, resi- dents called in on Tuesday night to raise concerns about the clientele that Vis- it Laguna Beach would ap- peal to. Callers raised con- cerns about the potential for increased numbers of “day-trippers” as opposed to overnight stays by visi- tors. The city will remain re- sponsible for collecting the assessment on a quarterly basis and distributing the funds. Visit Laguna Beach will be responsible for man- aging the tourism district’s programs and reporting an- nually to the City Council. WASTEWATER FINANCING OPTIONS TABLED The city of Laguna Beach also considered Tuesday al- ternative financing options to pay for a wastewater sys- Laguna Beach tourism marketing district approved See Tourism, page A3 BY LILLY NGUYEN
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THE DAILYCOMMUTERPUZZLE
By Jacqueline E.Mathews
Tribune MediaServices
For answers to the crossword, see page A4.
Delays were expectedthroughout the day on the405 Freeway near TalbertAvenue in Fountain Valleyafter construction equip-ment caught fire Wednes-day morning, according tothe Fountain Valley Fire De-partment.
Fountain Valley firefight-ers arrived on the scene af-ter receiving a call at8:52 a.m. They were as-sisted by Costa Mesa, Hunt-
ington Beach and OrangeCounty Fire Authority fire-fighters, the Fountain ValleyFire Department said.Fountain Valley police andthe California Highway Pa-trol helped with traffic flow.
The crews knocked thefire down by 9:14 a.m., con-fining it to the “object of or-igin,” the department said.
Flames reached nearbypower lines and outageswere expected until South-ern California Edison per-sonnel restored power.
Both directions of the 405were temporarily shutdown. No injuries were re-ported.
The construction equip-ment that caught fire waspart of the 405 Freeway$1.9-billion widening proj-ect to expand 16 miles ofthe 405 between the 73Freeway in Costa Mesa andthe 605 Freeway near Ross-moor.
Constructionequipment fire results indelayson405Freeway inFountainValleyBY BEN BRAZIL
[email protected]: @benbrazilpilot
A Newport Beach womanset to serve her sentence forher role in the college ad-missions bribery scandalhas petitioned to serve herconfinement at home inlight of the coronaviruspandemic, which has alsotaken root inside federalprisons.
Michelle Janavs, 49, wassentenced in February tofive months in prison forpaying $100,000 to fix herdaughters’ college entranceexams and agreeing to paytwice that amount to getone girl into USC as a bo-gus beach volleyball player.She pleaded guilty in Octo-ber to conspiring to com-
mit fraudand mon-ey laun-dering, ad-mittingshe paidschememaster-mindWilliam“Rick”
Singer to rig her daughters’college admissions.
But Janavs, known for be-ing an heiress to the HotPockets frozen food for-tune, had not yet startedserving her term — and be-cause she is a nonviolent,first-time offender with anunderlying health condi-tion that could make hersusceptible to COVID-19,
the disease caused by thecoronavirus, she shouldn’treport at all, her lawyers ar-gued in a court filingWednesday.
“In sum, if Ms. Janavswere to surrender to [Bu-reau of Prisons] custody,she is highly likely to be-come infected withCOVID-19. And because ofher underlying health con-dition, she faces a muchhigher risk than others ofserious complications, hos-pitalization, or death fromthe virus,” her lawyerswrote. “By contrast, homeincarceration in lieu of BOPcustody for the same periodwould impose sufficientpunishment without thecorresponding risk of dis-
ease and death.”The exact nature of
Janavs’ health issues wasredacted.
The kind of strict phys-ical distancing publichealth officials and localgovernments advise totamp down the virus’spread is not possible in theconfines of group settingslike prison, and the U.S. at-torney general has in-structed the Bureau of Pris-ons to consider transferringvulnerable, nonviolent of-fenders to home confine-ment.
“Indeed, if Ms. Janavswere in custody now, it islikely that she would beprocessed for release tohome confinement,” her
lawyers wrote.As of Wednesday, no
cases of COVID-19 were re-ported at FPC Bryan, theminimum-security Texasprison camp where she’ssupposed to serve, accord-ing to online records. Morethan 560 inmates and 340Bureau of Prisons staffnationwide have testedpositive for the virus, theagency says. Twenty fourinmates have died.
Janavs’ attorney reachedout last month to the war-den where Janavs is set tobegin her bid in May toseek conversion of her sen-tence to home confine-ment, according to courtdocuments. A lawyer forthe prison system said it
would not move for a modi-fication because Janavs wasnot yet in custody, althoughit would not object to de-laying her surrender dateby 60 days.
Her lawyers, however, saythat would not solve theproblem, as health expertspredict a second wave ofthe virus in the winter.
“She accepts the five-month sentence the courtimposed and wishes to be-gin serving it now, but theconditions within the BOPmake it unsafe to do so,”they said.
The Associated Press con-tributed to this report.
Newportmomseeks toserveprison termathomeBYHILLARYDAVIS
[email protected]: @dailypilot_hd
MichelleJanavs
The Fountain ValleyCity Council on Tuesdayunanimously confirmed agrant program to helpsmall businesses with low-and moderate-incomeworkers and an ordinancethat allows first respond-ers to use recreational ve-hicles as alternative hous-ing to keep their familiessafe from COVID-19.
The council voted to al-locate grant money tosmall businesses becausemany were forced to closeor reduce services afterGov. Gavin Newsom’s stay-at-home order last month.
The council’s vote wasconfirmation of a grantthat Fountain Valley CityManager Rob Houston ap-proved on April 13. TheCity Council grantedHouston “emergencypowers” on March 17 torapidly respond to emer-gencies during the pan-demic. However, thecouncil still needs to con-firm his actions “at theearliest practicable time.”
The Small Business Em-ployee Retention Grantwill pay up to $10,000 amonth, or up to 75% ofpayroll costs, for up to twomonths to businesses with10 employees or less.However, businesses mustpledge to keep low- andmoderate-income workerson staff for at least twomonths. Businesses mustalso be operating duringthe crisis and show 25%revenue loss.
Orange County workersare considered low- andmoderate-income if theymake less than $66,500 ayear, according to the U.S.Department of Housingand Urban Development.
There are about 25 ap-plicants tentatively ap-proved for the grant. Theaverage amount that willbe granted to each busi-ness is about $11,400.
The council voted totemporarily lift prohib-itions against living in rec-reational vehicles and thelength of time that RVscan be parked on citystreets. The decision wasmade to support first re-sponders who may useRVs as alternative housingin order to not exposetheir families to COVID-19or contaminate theirhomes.
The council’s vote wasconfirmation of an ordi-nance that Houston ap-proved on April 9.
A local organization,RVs for COVID, is donat-ing vehicles to first re-sponders to use duringthe crisis.
Emergency RV permitsstill have to be obtainedthrough approval by thePolice Department. Theordinance will expirewhen the city’s local emer-gency declaration or New-som’s order ends.
Both items were ap-proved with little councildiscussion.
F.V. council OKs helpfor small businessesand first respondersBY BEN BRAZIL
[email protected]: @benbrazilpilot
Ahead of what is de-scribed as “unseasonablywarm weather” due at theend of the week, LagunaBeach Mayor Bob Whalenasked the Orange CountyBoard of Supervisors to ap-prove the closure of countybeaches and trailheads insouth Orange County.
Forecasts by the NationalWeather Service predicttemperatures will begin toclimb from 71 on Wednes-day to a high of 79 on Fri-day and 78 on Saturday inLaguna Beach.
In a letter to SupervisorLisa Bartlett, who overseesthe 5th District which in-cludes several south countycities, dated for April 20,Whalen asked the Board of
Laguna Beach mayor asks Board ofSupervisors to close county beaches
Don Leach / Staff Photographer
FAMILY AND friends gather on a mostly deserted Main Beach in Laguna Beach recently.See Beaches, page A3
BY LILLY NGUYEN
The Laguna Beach CityCouncil unanimously ap-proved the formation of atourism marketing districtto replace the previousbusiness improvement dis-trict.
The conversion of thedistrict, which includes alllodging businesses withincity borders, does not affectthe distribution of assess-ments, but only changesthe governance guiding thedistrict, Cultural Arts Man-ager Sian Poeschl said.
An annual assessment of
2% of gross short-termroom rental revenue wouldfund sales, marketing andcommunications and pro-grams by the city Arts Com-mission, Laguna College ofArt + Design, Laguna Play-house and Laguna Art Mu-seum.
The business improve-ment district was adoptedin April 2001 with the intentof using additional taxes onbusinesses to promote off-season cultural events andencourage hotel occupancy.
Converting to a tourismmarketing district allowsthe district a five-year term
instead of having to renewannually.
The term of the LagunaBeach Tourism MarketingDistrict will begin on July 1and last through June 2025.
Though the City Councilreceived public input at itsMarch 31 meeting, resi-dents called in on Tuesdaynight to raise concernsabout the clientele that Vis-it Laguna Beach would ap-peal to. Callers raised con-cerns about the potentialfor increased numbers of“day-trippers” as opposedto overnight stays by visi-tors.
The city will remain re-sponsible for collecting theassessment on a quarterlybasis and distributing thefunds. Visit Laguna Beachwill be responsible for man-aging the tourism district’sprograms and reporting an-nually to the City Council.
WASTEWATERFINANCINGOPTIONS TABLED
The city of Laguna Beachalso considered Tuesday al-ternative financing optionsto pay for a wastewater sys-
LagunaBeach tourismmarketing district approved
See Tourism, page A3
BY LILLY NGUYEN
