WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has dined atop San Francisco’s Nob Hill, overlooked the Pacific from Corona Del Mar, and rubbed shoulders with celebrities at George Clooney’s Hollywood mansion. But as he returns Wednesday to California for his 15th trip as president, Obama has yet to venture more than a short drive from the Pacific [...]
FAIRFIELD — When Deon Price wrote a Daily Republic column about young black males, he was amazed at the response. His column “Save the drowning first” talked about the need to support and help those who needed it most. In his opinion, that was young black males. The response he got was overwhelming. Some was [...]
Fishing 31st Annual Bass Reapers Open Tournament At Lake Berryessa Total weight 1, Don Delorefice-Todd Delorefice, 20.83. 2, Chuck Wood-Aaron Wood, 20.65. 3, John Ewing-Kevin Cooper, 19.32. 4, Dan Sweat-Josh Kaneko, 18.84. 5, Brandon Peterson-Mike Hadden, 18.55. 6, Brad Ford-Brad Serrage, 18.25. 7, Scott MacKenzie-Karla Henriquez, 17.54. 8, Sean Stafford-Sean Stafford, 16.63. 9, Larry Hutton-Rodney [...]
FAIRFIELD — While attending Armijo High school in the 1950s, Emil Bautista was one of the Pizzarino Boys, a group of standout athletes who loved to pull pranks. No one, least of all Bautista himself, could predict he would one day go from being a high school prankster to a kajukenbo grandmaster. His transformation came [...]
FAIRFIELD — The raucous laughter spilling out of the Becker-Balmer room of the Fairfield Civic Center Library last week was business as usual for the nine septuagenarians. The men — Emil Bautista, Bill Cupp, Gary Drummond, Mike Green, Keith Hayes, Bob Lozano, Gene Thacker and Bud Tonnesen — are part of the Pizzarino Boys, a [...]
FAIRFIELD — Kaiser Permanente is funding five scholarships for local high school students in honor of fallen Vallejo Police Officer and Vacaville resident James Capoot. Each of the scholarships are worth $1,000 and are for students attending two- or four-year colleges in fall 2012. Applicants must attend a high school in Vacaville or Vallejo, where [...]
VALLEJO — The Monticello Empire League had two chances to tie it in the final 30 seconds but had a pair of 3-point attempts rim out. Not bad considering the Solano County Athletic Conference led by 21 after the first quarter and was poised to run away and hide before having to hold on for [...]
VALLEJO — The execution at times was off the mark, but the intensity was worthy of the playoffs. The inaugural MEL-SCAC Girls Basketball Classic at Bethel High of Vallejo on Thursday at times appeared headed for a blowout but somehow turned into a nail-biter. The Monticello Empire League trailed by 16 points with less than [...]
FAIRFELD — For the first time the Monticello Empire League and the Solano County Athletic Conference will face off in a pair of all-star basketball games tonight at Jesse Bethel High in Vallejo. Featuring seniors who starred for their teams in both the MEL and SCAC during the 2011-12 season, the games will be the [...]
Frederick Walker straightened his tie and breathed deep. These were the moments he lived for as a prosecutor and he’d learned when he was a star college basketball player — then nicknamed “Sky” — to center himself in tense moments. “Let me get this straight, Mr. Rositanno. You know no one in the Palpatino crime [...]
FAIRFIELD — There is an old saying that “everyone has an addiction.” Some are addicted to money. For others it may be shopping or chocolate. And then there are others whose addiction can be an expensive one to maintain: They’re called sneakerheads. They see a pair of shoes they like, and another and another and another, and pretty soon [...]
Vince Shaw is a believer, a believer in himself and in the Napa Valley College women’s basketball team, for which he was named head coach late last week. It’s the first head coaching job for Shaw, a 1990 Fairfield High graduate who later played and coached for Solano Community College. “I’m just really excited, first [...]
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