Fairfield’s top cop announces retirement, breast cancer diagnosis ment after 28 years in law enforcement – working in Fairfield since Oct. 14, 2020. The written post notes a breast cancer diagnosis early this year.
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FAIRFIELD — Police Chief Deanna Cantrell, the first woman chief in the city, on Tuesday announced her retire-
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Council OKs water delivery to Middle Green Valley Todd R. Hansen
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FAIRFIELD — The City Council, on a 6-1 vote Tuesday night, approved a conveyance agreement to transfer Solano Irrigation District water though the city treatment plant to the Middle Green Valley Specific Plan Area. Councilwoman Catherine Moy, expressing her concerns that this would set a precedent and possibly threaten Suisun Valley in the future, voted against the agreement. The vote also included adopting a resolution to indemnify the city in the event of a lawsuit. It was mentioned that the county had agreed to the indemnification, but County Counsel Bernadette Curry said in a phone message left with the Daily Republic that the Board of Supervisors has not approved that as of yet. Anthony Russo, one of the Middle Green Valley developers, told the council the developers would indemnify the county if it came to legal action. Russo was not the only speaker who favored the agreement. A Green Valley resident said by denying the agreement, Fairfield would be setting a different kind of precedent that could prevent he and others from a reliable water source in the event the Vallejo system fails. Vallejo Water Director Beth Schoenberger called into the meeting and asked the council to delay the action until the two cities, the county and other interests get together to discuss the possibility of Vallejo providing the water. Most of those who spoke opposed the agreement, including representatives for the Solano County Orderly Growth Committee, which has opposed the development from the start, calling it urban sprawl. Former county Supervisor Duane Kromm See Water, Page A8
Ferrell qualifies for ballot for District 5 race Todd R. Hansen
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FAIRFIELD — Jeremy Ferrell, making his second run for a seat on the Fairfield City Council, did qualify for the ballot for the District 5 post. F e r r e l l learned Friday – the deadline for filing – that he was two signatures shy FERRELL of qualifying for the ballot. However, the City Clerk’s Office announced he did get the corrected nomination papers in on time. He is one of two chal-
lengers to incumbent Councilwoman Dorris Panduro. Also running for the district seat is Scott Mulvey. Although the city interpreted the Election Code differently, the filing deadline for all city offices up for election on Nov. 8 was Friday. The City Attorney’s Office believed that because Councilman Chuck Timm and Councilwoman Catherine Moy were not seeking new terms on the council See Ferrell, Page A8
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Smoke smolders following a vegetation fire that burned about 23 acres near Pleasants Valley Road in Vacaville, Monday.
Crews complete Pleasants Valley-area fire mop-up Daily Republic Staff
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PLEASANTS VALLEY — The last Cal Fire crews left the Pleasants Valley area about 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, wrapping up what turned out to be a 23-acre fire that forced the evacuation of a number of residences. The exact number of homes affected was not immediately available. The order covered the area east side of Pleasants Valley Road, from Cherry Glen Road north to Hespeller Lane, including all of the Cherry Glen extension.
No structures were damaged. No injuries were reported, fire officials said. The fire started about 12:30 p.m. Monday along the 6000 block of Pleasants Valley Road, on a hillside between the city and Pleasants Valley. “The conditions were right for us. There were no heavy winds so we were able to contain it,” Fire Chief Howard Wood, with the Vacaville Fire Protection District, said in a phone interview Monday. The evacuation order was issued about 1:30 p.m., with an evacuation warning issued about an hour later
for Cherry Glen Road from Interstate 80 to Pleasants Valley Road, as well as Oak Canyon Lane and Laguna Creek Trail, in unincorporated Vacaville. The warning was lifted about 2:10 p.m. The evacuation order was lifted close to 4 p.m. The Vacaville Fire Fire Protection District was the initial response agency, but it quickly shifted to the state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. A number of other fire agencies responded to the blaze, including Vacaville city, California See Fire, Page A8
Brumfield will be Suisun’s next mayor; Carli lone candidate for Vaca mayor Daily Republic Staff
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SUISUN CITY — Retired law enforcement official Larry Brumfield will be the next mayor of Suisun City – though possibly serving the shortest term in the history of the city. Brumfield’s will be the only name that will appear on the Nov. 8 ballot to fill the short-term post of the mayor’s seat vacated by now-Assemblywoman Lori Wilson. In Vacaville, former police Chief John Carli – as of Tuesday – was the only candidate who has filed his nomination papers for the mayor’s job. Vice Mayor Jason Roberts and Joseph Green pulled nomination papers, but WEATHER 96 | 62 Sunny. Five-day forecast on B10.
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have not filed. The deadline to file is Wednesday. How long Brumfield will actually serve is not clear, but it could be a matter of days and certainly no more than a couple of weeks before the winner of the new four-year term is sworn into office. That full term will be decided between Councilwoman Alma Hernandez and businessman James Berg. The ballot is also set for the City Council race, with five candidates seeking
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two available seats. Councilwoman Jane Day was the latest to join the contest, pulling
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