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Supervisors acknowledge Peace Officers Memorial Day Todd R. Hansen
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FAIRFIELD — The Solano County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday recognized May 15 as the 59th annual commemoration of Peace Officers Memorial Day and recognized May 9-15 as National Police Officer Appreciation Week in griess Solano County. The last peace officer in Solano County to die in the line of duty was California Highway Patrol Officer Kirk “Hollywood”
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Griess on Aug. 10, 2018. Griess was 46. He left behind a wife, Keri, daughters, Kadi and Kaci, and son, Kole. The former Marine is buried in the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery near Dixon. Dedication of the “CHP Officer Kirk Griess Memorial Highway” is tentatively set for July 22. Right now it is planned as a private family ceremony. The stretch of Interstate 505 to be ded-
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A pedestrian wearing a face mask walks through downtown Fairfield, Tuesday.
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FAIRFIELD — Solano County missed the mark Tuesday in its quest to relax restrictions placed on businesses and personal interactions due to the pandemic. The county reported just 16 new cases of novel coronavirus infection, saw a significant reduction in the number of active cases and a drop in the seven-day positivity testing rate. Hospitalizations among people with Covid-19 increased but matyas remain low overall – especially when compared to the winter surge. Solano County has seen daily counts of new cases whipsaw over the course of the past several weeks, oftentimes flirting with totals that would qualify for an easing of restrictions only to have them spike and
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Solano law enforcement take part in the Solano County Peace Officers Memorial in Fairfield, May 22, 2019.
Solano supervisors appoint members to redistricting advisory panel Todd R. Hansen
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FAIRFIELD — Solano County supervisors on Tuesday appointed 14 of 15 representatives from their five districts to the 2021 Redistricting Advisory Committee. Board Chairman John Vasquez’s appointments were not included in the written material, but he announced Steven Greenberg and Lois Cross will be two of the members. He said he is waiting to hear back from a third person. Vasquez represents the 4th District. Super visor Erin Hannigan, for the 1st District, appointed Tiffanee
Jones, Mary Ann Buggs and Cassandra James. Supervisor Monica Brown, for the 2nd District, appointed Chris Angle, Stephanie Cobb and Mina Diaz, who is a Vallejo councilwoman. Super v isor Jim Spering, for the 3rd District, appointed Debra Russo, Mike Nail and Delon Jackson. Supervisor Mitch Mashburn, for the 5th District, appointed Jim McCully, Lisa Donahue and Rosie Enriquez. T he com m it tee members will go through some county training with regard to their tasks
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Smoke billows from Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip, controlled by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, Tuesday.
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