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Drones hit Kyiv as Russia aims to destroy power grid before winter The Washington Post KYIV, Ukraine — Russia redoubled its bombing of Ukrainian critical infrastructure Monday morning in a push to leave millions of people across the country without heat or power ahead of the winter, as a swarm of kamikaze drones attacked central Kyiv and missiles struck other cities. In the capital, where residents awoke to the ominous sound of buzzing in the skies, a four-story residential building and an office building belonging to Ukraine’s electricity grid operator, Ukrenergo, next to the ST-1 thermal power station were hit. It was not immedi-

ately clear if the station itself – which serves four districts in central Kyiv – was hit. Any damage to it would leave thousands of people without power. Officials in the capital had already started rationing power, and urging residents to consume less, after a barrage of airstrikes a week ago hit energy targets, raising fears that Russia had opened a new chapter in the war. The new strikes confirmed those fears and injected additional urgency into the pledges by Ukraine’s NATO supporters to strengthen air defenses, including with state-of-the-art systems. Intentionally directing See Kyiv, Page A9

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Smoke rises after drone strikes in central Kyiv, Monday.

Russian analyst in Trump dossier case acquitted of lying to FBI

Harry Price is running for re-election for mayor of Fairfield.

Price lets experience, wide-net connections stand for themselves

Todd R. Hansen

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FAIRFIELD — Harry Price has been described as a “ceremonial” mayor. The unflattering designation was crafted by Councilwoman Catherine Moy when she announced she was going to run for the mayor’s seat, saying she would provide real leadership. At the time, Price had not decided whether he intended to seek a fifth term, but declined to comment on Moy’s statement. Not long after, Price announced he did want four more years – Chauncey Banks, 56, also is running – and in an interview Monday, he answered Moy’s criticism. “I wonder if she knows what leadership is,” Price said. “I spend a lot of time at City Hall. My wife passed away four years ago, so basically I’ve been a full-time mayor,” Price said.

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Ru s sian analys t Igor D a n c h e n ko wa l k s t o the Albert V. Bryan U.S. C our t hou s e during a lunch break in his trial in Alexandria, Virginia, Oct. 11. Durham, who was tapped for the role under the Trump administration. Durham’s first TrumpRussia trial – against a former lawyer for Hillary Clinton’s campaign who was also accused of lying to the FBI while providing a tip – ended in acquittal as well. The Danchenko See Dossier, Page A9

He defines a Local Agency Forleader as “someone mation Commission, who can inspire he adds, also helps someone to do what protect the base, and they might not othother growth-senerwise do.” He said sitive areas. Solano Votes using experience to Price served eight coach those individyears in the Army, uals is a critical skill. “And I’ve which he said provides many done a lot of coaching.” opportunities to develop leaderPrice points to his two terms ship, and described himself as “a as a councilman, 16 years as very good listener,” another skill mayor, seats on the Planning Com- he considers critical to the job. mission and other city panels He also points to his politibefore all of that, and marks cal connections in Sacramento himself as one of the most knowl- and Washington as proven assets edgeable and closely linked for the city. representatives in the county to Price’s other priorities: affordTravis Air Force Base. able housing, “that’s a big one,” That is important to Price and homelessness. because he lists the viability of But don’t look for Price to lead the base as one of his highest pri- the charge on either topic. He said orities, and recently has involved he thinks the job of the mayor is himself in Suisun City business to put the right council members over his concerns of a warehouse in the right committee spots, project he said he thinks is a potenSee Price, Page A9 tial risk to Travis. His role on the

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Moy asks Fairfield city official to investigate leaked documents Todd R. Hansen

Tribune Content Agency A Russian business analyst who was the primary source of a largely unverified 2016 dossier on thenpresidential-candidate Donald Trump’s alleged ties to Russia was acquitted of charges he lied to the FBI. Igor Danchenko, 44, was found not guilty Tuesday by a federal jury of lying about the suspected identity of a Russian source he said called him anonymously to report a “well-developed conspiracy” between Trump’s campaign and the Kremlin. The tip was never borne out. The Alexandria, Virginia, jury reached its verdict after more than eight hours of deliberation. The probe of the FBI investigation is being led by special counsel John

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FAIRFIELD — City councilwoman and mayoral candidate Catherine Moy has prompted Interim City Manager David Gassaway to look into how documents involving an investigation into an employee complaint against her ended up with the Daily Republic. Gassaway, on Tuesday, called the Daily Republic and said his only interest was to tighten up the handling of such documents

that involve an employee, and said no final report on the investigation was ever completed by the city. Gassaway was not the city manager MOY at the time of the complaint. The Daily Republic, which did not identify the employee in its election profile on Moy that published Sunday, declined to provide any information to Gassaway. Attempts to reach

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Moy by phone on Tuesday were unsuccessful. Moy, a former reporter for the Daily Republic, was presented a copy of a letter from city Human Resources Director Farbod Pirouzmand to the employee and dated Feb. 22, 2021. The letter states that a third-party investigation found evidence that “Moy told or intimated to (then-City Manager Stefan) Chatwin and

(former city managers) David White and Sean Quinn, that (the employee) was having an affair with a married man or referenced the existence of rumors to that effect.” The employee, contacted by the Daily Republic, denied ever having an affair with a married man. Moy denied ever spreading any kind of rumor about a city employee. The same letter cleared Moy of allegations that she had See Moy, Page A9

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