For millions of folks, the federal government is now their sugar daddy. According to The Wall Street Journal, 47 percent of people in this country, both citizens and non-citizens, are receiving one or more federal benefits payments. That is the highest entitlement percentage in U.S. history. And that’s just the way some in the Democratic [...]
FAIRFIELD — Fairfield and Vacaville are looking for ways to help the stalled building industry construct more homes. The Fairfield City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved an agreement with Economic & Planning Systems Inc. to do a study comparing developer fees in Fairfield, Vacaville and similar cities. This study will also explore ways to stimulate [...]
In the midst of the current turmoil, many pundits are tempted to predict investments or interest rate levels. Predicting interest rate movements correctly is hard, especially as profession. But getting it wrong is nowhere near as painful as the experience of those who lose their own money based on someone’s forecast. Last year, Reuters news [...]
FAIRFIELD — Raul Rodriguez on a recent morning speculated where he might hang a 4-foot-long trophy striped bass on the wood-paneled wall of his new Fairfield restaurant. “I will definitely have a big fish,” Rodriguez said. After all, this is Raul’s Striper Cafe, the Fairfield version. The original Striper Cafe is a mainstay in Rio [...]
FAIRFIELD — Color comics aficionados will have something to talk about today as the Daily Republic launches a new Sunday Comics section. Comics featured each Sunday have remained constant for several years. That changes today as the DR unveils its Sunday Comics, courtesy of a new supplier. For more on the new Sunday Comics, see [...]
Today marks an evolution of sorts here at the Daily Republic, one not so much of our own choosing but instead one driven by market forces beyond our control. Regular readers of the Sunday comics will quickly notice a new look, a selection of comics that’s expanded, adding new offerings and taking some of the [...]
When Mrs. Brad and I win “The Amazing Race,” our first tough decision will be what to do with all that money. You get $1 million for winning the CBS reality show, so it is a nice chunk of change. Of course, we’ll probably also have appearances on the morning news shows and gigs at [...]
Campaigns for two seats on the Fairfield City Council are in full swing in advance of Election Day, Nov. 8. These are dire times for local governments, which continue to make cuts in personnel, programs and services to more closely match incoming tax dollars used to support those personnel, programs and services. The name of [...]
Today FaST Lions Barbecue at Winterhawk Winery 1-6 p.m., Winterhawk Winery, 4537 Abernathy Road, Fairfield. Wine tasting, live music. Info: mjlfairfield@sbcglobal.com. Imagine Me Fundraising Dinners 1-5 p.m., 2751 Elmhurst Circle, Fairfield. Several dinner options, with proceeds to help upcoming cancer event and donation to American Cancer Society. Fee involved. Info: Melissa at 639-6417 or Teresa at 470-6778. [...]
One year has swiftly passed since I retired as Daily Republic editor and publisher and moved to Idaho, a tough decision indeed. After all, I’m a native Californian with friends and family living within an hour’s drive of our home in Fairfield. But, we’ve been traveling to the Gem State for more than 30 years. [...]
FAIRFIELD — Fairfield City Hall has brick walls and might be a place to head if the unthinkable happened and a nuclear device went off in the Bay Area. At least, City Hall was among the county’s officially designated fallout shelters back in 1972. Even so, it bears no resemblance to a fallout shelter that [...]
I confess to having written several “gloom and doom” columns recently, but I didn’t want to put myself in the same category as those who predict a total collapse of the dollar and other currencies, leaving gold and silver as the only negotiable money. Since the orgy of commercials for gold came out, the dollar [...]
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