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GOING EXTRA MILE » South Bay’s drag racing family makes noise at Sonoma Raceway. C1 BEHIND SUCCESS OF THE ENGINE IS RED » SR advertising, creative agency with humble beginnings celebrates 10 years. E1 SUNDAY, JULY 28, 2019 • SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA • PRESSDEMOCRAT.COM WINNER OF THE 2018 PULITZER PRIZE SANTA ROSA High 93, Low 53 THE WEATHER, C8 Barber C1 Business E1 Classified E4 Community B10 Crossword T7 Forum B11 Movies D6 Nevius C1 Obituaries B4 Smith A3 State news A7 Towns T1 ©2019 The Press Democrat INSIDE Industry adjusts to labor shortage Vineyard manager Duff Bev- ill put the finishing touches last week on the bunkhouse he spent more than $1 million to build for guest workers eagerly awaiting the chance to pick grapes and earn U.S. dollars. At a cost of $28,000 per bed, the dormitory-style housing has 10 rooms that each can accom- modate three or four workers. Amenities include washers, dryers, wireless internet access, a spacious stainless steel kitch- en and bathrooms that comply with the Americans with Dis- abilities Act. “We’ve got guys in Mexico waiting for that phone call,” said Bevill, owner of Bevill Vineyard Management in Healdsburg. In two weeks, Bevill’s securi- ty supervisor, Rey Sanchez, will fly to San Diego, get on a char- tered bus and head to Tijuana to pick up two dozen workers. He’ll spend several days pro- cessing each worker’s H-2A visa before bringing the group to Sonoma County. The visas are part of a federal guest worker program for the agriculture in- dustry that, among other things, requires employers to provide County’s wine businesses prepare for harvest under new state rules By MARTIN ESPINOZA THE PRESS DEMOCRAT TURN TO WINE » PAGE A15 REBUILD NORTH BAY 2017 wildfires have leſt mark on regional wine industry / H1 ALVIN JORNADA / THE PRESS DEMOCRAT HANGING OUT IN THE RIVER: Lucas Hansen, 4, of Windsor swims Thursday in the Russian River at Steelhead Beach Regional Park in Forestville. Counting down the final days of summer Community savors beach and seasonal activities as start of school year looms A s the final tendrils of summer taper to the start of a new school year, with Labor Day lurking just a month away, Sonoma County locals and Bay Area visitors are eagerly soak- ing up the last days of the season. This is the time to squeeze in lazy hours by the river, a last wave of outdoor excursions and the leisurely nights comforted by a warm campfire and a cold drink. In a season that started out with its share of June Gloom, many are now seizing the days remaining, binging on classic summer activities and checking off their must-do lists. At Morton’s Warm Springs in Glen Ellen Friday, families indulged in a favorite hot weather tradition of dipping in and out the sprawling outdoor pool. Others enjoyed ice cream and iced By ALEXANDRIA BORDAS THE PRESS DEMOCRAT TURN TO SUMMER » PAGE A14 INSIDE Not quite finished with your summer activities list? See our roundup of 10 great ways you can still savor the season / D1 SONOMA COUNTY » BITTERSWEET TIME Enjoy more content both in print, online W e strive to bring you more. In addition to the trusted coverage you’ve come to expect, today’s Press Democrat is filled with extras — extra value and extra content both in print and online. In our ongoing commitment to subscribers, we’ve made today’s edition one of our biggest of the year. ■ Sonoma Magazine brings you The Ultimate Guide to Winery Tasting Rooms. More than a place to sip new releases, local wineries now offer kid-friendly, pet-friendly adventures for connois- seurs and non-drinkers alike. ■ We’re pleased to announce that all of Sonoma Magazine’s popular Locals’ Guides are now avail- able online as part of Press Democrat subscribers’ eEdition. To find our picks for best restaurants, burgers, wines and more, go to your eEdition and click the star in the lower right corner. ■ More exclusive content arrives in today’s eEdition with two new digital magazines offer- ing menus and recipes for delicious grilling and game day meals. ■ As we move into the last full month of sum- mer, our editors give you their best picks for en- joying the sun and blue skies of Sonoma County. ■ In our monthly Rebuild North Bay sec- tion, we analyze how the 2017 wildfires affected wineries and vineyards, and what our region’s signature industry is doing to prepare for the next disaster. We are proud of today’s newspaper and its on- line eEdition. We hope you enjoy reading it as much as our staff did writing and editing it. P.S. Be sure to enter and vote in our Summer in Sonoma County Photo Contest (pressdemocrat. com/summer). Winners will be announced Labor Day Weekend with a full-color section highlight- ing many of the top entries. Steve Falk, CEO, Sonoma Media Investments The Ultimate Guide to WINERY TASTING ROOMS SUMMER 2019 $4.25 LOCAL’S GUIDE: Home delivery subscribers will find a guide to Sonoma County’s winery tasting rooms in today’s newspaper. Boeing crisis fueled by lax FAA SEATTLE — In the days after the first crash of Boeing’s 737 Max, engineers at the Federal Aviation Administration came to a troubling realization: They didn’t fully understand the auto- mated system that helped send the plane into a nose-dive, kill- ing everyone on board. Engineers at the agency scoured their files for informa- tion about the system designed to help avoid stalls. They didn’t find much. Regulators had nev- er independently assessed the risks of the dangerous software known as MCAS when they ap- proved the plane in 2017. More than a dozen current and former employees at the FAA and Boeing who spoke with the New York Times described a broken regulatory process that effectively neutered the over- sight authority of the agency. The regulator had been pass- ing off routine tasks to manufac- turers for years, with the goal of freeing up specialists to focus on the most important safety con- cerns. But on the Max, the reg- ulator handed nearly complete control to Boeing, leaving some key agency officials in the dark about important systems like MCAS, according to the current and former employees. While the agency’s flawed oversight of the Boeing 737 Max has attracted much scrutiny since the first crash in October and a second one in March, a Times investigation revealed previously unreported details about weaknesses in the regula- tory process that compromised the safety of the plane. The company performed its own assessments of the system, which were not stress-tested by the regulator. Turnover at the agency left two relatively inex- perienced engineers overseeing Boeing’s early work on the sys- tem. The FAA eventually handed over responsibility for approval of MCAS to the manufacturer. After that, Boeing didn’t have to share the details of the system with the two agency engineers. They weren’t aware of its intri- cacies, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. Regulator ceded control of 737 Max’s oversight to company producing jet By NATALIE KITROEFF ANDD AVID GELLES NEW YORK TIMES TURN TO BOEING » PAGE A2
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GOING EXTRA MILE » South Bay’s drag racing family makes noise at Sonoma Raceway. C1
BEHIND SUCCESS OF THE ENGINE IS RED » SR advertising, creative agency with humble beginnings celebrates 10 years. E1
SUNDAY, JULY 28, 2019 • SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA • PRESSDEMOCRAT.COM
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SANTA ROSAHigh 93, Low 53
THE WEATHER, C8
Barber C1Business E1Classified E4Community B10Crossword T7Forum B11
Movies D6Nevius C1Obituaries B4Smith A3State news A7Towns T1
©2019 The Press Democrat
INSIDE
Industry adjusts to labor shortage
Vineyard manager Duff Bev-ill put the finishing touches last week on the bunkhouse he spent more than $1 million to build for guest workers eagerly awaiting the chance to pick grapes and earn U.S. dollars.
At a cost of $28,000 per bed, the dormitory-style housing has 10 rooms that each can accom-modate three or four workers. Amenities include washers, dryers, wireless internet access, a spacious stainless steel kitch-en and bathrooms that comply with the Americans with Dis-abilities Act.
“We’ve got guys in Mexico waiting for that phone call,” said Bevill, owner of Bevill Vineyard Management in Healdsburg.
In two weeks, Bevill’s securi-ty supervisor, Rey Sanchez, will fly to San Diego, get on a char-tered bus and head to Tijuana to pick up two dozen workers. He’ll spend several days pro-cessing each worker’s H-2A visa before bringing the group to Sonoma County. The visas are part of a federal guest worker program for the agriculture in-dustry that, among other things, requires employers to provide
County’s wine businesses prepare for harvest under new state rulesBy MARTIN ESPINOZATHE PRESS DEMOCRAT
TURN TO WINE » PAGE A15
REBUILD NORTH BAY2017 wildfires have left mark on regional wine industry / H1
ALVIN JORNADA / THE PRESS DEMOCRAT
HANGING OUT IN THE RIVER: Lucas Hansen, 4, of Windsor swims Thursday in the Russian River at Steelhead Beach Regional Park in Forestville.
Counting down the final days of summer
Community savors beach and seasonal
activities as start of school year
looms
As the final tendrils of summer taper to the start of a new school year, with Labor Day lurking just
a month away, Sonoma County locals and Bay Area visitors are eagerly soak-ing up the last days of the season.
This is the time to squeeze in lazy hours by the river, a last wave of outdoor excursions and the leisurely nights comforted by a warm campfire and a
cold drink. In a season that started out with its
share of June Gloom, many are now seizing the days remaining, binging on classic summer activities and checking off their must-do lists.
At Morton’s Warm Springs in Glen Ellen Friday, families indulged in a favorite hot weather tradition of dipping in and out the sprawling outdoor pool. Others enjoyed ice cream and iced
By ALEXANDRIA BORDASTHE PRESS DEMOCRAT
TURN TO SUMMER » PAGE A14
INSIDE Not quite finished with your summer activities list? See our roundup of 10 great ways you can still savor the season / D1
SONOMA COUNTY » BITTERSWEET TIME
Enjoy more content both in print, onlineWe strive to bring you more.
In addition to the trusted coverage you’ve come to expect, today’s Press
Democrat is filled with extras — extra value and extra content both in print and online. In our ongoing commitment to subscribers, we’ve made today’s edition one of our biggest of the year.
■ Sonoma Magazine brings you The Ultimate Guide to Winery Tasting Rooms. More than a place to sip new releases, local wineries now offer kid-friendly, pet-friendly adventures for connois-seurs and non-drinkers alike.
■ We’re pleased to announce that all of Sonoma Magazine’s popular Locals’ Guides are now avail-able online as part of Press Democrat subscribers’ eEdition. To find our picks for best restaurants, burgers, wines and more, go to your eEdition and click the star in the lower right corner.
■ More exclusive content arrives in today’s eEdition with two new digital magazines offer-
ing menus and recipes for delicious grilling and game day meals.
■ As we move into the last full month of sum-mer, our editors give you their best picks for en-joying the sun and blue skies of Sonoma County.
■ In our monthly Rebuild North Bay sec-tion, we analyze how the 2017 wildfires affected wineries and vineyards, and what our region’s signature industry is doing to prepare for the next disaster.
We are proud of today’s newspaper and its on-line eEdition. We hope you enjoy reading it as much as our staff did writing and editing it.
P.S. Be sure to enter and vote in our Summer in Sonoma County Photo Contest (pressdemocrat.com/summer). Winners will be announced Labor Day Weekend with a full-color section highlight-ing many of the top entries.
Steve Falk, CEO, Sonoma Media Investments
The Ultimate Guide
to
WINERY TASTING
ROOMS
SUMMER
2019
$4.25
LOCAL’S GUIDE: Home delivery subscribers will find a guide to Sonoma County’s winery tasting rooms in today’s newspaper.
Boeing crisis fueled by lax FAA
SEATTLE — In the days after the first crash of Boeing’s 737 Max, engineers at the Federal Aviation Administration came to a troubling realization: They didn’t fully understand the auto-
mated system that helped send the plane into a nose-dive, kill-ing everyone on board.
Engineers at the agency scoured their files for informa-tion about the system designed to help avoid stalls. They didn’t find much. Regulators had nev-er independently assessed the risks of the dangerous software known as MCAS when they ap-proved the plane in 2017.
More than a dozen current and former employees at the FAA and Boeing who spoke with
the New York Times described a broken regulatory process that effectively neutered the over-sight authority of the agency.
The regulator had been pass-ing off routine tasks to manufac-turers for years, with the goal of freeing up specialists to focus on the most important safety con-cerns. But on the Max, the reg-ulator handed nearly complete control to Boeing, leaving some key agency officials in the dark about important systems like MCAS, according to the current
and former employees.While the agency’s flawed
oversight of the Boeing 737 Max has attracted much scrutiny since the first crash in October and a second one in March, a Times investigation revealed previously unreported details about weaknesses in the regula-tory process that compromised the safety of the plane.
The company performed its own assessments of the system, which were not stress-tested by the regulator. Turnover at the
agency left two relatively inex-perienced engineers overseeing Boeing’s early work on the sys-tem.
The FAA eventually handed over responsibility for approval of MCAS to the manufacturer. After that, Boeing didn’t have to share the details of the system with the two agency engineers. They weren’t aware of its intri-cacies, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.
Regulator ceded control of 737 Max’s oversight to company producing jetBy NATALIE KITROEFF ANDD AVID GELLESNEW YORK TIMES
TURN TO BOEING » PAGE A2
