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The Solano County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 to temporarily prohibit Battery Energy Storage System development on unincorporated land in the county. The Urgency Interim Ordinance passed by the board could be extended up to two years and is intended to give county staff time to further research the impacts of lithium-ion battery storage technology. […]

Elected officials have a responsibility to answer for their records. I encourage everyone to review the facts.

Elected officials have a responsibility to answer for their records. I encourage everyone to review the facts.

A solemn crowd gathered inside Orchard Avenue Baptist Church Thursday night to face the reality of homelessness and the lives it claimed this year. While the church’s interior still bore the tree displays of the holiday season, the atmosphere was undoubtedly tinged with mourning. Beginning at 5:30 p.m., city council members, chief of police and relatives of the deceased joined others to pay their respects to the 11 unhoused persons who died on the streets this year. The Vacaville service t...

A solemn crowd gathered inside Orchard Avenue Baptist Church Thursday night to face the reality of homelessness and the lives it claimed this year. While the church’s interior still bore the tree displays of the holiday season, the atmosphere was undoubtedly tinged with mourning. Beginning at 5:30 p.m., city council members, chief of police and […]

The symbolism of Chanukah was deeply felt by those gathered at the Menorah lighting in Downtown Vacaville. Commencing the first night of the Jewish celebration, Rabbi Chaim Zaklos was joined by many local government members offering solidarity and friendship to the Jewish community. The evening allowed for a range of emotions, at times a joyous celebration […]

Eliminating our Historical Records Commission is a devastating blow to community involvement and a particularly spiteful one after community groups requested the county not eliminate this commission.

The Solano County Water Agency Board of Directors told its staff not to continue discussions with California Forever regarding their proposed development project in eastern Solano County. At a regular meeting of the board Thursday evening, over 90 attendees and public commenters filled the meeting room, spilling out into the hallway as the zoom room […]

Solano County supervisors have voted 4-1 to dissolve the county’s Historical Records Commission, in what critics term a “catastrophic” disservice to the public that should be reversed in order to preserve and protect a wealth of old documents. Supervisor Wanda Williams cast the lone vote against the dissolution motion that Records Commission Chair Alissa DeCaro described as a maneuver “crafted in misinformation” and buried at the end of Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors public agenda. S...

Solano County supervisors have voted 4-1 to dissolve the county’s Historical Records Commission, in what critics term a “catastrophic” disservice to the public that should be reversed in order to preserve and protect a wealth of old documents. Supervisor Wanda Williams cast the lone vote against the dissolution motion that Records Commission Chair Alissa DeCaro […]