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Bertani, Vaccaro take oaths of office for City Council

City Councilwoman Pam Bertani gives two thumbs up to her supporters after she was sworn in to the Fairfield City Council by Assemblywoman Mariko Yamada, D-Davis, Tuesday evening in Fairfield. (Mike Greener/Daily Republic)

FAIRIELD — Pam Bertani has begun her first Fairfield City Council term and incumbent Rick Vaccaro has begun his first full term after previously being appointed to fill a council vacancy. Both took their oaths of office Tuesday evening, as did city Treasurer Oscar Reyes and City Clerk Jeanette Bellinder. That enacted the decision made [...]

7 Comments / December 06, 2011 | Posted in Fairfield election 2011,Featured Stories | Read More »

County releases final Fairfield election results

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FAIRFIELD — Solano County on Monday released the final election results which, as expected, didn’t change a tight Fairfield City Council race. Challenger Pam Bertini won one available seat with 5,722 votes and incumbent Rick Vaccaro won the other with 5,362 votes. Incumbent Chuck Timm had 5,296 votes and challenger Brian Travis had 3,912 votes. [...]

1 Comment / November 28, 2011 | Posted in Fairfield election 2011 | Read More »

Vaccaro lands 2nd City Council spot with all votes counted

Rick Vaccaro

FAIRFIELD — Incumbent Rick Vaccaro apparently completed his long-shot comeback in the City Council race, edging out incumbent Chuck Timm for the second of two available seats on the Nov. 8 ballot. Challenger Pam Bertani remains the top voter-getter in the count released Tuesday by the county Registrar of Voters. She has 5,720 votes, followed [...]

55 Comments / November 22, 2011 | Posted in Fairfield election 2011,Top stories | Read More »

Fairfield treasurer, city clerk can help shape their posts

Newly elected Fairfield treasurer Oscar Reyes and Fairfield city clerk Jeanette Bellinder ran unopposed in this month's elections. (Brad Zweerink/Daily Republic)

FAIRFIELD — Jeanette Bellinder and Oscar Reyes both ran for office in Fairfield this month, but avoided the nerve-wracking Election Day suspense of keeping up with vote counts to see if they won. Both ran unopposed. Bellinder will soon become the Fairfield city clerk, while Reyes will continue a tenure as Fairfield treasurer that began [...]

1 Comment / November 20, 2011 | Posted in Fairfield election 2011,Featured Stories | Read More »

Vaccaro moves ahead of Timm in latest City Council race update

Rick Vaccaro

FAIRFIELD — Incumbent Rick Vaccaro got a large enough percentage of ballots uncounted on Election Day to move ahead of incumbent Chuck Timm in the race for a City Council seat. Two seats are available. Challenger Pam Bertani remains the leader with 5,525 votes, but Vaccaro made up a 110-vote Election Day deficit and moved [...]

32 Comments / November 11, 2011 | Posted in Fairfield election 2011,Top stories | Read More »

Vaccaro takes lead for 2nd Fairfield City Council seat

Rick Vaccaro

FAIRFIELD — Incumbent Rick Vaccaro has taken the lead in a tight contest for the second of two seats on the Fairfield City Council. Updated results from Tuesday’s election show that Pam Bertani remains the top vote-getter, with 5,525 votes, or 28.05 percent. Vaccaro now has 5,205 votes, or 26.42 percent. Incumbent Chuck Timm is [...]

19 Comments / November 11, 2011 | Posted in Fairfield election 2011 | Read More »

Fairfield voters choose the new and the familiar

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FAIRFIELD — Voters decided Tuesday they want a new face on the City Council in Pam Bertani and a familiar one in Chuck Timm. The two candidates pulled ahead in a close, four-way race for two City Council seats. Bertani got 4,301 votes and incumbent Timm 4,176 votes, besting incumbent Rick Vaccaro’s 4,066 votes and [...]

10 Comments / November 09, 2011 | Posted in Fairfield election 2011,Top stories | Read More »

Bertani, Timm look to prevail in a close Fairfield City Council race

Pam Bertani talks with friends and supporters at her law office while waiting for election results Tuesday night in Fairfield.  (Daily Republic- Adam Smith)

FAIRFIELD — Challenger Pam Bertani appeared on her way to winning a City Council seat late Tuesday, with incumbent Chuck Timm leading incumbent Rick Vaccaro for the final spot. But, as of  11:20 p.m., the four-way race for two seats was close. Bertani had 27.45 percent of the vote, Timm had 26.65 percent, Vaccaro had [...]

19 Comments / November 08, 2011 | Posted in Fairfield election 2011,Featured Stories | Read More »

Bertani still leads in Fairfield council race, Timm second

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FAIRFIELD (11:25 p.m.) — Two-time candidate Pam Bertani maintains her lead in the Fairfield City Council race with 4,301 votes based on an 11:24 p.m. update from the Solano County Elections Office. Update: Bertani, Timm prevail in close council race. See the latest here. Incumbents Chuck Timm and Rick Vaccaro remain two-three in the race for [...]

14 Comments / November 08, 2011 | Posted in Fairfield election 2011 | Read More »

Turnout light for local races

Carol Qvistgaard, of Fairfield, casts her vote at Solano Community College Tuesday. (Brad Zweerink/Daily Republic)

SUISUN CITY — Walter Goodman and the other workers at the Suisun City Hall polling place got plenty of time to read Tuesday between the trickle of voters. “It’s been very slow here,” Goodman said around 3:30 p.m., adding that he hoped things would pick up during the evening. Slow seemed to be the watchword [...]

No Comment / November 08, 2011 | Posted in Fairfield election 2011,Featured Stories | Read More »

Fairfield City Council race enters stretch run

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FAIRFIELD – It’s just about all over in the Fairfield City Council race except for the voting, or at least the voting that hasn’t already been done by mail. Incumbents Chuck Timm and Rick Vaccaro and challengers Pam Bertani and Brian Travis will soon learn who will win two available City Council seats. The election [...]

27 Comments / November 06, 2011 | Posted in Fairfield election 2011,Top stories | Read More »

Incumbents lead Fairfield City Council fundraising race

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FAIRFIELD — The incumbents continue to outpace the challengers in raising money for the Fairfield City Council race. Incumbent Chuck Timm has raised $47,459 for the year, and incumbent Rick Vaccaro has raised $43,399. In contrast, challenger Pam Bertani has raised $28,687, and challenger Brian Travis has raised $15,092. Candidates had to file the latest [...]

44 Comments / October 27, 2011 | Posted in Fairfield election 2011,Top stories | Read More »

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