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Climate change could impact Solano County
... reach "tens of billions of dollars per year in direct costs," a state report released this week predicts. Solano County's tab could be $1.9 billion, according to the 200-page 2009 California Climate Adaptation Strategy. The multi-sector analysis ... 25 comments
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Drug-free graduates start fresh
... -- through "a lot of Tim Fox of Vallejo smiles as he gets ready to enter the courtroom to graduate from the Solano County Drug Court on Friday in Fairfield. (Chris Riley/Times-Herald) requirements." Regular 12-step meetings, random drug testing, ... 7 comments
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Witness recounts night of fatal fire in Vacaville
... uently in a sitting room and a dining room. Testimony resumes at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Fairfield courtroom of Solano County Superior Court Judge William C. Harrison. Comment?
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Hard lessons await inmates at Vacaville's CSP-Solano; cuts will...
... in-demand vocational offerings are being shut down. An estimated 2,000 inmates are expected to parole into Solano County within the next two years, and they may be under-educated, prepared to secure only low-paying jobs and thus more likely to ... 30 comments
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This won't be a happy holiday season for 135 Solano County employees who could see pink slips by January, now that the Solano County Board of Supervisors has tentatively authorized layoffs to help address an $18.9 million structural deficit. 1 comment
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To curb flu, California's schools to get masks, gloves
... or other staffer will wear a different type of mask and gloves, McLean said. Sheldon Reber, spokesman for the Solano County Office of Education, said that masks had already been received, but SCOE was still waiting for the shipment of respirators ... 12 comments
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Climate change could impact Solano County
... reach "tens of billions of dollars per year in direct costs," a state report released this week predicts. Solano County's tab could be $1.9 billion, according to the 200-page 2009 California Climate Adaptation Strategy. The multi-sector analysis ... 25 comments
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Author speaks today to Solano County genealogy group
Local author Sharon McGriff-Payne speaks at the general meeting of the Solano County Genealogical Society at 11 a.m. today. Comment?
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USDA office urges Solano County farmers to vote
Lynda Janne, executive director of USDA's Farm Service Agency in Solano County is reminding farmers, ranchers and other eligible voters to cast ballots in local FSA County Committee elections before Monday. Comment?
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Hard lessons await inmates at Vacaville's CSP-Solano; cuts will change programs
... in-demand vocational offerings are being shut down. An estimated 2,000 inmates are expected to parole into Solano County within the next two years, and they may be under-educated, prepared to secure only low-paying jobs and thus more likely to ... 30 comments
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Solano County homeowners can have properties reassessed
Solano County property owners who think their property's official assessed value is wrong, can now request a review for the 2010/2011 fiscal year, a county official announced. Comment?
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Audits becoming the new ICE raids
... Street last September. Altogether, the agents arrested 21 people in a four-part immigration sweep across Solano County. Eventually, Vacaville residents Rui Yang Lin, Bi Xia Ni, Fa Yong Ni and Ru Zhu Ren pleaded guilty to unlawful employment of ... 13 comments
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Your Turn: PG&E SmartMeters are a vital tool for responsible growth
As one of the fastest growing counties in California, Solano County must do all it can to attract, grow and retain jobs. Comment?
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Ann Cousineau: A library leader we will miss
Those of us in Solano County with aa deep appreciation for Melvil Dewey and his century-old classification system know that in recent years public libraries across the nation have had their troubles much deeper than a misplaced book. Comment?
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Benicia vet building ready for renovation
... veterans will find the proposed renovations to their facility a welcome change," Seifert said. In 2005, a Solano County Grand Jury report found numerous health and safety issues at the hall. Those included bad wiring, water damage and lack of ... Comment?
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Homeowners can have property reassessed by county
Solano County property owners who think their property's official assessed value is wrong, can now request a review for the 2010/2011 fiscal year, a county official announced. Comment?
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Messina to be sworn in at special Benicia council meeting
... two incumbents who won their Nov. 3 re-election bids - Dana Dean and Rosie Switzer - also will be sworn in by Solano County Superintendent of Schools Dee Alarcon. The 7 p.m. meeting at Benicia City Hall, 250 East L. St., also will include a ... Comment?
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Men, schmen, as Mo's mirth makes money
... sure, sometimes, not so. Take stand-up comic Maureen Langan, who treks cross-country from New York City to Solano County and brings in 2010 at the Vacaville Performing Arts Theatre. It was a New Year's Eve gig in New Jersey several years ago that ... Comment?
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Vallejo mayor stumbles on anti-gay remark
... chambers. It is a battle that has escalated since the 2007 mayoral campaign, which pitted Davis, a former Solano County supervisor against Gary Cloutier, the city's first openly gay council member, and a visible symbol of changing times in the old ... Comment?
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... onducted the checks. The operations were funded by a grant from ATOD (Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drugs) and the Solano County Reducing Rates Coalition. 8 comments
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