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BENICIA — In a rare quiet moment – or perhaps more accurately, a less chaotic instant – Heather Pierini thinks about her own hard times.

Funding makes sites available for next 6 months FAIRFIELD — A local company has been awarded a $200,000 grant to bring on-demand mobile Covid-19 testing to Solano County just days after a statewide indoor mask mandate went into place to slow the spread of the disease. BrandGOV, a public outreach fir

FAIRFIELD — Homelessness appears to have emerged as one of the top needs toward which nearly $87 million in federal Covid-19 pandemic relief funding would best be spent. The development of navigation centers in Vallejo, and a regional effort that right now is focused on Shelter Solano in Fairfield,

SUISUN CITY — Two dozen volunteers are needed for the Food is Free Solano distribution Friday. Those who wish to volunteer will work in shifts from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Joseph A. Nelson Community Center, 611 Village Drive. Assistance is needed with setup, distribution of 35-pound boxes of food a

By Mia Lane Food is Free Solano, is a local resource, which provides free food resources for the less fortunate families and the homeless during the COVID-19 crisis. Heather Pierini, the founder and director of this organization began with just a fruit and vegetable stand with fresh fruit that she grew herself. When she realized so many people were coming to the stand for the fresh fruits and vegetables she decided to enlist her neighbors to help and together they created 13 stands. Some donated canned goods and volunteered to also help pick fruit from the trees. With the COVID-19 relief prog...