Fairfield planning panel to discuss homeless strategy A3 DAILYREPUBLIC.COM | Well said. Well read.
Argentina defeats Croatia to advance to World Cup final B1
WEDNESDAY | December 14, 2022 | $1.00
VOTE NOW thru December 18th This is your chance to let our readers know who your favorite businesses are. OVER 100 CATEGORIES TO VOTE ON
Go to DailyRepublic.com and click on Readers’ Choice or this logo
VOTE NOW You Can VOTE DAILY!
Dizon gives up recount for District 1 seat on council Fairfield-Suisun schools Measure S recount set to start Todd R. Hansen
THANSEN@DAILYREPUBLIC.NET
FAIRFIELD — Nora Dizon has stopped the recount of the District 1 election for the Fairfield City Council. “K. Patrice Williams is the new council member. The 12 uncounted ballots had genuine signature problems,” Dizon stated in an email to the Daily Republic. Williams was already the official winner after the election had been certified Nov. 30. That result was challenged by Dizon, DIZON but never overturned. Dizon also stated in her email that she never intended to sue the county, which apparently some area residents believed she was going to do after she had suggested there were issues with the election. Williams will take her oath Tuesday along with new Mayorelect Catherine Moy, new District WILLIAMS 3 Councilman-elect Doug Carr and returning District 5 Councilwoman Doriss Panduro. The ceremony is scheduled for 6 p.m. after a reception at 5 p.m. in the City Hall lobby.
Aaron Rosenblatt/Daily Republic photos
Supervisor Monica Brown speaks after a video presentation celebrating the Solano’s centenarians, Tuesday.
Board of Supervisors honors Solano’s
CENTENARIANS Todd R. Hansen
THANSEN@DAILYREPUBLIC.NET
See Dizon, Page A9
Spering stays on as Solano representative to MTC Todd R. Hansen
THANSEN@DAILYREPUBLIC.NET
FAIRFIELD — Supervisor Jim Spering had orchestrated a no-fanfare departure from the board Tuesday – his last meeting in a four-term, 16-year tenure – only to be lassoed into a continued assignment as the county representative on the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. Not only will Spering finish out the current term that expires Feb. 9, but he was unanimously appointed to four more years after that. SPERING However, Spering made it clear the board will have to appoint someone to replace him sooner or later. “There is no way I will be there for four years,” Spering said. The appointment is designed to keep Spering’s experience and expertise on the Metropolitan Transportation Commission during what county officials describe as a critical period of the next See Spering, Page A9
Dan Child speaks during a video presentation celebrating Solano County’s centenarians at the Government Center in Fairfield, Tuesday.
FAIRFIELD — Anna Conger quipped how she did not exactly pull down the best of grades in her early academic career, but found her calling as a teacher. She also told a story about how on a return trip from a vacation to Baja California – and landing at an airstrip in a small village – the tire on a plane piloted by her husband broke. “So when we landed, we kind of skidded, and that upset us because it wasn’t our plane,” Conger, of Fairfield, said in her video. Born March 13, 1922, she was one of 42 centenarians who were honored Tuesday as part of the 16th annual Centenarian Celebration by the Solano County Board of Supervisors. The event was held virtually for the third year See Board, Page A9
Biden signs same-sex marriage bill in musical White House ceremony Tribune Content Agency WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed into law Tuesday a bill to protect same-sex marriages, at a White House ceremony resembling a victory lap set to a soundtrack of pop music stars Sam Smith and Cyndi Lauper. The South Lawn ceremony featured performances from the two artists, as well as speeches from Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and the couple that brought the lawsuit that prompted a Massachusetts court to
legalize same-sex marriage in that state. Accompanied by an acoustic guitar, Lauper performed her song “True Colors,” which also shares the name of a group to fight LGBTQ homelessness she co-founded in 2008. Smith, who performed the hit song “Stay With Me,” came out as gay in 2014 and nonbinary in 2019. Biden, in a speech, emphasized the importance of congressional action to formally repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and codify federal recognition of same-sex marriages. Supporters said the law in part would
be a backstop in case the Supreme Court ever reversed its 2015 ruling that legalized same-sex marriages nationwide.
“It is one thing for the Supreme Court to rule on a case, but it is another thing entirely for elected See Biden, Page A9
" ig Big Savings
, 7
30% OFF Home Accessories! •Lamps • Wall & Table Decor
20% OFF 10% OFF
Bedroom B Be edroom d & Di Dining i R Room Special Orders! Sale ends 12/15/2022
INDEX Arts B6 | Classifieds B7 | Comics A8, B5 Crossword B4, B6 | Obituaries A4 Opinion A7 | Sports B1 | TV Daily A8, B5
WEATHER 51 | 35 Mostly sunny. Fiveday forecast on B10.
395-A E. Monte Vista sta Ave., Ave Vacaville V
707.449.6385
LaineysFurnitureForLiving.com