The National Park Service says 1,825 Burmese pythons have been caught in and around the Florida Everglades since 2000. One of the largest — more than 16 feet long and weighing 156 pounds — was caught just in January. The Burmese pythons have been joined in the swamps by other discarded pets: African pythons and [...]
Let me be clear from the start: I’m not talking about “occupy” as in “camping” or “closing down” like some places, but rather “occupy” more as in “take ownership.” What got me thinking about this topic is a story I heard on a public radio station while traveling in New England last fall, during the [...]
FAIRFIELD — The newly formed Toastmasters club, Talk of NorthBay, is seeking new members. The group’s purpose is to encourage participants to develop public speaking and leadership skills. Formed this month, the club will meet at noon Wednesdays at Green Valley Administration Center, 4500 Business Center Drive, a location hosted by NorthBay Healthcare. The group [...]
FAIRFIELD — Faith in Action is looking for peer counselors for the elderly and will start a 10-week training class Feb. 15 at the Fairfield Senior Center at 1200 Civic Center Drive. The peer counselors work with local seniors who live alone and help them deal with problems that range from stress to loss of [...]
FAIRFIELD — Death day arrives Wednesday for Fairfield’s redevelopment agency and parts of the aftermath look so convoluted that one council member compared the situation to “Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride.” The state’s decision to get rid of some 400 redevelopment agencies takes effect Wednesday. Now comes the complicated task of winding down all of the [...]
The Solano County Taxpayers Association’s Wastewater Committee met with the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board to discuss Water Board procedures. In addition to the Board Executive Officer Pamela Creedon, a state board member, Rik Rasmussen, and a San Francisco Environmental Protection Agency Region representative, Matthew Mitchell, were in attendance and two Federal EPA [...]
On Jan. 1, 1999, 11 members of the European Union took what seemed to be the next logical step in European unity by creating a common currency zone. Three years later, the old national currencies were replaced by new coins and banknotes, the euro. As constructed, the eurozone had one glaring deficiency: There was no [...]
FAIRFIELD — A flier suggesting Valentine’s Day gifts from the Solano County Animal Shelter reads like this: “Chocolates, $20. Flowers, $50. Romantic Dinner for two, $100. The forever love of a best friend . . . priceless!” The shelter is offering half off adoption fees as part of its “Won’t You Be My Valentine Adoption [...]
VACAVILLE — The Vacaville City Council is looking for residents interested in serving on the city’s Planning Commission, Commission on Aging and Community Services Commission. City Hall is presently in the process of evaluating whether the city’s Commission on Housing and Redevelopment will continue to exist now that Vacaville’s redevelopment agency is going away. The [...]
1:37 p.m. — Fraud, 800 block HERON 2:23 p.m. — Vandalism, 1400 block HUMPHREY 7:31 p.m. — Vandalism, 1300 block CRANE
4:03 p.m. — Hit and run, 1000 block WESTWIND 7:49 p.m. — Burglary, 1100 block CRYSTAL
2:52 a.m. — Missing adult, 900 block MARINA 9:05 p.m. — Vandalism, RAILROAD/EAST TABOR 9:42 p.m. — Burglary, 600 block WHISPERING BAY 10:34 p.m. — Assault, 1500 block MONTEBELLO
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