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turkeys, food ahead of Thanksgiving Nick DeCicco

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FAIRFIELD — Cars lined Enterprise Drive on Thursday in Fairfield as Mount Calvary Baptist Church hosted its food pantry turkey dinner giveaway. The Covid-19 pandemic complicated the church’s annual giveaway, with volunteers donning masks and shields while loading up turkeys as well as bags of groceries into visitors’ vehicles as they drove by. For Kimberley Crenshaw, one of the ministry leaders of the church’s food pantry, the chance to give back got her choked up. The opportunity to help others, especially during the novel coronavirus pandemic, connects her to her faith on a deep level, she said. “It’s an honor to be able to serve. It’s not a job,� she said. “These are our brothers and sisters in Christ. These are our family that we haven’t met, but they’re our family.� Crenshaw and other leaders of the church anticipated giving away approximately 200 turkeys Thursday. The bags of groceries included food items such as eggs, milk, cheese, stuffing, cranberry sauce, macaroni and cheese, cookies, danishes, bread, potatoes, cherry tomatoes and an assortment of fruits, including apples, oranges, kiwi and persimmons. Gina Greaves drove from Vallejo to pick up food after learning about the event through a posting in her son’s day care’s Google Classroom. Greaves was grateful to save a few dollars as the Thanksgiving holiday approaches since she said she’s out of work right now. She praised the church for hosting the event. “This is a friendly church,� she said. “They have a good service, they’re very friendly and the food is free.� Velma Finch, another of the leaders of the church’s food pantry, said that warmth is intentional. “The volunteers that we have

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VACAVILLE — Biotechnology projects that come to Vacaville will receive an accelerated, streamlined review. “Our staff has deep experience working with the biotechnology industry,� Vacaville Mayor Ron Rowlett said in a statement announcing the Fast Track planning policy. “As we work to grow our biomanufacturing sector, this program will ensure that this is as fast and frictionless a process as possible for companies looking to locate and expand in Vacaville.� The policy, which was

Solano adds 130 new virus cases; Vallejo nears 3,000 Todd R. Hansen

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FAIRFIELD — Vallejo added 60 new Covid-19 cases – nearly half of the county’s Thursday increase of 130 – as the city closes in on 3,000 cases. The Solano County Public Health Division reported the county’s total at 9,291 and Vallejo’s total at 2,990. The case surge did include some thinly positive reports, as hospitalizations dropped to 54, and the seven-day positivity rate edged down to 9.9%. The Wednesday report had those numbers at 55 hospitalizations, matching the highest number during the novel coronavirus pandemic, and the positivity rate at 10%. The number of deaths attributed at least in part to Covid-19 held at 80. The county reported that active cases climbed from 687 to 786, a testing result that continues to affirm the county’s contention that the coronavirus is being transmitted during gatherings of family and friends. Fairfield added 27 cases to take its count to 2,889, while the 26 new cases in Vacaville took that city’s total to 1,824, the county reported. See Virus, Page A8

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here at Mount Calvary are filled with love for our community,� she said. “We treat our clients with dignity and respect and love.� Finch estimated the church has given away turkeys for more than 15 years. Carl Bradford, also a leader of church’s food pantry, said the church does similar food services weekly on Tues-

days, but the turkeys were a special addition for the upcoming holiday. Bradford said it was nice to see members of the community, even if on this occasion, he had to give them an elbow or fist bump instead of a hug due to the pandemic. For more information on Mount Baptist Calvary Church, visit https://mcbcfs.org.

Vacaville to give priority to new biotech projects Todd R. Hansen

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endorsed this week by the City Council, is being announced just shy of a month after the public unveiling of the city’s 300-acre California Bioma nu fact u r i ng Center zone and rowlett the California Biomanufacturing Center Inc. nonprofit that is expected to be the driving force behind the targeted expansion. The city expects that this expansion will lead to more than $2 billion in industrial development, 3.5 million square feet of commercial real estate and the addition of 10,000 jobs with a payroll of more than $1 billion a year.

The Solano Community College Biotechnology Program is a central piece in the concept, and for now, the nonprofit offices will be in a collegeowned building. The streamlined review has a goal of a 90- to 100-day turnaround from plan submission to land-use approvals. Specific staff from various departments will be assigned to each project to meet the approval goal, the city announced. The city also will have building inspectors See Projects, Page A8

Mount Calvary Baptist Church volunteer Michael Thompson gives vegetables and fruit to Salimah Muhammad at the food pantry turkey dinner giveaway event, Thursday.

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Former Suisun City Mayor Guido Colla, photographed in 2018.

Colla, a ‘statesman of Solano,’ dies at 96 Amy Maginnis-Honey

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SUISUN CITY — A Suisun City icon has died. Guido Colla, who was born in Cordelia and grew up in Suisun City, died Sunday. He was 96. He served on the Suisun City Council for 22 years, including two INSIDE terms as the city’s mayor. Tuesday’s City Council Tony Wade meeting was closed in remembers Guido Colla. his honor with council Page A2. members sharing memories of the man who was easygoing and fun to be around. Mayor Lori Wilson met Colla when she served with him on the Suisun-Solano Water Agency. “When I saw him in the community, he had stories upon stories to tell,� she said. “He really cared about the community.� Wilson also read a proclamation from the city to Colla, which was slated to be presented in March just as the Covid-19 pandemic hit. He did receive See Colla, Page A8

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