FAIRFIELD — A challenger in the Fairfield-Suisun School District board election continues to lead the money race, according to financial statements submitted Thursday. Those same statements show significant contributions from unions. Judi Honeychurch, one of eight candidates vying for four seats in Fairfield-Suisun, raised $1,670 cash from July 1 to Sept. 24, bringing her total [...]
VACAVILLE — Vacaville school officials are investigating a classroom incident in which a veteran teacher docked his students’ grades after one of them sneezed. It all started in longtime Will C. Wood High School health teacher Steve Cuckovich’s third-period class last week. Student Erica Fagan said Cuckovich warned students after someone sneezed in class and [...]
SACRAMENTO — Jury trial on a pair of child sexual abuse charges for a former Cleo Gordon Elementary School vice principal was put on hold Thursday until next week. With a pool of potential juror waiting downstairs at the Sacramento County courthouse, Christopher Vargas appeared briefly in front of Judge Roland L. Candee, who talked [...]
FAIRFIELD — The Daily Republic is looking for paintballers. Whether you’re a diehard with your own equipment or a newbie just getting into the game, we’d love to hear about your experiences and why you like to paintball. Who do you paintball with? Friends? Family? We’d like to know what’s so great about the game [...]
FAIRFIELD — Incumbent Chuck Timm has the early lead in the fundraising race for City Council. Timm on Thursday filed papers that report he has raised $41,140 since January. That compares to $13,757 reported by challenger Brian Travis and $11,673 reported by challenger Pam Bertani. But the picture as of Thursday was incomplete. Incumbent Rick [...]
WASHINGTON — Fixed mortgage rates have fallen to historic new lows for a fourth straight week and are likely to fall further. The average on a 30-year fixed mortgage fell to 4.01 percent from 4.09 percent this week, Freddie Mac said Thursday. That’s the lowest rate since the mortgage buyer began keeping records in 1971. [...]
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes fell in August, after a weaker-than-expected peak buying season. The National Association of Realtors said Thursday that its index of sales agreements fell 1.2 percent last month to a reading of 88.6 A reading of 100 is considered healthy. The last time the [...]
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