Daily Republic: Wednesday, March 15, 2023 by mcnaughtonmedia

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Supes laud agriculture’s impact on Solano A5

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Supervisors reiterate their opposition to tunnel project Todd R. Hansen

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Police, firefighters, residents train for active killer scenario Susan Hiland

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FAIRFIELD — Richard Lubman was one of the volunteers Monday for an active killer training exercise this week at Paradise Valley Estates. He had a grotesques faux injury on his neck to mimic a gunshot wound, along with a blackand-white tag around his wrist. “I basically bleed out,” he said. “But I feel great.” Lubman lives at Paradise Valley Estates and volunteered to be a victim for a few hours of a random killer scenario. He has been at the community for five years and found out about the event through various media being shared by Paradise Valley. “It is good to see what a scenario might look like if it played out in real life,” he said. Lubman was also a volunteer last week on Thursday. Since doing the first scenario, he

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Fairfield Fire Department firefighters help patients in a training exercise for an active shooter scenario at Paradise Valley Estates, Monday. finds himself thinking about where the safe exits are in buildings. “It would be a lot faster in real life; more wounded and more noise,” he said. The Vietnam War veteran was on the other side of the scenario while he served back in the war. “They sent me out with others

to look for survivors of a downed P3,” he said. “My cousin was stationed over there and was on a P3, so I went into it not knowing if he was on the plane. He was not, thank God.” It might seem strange to have a active killer simulation training at a senior living area but it is an opportunity for police and firefighters to become familiar with that area, according to Nicole Bauman, safety service coordinator who came up with the idea last year. The Fairfield Police Department had been looking for a place to do training exercises and she had worked with them during those events before and thought, why not try it at Paradise Valley Estates? “It was an opportunity to share our support for them when they have done so much for the community,” Bauman said. The training gave both See Train, Page A8

Soroptimist awards come complete with a few tears, lots of smiles Susan Hiland

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FAIRFIELD — Members of Soroptimist International of Solano County shared smiles, laughter and a few tears Tuesday at the 2023 Women Making a Difference Awards luncheon. “There were so many qualified candidates it was extremely difficult to choose,” said Cathy Hall, club president and Awards Committee chairwoman. Hall has been a Soroptimist for years and spoke of getting to know these young woman who applied for the awards. “It is sad when you see them leave for college; we miss them,” Hall said. “Because we spend a lot of time getting to know them.” The Soroptimist awards are helping young women live their dreams and create a hopeful future for themselves and

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Rimsha Syed speaks during the 2023 Women Making a Difference Awards in Fairfield, Tuesday. their families. Several awards were given out, including the Ruby Award, Violet Richardson Award and Live Your Dream Award. The luncheon included a full house of members and family who came to cheer on the award recipients while enjoying a meal of chicken, salad and dessert. The Ruby Award is given to extraordinary women who work to improve conditions for women and girls either through her personal,

volunteer or professional avenues. This is a woman who has made efforts to improve the lives of women and/or girls, has had a significant influence on the lives of other females, and who has inspired and encouraged other women. Jill Hopkins has been a Soroptimist for 10 years and is the Ruby Award Committee chairwoman again this year and didn’t find it hard to choose this year’s honoree. “Candy Pierce is an unheralded hard worker

who works for children in foster care. She is just an inspiration when you read what she has accomplished,” Hopkins said. The next award, the Violet Richardson Award, is named after the first Soroptimist club president. The organization was founded in 1921. Violet Richardson believed in personal responsibility and the motto, “It’s what you do that counts.” She lived her life accordingly, as an active member in her community who was committed to creating opportunities for girls and young women. “The applications process was actually wonderfully inspiring,” said Cathi Murphy, Violet Richardson Award Committee chairwoman. “To see young women coming up and making a difference in the community, makes you feel so good.” This year’s

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A sign saying “Stop the Tunnels” sits in a pear o r c h a r d n ex t t o t h e Sacramento River. from the Sacramento River, groundwater and drinking water sources. The presentation was the latest update on why Solano County opposes the project, and all the iterations that have come before going back to the peripheral canal. “It’s going to destroy everything we’ve been See Tunnel, Page A8

Russian fighter jet collides with US drone over Black Sea Bloomberg News WASHINGTON — A Russian fighter jet collided with a U.S. surveillance drone in international airspace above the Black Sea, causing the American aircraft to crash, the Pentagon said, an incident that ratcheted up tensions already running high over the invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s defense ministry denied the U.S. claim, saying its jets didn’t come into contact with the drone, according to a statement posted on Telegram. The statement said the drone’s transponders were off, and it flew out of control and crashed “as a result of sharp maneuvering” and that the Russian aircraft returned safety to their base. U.S. officials had a different description of the event. The U.S. European command said the Su-27 warplane, accompanied by a second Russian jet, struck the propeller of the MQ-9 Reaper drone in what was an “unsafe and unprofessional” intercept at around 7 a.m. local time. The two Russian

fighter jets flew in front of and dumped fuel on the drone before the strike, it said. “Our MQ-9 aircraft was conducting routine operations in international airspace when it was intercepted and hit by a Russian aircraft, resulting in a crash and complete loss of the MQ-9,” Air Force General James Hecker said. “In fact, this unsafe and unprofessional act by the Russians nearly caused both aircraft to crash.” The U.S. planned to summon Russia’s Ambassador to the U.S., Anatoly Antonov, while U.S. Ambassador Lynn Tracy “conveyed a strong message to the Russian ministry of foreign affairs,” State Department spokesman Ned Price said. Price said the collision was a “brazen violation of international law.” The incident over the Black Sea appeared certain to cause a new spike in strains between Moscow and Washington, whose relationship has See Collides, Page A8

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Fairfield Police Department participates in an active shooter training at Paradise Valley Estates, Monday.

FAIRFIELD — Supervisor Mitch Mashburn said the proposed 45-mile Delta conveyance tunnel will “threaten national security” by affecting operations at Travis Air Force Base. Specifically, he said, it will create greater truck and other traffic through Solano County and hinder the base’s intake of goods that the base, in turn, delivers around the world. “So this project threatens national security,” Mashburn said. He said that is reason enough to oppose the project, but the county has a long list of concerns. The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday were told the project would compromise the water quality of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta by reducing water flows, as well as irrigation water

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