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CHP: Poor choices behind wheel result in tragic deaths Daily Republic Staff
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FAIRFIELD — Sixtyeight people died in vehicle crashes statewide during the extended Fourth of July weekend, the California Highway Patrol reported. Eight people died in crashes within the Golden Gate Division command area – four in CHP jurisdictions and four in city juridictions – and there were 188 impaired-driving arrests, the CHP reported. The division includes Solano, Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Sonoma counties. Numbers specific to Solano County were not immediately available. Nearly half of the statewide deaths were individuals not wearing seatbelts, the CHP reported. The CHP conducted a Maximum Enforcement Period to try to cut down on speeders and impaired drivers. It began at 6:01 p.m. June 30, and concluded at 11:59 p.m. Tuesday. Unsafe speed is the number-one contributor to crashes, so the CHP “placed a special emphasis on its enforcement ...”
the agency said. CHP officers issued more than 9,700 speeding citations throughout the Independence Day weekend. Solano and Golden Gate numbers were not available. “Additionally, impaired drivers were removed from California’s roadways at an alarming rate during the holiday enforcement effort,” the CHP said. Officers made 1,224 arrests for driving under the influence, an average of one DUI arrest every five minutes. “The results of this MEP are concerning and reinforce the need for responsible behavior behind the wheel,” CHP Commissioner Sean Duryee said in a press release. “All of these deaths were preventable, and the loved ones they leave behind will be forever impacted. Traffic safety is everyone’s responsibility, and these statistics show us how much work there is still to be done. The CHP is committed to making California’s roadways safer for all who use them,” Duryee said. CHP implements six maximum enforcement periods per year. The next is scheduled for Labor Day weekend.
Man dies in late July 4 homicide Daily Republic Staff
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FAIRFIELD — A latenight shooting Tuesday left one person dead. The identity of the victim has not been released. The Police Department requested the Sheriff-Coroner’s Office not to release any information either. Around 11:15, officers were dispatched to a residence in the 1500 block of Monroe Street, following reports of a stabbing, the Police Department said in a statement. When officers arrived, they found a large crowd gathered and a 26-yearold Fairfield man in front of the home. He had been shot multiple times.
“Officers immediately rendered first aid, but the victim was, unfortunately, pronounced deceased by paramedics,” the statement said. Solano County sheriff’s deputies were called in to assist with crowd control. Fairfield Police Department spokeswoman Jennifer Brantley said the department did not have much by way of information as the crowd members have proven to be mostly uncooperative. She said the address in question is known to police. A suspect has not been identified. Anyone with relevant information is asked to call the Investigations Unit at 707-428-7600.
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Assemblywoman Lori Wilson is seen in Suisun City, Dec. 22, 2021.
Wilson to continue as majority whip IN STATE ASSEMBLY Daily Republic Staff
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FAIRFIELD — Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas has named his leadership team and has kept Assemblywoman Lori Wilson as the majority whip. Wilson, named assistant majority whip by former Speaker Anthony Rendon, and promoted to majority whip in December, called it an honor to be able to continue in the role. The whip keeps a record of votes available on particular issues, and if the party needs bolstering, works to bring that tally to the needed count. “I’ve very proud and honored to continue as the majority whip,” said Wilson,
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FDA gives full approval to first drug to clearly, but modestly, slow Alzheimer’s The Washington Post
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Jay Reinstein, who was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease five years ago, hopes to be eligible for the new medication Leqembi.
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The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday gave full approval, for the first time, to a drug that modestly slows Alzheimer’s disease – a development that offers a degree of hope for treating the memoryrobbing disease but also raises difficult questions about safety, effectiveness and cost. The agency had previously granted the drug, called Leqembi, accel-
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who is battling breast cancer. She said new speakers more often do not carry over leadership members. Former Solano County representative, Assemblywoman Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, D-Winters, was named speaker pro tempore. “I am extraordinarily grateful to Speaker Rivas for his faith and confidence in me,” Aguiar-Curry said in the statement. “I am excited to work hand in hand with Majority Leader (Isaac) Bryan and the rest of our leadership team to serve the Speaker, the Assembly Democratic Caucus, our legislative institutions and the working people of this state.”
erated approval based on its ability to reduce amyloid clumps in the brain, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s. Thursday’s action was based on later-stage data that showed the treatment slowed cognitive and functional decline by 27% over 18 months compared with placebo. That represented a five-month slowdown in progression, experts said. “Today’s action is the first verification that a See Drug, Page A9
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