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however, implementation is the responsibility of cities and counties, FAIRFIELD — Vasquez noted. Members of the Solano “Vacaville approved County Board of Super- the necessary changes to visors on Tuesday will comply with SB 1383 in consider the introduction August,” Vasquez wrote. of an ordinance to imple“Their contracted waste ment provisions of hauler, Recology a new state law on Vacaville Solano, reducing organic has already waste disposal started informinto landfills. ing residents of It goes into the change. What effect Jan. 1. that means for “The bill will Vacaville resirequire all Calidents is a broader fornia residents array of organics and businesses Vasquez will be accepted to recycle more of their organic waste for recycling. Residential in an effort to reduce customers will receive a certain pollutants free kitchen pail for food generated from decom- scraps, such as eggshells, posing organic waste seafood, bones, meat, in landfills,” according poultry, coffee grounds to information board and rice that can be used Chairman John Vasquez to transfer over to a green released separately from waste bin.” the meeting material. The board will discuss Senate Bill 1383, how the changes also passed in 2016, is part of affect residents of the the state’s broader effort to combat climate change, See Waste, Page A12 drnews@dailyrepublic.net
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Pumpkin’s are for sale at the 6th Annual Western Railway Museum Pumpkin Patch in rural Suisun City, Saturday.
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Charlotte “Betty” Stack, 100, tells her story in a video celebrating local centenarians shown at the Solano Board of Supervisors Meeting, on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020.
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SUISUN CITY — Families enjoyed a relatively mild weather day outside with their children Saturday at the 6th annual Western Railway Museum Pumpkin Patch. Lori Walker of Vacaville came with her friend and children, Ian, 8, and Kyle, 6 for a fun afternoon. “They love going on the trains,” Walker said. “They love the hay fort but they didn’t have it this year.” A few changes needed to be made to address the Covid-19 issue and unfortunately, the hay fort got the ax this year. Event organizer Erika Hunt was happy they could do the annual event again after they had to cancel See Museum, Page A12
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Steve the Skeleton wears a face mask at Vacaville’s Imagine That!, Sept. 1, 2020. Limiting Halloween celebrations to smaller family gatherings is one way the Solano County Public Health Division recommends will help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
FAIRFIELD — Limiting Halloween celebrations to smaller family gatherings is one way the Solano County Public Health Division said will help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. “Mixing among individuals who do not live in the same home creates more opportunities for the virus to pass from one person to another. When it comes to reducing the spread of Covid-19, Halloween is no different than the rest of the year,” the agency said in a statement. “Stay home if you feel sick or have come into close contact with someone who has Covid-19, wear a face covering whenever you leave See Healthy, Page A12
Solano board to celebrate Pacific storm set to flood entire state oldest residents Tribune Content Agency
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FAIRFIELD — For the second straight year, the “best thing” the Solano County Board of Supervisors does – the annual Centenarian Commemoration – will be a virtual event. “Now into its 15th year, the Board of Super-
visors have had the pleasure of celebrating annually those that have experienced more than we can imagine yet gave of themselves to ensure that those around them, and their communities, were better. Solano County’s centenarians include the Greatest Generation, See Celebrate, Page A12
A powerful Pacific storm is set to slam into California and the Pacific Northwest, bringing hurricanelike winds and heavy INSIDE rains that could touch County off mudslides in under flood areas burned by this watch, wind year’s wildfires. advisory. The storm off the Page 12. coast of Washington will direct “a fire hose” of moisture onshore, starting Saturday and continuing through Monday, said Lara Pagano, a senior branch forecaster
in California, where 8 to 10 inches of rain in a few hours could wash mulch and dead trees down hillsides and drop snow by the foot across mountain tops. “We have a big one coming up here and it is going to be impacting much of the West,” Pagano said by telephone. “The impacts are hurriAaron Rosenblatt/Daily Republic cane-like in terms of its winds and Suisun Valley from a vantage point wave action, but the actual system on the hills above Green Valley in itself isn’t a hurricane.” Often called atmospheric rivers, Fairfield, Friday. these big Pacific storms can pump at the U.S. Weather Prediction Center. The worst impacts will be See Storm, Page A12 WEATHER 63 | 53 Rain, windy. Forecast on B14.
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