FAIRIELD — Solano County residents have their pick on how to celebrate America’s 235th birthday — from pancakes to parades to eye-popping fireworks-laden parties with live music. Fairfield‘s annual Independence Day Parade begins at 10 a.m. and the 2011 theme is “From Every Mountainside, Let Freedom Ring.” This year’s parade grand marshal is Sgt. Mike [...]
Sir Walter Scott wasn’t writing about politics when he sagely observed two centuries ago, “Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive.” But he could have been — and his poetry perfectly describes the ironic consequences of two deceptive California ballot measures drafted by Democratic politicians and their allies. Last [...]
FAIRFIELD — Comedian Ngaio Bealum rolls into town for a show at Pepperbelly’s next week and there are three things you need to know about him. The first is that his name is pronounced “oon guy yo” and is an Americanization of a Kikuyu word meaning “hungry for knowledge.” The second is that his “big four” [...]
I love the Fourth of July. I like my fireworks big, my Budweiser cold and my Yankee Doodle dandy. Indeed, I like it very dandy, and I’m really not even sure what that means. However, I do know that I love the Fourth of July and this Monday is Independence Day. It’s interesting as to [...]
If there’s one thing that will quickly become clear in the wake of state Controller John Chiang’s decision to withhold the pay of California legislators because of their failure to produce a balanced budget, it will be how deeply those officials really hold the values they consistently proclaim while running for office. Will Republican state [...]
FAIRFIELD — The Fairfield Police Activities League wants adult volunteers so it can expand services at the Matt Garcia Youth Center. Volunteers do such things as work with students to produce a monthly newsletter; coach or referee basketball games from 6 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday or Thursday; direct tournaments for ping-pong, dominos, chess and [...]
3:08 a.m. — Driving under the influence, 000 block AIR BASE 6:44 a.m. — Hit-and-run, 1900 block GRANDE 9:55 a.m. — Vandalism, 000 BLOCK GREEN VALLEY 11:39 a.m. — Reckless driving, 000 block DOVER 12:28 p.m. — Residential Burglary, 100 block DEL PASO 1:17 p.m. — Gunshots, 00 block DEL PASO 3:44 p.m. — Burglary, 2000 [...]
6:53 a.m. — Vandalism, 600 block PENNSYLVANIA 8:15 a.m. — Vandalism, 1800 block DONCASTER 9:11 a.m. — Graffiti, 1500 block EMPIRE 10:17 a.m. — Reckless driving, 000 block BUSINESS CENTER DRIVE 11:20 a.m. — Hit-and-run, 2300 block N. TEXAS 11:35 a.m. — Vandalism, 1800 block MINNESOTA 12:49 p.m. — Reckless driving, 000 block E. ALTLANTIC [...]
VALLEJO—Sometimes things go easier when one person wears many hats. At least that seems to be the philosophy of Oakland playwright Judith Offer. She penned Mira Theatre Guild’s latest production, “Compared to What?” and will also serve as the director. “Compared to What?” is set in 1926 West Oakland and is about two Pullman porters [...]
Over the years that I’ve worked in the financial business in Fairfield and Vacaville, I’ve taught classes for 13 years at Solano College, for a year-and-a-half at the University of Phoenix, and given talks too numerous to remember to various groups. Almost inevitably, the same question comes up when I’m done. What do you think [...]
FAIRFIELD — A suspect is in custody after he allegedly opened fire on Fairfield Police officers — who returned fire — late Sunday in an apartment on North Texas Street. According to a Fairfield Police Department press release, the suspect surrendered an hour after the shots were fired and was taken to a Bay Area [...]
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