Daily Republic: Sunday, June 20, 2021

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School district refinances bonds to save taxpayers $2M rating from Moody’s Investor Services. “We have a mission to FAIRFIELD — The provide a great education Fairfield-Suisun School to students of our comDistrict refinanced its munity,” Superintendent 2012 general obliKris Corey said gation refunding in a press release. bonds to save dis“We also have an trict property obligation to be owners $2 million mindful of our in taxes. property taxpayThis is the ers. Refunding second time in old debt with high two years the interest rates and district has refireplacing them nanced at a lower corey with much lower interest rate. The rates is a big win first refinance for them. We was completed in are extremely 2012. The original grateful to our bonds, issued in taxpayers and 2004, were authowant to be fiscally rized by voters in responsible with a 2002 election. their dollars.” The proceeds T he ref iwere used to richardson nancing of the provide renobonds was authovated classrooms, repair rized in May by the aging school facilities governing board. and relieve overcrowding “We couldn’t be more with new classrooms. pleased with the results Interest rates went of the sale and the chance from 2.5% and 4% down to pass on the savings to to 0.56% and 1.20%. The our residents,” Board refinancing will add no President Jonathan additional years. The dis- Richardson said in the trict was aided by a “Aa2” press release.

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Firefighters work at the scene of a brush fire near the 2400 block of South Watney Way in Fairfield, Saturday.

Fires keep Fairfield, Cal Fire crews busy Daily Republic Staff

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FAIRFIELD — Firefighters have been kept busy with small fires in Fairfield that crews were able to quickly contain. A brush fire was reported around 9:50 a.m. Saturday in the vicinity of the 2400 block of South Watney Way. Matt Thomas, a public information officer with the Fairfield Police Department, said no traffic needed to be shut down as a result of the fire. He said it looked as though the fire may have originated at a homeless encampment on the property. The Fire Department will investigate the fire’s origin. Firefighters quickly brought the fire under control, but crews remained for about an hour to mop up and to ensure the fire did not reignite. Crews from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection helped Fairfield firefighters contain a brush fire early

Firefighters quickly brought the brush fire in the area of the 2400 block of South Watney Way in Fairfield under control. Friday night along Interstate 680 at Marshview Road. The three-alarm fire shut down southbound lanes of the freeway, along with the northbound I-680 off-ramp at Marshview Road,

for about an hour. Cal Fire designated the blaze the Marsh Fire, which the agency reported burned approximately 20 acres. See Fires, Page A12

Iran elects hardliner cleric as nuclear talks enter critical phase Tribune Content Agency

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Iranian presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi gestures during an election campaign rally in Eslamshahr, Iran, June 6.

Ultraconservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi swept to a landslide win in Iran’s presidential election, potentially setting Tehran on a more hostile course toward the West as world powers attempt to revive a nuclear deal that could see it return to global oil markets. While the 60-year-old’s ascension could complicate efforts to restart the 2015 accord to limit

the country’s atomic activity, it’s not expected to derail them because that policy is decided by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The European Union said the talks will resume Sunday. Raisi, who was elected after the lowest voter turnout in a presidential election in the Islamic Republic’s history, is seen as a favorite eventually to succeed Khamenei. With what appeared See Iran, Page A12

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