Fairfield News

The pitfalls of government-driven property development reared up this week when Fairfield agreed to sell two properties acquired by the former redevelopment agency.

Curt Johnston and fellow Fairfield and Suisun Public Education Foundation board members - past and present - know this all too well.

Travis Credit Union members and employees are taking part in the Solano and Contra Costa Food Bank's annual food drive, The Festival of Trees, Christmas Wish 2013, Toys for Tots and the 2013 Children's Miracle Network Holiday Stocking Campaign.

When it comes time to expand the Solano Community College Vallejo satellite campus, construction workers will be operating under a controversial project labor agreement.

Solano County is looking to purchase two properties, one in the city of Fairfield and one in the city of Vallejo.

Brrr! It's cold outside! Fortunately, this cold snap hit in a week when there were enough heart-warming activities to keep everyone toasty on the inside.

Worships at 6 p.m. Saturday, 1101 Ulatis Drive, and 8:30 and 11:15 a.m. Sunday, 621 S. Orchard Ave. "See the Root of Jesse as a Banner for All People," is the message.

Three veterans described for Fairfield High School students the day of infamy that sent them into military service as teenagers.

A Fairfield man who faces the possibility of prison and lifetime registration as a sex offender was found not guilty Friday of a felony charge of having sex with a minor.

Christmas comes early for Jay Trottier. Oh sure, he'll celebrate the standard Dec. 25. But for sheer joy, excitement and holiday splendor, it's all about tonight at Our Lady of Mt.

A San Francisco man accused of a vehicle theft and a shooting that seriously injured a Fairfield man earlier this week pleaded not guilty on Thursday to attempted murder and assault with a semi-automatic firearm charges.

A recent picture of Abe Bautista superimposed onto a postcard from the Fairfield of his childhood.

The Fairfield performance begins at 8 p.m. Saturday in the Solano Community College Theater, 4000 Suisun Valley Road, Fairfield.

An ex-con accused of opening fire on two strangers outside a Crowley Lane apartment earlier this week pleaded not guilty Thursday to a pair of attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon and auto theft charges.

A Thursday morning fire destroyed a single-family home and a nearby outbuilding on rural Elizabeth Road northeast of Vacaville, but the single occupant got out without injury, according to the Dixon Fire Department.

A prosecutor resigned last month from the Yolo County District Attorney's Office following his October arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence in Solano County.

So when he and other customers learned this week the family business is threatened by a proposed park-and-ride project, they were concerned.

I tagged along with my parents to Cleo Gordon Elementary School in Fairfield, showed my dad around the classroom while my mom talked to the teacher about my grades, behavior and attitude.

John Dickerson, a retired U.S. Air Force master sergeant and information technology manager, and Riitta De Anda, a Vacaville business owner, will take their seats after the 5:30 p.m. swearing-in ceremony in the school board chambers at 2751 De Ronde Drive in Fairfield.

As technology advances and becomes more affordable, more and more people are turning to electric vehicles to save on gas and try to do something good for the environment.