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Fairfield Councilwoman Pam Bertani, left, presents a proclamation of appreciation to outgoing Councilman Chuck Timm in the Fairfield City Council chamber, Tuesday.
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Supervisor Erin Hannigan, left, administers the oath of office to Catherine “Cat” Moy, center, who becomes the mayor of Fairfield, in the City Council chamber, Tuesday.
Moy takes seat as 2nd female mayor in Fairfield history
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FAIRFIELD — The first female majority on the City Council was seated Tuesday when Catherine Moy was sworn in as mayor and incumbent Councilwoman Doriss Panduro and newcomer K. Patrice Williams took their oaths of office. They join Councilwoman Pam Bertani (District 6) as the four women on the seven-member council. Panduro represents District 5 and Williams represents District 1. Nine women have served on the City Council. “I said this before . . . I’m not saying it’s better, but it’s differAaron Rosenblatt/Daily Republic ent,” Moy said in a phone interview Assemblywoman Lori Wilson, left, administers the oath of office to K. Patrice prior to the council activities. “I’m Williams, right, in the Fairfield City Council chamber, Tuesday. Incoming See Council, Page 9 Councilman Doug Carr is shown seated.
Spering leaves satisfied with 36-year political career in Suisun, county Jim Spering reflects on his 36 years of public service as Suisun City Council member, Suisun Cit y mayor and Solano County supervisor in his office at the Government Center in Fairfield, Thursday.
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FAIRFIELD — The license plate from the trailer that once served as Suisun City City Hall hangs on the wall of Jim Spering’s 3rd District supervisor’s office. He grabbed it as the trailer was being hauled away. “We were the only city hall in the state of California that was registered with the DMV,” Spering, 78, said with some amusement during a recent interview in his office. It was during that interview that Spering
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took notice of the DR photographer’s camera and the discussion diverted briefly toward his own collection of cameras and
his hobby as a photographer – and most especially military aircraft. “I probably have 20,000 slides of military
aircraft,” Spering said. His favorite shot is of a British Vulcan bomber as it was landing at Dulles International Airport after a recent rain, with the standing water spraying back behind the plane. See Spering, Page 9
House panel to release Trump’s tax returns By Nolan D. McCaskill LOS ANGELES TIMES (TNS)
WASHINGTON — A House panel voted Tuesday along party lines to release former President Donald Trump’s tax returns, an unprecedented move that marks
the culmination of a yearslong legal battle to disclose his financial records. Republicans said the move underscored Democrats’ ongoing obsession with Trump. They warned that it would create a dangerous weapon that could be used
against other politicians, business executives, labor leaders and even private citizens. Many Democrats cheered the move as long overdue. Unlike other modern presidents, Trump — who See Returns, Page 9
Somber tone fills City Hall as council transitions from old to new Todd R. Hansen
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FAIRFIELD — Harry Price was scheduled Tuesday to present the proclamation of appreciation to Chuck Timm for his 12 years of service on the City Council. It would have been one his last acts as mayor of a city the Pennsylvania native had adopted and cherished for more than 60 years. Instead, Councilwoman Pam PRICE Bertani, calling Timm a friend and like a brother to her, made the presentation. Timm also served 30 years with the city Police Department, 28 as an officer. “Now therefore, I, Harry T. Price, mayor of the city of Fairfield, ask you to join me in recognizing and celebrating Chuck Timm for his years of service to our community,” the proclamation concludes. Bertani inserted posthumously into the phrase. The death of Price, 85, on Friday created a somber atmosphere at Tuesday’s council meeting. “Thank you for allowing us to have him for so long,” Police Chief Dan Marshall said to members of Price’s family. The department presented plaques of appreciation to the family and to Timm. A representative of Rep. John Garamendi also presented proclamations to each. Suzanne Bruce, the city’s poet laureate, read a poem she wrote titled, “Infinite Gratitude.” See Honors, Page 9
China’s current Covid-19 outbreak has US worried about new variants By Iain Marlow
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The U.S. is concerned China’s runaway Covid-19 outbreak might spawn new mutations of the virus, as the world’s most populous country continues to grapple with the impact of loosening “Covid zero” protocols that had kept the pandemic at bay. “When it comes to the current outbreak in China, we want to see this addressed,” State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a briefing on Monday. “We know
that anytime the virus is spreading in the wild that it has the potential to mutate and to pose a threat to people everywhere.” Chinese cities are witnessing a wave of Covid-19 cases, with concerns growing that the government may be hiding the true toll of the virus after years of insisting that the Communist Party had handled the virus more skillfully than the West. On Monday, police and security guards pushed journalists back from a See Covid, Page 10
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