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Facing an enduring wildfire crisis, the U.S. Forest Service vowed this week to improve...

Wildfires rage in the West. Hurricanes batter the East. Droughts and floods wreak damage throughout the nation. Life has become increasingly untenable in the hardest-hit areas, but if the people there move, where will everyone go?

FAIRFIELD — Solano County has issued 69 building permits for residents who lost their homes and other structures in the LNU Lightning Complex Fire – 55 of those for primary or secondary homes. County Administrator Birgitta Corsello, as part of the 2021 Annual Report, told the Board of Supervisors on

FAIRFIELD — It’s been a month of transition for Fairfield Fire Chief Tony Velasquez. The 50-year-old Fairfield native has already turned in his company car and cleaned out his office. Deputy Chief Matt Luckenbach won’t officially take over as chief until a Change of Command Ceremony on

FAIRFIELD — Westamerica Bank and the Solano Economic Development Corp. recently announced the 2021 Spirit of Solano award winners. Participating chambers of commerce recognized winners in each of their communities. Traditionally, there is an annual awards reception, but one did not happen this year

Locals called the hot easterly wind that swept through in 1902 the “Devil Wind.” On Sept. 12, after 77 rainless days, it blew flames across the dry tinder of Southwest Washington. Even today, no one knows how the Yacolt Burn started — perhaps a careless campfire, a spark from logging equipment, a tossed cigarette, lightning?

FAIRIELD — Col. Corey A. Simmons, commander of the 60th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, gave the Solano County Board of Supervisors a “three and a half minute” presentation Tuesday, full of information about what the future entails at the base and details on two historic events that happ

FAIRFIELD — The Solano County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday directed staff to come back in February with the needed documents to place a one-eighth cent sales tax increase on the June ballot. The tax, if approved by a majority of voters, would generate an estimated $9 million to $10 million in gen

When smoke from wildfires blew through California’s famous winemaking area of Napa during the summer of 2020, many grape-growers worried their fruit would not taste good.

FAIRFIELD — The Solano County Board of Supervisors will consider Tuesday putting a one-eighth cent sales tax increase on the June ballot “to generate funds that could be used on a variety of public services” that include wildfire protection. The increase is expected to generate between $