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Six Flags Discovery Kingdom welcomes 6 cheetah cubs Daily Republic Staff
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VALLEJO — Six Flags Discovery Kingdom is now home to five female cheetah cubs and one male cheetah cub. Imani, Dakari, Makena, Duma and Shuri, the female cheetah cubs, are between 8 and 10 months old. Kalahari, the male cheetah cub, is 3 months old. Six Flags Discovery Kingdom welcomed the cubs as part of a collaboration with the Zoological Association of America’s Animal Management Program in partnership with the Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia. “We are excited to have Imani, Dakari, Makena, Duma, Shuri and little Kalahari join us as the newest members of the family of animals we care for at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom,” said Animal Care Director, Eric Calvo, in a press release. “Expert caregivers will be providing them with around-the-clock care for the next few months both backstage and at their new exhibit, Cheetah Creek, where guests will have the unique opportunity
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Marc Domingo, of Medic Ambulance, hones his skills on stopping a bleed while Clayton Leary encourages him during
the Wildfire Safety Expo at Solano Community College in rural Fairfield, Saturday.
Inaugural Wildfire Safety Expo educates, entertains Solano County – and beyond – residents
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Sarai Robinson, 10, and her brother, Maison Robinson, who turns 8 on Monday, enjoy the horses from the Solano County Sheriff’s Posse at the Wildfire Safety Expo.
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FAIRFIELD — Two days shy of his eighth birthday, Maison Robinson sat on a horse for the first time in his young life. “Horses are cool,” the young man said. The Solano County Sheriff’s Posse was one of several agencies participating in the first Wildfire Safety Expo at Solano Community College. The need for the event surfaced a few years ago when part of the county was See Wildfire, Page A12
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One of the six cheetah cubs now living at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo.
Newsom pulls back funding increase for foster care advocate program Tribune Content Agency SACRAMENTO — Jaheim Smith “aged out” of foster care just last week, a transition that can be distressing for young people who have spent
most of their lives in the child welfare system and for the first time are living on their own. But Smith, recently 21, is confident in his new life. He is renting an apartment in Sacramento and works
as a behavioral consultant for children with autism, teaching them skills that help them thrive in school. He works shifts at McDonald’s to make ends meet. Smith attributes his newfound indepen-
dence in part to the Court Appointed Special Advocates program. When he was 11, it paired him with a dedicated mentor who helped him over the years See Foster, Page A12
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