1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (374+ words) FAIRFIELD — City Council members will consider a resolution updating the Prohousing Incentive Program allocation of $200,000 to reflect the final reimbursement amounts from the Housing Authority Senior Manor Building Fund and General Fund. Council members in March adopted a resolution moving…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (174+ words) FAIRFIELD — Solano College Music's fall concert, "Spooktacular Sounds," is slated for 7 p.m. Oct. 6 in the SCC Performing Arts Center. It's directed by SCC Chamber Choir director Michael Reilly and SCC Chamber Orchestra director Teri Yumae. “I’ve only heard it once…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (691+ words) The Right Stuff: Colleen Britton On Tuesday, Sept. 1, the California Energy Commission hosted a second public hearing in Vacaville regarding the Corby project, a 300-megawatt, lithium-ion Battery Energy Storage System – or BESS – that applicants want to build on prime agricultural…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (635+ words) VACAVILLE — Troy Plunkett has reason to be angry and resentful. He does not allow that to happen – and never has. Instead, he has used his competitive nature – developed from years in athletics and the very sport that put him in…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (722+ words) Raymond Burr in a publicity portrait for "Perry Mason." (JT Vintage via ZUMA Press Wire/TNS) FAIRFIELD — If you were in serious trouble and could call any TV lawyer, who would you choose? Harvey Specter has the confidence. Saul Goodman…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (527+ words) Ask Dr. Scott: Scott T. Anderson As a professor at a state medical school, I followed a recent article on local high schools with interest (“Local schools earn top rankings from U.S. News & World Report,” Daily Republic, Sept. 2). As a product…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (246+ words) Americans like to spend money, and they’re good at it. But they also feel kind of bad about it. Whether your spending is truly excessive and worthy of guilt depends on your financial circumstances, and your preferences for joy today…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (323+ words) VALLEJO — A Vallejo resident and U.S. Army veteran recently received a new roof through Rebuilding Together Solano County and The Owens Corning Veteran Roof Deployment Project. Paul Hickey received the roof from Equinox Roofing – an Owens Corning Platinum Roofing Contractor....

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (182+ words) FAIRFIELD — Solano County elections will stand alone as its own department. The Board of Supervisors, on Sept. 1, amended an ordinance so that the registrar of voters no longer has to be the chief information officer. The action follows the departure…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (178+ words) FAIRFIELD — The Board of Supervisors recently recognized Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 as National Hispanic Heritage Month "to celebrate the histories, cultures, traditions and contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans" in Solano County. Nearly 32% of the county's population identify as Hispanic or…...