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12 The Miami Times
MIAMITIMESONUNE.COM l MARCH 241, 2022
How gas prices could rise even higher
Reducing dependence on oil the
long-term solution
Miami Tunes Staff Report
If you think the Russian inva-
sion of Ukraine is too far away
to impact your life, think again.
At the very least, it could have
an effect on your pocketbook at
the gas pump, and sooner than
you think.
The world is already facing
high energy prices and a supply
crunch that has hit consumers
with bigger utility bills and
pain at the pump. Russia's at-
tack on Ukraine has whipsawed
energy markets because Russia
is a major oil producer.
Here are the key things to
know about the invasion's im-
pact on energy:
THE RUSSIAN
CONNECTION TO OIL
& GAS PRICES
A barrel of U.S. benchmark
crude oil shot past 5100 last
Thursday after Russia invaded
Ukraine, then dropped slightly
on Friday, signaling a volatility
that depends on the ongoing
U.S. response. Economists at
1.P. Morgan have forecast that
oil could reach $110 a barrel as
Russia's invasion of Ukraine es-
calates.
Natural gas prices have also
soared, even as operators say
pipelines are operating as usu-
al.
When announcing sanctions
on Russia that he described as
"tough" on Thursday, President
Joe Eiden said that he will "do
everything in my power to lim-
it the pain the American people
are feeling at the gas pump."
"We're not going to do any-
thing which causes
tended disruption to the flow of
energy as the global economic
recovery is still underway."
Deputy National Economic
Council Director Daleep Singh
said.
Nonetheless. fears of a sup-
ply interruption have rattled
people and the markets.
Some gasoline stations in
Poland saw long lines of cars
or ran out of gas last Friday as
people afraid of the fighting in
neighboring Ukraine rushed to
fill their tanks.
Russia accounts for more
than 30% of Europe's gas for
home heating, industry and
generating electricity, and oth-
er potential supply sources
are not adequately prepared to
bridge the gap if Russian gas is
curtailed, energy analysts say.
Meanwhile, natural gas pric-
es in the U.S. are approximately
60% higher than a year ago.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN
FOR CONSUMERS?
The conflict is adding to the
surging energy prices already
plaguing Europe and the U.S.,
crimping consumer spending
and holding back economic
growth.
Some analysts believe regu-
lar gasoline could climb to $4 a
gallon on average in the U.S. in
the coming months.
"That's going to create a lot
of anxiety with consumers, and
our government hasn't come
up with a solution to help fam-
ilies with rising gasoline pric-
es," said Mark Wolfe, executive
director of the National Energy
Two ships involved in construction of the North Stream 2 Baltic Sea natural gas pipeline.
Assistance Directors Associa-
tion.
Lower -income families are
hardest Mt by high gasoline
prices, because they're more
likely to have to drive to work,
he said.
"How do ordinary Americans
plan for this? Their budgets are
already tight' said Wolfe.
In Europe, governments have
rolled out cash subsidies for
consumers hit by higher util-
ity bills. Some heavy users of
gas have shuttered or throt-
tled back production, such as
producers of fertilizer, which
has become more expensive in
turn.
Farmers have seen higher
costs to fuel thew equipment
and those costs will turn up in
food prices as well. Some peo-
ple who switched to discount
providers - which rely on en-
ergy from wholesale markets -
have been sticker -shocked with
sharply higher bills or had their
contracts canceled when the
supplier faced losses from high
prices.
Many U.S. households also
are struggling with high home
heating bills, spending 40%
more on home heating oil and
natural gas compared with the
same time last year.
WHY DIDN'T SANCTIONS
TARGET OIL & GAS FROM
RUSSIA?
U.S. officials went out of their
way to say that they are not
seeking to block Russia's ener-
gy shipments, despite it being
a mainstay of Russia's budget
and a chief source of funding
for the Russian military attack-
ing Ukraine.
The reason: global energy
supplies are tight and prices
are high. Cubing off Russian oil
would send prices soaring and
worsen the inflation plaguing
the U.S. and Europe, while Eu-
rope would struggle to replace
Russian gas.
COULD GAS SUPPUES
BE TOTALLY CUT OFF?
Europe is the biggest custom-
er for Russia's state-owned gas
giant Gazprom, responsible for
83% of its sales in 2020.
Gazprom has sought to di-
versify by selling to China. But
pipelines link much of its gas to
Europe, and Russia has few liq-
uefied gas terminals that would
let it send gas to any destina-
tion with an import terminal.
New connections to China are
years away.
"Russia's capacity to divert
gas flows to China is very lim-
ited now and by the time it
grows, the EU will have other
options; said Alicia Garcia
Herrero. chief economist for
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throughout the last
decade.
THE FRENCH
CONNECTION
French President Em-
manuel Macron has
INFLATION
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before the invasion.
From December to
January, prices rose
0.6%, up from 0.5% in
the previous month
A Federal Re-
serve Friday
showed that inflation
has spread beyond
pandemic -affect-
ed industries, such
as new and used
cars, in which prices
have jumped at dou-
ble-digit annual rates.
More than three -
fifths of all goods
and services are now
showing price gains
of at least 3% a year.
the Fed said, nearly
double the pre -pan-
demic level. At the
same time, that is still
far below the pro-
portion in the 1970s,
when more than 90%
of goods and services
reflected price in-
creaes at least that
highs the report said.
There are early
indications that con -
tuner spending has
stayed healthy in
February, boosted by
the rapid fading of
the omicron wave of
the coronavirus. J.P.
Morgan Chase said
that spending on its
credit cards for air-
line tickets, hotel
rooms, and restau-
rant meals rose in
the first half of this
month.
The J.P. Morgan
Chase Institute also
recently released
data showing that
cash balances remain
elevated among their
been trying to nego- Ukraine President 21.6% of Arctic LNG
?late and solve the Volodymyr Zelensky 2, a 20% stake in the
Ukraine -Russia crisis in Kyiv. What is Ma- onshore Kharyaga oil
for some time. Prior Iron's interest? field and various hold -
to the Russian in TotalEnergles, a ings in the country's
sion he conducted French oil company, is renewables, refining
a diplomatic tour of one of the biggest in- and chemicals sec -
both countries to en- vestors in Russia with tors, according to its
gage in peace talks by a 19.4% stake in Rus- website.
meeting with Russian sia's Novatek, a 20% French gas utility
President Vladimir interest in the Yamal company Engle is one
Putin in Moscow and LNG joint venture, of five co -financiers
customers, including the end of last year icons may be able
those with lower in- than they were two to keep spending at
comes. Bank account years before. a solid pace in the
balances for Amer- The combination coming months,
icon with less than of higher pay and thereby sustaining
$26,000 in income enhanced savings the economy's infla-
were 65% higher at suggests that Amer- tionary pressures.
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COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
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ing of the Omni Redevelopment District Community Redevelopment
Agency (CRA) is scheduled to take place on Wednesday. March 9th.
2022, at 10:30 a.m. or thereafter at the Miami City Hall. located at 3500
Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida 33133.
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MIAMI TODAY
Published Weekly
Miami, Miami -Dade County, Florida
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF MIAMI DADE:
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Diana Uribe
Who on oath says that he/she is: Accounting Director of
Miami Today, a weekly newspaper published at Miami in,
Miami -Dade County, Florida; that the attached copy of a
notice of publication: Public Notice
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March 3, 2022
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Newspaper published at Miami, in the said Miami -Dade
County, Florida and that the said newspaper has heretofore
been continuously published in Miami -Dade County, Florida
each week and has been entered as second-class mail matter
at the post office in Miami, in the said Miami -Dade County,
Florida for a period of one year preceding the first publication
of the attached copy of advertisement; and affiant further says
that he/she has neither paid nor promised any person, firm or
corporation any discount, rebate or commission or refund for
the purpose of securing this advertisement for publication in
the said newspaper.
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COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
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ing of the Omni Redevelopment District Community Redevelopment
Agency (CRA) is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, March 9th,
2022, at 10.30 a in or thereafter at the Miami City Hall, located at
3500 Pan American Drive, Miami. Florida 33133.
All interested persons are invited to attend. For more information,
please contact the OMNI CRA office at (305) 679-6868.
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12 MIAMI TODAY
HEALTH LPDATE
WEEK OF THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2022
Mental illness alliance details concerns for Asian -Americans
BY LAUREN Lssis
The National Alliance of Mental Illness
(NAMi), largest mental health organization
in the USwith 800local affiliates, blossomed
in Miami in 2016, said executive director
Kathryn Coppola, whogot involved with her
sick brother, she told a meeting last week.
"I moved here six years ago and started
volunteering,' Ms. Coppola said. At that
time, a group of families wanting to revitalize
the alliance in Miami was working to have
a substantial budget. -We started six years
ago without a lot of money, but with a lot of
enthusiastic wheneers:.
May is both Mental }health month and
Asian -American and Pacifie }slander I ieritage
month. and during an Asian American Ad-
visory- Board I. AAR) meeting in February,
the first presentation about NAMI was given.
Executive Dinxtor of the AAAB Joshua Ho
has attended events for years, according to
Ms. Coppola.
The presentation included statistics.
including that 14.4% of Asian-.4ine icans
experience mental illness, according to the
Office of Minority health, suicide being the
fifth leading cause rnAsian-American deaths.
and Asian -.American and Pacific Lslanders
being 60° o less l doh• to receive mental health
treatment.
According to the presentation. this is
caused by language barriers and cultural
stigma. Asian-. therican and Pacific island-
ers are three times less likely to seek mental
lealthservicesthan white-Arttericans. NAMI
Miami's goal is to "overcome these bathers
by creating a safe space to have difficult
conversations about mental health"
NAMI offersprograms likefamilywelhncss
support groups and peer recovery education
programs. Ending The Silence is a program
that teaches middle. high school, college -aged
youth and their fami liesabouteady symptoms
of mental health conditions. Support groups
area free service that meet weekly. "We work
with Jackson and partner with Baptist to hold
our support groups there," said Ms. Coppola
The NAMI WalkforMentalHealthAware-
ness is taking place May 21 in Maurice Ferre
Park in downtown Miami. The AAAB is
working to form a group for the walk.
Center for mental health and recovery to be ready in spring
BY LAUREN LAMB
The Miami Center for Mental
Health and Recovery is to be fully
built by May or June, says Judge
Steve Leifman, who has been
working on the h5-year endeavor
to reduce the number of homeless
and keep them out of the cyck of
hospitalization and prison via an
innovative program.
"This is the only way to solve
that complex issue of what to
do with acutely ill homeless that
cycle in and out of our care." he
told the Downtown Development
Authority last week. He said he's
confident the facility will help
make a 'significant dent" in the
homeless count of about 800 on
Miami's streets.
The center is rising at 2200 NW
SeventhAve. with a capital budget
of 551.1 million — 543.1 million
from the county s Building Better
Communities General Obligation
Boards and $8 mill ion from I ackson
Health.
The most common disorders
seen in the eity's homeless are
schizophrenia bipolar disorder,
depression and post -traumatic
stressdisorder,JudgeLeifman said.
"Doctors can file a petition right at
the door when the homeless come
in and if they meet the criteria,
we can have a hearing right in the
building's courtroom in a couple
of days based on the procedures."
Judge Steven Leifman sees center as the solution to acutely ill homeless who cycle through the system.
"The building is a one -stop
shop," he said. "It's unique because
it's notjusttorpsychiat icdisorders
hut can address the wisok body."
The building is to include a
primary health clinic, dental clinic,
eye clinic, podiatry clinic and tattoo
removal.
"We for too long have ignored
those aspects from a taxpayer point
of view. The cost is not necessarily
the jail although it's very high. It's
when they go to Jackson's ER."
said Judge Leifman.
"In March, we had 16 people
qualify. They had spent thousands
of days in jail and cost millions of
dollars;' he said. Right now, the
4,300 people in jail include 2.400
diagnosed with a mental illness by
Jackson Hospital, which ispartner-
ing with the diversion project.
"Jackson has partnered with
us and gave $8 million toward
construction," the judge said.
"The reason they did it is being
magnanimous, but its also going
to save them $14 million a year."
People with these disorders are
admitted to hospitals and stay for
long periods with no health insur-
ance, he said. "For us to be able
to divert them for those high -end
costs, it will save hundreds of
million."
Partnering with Columbia Uni-
versity"sPsychiatryDepatWe ntfor
research. he said, the Mental Health
Diversion Center is taking it at their
speed. "Columbia has asked us to
go good and slow." he said.' only
because this has never been done
before. We really believe we have
one shot to get it right. We don't
want W start too quickly and fail."
When the homeless leave hos-
pitals, there is a problem fording
housing, according to Judge Leif -
man. 'They've burned ever bridge
they lived in previously. so many
housing facilities won't let them
back in."
The new facility is going to host
208 beds. It will include a culinary
jobs training program, day activi-
ties for self-sufficiency. an indoor
basketball gym and library. "These
aresick people who have been hurt.
Their brains have been damaged,"
the judge said.
AdverseChildhood Experiences
are potentially traumatic events
that have occurred in childhood.
"We should be giving the exam
to every middle school kid in
America," said Mr. Leifman. "It
would help us identify bad things
happening to them now, but more
importantly, get them treated right
away and keep them from ending
up on the sheets."
"Miami is very unique." he said.
"We really cone together on these
sort of issues. We are not so set in
our ways that we're not willing to
try new things and have a pretty
collaborative spirit In these liteand
death issues, everyone steps up."
Doral, shopping center taking on mental and physical issues
Br Aa0M1.wi GAL AN
Doral city officials and Westend on 87th
shopping center are launching a free well-
ness initiative to support the overall mental
and physical health of the community.
Starting Saturday, "Well at Westend" at
2600 NW 87th Ave. is set to offer yoga,
meditation and mindfulness to low- and
high -impact exercises appropriate for all
ages and fitness levels. The series of classes
will be hosted by local experts at W'cstcatd's
recently renovated 7,000-square foot out-
door courtyard.
The goal in creating the courtyard has
always been to make it a space for commu-
nity and inclusion, said Silvia J. Fernandez
the center's managing director. Westend is
home to over 30 retail stores and restaurants
and has been serving the surrounding Doral
community for over 20 years.
"More than ever many people are experi-
encing high levels of stress and anxiety," she
said. "ll is important that we create time for
self -sae to supportour emotional well-beutg.'
Right beti.re Saturday's 11 a.m. class,
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2022, at 10:30 a.m. or thereafter at the Miami City Hall, located at
3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida 33133.
All interested persons are invited to attend. For more information,
please contact the OMNI CRA office at (305) 679-6868.
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Doral Mayor Juan Carlos Bermudez and
Ms. Fernandez are to hold a brief ceremony
to officially launch "Well at Westend" and
discuss wellness in the community. Yoga
instructorandwellnes.sentrepreneurSabrina
Badeaux ofKanekshun will then lead a class
on guided dance movement with meditation.
"(her community's overall wellness has
been a priority of the city since our inception,
garnering several valuable partnershipssuch
as this, as pan ofspecial initiatives like Step
Up Doral" Mayor Bermudez said.
Along with the in -person classes. Cora
Physical Therapy and Westland will share
wellness tips, best practices for mental and
physical well-being throughout the week
on the shopping center's lnstagram page
@Westendon87.
"This latest initiative with our neighbors at
Westend on87thcomes atapaled time,'the
mayorsaid,'providing much-teedcd support
to many families that have struggled through
the pandemic and are now looking for ways
to get back on track with their health."
Details: wvw.wrsrendshoppesin87.com
Pharmacy benefit managers targeted
THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
The Florida House has unani-
mously passed a measure that
would lead to increased oversight
of pharmacy benefit managers.
which act as sort of middlemen
between health insurers and
pharmacies.
The bill, sponsored by Rep.
Jackie Toledo, would give the state
Office of Insurance Regulation
more authority over pharmacy
benefit managers.
As an example, pharmacy
benefit managers are required
to register with the state. but the
Office of Insurance Regulation
does not have power to enforce
the registrationrequ cement. Rep.
Toledo's bill would allow the Of
fice of Insurance Regulation to
fine pharmacy benefit managers
for violations of the requirement.
Also, current law sets guide) ines
for audits that pharmacy benefit
managers conduct ofpharmacies.
Rep. Toledo's bill would give the
Office of Insurance Regulation
authority to enforce violations of
the guidelines.
Small pharmacies have long
complained about pharmacy
benefit managers, which represent
health insurers in negotiations
with drug companies and phar-
macies.
''We have the ability and respon-
sibility to protect Floridians from
unfair market practices." Rep.
Toledo said before the bill passed.
Dozens of health-care industry
lobbyists registered to lobby on
the issue, according to information
on the House website.