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A8 FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 2023 Napa Valley RegisteR 00 1 SCOTT MCFETRIDGE, HANNAH FINGERHUT AND RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press DESMOINES, struc- tural report issued last week indicated a wall of a centu- ry-oldapartmentbuilding in Iowa wasat imminentriskofcrumbling, yet neither the owner nor city of- warned residents of the danger days before the building partially collapsed, leaving three peoplemissing and feared dead. The revelation is the latest after partial collapseof thebuilding inDaven- residents have lashed out at city leaders over what they see as an inept response. I have regrets about this tragedy and about people po- tentially losing their lives? Hell yeah. Do I think about this every Matson have re- grets about a lot of things.Believe going to look at Cityofficials saidThursday that they did not order an evacuation because they relied on the engi- assurances that the build- ing remained safe.

The search and rescue team, search dogs and cameras were used Thursday to continue combing the building for miss- ing people. Matson said crews were also consulting with experts about how to safely bring down the structure, which remains ex- tremely unstable, while being re- spectful of bodies that could be buried in the debris. The six-story building col- lapsed shortly before 5 p.m. Sun- day. Rescue crews pulled seven people from the building in their initial response and escorted out 12 others who could walk on their own.

Later, twomore peoplewere rescued, including a woman who wasremovedfromthe hours after authorities said they were going to begin setting up for demolition. Earlier this week, authorities said people were missing, but Davenport Police Chief Jeff Bladel said during a media brief- ingThursdaymorning that two of them have since been accounted for and are safe. City officials on Thursday named those unaccounted for as Brandon Colvin, Ryan Hitchcock and Daniel Prien. The city said all inghomeatthetimeof thecollapse andtheir apartmentswere located in the collapse Bladel said transientpeoplealso often enter the building but there is no indication anyone else was inside andmissing. The city announced that each displaced household would be el- igible for $6,000 in addition to a $5,000 state grant for households up to of the federal poverty level.Money also will be available for businesses in the building and those nearby.

City Administrator Corri Spie- gel said thebuilding likely itsageandthe city will develop a plan to ensure workers and people in the area are protectedwhen the remaining structure is demolished. The city on Wednesday night released documents, including structural engineering reports, that show city officials and the owner were warned that the parts of the buildingwere unstable. A report datedMay 24, just four days before the collapse, sug- gested patches in the west side of readytofall be a safety hazard to cars or pass- ersby. The report also detailed that windowopenings, and some were insecure. In ing and looked to Inside the un- supported window openings help why the is cur- rently about to topple Despite the warnings, city of- did not order that about 50 tenants leave the building.

Arts Center on IndustrialWay. Five of the seven original cast members will reprise their roles local produc- tion theoldNapaValley Playhouse. really wanted to do as much the same as we did said BarryMartin, director of the newproduction andaco-founder and managing director of Lucky Penny. It is literally a revival, not a recreation of Great American Trailer funat stereotypical white-trash trailer park culture, was written by Betsy Kelso and David Nehls and debuted Off Broadway in 2005. As Martin explained Wednesday, just straight-up inappropri- ate comedy, and one of the few timeswherewe say this isR-rated and not for The musical takes place in a mobile-home park called Arma- dilloAcres, and revolves around a toll collector named Norbert and his agoraphobicwife left their trailer in 20 years after losing her baby.

Their mar- riage is on the rocks due to Nor- frustration over constantly trying to convince her to get over the theft of their child and leave their trailer. Martin adds that the midst of that, a stripper by the name of Pippi shows up on the run from her abusive boyfriend rents the trailer next to Norbert and his wife, and Norbert and Pippi end up having an affair. When Duke catches up and Pippi, terror ensues. As the plot unfolds, the residents must band together to resolve the resulting between Nor- bert, Jeannie, Pippi and Duke. Taylor Bartolucci, another Lucky Penny co-founder and the artistic andcastingdi- rector, plays the role of Pippi the stripper.

She admitted extreme hesitation when she consid- ered the role, though she through with it. After 10 years of playing Pippi, she feels it ended up being one of the best characters in her acting career. show is not just ridicu- lous, but it has heart to it said Bartolucci. character gets to she comes in and she falls in love and gets heartbroken, then has to move on like she always Daniela Innocenti-Beem, who plays the trailer Badass Betty, has a similar respect for the production and its characters. She remarks that Lucky Penny one of the most incredible theater companies to work for in the Bay noting that come at everything from a place of love and respect for their actors.

It is a family at Armadillo Acres and a family at Lucky Martinwasespecially excited to bring themusical back toNapaaf- ter aprevious revivalwas canceled in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. on its original showing in Napa, he recalled: served Pabst Blue Ribbon and Moon Pies and amped up all the white trash culture Lucky Penny actors hope to re- kindle that same spirit, invit- ing this audiences to don their best trailer-trash attire and get ready for what the company describes as to be adult-oriented theatre event of the Great American Trailer Park opens Friday, June 2 and runs through Sunday June shows fromThursdays to Sundays.TheLuckyPennyCom- munity Arts Center is at 1758 In- Shows begin at 7 p.m. Thurs- day, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday.

For more information, visit luckypennynapa.com. support policies that focus on education, prevention and treat- ment, while Republicans and more moderate Democrats want more enforcement against fen- tanyl dealers. State lawmakers across the country, including in Democrat- ic-controlled legislatures such as Oregon and Nevada, have also considered harsher penalties on drug a tactic thatmany saywould But the majority of 16 fentanyl bills that advanced this pastweek in California focused on educa- tion, prevention and treatment of fentanyl overdoses. Onewould requirepublicplaces such as schools, stadiums and concert venues to carry nalox- one, a drug that can reverse opi- oid overdoses. States that have madenaloxoneaccessible, suchas Massachusetts, are seeing a drop in overdose deaths, said Demo- cratic Sen.

Anthony Portantino thebill. schools and other im- pacted placesmust have the tools needed to save lives, and parents shouldnot have toworry if emer- gency treatments are available to help in themomentof tantino said in a statement. Lawmakers in the Assembly also passed a bill that would in- crease penalties for dealers for possessing more than a kilogram (2.2 pounds) of fentanyl. Repub- licans and moderate Democrats have authoredother public safety bills aiming to impose harsher sentences, but many of those make it out of committee. we continue to provide resources for drug treatment and cannot neglect the trafficking that spreads this poi- son throughout our Democratic Assemblymember Carlos Villapudua of Stockton, who authored the bill, said in a statement.

pill does kill; it only takes one Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher of Yuba City, a vocal critic of his progressive Democratic colleagueson the fen- tanyl issue, said passing the bills is step in the right more needs to be he said in a statement. accountability for those selling poison in our communities, the killing is going to The bills will now head to the second chamber. A look at other actions takenby lawmakers: HUMANS IN SELF-DRIVING TRUCKS ThestateAssemblypassedabill thatwould require humandrivers in self-driving trucks weighing more than 10,000 pounds. The bill is a priority for labor unions, whoworrydrivers could lose their jobs. The author, Demo- cratic Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry of Winters, said the primary purpose was to keep people safe.

Republican Assem- blymember Josh Hoover of Fol- som opposed the bill, arguing it would make it harder to develop the self-driving technology. The bill nowheads to the stateSenate. HPV VACCINES IN SCHOOLS ThestateAssemblypassedabill thatwould require schooldistricts to tell students they are expected to be vaccinated against the hu- man papillomavirus, or HPV, a sexually transmitted disease that can lead to cervical cancer. The bill does not require students to be vaccinated to attend school. RepublicanAssemblymember Joe Patterson of Rocklin opposed the bill, sayingparents shoulddiscuss theHPVvaccinewith doctors in- stead of school officials.

The bill now heads to the state Senate. STREAMLINING THE HOUSING PERMITTING PROCESS The state Senate passed a bill that would eliminate the expira- tion of a landmark housing law to streamline construction in cities that have notmet the state-man- dated housing goals. Since the original bill took effect in 2018, it has helped fast-track 18,000 roughly them being affordable housing. The new bill would also remove the requirement to hire and trained which could limitwho could be hired for those projects. The author, Dem- ocratic Sen.

Scott Wiener of San Francisco, opted for a prevailing wage in the new bill instead a move that angers several pow- erful trade unions. The bill, one of the most contentious pieces of housing legislation this year, passed with bipartisan support. The bill now heads to the state Assembly. FREE CONDOMS IN SCHOOLS The state Senate passed leg- islation requiring that free con- doms be made available at all public high schools in the state. Democratic state Sen.

Caro- line Menjivar of Burbank, who authored the bill, hopes it will help prevent sexually transmit- ted infections among teens. The bill would also ban stores from making someone prove their age before selling condoms to them. Vermont passed legislation in recent years requiring schools to have free condoms available for middle and high school stu- dents. The bill now heads to the state Assembly. NEWS RICH PEDRONCELLI PHOTOS, ASSOCIATED PRESS state Sen.

Anthony Portantino talks at a state Senate committee in Sacramento, March 30, 2022. bill to require public places such as schools to carry a drug that can reverse opioid overdoses was among 16 fentanyl-related bill passed in the Assembly and Senate this past week ahead of a critical deadline on Friday, June 2, 2023. Carlos Villapudua, D-Stockton, talks during the Assembly session in Sacramento, on June 30, 2022. bill to impose harsher penalties for dealers for possession more than one kilogram of fentanyl was among 16 fentanyl-related bill passed in the Assembly and Senate this past week ahead of a critical deadline on Friday, June 2, 2023. COURTESY OF LUCKY PENNY PRODUCTIONS Julianna Bradbury plays the role of Jeannie in Lucky Penny 10th anniversary revival of Great American Trailer Park which opens Friday night and runs through June 18.

Lucky Penny Great American Trailer Park which opens Friday night, will feature (from left to right) Shannon Rider as Lin, Daniela Innocenti Beem as Betty, and Kirstin Pieschke as Pickles. Musical From A1 Fentanyl From A1 Residents never alerted to dire warning before collapse.